I think the Beautifully Baroque embossing folder goes so well with the Lovely Romance set.  For this Convention display sample, I embossed the Basic Gray card stock and then used a sponge dauber to gently apply Whisper White craft ink to the raised surfaces.

When we got our boxes of supplies with which to make the samples back in May, we didn’t receive the new In-Color markers, and we couldn’t order them yet because they weren’t included on the pre-order supplies.  I knew I wanted to color this pretty stamp with Strawberry Slush, so I stamped it twice — once in Strawberry Slush and once in Pool Party, and then fussy cut out the Strawberry Slush part.  It’s much easier to use markers!

Enjoy your Thursday!  Thanks for stopping by!

In addition to the three stamp sets that all convention attendees received, the convention display stampers were also given one of the product suites with which to make several other projects.  We all received different suites, and we didn’t get to choose — it was a surprise.  When I opened my box and saw what my suite was, my first reaction was, “uh-oh.”  Not only was it a vintage-type suite, but it has some pretty wild patterns in the coordinating package of Venetian Romance dsp, and I don’t usually do wild patterns and vintage is always a struggle for me.

But the more I worked with this suite, the more I grew to like it.  It does have some wild dsp patterns, but it also has some really pretty, subtle patterns.  And I love the colors in this suite.  Plus, the stamps are so detailed and beautiful.

With this card, I stamped the little medallion stamp with Versamark ink repeatedly, and then embossed with clear embossing powder.  I love the look of clear embossing on Very Vanilla.  I wanted a subtle background behind the bold banner strips.  The focal image stamp coordinates with one of the dies in the Chalk Talk framelits set.  I added some of the luscious Crisp Cantaloupe 3/8″ Ruffle Stretch Trim, and some pearls and lace.

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Enjoy your Sunday, and come back tomorrow and I’ll have another Lovely Romance project for you.  Thanks for stopping by!

The Lovely Romance set has some pretty vintage-style images, and I love this sentiment stamp in the set, which coordinates with one of the Chalk Talk framelits.  I thought the Fancy Fan embossing folder goes so well with this set, so I used it along the bottom of this card.

Enjoy your Thursday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Lovely Romance
Ink:  Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Basic Gray
Paper:  Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Venetian Romance dsp
Embellishments:  Chalk Talk framelits, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, Victoria 5/8″ Crochet Trim, Pearl Basic Jewels, Fancy Fan embossing folder