TCC212 Wonderful Counselor

 

Hi Friends!

I am a bit late posting my card for the new #212 {Christmas Wreath} Challenge at The Card Concept!  I do not know about you, but November and December have flown by for me.  I cannot believe that Christmas is only twelve days away. I have not even mailed my Christmas cards yet, yikes! They will be late this year….

I was inspired by the gorgeous wreath and colors in our inspiration photo for my Mixed Media card.  I decided to pull out the Poinsettia stamp set (Power Poppy by Marcella Hawley).  

I have not inked up this stamp set in years and paired it with the Jesus stamp set (from Stamp Simply)-  both sets are still available for purchase. 

I am also participating with the Double Trouble #181 “It’s Up To You” Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #677-#678 “anything Goes” Challenge.

I hope you will take a moment to visit our challenge blog to see how the rest of The Card Concept Design Team were inspired as well as check out the other challenge galleries to see their fabulous creations!

To create this card:

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the poinsettia image from Poinsettia with Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamp onto the prepared paper, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor the image with distress inks and water-based markers.  After coloring, fussy cut the image.

De-static the lower area of a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of white cardstock, ink the verse sentiment from the stamp set, Jesus with Versafine Black Onyx ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Adhere the panel to a piece of burgundy cardstock, trim to approx. 4 ⅛” x 5 ⅜”. 

Adhere a strip of white crochet lace and add the burgundy satin ribbon over the lace (wrapping the ends behind the panel). 

Add a few pearls to the upper right-hand corner to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Poinsettia (Power Poppy by Marcella Hawley), Jesus (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Inks- Evergreen Forest; Stampin’ Write Markers- Rose Red, Pink Pirouette, Razzelberry Ripple

Cardstock/Paper: White, Baroque Burgundy

Accessories/Tools: Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, White Crochet Lace (Hobby Lobby), 5/8” Wine Satin Ribbon (from my stash), Pears

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #212 {Christmas Wreath} Challenge at The Card Concept!  The deadline to play along is Monday, January 6^th at noon EDT. 

TCC203 Happy Anniversary

 

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our #203 {NewYear Love} Challenge at the The Card Concept!

Look at our sweet inspiration photo!  I love the crisp, clean layers of the items on the tiered tray as well as the love theme and was inspired to create a Clean and Layered Mixed Media card.

I paired two different stamp sets with a scrap piece of designer paper (all from Stamp Simply) and a mixed media background using distress ink.  

FYI- I thought that the background technique used to be called "Smakin' Acetate" (the tutorial at Splitcoaststampers has that technique using markers)  but I found a similar tutorial here at Splitcoaststampers using distress inks called "Wrinkle Free Distress". 

We are looking forward to seeing what inspires your card! Will it be the overall theme, the colors, items in the photo/textures or something else?

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 my DT sisters! 

This was a fairly quick and fun card to create:

Press Candied Apple Distress Ink onto a piece of acetate, spritz with water, then gently press a piece of white cardstock into the ink, repeating until you are pleased with the background.

Use a heat tool to dry the inked panel. 

Once the panel has dried, de-static the lower right hand area with an embossing powder tool, ink the verse sentiment from the Love stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black ink.  

Apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

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

Trim a piece of the Echo Park Love Notes 6x6 paper pad to 2” x 4” and mount onto a piece of black cardstock (trimming close to the edge).

Mount the layered designer series panel directly to the card front.

Die cut a piece of red cardstock with the largest heart die from the Farmhouse Pierced Nested Hearts Die.

De-static the die cut heart, stamp and emboss the sentiments from Happy Day Iris onto the heart and heat set with clear embossing powder.

Add the heart to the card front with dimensional foam.

Add a few pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Happy Day Iris, Love  (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black,  Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, Red; Echo Park Love Notes 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Farmhouse Pierced Nested Hearts, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Acetate, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Pearl

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #629-#630 Anything Goes Challenge.  If you have time,  check out their gallery, gorgeous inspiration from their Design Team as well as all of the participants! 

      If you have a moment, check out the current specials at Stamp Simply!

 01/13/24 - Edited for the flash weekend sale- 

Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #203{New Year Love} Challenge at The Card Concept! The deadline to play along with us is Monday, February 12th at noon EDT.

