TCC196 Patriotic Poppies

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our #196 {Patriotic Picnic} Challenge at The Card Concept!

 I was inspired by the beautiful flowers as well as the patriotic theme, the gingham, stripes and colors for my Elegant and Layered Mixed Media card (with a bit of shabby to boot, lol!).

I hope you will take the time to visit The Card Concept Challenge to check out the rest of the Design Team cards- fabulous inspiration from all!

I will also be playing along with the A Place to Start “Anything Goes with an optional twist, Add Another Thing” Challenge.  I added a flower and the “other” is the patchwork designer paper. 

If you have not already visited us at The Card Concept, I hope you will find the time to do so.  As I mentioned, gorgeous inspiration from the rest of my DT sisters as well as the A Place to Start challenge site.

The poppy image from the Pretty Poppies Bundle was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto white cardstock, heat set with a heat tool, then water-colored using watercolor pencils and markers.  White highlights were added with an extra fine white paint pen and shimmer was added to the petals with a clear glitter marker.

Once the poppy image was colored, I die cut with the coordinating die, and stacked it onto another die cut from white cardstock to add thickness to the image.

I have been organizing my craft room and getting inspired to start quilting again.  I used to create quilt blocks about twenty-five years ago (before I started stamping) and have a massive stash of cotton fabric for quilting.  I need to get busy finishing up my UFO’s (unfinished projects) and was inspired by the gingham patterns in our photo to create a paper quilt.

The paper quilt was created by trimming the designer papers from The Fourth of July 6x6 paper pad (Carta Bella) to 1.5” square, then cutting each piece on the diagonal.  The pieces were attached to a piece of white cardstock with just a bit of adhesive and then stitched with a zigzag stitch using white thread.

The entire square was then cut again on the diagonal, stitched along the cut line and adhered to the white card front.

A piece of white crochet lace was added on the upper edge of the lower right hand “quilt” piece.

The sentiments from The American Eagle stamp set were stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  The outline image was colored with extra fine water based markers.

The background panel was added to the dark navy print from The Fourth of July paper pad, then adhered onto a white card base.

The poppy image was added using dimensional foam and red rhinestones were added to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Pretty Poppies Bundle, The American Eagle (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black; Derwent Watercolor Pencils, Stampin’ Write Markers- Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green, Extra Fine White Paint Pen, Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper: White, The Fourth of July 6x6 Paper Pad (Carta Bella)

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr, Stamp Simply Dies- Pretty Poppies Bundle,  Sewing Machine, White Thread, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, AquaPainter, May Arts 3/8” Crochet Lace- 15 yd spool- White, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Rhinestones- Red

 Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #196 {Patriotic Picnic} Challenge at The Card Concept! 

Also, don’t forget to check out the rest of the wonderful Patriotic stamps, papers and other supplies at Stamp Simply!

RRCB207 Be Strong and Courageous

 

Hi Friends!

I am so honored to be a Guest Designer, again, for The Retro Rubber Challenge Blog!  The Retro Rubber Challenge Blog is a bi-weekly challenge that focuses on stamps that are over one year old (or older). If you are chosen as a winner, you have a chance to Guest Design and I was thrilled and humbled to be chosen as a winner for two challenges in a row.

I decided to pull out some stamps that are over 15+ years old for The Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #207 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

For this card, I used the hostess set, Ageless Adornment (I believe from the year 2000).  This was one of the first sets that I received with my hostess points and I love every single image in the set.  This is one that I will keep in my stash forever, lol!

I paired the image with a sentiment from the stamp set, Scripture Collection 3 (originally Our Daily Bread Designs now known as Divinity Designs LLC).  I believe this stamp is originally from the low-mid 2000’s.

I also have a personal goal to try to create a card for each of the over 900+ sketches at Splitcoaststampers and this card uses the SC47 Sketch for the layout. SC47 is a basic sketch that I slightly modified (see below about the black strips, lol!)

I am also playing along with the Simon Says Monday “Watercolor” Challenge along with the Cards 4 Galz #199 Backgrounds Challenge.   The background panel was created with distress oxide inks, lots of water and stenciling.

This card was fun to create- it is a “back to basics” type card.  No dies, just ink, stamps, a stencil, heat embossing and watercolor. I enjoy getting inky and having fun with backgrounds!

The background on this card was designed by applying distress oxide inks onto a silicone mat, adding water, pressing a piece of white cardstock into the wet ink, smoothing and lifting, then repeating until I was satisfied with the colors.  In hindsight, I should have used watercolor paper, lol!

The stenciling was applied with distress oxide ink (after I was finished with the smooshed background).

I used an embossing powder tool to de-static the background and heat embossed the sentiment from the Scripture Collection 3 using Versafine Onyx Black ink and clear embossing powder.

The butterfly image was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink, heat embossed with clear embossing powder before being water-colored with water-based markers and fussy cut.

