MIM with Perfect Pearls!

Lizzie has a video over HERE showing a great use of Perfect Pearls..go check it out.

I used Harvest Berries and added several different perfect pearls to the leaves.

A neighbor has about 9 of these in her yard, and they are just starting to turn color.  These are gorgeous trees in the fall.

I wanted to show you the side view so you could see all the shimmer from the perfect pearls.  I stamped the image with a rock n roll technique to get a couple of colors on the leaves, then I wiped the stamp clean and reinked with versamark...of course I used my Misti to stamp these!!  The I added the perfect pearls with the paint brush. I used 'forever green', perfect gold, perfect copper and forever red.  I stamped the sentiment with simply chartreuse, then I selectively stamped it again with versarmark ( I covered up some of the words with tape before stamping with versarmark) and then putting some perfect copper over the "Remember" word. This is such a beautiful card with all the shine to it.  My Dad's sister turns 92 this Friday, I think I will send it to her, she is such a sweet and caring lady!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great week!

Heart Hugs!!

MIM # 151 Drop Shadow Die Cuts

Betsy Veldman showed us her drop shadow technique over at Capture the Moment

I used harvest berries with spring moss paper stamped with simply chartreuse.

The under shape was cut with the ripe avocado dotted pattern paper.

The birthday was die cut with black and black pattern paper.

I added one step to this...I die cut the two shapes from the front of the card and placed

the pattern paper into the die cut space, then layered the stamped leaves on top,

slightly off to give the effect of the shadow.

 

I loved Betsy's card, so fresh and bright, will definitely try this again!

We are expecting a big snow storm!

If we can believe the weatherman, we have been disappointed in this past!

they announced early release before school even started, so I think it is a sure thing!

 

Be safe, be warm, be joyful!

Heart Hugs,

Colleen

MIM # 138 Inlaid die-cuts

Over at Capture the Moment Betsy demonstrated making a card using die cuts, but then adding them back into the card.  I pulled out my Harvest Berries set because I was inspired by this:

I took this picture about a week ago...my neighbor has about 6 Ginko trees in her yard...the colors are spectacular...now...the leaves are on the ground!!  So I inked up the stamp with Harvest Gold, then I used a copics to get some of the green on the leaves...

And the inside of the card!

PTI paper:  white and harvest gold

stamps:  Harvest Berries

ink:  harvest gold, black versafine

copics

die:  harvest berries

Thanks for taking a look...you have all day to go check out the video, it closes early in the AM tomorrow...Monday!

Heart Hugs,

Colleen