TCC221 Gather Together

 

Hi Friends!

Today, we are starting our November #221 Give Thanks Challenge at The Card Concept today and I was inspired by the colors, autumn elements and theme from our photo this month to create two cards (see this post for the first card I designed for this challenge).

We hope that you will take a moment to stop by our challenge blog and check out how the rest of our fabulous Design Team was inspired as well!

As I mentioned in my previous post, I have not had a chance to create cards lately, so I decided to pull out some of my older Autumn stamp sets and created two cards at the same time.

For this card I used the Artistic Outpost Seed Packets Background stamp (still available at 70% off at Divinity Designs LLC) and paired it with a sentiment from the retired Painted Harvest stamp set from Stampin’ Up!  

To create this card:

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the Seed Packets Background stamp with Versafine Black Onyx ink, stamp onto the prepared cardstock paper and apply clear embossing powder.

Heat set the powder with a heat tool and once cooled, use an AquaPainter to watercolor the image with distress oxide inks (the colors I used are listed below),

Once you are satisfied with the coloring,“antique” the image with a stencil brush using antique linen and stone ink.

Trim the image close to the edge, mount onto aqua cardstock, trim again and mount onto black cardstock.

Adhere the entire panel onto a white card base.

Add a few pieces of burlap strings under the layered/embossed sentiment (from the Painted Harvest stamp set) to finish off the card.  FYI- I had a few of these strings hanging around, and thought I would use them, lol! 

Stamp Sets:  Seed Packets Background (Artistic Outpost), Painted Harvest (retired Stampin’ Up!_

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Oxide- Rusty Hinge, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Crushed Olive, Peacock Feathers, Antique Linen, Pumice Stone

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black,  Bermuda Bay (retired Stampin’ Up!),

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., MFT Banners Dies, Stencil Brush, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

I hope you have had a chance to stop by The Card Concept to see how the rest of the Design Team were inspired as well as check out the other challenge gallery entries- gorgeous inspiration from all!

We hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our Give Thanks Challenge at The Card Concept!  The deadline to play along is Monday, December 8^th at noon EDT.  

TCC221 Give Thanks

 

Hi Friends!

We are starting our November #221 Give Thanks Challenge at The Card Concept today and I was inspired by the colors, autumn elements and theme from our photo this month.

We hope that you will take a moment to stop by our challenge blog and check out how the rest of our fabulous Design Team was inspired as well! Gorgeous inspiration from all!

I have not had a chance to create cards lately, so I pulled out several older Autumn stamp sets and ended up making two cards (see this post for the second card). 

For the first card, I used the retired SU! sets, Painted Harvest along with French Foliage and a sentiment from the current Stamp Simply set, Welcome Fall. 

If you follow my blog, you know that I enjoy playing along with other online challenges and decided to play along with the Word Art Wednesday #724-#725 Anything Goes Challenge.

To create this card:

Using distress oxides (the colors I used are listed below), ink the solid portion of the flower from Painted Harvest with the rust ink, stamp off onto a piece of scrap paper and then stamp onto a piece of white cardstock.

Repeat the above process with several florals.

Ink the outline portion of the flower from Painted Harvest with the same rust ink, position over the solid layer and stamp onto the floral image to finish off the petals.

Repeat until all the floral petal images are stamped.

Ink the centers from Painted Harvest with espresso ink and stamp the centers.

Create a mask for the floral image and repeat the stamping process for the leaves from Painted Harvest using turquoise ink.

Once you are satisfied with the florals, ink the script, splatter and postmark images from French Foliage with corduroy ink and stamp over the background.

Using a stencil brush, apply antique linen and stone ink to “age” the paper.

Trim the panel in half, distress the edges and mount onto a piece of white cardstock.

Emboss a piece of dark designer paper with a diamond embossing folder, lightly sand with a sanding block, distress the edges and mount onto the lower half of the white cardstock panel.

Mount the entire panel onto a piece of rust cardstock, trimmed to approx. 4 ⅛” x 5⅜”. 

Add a piece of white crochet lace along with a piece of grosgrain ribbon over the cut layers (wrapping the ends of the ribbon behind the panel).

Adhere the entire panel onto a white card base.

Ink the sentiment from Welcome Fall using Versafine Onyx Black ink onto a piece of white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Die cut with a stitched circle die, also die cutting two additional circles from rust cardstock.

“Age” the sentiment with the stencil brush and stamp lightly the postmark and script over the sentiment before layering onto the rust circle die cuts.

