*Two For The Price of One*

Hi All... I'm on the Scrap 'n Stamp blog today, and you get two cards instead of just one.  Although it might not be a real good prize... cuz honestly, I don't like one of the cards LOL!  I was playing around with some new products and thought the card was OK enough to create my blog post, but the more I looked at it, the more I disliked it.... 

Let's start with the good card....  maybe you won't scroll far enough to see the card I don't like!

I decided to play with the Paper Hug stamp that we used in this months blog hop.... Who can't use some extra hugs these days?

I really love how this stencil looks with the multiple colours of ink.  It wasn't a tough card to make.  I made sure to use my stamp positioning tool to ensure I got a nice clear and crisp black sentiment over top of the Gina K ink I blended on top of the stencil.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Solar White 110lb; Lawn Fawn Cardstock (from a rainbow pack)
*Images:  Picket Fence Studios A Paper Hug
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Gina K Blue Raspberry, Wild Dandelion, Sweet Mango, Grass Green, Lipstick (all from the Summer set)
*Stencil:  Gina K Mandala Burst
*Tools:  We R Memory Keepers Layer Guides; Picket Fence Studios Life Changing Blender Brushes
*Embellishments:  Pearl gems

OK.... so be warned, this next card is not my best work LOL!  You can stop here if you want.... or you can scroll to see the other card... totally up to you!

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Solar White 110lb; blue foil; black
*Dies:  MFT Double the Smiles
*Stencil:  Gina K Sassy Stripes
*Enbellishments:  Picket Fence Studios Paper Glaze Cornflower Blue; Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen
*Tools:  We R Memory Keepers Layers Guides

*Picket Fence Paper Glaze*

Today is a special day in our house, even with all that has been going on in the world lately.  Today, my oldest son turns 25!  I don't know how that happened.... I'm only in my 30s, right?  Sadly no....  the truth is he is almost half my age... I will turn 50 this summer.  So crazy!!!

I am on the Scrap n Stamp Blog today, playing with some brand new items in the shop!  I was so excited whey Raya brought these wonderful Paper Glazes in to the shop!  I had seen a video when they were first released and I knew I had to have at least some of them.  Perhaps I got 7 of them.... oops.

The new Picket Fence Studio Paper Glazes come in some wonderfully amazing colours.  They are a thinner consistency that say the Nuvo Glimmer Paste but can be used in a lot of great ways.  I have heard of people using them on Gelli Plates and in lots of mixed media work.  You can paint with them or use them with a stencil.  The clean up is simple... just some water and a bit of a scrub.  They have a very slight shimmer to them... nothing over the top.

For my card today, I used a Gina K Stencil and some beautiful glitter cardstock and I stencilled on top of the glitter cardstock.  Such a wonderful tone on tone look with some sparkle thrown in!  Usually when I use my stencils and paste I use a plastic palette knife... but I got one of the Ranger Craft Squeegees and let me tell you how much I LOVE it!!  Because it's rubbery it just seems to work with the Paper Glaze a little better.  I will be trying with my Nuvo Shimmer Paste as well.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Solar White 110lb; Gina K Onyx Black
*Paper:  Concord & 9th Summer Glitter Pack
*Images:  MFT Anything But Basic Friendship
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Dies:  MFT Friend Duo
*Stencil:  Gina K Mandala Burst
*Etc:  Picket Fence Studios Paper Glaze in Ocean Poppy
*Tools:  Gemini Jr; Ranger Craft Squeegee