Wowed by WOW EMBOSSING POWDERS

Hello blogging world, today I am sharing my first project here for the fantastically yummy embossing powders by WOW.

I created a fairly simple layout so that the colors of the powders would really stand out.

I started with a picture that I manipulated in PSE.  I wanted the picture and my title to be the background paper.  Here is what I started with.

Yep, that’s me..goofy I know but it is what I wanted!!

I had the image of what I wanted to do in my head, and here is what I dreamed up!

When I look at this layout, I am just giddy.

I used the Wow Beautiful Clear Stamp set called GRATITUDE.

All the embossing powders I used are from the CANDY COUNTER COLLECTION–Berrylicious, Whirly Pop, Sour Lemon, Gummy Bear Green, Bubble Gum & Cotton Candy.

This is for a book I have decided to do about me.

We all have things that are unique, things that make us who we are.

I am a Sunday School teacher for teenagers and this past Sunday I was talking about the importance of journaling.  I had this MOMENT while planning my lesson that I wanted to do a book about the nuances that make me who I am.  I told my class about this and told them that journaling can be really fun.

I told them it was my promise I would start myself and that I would create something and bring it to church the following Sunday.

Now that I have my first page I can’t wait to do others.

The WOW embossing powders will come in very handy during this process!

Sorry, for my ramble…I just thought I’d let you know what my page was all about!

Thanks for the visit and I hope you get a chance to play around with these fun powders!

Supplies used:

WOW Embossing Powders

CANDY COUNTER COLLECTION–Berrylicious, Whirly Pop, Sour Lemon, Gummy Bear Green, Bubble Gum & Cotton Candy.

Wow Beautiful Clear Stamps – GRATITUDE

Misc buttons

White Hemp

Rhinestones

Black Cardstock

Epson Presentation Paper

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Trio of Cards with Cheery Lynn Designs

Every once in awhile I do my projects for a blog post and I want to explode with excitement because I am so happy with how my things turned out!

This is one of those times.

I was challenged to use dies I have not used in awhile..well I decided to use a die I have never used before! The die is called: FISH.

Here is phase 1 of my card: I could have stopped here, what do you think?

Initially I was going to have fish strung across the front, but it covered up the beautiful abstract background I had just made.

So I settled for enhancing and complimenting the background instead.

Using wire and glass beads, I kept with the ROYGBIV color scheme and created this mini masterpiece.

I just love how this turned out!

I had all these ideas for this simple die, so I kept going.

I have a blast looking up different quotes for cards I have in mind.

This one I came upon quite by accident. I was having my 16yo help look up fish quotes and I did not like any he was finding, so I told him never mind and let him know he was “Off the hook,” and well I laughed out loud, because I thought hey..I can make a card with that!

Remember on my 1st card I said I had the idea to string the fish along the front?

Well, this is what I meant. See how they would have covered the whole background of the 1st card?

This would be a fun card to make for a friend having a bad day.

Nice bright colors to cheer someone up and this is what the inside says:

Amazingly, I only used a couple of dies with these cards. The FISH die is a fun die as it has that outline that can stand alone. There are many other dies like this. To see them all, here is the link, they are called LAYERING CHARMS:

http://www.cheerylynndesigns.com/catalog/Layering_Charms-17-1.html

I hope I was able to show you how fun this simple die can be, go and check out the other shapes in this family of dies.

This has been Jeannie with THE POLKA CABANA with today’s cards.

Dies used on today’s cards:

FISH

RECTANGLE SILVER STACKERS

RECTANGLE PIERCE TOOL

RECTANGLE STITCH TOOL

CUTTLEHUG

It’s a Blue Tuesday

Now, that is not meant to be a depressing title.  My projects today are a a combined effort for Cheery Lynn Designs and Paper Faces Designs by Therese Travis.   I figured since they both offer things that are not of the same category, there is no “conflict of interest” going on here.

Christina of CG SAYS SOMETHING LOUDLY, came up with our Challenge theme I have followed. A one word theme: BLUE.

  

 

POLKA CABANA NOTE:  

I am dedicating this post to some friends I have made on a different website called, Theme Worx.  I won’t name them by name, since I have not asked persmission. 

