I am so happy to welcome you to Feature a Friend {on Friday} because I actually have a friend to feature :)
I stumbled across the blog Clips-n-Cuts last winter and immediately fell in love! Vicky is such a talented artist and I have been inspired by many of her creations. When she agreed to do a guest post I was thrilled!
Vicky is a happily married mother of two living in Greece. She is a full time Information Technology and Communications Teacher and a midnight crafter. Her passion is cardmaking and she shared with me that she is always looking for some free time to hide away in her craft room :) Vicky blogs over at Clips-n-Cuts sharing her cards and a weekly how-to video. She has a YouTube channel with a ton of inspiration. You may be most familiar with Vicky's website Inlinkz! Yes that is right Vicky is the owner of Inlinkz, a website that provides on-line tools for bloggers, to organize challenges and link products. So here is Vicky . . .
Hi everyone! I am so
happy to be here with you today. Thank
you Elizabeth for the honor to introduce me to your readers!
Today I decided to
share with you a simple card I made using Gelatos.
I will share with you
the process step by step.
To make the background
I heat embossed my stamp with white embossing powder.
And then I used three shades of green gelatos to color the whole embossed cardstock.
Gelatos react with
water and they resist embossed areas. So you can spray with water on top to
make the colors blend or use a baby wipe. I did the second and look how soft
the colors turned out. Perfect for a background image.
Then I white embossed
my flower twice. I will cut it out later to create two layers for dimension.
I used three shades of
gelatos to color my flowers
Yeah … I know… same
awful look. But now I blend it with my fingers. No water at all, cause I wanted
the colors to remain vibrant.
No need to be neat. I
cut out the flower so I didn’t have to stay inside the lines.
I added a button and
the sentiment to put everything together.
Hope you had fun and
got inspired to use different coloring techniques.
Thank you Elizabeth!
Thank you so much Vicky! I can not say enough how much I love your card! The colors just pop and I'm excited to try my own card using these techniques. Please stop on over to Vicky's blog and thank her for a great tutorial. If you are interested in being a guest on Feature a Friend {on Friday} please e-mail me at alwaysdeeper at hotmail dot com for more information.
Have a wonderful and blessed weekend!
Have a wonderful and blessed weekend!
Vicky this card is stunning, I love the effect created by those Gelato's.
ReplyDeleteI haven't used the Gelato's yet either and can't wait to try them :) Thanks for stopping by Sally and leaving a comment :)
DeleteGORGEOUS card as always!!! Vicky never ceases to impress me!!! One of these days I'll get the itch to try out Gelatos! (:
ReplyDeleteWow..this is absolutely stunning...I love the colors..what a beautiful card...thanks for sharing your technique and inspiring me to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteWowwwwwww so beautiful card Vicky thanks for the tutorial
ReplyDeleteWowwwwwww so beautiful card Vicky thanks for the tutorial
ReplyDeleteI adore Vicky too, do talented & sweet! Gorgeous card, I need to get my hands on some gelatos! I like messy application part!
ReplyDeleteGreat card & tutorial! Thanks for sharing Vicki's work with us. ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome Diana - I was thrilled when she agreed to do a post because I just love her work! Glad you stopped by and took time to leave a comment :)
DeleteWow! This is such a beautiful card. Thanks for the little tutorial, too!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I think she can take anything and make it look great. So much fun to look at her as she works. A very talented lady that can cut even the tiniest item perfectly.
ReplyDeleteI could not agree with you more Katie :) Extremely talented indeed!
DeleteBeautiful card! Thanks so much for sharing all the steps! I have some Gelatos but can't find all the colors at our local Michael's! They are fun though - messy as you go and then lovely!
ReplyDeletelovely card from Vicky. I keep forgetting to get my Gelatos out. This is inspiring
ReplyDeleteVicky, another stunning card, as always. I've never seen/tried out Gelatos, but your card is so vibrant, you make me want to check into them! Thanks~~~
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card as always Vicky!! I need to get more Gelatos for sure!
ReplyDeleteAmazing, Vicky! You have inspired me to get my Gelatos out again (they got buried). Brilliant background for that fantastic flower - love it all to pieces!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful!!! I love all your cards and videos!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you ladies for all your lovely comments and a big thank you to Elizabeth for hosting me here! It has been such a pleasure!
ReplyDeleteYou are so welcome - the pleasure is all mine! I am so honored to have you guest post and very very grateful! You inspired me day after day :)
DeleteI love this card. I am a Vicky-a-holic, too....love her cards and videos!
ReplyDeleteWow! Vicky, after reading the above introduction about you having a full time job, plus, having time for your blog and card making, I have no excuses! I will find the time to catch up with my scrapbooking...yes, it not easy but it's feasible!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing, and mega talented!!! Thanks you, Thank you, Thank you, for all you do for your follower.
Hugs from sunny California ;o
Thank you Elizabeth for having Vicky!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, Thank you for introducing us to Vicky! And Vicky, thank you so much showing us step-by-step how to make the beautiful card! I just started making cards and have never heard of Gelatos. Guess a trip[ to my local Hobby Lobby is in order! What fun!
ReplyDeleteLily Anne I had to laugh when I read this because as I was preparing the post I had never heard of Gelatos either and did a google search. My first thought was I need to get some of those and my second thought was great another crafting product that I "need" :) You are very welcome it has been a pleasure to have Vicky and I'm so glad you stopped by and took the time to comment :)
Deletewow that is fabulous, thanks for sharing.
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