The card was layered onto a white card base.  The black cardstock strips were added at the top and bottom (this helped with the waves created by the water, lol!)

The butterfly image from Ageless Adornment was mounted with dimensional foam and a few white highlights were created with an extra fine white paint pen.  Use a clear glitter marker to add shimmer on the wings.

The card was finished off with a few sequins from my stash.

Stamps: Scripture Collection 3 (Divinity Designs LLC), retired Ageless Adornment (Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide- Tumbled Glass. Broken China, Picked Raspberry; Stampin’ Write Markers- Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Gorgeous Grape, Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride; Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker, Extra Fine White Paint Marker

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black

Accessories/Tools: Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Memory Box Heartwood Stencil, Stencil Brush, Sequins 

I hope you have time to check out the rest of the Design Team cards at The Retro Rubber Challenge Blog and possibly, create a card with an older stamp (at least a year old) and join us at The Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #207 “Anything Goes” Challenge!

Thanks again for stopping by- have a blessed week, sweet friends!

Come To Me

 

Hi Friends! 

This week we are highlighting the gorgeous floral stamp sets from Stamp Simply. 

I love the different floral stamps at Stamp Simply and decided to pull out the Pretty Poppies Bundle and paired it with the Words of Encouragement stamp set, some background stamping/stenciling, a scrap piece of My Valentine designer paper (Carta Bella), a lace die and a few pearls (all from Stamp Simply).

I also used my sewing machine for the zig zag stitching on this easy Mixed Media card.

The white cardstock background was created by using the Flourish stencil and distress oxide inks before repeatedly stamping the background strip stamp from Pretty Poppies with the same distress oxide inks over the stenciling.

The strip of My Valentine paper was placed on a diagonal along with the crochet die cut from white cardstock.

Once in place the background was distressed and stitched onto another piece of white cardstock before being layered onto black cardstock. 

The Pretty Poppies floral image was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto white cardstock and was colored with watercolor pencils ,markers- water based along with a clear glitter marker and an extra fine white paint pen. Once the coloring is finished, die-cut with the coordinating die.

The Words of Encouragement verse sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

The photo corners were hand cut from scrap paper and a pearl was added to the center.

The floral image was mounted with dimensional foam and the entire panel was adhered to a white card base to finish off the card. 

Many of you who follow my blog know that I have a personal goal to create a card with each of the over 950+ sketches at Splitcoastampers and I used the SC944 Sketch for the layout. 

I am also playing along with the Word Art Wednesday #595-#596 "Anything Goes" Challenge.  

If you have not had a chance to check out the rest of the inspiration from the Stamp Simply Design Team , I hope you will take the time to do so- wonderful  inspiration from all!

Stamp Sets: Pretty Poppies Bundle, Words of Encouragement (Stamp Simply)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, TH Distress Oxide- Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Watercolor Pencils and Markers- Reds, Greens, Extra Fine White Paint Pen, Clear Glitter Marker 

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Black,  Carta Bella My Valentine 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Dies- Pretty Poppies Bundle, Sizzix Thinlits by Tim Holtz- Crochet, Tim Holtz Layering Stencil- Flourish, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Distressing Tool, Sewing Machine, White Thread, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Pearl

Thanks again for stopping by! I hope I have inspired you today and that you will take the time to check out all of the stamps, dies and other items from Stamp Simply!

TCC195 You Are In My Prayers

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our #195 {Floral Spring} or {Garden Birds} Challenge at The Card Concept!

The Card Concept is a bi-weekly photo inspiration challenge and every month for the second challenge of the month we have two photos to inspire your card!  

I hope you will take the time to visit The Card Concept Challenge to check out the rest of the Design Team cards- gorgeous inspiration from all!

I was inspired by the Garden Birds photo for my Clean and Layered Mixed Media card.  I am fortunate to see robins all year round (they do not migrate but tend to move into the forest areas during the winter here in Maryland- well, at least some of them, lol!).

I enjoy participating with other online challenges (I know how much work goes into maintaining a challenge blog and want to give them support). 

I will also be playing along with the Word Art Wednesday #595-#596 “Anything Goes” Challenge and I was able to incorporate the Splitcoaststampers SC166 Sketch Challenge into the design.

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.

I decided to pull out some retired designer papers along with a long ago printed digital image from Stampin’ Up! for this card.

I had the robin image from the digi stamp set, Nature (My Digital Studio from Stampin’ Up!) printed and in my stash.

The image was hand colored with water-color pencils, water-based markers and distress oxide inks.

The image was die cut with a rectangle stitched die and mounted onto black cardstock.

The sentiment from the Stamp Simply Blessings/Beatitudes 1 was stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

The designer paper layers were positioned onto the sentiment panel (per the sketch) for the background and silver metallic string was wrapped over the panel before adhering it to a white card base.