TCC#202 King of Kings

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our new #202 {Christmas Cheer} Challenge at the The Card Concept!

Check out this gorgeous inspiration photo!  I love the décor, the red and white as well as the beautiful pillows.  I was inspired by the colors and theme for my Classy and Elegant/Clean and Layered card/

We are looking forward to seeing what inspires your card! Will it be the overall theme, the colors, items in the photo/textures or something else?

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 my DT sisters! 

This was a quick and fun card to create:

On a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of white cardstock, de-static the panel and ink up the script block image from Jesus (Stamp Simply) with Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Score below and above the stamped and embossed image (it is hard to see this in the photo).  I actually scored the panel and scored too vigorously, lol, so I had to score another panel, trim the embossed image and adhere it to the second panel, oops!!

Trim the entire background panel to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”, mount onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of red cardstock.

Add a strip of red seam binding ribbon, wrapping the ends behind the panel and adhere to a white card base.

On another piece of white cardstock, ink the poinsettia image from the Floral Clusters- Winter Poinsettia stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Watercolor the poinsettia with distress inks and die cut with the coordinating die.  FYI- I also die cut another poinsettia out of plain white cardstock to layer behind the stamped image (this gives the image more stability for mounting onto the card front).

Mount the die cut poinsettia with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Floral Cluster- Winter Poinsettia, Jesus (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black,  Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink, Distress Inks- Candied Apple, Ripe Persimmon, Mowed Lawn, Evergreen Bough

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Real Red

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Floral Clusters and Sprigs, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Red Seam Binding, Scoring Tool, Waterbrush

Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #202 {Christmas Cheer} Challenge at The Card Concept!  

Maybe if you have the time, you could create a few cards.  The deadline to play along is Monday, January 8th at noon EDT.

TCC201 Give Thanks to the Lord

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our new #201 {Fall Leaves} Challenge at the The Card Concept!

Look at all those gorgeous fall leaves!  In the Mid-Atlantic, fall is so colorful!  I absolutely love the magnificent display of God’s handiwork :-)

At The Card Concept, we are looking forward to seeing what inspires your card.  Will it be the overall theme, the colors, leaves, textures or something else?

I was inspired by the leaves as well as the colors and textures for my Clean and Layered Mixed Media card.

Many of you who follow my blog know that one of my goals is to ink up some of my retired stamp sets along with using retired ribbons, etc.  I am so thankful that this card allowed me to do so!  

If you have not already visited us at The Card Concept, I hope you will find the time to do so.  Absolutely gorgeous inspiration from the rest of my DT sisters!  We hope that you will have the time to create a card and join us!

This was a fun card to create:

On a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of white cardstock, use a blending brush to apply distress inks to create the background color (I used Fossilized Amber, Candied Apple and Picked Raspberry for this first step).

Lightly heat set the ink to dry the panel and de-static the panel with an embossing powder tool.

Ink the leaves from the retired Stampin’ Up! French Foliage stamp set with Versamark ink.  Stamp repeatedly onto the panel (masking some of the images as needed).

Apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing powder has cooled, apply additional distress ink to make the images “pop” (I used Ground Espresso, Ripe Persimmon, Seedless Preserves, and Candied Apple),

Use a water-based marker to create more shadows under the leaves and once satisfied, ink the script and postage mark stamps from French Foliage with Versafine Onxy Black and stamp repeatedly in the background. 

Carefully wipe off the black ink from the embossed leaves, and since I was dissatisfied with the black in the background (it was too dark to see), apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Trim the panel to approx. 3 ¾” x 5” and mount onto a piece of orange cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of blackberry cardstock.

Wrap a piece of pumpkin chevron ribbon over the panel (wrapping the ends behind the panel).

Add a piece of stitched blackberry satin ribbon (again, wrapping the ends behind the panel).

Mount the entire panel onto a white card base.

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the verse sentiment from the Scripture Medley 3 (retired Verve Stamps) with Versafine Black Onyx ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, die cut the sentiment with a stitched  die, mount onto a piece of orange cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of blackberry cardstock.

