TCC84 My Grace Is Sufficient

Hi Friends!!

We had a little break over the Christmas/New Year holiday but we are so thrilled to be back with The Card Concept #84 {Sweet Inspiration} Challenge!! 

I love this beautiful vintage photo and was inspired by the beautiful roses, vellum flowers, pearls and vintage feel to create a Shabby Chic/Mixed Media card.

I am also linking this card to the Sunday Stamps #169 "Cool Winter Love" Challenge  and the Dies R Us #88 “Anything Goes” 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 as well as the entries at the other challenge sites- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Ink the Roses & Prayers (Unity Stamp Co) with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, stamp onto a piece of white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor the rose image using water-based markers.

2). Use a stencil brush with antique linen distress ink to “antique” the paper.  Using the brush with antique linen along with a stencil, apply additional ink around the flower image.  Die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle die.

3). Use a craft knife to cut around the lower leaf and stem, mount the panel onto a piece of crumb cake cardstock, adhere the striped designer paper (Graphic45 Botanical Tea ) along with the strip of crocheted ivory lace and a strip of 1” gray satin ribbon, wrapping the ends of the ribbon behind the panel.

4). Mount the entire panel onto a piece of dark gray cardstock, mount the entire panel onto a white card base.

5). Ink the sentiment from The Vine (Unity Stamp Co) with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, stamp onto the scrap piece of stenciled cardstock from step #2,  cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, die cut with a stitched rectangle die.  Mount onto the card front under the cut leaf and stem image.  Adhere the die cut roses along with the punched leaves and pearls. 

6). Finish off the card using a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the die cut roses and stamped rose petals.

Stamp Sets: Roses & Prayers, The Vine (both from Unity Stamp Co, designed by Graciellie Designs)

Inks/Mediums:  Versafine™ Onyx Black; Tim Holtz® Antique Linen Distress Ink; Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Powder Pink, Crumb Cake, Basic Gray, Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Vellum (all Stampin’ Up!); Graphic45 Botanical Tea Designer Paper (retired)

Accessories: Big Shot™, Dies- MFT Stitched Rectangle A2 STAX Set 1, MFT Mini Royal Rose Dies, Impression Obsession Mini Rolled Flower Dies; Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Clarity™ Stencil Brush, Memory Box Texture Flourish Designer Stencil, Martha Stewart Leaf Punch, 1” Gray Satin Ribbon, Pearls

 Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you will be able to join us for the #84 “Sweet Inspiration” Challenge at The Card Concept!