Friday, August 16, 2013

Playing with Sprays

Happy Friday everyone! I've been playing along with the Unity Stamp Co. Itty Bitty a Day Challenge on Facebook this week and decided to finish it all off by playing with my new Heidi Swapp template I snagged with a birthday certificate (thanks again, Kristen!!).

I wanted CAS, shimmery, and FAST. My first attempt is still drying (bit too much spray, perhaps too thin cardstock) but this one came out, I think, pretty cute.

Shimmer and shine in the early morning light
Little hexagons dancing across the front...hehe, with the edge of the template visible as well. I rolled with it, and made the mental note to cover areas I don't want glitzed better next time. The 'thanks' is an unpackaged Itty Bitty I have which is, well, awesomely versatile.

Pardon my iffy lighting, but the sun wasn't quite up yet when I was snapping these before work. Oops.

Top view to see the overall effect
The dots in the hexes are from my rolling a paper towel roll over the sprayed area to pick up the extras. It came out so neat!

Thank you everyone for your comments via the blog post & Facebook about my 'Not Quite Perfect...' card. I love the change-up ideas, and the ones that basically told me to lighten up. Sometimes we crafters just need to hear that!

I'm also linking up to Friends with Flair today! Happy Crafting!

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15 comments:

  1. CynthiaAugust 16, 2013 at 11:31 AM

    Great CAS design, Jen. The paper towel gave a great added texture.

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  2. LauraEvaAugust 16, 2013 at 12:09 PM

    Great card---love that texture! Paper towel, huh?? Must try!

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  3. RubyAugust 16, 2013 at 12:42 PM

    Great textured card. TFS

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  4. KaryAugust 16, 2013 at 2:06 PM

    Your card is lovely!! Gorgeous effect with the inking techniques.

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  5. MeredithAugust 16, 2013 at 2:12 PM

    What a lovely card, I especially like the extra texture~thanks for explaining how you did that!

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  6. Karen (karey2005)August 16, 2013 at 3:51 PM

    I really love the glimmery shadowy effect! Cool.

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  7. Chris DringAugust 16, 2013 at 6:43 PM

    Cool Beans! What a great CAS card, love the effect you achieved!

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  8. Julie OdilAugust 16, 2013 at 10:29 PM

    I love the texture from the paper towel. Yeah, we're usually our own worst critics.

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  9. Angeline ChooAugust 16, 2013 at 11:30 PM

    Lovely card!

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  10. LindaAugust 16, 2013 at 11:37 PM

    what a great ideal.

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  11. Donna MackAugust 17, 2013 at 10:22 PM

    Nice, soft colors!!

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  12. GaylynnAugust 18, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    Very cool look Jen. And I like the dots in there too. How neat. :)

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  13. MichelleAugust 18, 2013 at 12:57 PM

    Cool card! Pretty!

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  14. ddazzled71August 18, 2013 at 6:09 PM

    I love the effect of your stenciled hexagons and your not covering the edges actually makes it look like a note paper on your card front. Love it!

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  15. MiwaAugust 18, 2013 at 7:06 PM

    Cool card!

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Thanks a latte for taking the time to leave me a little note! I love hearing what people think of my creations.

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