Add the sentiment to the card front with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Welcome Fall (Stamp Simply); Painted Harvest, French Foliage (retired Stampin’ Up!_

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Oxide- Rusty Hinge, Ground Espresso, Peacock Feathers, Brushed Corduroy, Antique Linen, Pumice Stone

Cardstock/Paper: White, Really Rust (retired Stampin’ Up!), misc designer paper (dark brown- from my stash, not sure of manufacturer)

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr.,  Diamond Embossing Folder (retired Darice), Stencil Brush, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, White Crochet Lace (Hobby Lobby), Bermuda Bay Dotted Grosgrain Ribbon(used the opposite side- retired SU!)

I hope you have had a chance to stop by The Card Concept to see how the rest of the Design Team were inspired as well as check out the other challenge gallery entries! Beautiful entries by all!

We hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our Give Thanks Challenge at The Card Concept!  The deadline to play along is Monday, December 8^th at noon EDT. 

TCC220 Thy Mercy

Hi Friends!

We are starting our October #220 Autumn Days Challenge at The Card Concept today and I was inspired by the colors and textures from our photo this month.

Please stop by our challenge blog and check out how the rest of our talented Design Team was inspired as well!

I decided to pull out two retired stamp sets- Day of Gratitude (Stampin’ Up!) and the STAMPLorations Faith Expression set.

I am still trying to ink up my older stamp sets and always loved the main focal image in the Day of Gratitude set.

If you follow my blog, you know that I enjoy playing along with other online challenges and decided to play along with the A Place to Start October “Anything Goes” Challenge.  

To create this card:

Using distress oxides (the colors I used are listed below), layer the inks onto a piece of white cardstock using a stencil brush.

Dry the inks with a heat tool before stamping the main from Day of Gratitude using Versafine Black Onyx ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Fussy cut the medallion and layer onto a piece of black cardstock (fussy cutting the image once more).

Emboss a 4” x 2 ½”  piece of orange designer paper with a knit embossing folder, mount onto a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of white cardstock.

Mount the panel onto a 4⅛” x 5⅜” piece of black cardstock.

Add a strip of white crochet lace and a strip of 1” black satin ribbon (wrapping the ends of the ribbon to the back of the card panel).

Adhere the card front to a white card base.

Stamp the sentiment from Faith Expressions (retired STAMPlorations) onto a piece of white cardstock with Versafine Black Onyx ink pad, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Trim the sentiment, mount onto a piece of black cardstock and trim close to the edge.

Adhere to the card front along the ribbon edge.

Mount the focal image to the card front with dimensional foam and add a pearl to the center to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Day of Gratitude (retired Stampin’ Up!), Faith Expressions (retired STAMPlorations)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Oxide- Abandoned Coral, Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon, Seedless Preserves

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, retired orange Stampin’ Up! Designer Paper

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Knit Embossing Folder (Darice), Stencil Brushe, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, White Crochet Lace (Hobby Lobby), 1” Black Satin Ribbon, Pearls

I hope you have had a chance to stop by The Card Concept to see how the rest of the Design Team were inspired as well as check out the other challenge gallery entries! Gorgeous work from everyone!

We hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our Autumn Days Challenge at The Card Concept!  The deadline to play along is Monday, November  10^th at noon EST. 

TCC219 I Will Give You Rest

 

Hi Friends! 

Welcome back to The Card Concept!  We are starting our monthly challenges again with our September #219 Butterflies and Blooms with two new designers on the team!

We hope that you will take the time to check out the Design Team's cards for even more inspiration! 

I was inspired by the florals and colors for my simple Mixed Media card and I decided to pull out a few of my retired Stampin’ Up! sets- Summer Silhouettes, En Francais along with the sentiment from Words of Encouragement from Stamp Simply.

I have been trying to ink up some of my older stamps and thought that this set would be perfect for the florals/background on this card.  I also have not had a chance to play around with my oxide inks in a while.  

If you follow my blog, you know that I enjoy playing along with other online challenges and will be linking this card to the As You Like It "Favourite- Layered or Flat and Why?" Challenge.  

I tend to gravitate to layered cards and love using lace and ribbon along with pearls.  The more layers, the more for me!

To create this card:

Using distress oxides (the colors I used are listed below), layer the inks onto a piece of white cardstock using a stencil brush.

Dry the inks with a heat tool before stamping the floral images using Versafine Black Onyx ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Continue layering the floral images with the above process, applying white embossing powder to some of the petals.

Ink the background image from Summer Silhouettes with Crushed Olive Distress Oxide ink and repeatedly stamp over the background (gently wipe off the ink from the floral tops).  Apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Ink the background stamp, En Francais with Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide ink and randomly press over the background.

