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~ Chocolatey Goodness in Paper Form! ~

January 16th, 2011 by

Hi friends 🙂

We’re having a nice relaxing Sunday afternoon here.   My husband wanted me to tell everyone what a versatile man he is…. yesterday he changed all his tires and today he did laundry, sewed a button on his shirt and sewed a hole in one of his favorite wool socks (all of this AFTER he went grocery shopping!).   What a guy, huh? LOL

I received some new goodies in the mail yesterday and could not wait to get them inky.   I laid awake last night thinking of this color combo (Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip and light teal).   Love me some chocolate chip card stock.   With the teal and light teal, it just has such a rich look, don’t you think?

I did something fun to the background behind the flower.   I first sponged white card stock with a little Tim Holtz distressing ink.  Then I took a porous sponge and dabbed versamark all over the piece.   I sprinkled with clear embossing powder and heat set it.   After it cooled, I sponged on Tim Holtz antique photo distressing ink all over.  Then I wiped it with a paper towel so the darker ink would come off the embossed area.   Last I dabbed a little chocolate chip ink on in various places and wiped it off again.   If you look real close, the resulting background has a corkboard effect.

Here are my deets:

Stamps:  JustRite Stampers’ Mother Nature’s Gift and JustRite Stampers’ Happy Everything Tag kit from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Colors: GP White, Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal and Kaisercraft Secret Bird Society dp

Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black, Chocolate chip, versamark, Tim Holtz distressing inks ~ antique photo and tea bag

Accessories: 3/8″ satin edged sheer ribbon, 1/2 pearls, florish punch, script embossing folder, circle nesties, sponge, clear embossing powder, JustRite nested frame dies, white gel pen, sticky tape and dimensinals

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Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you’ve enjoyed your visit!

Hugs~

11 Comments »

11 Responses to “~ Chocolatey Goodness in Paper Form! ~”

  1. on 16 Jan 2011 at 13:301 Julie Ranae

    Oh so pretty! Sooooo close to this week’s challenge over at The Play Date Cafe. I love all the ribbon and dimension this card has….lovely!

  2. on 16 Jan 2011 at 13:332 Marisa

    LOVE this colour combo – totally yummy!! Well done on the flower BG panel too. Loving that gorgeous ribbon and the touches of embossing. Gorgeous card! Hugs to hubby for his many talents and help around the house 🙂

  3. on 16 Jan 2011 at 14:133 Kim P

    Amazing! I always love choc chip and teal together

    …and that background?? wow! I need to try that!

  4. on 16 Jan 2011 at 14:384 Deb Saaranen

    Very pretty color combo Holly! Love that flower background…at first I thought you had used cork! Gorgeous!

  5. on 16 Jan 2011 at 20:535 Jessie/knightrone

    GORGEOUS card, Holly!

  6. on 16 Jan 2011 at 22:416 Lisa Kind

    Beautiful! Love the color combo and your cool technique!

  7. on 17 Jan 2011 at 16:487 Sharon Johnson

    Gorgeous colors, for sure, and what a FAB creation! Glad you are having fun with new toys — nothin’ better than that!

  8. on 17 Jan 2011 at 22:098 Susan (rainy)

    He sounds like a keeper, Holly!!
    LOVIN’ that card. Holy Moly.. that color combo is GORGEOUS! And the background looks very cool. Awesome card!

  9. on 18 Jan 2011 at 17:189 Cindy

    Wow, this card is stunning. I usually don’t leave comments, but had to on this one – Every detail is just beautiful. TFS!

  10. on 19 Jan 2011 at 06:1310 Becki Jo

    Oh my,,,,this is beautiful !!!

  11. on 22 Jan 2011 at 08:4011 Jerri Jimenez

    Wowzers, I’ve been under that rock again, sorry I missed this one . . . Oh my word Holly, it’s so incredibly stunning! Gorgeous girlfriend! {{{hugs}}}

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