Create with Connie & Mary Saturday Blog Hop!

Welcome to a new Saturday Blog Hop at Create with Connie & Mary. Today our theme is “Fly Away”. I thought the dragonfly image from Awesomely Artistic was perfect for this week.

I started my card off with some sponging, followed by adding all of the stamped images and then added some layers. I decided to make this into a “friend” card:

Here’s the how-to:

• Card Base: Chocolate Chip Cardstock 11″ x 4-1/4″. Score in the center at 5-1/2″ and fold.
• Layer #2: Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper 5-1/4″ x 4″. Glue to card base.
• Layer #3: Whisper White Cardstock 5″ x 3-3/4″. Using Post-It notes, cover an area on both sides of the cardstock that you want to shield from sponging. Using Sponge Daubers, sponge Pumpkin Pie and Crushed Curry Inks. Remove Post-It notes.  Stamp the images using Chocolate Chip Ink. I added the dots and a 2nd layer of branches by stamping on scrap paper first and without re-inking, stamped the images. This gives a lighter layer of ink. Glue to card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. TIP: Because you are gluing to glimmer paper, I added a dot of liquid glue to each dimensional.
• Sentiment: Stamp the frame and sentiment on Whisper White Cardstock using Chocolate Chip Ink. Sponge a little bit of color using the left-over ink on each sponge. Cut out using the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits Dies. Glue to card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Now you can follow the hop by clicking on the links below to visit my talented teammates,  Nicole at Be Creative with Nicole, or Melissa at RubberFunatics: