CCMC313 World of Dreams Birthday Sketch

Hi Stampers! 

I had a chance to work in my craft room today and wanted to create a card using the CCMC313 Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge and decided to create a monochromatic Clean and Simple (CAS) card.

I hope you will find the time to visit their site to see the gorgeous Design Team cards as well as a terrific gallery of entries!

To create this card:

Ink the background stamp, Dictionary using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Adhere a piece of Back to Black Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto a piece of Basic Black and add the triangular part of the sketch using a coordinating piece of Back to Black DSP.

Add this panel to the Dictionary stamped background, trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Black, trim and mount onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto the Basic Black card base.

Stamp the image from World of Dreams using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, punch out using the 2 ½” Circle Punch and mount onto a Basic Black cardstock circle (also punched from the 2 ½” Circle Punch, split into two and spread to allow just a part of the black to show).

Punch the sentiment out using the Large Oval (I had this sentiment previously printed from My Digital Studio (MDS)) and mount onto another oval punched from Basic Black cardstock using the Large Oval Punch.   Add the sentiment to the triangular area of the sketch.

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

Stamp Sets: World of Dreams, Dictionary, Hugs and Wishes (MDS version)

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Printer Ink- Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Back to Black DSP

Accessories: Punches- 2 ½” Circle, Large Oval  

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

Birthday Wishes For LeAnne- A Color, Technique and Sketch Challenge :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I wanted to create another card using one of my favorite stamp sets, An Open Heart and decided to incorporate the C489 Splitcoaststampers' Color Challenge (Bermuda Bay, Pool Party and Calypso Coral) along with the FM170 Friday Mashup! DelftTile Background and Sketch (modified the sketch a bit) and also a birthday cardfor the #119 blog hop at Merry Monday for LeAnne  (Happy Birthday LeAnne!!).   

If you have not had a chance to do, I hope that you will take a moment to visit all of the challenge sites- so many wonderful Design Teams samples and entries!

To create this card:

Use the Simply Scoring Tool™ to score lines on a piece of Whisper White cardstock at 1” increments to create the tile background.

Using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink stamp the stem image onto Whisper White cardstock, mask and repeatedly stamp the image again, mask and stamp once more.

Color the floral stem image using the Stampin’ Write markers- Pool Party and Bermuda Bay for the leaves and Calypso Coral for the berries and blossoms.

Use the medium Calyso Coral Blendabilities™ marker to add shadows on the blossoms and the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write marker to add shadows to the image.

Use a Sponge Dauber with Crumb Cake Classic Ink to sponge over the entire image and allow the “grout” lines to show :-)   Add additional shadows with Soft Suede Classic Ink  and use the Color Spritzer Tool with the Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker to add more distressing.

Trim the panel and adhere to a piece of Pool Party cardstock, trim again and add to the Calypso Coral cardstock layer.

Add the embossed lace panel- I had this piece in my scraps :-)   It had been previously cut with the Big Shot™ along with the Large Scallop Edgelit™ and embossed with the Delicate Designs Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder (that had been inked with Crumb Cake Classic Ink prior to embossing the Whisper White cardstock). 

Sponge additional Crumb Cake Classic Ink onto the Calypso Coral cardstock at the bottom of the card and use the Color Spritzer Tool with the Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker. 

Add the 5/8” Satin Ribbon bow (from my stash)  to cover the seam of the lace embossed piece. 

I also had a pre-printed sentiment in my stash (using My Digital Studio onto Whisper White cardstock)- sponge with Crumb Cake Classic Ink , punch out using the Large Scallop Punch and layered onto a Pool Party cardstock oval punched with the Large Oval Punch as well. 

Layer the panel onto a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock , trim and mount onto a Whisper White card base.   Sponge Crumb Cake Classic Ink to “antique” the edges of the card and age the Whisper White card base.

Stamp the Carolina Wren image onto Whisper White cardstock using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and color using the Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake and Baked Brown Sugar Stampin’ Write markers and carefully cut out by hand.

