[click pics for larger view]It's Friends with Flair Friday at Unity Stamp Co. again! Wow, the week just flies by!
See the Unity blog for a complete list of today's Friends with Flair.
I like to make backgrounds with the Cuttlebug embossing folders. I inked them up with various Versamagic and Brilliance Dew Drop ink pads. I love Brilliance ink!! It's very shimmery/metallic. I like to go over the embossed area with a lighter color like Brilliance Purple or Platinum Planet and then hit the edge with a darker color like Brilliance Crimson. I then embossed some sheets of Unity butterflies and punched out some hearts. Easy way to make some notecard sets.
Supplies:Unity: Butterfly Beauty, Confession: I {luv} Unity
Cuttlebug embossing folders
Marvy heart punch
Brilliance ink
Ranger embossing powder: Liquid Platinum, Bronze
Recognize the tails on these mermaids? They are the umbrella tops from the Rain & Flowers set. I embossed then painted with Twinkling H2O's. I drew the rest by hand and added some Ice Stickles.
Supplies:Unity: Rain & Flowers
Ice Stickles
Luminarte Twinkling H2O's
Lindy's Stamp Gang EP in Midnight Violet Obsidian
MS leaf punch, EK starfish punch
There's a special Friends with Flair blinkie hidden on one of today's participating blogs...find the blinkie and leave a comment and you could win 25 FREE Unity stamps!!
Have fun!
32 comments:
Wow Randi, fab creations here and the H20's really do have shimmer!!!
Clairex
What a marvelous idea to use the umbrellas! :D
Wow-zers, these are gorgeous.
These are beautiful! LOVE all the embossing and the butterflies!!!
Wowzers! All of your embossing projects turned out great! I love the different, almost subtle colors and sparkles. And your mermaid card is genius! I wouldve never thought to use umbrellas but they came out wonderfully!
OMG! You are one talented and creative lady! Your cards are amazing and stunning!
Your details are just amazing. i am loving these blog hops I get to see things I want to try! TFS
wow, such creative and shimmery cards!! love it.
wow!!!
love everything
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! Thank you so much for showing us the inked up embossed paper idea! I tried ink in one of my embossing folders for the first time the other day and was pretty happy with the results and now you've given me a whole new thing to try!! :-)Traci
What wonderful cards!
Oh Randi! Those papers you created are gorgeous as well as the notecards. I just signed up for the Unity KOTM club and can't wait to play with them. You are absolutely brilliant in making the mermaids tails from the umbrellas. I'm in awe every time I come to your site.
The colors are amazing, WOW
I love your techniques. I need to get a few more brilliance pads. Very cute idea for the mermaid tails!
~ky
This is fabulous! I never thought of making a custom background with an embossing folder and ink. Such a great idea.
Oooooh, these are so pretty!!
You are amazing crafter, Randi! Love the embossed papers you created! It looks so beautiful! And butterfly cards are stunning!
Love the mermaids card too! So creative!
Pretty!
Very pretty & creative
these are great, love the textures.
Amazing! I love the butterfly-heart cards & the umbrella mermaid tails ~ stunning!
wow! those are amazing! love the shimmer and shine and those mermaids are soooo kool!
Ok...I am getting off the floor.. once again after visiting you Randi...OMG woman...do you do no wrong!! LOVE them...Gorgeous, stunning and ....new word for today...magical...Umm I have a sore bottom from hitting the floor so hard...lol! Xx
Wow Randi...you are so creative with the mermaids...fantastic! I love both your cards and the embossing makes them pop...wow!
gorgeous colors and shine!
Creative ideas!! I love my CB for backgrounds, too.
These are so very creative and beautiful. I love the fins on the mermaids.
I love everything here! Your embossed cards are beautiful and the mermaid tails are just ingenius! Thanks so much for sharing your tips!
beautiful work!
great idea
so creative!!!
wow, those are beautiful mermaid tails. never even realized they were from an umbrella set - I love how you can totally take a stamp and morph it into something new and gorgeous.
The butterfly cards are very inspirational. I can't wait to get home today and try out the technique you described!
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