Blossom Card Workshop

 These are the cards I made this month for the card workshop. I used the Blossom WOTG kit, of course I made some of my additions :). I will explain on the individual cards what small changes I made. I love this paper - there are so many possibilities with this. If you like this kit - you want to hurry, it will go away by the end of August!

I love this card! Not only because I made it, but the summer feel! If you look closely on each Popsicle, you can see that I added some liquid glue on top to make it look like they are melting. A fun little touch. I also added the corners. With a few little touches to your artwork, you can add a little bit more to your finish - go ahead and play - make it your own!

Tip: As I have mentioned before - I love to distress - if you look closely on the edge of the green edge - you might see the white edge of our wonderful cardstock. Just take the scissors and rub until you can see  the white core - distressing done!

 On this card I also added the Liquid Glue or Liquid Glass, but I also added Shimmer Trim. Shimmer trim adds lots of bling to any artwork - you may see that in many of my cards - love the stuff! In this card, I actually cut the trim in half. You don't always need a lot, just a bit adds just enough to give that needed "bling" :)

Tip: On my bow, I glued the strings down to keep my strings in shape. I don't know about you - but I like artwork to stay in shape when it gets moved around. This way, I show it around and I don't have to constantly adjust the bow.

On all three cards I used 3-d thin and thick foam tape. Depending on how high or low I needed it for my layering. On some cards, I used both. Both tapes are great to use in conjunction. When you adhere bigger pieces like this one, make sure you always put a piece in the middle as well. If look at my leaves you may see that I also used my Shin Han markers to give the leaves some better emphasis.

Hope you enjoy these projects. If you have any questions - please feel free to contact me - if you like them, please let me know, follow my blog, follow my facebook. I would love to hear from you!

Take care and have fun!

Get crafting with the All-Purpose Mat

Discover what you can do with our new All-Purpose Craft Mat. Let me give you some hints:

• First put the sticky side down to make sure you have steady work surface - yes that means, the side with "Close to my Heart" is face down.
• Also, make sure you always store it rolled up
• Want to use it as a paint pallet? Go ahead, mix some re-inker on it with water til you have the mix you want. Use your blender pen and color your artwork! If it bleeds onto the mat, you can clean it up easy!
• Want to make those fun clear dome glue dots with our Liquid Glass - go ahead. Just put some small droplets on the mat, let them dry and they come off the mat easy! Then you can attach them to your artwork easily - if you want while they dry add some glitter for extra bling!
• Use the mat to do your nails! Cleaning up is easy
• You can emboss on the mat!
• Any glue or paint cleans up easy
• When you use alcohol based markers you don't need to worry about bleeding through now, because the mat cleans up. You do want to make sure after you wipe the mat off so you will not pick up the color with your arms or hands
• Use it for your cricut projects - makes it easy to put them together on 

I am sure there are loads more things you can do with this handy mat. As I find more ways to use it, I will add them to this list. For now, enjoy it and have fun. 

Happy crafting,

Margit