Cut a 2” Circle from Whisper White cardstock and create a horizon line using the Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker.  Mask the line and repeatedly stamp the leaf image from World of Dreams using Pool Party Classic Ink, ink the same image using Bermuda Bay Classic Ink and stamp a few leaves with the Bermuda Bay. 

Color the “ground” area with the Crumb Cake and Baked Brown Sugar Stampin’ Write marker and Light Crumb Cake Blendabilities™ marker. 

 Use a Sponge Dauber with Crumb Cake Classic Ink to distress the paper and add the spritzing using the Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker along with the Color Spritzer Tool.

Punch out a 2” Circle from Pool Party and Calypso Coral cardstock, split the circles in half horizontally and adhere behind the stamped landscape image.

Add the fussy cut wren to the circle using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and adhere to the layered circle.  

Stamp Sets: An Open Heart, World of Dreams, Hugs and Wishes (MDS version)

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Stampin’ Write Markers- Basic Black, Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Sahara Sand; Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake Collections

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Pool Party

Accessories: Big Shot™, Large Scallop Edgelit™, Delicate Designs Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Dauber, Color Spritzer Tool,  Punches- Large Oval, 2” Circle; Simply Scored™ Tool,  5/8” Satin Ribbon (from our stash)

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you all of you have a wonderful Tuesday and again, Happy Birthday, LeAnne!!  Hugs to you, my friend :-)

SUO102 Favorite New Toys along with the PPA213 Sketch :-)

Hi Stampers! 

Time for the new SU-Only Challenges SUO102 Favorite New Toys Challenge along with the Pals Paper Arts PPA213 Sketch- again, such a great gallery and Design Team at The Pals Paper Arts!

For the SU-Only SUO102 Challenge, ww are encouraging you to create a new project using your favorite Stampin’ Up! products from the new catalog!  My favorite new toy (other than all of the fabulous new stamp sets) is our Stampin’ Blendabilities™- love the blending of these colors!!

I normally shy away from the "cute" images since I never know exactly what to do with them but I love the "critters" in Life in the Forest and could not resist this set for my collection :-)

 I hope that you will check out the rest of the Design Team projects and share with us your "favorite" new toy using your Stampin’ Up! Only creations!

To create this card:

Ink the images from Life in the Forest and Choose Happiness using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock. 

Color the images using the Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Collections- Smokly Slate, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Crumb Cake.   Use the Stampin’ Write Basic Black marker on the raccoon

Hand-cut (“fussy cut”) each image (except for the trees) and trim around the trees to create a rectangle for the parts of the sketch. 

On the tree image rectangles, sketch a grass line using the  Stampin’ Write Basic Black marker and color the sky using the light Night of Navy Stampin’ Blendabilities™ marker and the grass using the light Old Olive Stampin’ Blendabilities™ marker. 

Trim around the sentiment and color using the light Night of Navy Stampin’ Blendabilities™ marker.

Color the woodgrain stamped image from Choose Happiness using the Blush Neutral and Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blendabilities™ markers.

Mount the tree images, the woodgrain and the sentiment onto Basic Black cardstock, trim and mount again onto Whisper White cardstock.  

Use the Big Shot™ to emboss a piece of Basic Black cardstock using the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and mount onto the Whisper White cardstock base.

Add the tree images to the upper and lower corner of the card (per the sketch) and adhere the stacked animal images.

Layer the woodgrain stamped image square and sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the Natural Linen Thread bow along with the retired Naturals Button to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Life in the Forest, Choose Happiness

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker, Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Blush Light (Neutrals), Light Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Smoky Slate Collections

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Naturals Linen Thread, retired Naturals Button

Thanks again for stopping by - I hope you have a chance to join in on our “Favorite Toys” Challenge- have a great week!!

PP206 Mr. Moose is Thinking of You :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I love this week's  PP206 Sketch atThe Paper Players and decided to create a masculine card using the Walk in the Wild stamp set ( I have not had Mr. Moose out in a while :-))  

I hope you will have a chance to visit The Paper Players site and check out all of the wonderful Design Team samples!!