Once satisfied with the background, trim to approximately 3.75” x 5”.  Mount onto a piece of white cardstock, trim close to the edges.  Mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim once more.

Add a strip of white crochet lace to the card front. 

Adhere a piece of black and white checked ribbon to the card front, wrapping the ends behind the card front.

Mount the entire card panel onto a white card base.

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the verse sentiment from Words of Encouragement with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, die cut the sentiment with a stitched circle die.

Mount onto black cardstock (I die cut two circles from the same circle die, layering for a small frame behind the sentiment).

Adhere to the card front using dimensional foam and add a few pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Words of Encouragement (Stamp Simply); En Francais and Summer Silhouettes (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Oxide- Abandoned Coral, Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon, Crushed Olive

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., MFT Stitched Circle Dies, Stencil Brushe, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, White Crochet Lace (Hobby Lobby), Black and White Checked Ribbon, Pearls

I hope you have had a chance to stop by The Card Concept to see how the rest of the Design Team were inspired as well as check out the other challenge gallery entries! Gorgeous work from everyone!

We hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #219 Butterflies and Blooms at The Card Concept!  The deadline to play along is Monday, October 6^th at noon EDT.

TCC218 He Stilled The Storm

 

Hi Friends!

It’s time for our June #218 Summer Days Challenge at The Card Concept!

This will be our last challenge before our summer break, and we have decided to extend the gallery link date to August 25^th.  This way you have all summer long to create and link up to the gallery :-)

I was inspired by the shades of blue as well as the summer theme to create a Clean and Layered Mixed Media card.  We are looking forward to seeing what will inspire your card.

I decided to pull out a retired STAMPlorations stamp set, True North for this card.  I have been trying to ink up some of my older stamps and thought that this set would be perfect for a summer card.  I also incorporated older designer paper from Stampin’ Up along with retired silver cord.  

If you follow my blog, you know that I enjoy playing along with other online challenges and will be linking this card to the Classic Design May/June Anything Goes- opt Masculine Challenge.  

I used the Splitcoaststampers’ Sketch #SC341 for the layout- this is another one of my personal goals- to create a card for each of the other 1,000 sketches at Splitcoaststampers.

To create this card:-

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the lighthouse image with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, tap Distress Oxide inks onto a silicone mat, spritz with water and add with a water brush to the sky area.

Continue to add inks and color the lighthouse/sky/water with distress oxide and water-based markers until you are satisfied with the coloring.

Once everything has dried, heat emboss the verse sentiment using the same steps as the lighthouse above.

Trim the lighthouse panel, mount onto black cardstock and trim close to the edge.

Add the reflection on the water with permanent black ink.

Emboss a piece of white cardstock with a lumber embossing folder, trim and mount onto a piece of black cardstock.

Adhere the entire background panel onto a white card base.

Add the black horizontal panel (per the sketch).

Layer the turquoise striped designer paper onto black cardstock and add to the card front.

To finish off the card, loop the silver metallic cord and mount onto the card front.

Add the main lighthouse panel with dimensional foam and use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the water.

I hope you have had a chance to stop by The Card Concept to see how the rest of the Design Team were inspired as well as check out the other challenge gallery entries! Fabulous work from everyone!

Stamp Sets: True North (retired STAMPlorations)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Oxide- Tumbled Glass, Picked Raspberry, Salty Ocean; Stampin’ Write Markers- Tempting Turquoise, Pool Party, Gray Granite; Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen, Extra Fine Black Ink Pen

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, Tempting Turquoise Designer Series Paper (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Lumber Embossing Folder (retired Stampin’ Up!), AquaPainter, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Silver Metallic Twine (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #218 Summer Days Challenge at The Card Concept!  The deadline to play along is Monday, August 25^th  at noon EDT.  

TCC217 One Nation Under God

 

Hi Friends!

It’s time for our May #217 Patriotic Décor Challenge at The Card Concept!

I was inspired by the flags, crochet doily, vintage style of the décor and the colors for my Shabby and Vintage/ Mixed Media card.

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Festive Friday #FF0184 National Wine Day (Red, White, Something Shiny- Gold Twine)  and the Word Art Wednesday #698-#699 Anything Goes Challenge.

To create this card:-

Heat emboss the USA flag map image onto white cardstock using clear embossing powder and color with colored pencils/water-based markers. 

“Antique” with distress oxide ink and a splatter stamp before die cutting with the coordinating die.

Cut the two pieces of designer paper, distress the edges and adhere to a piece of navy cardstock.

Add the strip of crochet lace and layer the striped grosgrain along with the navy grosgrain ribbon.

