Roses in Paris - A Color and Sketch Challenge

Hi Friends!

I had a chance to spend some time stamping last night and decided to create a card using the Artistic Outpost Roses in Paris and Grunge Elements stamp sets along with ODBD Pierced Circles Dies and Chalkboard Collection 6x6 Paper (all available from Our Daily Bread Designs).

I love to participate in online challenges and incorporated the Fab Friday #113 Sketch Challenge along with the Splitcoaststampers CC637 Color Challenge and the Try It On Tuesday “FeatheredFriends” Challenge into the design.

If you have not had a chance to check out the Artistic Outpost blog or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so!  Inspiration is posted each week on the AO Blog/ AO Facebook Page and the challenge galleries have gorgeous inspiration as well!

To create this card:

1). Ink the Roses in Paris background stamp with archival black ink, stamp onto white cardstock, heat set with a heat tool and color the image using water-based markers and a water soluble graphite pencil.

2). Center and die cut/emboss the focal image with the Pierced Circles Dies (I also die cut a second circle from black cardstock to adhere behind the image for stability). 

3). Create the background panel by pressing a bit of sugarplum ink onto a cellophane envelope, spritzing lightly with water and pressing the white cardstock into the ink, lifting and repeating as necessary (drying between layers with a heat tool). 

4). Once you are satisfied with the background, ink the large splatter stamp from Grunge Elements with black soot distress ink, stamp onto the panel.  Add additional splatter by diluting black soot ink with water (I used a craft mat) along with a paint brush to splatter around the edges.  Trim the panel, mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim again and mount onto the white card base.

5). Create the horizontal layers of the sketch – use a polka dot piece of Chalkboard Collection 6x6 Paper (I used a scrap), trim and mount onto a piece of black cardstock.  For the banner layer, trim the piece of sugarplum cardstock, create the banner points and stamp the grid image from Grunge Elements with black soot ink over the panel.  Mount onto black cardstock, trim and adhere both layers to the card front.

6). Mount the focal image die cut circle using dimensional foam onto the card front, add the black hemp twine bow and button along with a few black ebony crystal drops .  Use a clear shimmer pen to add shimmer to the rose petals and an extra fine white paint pen to add highlights to the petunias.

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by and visit- hugs and I hope you have a wonderful week, sweet friends!

Roses in Paris

Grunge Elements

Pierced Circles Dies

ODBD Chalkboard Collection 6x6 Paper

Memorial Day Hero

Hi Friends!

As we approach the Memorial Day weekend, I wanted to create a card using the Artistic Outpost Hero and Grunge Elements stamp sets along with Our Daily Bread Designs Custom Dies and Paper in honor of those “Heroes” who have lost their lives in service to our country.  May we always remember their sacrifice for your freedom and mine! 

I decided to incorporate the My TimeTo Craft #346 Sketch Challenge along with the Word Art Wednesday #284-#285 "Anything Goes" Challenge into the design.

If you have not had a chance to check out the Artistic Outpost blog or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so!  Inspiration is posted throughout the week on the AO Blog/ AO Facebook Page and the challenge galleries have fabulous samples as well!

To create this card:

1). Ink the military man image from Hero with hickory smoke distress ink and stamp onto a piece of white cardstock.  Color the image with navy and cherry water-based markers along with vintage photo and tea dye distress inks.  Add a bit of texture with the large splatter stamp as well as the smaller corner texture stamp from Grunge Elements using vintage photo distress ink.  Die cut and emboss the image using the Double Stitched Circles Dies and mount onto a circle of navy cardstock (die cut and embossed with the Circles Dies).

2). Ink the Hero sentiment with navy ink and stamp onto white cardstock.  Add a bit of splatter with the large splatter stamp from Grunge Elements and distress the paper with tea dye and vintage photo distress ink. Trim around the sentiment and mount onto navy cardstock.

3). Die cut and emboss stars using the Sparkling Stars Dies from navy cardstock and the Patriotic Collection 6x6 Paper Pad.  Layer the stars and add a copper brad to the center of each star.

4). Trim a piece of the Patriotic Collection 6x6 Paper for the background to 4” x 5 ¼”.  Distress the edges with a distressing tool and apply vintage photo and tea dye distress ink over the entire panel to “antique” the paper.  Once dry, apply a thin layer of picket fence distress stain to tone down the images a bit and once that layer has dried, use a star stencil with crackled texture paste to add additional dimension.

