Praying for You- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Again Stampers! 

I wanted to share the final card that I created yesterday using the CCMC300 Create withConnie and Mary Color Challenge along with the Pals Paper Arts PPA201 SketchChallenge.    

If you have not already visited their sites, I hope that you would have the time to do so- terrific Design Teams and examples in the gallery!!

To create this card:

Ink the floral stamp from Stippled Blossoms using Basic Gray Classic Ink and stamp repeatedly onto Whisper White cardstock.  Use a Sponge Dauber with Calypso Coral Classic Ink to sponge color onto the flowers and Basic Gray around the edges.  Mount onto Basic Black cardstock and sponge additional Basic Gray Classic Ink around the edges.

Ink the En Francais background stamp using Calypso Coral Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Crumb Cake Designer Series Paper (DSP).  

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Final Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss the piece of DSP and also emboss a piece of Basic Gray cardstock. 

Lightly sand the embossed DSP to expose the white core, use a Sponge Dauber to apply Calypso Coral Classic Ink and Basic Gray to highlight the embossed images and mount both pieces onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock.    Sponge additional Basic Gray Classic Ink around the edges and center, mount again onto Calypso Coral cardstock and adhere to the Basic Gray card base (applying additional Basic Gray Classic Ink to all edges). 

Sponge additional Basic Gray Classic ink onto the embossed Basic Gray layer and add to the card front per the sketch.  

  

Add the layers at the top and bottom of the panel (created from the Decorative Label punch cut into half) and sponge additional Basic Gray Classic Ink to darken.

Using a sentiment printed from My Digital Studio (MDS), sponge Calypso Coral Classic Ink and Basic Gray Classic Ink and punch out using the Large Oval Punch. Punch two additional ovals using the Large Oval Punch from Basic Gray cardstock, layer to create a frame for the sentiment and add to the focal image panel.  Mount the focal panel onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Stamp three of the butterflies from Papillon Potpourri onto Whisper White cardstock and punch out the images using the Elegant Butterfly Punch.  Sponge Calypso Coral Classic Ink onto the butterflies and add to the card front. 

Add Pearls to the centers of the butterflies as well as the sentiment to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Papillon Potpourri, Stippled Blossoms , En Francais, Thoughts and Prayers

Ink: Calypso Coral, Basic Gray

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, retired Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, Punches- Decorative Label, Large Oval, Elegant Butterfly; Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a wonderful week!!

MIX65 Swallowtail Prayers

Hi Again Stampers! 

Here is my final card for theSplitcoaststampers MIX65 Challenge- Back to Kindergarten (using crayons) and used the crayon rubbed embossing technique on this card as well as the colors from the CCMC300 Create with Connie and Mary Challenge (although I did not link this card in the CCMC300 challenge since I used a non-SU! lace).   

 I hope you will have the time to check out the gallery at both sites- again, so much talent and inspiration!!

To create this card:

Using the crayon rubbed embossing technique (here is the link to the forum and the technique videos), open the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and place a piece of Whisper White cardstock on top of the raised portion of the folder.   Rub the White Crayon over the cardstock (press firmly) and use a brayer to apply Calypso Coral Classic Ink. 

 

Use a paper towel to rub the ink off the crayon areas, use a Sponge Dauber first with Crumb Cake Classic Ink, rub off the ink and use a Sponge Dauber with Basic Gray Classic Ink (rubbing the ink off again with a dry paper towel).

Ink the En Francais stamp using Basic Gray Classic Ink and stamp over the background.  Wipe off the excess ink using a dry paper towel.

Layer onto the Basic Gray card base and add the sentiment (from a previously printed sentiment from My Digitial Studio and layered with the 1 ¼” Circle Punch), the crochet lace trim with the embossed piece of Basic Gray cardstock (embossed with the Big Shot™ and the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder).  Add a few Pearls to the bottom area of the sentiment (hard to see in the photo) :-)

Color the Swallowtail image using Stampin’ Write markers- Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake and Basic Gray.  Use a Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker to accent the dark areas and the Chalk Marker to highlight some of the areas of the wings.

