CAS Truly Grateful- SUO110 and PP222

Hi Stampers! 

This card was created for the new SUO110 “Marker Fun” Challenge along with the Paper Players PP222 CAS Thanks Challenge.

I hope that you will visit us at SUO-Challenges to check out the rest of the Design Team projects and the Paper Players site to see all of the inspiration in their gallery as well!  

To create this project:

Using the Light, Medium and Dark Coastal Cabana Stampin’ Blendabilities™ as well as the Medium Old Olive Blendabilites™ markers, scribble the colors onto a plastic bag or acetate sheet (I used a clear envelope from packaging) and spritz with Rubbing Alcohol.

Lay a piece of Whisper White cardstock into the moistened ink and swirl while you lift the paper.

Using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, stamp the wood grain panel image repeatedly onto the background.  Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock, trim once more and mount onto the Basic Gray card front.

Add a bit of splatter using the large splatter stamp and Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink.

Also using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, stamp the wheat image twice directly onto the background and once onto another piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Color the wheat images using the Medium and Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blendabilites™ markers along with the Medium Coastal Cabana Blendabilities™ marker for the ribbon.   

Carefully “fussy-cut” the wheat image and mount it onto the front panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.   Add a few highlights using the Chalk Marker.

Color the Rhinestones using the Dark Daffodil Delight and Dark Coastal Cabana Stampin’ Blendabilities™ markers.

Stamp the sentiment using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and add the Rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Truly Grateful, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Baked Brown Sugar, Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Light, Medium, Dark Coastal Cabana, Medium and Dark Daffodil Delight markers; Chalk Marker

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Gray, Coastal Cabana

Accessories:  Plastic Bag or Acetate, Rubbing Alcohol, Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by –I hope you have a chance to join in on our “Marker Fun”SUO-Challenge- have a wonderful week!!

Fall Leaves for Three Challenges :-)

Hi Stampers!!

Ok, it is official- I need an intervention!  I am totally addicted to the Alcohol Marker Marbling Technique and it is all Audrey’s and Splitcoaststampers fault- lol!!  :-)

This technique is so easy and the results are so unique- I had to use it one more time for the ColourQ CQC260 Challenge along with the PP215 Paper Players Sketch and since it incorporates different inks and elements, the MIX87 Signs of Fall Challenge.

I hope you have a chance to check out all three galleries and Design Team samples- such inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Using the medium marker from the Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Collection, scribble some color onto the zip lock bag as noted in the tutorial , add additional color onto the bag using the dark marker from the Daffodil Delight and Night of Navy Stampin’ Bleandabilities™ and spritz with rubbing alcohol.   

Close-up of the leaf images 

Lay a piece of Glossy White cardstock over the ink and lift up, spritz the ink again with the rubbing alcohol, lay a second piece of Glossy White cardstock over the moistened ink and lift for your second print (I used the second print for this card and saved the first print for another day) :-)

Allow to the panel to dry and using StazOn® Jet Black Ink, stamp the various leaves from French Foliage onto the background panel.   Create masks for the leaves and stamp the script and postage mark images as well.   Add additional color with the Tangerine Tango Stampin’ Write marker and stamp the splatter image using Night of Navy Classic Ink.

Using the 1” Square Punch, punch out the entire panel.   Randomly position the punched squares and adhere to a piece of embossed Whisper White cardstock panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals®, trim and mount onto the Tangerine Tango cardstock panel.

Stamp the sentiment using StazOn® Jet Black Ink onto Crumb Cake cardstock, create the banner points using the Hexagon Punch and add to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Adhere the retired Night of Navy button with Natural Linen Thread to the sentiment and mount the entire panel to the Whisper White card base to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  French Foliage, Absolutely Fabulous

Ink: Staz-On® Jet Black, Night of Navy Classic Ink, Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy and Pumpkin Pie Collections; Stampin’ Write Tangerine Tango Marker

Paper: Glossy White, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Tangerine Tango

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder,  Hexagon and 1” Square Punch, Plastic Zip Bag, Natural Linen Thread, retired Night of Navy button

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you have a marvelous Monday!

