Debby Hughes’ Creative Uses

Hi readers! Happy Sunday! I think you’ll be surprised at the supplies list for this card. I sure was! Debby Hughes is back with her very fun and popular Creative Uses post! I think you’ll find today’s inspiration to be out of this world!

Read on…. enjoy!

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Hello, Debby here with my monthly look at stretching your supplies. I think more than any time of year, getting the most out of your holiday supplies is key. We buy sets for a certain occasion or season and shouldn’t put them away afterwards but look how they can be used all year round.

I took the surf board from the Warm Christmas Wishes die set and turned it in to a rocket. Firstly I gathered all the shapes I needed – the surf board as the main body of the rocket, parts of the Circle Loops dies as rocket wings, Tattered Poppy leaves as flames, a window from the sports balls set and I also used another circle from this set for the Earth. Having cut all the pieces from Neenah Solar White card I then colored them with Copics. I accented the die cuts with Rock Candy Distress Glitter on the Earth and flames and covered the rest of the rocket in Glossy Accents then put them to dry while I worked on the background panel

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Taking a piece of Neenah Solar White I blended in Distress Inks (Spun Sugar, Seedless Preserves, Broken China, Stormy Sky & Black Soot) then sprinkled the panel with water and dabbed off with a tissue to remove some of the color. I also splattered the background with a solution of Perfect Pearls. With the galactic sky starting to take shape I turned to a technique I’ve not used for a while but love – swiping embossing paste through the Falling Stars stencil and then, while still wet, sprinkling on silver embossing powder before heat setting. This gives fabulous texture and dimension to the stars :D

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To finish off the card I mounted the die cuts on the panel with foam adhesive and in turn the panel on a top folding card base. The sentiment from More Sketchy Banner Greetings is stamped in Lipstick Red, trimmed in to a banner and again foam mounted. The last touch were a few sequins. I always love to add sequins, but they are also great to cover up a mark in glossy accents if you failed to leave it dry long enough and touched your finger to it ;)

I hope you take a look at your autumn and holiday supplies to see uses for them other than those intended :D

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Thanks for reading today, and thanks to the amazing Debby for being our guest today!

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  1. Super cute card Debby. I love how you can take something unexpected and make it into something new. Thanks for sharing.

  2. You are brilliant, Debby! I would never guess where those bits came from. Love everything about this card. I think I see a comet!

  3. Such a creative idea. A great use of a die for something other than the original purpose. Love these kind of cards. Your idea is great and the design you made is perfectly. TFS

  4. Debby, This rocket is out of this world. I will look at all of my shapes in a different manner before returning them to their package. I have that falling star stencil, I think I will give it a go with the embossing paste. Thanks for sharing your inspiration.

  5. This is just a fantastic use of stamps/dies to create other things besides what they’re meant for! Thanks for the ideas, I will have to try using the old brain to come up with some of my own!! lol!!

  6. When it comes to getting the most out of your stamps, Debby is QUEEN!! Love the card. The background is so gorgeous!!

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