Loop the metallic gold twine under the USA flag map image and mount onto the card front with dimensional foam.

Repeat the embossing steps above with the “One Nation Under God” sentiment, color with colored pencils and water-based markers, die cut with an oval die, mount onto another oval die cut from navy cardstock, loop the gold twine under the sentiment and mount onto the card front with dimensional foam.

Adhere the entire card front onto a white card base to finish off the card.

I hope you have had a chance to stop by The Card Concept to see how the rest of the Design Team were inspired as well as check out the other challenge gallery entries! Gorgeous work from everyone!

Stamp Sets: Old Glory Bundle  (Stamp Simply), Gorgeous Grunge (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Vintage Tea Distress Oxide, Derwent Watercolor Pencils- Navy, Red; Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker

Cardstock/Paper: White, Night of Navy, Authentique Patriotic Designer Paper (not sure of the name)

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Oval Dies, Distressing Tool, AquaPainter, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 1 ½” Night of Navy Striped and 5/8” Gingham Ribbon (retired Stampin’ Up!), Gold Metallic Twine (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #217 Patriotic Décor Challenge at The Card Concept!  The deadline to play along is Monday, June 9^th  at noon EDT. 

He Has Made Everything Beautiful

 

Hi Friends!

I am creating a quick card using a retired verse sentiment from Verve stamps and a retired bunny image from Impression Obsession. 

If you follow my blog, you know it is a personal goal of mine to create cards using my older stamp sets and I have not inked up either one of these images in years.

This card was so easy to create since the stamps do all the work, lol!  The main image and sentiment were both stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink onto white cardstock and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

A bit of coloring with distress oxide inks and water-based markers, stenciling with distress oxide ink and a few rhinestones help finish off the main layer.

The background panel was framed with soft yellow cardstock and mounted onto a black card front to finish off the card.

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Double D “Easter” Challenge (inspired by the bunnies and chicks in the photo), the Tic-Tac-Toe #268 Challenge (diagonal left to right, Stencil- Free- Embellishments) and the C.R.A.F.T. “Spring/Easter/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- wonderful inspiration from each of the Design Teams as well as the galleries!

Stamp Sets: G2535 Impression Obsession, Inc. (I could not find the name- Bunny and Chick?), Scripture Medley 3 (retired Verve Stamps)

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Oxide Inks- Tumbled Glass, Hickory Smoke; Stampin’ Write Markers- So Saffron, Soft Suede, Granny Apple Green, Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Perfect Plum, Twisted Citron

Paper/Cardstock: White, Black, So Saffron

Accessories: Tin Tile Stencil (Casual Fridays). Stencil Brush, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Rhinestones

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

TCC216 Charm is Deceptive

Hi Friends! 

It’s time for our April #216 “Spring Celebrations” Challenge at The Card Concept!

I was inspired by the colors, graphic elements and the leaves on the wall for my Clean and Layered Mixed Media card.

I bought the Bird Collage 4 image from Impression Obsession several years ago and have not had a chance to ink it up in years.  I love this sweet image and was so sad to hear that I/O has gone out of business (but, you may find this stamp on the secondary market).

I decided to pair the bird image with a verse from Words of Encouragement (Stamp Simply) and a stencil from Simon Says Stamp.

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Tic-Tac-Toe #267 Challenge (middle row across Pastels-Free-Birds or Chicks) and the Allsorts #820 Anything Goes optional Spring Flowers Challenge. 

This card was so simple to create-

Heat emboss the bird image onto white cardstock, mask the bird and apply distress oxide inks with the stencil for the background.

Add the black gingham ribbon and embossed sentiment, finish off the card with shimmer paint and pearls.  

FYI- I created the card first without the shimmer paint (see above and in the header), but decided to add it to the background to soften it a bit.  I diluted the frost white shimmer paint with water and used a water brush to layer the paint over the entire background and bird.  It is hard to see in the photo below but it gives a soft shimmer over the entire card. 

Another fairly quick and flat card for mailing!

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 other challenge gallery entries!

Stamp Sets: Words of Encouragement (Stamp Simply), Bird Collage 4 (retired I/O Stamps)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Oxide Inks- Broken China, Scattered Straw, Mowed Lawn; Stampin’ Write Markers- Hello Honey; Frost White Shimmer Paint

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., My Favorite Things Stitched Circle STAX Dies, Debra Stencil (Simon Says Stamp), Stencil Brush, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, ⅜” Black Gingham Ribbon, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #216 Spring Celebrations at The Card Concept!  The deadline to play along is Monday, May 11^th at noon EDT.