TCC87 Our Refuge

Hi Friends!!

It’s time for The Card Concept #87 {Freshly Brewed} Challenge!!  I was inspired by the whitewashed wood background, the flowers and the overall feminine feeling of the photo to create a Classy and Elegant Mixed Media card.  

The main design panel is one layer so this card will be very easy to mail without additonal postage:-)

I used the brand new What A Savior stamp set from the February release at Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps along with the previously released Our Refuge stamp set. 

I am also linking this card to the Simon Says Monday “Grunge It Up!” Challenge, the As You See It #169 “Way Back to the Future” Challenge (my first official stamp "tool" was a heat gun and I still love watching the powder melt:-)) and the Word Art Wednesday #322-323 “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- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Prepare a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the floral image from What A Savior stamp set with Versamark™ ink, apply white  embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, mask the flower and repeat the step for two additional blooms.

2). Watercolor the flowers using water-based markers, inks and/or colored pencils until you are satisfied with the colors (I went a bit overboard :-)).

3). Use a stencil brush and stencil to apply hickory smoke distress ink over the background. 

4). De-static the background, ink and stamp the sentiment from Our Refuge using archival black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

5). Trim the panel, mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim and mount onto the white card base.

6). Add a few jewel drops and apply shimmer to the petals with a clear glitter pen to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: What A Savior, Our Refuge (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Inks/Mediums:  Versafine™ Onyx Black; Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi; Derwent® Watercolor Pencils, Nuvo™ Grey Mist Jewel Drops, Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Embossing Buddy®, Clear & White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Clarity™ Stencil Brush, Memory Box Stencil

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you will be able to join us for the The Card Concept #87 {Freshly Brewed} Challenge at The Card Concept!