Trying new things

 Since I keep getting older and less able to color images, I've been trying new ways to make cards.  I watched Jennifer McGuire show how to color embossed images with stencils.  You should watch this to see why I was inspired to try it.  Obviously, I'm not as talented as Jennifer.  I tried to buy the set she used but it was sold out.  Instead, I bought another similar kit from Altenew.  I bought the Feathered Lilies Kit.

When the kit arrived, I was surprised that the stamped image was huge.  It's far too big for the cards I make and the sentiments were so small that my old eyes couldn't read them.  I decided to give it a try.  I stamped the floral image on some cardstock and embossed it.  My old eyes and hands didn't get them lined up perfectly.  I also tried embossing another piece of cardstock with the embossing folder.  I used the stencils and colored the embossed images.  I made such a mess that I had to cut off the most damaged areas before mounting them on cards.  The 1st card is 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 and the 2nd is 5 X 7.

x

One more Birthday card

This card was made for a male relative.  The background is embossed with a Simon Says Stamp embossing folder on metallic cardstock from Tim Holtz, then sanded to expose the kraft cardstock backing.  The bird and sentiment are cut with dies.