Cracked pear

I decided to play with the glassy glaze enamel and this sketched pear image was perfect. The embossing is an example of cracked glass, but I could not get a good photo of the effect. You can see that it is very glossy but it is hard to pick out the cracks in the glaze. To create the effect I stamped my image and watercoloured it first. Then I stamped the versamark pad straight onto the whole piece of cardstock and covered it with glassy glaze embossing powder. After heating it I repeated the whole process and then put it in the freezer for a few minutes. Immediately after taking it out I bent it one way and another making cracks in the glaze.

Supplies:
Stamps: Infinite Goodness
Inks: River Rock, Basic Black, Wild Wasabi
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Black, Wild Wasabi, Porcelain Prints d.p.
Also: Black grosgrain ribbon, glassy glaze embossing powder

Blue daisies

I made this one for Beate’s weekend sketch, and will use it at a workshop next week. Using patterned paper is such a simple way to create a backdrop for the focus of the card. I stamped the daisies on Vanilla cardstock and sponged the edges with River Rock to make to co-ordinate with the colours in the patterned paper. The two little flowers are punched out with the Boho blossoms punch.

Supplies:
Stamps: Infinite Goodness
Inks: River Rock, Basic Black,
Cardstock: River Rock, Not Quite Navy, Porcelain Prints Designer paper, Very Vanilla
Also: Boho Blossoms punch, Navy eyelet, watercolour pencils, blender pen