Thinking of you

Hi Everyone

Happy Tuesday night… it's been a long two days sitting at my computer screen and my eyes are too tired to read or stamp tonight.  So, it will be a night of relaxation and chilling and maybe a long bubble bath with a glass of wine!

However, before I go off and do that… I did want to share with you tonight's card… and yes… it is ANOTHER dragonfly.  But I promise, this one is done very differently.  This time I used a technique that involves a stylus, vellum and my piercing matt.  You can consider this one as my clean and simple makeover of last night's card!

This is another one of the cards that I will be sending to tayloredexpressions.

I didn't take pictures whilst I was making this card, but I did for another card using the same technique.  I can't show you that card though… cos its being sent to one of my loyal and adored readers!!!  So, if you are interested, I will certainly do a tutorial on this technique.  It's gorgeous in person and I think is perfect for the dragonfly.. mind you, I've also used it on the daffodils from the Abundant Hope.. just haven't found a way to use those yet!

I know it's pretty tough to see the image on the vellum, let me try a closeup… also… i don't know why but i just cant get the colors right these days when Im importing… this card uses Rose Red and you know how beautiful that color is.

So, this is the dragonfly stamped on Vellum.  I know you can't see the detail too much, but I tried to play around with the exposure and things so that you would be able to see the white on the wings.  Can you see the way that the image of the dragonfly is actually embossed from the Vellum?  I couldn't get a pic that would show that.

What I did was to stamp the image on Vellum using StazOn.  I then had to let it dry so that it wouldn't smudge.  Once it was dry, I took my stylus and put the image over the piercing matt.  I ran my stylus around the dragon fly image on the outside from the top of the image.

I then turned it over and working with the bigger end of my stylus, I went in little circles all around the inside of the areas where I had embossed the outer image.  You have to be careful, cos this is Vellum… I then turned it over and continued working it from the top side, then the bottom side, then the top side again.

Why?  Cos, this embosses the image and also turns it somewhat transparent.  Once I had the right amount of embossing, I used the underside of the image to color the body of the dragonfly in Rose Red and the wings of the dragonfly with Whisper White crayons and markers.  Doing it from the underside gives color, without too much.

I love it… and wish you could feel it… well, one of you will be, soon!  BUT on a card with a totally different design 🙂

I love the mixture of the Rose Red with the Basic Grey ribbon and tonight's card is cleaner than yesterday's.  But… I still love it.

I have to tell you that this technique, for those of you who have not used it before, is very addictive and very meditative.  You have to concentrate and it takes a while… but it is really relaxing to do!

Brenda… I know you will appreciate my bow tying 🙂 even if I didn't trim the fray off the ribbon until after I had taken the photo!

Bailey… the big-girl's-blouse-helper got into the cookie jar last night!  I have a filing cabinet under my desk, where I store all my card stock, scraps and matching ribbon – alphabetically, of course! and a little packet of treats in the top drawer…. bribes are always a good thing when you are trying to buy cats to keep you company :-)  I wonder if that would work with George Clooney? 🙂

well, Bailey suddenly discovered the source of the treats.  I came down stairs tonight and he had stood on his hind legs and pulled the drawer open.  He had then extracted the treat packet from the back of the drawer and had bit open a hole in the side of the packet and helped himself to treats.  No wonder he wasn't hungry this morning!!!  I'm going to have to childproof my cupboards.  BRENDA… this is all your fault..you were the one who introduced him to Party Mix treats!

On that note… I thank you all for visiting my blog and for sharing a little portion of your day with me.  I know that you have MANY options to chose from in blogs… and appreciate you taking the time to visit mine.

Have a fabulous, fun-filled, laughter-filled Wednesday.

Hugs

Jaydee

OH….. and… blog candy starts tonight….. it's my birthday this month… and no Cherie, we aren't discussing that I'M THAT OLD!!!  However, because I think birthday's are a momentous occasion, I will be offering blog candy for my loyal blog readers.  Check out this post tomorrow night – it involves free SU goodies… and SU goodies you can't buy…except probably on a famous auction site at some ridiculous price :-).. So don't forget… leave a comment and you will be entered into the draw.  I know you don't need an incentive to comment – you are all so fabulous at that… but it gives me an opportunity to say thank you to one of you!