Add the Swallowtail image using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Swallowtail, Thoughts and Prayers (both MDS versions), En Francais 

Ink: Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Basic Gray

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Gray

Accessories: Big Shot™, retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, White Crayon, Brayer, Sponge Daubers,  1 ¼” Circle Punch, crochet trim from my stash

Thanks again for visiting- I hope you have a wonderful week!!

MIX65 Crazy Mixed Up World

Hi Again Stampers! 

I am having so much fun with the Splitcoaststampers MIX65 Challenge- Back to Kindergarten (using crayons) and decided to use the crayon rubbed embossing technique on this card as well as creating another card with the CMCC#17 Colour Me! Challenge colors.   

 I hope you will have the time to check out the gallery at both sites- again, so much talent and inspiration!!

To create this card:

Using the crayon rubbed embossing technique (here is the link to the forum and the technique videos), open the Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and place a piece of Whisper White cardstock on top of the raised portion of the folder.   Rub the White Crayon over the cardstock (press firmly) and use a brayer to apply Coastal Cabana Classic Ink. 

 

Use a paper towel to rub the ink off the crayon areas, use a Sponge Dauber first with Bermuda Bay Classic Ink, then again with Pacific Point Classic Ink and finally with Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink. 

Mask the areas using either scrap paper or sticky notes and using The Open Sea, stamp the images randomly in different areas (a modified retriform/grid technique) with Basic Gray Classic Ink. Rub off the excess ink with a dry paper towel. 

Use a 1 ¼” Square Punch to punch out the panel, rearrange the squares into the desired pattern and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

When choosing the sentiment,  I already had this one previously printed from My Digital Studio and thought it would be perfect since the images were re-arranged in a random pattern and showcased the mixed up “world”  :-)

Add the 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon bow to the edge of the sentiment and mount the entire panel onto the Whisper White card base.

Stamp Sets: The Open Sea, Favorite Thoughts (MDS version)

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Gray

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Sizzix Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, White Crayon, Sponge Daubers,  5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Hexagon Punch (for sentiment banner)

Thanks again for stopping by!  Hope you have a great week- I still have a few more creations to share and will post this evening :-)

MIX65 Back to Kindergarten- Having Fun with Crayons!!

Hi Again Stampers! 

I had so much fun with SplitcoaststampersMIX65 Challenge- Back to Kindergarten (using crayons) and I chose the crayon rubbed embossing technique that I created five cards with this technique this weekend :-)

I shared one of the cards in my previous post and the following are the first two cards that I created with this technique...one allows the embossing folder as the main focal image and the other stamped elements :-)

 I hope you will have the time to check out the gallery and possibly create a few of your own creations using crayons- it really is a lot of fun being in Kindergarten again!!

To create the first card:

Using the crayon rubbed embossing technique (here is the link to the forum and the technique videos), open the Textured Impressions™  Embossing Folder and place a piece of Whisper White cardstock on top of the raised portion of the folder.   Rub the White Crayon over the cardstock (press firmly) and use a brayer to apply Coastal Cabana Classic Ink. 

Use a paper towel to rub the ink off the crayon areas, use a Sponge Dauber first with Pacific Point Classic Ink to sponge over the crayon areas and second with Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink.  Rub off the excess ink with a dry paper towel. 

Ink the Notable Notions script stamp using Pacific Point Classic Ink and stamp over the entire background (lightly rub off the ink from the crayon portion again using a dry paper towel).  

Re-insert the panel into the Textured Impressions™ Folder and emboss with the Big Shot™.  

Trim the panel, mount onto Elegant Eggplant cardstock, trim and mount onto Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto Pacific Point cardstock and finally onto the Elegant Eggplant card base.

