TCC194 Create in Me

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our #194 {Spring Bouquet} Challenge at The Card Concept! The Card Concept is a bi-weekly photo inspiration challenge.  We would love for you to create a card based on our inspiration photo and join us!

Isn’t this a beautiful spring table setting? I was inspired by the soft pinks, blues, textures of the flowers/nests and silver accents for my Shabby and Vintage Mixed Media card.

Those of you who follow my blog know that I enjoy participating with other online challenges.  I know how much work goes into maintaining a challenge blog and want to give them support as well as enjoy seeing all of their Design Team creations and galleries :-)  

I will be linking this card to the As You Like It “Favorite Flower (and Why) Challenge (I like tulips, they are a sign of spring and one of my Mother’s favorites as well) along with the Tic Tac Toe #226 Featured Designer Elizabeth’s Challenge (left column down- Flowers, Embossing, Encouragement) and the Word Art Wednesday #593-#594 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not already visited us at The Card Concept, I hope you will find the time to do so.  Gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the DT as well as the other challenge sites.

This card was fun and fairly easy to make.

Trim a piece of the pale pink designer paper from the Echo Park My Favorite Spring 6x6 Paper Pad to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”.  Emboss with the Darice Vine Pattern Embossing Folder. 

Apply Frost White Shimmer Paint over the entire surface (I used an AquaPainter) and distress the edges with scissors and/or a distressing tool.

Tear a piece of the blue gingham patterned paper (from the My Favorite Spring Pad).  

De-static the lower right hand area, stamp the sentiment from Words of Encouragement with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Distress the edges and add to the embossed pink background panel.  Mount the layered background panel onto a piece of white cardstock (trimming close to the edge).

Adhere a piece of white Venise Lucia .75” lace and blue seam binding (wrapping the ends of the seam binding behind the panel).

Mount onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of the baby blue designer paper and adhere to a white card base.

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the tulip image from Get Well Tulip Bundle with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Color the tulip with water-based markers and die cut with the coordinating die (also cutting two additional tulips from white cardstock to layer behind the stamped image).

Add a looped piece of silver metallic string to the card front and mount the tulip with dimensional foam.

Die cut a piece of lace from white cardstock using the Tim Holtz Crochet Die and add a piece to the upper left hand corner.

Finish off the card with a few pearls in the upper right hand corner.

A spring time card for Mother’s Day, encouragement or “just because”.

Stamp Sets:  Get Well Tulip Bundle, Words of Encouragement (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black; Stampin’ Write Markers- Powder Oink, Melon Mambo, Rose Red, Granny Apple Green, Lemonlime Twist

Cardstock/Paper: White, Echo Park My Favorite Spring 6x6

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Get Well Tulip Bundle, Sizzix Thinlits by Tim Holtz- Crochet, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Distressing Tool, Venise Lucia .75” Lace- White, Seam Binding Bundle- Blue Purples, May Arts Metallic String- Silver, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Pearls

 Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #194 {Spring Bouquet} Challenge at The Card Concept!