TCC94 Praying for You

Hi Friends!

It’s time for the #94 {Inspiration on Wheels} Challenge at The Card Concept!

Isn’t this a fun photo?  

I love the beautiful red bicycle as well as the gorgeous bouquet of flowers and was inspired to create a Clean and Layered, Classy and Elegant Mixed Media card.

I incorporated the Power Poppy digital stamp images from Countryside Bouquet (2014) and Roses and Chamomile. 

I love to participate in online challenges and will also be linking this card to the Simon Says Work It Wednesday May 2018 “Inspiredby Sunshine & Summertime” Challenge (love the red and bright colors of the flowers that remind me of summer), the Retro Rubber #87 "Let's Get Sketchy" Challenge (the digital stamp images are several years old and this is the first card I have created with the Countryside Bouquet image) and the Word Art Wednesday #336-#337 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

Just a reminder that the Card Concept is a bi-weekly challenge that has an inspiration photo along with a suggestion of design styles that you can choose from to create your card- Clean and Simple, Clean and Graphic, Clean and Layered, Shabby Chic, Freestyle Collage, Classy and Elegant and Mixed Media (or you can combine several styles for your own style).

If you have not had a chance to visit us at The Card Concept or visit the other challenge sites yet, I hope you will find time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Using a design software (I used the retired Stampin’ Up! My Digital Studio™), position the Countryside Bouquet digital floral image along with the sentiment from Roses and Chamomile onto your screen, enlarge if desired and print out onto a piece of white cardstock. Watercolor the image with distress inks, water-based markers, alcohol markers and watercolor pencils.

2). Die cut the floral image with a stitched oval die, mount onto another oval cut from concord cardstock (die cut with a slightly larger oval die).

3). Trim the sentiment, create the fishtail banner with a hexagon punch, mount onto concord cardstock.

4). Die cut a piece of white cardstock with a stitched rectangle die, mount onto another rectangle die cut from concord cardstock and adhere to the poppy card front.  Add the stitched horizontal strip of concord designer paper, add the grosgrain ribbon with the ribbon slide, wrapping the ends behind the card panel.  Mount the entire card front onto the white card base.

5).  Mount the bouquet oval and the sentiment onto the card front with dimensional foam.

6). Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the flower petals and an extra fine white paint pen to add a few highlights to the flower centers.

Stamp Sets: Countryside Bouquet, Roses and Chamomile (Digital stamps from Power)

Ink/Mediums: Printer Ink- Black, Tim Holtz® Distress Ink- Squeezed Lemonade, Shaded Lilac, Peeled Paint; Stampin’ Write Markers- Concord Crush, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade, Always Artichoke, Spectrum Noir™Clear Glitter Pen, Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Concord Crush, Poppy Parade, retired Concord Crush Designer Series Paper (all Stampin’ Up!)

Tools/Accessories:  Big Shot™, My Favorite Things™ Dies- A2 Stitched Rectangles STAX Set 1 & 2, Stitched Oval STAX; ¼” Clay Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Pewter Ribbon Slide

Thanks for taking the time to visit! I hope I have inspired you to create your own card based on our Inspiration on Wheels photo and link up to our gallery at TheCard Concept- we would love to see your interpretation!!

Girl Power- Let's Do This

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a great week so far! Today I am sharing another card using the May Creative Worship release stamp sets, Girl Power and Let’s Do This from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps. 

The possibilities with Girl Power and Let’s Do This are almost limitless!  I love that can both sets can be used for cards as well as Bible Art Journaling, scrapbooking, gifts and home décor. 

I incorporated the Tuesday Throwdown #394 “Create Your Own Background” Challenge, the Double D “Bling It Up” Challenge along with the Simon Wednesday “Use More Than One Stamp” Challenge. 

 

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1).  De-static a piece of white card with an embossing powder tool, ink the Girl Power image with archival black ink, stamp onto the panel, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Stamp another image of the girl onto a piece of scrap paper to create a mask.

2). Mask the Girl Power image and use distress oxide inks to blend the background.

3). De-static the background with an embossing powder tool, ink the Let’s Do This sentiments with embossing ink, stamp onto the prepared background, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Sponge additional ink as needed and spritz a bit of water to create the splatters in the background.

4). Color the girl image with water based and alcohol markers. Add a bit of shimmer to her dress with a clear glitter pen.  Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of black cardstock.

5). Adhere the card front to a white card base and add a few rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Girl Power and Let’s Do This (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Versamark™, Tim Holtz® Distress Oxide- Broken china, Faded Denim, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves;  Stampin’ Write Baked Brown Sugar and Melon Mambo Markers; Spectrum Noir™ Alcohol Markers and Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Designer Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black (Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Embossing Buddy®, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Sponge Daubers, Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope all of you have a wonderful week and stop by again soon!