Add the crochet lace trim along with the 5/8” Double Satin Ribbon Bow and Heart “Love” Trinket to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Notable Notions

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Pacific Point, Elegant Eggplant

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Pacific Point

Accessories: Big Shot™, Sizzix Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, White Crayon, Sponge Daubers,  retired Heart Trinkets, 5/8” Satin Ribbon (from my stash), Crochet Ribbon Trim (from my stash)

To create the second card:

Using the crayon rubbed embossing technique (here is the link to the forum and the technique videos), open the Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and place a piece of Whisper White cardstock on top of the raised portion of the folder.   Rub the White Crayon over the cardstock (press firmly) and use a brayer to apply Coastal Cabana Classic Ink. 

 

Use a paper towel to rub the ink off the crayon areas, use a Sponge Dauber with Bermuda Bay Classic Ink to sponge over the crayon areas.  Rub off the excess ink with a dry paper towel. 

Ink the Notable Notions script stamp using Pacific Point Classic Ink and stamp over the entire background (lightly rub off the ink from the crayon portion again using a dry paper towel). 

Ink the Summer Silhouettes stamps using Basic Black Classic Ink and stamp over the background, again rubbing the excess ink off the crayon with the dry paper towel.

Trim and mount the background onto Basic Black cardstock.  Add the sentiment (the sentiment was previously printed using My Digital Studio and punched out with the 1 ¼” Circle Punch and mounted onto a Basic Black 1 ¼” punched circle.  Add the 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon bow and mount the entire panel onto Whisper White cardstock.

Add the Basic Black square panels in the upper and lower corners and mount onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock. 

Adhere the entire panel onto the Basic Black card base to finish off the card

Stamp Sets: Summer Silhouettes, Notable Notions, Thoughts and Prayers (MDS version)

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Pacific Point, Basic Black

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Sizzix Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, White Crayon, Sponge Daubers, 1 ¼” Circle Punch, 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for stopping by- I will be sharing a few more of the crayon rubbed embossing technique cards soon    Have a great week!!

Back to Kindergarten- Crayon Resist for Two Challenges :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I wanted to participate in this week’s Splitcoaststampers MIX65 Mix-Ability Challenge- Back to Kindergarten (using crayons) and decided to incorporate the Colour Me! CMCC#17 Challenge.

I hope you will have the time to check out both sites- such inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Using the crayon rubbed embossing technique (see the video in the forum), open the Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and place a piece of Whisper White cardstock on top of the raised portion of the folder.   Rub the White Crayon over the cardstock (press firmly) and use a brayer to apply Coastal Cabana Classic Ink. 

Use a paper towel to rub the ink off the crayon areas, use a Sponge Dauber first with Bermuda Bay Classic Ink to sponge over the crayon areas, next with Pacific Point Classic Ink and finally a bit of Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink.  Rub off the excess ink with a dry paper towel. 

Ink the En Francais background stamp using Tempting Turquoise and stamp over the entire background (lightly rub off the ink from the crayon portion again using a dry paper towel). 

Ink the Sunflower background stamp using Basic Black Classic Ink and stamp over the background, again rubbing the excess ink off the crayon with the dry paper towel.

Use the 1 ¼” Square Punch to punch out the squares from the background and rearrange into a random pattern onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Add the 5/8” Basic Black ribbon strip with the sentiment from Six Sided Sampler (the sentiment was previously printed using My Digital Studio and punched out on an angle using the 1 ¼” Square Punch, layered onto a 1 ¼” Square piece of Basic Black cardstock) and mount the panel onto the Tempting Turquoise card base. 

Stamp three of the butterflies from Papillon Potpourri using Basic Black onto Whisper White cardstock, punch out using the Elegant Butterfly Punch and apply Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink using a Sponge Dauber.  Adhere to the card front and add the Rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Papillon Potpourri, Sunflower, En Francais

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Sizzix Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, White Crayon, Sponge Daubers, 1 ¼” Square Punch, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Rhinestones

Thanks for visiting!  I had so much fun with this technique and will be sharing the remaining cards in separate posts  :-)

A Final Farewell to the Dynamic Duos

Hi Stampers! 

