Thank You Cards with "Silks Acrylic Glaze"

Hello My dear Friends:

Summer is coming to a slow end...students are back in school; work is starting again, summer life is fading little by little...and even the stores are announcing next seasons: they are ready for "Halloween, Thanksgiving and even Christmas" ...how sad is this? We are always running against time...

Today I would like to share a set of "Thank You" cards that I made for the language Blogs (Spanish and French) for "Memory Box"...using "Silks Acrylic Glaze" for the backgrounds...

This first one was made for the French Blog: "Un brin de Créativité" ...

I painted the background with "Silks acrylics glazed" jars...see the shine!!! I love these little jars!
Just grab a paint brush, take some paint from the jar and place some strokes on your paper...I used a heavy (100lb) card stock in white but you can use also some watercolor paper if you desire...

I added  three die cuts in white paper and Voilà a very "artsy" card!

This second card...was done in the same way...just with some different colors for the background...

***Note:
The difference of these paints with "regular" acrylic paints (from "DecoArt Americana" for example  or any other acrylic paint) is that these come with a glaze, the shine is very intense and when mixing colors they are not "muddy", because of the glaze in them...
They come in small jars...and the paint is very intense, condensed and thick...
so you just need a small amount of paint in you brush....

Detail of the painted background! see the shine?...in person it is really beautiful!
I used some die cuts in parchment paper for the wreath...

I hope you have enjoyed this set of thank you cards...and give these paints a try...You will not regret to have try them, I am sure that you will use them many times as I have done so...
see them on the supply list below...

For samples using these paints click HERE

Thank you for the company 

and see you next time...

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NOTE: The "merci" die cut is on SALE, get it before it is gone!!! (it will be a retired die very soon)

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Summer Backgrounds

Hello dear Friends:

Here are some of my last "marine" themed cards...
These 2 cards are made using 2 unique and very different background techniques...

This card is one of the cards that I taught at my local craft store at the beginning of July...

the background is made using alcohol inks on glossy paper...

close up of the seal which was colored with "Copic" markers

as well as the lighthouse

Here are the 3 cards taught at that class

 last view

This second card is made with several stamps in order to create a fun background

stamp the different elements; die cut them and place them all over to create a background

add a sentiment in vellum and Voilà!

I hope I gave you some ideas 

to create your unique paper backgrounds 

Thanks for the company

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Summer Yellow Card...

Hello my dear Friends:

I hope you have not forgotten me...
I have being away, from my blog for quite some time...
I apologize for this...

In this time I have held 2 card classes at my local craft store and have being posting projects at the language (French and Spanish) blogs for Memory Box with their 2 most recent releases, June and July...and well the summer vacation and my acrylic painting have taken me away from here :(

But now I have returned!!! and let's hope that time will allow me to stay constant in here!!!!

Let's start with a summer card...

in this bright yellow card I used the "puffy cloud" die to make some "coral" mounds in brown...
always tried to find other ways to use your regular dies...

and I used the "waves" from the "lighthouse" die to make some more "coral" plants...

and the focal point is this school of fish...

The corals were taken from a "coral collage" die (see supplies below)...

All framed with a "tiny scalloped" edge in white

hope you like it!

Thanks for the company 

and I hope to see you back again in here! 

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Lighthouse Card for a Man

Hello dear card making friends:

Usually, cards for Men are quite challenging ...
So here it is one for your inspiration...

I made it for a friend who lives near the ocean...so the "Lighthouse" die from Memory Box was perfect for the focal point on this card...

and since it is in California, what more appropriate than decorating it with some grape leaves, remembering all the vineyards and the coast line from this beautiful state...
and some "hardware"/ brads for the center of the cluster of leaves...

I hope it gives you some ideas...

Thanks for the company 

until next time...

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