To create this card:

With the Big Shot™ and the Ovals Collection Framelits™, cut out an oval from Whisper White cardstock as well as one the same size from Early Espresso.

Ink the moose stamp using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp onto the Whisper White oval cut in the above step.

Color the body of the moose with the Stampin’ Write Crumb Cake marker and follow with the Crumb Cake Blendabilities™ Collection.   Color the grass with the Old Olive Blendabilities™ Collection and the sky with the light Night of Navy Blendabilities™ marker.  *** FYI-  I also re-touched up the moose using a fine tip black gel pen once I finished all of the coloring noted above ***

 Lightly sponge the image with a Sponge Dauber and Crumb Cake Classic Ink.   Apply additional distressing using the Color Spritzer Tool with the Stampin’ Write Early Espresso marker.

Mount a piece of Park Lane Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock and adhere to the Early Espresso card base.

Mount a piece of retired Venetian Romance DSP onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock.    Add this panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Ink the sentiment from the retired set, Kind and Caring Thoughts (I love the font on this set) and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.   Use the Hexagon Punch to create the banner points and adhere to a piece of Early Espresso cardstock (also using the Hexagon Punch to create the points).

Create two banners using Park Lane DSP mounted onto Early Espresso cardstock (as described above). 

 Lightly sponge Crumb Cake Classic Ink over all three banners and add the banners to the card front per the sketch.

Create the diagonal panel over the focal image using scraps of cardstock and DSP- weave through a retired Antique Copper Hodgepodge Hardware ribbon slide and hand cut the curves to match the oval frame.

Use the retired Photo Corner Punch to create a small corner from Old Olive cardstock and adhere in the lower right hand corner, adding an Early Espresso Candy Dot™ to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Walk in the Wild, Kind and Caring Thoughts (retired)

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Crumb Cake, Old Olive and Night of Navy Collections, Stampin’ Write Marker- Crumb Cake

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Park Lane DSP, retired Venetian Romance DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Ovals Collection Framelits™, Sponge Dauber, Hexagon Punch, retired Photo Corner Punch, Early Espresso (Neutrals) Candy Dot™, Antique Copper Hodgepodge Hardware (retired)

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a marvelous Monday!! 

Enjoy The Adventure Ahead- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Again Stampers! 

Here is another card that I created this weekend using the HSSC190 Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch along with the CQC251 ColourQ Challenge.   

I thought this would be a fun card for someone embarking on a cruise or a long, deserved vacation :-)

Again, if you have not visited either of the sites above, both sites have excellent Design Teams as well as other samples- great ideas from all!!

To create this card:

Use the 1 3/8” Circle Punch to punch out a circle from a piece of scrap paper and mask the area on a piece of Whisper White cardstock and add another mask at the bottom for the horizon. 

Use a Sponge Dauber with Pretty in Pink to add a bit of pink to the sky, then follow with Calyspo Coral, Melon Mambo and finally add Concord Crush.    Remove the circle mask and add a bit of Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo and Calypso Coral to the sun/moon. 

Repeat the colors in the water area leaving a light for the reflection of the sun/moon.  Use an AquaPainter™ to soften and blend the colors.  

Ink the ship image from Traveler using Concord Crush Classic Ink and stamp onto the sponged background.  Use a Chalk Marker to lighten areas of the ship that need highlighting and darken areas with a Stampin’ Write Concord Crush marker.

Use the Sponge Dauber with Concord Crush to add a shadow for the ship and the Chalk Marker for highlights on the water.  Trim and mount onto a piece of Concord Crush cardstock.  

Stamp the sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock and mount onto a piece of Concord Crush cardstock (creating the banner points using the Hexagon Punch).

Create the second banner in the same manner (using retired Pretty in Pink Designer Series Paper) and adhere both banners to the top of the sponged background panel.

Ink the World Map image using Concord Crush Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.   Using a Sponge Dauber, add Melon Mambo and Concord Crush Classic Ink, trim and mount onto a Concord Crush cardstock panel, trimming again and adhere onto the Pretty in Pink card base.

