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1/01/14

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I thought I was going to be super late for this party, but I made it!  I have been in Colorado for the past week spending time with family we just got home!  So here I am typing up my first post of the  year!  Today's card is for the newest Curtain Call.  Let me show you my card and then I will tell you a little bit about it...

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Here is this week's inspiration photo...




We have a fabulous new sponsor, Linnie Blooms, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge:  Smitten challenge!
The LEAD of this challenge will receive a gift certificate to use at Linnie Blooms!



Linnie Blooms gave us a pack of Gelatos to try out.  I used the  Faber-Castell Gelatos Tropical for my card.   I was so excited and I've been watching videos and learning techniques, but I still need some work.  So I used my gelatos to tint the embossing paste.  Basically, I used my Cricut spatula to scrap off chunks of gelato and then used it as a palette knife to blend the paste and color, until I had the right pink to match the inspiration photo.  Then I used a hearts stencil and smeared it on.  I sewed on the little banner, after stamping the sentiment.  I was hoping the soft look of the embossing paste would give it that sweater look.  

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You won't want to miss what our special guest and crew have whipped up using Faber-Castell Gelatos provided by Linnie Blooms!

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20 comments:

  1. Welcome home, Laurie! Love this pretty card - the pink and gray combo is beautiful! Happy New Year to you!

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  2. This is so pretty, and what a great idea to tint the paste with the gelato! I've never thought of doing that!

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  3. Absolutely gorgeous!! Such a genius idea to blend your Gelato with embossing paste!!

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  4. LOVE this!! Happy New Year to you my dear! and much happiness and prosperity!

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  5. LOVE the falling hearts! Great take on the challenge! Glad you got to visit family and Happy New Year to you :)

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  6. The sentiment so fits the warmth of a sweater, and I would love to have a sweater like this.

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  7. This is so cool! I really need to get some embossing paste. =D

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  8. Happy New Year Laurie! What a sweet card. Love those pink hearts. Great way of using the Gelatos.

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  9. My favorite color combo, and I love all those sweet hearts, Laurie! As always, your card is so pretty!

    Happy New Year to you!

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  10. Darling card Laurie, Happy New Year!!

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  11. What a genius use of the Gelatos! Love it (pun not intended but I'll take it LOL!)
    Happy New Year, friend! x

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  12. Pretty card...never thought about tinting the paste with gelatos.

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  13. Sweet card, and how brilliant to use the gelatos to tint the paste! Love that idea. Love those cascading hearts. Bev

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  14. Love it Laurie! Thanks for posting! Happy happy new year!

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  15. This card is so sweet! Love your layout!

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  16. This is so amazing Laurie, the embossing is awesome.

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  17. Sweet card! I didn't know you could color embossing paste with the gelatos - that is cool!

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  18. Oh, this is fabulous, Laurie! I love it!

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  19. Such a lovely pink - I love the simple stitched accent!

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