The hand-colored digital robin image panel was mounted with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Nature (My Digital Studio- retired Stampin’ Up!), Timeless Textures  (retired Stampin’ Up!), Blessings/ Beatitudes 1 (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black; Derwent Watercolor Pencils, Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink. Stampin’ Write Markers- Baked Brown Sugar, Extra Fine White Paint Pen

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, This ‘n That Epic Day Designer Series Paper (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr, Stitched Rectangle Die Sets A2 Set 1 (My Favorite Things), Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, AquaPainter, May Arts Metallic String- Silver

 Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #195 {Floral Spring} or {Garden Birds} Challenge at The Card Concept!

RRCB206 Guest Designer- A True Friend

Hi Friends!

I am so honored to be a Guest Designer for The Retro Rubber Challenge Blog!  The Retro Rubber Challenge Blog is a bi-weekly challenge that focuses on stamps that are over one year old (or older). If you are chosen as a winner, you have a chance to Guest Design.

I decided to pull out a few Divinity Designs LLC stamps and dies (the iris stamp/die duo is over four years old).

For The Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #206 Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge, I used the middle row across Die Cut or Punch- Flowers- Embossing.  

I am also playing along with the Cards 4 Galz #198 “Mother’s Day (US) or Flowers for A Friend” Challenge and I incorporated the SplitcoaststampersSketch SC369 into the layout (another one of my goals was to create a card for each of the 950+ sketches at Splitcoaststampers). 

The black background was created using the Chalkboard Vine background stamp, sporadically stamped with Versamark ink, then heat embossed with white embossing powder.

The vertical green panel was also dry embossed with a lace embossing folder.

The white panel behind the iris is a piece of designer paper made to be sponged to allow the pre-embossed areas to shine through the panel.

The iris image was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink, heat embossed with clear embossing powder before being colored with water-based markers and fussy cut (this card was designed before the coordinating die was available).

Layers were cut on the diagonal (per the sketch) and the sentiment was also stamped and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

Layer a piece of 1” Black Satin Ribbon, wrapping the ends behind the panel.

Silver metallic cord was looped before mounting the central panel for the fussy-cut iris.

Add a few pearls to finish off the card.

My Mother's favorite flower was irises and I think she would have loved this card. I miss her more each year and this fall, will be the 30th Anniversary of her homegoing to the Lord.

Stamps: A True Friend (Stamp/Die Duo), retired Chalkboard Vine (both Divinity Designs, LLC)

Ink/Mediums: Versamark, Versafine Black Onyx, Stampin’ Write Markers- Crushed Curryt, So Saffron, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather , Concord Crush, Granny Apple Green; Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, Misc. White and Green DSP (retired Stampin’ Up! SAB)

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., SU! Lace Embossing Folder, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Silver Metallic Cord, 1” Black Satin Ribbon, Pearls

I hope you have time to check out the rest of the Design Team cards at The RetroRubber Challenge Blog and possibly, create a card with the elements of the #206Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge and join us!

Thanks again for stopping by- have a blessed week, sweet friends!

A Little Bit of Coffee

 

Hi Friends!

This weekend we are celebrating with the 2023 Spring Summer Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop.  It is a traditional hop this time with prizes and giveaways at each stop.

Stamp Simply is proud to be one of the super sponsors for this blog hop and is giving away a $25 gift code to one lucky commenter.  Stop by Stamp Simply’s blog post here to comment and have a chance to win!

 I decided to combine a patriotic theme along with my coffee cups for a fun summer coffee card.

The coffee cup was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink before being masked and stamping the star onto the cup. Water-based markers were used to color the stars, shadowing in the white area of the cup was done with a black watercolor pencil and shimmer was added with shimmer paint.

The background at the top was colored with red and blue water-based markers before stamping onto white cardstock.

I finally received a new power cord for my Sew Mini Janome sewing machine so I was able to stitch the edges for the vellum and designer paper.

The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder and blue seam binding and lace were added to cover up the seam.

The coffee cups were added with dimensional foam and the card was finished off with red rhinestones.

If you have not had a chance to check out the rest of the inspiration from the Stamp Simply Design Team , I hope you will take the time to do so- fabulous  inspiration from all!

Stamp Sets: The American Eagle, The Red, White & Blue, Have a Cup On Us Bundle, Coffee or Tea? (Stamp Simply)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark , Water-based Markers- Red, Blue

 Cardstock/Paper:  White, Vellum,  Craft Consortium Over the Rainbow  6x6 Paper Pad 

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Have a Cup On Us Bundle, Embossing Powder Tool, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, May Arts Coffee & Tea Ribbon Sampler, Seam Binding Sampler- Blues Purples .  Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones- Red, Sewing Machine, White Thread

 Thanks again for stopping by! I hope I have inspired you today and that you will take the time to check out the Coffee and Patriotic stamps/dies at Stamp Simply!

  

        Thanks again for stopping by! Have a great weekend, sweet friends!