Stamp the postage stamp images using Concord Crush Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock.  Sponge Pretty In Pink along with Calypso Coral ink over the images and cut out by hand (you could use the 1” Square Punch but it will cut part of the stamped image).   Mount each of the postage stamp images onto squares punched from Concord Crush cardstock using the Postage Stamp Punch. 

Adhere the focal image to the card front and add the “postage stamps” using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Traveler, Postage Due, World Map, Life’s An Adventure (2014-2015 Hostess Set)

Ink: Calypso Coral, Melon Mambo, retired Pretty In Pink and Concord Crush, Chalk Marker

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, retired Concord Crush and Pretty In Pink

Accessories: AquaPainter™,  Punches- Hexagon (for the banner points), Postage Stamp; Sponge Daubers, scrap paper for masking

Thanks again for visiting- I hope you have a relaxing Sunday- God Bless!! 

The Fabric of Friendship- Three Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers!!

Here is another card I created this weekend and I chose three challenges to use for this card- the Splitcoaststampers Mix-Ability “MIX78 Summer Tags” and SC498 SketchChallenge along with the Fab Friday FabFri46 Color Challenge.

I have linked each challenge above, so if you have not had a chance to visit the sites, I hope you will take the time to check out all of the different designs- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Use a brayer to apply Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush Classic Ink onto the Gelli Arts® Printing Plate.  Lay a piece of Whisper White cardstock over the plate and smooth to lift your first print.

Apply a honeycomb stencil over the Gelli Arts® Printing Plate and brayer Coastal Cabana Classic Ink over the stencil onto the plate.  Re-position the stencil and brayer additional Coastal Cabana ink, lay the original print over the stencil area to lift your second print.

Apply a dot stencil over the Gelli Arts® Printing Plate and apply Strawberry Slush Classic Ink using a brayer and lay the original print over the stencil area to lift your third print.

Ink the stamp image from the retired set, Fabric of Friendship using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and color the image using Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo Collections,  Strawberry Slush Stampin’ Write marker and accents with the Chalk Marker.

Trim the stamped image to a 1 7/8” width and use the Scalloped Top Tag Punch to punch out the tag at the top and the Project Life® Corner Punch to punch the corners at the bottom of the tag.

Cut a 2” piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock and punch the top with the Scalloped Top Tag Punch to punch out the tag at the top and the Project Life® Corner Punch to punch the corners and layer behind the stamped image.

Cut a 5.5” x 5.5” Card Base from Whisper White cardstock and cover with Coastal Cabana cardstock and add a layer of Polka Dot Designer Series Paper (DSP)- from my stash. 

Emboss a piece of Daffodil Delight DSP with the Needlepoint Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and add two strips of Washi Tape.   Mount onto a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock.

Emboss a piece of Daffodil Delight DSP with the Sizzix Pattern embossing folder and lightly sand the DSP to expose the white core.  Also emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the same pattern embossing folder and layer onto a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock.

Layer the embossed panels onto the background panel and add the tag using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Create a paper bow using Coastal Cabana cardstock using the Large Oval Punch and strips of Coastal Cabana cardstock (using the Hexagon Punch for the banner points).  Add the bow to the tag using an Antique Brad for the center.

Stamp the sentiment using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and color the heart using the Stampin’ Write Strawberry Slush marker.  Punch out using the Decorative Tag Punch and layer onto another punched image from Coastal Cabana cardstock using the Decorative Tag Punch.

Add the Daffodil Delight button along with the Vintage Trinket pin and Washi Tape.

Mount the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Fabric of Friendship (retired)

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink , Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo Collections; Stampin’ Write Marker- Strawberry Slush, Chalk Marker

Paper: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight DSP, Pink Polka Dot DSP (non SU! from my stash)

Accessories: Big Shot™, Needlepoint Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sizziz Tim Holtz® Alterations Texture Fades™  Patterns Embossing Folder,  Gelli Arts® Gel Printing Plate, Brayer, Antique Brad,  retired Daffodil Delight button, retired Vintage Trinket, Punches- Scallop Top Tag, Project Life® Corner, Hexagon, Large Oval, Decorative Label;  Misc and not sure of manufacturers (from my stash)- Honeycomb and Dot Stencil , Measuring Tape Washi Tape

Thanks again for taking the time to visit!   Hope all of you have a wonderful weekend and stop by again soon!!