Sorry, I Was So Prickly

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a great weekend so far! Today I am sharing another card using the May Creative Worship release stamp set, Refresh My Soul from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps. 

Refresh My Soul has so many wonderful sentiments and images- I love that they can be used for cards as well as Bible Art Journaling, scrapbooking, gifts and home décor. 

I do not know about you, but I could use a card with this sentiment for sure! Sometimes I tend to speak before I think and it can sound a bit "prickly" :-)

I decided to participate with the Tuesday Throwdown #393 Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge (top row across- watercolor, emboss and die cut) along with the A Gem of a Challenge #220 “Use Three of Something” (three cactus images) and the A Bit More Time to Craft #68 "Anything Goes" Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1).  Ink the three cactus images with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink onto white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Watercolor the images with water based markers before fussy-cutting out each image.

2). De-static a piece of black cardstock with an embossing powder tool, lay the cover-up die onto the black cardstock so you can position the “Sorry I was so” and “Prickly” sentiments from Refresh My Soul . Remove the die, stamp the sentiments with Versamark™ ink, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

3). Die cut a piece of curry designer paper with the stitched cover-up die, mount onto the embossed black cardstock.  Add the black twine (wrapping the ends behind the card front) and mount the entire card front onto a white card base.

4). Adhere the fussy-cut cacti images with dimensional foam.

5). Add the twine bow along with the shimmer brad (I trimmed off the brad points and used hot glue to adhere to the card front).

6). Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the cacti images to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Refresh My Soul (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Versamark™, Zig® Clean Color Markers- Green, Lt. Pink, Blue; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Designer Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, retired Crushed Curry Designer Paper (all Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Cover-Up Companion Diagonal Die, Black Hemp Twine, retired shimmer brad (SU!), Embossing Buddy®, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, AquaPainter

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

TCC93 Happy Mother's Day

Hi Friends!

Woohoo! It’s time for the new #93 {Floral Centerpiece} Challenge at The Card Concept!

I love this beautiful bouquet of flowers and was inspired by the different color blossoms as well as the gorgeous green in the background to create a Shabby Chic Mixed Media card.

I decided to use the digital Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher from Power Poppy and the soon-to-be retired sentiment from SU! Teeny Tiny Wishes. 

I love to participate in online challenges and will also be linking this card to the Simon Says Work It Wednesday April 2018 “Mother’s Day” Challenge, the Retro Rubber #86 “Beautiful Flowers” Challenge (this digital image is several years old and I believe this is the first card I have actually created with it) and the Word Art Wednesday #334-#335 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

Just a reminder that The Card Concept is a bi-weekly challenge that has an inspiration photo along with a suggestion of design styles that you can choose from to create your card- Clean and Simple, Clean and Graphic, Clean and Layered, Shabby Chic, Freestyle Collage, Classy and Elegant and Mixed Media (or you can combine several styles for your own style).

If you have not had a chance to visit us at The Card Concept or visit the other challenge sites yet, I hope you will find time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Using a design software (I used the retired Stampin’ Up! My Digital Studio™), position the Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher digital image onto your screen, enlarge if desired and print out onto a piece of vanilla cardstock. Watercolor the image with distress inks and markers.  Create a line area for the table using a Pigma Micron™ 005 Black Pen. 

2). Die cut the image with a stitched circle die, mount onto another circle of brown cardstock (also die cut with the same stitched circle die). 

3). Use a stencil brush with peeled paint distress ink to stencil the background around the flowers.

4). Die cut a piece of patterned paper with a stitched rectangle die, mount onto another rectangle die cut from espresso cardstock. Mount onto the white card front, add the ivory crochet lace and green grosgrain ribbon (wrapping the ribbon ends around to the inside of the card).  Cover the ends of the ribbon on the back of the card front with a piece of soft yellow cardstock.

5). Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to all of the tulips and an extra fine white paint pen to add a few dots to the flower stamens.

6). Stamp the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes with archival black ink onto a piece of vanilla cardstock, heat set with a heat tool and stencil a bit of the peeled paint distress ink over the sentiment.  Create the banner points, mount onto espresso cardstock and add to the card front with dimensional foam.

7). Add a few pearls to the sentiment as well as the top left-hand corner to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher (Digital image from Power Poppy), Teeny Tiny Wishes (Stampin' Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Printer Ink- Black, Versafine™ Onyx Black, Tim Holtz® Distress Ink- Fossilized Amber, Shaded Lilac, Peeled Paint, Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, Hickory Smoke; Distress Markers- Seedless Preserves, Mowed Lawn; Spectrum Noir™Clear Glitter Pen, Pigma Micron™ 005 Black Pen

Cardstock/Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, retired Designer Series Paper (all Stampin’ Up!)