5). Once the crackled texture paste has dried, apply a thin layer of mod podge over the entire background as well as the sentiment layer and the die cut focal image circle layer- allow all to air dry.

6). Mount a piece of navy cardstock onto the cherry card front, adhere the card front to the white card base.  Add the background panel and mount the focal image along with the stars and sentiment using dimensional foam.

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- hugs!  I hope you have a blessed Memorial Day week/weekend and never forget the real reason for Memorial Day...

Artistic Outpost Hero

Grunge Elements

Double Stitched Circles Dies

Circles Dies

Sparkling Stars die

ODBd Patriotic Collection

TCC74 Congrats!

Hi Friends!

It’s time for The Card Concept #74 “Freshly Elegant” Challenge!  Wow, I love the elegance of this photo with the pinks, black striped pillow and Eiffel Tower bookends as well as the lips, ampersands and all of the gold! 

I am also participating on the  CAS Mix-Up May Challenge - Stamping, Splatter and Your Choice (Watercolor, Washi Tape, Nuvo Crystal Drops) and the Inkspirational #135 "Urban" Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you will find the time to check out the rest of the wonderful Design Team cards at The Card Concept- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Apply Spun Sugar and Festive Berry Distress Stain onto a craft mat, lightly spritz with water and place a piece of white cardstock into the ink.  Dry with a Heat Tool, re-apply as needed to achieve the result you desire.

2). Trim the panel to 4” x 5 ¼”, add the various Washi Tape pieces to the lower portion of the card front.  Mount onto a piece of black cardstock and adhere to a white card base.

3). Using the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge, stamp onto the card front with Spun Sugar Distress Ink and the smaller splatter stamp with archival black ink.

4). Die cut the Eiffel Tower and the Congrats sentiment from black cardstock and again from gold foil.  Layer the gold foil on top of the black cardstock, mount the sentiment directly onto the card front and use dimensional foam to mount the Eiffel Tower.

5). To finish off the card, add Pale Gold Nuvo Crystal Drops to the card (a few were “smooshed” to create a splatter effect as well). 

Stamp Sets:  Gorgeous Grunge (Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Archival Black Ink; Distress Stains- Spun Sugar, Festive Berries; Spun Sugar Distress Ink; Pale Gold Nuvo Crystal Drops

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Die-namics™ Eiffel Tower Die,  Tim Holtz® Celebration Words: Script Dies, Washi Tape- retired Stampin’ Up!

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by!  I hope all of you have a wonderful week and you will be able to join us for the #74 “Freshly Elegant” Challenge at The Card Concept!

SUO175 Farewell to The Wilderness Awaits

Hi Friends!   

It’s time for the #175 “Mainly Masculine” Challenge atSU-Only Challenges!  I am so sad to see that The Wilderness Awaits is one of the stamp sets on the Stampin’ Up! retired list so I decided to create a card using the fox image as well as the sentiment.

I also incorporated the FabFri #112 Color Challenge along with the Match The Sketch #177 Sketch Challenge and the Simon Says Monday “Little Critters” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to stop by the SU-Only Challenge site to check out the rest of the Design Team projects or the other challenge galleries yet,  I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Ink the fox image from The Wilderness Awaits stamp set using Basic Black Archival Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Use the AquaPainter™ to color with Stampin’ Up! Watercolor pencils- Calypso Coral and Basic Black.  Use the water brush with ink from the Rich Razzleberry and Dapper Denim Classic Ink Pads to water color the sky area.

2). Use the Heat Tool to dry the panel and die cut the image with the Stitched Shapes Framelits™. Die cut another oval using the same size framelit™ from black cardstock, split in half and mount behind the fox image so just a bit of the black shows. 

3). Using the AquaPainter™, watercolor Dapper Denim and Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Ink the small splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge (another set to be retired) with Archival Basic Black ink, stamp off and stamp onto the panel several times.  Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  Mount the entire panel onto the Extra Thick Whisper White card base.

4). Stamp the sentiment from The Wilderness Awaits with Versamark™ onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, apply Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.  Hand trim and create the banner points.