Serve the Lord- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers! 

I had a chance to work in my craft room today and wanted to create a card using The Card Concept #15 Color Challenge along with the Our Daily Bread Designs ODBDSLC210 Sponging or Stenciling.   For the Card Concept, you have to choose the style and I think this card could be classified as Clean and Layered or Elegant.

I hope you will find the time to visit the both sites to see the gorgeous Design Team cards as well as a fabulous galleries of entries!

To create this card:

Using a Sponge Dauber with Coastal Cabana Classic Ink along with the Honeycomb stencil, gently sponge the ink in a diagonal pattern onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Stamp the sentiment using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink over the stenciled area.

Stamp the floral image and crochet trim onto Whisper White cardstock.  Color the flowers using Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Coastal Cabana and Old Olive Collections,   Use a Stampin’ Write Sahara Sand marker to create a few shadows and Frost White Shimmer Paint for the background.

Hand cut around the lace edge of the floral image and use the Big Shot™ with the Crocheted Border Die.

Adhere the lace border onto the front of the card and add the 5/8” Basic Black Satin ribbon strip.

Mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock, trim and mount onto the Basic Black card base.

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

Stamp Sets: Serve the Lord (Our Daily Bread Designs)

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Coastal Cabana, Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Coastal Cabana and Old Olive Collections,  Stampin’ Write Sahara Sand marker

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Coastal Cabana

Accessories: Big Shot™, Crocheted Border Die (ODBD) Stencil, 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Frost White Shimmer Paint

Thanks again for stopping by- I will be sharing a few more cards shortly :-)  Have a great weekend!!

FMS146 Give Thanks

Hi Stampers! 

 

I wanted to create a card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches FMS146 Challenge and decided to incorporate My Digital Studio (MDS) with traditional card making techniques and our new Stampin’ Blendabilities™ :-)

I hope you will find the time to visit the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge site- gorgeous Design Team cards as well as a fabulous gallery of entries!

To create this card:

Open a blank document in My Digital Studio (MDS), position the oak leaf image from Lovely As A Tree and print out onto Whisper White cardstock.  

Color the image using Stampin’ Blendabilities™ - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake Collections (layering the colors).  

Carefully “fussy-cut” around the image and mount using Stampin’ Dimensionals® onto a 2 ½” circle of cardstock (previously embossed with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder).

Layer a 2 ½” circle of Cherry Cobbler cardstock behind the embossed Crumb Cake. 

Layer a piece of the retired Parker’s Patterns and Venetian Romance Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto Cherry Cobbler cardstock, creating the banner points using the Hexagon Punch. 

Use the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge along with Soft Suede Classic Ink onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.  Stamp the sentiment from the retired set, Best of Autumn using Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink at the bottom of the card front.

Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock, trim and mount onto the Very Vanilla card base.

Adhere the two banners to the card front and add the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Lovely As A Tree (MDS version), Gorgeous Grunge, Best of Autumn (retired)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Stampin’ Blendabilities™ - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake Collections

Paper: Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, retired Parkers Patterns, Venetian Romance DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, 2 ½” Circle Punch, Hexagon Punch

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a fabulous Friday!

PP205- Another CAS Thinking of You

Hi Again Stampers!!

I think I am starting to feel more comfortable with Clean and Simple (CAS) cards :-)   I do like the fact that I can create them within a few minutes (versus sometimes hours for my vintage/shabby chic cards although I still like to "de-stress"-lol!! :-) ) 

Here is another very quick card that I created using the PP205 Clean and SimpleMonochromatic Challenge.   It seems that the CAS challenges are plentiful right now- perfect for our busy summer lives :-)

If you have not visited the Paper Players site yet- check out the fabulous Design Team and Guest Designers (plus the great gallery of entries)- wonderful ideas from all!