This week is the 100^th Dynamic Duos Challenge and will not only be the final challenge for my time on the Design Team as well as the final challenge for the Dynamic Duos!  It has been my honor to participate with my fellow Designers as well as Anne Marie and Lesley and I will miss this weekly challenge. 

I decided to incorporate the Our Daily Bread Designs ODBDSLC199Sketch Challenge along with the DD100 Dynamic Duos “Triple Threat” colors- So Saffron, Pool Party and Smoky Slate.

I hope you will have the time to visit and check out the rest of the fantastic Design Team projects as well as create your own and share with us in our final Dynamic Duos Challenge :-)!

To create this project:

Create a sun mask using the 1 ¼” Circle Punch from a sticky note- use a Sponge Dauber with So Saffron Classic Ink to create the sun and reflection on the water.  Use a Sponge Dauber with Pool Party Classic Ink for the sky and water.

Ink the boat image from Waves on the Sea using Smoky Slate Classic Ink and stamp onto the sponged scene.  Use a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to accentuate the shadows and waves.

Ink the Notable Notions script stamp and stamp over the sky area, the compass image from The Open Sea using Smoky Slate and stamp over the sun.  Use the Color Spritzer Tool along with the Smoky Slate Stampin’ Write marker to add a bit of distressing. Trim and mount onto Basic Black cardstock.

Ink the ledger stamp from The Open Sea using Smoky Slate Classic Ink onto Smoky Slate cardstock.  Use the Distressing Tool to distress the edges of the cardstock and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock. 

Adhere the Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper (DSP) and the I Am Me DSP onto Basic Black cardstock, adhere to the Smoky Slate background.   

Add the Basic Black cardstock strips (embossed with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder-difficult to see in the photo).  I used a combination of four strips to allow the knotted Natural Linen Thread to be inserted under the top strip.

Mount the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals®, add the sentiment and wrap the Natural Linen knotted “ropes” to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: The Open Sea, Notable Notions, Waves on the Sea (ODBD)

Ink: So Saffron, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Stampin’ Write Marker- Basic Black, Smoky Slate

Paper/Cardstock:  Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Epic Day This and That DSP, I Am Me DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, Sticky Notes for Masking, Color Spritzer Tool, Natural Linen Thread

Thanks again for stopping by - I hope all of you have a wonderful week and a chance to join in on our final “DD100 Triple Threat” Challenge!

Floral Anniversary- Three Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers! 

Time for the new SUO95 SUO-Only Challenge is “FeaturingFlowers” and I decided to incorporate the FUSION8 Challenge (sketch along with the inspiration photo) along with using an Oval for the WT475 Splitcoaststampers “Way to Use It” Challenge. 

I hope you will have the time to visit and check out the rest of the fantastic Design Team projects at all sites and if you have a chance, join in on the fun!

To create this project:

Create the oval using the Big Shot™ with the Ovals Collection Framelits™ to cut the oval out of a piece of Whisper White cardstock, emboss with the Stripes Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.

Emboss a piece of Soft Sky cardstock using the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and use the Lattice Bigz™ Original Die to cut the lattice from a piece of Whisper White cardstock. 

Adhere the lattice behind the oval opening and add the embossed Soft Sky cardstock.  Adhere the entire panel to a piece of So Saffron cardstock, mount onto a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe and add to the Wisteria Wonder card base.

Create the rolled flowers from So Saffron, Crisp Cantaloupe, Soft Sky and Wisteria Wonder cardstock using the 2 3/8” and 1 ¾” Scallop Circle Punch, crimp with the retired Crimper Tool, hand cut a wavy spiral and roll up from the outside toward the center.  

Create the leaves using Pistachio Pudding cardstock using the Bird Builder Punch and adhere the leaves and flowers to the card front along the lower edge of the oval. 

Stamp the sentiment using Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, trim and create the banner using the Hexagon Punch.

