Welcome to the Everything ABC’s Blog Hop!
For this hop we will be featuring the letter “I.” This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their I element will be featured in their post.
If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Amber’s blog ~ Scrapper’s Therapy
If you came from Alicia at Serene Scrapping With Alicia, then you’re on the right track!
I was recently commissioned to make 30 bridal shower invitations for a friend’s daughter….so my “I” word is INVITATION.
I used the Avonlea papers to go with her wedding colors and went for a “shabby chic” look which is the bride’s style. I absolutely love the Love Doily stamp set! This was my first time using it, and I am so impressed with the beautiful intricacy of the doily. I embossed it with Versamark ink and white embossing powder, cut the image out by hand….sadly, there is not a coordinating Cricut cut for this shape….. and popped it up with 3D foam tape. It doesn’t show in the photos, but the background gray card stock is spritzed with a combination of grey flannel re-inker (retired), Create a Shade pearl paint and water using a spray pen. The resulting shimmer adds a beautiful romantic touch. The faux stitching was done with the CTMH ruler and piercing tool and a white gel pen….. I wasn’t about to hand stitch 30 invitations 
! I printed the inside information on velum and stamped the doily on the card under the velum for a soft look. A matching doily on the envelope adds the finishing touch.
Your next stop on our Everything ABC’S blog Hop is Amber of Scrapper’s Therapy.
Happy Crafting!
Kathy
Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:)
1. Amber La Mons ~ Scrapper’s Therapy
3. Shelly ~ Just One Piece
4. Theo~ Celebrate Crafts
5. Alicia ~ Serene Scrapping with Alicia
5. Kathy ~ Kathy’s Creative Corner <—————————You Are Here
So as usual, it is a work in progress.
) to combine the two for this challenge.
. To achieve the watercolor look on the flowers I used a stamping technique called tissue stamping. Basically, you scrunch up a tissue and use it to randomly apply different colored inks to the stamp. For the stems, I selectively inked just the stems and leaves then lightly stamped off some of the ink on a scratch paper so that the color would be softer and more fitting with the watercolor look of the flowers. I stamped the sentiment with chocolate ink, then stamped it again with versamark ink and heat embossed with clear detail embossing powder. The beauty of CTMH’s clear acrylic stamps and blocks…you can see through them to perfectly line up where you want to stamp your image!