Neutral Shadow Technique

I've been having a lot of fun with the Neutral Shadows Technique lately.  I knew this was the perfect technique to use with this picture of my great-grandparents from Ireland.

You simply clear emboss your images and then rub a neutral ink color around the images to make them pop! Here I used Gray Wool. I used a stipple brush to apply the ink. Here's a tip to make it easier... wind a rubber band around the bristles of the stipple brush to keep them tight. This helps you apply the ink into all the tiny spaces around the images.
Licorice Pearls add just the right finishing touch.
Stamp Sets: Trellis, Cherished Flourishes
All supplies are Close To My Heart

Give it a try! It's an easy way to make a stunning layout!

Michelle

Bandana Technique

I just couldn't get the photos to show how truly cute these layouts turned out! The colors are there but POP more in real life.  The technique is called Bandana Technique and is simple to do! All you need are stamps, ink, white crayon, sponge, dry embossing stylus and our Pearl Paint. After that you embellish as you like! Stamp the images then use the white crayon accent. You won't be able to see the crayon very well on the white cs unless you tip it a bit to catch the light. Next using the same ink you stamped with sponge on the ink and the crayon resists the ink while coloring all the rest. Use the stylus to make "dip dots" to accent the images. 

Top layout colors: Cotton Candy with Chocolate base.

Bottom layout colors: Smoothie with Black base.

On the top layout I also dyed one of our Paper Flowers with the Cotton Candy reinker. The center is from Irresistables--Pizzazz, also colored with Cotton Candy ink. Journaling was done with a white gel pen.

Michelle

Flourished card

D1413 Cherished Flourishes

C1366 Fringed Phrases

Isn't this a pretty card! It's simple and clean is design and has a very nice finished look.

Colors used are Colonial White, Indian Corn Blue and Smokey Plum.

I also used our corner rounder and some Colonial White brads for a tone on tone look for the tag. The tag has 3D foam tape to raise it up and give some added appeal to the overall look. There is a touch of Indian Corn Blue added with a water pen to the small flourish on the tag.

Thanks for looking!