A Little Bit of Magic for the PPA

It's Thursday, and you know what that means! It's Pals Paper Arts day! Are you feeling like a sketch challenge? If so, you are in luck, because that is exactly what the Pals Paper Arts crew have up their collective sleeve. I worked my inspiration magic with the Summer Mini's "A Little Bit of Magic" stamp set. Of course, I am a firm believer that you can never have too much texture, and the new Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder is the perfect way to achieve it. Before you leave to work a little magic of your own, let me conjure up a few design tips. But, wait! Let me get my magic wand...

The Stampin' Schach Tips:

• Perform magic with texture! I zipped the Square Lattice folder through the Big Shot along with Very Vanilla and Perfect Plum card stocks. Three squares were then punched from textured Very Vanilla using the 1-1/4" Square Punch, and layered onto Pale Plum. Opposite corners were rounded on the Perfect Plum, which was matted onto Sage Shadow.
• Perform magic with inks and Blender Pens! Our sweet little fairy's frock was tinted with Pale Plum, Olive Green, and Pretty in Pink, with just a touch of Perfect Plum. Sage Shadow, Pale Plum and Perfect Plum were used for her wings.
• Perform magic with glitz and glam! Iridiscent Ice Emboss Powder adds the perfect shine to fairy wings, resulting in a look which is almost gossamer. Half-back pearls from the Pretties Kit further compliment the sentiment, while a rhinestone pried from a Clear Rhinestone Brad draws the eye to the tiny flower.
• Perform magic with the little details! For an unexpected touch, the Pretty in Pink Satin Bow is adhered to a gold embossed Mini Vintage Tag from the Summer Mini. And, Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter, applied with Tombow Adhesive, truly makes the Beautiful Wings Embosslits butterflies have beautiful wings!

I was thrilled when I received my copy of the Summer Mini, and this stamp set is one of the reasons. I think that the fairies fill a fanciful niche in the Stampin' Up! arsenal. They are adorable!

Remember, I love and appreciate your comments! So, please let me know what you think of today's card. And if you have any questions about the techniques that I use, please do not hesitate to email me! Or, just ask me in person at Convention 2010! Until next time...

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Stamp Set: A Little Bit of Magic (W 118613; C 120033---Summer Mini); Ink: Pale Plum (102732), Perfect Plum (101437), Old Olive (102277), Pretty in Pink (101301), Sage Shadow (102532), Summer Sun (100537), Basic Gray (109120); Card Stock: Very Vanilla (101650), Sage Shadow (101563), Pretty in Pink (100459), Pale Plum (101658), Perfect Plum (101889); Tools: Big Shot (113439), Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976---Summer Mini), Beautiful Wings Embosslits (118138---Occasions Mini), Tombow Adhesive (110755), Mini Vintage Tags (118763---Summer Mini), Corner Rounder (106047), Modern Label Punch (116630), Heat Tool (100005), Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder (109129), VersaMarker (100901); Glitz and Glam: Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter (102023), Iridescent Ice Emboss Powder (101930), Clear Rhinestone Brad (113144), Pretties Kit (109114), Pretty in Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon (117289)