Something Saturday - Bendy Floating Window Card

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Hi there Creators,  I saw a version of this card online pretty sure it was Lisa Curcio over in the States, I have simplified it right down (my husband says conserving cardstock and being economical) 🤣 She had used 4 pieces of A6 Cardstock to create hers, mine only uses one, plus the designer paper, embellishments and a couple of white strips for the back to write on. Anyway here are the ones I created: This first one uses Sweet Jar bundle  (stamps & punch), also the new Regals Designer Series papers , and the Spotlight on Nature Dies (although when I cut the circle I wasn't really thinking about the fact the pretty bit is on the inside 🤦‍♀️) The card I made in the video uses the ever so pretty Frames & Flowers Specialty Designer Series Paper, then paired up with the new Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape and matching Extraordinary flora bundle .  Oh my goodness you're going to want to get those!  I've attached the saying in the same way with a strip of matchi...

Something Saturday - Faux Tiling

 Hi There Creators,

Well somewhere I saw someone had done Faux Tiling, and it kind of fascinated me, so I've been experimenting......

to begin with I wasn't impressed with the results and eventually I realised that it's because I like to see the grouting looking white, or at least, contrasting with the "tiles", so I discovered that if I added extra colour to the background it worked for me 😃  enter, Watercolour shapes stamp set, perfect to give a smidgen of colour!

Here are the 2 cards I completed before the video to show off the technique, I used the large rectangle watercolour shape for these. The top card uses Edens Garden, Jar of Flowers, and Charming Sentiments Stamp sets and the bottom card uses the Charming Sentiments, and Painted Poppies Stamp sets (along with the Watercolour Shapes)

Stampin' Up!, Faux Tile Technique

Then I also made this one, which I'm not so keen on, I used the circle watercolour shape for the background on this one, and moved onto Good Feelings Stamp set, and the Stitched Rectangle dies

 Stampin' Up!, Faux Tile Technique

I had made up the tiled part of this card before the video, I'm not sure if you can tell in the photo but I made the tiles shiny on this one (because although I know you can get matte tiles, it just seems wrong to me 🤣 I need the shine!)

Stampin' Up!, Faux Tile Technique

In the video I show making the tiled part of this card by scoring it at intervals (I went with 1.5 and 2.5 cm gaps, and showed how to make it shiny, very simply, just add some of the fine tip glue pen, and let it dry, it dries slightly raised and shiny.  I added some extra scored lines into the background to add a bit of interest to the card but not take away from the focal point.

Stampin' Up!, Faux Tile Technique

Stampin' Up!, Faux Tile Technique

It's funny I tried and tried to get this look which kind of reminds me of that blue china you can get, (threw out a few attempts) then eventually gave up, and lo and behold I happen to pick out Starry Sky in the video...... 

Word of warning when you are stamping, choose a stamp that has a lot of surface area, make sure the ink pad is not really wet, as otherwise it will fill in the "grouting" areas, and don't stamp heavily or for too long.  

If you missed the video here it is.....


 I hope this inspires you to have a go too.

God Bless love

Heather xox

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