Painting with Alcohol Wink of Stella

Oh no!  My Clear Wink of Stella glimmer brush went dry!

Thinking there had to be more life in this brush, I took it apart with a pair of pliers lifting out the center core.  I could see that there was still quite a bit of glitter left inside the core.

On Pinterest I had read that these brushes could be revived by adding water in the barrel, but I decided to add rubbing alcohol instead and reassembling the brush gave it a try. 

Wow!  I think it's better than it was before!

Now the fun began.  Grabbing some ink pads and an embossed image using the Floral Affection embossing folder, I began painting parts of the image.  It was easy, and the colours were brilliant.
The resultant image was made into an easel Easter card

The colours for this card were selected from the Affectionately Yours DSP- from the Crumb Cake basic Easel card to the Flirty Flamingo mat of the embossed art piece.

Embellishments in the form of flowers and ribbon also coordinated with the color scheme.  The flowers were made using the Petite Petal punch.  I made the centers by snipping a piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock, and rolling it up and then fluffing it after the adhesive was set.
Of course, Wink of Stella (clear) was applied to all parts of the flowers.

Supplies Used:

Stamp: Easter Message
Inks:  Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Cucumber Crush
Papers: Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Affectionately Yours DSP, Cucumber Crush
Accessories: 'Revived" Clear Wink of Stella glimmer brush (with alcohol), Floral Affection Embossing Folder, Petite Petal Punch, Itty Bitty Flower punch, 3/8" ruffled Flirty Flamingo ribbon, Pearls, dimensionals, glue dots

Floral Affections Embossed Cards

Did you forget about these two embossing folders on Page 195 of the Annual Catalogue?  I must admit that I did. Most of my focus has been on the Occasions Catalogue and SAB - until yesterday.  I was organizing my embossing folders, and came across these two embossing folders and had to check in the catalogue to make sure they were current. These two folders 4 1/2 by 2 7/8" each called "Floral Affections" not only make quick cards, but  coordinate perfectly with the Affectionately Yours DSP.
In less than an hour I made the following 2 cards:

Birthday Card

To get the embossing above and below the die cut oval, I cut the oval first and then embossed above and below the oval in 2 separate steps. The layer is adhered to a same size whisper white layer using dimensionals, and then added to the Flirty Flamingo card stock base.
In the center is a stamped smaller oval matted with Flirty Flamingo cardstock. The sentient is from "Tin of Cards".
Flowers made using the Petite Petal punch with rhinestone centers are arranged around the oval.

For this card I applied Wink of Stella to the embossed flowers and put a Daffodil Delight candy dot in their centers. After matting with Sweet Sugarplum cardstock the image piece is adhered to the card front using dimensionals.  A Sweet Sugarplum base, layered with Whisper White card stock and then Sweet Sugarplum DSP completes this card.