I took a class at Archiver's yesterday. I NEVER take take classes. It's not that I know everything. But in my own craft corner, I am surrounded by all of my favorite things and if I hear about a new technique - I can always find it online somewhere. But Archiver's has had this display of cards and I just couldn't figure out how it was all done. They are just lovely! (FYI - these are not my designs - they from Archiver's. I made them slightly differently as Archiver's had quite a few more embellies on each one and I didn't want to hide the beautiful techniques.)
Here's the card that sent me running to the class - such beautiful colors!
And there is a subtle sparkle to each of them.
This one uses embossing and Tim Holtz distress stain...
This one uses both of the above techniques - the background is embossed and stain is rubbed over the whole thing - and the butterfly is the same colors as the tulips...
And this one is a quick and simple with the sparkle...
I am sure that I will be using these techniques on future upcoming cards that I create (because, of course, I had to make sure that I had all of the tools and powders to do it!!) and I'll explain it all a little then!
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