A Wee Bit O' Blarney

Well I could not think of a better way to kick off my designing at 

The Rubber Cafe, than to do a little card making for my 

favorite holiday....St. Patrick's Day!   I used the versatile

Large Celtic Rosette stamp from here at The Rubber Cafe. 

The Celtic Rosette was embossed in a soft brown on

Pugnacious Signature Paper in white.  I cut it in half,

and attached the halves to the embossed background

with about 1" in between, which I filled in with the strip of

 black cardstock and the yellow seam binding ribbon.  The 

shamrock piece is canvas colored with Faber-Castell

Gelatos (green set). 

I've included close ups of the steps:

I spritzed the canvas with water, then colored it with

the gelatos, adding the lighter color in the center:

Next I started blending them with water and a stiff paint brush.

Once I got the blending where I wanted, I dried it a bit with 

a heat gun, and then traced the shaped I wanted.

Next I cut out my shamrock, distressed the edges, and it was ready
for my card.  A bow, button and twine finished the card. 

Because I just absolutely love the Celtic Rosette, I couldn't

help but make a completely different card to show it's versatility, 

this one using fussy cutting and layering of the stamp:  

 

  

I stamped half of it on each side of a square, with black ink, as the 

bottom layer, then added a rosette embossed in brown, then a rosette

embossed in green, fussy cut and popped the image up with foam tape
for added dimension. Finally the center piece was embossed again
in brown, and popped up as well.

It's all layered onto MME "Come Away With Me" paper, then embellished 

with Jellie Dots, using the Stick "Em" Up and Scrap Happy Glue 

to perfectly position and hold them in place!

Thanks for stoppin' by the Cafe', and hope you enjoyed this

wee bit o' the blarney today!

Supplies:
Stamps: The Rubber Cafe' Large Celtic Rosette
Paper: The Rubber Cafe'- Pugnacious Signature Paper-white, MME 6x6 Come Away With Me; basic black and olive cardstock
Ink: Versamark, Ranger- Black Soot, Distress Ink; Gelatos: Faber-Castell Greens
Adhesives:  The Rubber Cafe'- Scrap Happy Glue, foam tape
Embellishments: The Rubber Cafe' - Golden, and Crystal Clear- Jellie Dots;  Lemon Tart-Trendy Twine; Golden Rod, Hug Snug Seam Binding; misc button
Other: WOW- Metalline Green and Earthtone Nutmeg - Embossing powder; Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing folder, Decorative Border punch; Canvas

Large Celtic Rosette	Scrap Happy Glue-4 oz - New Big Girl Size!	Pugnacious Paper, White	Versamark Watermark Ink
Faber Castell Colored Gelatos - Green	Jellie Dots- Golden	Jellie Dots - Crystal

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