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February 9/10  Valentine  "No One"

Created: February 6, 2010
Modified:

"Valentine - No One"
Size: 5"w x 7"h
                                      
 

I bought this Dreamweaver stencil quite a while ago and never used it, so I thought I'd pull it out for this challenge. Now if any of you have used a Dreamweaver stencil, you'll know there is very little room between the design and the edge of the template, which makes the design very cramped if you need to cut it out.  So we were discussing (on Created By Hand Yahoo group) ways to get a borderless embossed design using our Cuttlebugs or other embossing machines. Basically cut a TAN mat smaller than the stencil, make your sandwich and emboss. Well I tried and it didn't work, so after doing it about 6 times and each time not getting it the way I wanted, I finally broke down and did it the old fashioned way - BY HAND on some natural Stonehenge cardstock.

I then positioned my embossed design within the Spellbinder's Labels 2 die, ran it through my machine, dry embossed it, then sponged color using Distress stamp pads Worn Lipstick and Aged Mahogany. Cut a second one with the next size up.

The background is white cardstock, run through the Cuttlebug with the D'Vine Swirls embossing folder, brayered over the high points and thermal embossed with Winter Wonderland. This was layered onto a deep cool red linen textured cardstock.

The heart border is done on a left over scrap of the card, using the EK success Heart Scroll border punch (ps I save all the flourish drop outs), then adhered to the edge of the card overlapping the background.

I rubber stamped the quote (Quietfire Design) and thermal embossed with Queen's Gold. Positioned a Scalloped Oval Small, centering the quote, then cut it out, dry embossed it and sponged some Aged Mahogany. Die cut another one of the same size from the red cardstock and adhered it to the back just off a little as a shadow. Mounted the layers with pop dots. And as a final touch added the red teardrop rhinestones.

 


 

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