Thursday, February 13, 2025

Galilee Rose

 



Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a quick card designed using a retired background stamp from Divinity Designs, LLC .  

Many of you who follow my blog know that one of my goals to ink up my older stamps and this pretty background stamp is from around 2014 or so.

Sometimes you just need a quick card to send to encouragement a friend and this one was very quick to create, plus a bonus, it is fairly flat to mail.

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking to The Flower Challenge #99 “Feature the Color Pink” Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #687-#688“Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to check out the galleries at the challenge sites yet, I would encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from the Design Teams as well as the galleries!

To create this card:

Ink the Galilee Rose background stamp with Versamark ink, stamp onto a piece of white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Using water-based markers and a water-soluble graphite pencil, color the background image.



Die cut a piece of light pink cardstock with a wonky stitched rectangle die.  Trim to approx. 4 ⅛” x 5 ⅜”.

Cut around the outline of the background image and mount onto the above die cut panel.

Adhere the entire panel onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of black cardstock and mount onto a white card base.

Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the flower petals to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Galilee Rose (retired Divinity Designs, LLC formerly Our Daily Bread Designs)

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow; Water-Soluble Graphite Pencil, Clear Wink of Stella®

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Blushing Bride

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX Dies, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for visiting- hugs and I hope you all have a fabulous week!

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

TCC214 Love Is In The Air

 





Hi Friends!

It’s time for our February #214 “Valentine Fun” challenge at The Card Concept!

I know that not everyone mails Valentine cards, but the theme of love is one that can be used year round for Anniversary, Birthday, Friendship and other cards, for sure!

I was inspired by the vintage style of the photo along with the light pink roses, hearts and gold bird cage for my Shabby and Vintage Mixed Media card! 

I have a personal goal to ink up stamps that have been in my stash in a while as well as use my massive stash of dies, lace, ribbon and other supplies. 

For those of you who follow my blog, you know that I do enjoy playing along with other online challenges and will be linking this card to Alphabet Challenge Blog “V is for Vintage” and the Just Us Girls #761 “Die Week- Hearts” Challenge.



I hope you have stopped by The Card Concept to see how the rest of the Design Team were inspired as well as check out the Alphabet Challenge and Just Us Girls galleries to see their fabulous creations!

To create this card:

Die cut the heart from a piece of cream cardstock. 

Die cut another heart from cream cardstock (to layer behind the initial heart die cut in the above set).  Adhere to the back of the original heart die cut (this will give your heart more strength and dimension).


Ink the Christ the Lord is Risen Today background stamp with Brushed Corduroy and Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink , lay one of the pieces from the above steps onto the stamp image and randomly press the cardstock onto the stamp.

Trim the cream stamped background panel to approx. 3 ¾” x 5” and distress the edges with a distressing tool (or the side of scissors) and mount onto a piece of kraft cardstock (trim to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”) on a slight angle.

Adhere the heart die cut back into the opening that remained from the initial die cutting process.



Die cut several of the flower images from light pink cardstock and mount onto the heart.

Add a piece of ivory crochet lace to the front of the background panel and adhere a strip of chocolate grosgrain ribbon (wrapping the ends of the ribbon behind the panel).

Add a piece of pleated light pink ribbon onto the background panel.

Mount the entire background panel onto a piece of light pink cardstock.

Use a stencil brush with Brushed Corduroy and Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink over the edges to distress both panels and mount the entire background panel to a kraft card base.

De-static a piece of cream cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the verse sentiment from God Verses 2 with Versamark ink, stamp onto the prepared paper, apply gold embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, die cut the image with a stitched oval die (also die cut another oval from kraft cardstock to layer behind the sentiment oval).

Mount the sentiment onto the front of the card with dimensional foam.

Finish off the card by adhering pearls to the flower centers.  

Stamp Sets: Christ the Lord Is Risen Today, God Verses 2 (Divinity Designs, LLC)

Inks/Mediums: Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide- Brushed Corduroy, Ground Espresso

Cardstock/Paper: Cream and Kraft (Hobby Lobby- Paper Studio); Blushing Bride (Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Bloomin’ Hearts Dies (retired Stampin’ Up!) MFT Stitched Oval STAX, Embossing Powder Tool, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 3/8” Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon (from my stash), 3/8” Pleated Blushing Bride Ribbon (retired SU!), .75” Venise Lace- Lucia- Ivory, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #214 Valentine Fun Challenge at The Card Concept!  The deadline to play along is Monday, March 10th at noon EDT.  

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

TCC213 Joy

 Hi Friends!

Happy New Year!  We are back with our challenges at The Card Concept with our #213 Winter Solace Challenge

I was inspired by the beautiful deer, the metallic colors and the textures for my Clean and Layered Mixed Media card.

I decided to ink up a few of my neglected stamps (I am still working on my goal of inking up stamps from my stash).  I was able to incorporate at least three different older stamp sets, an older embossing folder and die set into the design, yea!!

I am also participating with the Word Art Wednesday #681-#682 “Anything Goes” Challenge . 

If you have not had a chance to check out challenge blog to see how the rest of The Card Concept Design Team were inspired as well as check out the Word Art Wednesday challenge gallery to see their fabulous creations!

To create this card:

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the stag image from the Yuletide Deer stamp set with Versamark ink, stamp onto the prepared paper, apply pewter embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Repeat the above steps with the “Joy” sentiment from Endless Wishes.



Once the embossing has cooled, use a fine tip bronze water-based marker to color in some of the design elements on the stag image.

Die cut the image with the Hemstitch Square Die, mount onto a piece of silver mirror cardstock (trimmed to slightly smaller than the die cut square).

De-static the lower left-hand area near the stag, ink the sentiment from the retired Endless Wishes with Versamark ink, apply pewter embossing powder and heat set with the heat tool.

For the background panel, use a paintbrush to apply Champagne and Pewter Metallic Ink.  Use a heat tool to dry the ink.

De-static and stamp the Grunge Elements 2 image with Versamark ink over the metallic ink areas,  apply gold and pewter embossing powder, heat set with a heat tool (it is hard to see this part of the stamped images, but they are there).



Trim the background panel to 4” x 5 ¼”, mount onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of silver mirror cardstock. 

Adhere the entire panel to a white card base.

Emboss a piece of the silver mirror cardstock with a diamond embossing folder.  Trim and adhere behind the stag image.

To finish off the card, mount the entire stag image onto the card front with dimensional foam.

Stamp Sets:  Yuletide Deer (STAMPlorations), Endless Wishes (retired Stampin’ Up!), Grunge Elements 2 (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Inks/Mediums: Versamark, Tsukineko Champagne and Platinum Metallic Inks, Arteza Bronze Extra Fine Marker

Cardstock/Paper: White, Silver Mirror Cardstock (from my stash)

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Spellbinders Hemstitch Square Dies, Sizzix Diamond Embossing Folder, Embossing Powder Tool, Gold and Pewter Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #213 {Winter Solace} Challenge at The Card Concept!  The deadline to play along is Monday, February 10th at noon EDT.  

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