Adhere the ½” Soft Sky Seam Binding Triple Ribbon bow along with the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Express Yourself

Ink: Wisteria Wonder

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Soft Sky, So Saffron, Wisteria Wonder

Accessories: Big Shot™, Square Lattice and Stripes Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Ovals Collection Framelits™, Lattice Bigz™ Original Die, Punches: 2 3/8” and 1 ¾” Scallop Circle, Hexagon, Bird Builder; ½” Soft Sky Seam Binding Ribbon, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping - I hope you have a chance to join in on our “Featuring Flowers” SU-Only Challenge!

You Make Me Happy :-)

Good Morning Stampers!!

One more card to share from this past week and this is another Clean and Simple (CAS)card created for The Card Concepts #8- Use an Umbrella and decided to go with a monochromatic color scheme since it reminds me of rain :-)

Again, I hope you will have a chance to stop by to visit TheCard Concept site to check out all of the wonderful Design Team samples and entries!

To create this card:

I already had My Digital Studio (MDS) open for the previous card so I decided to use the retired stamp set, Rain or Shine (still available in MDS and on the clearance rack in wood mount) along with the retired Sale-A-Bration (SAB) set, See Ya Later (again in the digital version).

I modified the sentiment a bit to hide the sun at the top and re-sized both images before I printed onto Whisper White cardstock.

Add a piece of retired Night and Day Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto the Basic Black card base. 

Adhere the scrap piece of Basic Black cardstock onto the card front and add the trimmed focal image.

Add a few Rhinestones to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Rain or Shine, See Ya Later SAB (MDS versions)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, retired Night and Day DSP

Accessories: Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to visiting- have a wonderful week!

You Are One of A Kind- Two CAS Challenges in One!!

Hi Again Stampers!!

I decided to participate in a few more challenges this weekend- the CAS Colours and Sketches #70 along with the CASology #90- Note. 

I struggle with the CAS (Clean and Simple) Sytle and this may not be CAS enough for the challenges,  but for me, it is clean and simple :-)  Again, I hope you will have a chance to stop by to visit all of the challenge sites to see the wonderful Design Team samples and entries!

To create this card:

Since Basic Black was one of the challenge colors, I decided to use My Digital Studio (MDS) to print out the background, the oval and sentiment (all pieces were re-sized before saving and printing).  

Color the background using Stampin’ Write Markers in Basic Gray and Smoky Slate, trim and mount onto Basic Black cardstock.  Add the punched/crimped border pieces of Basic Black and Whisper White along the bottom and adhere the 5/8” retired Basic Black Satin double ribbon bow and strip at the top. 

Punch out the sentiment using the XL Oval Punch and adhere to two ovals punched with the same punch (overlap the two black ovals to create a frame behind the sentiment).  Add the sentiment to the ribbon strip along the top of the panel and adhere a small Pearl to the little flower at the bottom.

Alternate the strips of the retired Night and Day Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock and adhere the focal image panel to the pieced DSP panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Adhere another piece of the Night and Day DSP to the Basic Black card base and add the entire panel to the front of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp Sets: Notably Ornate, One of A Kind, Presto Patterns Overlay (MDS versions)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Basic Gray, Smoky Slate

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, retired Night and Day DSP

Accessories: XL Oval Punch, retired 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Pearl, EK Success Border Punch (non SU!)

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope all of you have a great week!

He Is Risen Indeed!! Happy Resurrection Sunday!

  

Happy Resurrection Sunday!!  

We had a lovely service this morning celebrating our Risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!!   I am so thankful that Jesus came to earth as a man, paid the penalty for our sins upon the cross and rose again on the third day!! He is Risen, He is Risen Indeed!!

I wanted to share one more Easter card that I created using the DD99 “Black Tie” Challenge (Basic Black and Rich Razzleberry) and the SplitcoaststampersTLC477 “What’s the Point” Technique Challenge along with a bit of a more stylized cross from the set, Crosses of Hope.  

