June Winners!

Hello!  Thanks to everyone who joined in the Faux Pressed Flowers challenge!  There were some amazing entries and so picking my Top Winner and 5 Showcasers was really hard!!!  But, it's been done.  I hope that nobody is upset with the choices--I hope you keep playing along for a chance to win!!!

June's Top Winner will receive 3 digital sentiments made by yours truly, and each stamper who's card is showcased will receive 1 digital sentiment made by yours truly! ;)  Here's the best part--THE WINNERS get to choose what they want their sentiment to say and what style!

This is how it will work--please email me within 5 days with the sentiment(s) that you would like and choose from the following styles: classic (ie Times New Roman type font), elegant (ie cursive font), whimsical (ie swirly/kid type font), or fun (handwriting font).  Here's an example of what you could email me:

"I'd like a sentiment that says 'Thank you SO much' in a fun font." of "I would love my sentiment to be my favorite quote.  It's 'Be a first rate version of yourself instead of a second rate version of someone else.' -Judy Garland.  Please make it in a mix of classic and elegant fonts, highlighting the words first rate, yourself, second rate, and someone else with the elegant font."

Does this make sense?  I hope so!  If not, email me and I will clarify as much as possible!!!  And now, let's get down to it!

June's Top Winner is~

 #8 Kimx!

 

I love her wonderful flower cluster that she created!

 And now for the showcase in numerical order~

#1 Victoria

(she was also this month's CASE!)

#3 Lnda-Ann
 

#4 Wilwarine

 

#5 Katy

#9 Nancy

 Congratulations to all!  Grab the appropriate badges and please email me for your prizes!  Hope you all join in the Cascading Card challenge for this month--you'll have another chance to win free personalized digi sentiments again!!! :)  Happy crafting!

Mid-Month Motivation: Faux Pressed Flowers

So, I've decided that half-way through each month, I will create a new card based on the month's technique.  I will be CASEing one of the entries thus far.  This month I am CASEing #1 Victoria!!!  She used teeny tiny flowers to use on her embossed panel and I LOVE the way it looks!  I hope you take some time to go and check out her card!

Here's my CASE~

For more details, visit my personal blog here!  I can't wait to see the rest of the creations that are up your sleeves this month!  Happy crafting!!! :)

Faux Pressed Flowers Challenge

Welcome to the June 2012 Technique Tuesday challenge!!!  Thank you to everyone who played along last month--stay tuned to see the Top Winner and Showcased cards on the 15th!  Now, let's proceed to this month's tutorial!  The technique this month is

June's Top Winner will receive 3 digital sentiments made by yours truly, and each stamper who's card is showcased will receive 1 digital sentiment made by yours truly! ;)  Here's the best part--THE WINNERS get to choose what they want their sentiment to say and what style!  If this doesn't sound like something you'd like, you could choose from some sentiments that I already have made. :)

This is how it will work--please email me within 5 days with the sentiment(s) that you would like and choose from the following styles: classic (ie Times New Roman type font), elegant (ie cursive font), whimsical (ie swirly/kid type font), or fun (handwriting font).  More information will be mentioned when the winners are announced!

Faux Pressed Flowers

Materials Needed

Paper flower(s)--FLAT ones

Paper leaves (optional)

Dry embossing folder

Dry embossing machine/die cut machine

Glue stick

Smallish piece of cardstock (mine is 3"x4")

Desired embellishments

"How To"

1. This is an optional step--glue your paper leaves around your piece of  cardstock to create a leafy border for your flowers.

2. Glue your paper flowers as desired on top of the leafy cardstock--use a glue stick to do this so that when you dry emboss, the glue will mash in and adhere the flowers really well.

3. Place your panel into a dry embossing folder and run through your machine.  I did this 3 times in order to get really good detail.  A smaller/close together dry embossing pattern is the best choice for this step.

4. Add embellishments to your flowers to create a garden scene.

5. Add to your card.

So, how are YOU going to use this technique?  I can't wait to see all the fabulous creations you all come with!  If you'd like to see more details of my card, please visit my personal blog, On a Stampage.  Happy crafting, friends!