Showing posts with label homemade cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homemade cards. Show all posts

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Retiform

Hey everyone,
  Yesterday someone on our team page posted a card that used a technique called Retiform or Grid technique.  I had never heard of it before but it looked really cool.  So of course I turned to my go to crafty research app Pinterest!

  This technique really isn't difficult.  I'm not advanced at stamping, I'm still learning and have a long way to go.  So for this technique I chose a beach theme because I needed to make my SIL a birthday card and she loves the beach.   So I gathered my No Worries, Swirly Seashells, and Birthday Sparkles stamp sets.  I cut my white Daisy to 5x3 3/4".  The Seaglass is cut at 5 1/4"x4".  You'll also need a sponge dauber, two inks, a scrap of paper that has a longer straight edge, and some post it notes. This post is really photo heavy but you'll be able to see how easy it is.  Some tips that I have are that you have to watch if the ink is soaking through the post it note so you might want to try to use an additional scrap of paper.  I am going to try that myself next time just to see which I prefer to use.  The inks that I used were Sea Glass and Juniper.
















  Here are the two cards that I created with this technique.  I used foam tape for a little dimension on these cards.  




  If you have any questions feel free to ask.  I've linked some of the products that were used below, or you can find more products on my site at justineharris.closetomyheart.com.   Thanks for reading.

-Justine


            Swirly Seashells                                No Worries
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       Sea Glass cardstock                                     3-D foam tape
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              2"x2" block
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Going, going, gone...

So with Stampaganza in full swing, I thought I would post some visuals of the stamps that will be retiring April 30th, 2016 when the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog ends.  As well as July 31st, 2016 when the Annual Inspiration catalog ends.  

Remember with Stampaganza you can buy two stamp sets and get one of equal or lesser value for free!

All of these stamp sets are in the current seasonal expressions 1.  Close to My Heart has announced that they will be retired on April 30, 2016.  Now is the time to buy them since it is Stampaganza! 

                         



These are retiring July 31st

Close to My Heart has announced the following stamp sets will retire on July 31st.

                                                                                                                                                                

~Justine