As soon as I had opened this kit, I started trying to make a ribbon flower but the back of these beautiful Basic Grey stitched brads are too short so after being tortured for several days of trying to make my ribbon flower to not only look pretty but to stay together also, I used a regular plain brad with a long back and it worked perfectly. I just used a glue dot to make the stitch brad stay on top of the other brad and you can't even tell that I cheated. I also cut out a round circle to use as a base for this ribbon flower so that the Silver tinsel would keep a perfect circle shape. For my chipboard, there were several steps to get it exactly the way that I wanted it (colorwise and shine). First I painted it with Making Memories Specialty Glaze, Silver colored; after it was dry, I then spread a coat of Winter Mint colored Shimmerz with a Q-tip, then let dry; Lastly, I lightly sprayed Glimmer Mist in Spring Mint to certain areas, not all over because it would pool up. I actually learned this after several attempts, however if you dabbed it right away with a paper towel, there isn't any harm done and you can try again until you have it the way that you like it. I know that my cardstock is a bit bent but the Post Office really didn't like me much because my package was a kind of beat up (how dare them treat a kit like that) so in my attempt to draw the eye away from the crease, I painted the bottom corner with Making Memories Specialty glaze in the color of Pearl.
13 comments:
Love the lace paper and the embellie, that is so fab!
Love this layout. awesome flourish, was that in the kit too.
Oooh, I wanna make one of those flowers! Pretty layout too! :-)
Lovely!
Great flower!!
I tried to leave a comment earlier and got an error message so if you end up with several from me, blame blogger! I just like how you used tinsel aound the flower and I think that you are doing a super duper job with this kit! :D
don't you love it when a kit really clicks for you and you can just go with the flow? love that feeling. it exudes through your post.
and loving yankee candles...i am curious what scent is lit on your table? i use cranberry chutney for december...and when it's gone...it's gone till the next year.
have a great day.
another fabulous layout!! Great job!
How dare USPS damage a SFAC box!!
I did not even notice the crease so great job covering it up :)
I need to try that kit!!! You did a great job, what a way to capture ordinary moments that we tend to forget! What's that saying that I see all the time on 7gypsies stuff, ordinary lives remembered becomes extraordinary? Isn't that so true? fabulous work!
I just LOVE the tinsel around the flower. That flourish is gorgeous too! Very pretty.
Very pretty! Love all you did here!
Beautiful layout! I love the photo of the candle. I need to take one of those, too.
beautiful and i love the candle photo too!
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