Today is my wedding anniversary. My husband and I are celebrating 14 years together. We're keeping it pretty low key. A nice dinner at home - steaks on the grill with all the sides. When we planned our wedding date originally, we chose Thanksgiving weekend because he was living out of state and would be able to travel over the holiday weekend for us to get married. Turns out getting married on a holiday weekend kinda complicates things when there are kids involved. I mean, who's gonna keep your kids over Thanksgiving weekend so you can enjoy a romantic day or two away, right? Ah well.
So I went downstairs last night to make him a card. I really had no ideas about what I wanted, I just started looking at some past cards and my stamp sets hoping for inspiration. My Medallion stamp was out on the table so I decided to use it. Then I remembered this great technique that Shelli Gardner showed at Regionals with it. It's pretty basic technique (called emboss resist) that has a real WOW result. I clear embossed the Medallion on Confetti White paper. Then I sponged Brilliant Blue, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango and Mellow Moss randomly over the image. The really cool trick that Shelli showed was to then lightly sponge/rub Pumpkin Pie over all the colors. It doesn't really show up as orange, it just knocks off the brightness of the colors. The sentiment is stamped in StazOn black. I love the end result! I do have to admit that I had to remove the plastic off of my Dusty Durango ink pad and card stock (hanging head in shame). I'm not sure why exactly, I LOVE blues and greens! I've even picked it up to use before, but it never felt right for the project. I know that dearest hubby won't even care much or appreciate the details of the crafting itself, but he'll enjoy the sentiment.
Supplies: Medallion stamp set, It's Your Birthday Stamp Set, Confetti White card stock, Basic Black card stock, Dusty Durango card stock, Brilliant Blue ink, Dusty Durango ink, Crushed Curry ink, Mellow Moss Ink, Pumpkin Pie ink, Stazon Black ink, Versamark ink, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat tool, Sponge Daubers
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