BW Flag on Vertigo Bookmark

 Here I created a cool bookmark using Vertigo Film - Taffeta.  I embossed the strip with Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Stars.  I topped the bookmark with a paper pieced BW Flag from Texana Designs Stamps.  I heat embossed with gold embossing powder.  I used the Brother Scan 'n' Cut to cut out the flag and another flag just a smidge larger in black.  I sandwiched the Vertigo bookmark between the black and white flags.  I only put the adhesive at the top so that the flag could fit down over the page of your favorite book.

More Vertigo

Texana Designs Stamps - Ornaments & "Hang in there!"

Vertigo - Rattlesnake

Paper Studio Paper Pack - Simple Elegance

Brilliance Dew Drop Inks

Rocket Red, Cosmic Copper & Mediterranean Blue

Ranger Gold Embossing Powder

Dies - Lifestyle Crafts

Vertigo Tip:  Stamping on Vertigo can be tricky.  I stamped repeatedly with the Brilliance Dew Drops Inks using MISTI.  I also stamped the ornaments on white cardstock and layered it to give the stamped image more "pop".  MISTI allows me to stamp multiple images in the exact same place either on the same die or on multiple dies.  I really love MISTI.  To attach the Vertigo to the card, I punched tiny holes on each side of the string and tied a bow connecting both the Vertigo and the cardstock.  This way I didn't have to worry about adhesive showing through.

Happy 2015!

Wishing all a happy, prosperous and healthy 2015!

Texana Design Stamps - BW Heart Flag & "Have a Texas-size New Year's"

Vertigo Film - Taffeta

Embossing Folders - Cuttlebug - Stars & Darice - Fireworks

Fireworks! Ink Spray - Danube Blue & Rhubarb Stalk on background paper

Copics for highlighting fireworks

Stickles on the Texas star

Vertigo Tips:  Embossing with folders can be a tricky process.  Test the folder and a scrap (unlike what I did).  Some folders emboss nicely, others emboss too deeply and cause the film to buckle.

Texana Barbed Wire Heart on Vertigo Film

Texana Designs Stamps:

Barbed Wire Heart, Barbed Wire Heart (mini)

“You Make My Heart Happy” & “Love Ya!”

Pattern Paper

Vertigo Film - Taffeta

Echo Park – Capture Life Collection – Bokeh Blur

Martha Stewart Border Punch

Doily Lace Edge Punch

Paper piecing

Texana Design Team

01/01/2015

Okay, the pictures don't do the cards justice.  In the one above you can really see the "vertigo" effect of the specialty paper by Imagine Crafts.  I wanted to show the semi-transparent effect, so I created a top-hinge card and put the inside sentiment behind the focal point (heart).  You can see some of the adhesive used on the Vertigo, but I don't think it's terribly distracting.

Texana Winter & Christmas Stamps

This is a two page scrapbook layout that I created using the Winter and Christmas stamps by Texana Designs.  The design team donated colored images of each of the stamps.  You will see images colored with markers.  You will see samples of paper piecing.  You may see Zentangled images.  You can see some water colored images.  Some images have been heat embossed.  The large snowglobe is stamped on Vertigo Film.  I love the versatility of these stamps!

Snowperson on Vertigo Film

This was a fun card.  I had purchased a new product called Vertigo Film by Imagine Crafts. 

• A sturdy, transluscent material that reflects and refracts light, creating dazzling visual effects
• Easily cut with scissors or paper trimmers
• Stamp or color with Memento Luxe, StazOn, and other pigment inks
• Can be embossed and die cut with most embossing machines
• Score and fold for 3-D projects
• Create dimensional shapes by warping with a heat gun

Below are the products used:


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Texana Designs Stamps - Snowperson

Pattern Papers

Vertigo Film - Prism 

Doodlebug 6x6 Paper Pad – Frosty Friends

Memory Box Die – Frostyville Corner

Paper piecing on hat, scarf & buttons

Glossy Accents on buttons, star & scarf

Black Gesso on eyes

Texana Design Team

01/01/2015