Today’s video is all about spreading joy not germs and is part of the Spread Joy not Germs blog hop, which has been organised by Catherine Pooler and Alexandra at The Hedgehog Hollow. They have come together, along with a whole host of other companies to provide a fun hop to spread joy within the crafting community during this time we are experiencing. What’s more, there is a whole host of prizes up for grabs.
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Make sure you hop along and leave a comment to be entered to win. You don’t have to comment on all the blogs to be entered, but the more you comment the more chances they will have to win.
Deadline to enter is April 24 and winners will be announced on Monday, April 27 on Catherine and Alexandra’s blogs.
PRODUCED AS PART OF MY DESIGN-TEAM WORK FOR WOW! Embossing powder - SEE END OF POST FOR MORE DETAILS
Creating the background
Today’s card features two techniques I love, heat embossing and ink blending. To start off, I’m using Gina K Wild Wisteria cardstock and two gorgeous purple inks from Catherine Pooler. Now, using a blending tool blend Sangria ink in circular motions onto the edge of the card, lightening your stroke as you move in towards the centre. Make sure you leave some of the middle free from ink for a highlight look. Next, go in with Grape Crush to soften the colour slightly.
To add a little more depth around the edges, go in with Juniper Mist at the edges. It is quite subtle, but it adds more depth to the edge by using a slightly darker colour.
Next, place the panel into your MISTI and place a selection of the blooms from the PinkFresh Studio Fancy bloom set on the panel. Now, use WOW! Clear ultra-slow drying embossing ink to stamp these onto the card panel.
Adding the embossing
Cover the panel in WOW! Metallic Platinum and heat set this with your dual speed heat gun. After this is heat set, place it back into your MISTI, rotating the panel to stamp more of the florals onto the card. For a more professional looking pattern, make sure the stamps hang of the edge. In addition, use a couple of the smaller stamps from the set, which are the centres of the flower, to stamp and fill in some of the larger spaces on the card. Once covered in powder, heat set once more.
Assembling the card
To assemble the card, mount the panel onto a white card base. The sentiment ‘Life is beautiful with friends like you’, which comes from Altenew Engrave flowers stamp set, was stamped in Sangria Ink and foam mounted onto the card panel. Next to finish the card, scatter a selection of silver sequins from Lucy’s card Sprinkles Glamourous circles mix and adhered with Gina K Connect glue.
Supplies
Spread Joy Not Germs blog hop
Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you at these shops: Altenew (ALT), Scrapbook.com (SB), Hero Arts (HA), Picket Fence Studios (PF), My Favourite Things (MFT), and Craft Stash UK/US (CS UK/US).
All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP) and WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US).
 Engraved flowers – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | SB | CS (UK) |  Fancy Blooms – Pink Fresh Studios Shop at: BP | SB |  Grape Crush Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |
 Grape Crush Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Sangria Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB |  Sangria Reinker – Catherine pooler Designs Shop at: SB |
 WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink refill Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad & refill Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) |
 Metallic Platinum – WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Metallic Platinum (Large Jar) – WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: BP | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Wild Lilac Heavyweight Cardstock – Gina K Design Shop at: BP |
 Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock Shop at: BP | SB |  Original MISTI – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | BP | SB | HA |  Gina K Designs – Connect Glue Shop at: BP |
 Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4″ white Shop at: BP | SB |  WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) | WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: WOW (US) |
 Mini Ink Blending Tool – Ranger Tim Holtz Shop at: BP | SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Mini Ink Blending foam replacements – Ranger Tim Holtz Shop at: BP | SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Teflon Bone Folder – Lawn Fawn Shop at: BP |
 Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  QuickStik – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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DISCLOSURE
This post was produced as part of my design team work for WOW! Embossing Powders have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from WOW! Embossing Powder to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
14 thoughts on “Spread joy not germs Blog hop”
this is stunning, that Wow powder is going on my wish list.
Thank you Jane 🙂
Gorgeous purple ink blending!
Aww thanks Meghan!
Love the colour combo
What a beautiful card!i love the purple and gold! So elegant
Thanks Ana 🙂
This card is sooo beautiful! Love the embossing and all that purple! <3
Awww thanks, I love the purple too!
Great look to the blending and embossing. I like the finishing additions.
Thanks So much, glad you liked it!
BEAUTIFUL card!
LOVE your flowers, luscious embossing and gorgeous purples – WOW!
Thank You for sharing and INSPIRING 🙂
Beautiful card. I love the purple and silver together. Please stay safe.
This is a beautiful card and with such a little effort! Although sometimes the blending works out those biceps; but it looks just marvelous with the platinum embossed atop it! I really like this and am gonna give it a try! Cheers!!!!