Happy 19th Birthday!! Another Alcohol Marker Marbling Experiment for Two Lovely Nieces :-)

Hi Stampers!!

This weekend we are celebrating my twin niece’s 19^th birthday and I wanted to create their birthday cards using the Alcohol Marker Marbling technique (see the Splitcoaststampers tutorial here) along with the Splitcoaststampers WT497 Stencil It! Challenge using a mixed media collage design.  

I must admit, I love this marker technique- it is so addicting!!

Since they are twins, I wanted to create similar cards geared towards their interests in college- one has taken a music path and the other art.   

To create the background panels for both cards:

Using the medium marker from the Night of Navy Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Collection, scribble some color onto the zip lock bag as noted in the tutorial , add additional color onto the zip lock bag using the dark markers from the Daffodil Delight, Old Olive and Wisteria Wonder Stampin’ Bleandabilities™ and spritz with rubbing alcohol.

   

Lay a piece of Glossy White cardstock over the ink and lift up, spritz the ink again with the rubbing alcohol, lay a second piece of Glossy White cardstock over the moistened ink and lift for your second print (I used the second print for one of the cards and the first print for the other). 

Allow to the panel to dry and use Sponge Daubers to apply Blackberry Bliss, Island Indigo, Mossy Meadow to the Positively Chevron background stamp and sporadically press the stamp over the marbled marker background piece. 

 

Using the Island Indigo Classic Ink along with a Sponge Dauber, stencil the hexagon areas and use a stenciling brush with Gesso to stencil the circles.

Using StazOn® Jet Black Ink, stamp off onto scrap paper and stamp the flowers from Choose Happiness onto the background panel.   To create the masks for the flowers- stamp a few flowers onto sticky note paper, “fussy-cut” around the edges (don’t forget to leave a bit of the sticky strip at the top). 

Mask the flowers and stamp a few more flowers onto the panel as well as the leaf stems using StazOn® Jet Black Ink.  Apply additional Blackberry Bliss and Island Indigo Classic Ink using a Sponge Dauber to the flower petals.

Fill in the leaves and stems using a Black 199 Fiber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen and darken the details on the flower petals.   

Using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink, stamp the image from Friendship’s Journey onto the panel. 

Add white highlights using a Fiber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen White 101 to the flower centers to finish off the background panel.

For the musical card with the punched squares (the punched squares were a result of a "too busy" background- lol!!) :

Ink the background stamp, Musical Score using Mossy Meadow Classic Ink, lay portions of the background panel onto the stamp and randomly stamp a few areas.

Using the 1 ¼” Square Punch, punch out the entire panel.   Randomly position the punched squares and adhere to a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto the Island Indigo panel.

Add a 5/8” Satin Ribbon bow along with the sentiment (stamped onto Glossy White cardstock, trimmed and banner points created with the Hexagon Punch). 

Adhere the sentiment as well as the bow to the front of the panel and add to the Island Indigo cardstock panel, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

For the second card:

Add a 5/8” Satin Ribbon bow along with the sentiment (stamped onto Glossy White cardstock, trimmed and banner points created with the Hexagon Punch). 

Adhere the sentiment as well as the bow to the front of the panel and add to the Blackberry Bliss cardstock panel, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Stamp Sets:  Choose Happiness, Positively Chevron (background, Friendship’s Journey (retired) , Musical Score (retired background), Short & Sweet (retired)

Ink: Staz-On® Jet Black, Blackberry Bliss, Island Indigo, Mossy Meadow Classic Ink; Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive and Wisteria Wonder Collections; Fiber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen- White and Black

Paper: Glossy White, Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss, Island Indigo

Accessories: Gesso, Hexagon and Circle Stencil, Stencil Brush, Sponge Dauber, Hexagon Punch, Plastic Zip Bag, 5/8” Satin Ribbon, 1 ¼” Square Punch

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!!