Addicted to Stamping

3D Magnolia

I loved the instruction sheet that came with the 3D Magnolia Embossing Folder so I tried to case it. As usual my first attempt was like trying to reinvent the wheel. I rarely see the simplest way to do things so I hand cut a template to use as a mask, applied tombow adhesive around the outer edges and let it dry so it would be removable. Next I took black ink and a sponge and gently sponged around the raised  edges of the flower being careful not to disrupt the mask. Turns out all I would've had to do is trace around the raised edges with a black water color pencil and blend it with a blender pen. 

Snow Globe Circus

I'm trying to get as much use out of the Snow Globe Scenes Dies in case they don't carry over into the new year. I used the snow globe base dies to make the stand for the elephant. He's from the Animal Outings stamp set. I think I might use this as one of my swap cards for OnStage next weekend.