Napkin Embossed Cards

 It's always so fun to find a new technique, try it out and fall in love.  Wow that's how I've felt using the napkins Whitney Kosters and I exchanged.  I came out on the good end though because she really had a bunch to share!  I've seen YouTubers using napkins on tags, mats, cards, journal pages lots of stuff but I really hadn't given it a good shot.  Boy am I sold.  How easy fun and wow what fantastic results.

Here are the four cards I've made so far.  I used some Anna Griffin Mix and Match embossing folders on two of them.  They have pop out sentiments that you can change up.  I'll link to where you can find them below.

Remember these color papers I made from the my last post?  They are the remains of the Viviva paints on my glass mat after I was done.  My goodness you just cannot toss something like this.  Let's see what I've made with two of them.

 

These two background were some of those papers.  They just were the perfect accompaniment to my napkins.  I can't wait to use the rest of them.

I'm hanging my head in shame here, I've had these beautiful embossing folders from Anna Griffin for eons and had rarely used them  The card directly above I made step by step on the video below.   I really like how the embossing adds to the napkins.  I'll leave a link below where you can purchase the folders since they are out of print now.

 

I did add some antique lace on a couple of the cards.  Can you imagine the house it took to do the tatting on the right?

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Anna Griffin Trellis Mix and Match Embossing Folders

Anna Griffin Embroidery Mix and Match Embossing Folders

Anna Griffin Assorted Mix and Match Embossing Folders

Viviva ColorSheets

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My First Napkin Journal Page!

Hi everyone, I've been watching YouTube and the napkin journal pages and have just been taken by how gorgeous they are.  One YouTuber, Umut Rados, has such great video tutorials with so much useful information.  I followed a lot of her instructions on how to blend the napkin into the background.  But, as with everything new you don't realize how much you don't know until you get into something that's outside your comfort zone.

These are the times I wish I had the luxury of having someone standing over my shoulder saying, yes do that and then do this next.  But I just kept plugging along, I made some mistakes along the way, which is always a good thing because then you have to figure out how to fix them.

I only had two napkins to choose from but one of them, this one, was so special.  It was sent to me by Chrissie Crosser, from A Grandmother's Attic.  I've treasured and hoarded it for way too long so it was good to see it get a new permanent home in my journal.

I did do a process video I hope you'll pop on over to my YouTube channel, the links below, and see how I put together my first napkin journal page.  And oh yes, if you're the kind soul that gave me this quote would you let me know so I can thank you properly.  Speaking of thanks I have another one to go to Kimmie Hogan for the fantastic hand made mixed media journal she sent me.  So much love she put into this special gift to me, thank you Kimmie, as I fill up the pages it's going to become more and more of a treasure.

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Chrissie Crosser's YouTube

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