Inspired Stamps: Spring Inspiration & Embossing Folder Giveaway!!

Happy Thursday, bloggers! I have a distressed shabby chic Spring card and a giveaway today for you! My card was made with Inspired Stamps' newest release Spring Sketches, an older favortie from last year's Spring release Butterflies and Blooms, and Lovely Lace. I used the Darice Chevron Embossing folder and distressed it with Tim Holtz distress stain in Picket Fence, an inking tool, and Hero Art's ink pad in wet cement. I stamped the Lovely Lace on a Kraft card stock and distressed it the same way and fussy cut it. I stamped the flower and leaves from the Spring Sketches stamp set, colored with Copics, and paper pieced it onto the doily. Then wrapped heaps of burlap twine from May Arts and tied a bow and added a flag with the pretty and bold Bloom sentiment from the Butterflies and Blooms set. I'm giving away the Chevron Embossing Folder from Darice because I accidentally ordered two. My mistake, your gain! :)

To be eligible for my giveaway, all you have to do is become a follower and comment here and let me know that you did! However, if you want more entries, complete any of these tasks and leave a comment here on this post letting me know which one you did. The more tasks you complete, the more comments you can post, and the more entries you get!

1) Follow my Blog - then leave a comment here.
2) *Like* my Facebook page (like button is above my profile picture on the right side of this blog or in the Facebook tab on the top) - then leave a comment here.
3) Tweet this giveaway and put an @GabLow at the end of your tweet - then leave a comment here.
4) On my Facebook page share the post I made about this giveaway - then leave a comment here.
5) *Like* Inspired Stamps on Facebook and let them know I sent you - then leave another comment here.
6) Pin it on Pinterest using my Pinit button below my card's photo - then leave a comment.
7) For an extra entry have your friend do at least two of the things above and then come back here and let me know their name and leave another comment!

I'll announce the winner in two weeks on Saturday, March 30 by 10:00PM EST using random.org. It also happens to be National Take a Walk in the Park Day. So, I felt that would be fitting for this Spring inspired post. :) You have till then to enter. Please come back and check to see if you've won by April 5th. If it's not claimed by then, I will draw another winner.


Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!
Inky and glittery fingers for all!
-Gaby

Challenge Entries: 

• Ribbon Carousel Blog's Spring is in the air challenge. 
• Simon Says Stamp and Show's shabby chic challenge.

SYC: Embossing!

This month the challenge at SYC is to make a project with embossing! It can be dry and/or heat embossing. I chose to use heat embossing and a bit of resist with mists. I stamped the Lawn Fawn Chevrons in Versa Mark, sprinkled some clear embossing powder over it, tapped off the excess, and heat with my heat tool. Once cooled I spritzed October Afternoon's Art Box mists over it and dabbed off the excess that pooled on top of the embossing. Then I unscrewed the mist's caps and sprinkled and splattered some more of the paint. I also misted the Studio Calico wooden cameras with the white mist and dried with my heat gun. The tags were really cool and had that vintage carbon underneath to make an impression copy of my handwriting. Once I was done with the writing I smudged the carbon into the tag some more for extra vintage goodness. Reminded me of when I was a kid in the late 80's and used to play in my mom's office. I attached the tags with my tiny attacher and some ATG glue. Finished it off with the Instagram Stamp included in the Adventure stamp set from Studio Calico stamped on some Lawn Fawn paper and punched out. My pictures are from Postagram for Instagram and I just adore them! If you click through my link: http://sincerely.com/u/scfdwf you'll get five Postagrams free!!

I hope you liked my layout and will try out the challenge this month at SYC!! I know you all have heaps of embossing tools you have been neglecting! Get them out and have fun! Get to it ladies and show me what you can do with all your embossing goodness!!!! Click the blinky below to see more inspiration!



Inky and glittery fingers for all!
-Gaby

Bazzill Fig Cardstock	Lawn Fawn Chevron Backdrop	*American Crafts Zing! CLEAR Embossing Powder 27170	*October Afternoon ART BOX Sprinklers SI933	*Studio Calico CAMERAS Wood Veneer Shapes 331033	Studio Calico Adventure Stamps
Lawn Fawn Petite Paper Pack	*American Tag ALTERED ART TAG SET Paper Art Collage 21001 Ticket Tags Label Sale	Distress Inks	*EK Success 2.5"" CIRCLE Punch 54-30046	*Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200	*Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER Stapler Tool Mini Staples TH92800

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*Entered into Simon Says Stamp and Show: Anything Goes Challenge!
*Entered into Craft your passion challenges: Challenge 114 ~ ANYTHING GOES !