To create this card:

Open a blank document in My Digital Studio (MDS) and position the cross from Crosses of Hope and re-size.  Also position the “Easter” sentiment from Well Scripted and the “Happy” from Fabulous Phrases.  Print onto a 8 ½ x 11” piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Use a Circle Collection Framelit™ as a guide and using the pointillism technique, create the background (I used a Pilot V5 gel pen).  Carefully cut the cross from the lower edge to the center area, bend up a bit to position the Circle Framelit™ and use the Big Shot™ to cut out the circle around the cross.

Use a Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Write marker to color the cross and use the Pilot V5 pen to create additional depth in the black areas of the cross. 

Use a Sponge Dauber with Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink to color the background around the cross.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Framed Tulips Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock and adhere the cardfront onto the Rich Razzleberry card base.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Paper Doily Sizzlit L™ to cut out a doily from Whisper White cardstock and the Window Frame Collection Framelits™ to cut out the window frame from a piece of Basic Black cardstock. 

Adhere the cross to the window frame and doily and add to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Punch the sentiment out using the XL Oval Punch and adhere to a Basic Black XL Oval piece – adhere behind the window frame and add to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

To finish off the card, add Rhinestones to the cross, sentiment and the retired Frosted Finishes Embellishment to the center. 

Stamp Sets:  Crosses of Hope, Well Scripted, Fabulous Phrases (all MDS versions)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Rich Razzleberry, Stampin’ Write Marker- Rich Razzleberry

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Big Shot™, Circle Collection and Window Frames Collection Framelits™, Paper Doily Sizzlit L™, Framed Tulip Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, XL Oval Punch, Sponge Dauber, Rhinestones, retired Frosted Finishes embellishment, Pilot V5 Pen

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a fabulous Resurrection Sunday and wonderful week!!

DD99 Black Tie Swallowtail :-)

Hi Stampers! 

It’s that time again, a new Dynamic Duos Challenge!!   The DD99 “Black Tie” Challenge mixes Basic Black with Rich Razzleberry with Gold for optional dessert.  

Again, I decided to turn to My Digital Studio (MDS) along with traditional card making techniques to create my card for this project and of course, I opted for dessert :-)

I hope you will have the time to visit and check out the rest of the fantastic Design Team projects as well as create your own and share with us!

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Anne Marie Hile

Annette Elliott

Angel Johns

Caroline Bredeson

Cindy Brumbaugh

Holly Endress

JoAnn Burnham

Julie Gearinger

Michelle Bala

Sarah Fleming 

Tenia Nelson

To create this project:

Using MDS, open a blank 8.5x11 document and insert the Swallowtail image- reduce and print out onto Whisper White cardstock.

Color using the Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Write Marker and use the Gold Marker to add the gold accents to the butterfly (stipple dots along the outside edges of the wings and strokes for the inside areas), carefully cut out the butterfly. 

Use the Big Shot™ along with the Window Frames Collection Framelits™ to cut out the window from Basic Black cardstock and emboss with retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Add the retired Antique Brass brads to the corners.   

Use the Big Shot™ with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock, layer onto a piece of Brushed Gold cardstock and add the retired Mocha Morning Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto the lower part of the card front, trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  Add a piece of 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon to cover the seam.

Adhere the window frame to the card front and add the butterfly using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon to the bottom of the panel.  Stamp the sentiment from Express Yourself using Basic Black Classic Ink onto Rich Razzleberry cardstock and create the banner using the Hexagon Punch, add the gold dots using the Gold Marker and adhere to the ribbon strip. 

Add the decorative metal piece from the retired Artisan Embellishment Kit and mount the entire panel onto the Rich Razzleberry card base to finish off the card.

 Stamp Sets: Swallowtail (MDS version), Express Yourself

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Rich Razzleberry, Gold

Paper/Cardstock:  Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry, Brushed Gold, retired Mocha Morning DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Pretty Print and retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Window Frames Collection Framelits™, Hexagon Punch, retired Artisans Embellishment kit

Thanks again for stopping by - I hope all of you have a wonderful Easter Weekend and a chance to join in on our “DD99 Black Tie” Challenge!