I hope all of you are
staying healthy and home! I have been
busy creating cards and wanted to share another card that I designed using the iris
image from the A True Friend Stamp/Die Duo (Divinity Designs, LLC).
For this card, I
combined the iris image with a sentiment from the Stamp Simply Fear Not stamp
set along with some retired designer papers and gold twine.
I wanted to participate
with a few online challenges and will be linking up to the Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #131 Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge (Middle Row Across- Embossing, Die
Cut or Punch and Twine). 
The Retro Rubber Challenge Blog encourages you to ink up images from stamps that are at
least one year old (perfect for my own personal challenge to use my older
stamps) and the Iris image from Divinity Designs, LLC is from July 2016 and I have owned the Fear Not stamp set from
Stamp Simply for several years. 
I am also linking to
the Just Add Ink #498 "Just Add E" Challenge (E= Embossing -dry and heat), Simon Says Monday Spring Mood Board Challenge (I was inspired by the colors, the flowers and the overall spring feeling), the Simon Says Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge and the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge #SC378 Sketch for
the layout on this card.
To create this card:
De-static a piece of
white cardstock, ink the iris image from A True Friend and the sentiment from
Fear Not using Versamark™ Onyx Black, stamp both onto the prepared panel, apply
clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.
Once the embossing
cools, die cut the sentiment with an oval stitched die. Die cut another oval from black cardstock,
split into two and layer behind the sentiment.
Watercolor the iris
image with water-based markers and fussy cut the flower (FYI- the set from
Divinity Designs, LLC now comes with a coordinating die).
Emboss a piece of yellow
designer paper with a chevron embossing folder (this paper was from an Anna Griffin
pack that I bought at least twenty years ago), trim and mount onto black
cardstock.
Die cut a stitched
rectangle from white cardstock, stencil Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink over
the background as well as over the sentiment.
Mount the rectangle panel onto black cardstock and trim close to the
edge.
Layer the white cardstock
panel onto black cardstock as well as the green designer paper (per the
sketch). Mount onto a white card base.
Adhere horizontal
embossed yellow panel, add the stitched rectangle panel and mount the iris
image using dimensional foam (or scraps of chipboard, which I prefer).
Add the looped gold
twine and mount the sentiment over the twine with dimensional foam.
Use a clear glitter
pen to add shimmer to the iris and add a few pearls to finish off the card.
Stamp Sets: A
True Friend (Divinity Designs LLC), Fear Not (Stamp Simply)
Ink/Mediums:
Versafine™ Onyx Black; Stampin’ Write
Markers- Highland Heather, Gorgeuos Grape, Concord Crush, Granny Apple Green,
So Saffron, Crushed Curry; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen, Tumbled Glass
Distress Oxide
Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, retired Designer
Series Paper (Stampin’ Up!); misc. designer paper (Anna Griffin) from my stash
Accessories: Gemini,
Jr.™, MFT Stitched Rectangle A2 STAX Set 1 & 2, MFT Stitched Oval STAX, retired
Chevron Embossing Folder (Stampin’ Up!), Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing
Powder, Heat Tool, AquaPainter™, Memory
Box Heartwood Stencil, Clarity Stencil Brush, Gold Twine, Pearls
Thanks again for
taking the time to visit- I am praying that all of you are staying home as much
as possible and staying safe- virtual hugs!