 5). Mount the fox oval image with Stampin’ Dimensionals and add the sentiments to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: The Wilderness Awaits, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink/Mediums: Classic Ink- Dapper Denim, Rich Razzleberry, Stampin’ Archival™ Basic Black; Versamark™; Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencils- Calypso Coral, Basic Black

Paper: Extra Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories/Tools: AquaPainter™, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by and I hope that you will create your own Stampin’ Up! Only project and play along with our “Mainly Masculine” challenge!  Hugs and I hope you have a wonderful week!

Life is Better with Ice Cream!

Hi Friends!

I had a chance to stamp this weekend and create another Mixed Media card using Artistic Outpost stamps- Ice Cream Shoppe, Grunge Elements and Bottle Caps Background along with the ODBD Pierced Rectangles Dies (all available from Our Daily Bread Designs).

 

I incorporated the Hand Stamped Sentiments HSS264 Color Challenge along with the Simon Says Wednesday “A Bit of Sparkle” Challenge and the Happy Little Stampers May "Watercolour" into the design.

If you have not had a chance to check out the Artistic Outpost blog or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so!  Inspiration is posted throughout the week on the AO Blog/ AO Facebook Page and the challenge galleries have fabulous samples as well!

To create this card:

1). Apply Vintage Photo Distress Stain onto a craft mat, spritz with water and lay a piece of white cardstock into the ink. Lift and re-apply the ink, dry with a heat tool and repeat the steps with Pool Party and Watermelon dye based inks.

2).  Ink the large splatter stamp with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, stamp onto the background panel, die cut and emboss the panel with Pierced Rectangles Dies. Mount onto black cardstock, trim close to the edge, mount onto a pool party card base and sponge Vintage Photo Distress Ink along the edges to distress the edges.

3). Ink the Bottle Caps Background stamp with archival black ink, stamp onto white cardstock, heat set with a heat tool before coloring the bottle caps with water based markers- watermelon, pool and peach and a water brush.  Apply microglaze to the bottle caps and once dry, use the same steps above to fill in the background and add splatter.

4). Die cut and emboss the Bottle Caps Background using the Pierced Rectangles Dies, mount onto a black frame (also die cut and embossed with Pierced Rectangles Dies).

5). Ink the gentleman and ice cream cone images from Ice Cream Shoppe with archival black ink, stamp onto white cardstock, heat set the ink with a heat tool and color with water based markers and water color pencils.  Fussy-cut the images, mount onto black cardstock and fussy-cut close to the edge.

6). Mount the fussy-cut images along with the heat embossed sentiment onto the card front using dimensional foam.

7). Use a clear shimmer pen to add a bit of shimmer to the bottle caps and ice cream to finish off the card.

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by and visit- hugs and I hope you have a wonderful week!

Artistic Outpost Ice Cream Shoppe

Artistic Outpost Bottle Caps Background

Grunge Elements

Pierced Rectangles Dies

Our Daily Bread Designs- A Look Back at May

Hi Friends! 

Today we are taking a look back at the May 2017 Our Daily Bread Designs Release!

As we approach the end of the school year, teachers of all types as well as bus drivers give so much to their students and have such an influence- now is the time to show appreciation to them! I just love how this ODBD release has stamps and dies that are perfect for creating projects for showing our thankfulness to these faithful teachers and bus drivers!

I chose to create a step card using the Seeds of Knowledge stamp set along with the Clipboard Die Set, A+ Apple Dies and the previously released Custom Dies- Side Step Card, Circle Scalloped Rectangles, Deco Border, Pennant Flags, Double Stitched Pennant Flags, Squares, Small Bow and Sewing Set.

We hope that you will take the time to hop along with us - my “Sisters” on the ODBD Design Team, affectionately known as the “Bread Sticks”, are showcasing a variety of ideas and their projects are so inspirational!!

Dawn * Cathy * Robin * Lisa 

   * Sandee * Helen * Julie (you are here)

* Lori * Diana

I will also be linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #282-#283 "Anything Goes" Challenge.

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and I hope you have a blessed week!

Seeds of Knowledge	Clipboard Set	A+ Apples - Our Daily Bread Designs	Side Step Card Die	Circle Scalloped Rectangles Dies	Pennant Flags Dies
Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies	Small Bow Dies	Squares Dies	Deco Border Die