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

Stamp Sets: French Foliage (retired Stampin’ Up!), Scripture Medley 3 (retired Verve Stamps)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark; Distress Inks- Candied Apple, Fozzilized Anber, Ripe Persimmon, Ground Espresso, Seedless Preserves; Stampin’ Write Blackberry Bliss Marker

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Blackberry Bliss

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., MFT Stitched Rectangle STAX A2 Set 1, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Pumpkin Pie Chevron Ribbon, 3/8” Blackberry Bliss Stitched Satin Ribbon

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be joining the Cardz 4 Galz #211 "Thank You, Thankful or Thanksgiving" Challenge.  

Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #201 {Fall Leaves} Challenge at The Card Concept! The deadline to play along is Monday, December 11th at noon EDT.  

TCC200 Give Thanks

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our new #200 {Autumn Chill} Challenge at the The Card Concept!

Our inspiration photo for this month invokes feelings of the autumn chill in the air, doesn’t it?

We are looking forward to seeing what inspires your card! Will it be the overall theme, the actual elements (book, coffee leaves sweater, etc.), the colors, textures or something else?

I was inspired by the rich fall colors, textures and leaves for my Clean and Layered card.

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 my DT sisters!  Create a card and join us!

This was a fun card to create:

Trim the purple background paper from the Craft Consortium Over The Rainbow paper pad to approx. 4 ¼” x 5 ½”, emboss with the Foliage 3D embossing folder and then die cut the corner with the TH Mixed Media #1 die.

Lightly sand the embossed panel to raise the detail.

Trim the panel to approx. 4” x 5 ¼” and adhere to a 4 ⅛” x 5 ¼” piece of white cardstock, then mount onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” black card front.

Adhere the panel to a white card base.

Die cut the leaves using the TH Fall Foliage Thinlit Dies from a piece of the orange/yellow designer paper from the Craft Consortium Sunset Ink Drops 6x6 paper pad. Crush the leaves by hand a bit to distress.

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

Once the embossing has cooled, die cut the sentiment with a circle die, die cut another circle a bit larger from black cardstock and layer the sentiment onto the black circle.

Adhere the sentiment to the card front with dimensional foam.

Add the die cut leaves around and under the circle and finish off the card with a few black rhinestones.  

Stamp Sets: Give Thanks- (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Craft Consortium Over The Rainbow  6x6 Paper Pad, Craft Consortium Ink Drops- Sunset 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Sizzix Thinlit Dies by Tim Holtz- Fall Foliage, Sizzix Thinlit Dies by Tim Holtz -Mixed Media #1, Spellbinders Nestabilities- Standard Circle Dies- SM, Sizzix 3D Texture Fades by Tim Holtz- Foliage, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Black Rhinestones

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Craft Rocket #108 "Autumn and/or Halloween" Challenge. 

Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #200 {Autumn Chill} Challenge at The Card Concept! The deadline to play along is November 6th at noon EST. 

The Card Concept #199 Country Style

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome back to The Card Concept! We are thrilled to be back with our inspiration challenges and this year, we are changing things up a bit!  

We are changing the challenge to monthly (vs bi-weekly) so that more time is allowed for you to play along!

Our first monthly challenge is our #199 {Country Style} Challenge!

What will inspire your card?  Will it be the overall theme, the actual elements (rooster, barn, ribbons, flowers, etc.), the colors, textures or something else?

I love the chicken, barn, flowers, gingham and all of the elements, but was inspired by the sunflowers for my Shabby and Vintage Mixed Media card!  I have been hoarding this Graphic 45 French Country paper for years and thought it would work great for this 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 my DT sisters!  

This was a very easy card to create:

Trim the background paper to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”, distress the edges and adhere to a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” black card front.

Wrap the gold ribbon across the card and adhere the ends behind the card front.

Adhere the panel to a white card base.

Add the strips of lace over the ribbon (FYI- this was an after thought for me, I had a snall scrap of this lace left over so I tucked it in under the mounted floral panel).  I do not like to throw anything away, lol! 

