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Lucious Layers....

Hello BRI friends, Norine from The Velvet Lemon , back with you for another Friday post!  Today I have two cards to share, made with my new Altenew Rose Flurries 3D dies .  Aren't those layered roses delicious??   I die cut all my layers from watercolor paper and then painted them.  It's a pretty easy way to get four levels of shading from dark to light with just one color of paint, just by adding more water to the paint with each layer.  I did play around with a couple of the flowers introducing another shade to the layers for some extra interest. For the background of this card I dry embossed a card stock panel with the Taylored Expressions Cross Stitch embossing folder .  In my head and heart, there is a link between the vintage florals like these layered sets, and the cross stitched gingham aprons my grandmother used to make and wear, so it seemed apropos to use them together on this card.   Both cards have a little sent...

With Many Thanks

Happy Saturday, Crafty Friends! I can't believe we are almost done with August. Seriously, I blinked and the month was G-O-N-E! My husband heads back to teaching this next week, so I am always sad to see him leave his more relaxed schedule, but he loves what he does, so that definitely helps! I follow several talented gals on Instagram who are planner designers. To be honest, getting my day planner was one of the highlights of the school year for me, but now that I am WAY on the other side of my school days, I don't really find use for a planner, especially since I use my phone calendar all the time. But I still like all things papercraft, so I love following these folks on Instagram just to look at their beautiful patterns! Today's card is inspired by Violet and you can find her instagram account here . This card incorporated a few different techniques with some of my favorite stamp sets. This Wplus 9 Freehand Florals set is still one of my favorites, and I'm ...