 To create this CAS  card:

Ink the medallion using Island Indigo Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock.  Lightly sponge Coastal Cabana Classic Ink within the center using a Sponge Dauber.

Ink the floral stamp using Island Indigo Classic Ink and mask a bit of the medallion to stamp the flower within the center, “huff” on the stamp to re-moisten the ink and mask again at the top corner and stamp the image once more.

Stamp the sentiment at the lower corner using Island Indigo Classic Ink and trim the panel to 3 ¾” x 5”. 

Using the retired Color Spritzer Tool with the Island Indigo Stampin’ Write marker, add a bit of spritzing to the card front.

Mount the panel onto a piece of Island Indigo cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Stamp the butterflies using Island Indigo Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and punch out with the Elegant Butterfly Punch. 

Adhere the butterflies to the card front (I have been using Hot Glue to adhere embellishments and butterflies lately- had not used my Hot Glue Gun for years and thought, why not???).

Add two Pearls near the sentiment to finish off the card.   Quick and easy!!

Stamp Sets: Papillon Potpourri, Daydream Medallion, Stippled Blossoms, Kind and Caring Thoughts (retired Hostess Set)

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Island Indigo, Stampin’ Write Island Indigo marker

Paper: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Island Indigo

Accessories: Sponge Dauber, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Pearls, retired Color Spritzer Tool

Thanks again for stopping by- have a wonderful Wednesday!!!

Another Christmas In July- A Non-Traditional Color Combo :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I am still working on trying to master the Clean and Simple style (as most of you know this is a style that is very difficult for me- I always want to distress or sponge something- lol!! :-) 

I thought the CAS Colours and Sketches #83 Challenge would be perfect for a different color combo for Christmas and this is one of my designs for the SplitcoaststampersCCC14 Christmas Card Challenge.    

I hope you will have time to check out the both challenge sites for so much inspiration!!

I decided to incorporate My Digital Studio (MDS) with traditional card making techniques and our new Stampin’ Blendabilities™ for this CAS card- I love how the Stampin’ Blendabilities™ work so well with printed MDS images :-)

To create this card:

Open a blank document in My Digital Studio (MDS), position the skate image from Winter Memories and the sentiment from More Merry Messages and print out onto Whisper White cardstock.  

Color the skate image using the Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Light Marker (for the blades, heel and laces) and Stampin’ Write markers- Mossy Meadow for the holly, Perfect Plum for the berries and Elegant Eggplant for the ribbon.  Add a few highlights to the berries using the Chalk Marker.

Carefully cut out the image and attach using Stampin’  Dimensionals® to a Whisper White cardstock circle punched using the 2 ½” Circle (layered onto another split 2 ½” Circle from Elegant Eggplant cardstock split to reveal a small border).   

 **** Shhh- here is my secret!  Ideally you could just punch out the image and layer but I accidentally went outside of the lines on the blade image when I was coloring with the Smoky Slate Blendabilities™ marker, so to salvage the image, I decided to fussy-cut.... I would recommend staying within the lines- duh!!  :-) *****

Layer a strip of Elegant Eggplant to the edge of a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock, adhere a piece of Perfect Plum Designer Series Paper with a scrap strip of Elegant Eggplant onto the Mossy Meadow layer and add the Whisper White piece onto the top. 

Trim the layered panel to 4” x 5 ¼”, mount onto a piece of Elegant Eggplant cardstock and adhere to the Whisper White card base.

Add the skate image circle to the card front along with the sentiment layer (banner points were created using the Hexagon Punch and layer onto a piece of Elegant Eggplant, also punching points using the Hexagon Punch).

Adhere the Perfect Plum button with Natural Linen Thread to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Winter Memories, More Merry Messages  (MDS versions)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Blendabilities™- Smoky Slate Collection (Light marker), Stampin’ Write Markers- Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Chalk Marker

Paper: Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Mossy Meadow, Perfect Plum DSP (retired Hostess Level I pack)

Accessories: Punches- 2 ½” Circle, Hexagon, Natural Linen Thread, retired Subtles button

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