Trim the sunflower cut-a-apart from the French Country paper pack, de-static the lower right hand corner with an embossing powder tool, stamp the verse sentiment from Fear Not with Versamark ink, apply gold embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, mount onto white cardstock, trim close to the edge and mount onto black cardstock.

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

Stamp Sets: Fear Not (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versamark

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Graphic 45 French Country

Accessories/Tools: Embossing Powder Tool, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Lace and Gold Ribbon (both from my stash), Pearls 

Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #199 {Country Style} Challenge at The Card Concept!  

TCC198 Our Help

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our #198 {Summertime Fun} Challenge at The Card Concept! 

This will be our last challenge before our summer break.  The Card Concept Challenge will return with new inspiration challenges in the fall. 

I thought that each of these pillows have great summertime images and I was inspired by the top left with the pelican, lighthouse and compass (in addition to the colors) for my Clean and Layered Mixed Media card.

I enjoy participating with other online challenges and will be playing along with A Place To Start “Anything Goes” Challenge.

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

This was a very easy card to create:

Ink the lighthouse collage image with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto a prepared piece of white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, lightly water-color the image using ink from water-based markers.  

Trim the image close to the edge and mount onto black cardstock.

Emboss a piece of white cardstock with a diamond embossing folder, trim to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”, add a piece of turquoise seam binding (wrapping the ends behind the panel) and mount onto a piece of black cardstock.

Heat emboss the sentiment from Scripture Collection 3 (Divinity Designs LLC)  onto white cardstock (using the same steps as the lighthouse), trim close to the edges before mounting onto black cardstock.

Layer the lighthouse image panel directly to the card front and add the sentiment with dimensional foam.

Use a clear glitter marker pen to add shimmer to the compass image. 

Stamp Sets: Lighthouse Collage, Scripture Collection 3 (Divinity Designs LLC)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black; Stampin’ Write Markers- Tempting Turquoise, Balmy Blue, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso; Clear Wink of Stella Marker

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

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

Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #198 {Summertime Fun} Challenge at The Card Concept!

TCC197 Happy Fathers Day

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our #197 {Industrial Modern} or {Nature Calls} Challenge at The Card Concept!  

 I loved the feeling of both of these photos!  I was inspired by the corrugated texture of the rusty wall as well as the colors in the Industrial Modern photo and the fishing images in the Nature Calls photo for my Clean and Layered with a bit of shabby Father's Day card. 

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!

As many of you who follow my blog know, I enjoy participating with other online challenges and used the Splitcoaststampers Sketch SC867 for the layout. 

I am also be playing along with the Simon Monday “Masculine” Challenge along with the Word Art Wednesday #599-#600 Anything Goes Challenge.

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

The fishing hat/creel basket image from the retired Stampin’ Up! Angler stamp set (from 2004) was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto white cardstock, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  This is one of my favorite images for Father's Day cards, especially for my Dad who loves to fish :-)

Once the embossing had cooled, the image was colored with water-based markers and distressing ink.  

Die cut the colored image with the Hemstitch Square Die and layer onto a piece of chocolate cardstock. 

The teal background panel was crimped with a crimping tool (this tool is at least twenty years old as well). 

The lure stamp images from Angler and Fly Fishing (both long ago retired Stampin’ Up! sets) were inked with Hickory Smoke distress oxide ink before stamping over the rust background panel.

The sentiment from the A Man of Knowledge stampset (Stamp Simply) was inked with Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

Once the sentiment cooled, die cut with a fishtail banner die, score ⅛” on both sides of the sentiment and fold to create the banner. Layer onto another banner die cut from chocolate cardstock.

Layer the main image panel along with the sentiment with dimensional foam.

 

Stamp Sets: A Man of Knowledge (Stamp Simply), retired Angler and Fly Fishing (Stampin’ Up!)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black; Stampin’ Write Markers- Creamy Caramel, River Rock, Taken with Teal, Really Rust, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Soft Suede, Wild Wasabi, Crushed Curry; Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide, Ground Espresso Distress  

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Taken with Teal

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr, Fishtail Sentiment Banners Die (Stamp Simply), Spellbinders Hemstitch Square Dies.  Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Crimper Tool. AquaPainter 

Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #197 {Industrial Modern} or {Nature Calls} Challenge at The Card Concept!