A pair of thank you cards using some new Cosmic Shimmer products I got for Easter and showing how fabulously the Cosmic Shimmer Opal Polish goes with the Nuvo Dream Drops as they both have that stunning iridescent finish :D :D I was also trying out the Luna Paste from Cosmic Shimmer for the first time too, and it gives some gorgeous effects! I really love how these 2 cards came out, I think they have a really arty feel to them and looking at them again now just makes me feel happy lol :D Hope you liked them too, and enjoyed the process behind the cards in the video as well :D :D
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To see the process behind this pair of Cosmic Shimmer cards, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D
A fun technique using the gorgeous iridescent Nuvo Dream Drops from Tonic :D I had such a blast playing with the Dream Drops, I even made a couple of videos giving you an Up Close look at them and another showing tonnes of Techniques to inspire you :D But for today's cards, I focused on one of my favourite techniques of filling intricate die-cuts with Nuvo Drops :D This technique does work with all the varieties of Nuvo drops, but I've found the Dream Drops and Vintage Drops to work the best as they have a more malleable consistency once dry so they don't crack at all :D
The trick to this technique is to have a second identical die-cut to place on top once the drops are dry, as this hides all the mess :D And another plus for using the Dream Drops is that thy show up a different colour on black, so if you colour some sections with a black pen first, the other colour will show when you add the drops on top (you can see what I mean in the video :D) This is also evident when you do the swirled Nuvo drops, so on this card I swirled Love Potion on Ebony Black, Love Potion is pink in the bottle, but when you put it on black it turns blue, and this then matched the areas where I put Love Potion over the black pen areas too :D
I finished the card with one of the delicate sentiment strip dies, and also a little piece of DYMO label to finish the sentiment too :D Hope you liked the card and this technique with Nuvo drops, don't forget to watch the videos linked below :D
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To see the process behind this card, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D
To see my Up Close look at the fabulous Dream Drops, check out this video too :D
My final video using Kit #22 and I decided to do a couple of quick and easy shaker cards :D And I also wanted to make use of the embossing powder and mousse from the kit too, so I used them both to make a subtle background for my cards, and can you believe that I still have half that tiny pot of embossing powder left after heat embossing an A5 stamped background!! It really does go a long way :D I also love that you can use the flower dies by themselves too, and as I was moulding the small flower, all I could think of was that it looked like a skip crisp lol :D :D
I hope you've enjoyed all the cards I've made this month, make sure to check out my Tonic Craft Kit Playlist which is on the end card of my video :D Or you can just search for it on my channel too :D I've really enjoyed playing with this months kit and I can't wait to see what Tonic bring out for next month :D
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To see the process behind this pair of craft kit cards, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D
My second card using Kit #22, and by popular request, I've used the large layering oval die set on a small card (roughly American A2 sized :D) Hope this shows you some more possibilities for small cards :D You can also use the long sides of the oval too, or rotate this design to be portrait (like I was experimenting with in the video :D) I also showed my Glitter Accent technique, of cutting an identical intricate die-cut and using it like a stencil with the Glitter Accents, then you remove the scrap card and leave it to dry, and then simply add the original die-cut over the top, and the Glitter Accents will show through the holes, it kinda looks like you've paper pieced it, but without the effort lol :D :D And I've done my 'signature' background of doing diagonal stripes, and I used the Palma Violets pen set from the kit as well as the Apple Spritz Sparkle Spray too :D Hope you liked the card! There'll be one more video with the kit too, this time making shaker cards :D :D
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To see the process behind this Tonic Craft Kit card, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D
Here's my Un-Boxing video showing you everything that's in Kit #22 too :D :D
