Club Scrap’s April Dahlia Blog Hop and Linky Party

It is the last Wednesday of the month, so it is time for the Club Scrap Dahlia Blog Hop and Linky Party!  To check out all of the cool projects, please visit the front page here.

April has been a crazy month around here.  Between a trip to Virginia, a visit from my parents, and all the prep that went into both, I didn’t have much time to do a lot of thinking about what to do for this month’s blog hop and linky party.  After seeing the stencil in my Dahlia Lite kit I couldn’t wait to play.  Experimenting can be fun!  It can also lead to some interesting cards:

All of the cards were made with paper and ribbon from the Dahlia Lite kit.  Here are the details of each card…

This was my first “experiment” with the stencil.  I used a sponge dauber to put VersaMark ink through the stencil onto a scrap of paper from CS Big Deal, then embossed it using three colors of Lindy’s Stamp Gang EP (Sunset Yellow Orange, Geranium Coral Blush, Pumpkin Fiesta).  I altered the ribbon with Club Scrap Topaz ink.  The sentiment is from the Irresistible Unmounted Rubber stamp set, stamped with Club Scrap India Ink and embossed with Gina K Fine Detail Clear EP.  It was cut out using a die from Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations. 

Next I tried the same technique, only I used Club Scrap inks in Fuchsia, Tangerine, and Neon Yellow, with the sameLindy Stamp Gang EP colors on top.  These Lindy's embossing powders are translucent and "blended" their color with the ink color. The sentiment is from Club Scrap Moroccan Spice Greeting Unmounted Rubber stamp set, stamped with VersaMark ink, embossed with Zing Apricot EP.

The biggest difference between the dahlia on this card and the one on the previous card is that I moved the stencil off the edge of the paper.  I dry embossed the bottom portion using a folder from Sizzix.  The tag is cut using a Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations die. The sentiment is from the Club Scrap Gratitude kit, stamped with VersaMark, embossed with Zing Apricot EP.

Ok, here is where I got a little crazy.  I mixed Dreamweaver Translucent Embossing Paste with Club Scrap inks in Fuchsia, Tangerine, and Neon Yellow then spread it over the stencil.  I didn’t have the stencil taped down very well, so I ended up with some smearing in the middle of the dahlia.  I used a die from Taylored Expressions  to cut it out, inked the edges with CS Fuchsia ink and decided that it didn’t look too bad.  I altered the ribbon with the same CS Fuchsia ink.  The sentiment, from CS National Parks, stamped with CS India Ink.  The gem is from my stash.  

Don't be afraid to play around and experiment.  After all it is only paper.  Sometimes you can get some pretty cool results!

Thanks for stopping by!