A Fun Project using Easy Frames and Mica Gloss

Today I have a combination of things to show you. I have used one of the "Easy Frames" and Mica Gloss on this card.  I know lots of you have been buying these products from Joan's Gardens and want to show you some more ideas using them.  I started out by embossing a piece of Black Glossy card stock with the Cuttlebug "Kassie's Brocade" embossing folder.  The paper was placed in the folder then the largest rectangle Easy Frame was taped to the top of the folder and run through my die cut machine.  I wanted to add some shine to the card since I was making a Halloween card, so in order to add color andshine to the embossed part of my card front I used a piece of Eclipse tape to mask off the center of the card that had not been embossed by using the Easy Frame.

 

Center of card is masked off in this picture.  I placed the Easy Frame over the Eclipse tape and drew a line around the inside of the frame to get a perfect fit before cutting it out with scissors.

 

Next I placed about a dime size dot of Purple, Gold and Green Mica Gloss on my Craft Mat leaving about a half inch between each color.  Then using the brayer, rolled over the dots, going in a straight line back and forth, to get the brayer completely covered with it.  Starting in the middle, a little off the card, I started rolling the brayer over the card until I was satisfied with the amount of coverage.  I then had to add more color to the brayer and go over each end until the entire piece was covered. The Eclipse Tape pulls right off.

The stamp sets used on this card are the new JustRite Halloween sets:  "Happy Halloween" and "Trick or Treat" sets.  To complete the Mica Gloss card, I used the Static Pillow to dust the front of the card then gold embossed the Trick or Treat Witch in the center of the area that did not emboss from using the Easy Frame.  I found out you need to pour the embossing powder off to the side of the stamped image and let the embossing powder just fall across the image.  It seems the area where you "dump" the embossing powder really sticks to everything so if you pour the powder off to the side, you can brush off the extra. I have only had this happen when using Black Glossy card stock.  After the image was embossed, I used a gold metallic marker to draw little lines around that framed area.

The piece of design paper used on the left side of the card is from the "Stella Rose" paper pad by My Mind's Eye.  The edges were sponged with purple ink.  The two flourishes are a Marianne Designs "Garden Branch".  I wanted to tie in the metallic look so brushed on some of the green Mica Gloss on each branch.  I love how they look.  The two JustRite pumpkins were added and a big purple bow completes this card.

  It is so fun to play with the Easy Frames.  Have you come up with some unique ways to use them?  I am also having fun playing with the Mica Gloss Inks.  I can just imagine all the things I will be using these inks on when I start creating Christmas cards.  Joan now has all the colors of Mica Gloss Inks posted on her blog.

You can purchase all the products used on the above card from Joan's Gardens.  

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An extra ----

Today is our grandson's birthday.  He lives next door to us and loves to go golfing with his grandpa.  This is the birthday card I made for him.  The golf bag stamp is a very old stamp I have in my collection.  The golf club is an embellishment I have had in my collection for some time.   Happy 13th birthday Ryan!

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Letters and Flowers

 

Here is the card I tried to post several days ago but could not get a good picture.  It still isn't the best because there is a big reflection on the black glossy card stock, but this is better than what I had then.  It is a beautiful card in real life.

This is a 5" x 7" card.  The Penny Black "Letters & Flowers" stamp was used.  Drops of Mica Gloss were placed on the Teflon Craft Sheet and rolled out with a brayer to be used as my stamp pad.  Once the stamp was covered with Mica Gloss, it was stamped on black glossy card stock.  Once the gloss was dried, it was placed in the Sizzix "Birds & Wreath" embossing folder to give the image a pretty embossed frame.  Scissors were used to cut around the outside edge of the  embossed frame then it was placed on a Spellbinder's Labels Ten die cut.  The largest die in this set was used.  The background is a sheet of design paper from a K&Company paper pad.  Three large Dew Drops were added to the top of the frame and a butterfly from Pink Paislee added to give it some dimension.  The butterfly matches the butterflies in the design paper. 

Trying to get a descent picture of this card was much harder than creating it.  I love working with the Mica Glosses on glossy black card stock.  You can purchase all these products from Joan's Gardens.

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Mica Gloss

 

It has been a busy few days and I am posting a card I made about a week ago.  The background for this card is another piece of the homemade paper I created using Glenda Brook's tutorial using computer paper and Distress Ink reinkers.  The piece on the left was created using Mica Gloss on Glossy Black Card stock.  I'm not going into a lot of detail today but will do a tutorial on this fabulous gloss later.  The Cheery Lynn butterfly  and the Marianne Design black leafy swirl can be purchased from Joan's Gardens.  The flowers were made using the "Sakarus" and "Sun" punches.  As you know, you can order all these supplies from Joan's Gardens.

My daughter did have her surgery last Thursday.  The surgery went well but she has had a lot of problems with different medications.  She is still in quiet a bit of pain but I'm sure will be feeling much better in a few days.  I have been busy helping her out but will start having new posting starting Monday. 

There are some new videos over at Joan's Gardens I think you will really enjoy watching.  Be sure to check them out.