When I was given the BLUE challenge and made my card, I looked at here and wanted to name her INDIGO.  I have learned a whole new world is attached to this color, that I never knew existed.  If you have not heard this color used in reagards to personalities of people, it is a very facsinationg subject.  So my card, which is I now refer to as INDIGO, is dedicated to those 2 special people that have shared some very personal and wonderful information with me.

 

This actually turned into quite a challenge. I used nothing but the one Therese Travis Digi Stamp and then nothing else but Cheery Lynn Designs products.  Challenging, yes, but fun too!

 

The way I made my project interesting, without being boring, is with all the different patterned papers in the BLUE scheme.

 

Here is Angel Meggie, all decked out with the help of Cherry Lynn Designs dies and other fun stuff.

Here is a close up of the banner above Meggie’s head. Can you see those tiny bows, and what, are those glass beads hand sewn to those PRETTY PETAL flowers?

Why yes they are.

I admit, I went a little overboard on this card, and I loved every minute of it!

Here is a close-up of the banner, cut from the PENNANT DIE.

 

 I just kept the inside, fairly simple. The phrase reads, “Friend: One who knows all about you and loves you just the same.” Such a true statement.

 

In the corner are a trio of PRETTY PETAL flowers.

Here’s a close-up so you can see their dimension and detail.

On this last picture, before you navigate away from us, look closely at the background papers. I cut the scalloped rectangle using the dies with the same name, SCALLOPED RECTANGLE. Look even more closely, the paper that in under the SCALLOPED RECTANGLE piece, has been pierced with the new PIERCE PLATE. I am having a blast with those and the stitching plates. They make a fabulous look and texture on plain, hum drum cardstock. Lastly, the base of my card(white), is embossed with the BANDANA embossing plate.

 

 

I could have stopped here, but why?  Christine had mentioned these cards called Waterfall Cards.  I showed one the other day that I made for Tiffany Doodles new flower stamp releases.  You can see that card here, and compare the two cards.

 

 

Bear with me as I share many pictures, I am doing this so you can get an idea of how the WATERFALL CARD works.  With this card, I have again used one of Therese’s stamps.  But it is only the Flowers from here Heart Wreath. 

 

 

The WATERFALL card has 4 different images. 

  

 

As you pull the ribbon, each image is revealed, one at a time. 

 

 

After one image is shown and the ribbon is pulled, the previous images cascades and falls behind the image you just viewed.

 

 

Here is the last of the 4 images, the others are all tucked neatly behind the last image.

 

 

Here is a side view, as the Waterfall begins. 

 

 

With such a complex fron, I just left my inside plain.  I did make a tiny little flower and thought it would be neat to incorporate Thereses store name in the flower.

 

 

One last view of this wondrful card.

 

 

That is has been my BLUE TUESDAY for you. Thanks for visiting The Polka Cabana today.

I know that all of us on the PAPERFACES Design Team are revealing a challenge.  I do not have the specifics, but, as soon as I get them I will add them to this blog post.

The Cheery Lynn Designs products used in my cards today are as follows. All products have the link embedded in their product names.

 

PENNANT DIE, PRETTY PETAL, SCALLOPED RECTANGLE, PIERCE PLATE LARGE RECTANGLE and BANDANA.

Come back again, pretty please???

ROYGBIV, I love you!!

I have to tell you, seeing the colors of the rainbow all lined up, makes me giddy.  I mean I feel a surge of happiness just looking at something based on the simple colors of a rainbow.  I entered a swap for some ATC cards.  I needed to create the cards based something that is ME!  I have NEVER done these before..so I just made mine like a mini card.  I found a wonderful phrase to go with my design and of course, I added some POLKA DOTS and voilà, here is my finished project!

I found this wonderful product on ETSY.  I think the commercial name for them is DEW DROPS.  They make any project sparkle and add a little pizzaz.  I have tried to take a close up so you can see them.

You can really see the 3D effect on this one.  Such a happy project!

Can you believe I made 20 of those?  They were A LOT of work.  All the scraps are sewn first, then I sewed all the flower/button accessories, added sparkle, dew drops and polka dots!!  Lots of love in these.  I really enjoyed making them!

In the next few days I can reveal my PK GLITZ design team projects, I have to wait for them to post them, then I can show you!!  I also have to show you another finished project, the one I was calling the “MANTEL PROJECT”  It is done..pictures soon!!  Let me know how you like the ATC’s!!!!