Elegant in Black & White - just emboss

My 2nd B+W card which this time I've embossed it so it looks really shiny & also it has been stamped on Shimmery White card stock as it was for a special occasion.

Unfortunately I can't seem to photo the shimmer in the paper but it really does make the card sparkle & it's a heavier weight card too.

Recipe:
Stamp sets: Everything Eleanor(124162 W, 124164C), Itty Bitty Banners (126255 W, 126257 C)
Ink: VersaMark (1022830
Paper: Shimmery White (121717)
Other: Black embossing powder (109133), embossing buddy (103083), heat tool (129056), 3/16" corner rounder (119871), dimensionals (104430)

I cased the invite I was sent for a wedding party as my congratulations card to some friends that got married last year but have only got around to celebrating with us now.

I've got a 50th birthday coming up this weekend too - so thinking this may make a good 50th card too as well.

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Yes it was a memorable moment

My dear friend  Judy Beetson turning 70 last weekend. The day after her birthday she came to one of my home classes so I had to put on the thinking cap & make her a special card & my never fail chocolate cake

Not sure what happened but the rose red, river rock, baja breeze card using Everything Eleanor & Memorable Moments changed colour to marina mist, not quite navy & river rock (I wouldn't use river rock normally with the colours but it was too late to change as it was a pivotal piece and required concentration & a stamp-a-ma-jig & masking). I used my spritzer & the rubbing alcohol & a few drops of marina mist re-inker & Champagne Mist shimmer paint to make it sparkly too. Otherwise I think everything else is self-explanatory.

Recipe:
Stamp sets: Everything Eleanor, Memorable Moments
Ink: Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy, River Rock
Paper: Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
Other: Spritzer, rubbing alcohol, Champagne Mist shimmer paint, vintage faceted clear buttons, basic rhinestones, bakers twine (dyed with the Not Quite Navy mix in the spritzer), stamp-a-ma-jig.

Once again Judy congratulations on reaching this very memorable birthday & being so fabulously young.

Gold, gold & yes more gold!!

Though I think I may have gone a wee bit overboard with the Gold Glow Smooch Spritz though Joan loves gold & glitter so I wanted to make her leaving from the neighbourhood/retiring card as golden as possible.

And yes it's another Triple Time stamping card!! Loving these & they look so much better in real life too.

Stamp sets: Everything Eleanor, Loving Thoughts
Ink: Bravo Burgundy, More Mustard, River Rock (Color Coach combo)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgundy, Champagne glimmer
Other: Gold Glow Smooch Spritz, Basic Pearls, dimensionals

Inside the card:

A few piccies at the leaving lunch with some of my fabulous team Sally, Debbie & Judy.

Well I sincerely wish Joan & David a long & happy retirement,  may they be blessed with good health & I'm sure they will make lots of new friends at their retirement village but we sure are going to miss them around here!

How to do Triple Time Stamping (in metric)

I just loved this technique so much I whipped up a couple more cards for an upcoming birthday & also to celebrate a retirement today for some dear friends, so whilst KReating I took some step-by-step pictures to share with you.

The first thing you'll find when you look how to do this,  is there are a lot of "American measurements" out there but none easily found for A4. So this is my take on the conversion & if you'd like to print off a Word doc to save - click HERE.

I used my Everything Eleanor stamp set & randomly chose Bravo Burgundy & then looked up my Color Coach for it's colour combo; which was with More Mustard & River Rock & they do look fabulous together. I used Very Vanilla as my neutral card stock.

There's nothing tricky about the technique just the cutting, which isn't that hard. First layer the 3 neutral card pieces together & lightly adhere with a removal adhesive or a teeny weeny bit of SNAIL.

Very Vanilla & Whisper White card stocks are perfect for this technique as good quality & "thin".

Stamp randomly all over the 3 layers - you'll notice there is a wee gap where the mats meet.

But once you add the neutral mat to it's corresponding coloured mat the gap "disappears" - it's very cool.  I would also highly recommend using a wet glue like Tombow Multipurpose adhesive - you need WIGGLE!!!

Layer all the mats up, trying to line the images up as close as you can.

For the finished card I added an embellishment to the front of the card as the Everything Eleanor stamp set has a very cool frame, the wee sentiment comes from Petite Pairs.

I've got a few more cards to share with this technique which I did at my home class last night plus a "golden" version of this card for the retirement celebrations  - so hope you check back soon.

Happy stampin' in the interim xox