Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Life happens.

Greetings dear Friends and Readers,

This past week, turning to crafting has been essential as my husband lost his father after years of dealing with many health problems. We know he is resting now.

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I found some time to craft a bit and that was wonderful to get the mind a bit more relaxed. I created the card for the Dostamper Stars 266 and could not pass on the opportunity of using the Beautiful Peacock stamp set along with the embossing paste and mask. Honestly, I never thought I would like the paste that much as it seems messy, but I got the hang of it and love it.

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Now, when using the paste and stencils, there are few things to take in consideration:

- Keep a shallow tube with water and a drop of soap nearby. As you use the stencils and tools, place it in the water immediately. Makes for a much easier clean up;
- Go easy on adding color. The saturation can happen rather quickly and it may makes for a waste of good paste. In today's card, I used a tool to dab on the ink pad and then add to the paste, making sure to clean the paste as more ink was added. A drop of ink from the reinker bottle can turn the paste very dark;
- Cover your work surface. Again, makes for an easier clean up;
- Give time for the paste to dry before completing the project. I did the paste first, set it aside and work on the other components of the card before adhering it all.
- Above all, have fun!

Hope you have enjoy and learned something today. Have a blessed day. Be well

Miriam




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