Thinking of You Card

I have a confession to make...I'm addicted to crack....Helmar's 2 step Crackle medium that is!!! I love this stuff. I've been playing with it a LOT lately and wanted to try it while working with a stamped and colored image. I stamped the image with memento tuxedo black and colored her with Copics. I do want to advise you to ALWAYS test first to make sure what you use, in this case, Helmar's 2 step Crackle Medium will not react or mess up your work. I know it takes me some time to color an image and I would've been heartbroken so I tested on another colored image I already had laying around. And I was SO happy when it WORKED! So, here is my card:

I used the recently release Blush Society Blush Bonnie from The Greeting Farm and paired her with this fabulous October Afternoon papers. I stamped the sentiment directly on the ribbon that I made using Glimmer Mist and seam binding. I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry to adhere the ribbon and bow to the card. Helmar 450 Quick dry is the best when adhering sheer ribbon like this.

Here is a close up of the image covered with Helmar 2 Step Crackle Medium. I first colored the image and inked the edges with Tea Dye Distress Ink, then I covered the entire image with Step 1 and waited about 10-15 mins before adding Step 2. It's been super hot here so I didn't have to wait the full 24 hours for the cracks to start appearing which was awesome! I think it really only took about 30 mins and then I went over the entire surface with more Tea Dye Distress Ink and wiped off the excess with a damp paper towel which just left ink in the cracks for more dept. I love how it turned out.

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Challenges I'm Playing:

Deconstructed Sketch - #10

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

Supplies:

• The Greeting Farm Blush Bonnie Stamp
• The Greeting Farm Blush Heart Stamps
• October Afternoon Designer Paper
• PTI Vintage Cream Cardstock
• PTI Vintage Cream Twine
• Copics
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
• Tea Dye Distress Ink
• Handmade Crinkle Ribbon
• Helmar 450 Quick Dry
• Helmar 2 Step Crackle Medium
• Helmar Tape Runner