Tools/Accessories:  Big Shot™, My Favorite Things™ Dies- A2 Stitched Rectangles STAX Set 1 & 2, Stitched Circle STAX; Clarity™ Stencil Brush, Heat Tool, 5/8” Moss Grosgrain Ribbon, Ivory Crochet Lace, retired My Digital Studio™, Pearls

I am so thankful that you took the time to visit me today! I hope I have inspired you to create your own card based on our Floral Centerpiece photo and share with us at The Card Concept- we would love to see your artwork in our gallery!!

Let's Do This!

Hi Friends!

 

I am having a great time creating cards with the May release from  Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps. 

I used two of the new stamp sets, Refresh My Soul and Let’s Do This for this quick mixed media card. I love the images and sentiments in both of these sets- perfect for cards, scrapbooking, Bible Art Journaling, gifts and home decor! 

Just a reminder, you can receive the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps May Stamp of the Month, Scripty Thoughts free with a net $75 US$ order (after all discounts and before shipping) plus any net $75 US receives free shipping! 

I am linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #334-#335 “Anything Goes”Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the Word Art Wednesday or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Die cut a piece of white cardstock with a stitched rectangle die, mount onto black cardstock (die cut with the next size rectangle die).  Use a stitched horizontal die to die cut a piece of designer paper and mount onto a piece of black cardstock (die cut with the next largest stitched horizontal die).  Add the horizontal layer onto the panel (I had to cut it in half to fit the card), trim the edges and mount onto a white card base.

2). Die cut a piece of black cardstock with a pierced tag die, de-static with an embossing powder tool, ink the sentiments/images from Let’s Do This with Versamark™ ink, stamp onto the prepared panel, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool. 

3). Mount the tag image to the card front with dimensional foam and add the 3/8” black and white gingham ribbon bow.

4). De-static a piece of white cardstock, stamp the cacti images from Refresh My Soul using Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing cools, watercolor the images with water-based markers and fussy-cut.  Mount the cacti to the card front with dimensional foam.

5). Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the images and a few rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Let’s Do This, Refresh My Soul (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Versamark™, Zig® Clean Color Markers- Pink, Blue, Purple, Light Green, Green; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, retired designer series paper (Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Dies- Stitched A2 Rectangles Set 1 & Set 2, Horizontal Stitched Strips STAX; Embossing Buddy®, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, AquaPainter™, 3/8” Black and White Checked Ribbon, Rhinestones

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

Girl Power- You Are One of A Kind

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a great week so far! 

Today I am sharing another card using the May release stamp set, Girl Power along with the previously released stamp sets, Be Unique and All About You from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps. 

I absolutely love the new Girl Power stamp set- it is so much fun creating girls with all sorts of different hairstyles as well as facial features and outfits!! In fact, this set has been so popular that it is on pre-order right now but will be back in stock soon! 

I incorporated the Splitcoaststampers SC695 Sketch Challenge for the layout, the Free For All #F4A420 “Celebrating Barbie” Challenge and the Ways To Use It WT686“Patterned Paper” Challenge along with the Word Art Wednesday #334-#335“Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1).  Ink the Girl Power images with Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink and stamp the images onto white cardstock.  Color the images with alcohol markers and fussy-cut each girl.

2). Die cut two pieces of white cardstock with a stitched circle dies, stamp the “You” from Be Unique and the “are” from All About You (I cut it off the “are amazing” sentiment) onto the smaller circle die and “One of a kind” from Be Unique with Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink.  Mount onto circles cut from chocolate cardstock.

3). Die cut a piece of designer paper with a stitched rectangle die, mount onto a die cut rectangle of chocolate cardstock and mount onto a white card base.

4). Die cut a larger circle of white cardstock with a stitched die, mount onto another circle from chocolate cardstock and adhere directly to the card front.

5). Adhere the smaller circle to the upper part of the larger circle, mount the medium circle with dimensional foam to the card front.  Add the two girl images with brown hair directly to the card front and the blonde girl with dimensional foam.  Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the girl's sunglasses :-)

6).  Add the chocolate satin ribbon bow with corduroy brad to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Girl Power, Be Unique, All About You (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Spectrum Noir™ Alcohol Markers-EB7, GY1, GY2, VB3, VB2, PV2; Stampin’  Write Markers- Baked Brown Sugar, Blush Blossom, Pistachio Pudding; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Designer Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip (Stampin’ Up!). misc. designer paper

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Rectangle A2 STAX Dies Set 1 & 2, Stitched Circle Dies, Circle Framelits™; 3/8” Chocolate Ribbed Satin Ribbon, Soft Sky Corduroy Brad

Thanks again for taking the time to visit! Hugs and I hope you have a chance to visit again soon!