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Floating Frames with Come Sail Away

Jun 22, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Press and Seal & Cards – Who Knew?

Do you ever see a new technique and think how in the world did someone think of that?   The Press and Seal technique is one of those what in the world techniques.  I am not sure with whom it started, but it is a boatload of fun (Come Sail Away – get it??) and produces some pretty wonderful cards!   In order to be able to do this you need just a couple of things:  Press-n-Seal and dimensionals/mini-dimensionals ~ lots of them!   Frances “Frenchie” Martin‘s video helped a lot, as did Kylie Bertucci’s husband’s, Bruno, video from Australia.  One thing I found out with my second set of floating frame cards is that it is much, much easier to remove the Press-n-Seal from cardstock than DSP.  The DSP is thinner and more prone to tearing.  

Best thing about this technique?  You get two cards from one A2 sized piece of cardstock.

Come Sail Away

This new photopolymer stamp set is wonderful!  While it leans more toward masculine cards, it can be for anyone for almost any occasion.   For my cards, I chose  red, white, and blue colors.  At first, I started coloring  with blends and just wasn’t happy with the result, so I started over.  For this card, I started with 12 stamped and cropped images: 4 each of the compass rose, anchors, small and large boats.  I think the lighthouse provides a strong, grounding image, therefore, I only used one..

Here are my two cards:

     

 

Most of the videos I’ve seen using the Press-n-Seal tend to start with the outside floating frame.  I had a problem with all the empty space in the middle, so I added a boat, rope and knot, and some of the birds.   I am happier with the inside floating frame, mainly because I matted the center white background and because the lighthouse is so prominent.  The two red rhinestones center and ground the sentiment. 

You Are My True North

Both of these completed cards were sitting on my desk when my husband came in my blue room to see what I was creating.  He picked them up, really inspected them, and then said how much he liked them.  My response:  that’s good because the center floating card just happens to be your Father’s Day card.  I did wind up creating another card for him with the same sentiment and stamp set.  I can hear you thinking Father’s Day??  Wasn’t that last weekend?  Yes, but I needed to wait until after Father’s Day to post these cards so I didn’t ruin the next one I did create for him.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I appreciate your time.

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

 

Floating Frame Butterflies for #GDP191

Jun 2, 2019 | Global Design Project | 3 comments

I LOVE the Floating Frame Technique!

The first time I saw a floating frame tutorial on YouTube I thought that it looked pretty darn difficult.  Then I tried it with some stamped and cropped images, all on cardstock and found the process easier than I thought.  So, I tried it again with the butterflies for #GDP191, and I am so incredibly happy with the results, especially that two cards are created from each of the Press ‘n Seal start.

Here’s my card and the GDP challenge:

 

It Takes Patience

After punching out the butterflies from the DSP using the butterfly duo punch, I laid out the butterflies in a pattern I thought would work.  Since I used the duo punch, I had smalled butterflies which I used to fill in some too empty spaces.  Explaining the process would have been so much easier if I had taken photos of the process.  I guarantee there will be other floating frame cards in my future, and there will be photos of the process.  

I did find out that taking the Press ‘n Seal off DSP is a much more delicate process than cardstock, so my tip is to go slowly, very slowly, when pulling off the Press ‘n Seal.  

The following photo shows the dimension of the card, for which I purposely wanted the shadows to appear:

My second tip is to make sure you have loads of dimensionals and mini-demensionals on hand before beginning the card.  

The bottom mat for the card, and the smaller mat is Highland Heather, as is the sentiment.  Dandelion Wishes provided the sentiment.  

I thought the sentiment looked lonely on the white mat, so I used three of the smaller punched butterflies in the white space.  Even after adding the butterflies, I thought the card needed something else, so I used some of the retiring faceted dots from Share What You Love.

Next Time

I will take photos of the process.  It truly is easier than the results appear to be.  There are a number of YouTube videos, just search for either “floating frame technique” or “Press -n Seal technique”.  Try it!  You won’t be disappointed with the results.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Peachy day!

Sue