Did You Ever Hit

a brick wall when crafting?  Sometimes you just don’t have any mojo at all.  It is amazing how you can sit there and try to come up with an idea and then it hits – why not play with the Brick Wall Embossing Folder and see what you can do?

I really wanted my background to look like a brick wall, so I placed a small piece of temporary adhesive on the back of my card stock before running it through the Big Shot with the embossing folder.  Then I used my brayer to ink up the card stock before I removed it from the folder.  This way, I didn’t mush my bricks AND the brayer only inked the raised bricks, leaving the “mortar” lines white!  Isn’t that a quick and easy way to make your brick wall?

Here’s the first card I made:

SU! Brick Wall EF, Botanical Builders, Garden in Bloom

Pretty cool background, right?  I used Cherry Cobbler ink for my bricks.

Well, I also decided to go with a softer look, and the second one I made is this:

SU! Brick Wall, Botanical Builders, Garden in Bloom

For this one, I used Sahara Sand to ink up my wall.  The flowers and leaves were created with the Botanical Fields Builder framelits.  These die cuts are so pretty.  The sentiment is from Garden in Bloom.

So, what do you think?  Going to try making your own brick wall?

Just wanted to remind you that we are in the last month of Sale-A-Bration.  If you haven’t placed your order and earned your FREE goodies, don’t wait too much longer!!   I still have open dates for in-home workshops – or consider hosting an on-line party!  Once your show hits $250 in merchandise (prior to S/H and tax in the US) you earn an extra $25 in hostess dollars!!   OR if you are an “I want it all!” person, then join my team!  Choose $155 worth of Stampin’ Up! goodies for just $99 + tax!!  That is $56 worth of goodies FREE!!  And you pay NO shipping on your kit!   How cool is this deal??  Let me know if you have any questions, I’d be happy to answer them for you!

Thanks for stopping by!

Teresa

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