Blessed By God- A Fun Watercolor Sketch

Hi Again Friends!

I wanted to share a card that I created last night using the SR303 ColorChallenge along with the Paper Craft Crew PCCCS170 Sketch Challenge and the Just Us Girls JUGS319 Watercolor Challenge.

If you have not already done so, I hope you will have the visit all of the above challenge sites to check out the inspiration from their fabulous Design Teams as well as their gallery entries!

To create this card:

Using Stāz-On® Jet Black, stamp the bird image and branch from An Open Heart onto Whisper White cardstock.

Color the images using Stampin’ Write Markers- Tip Top Taupe, Lost Lagoon and Hello Honey.

Fussy-cut the bird image and add additional details with the Stampin’ Write Basic Black marker, set aside.

Spritz the branch image with water and create a horizon line with the Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker.

Add a bit of splatter using Tip Top Taupe Classic Ink and the splatter stamps from Gorgeous Grunge.

Trim the branch image and use the Banner Triple Punch to punch out the banner and mount onto a piece of Lost Lagoon cardstock (also punching the banner with the punch).

Add a layered banner created with the Banner Triple Punch from Hello Honey and Lost Lagoon cardstock.

Add the Hello Honey banner behind the large stem banner.

Use Sponge Daubers to apply Hello Honey and Lost Lagoon Classic Ink onto the Watercolor Wash background stamp, spritz with water and lightly blot with a paper towel.

Place a piece of Whisper White cardstock over the background stamp, press into the ink and lift up.

Add the large splatters with Lost Lagoon and Tip Top Taupe Classic Ink.

Stamp the sentiment from Blessed by God using Tip Top Taupe Classic Ink.

Trim the panel, mount onto Lost Lagoon cardstock and mount onto the Hello Honey card base.

Add the Gold Cord Trim and mount the banner over the trim using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the fussy cut bird to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  An Open Heart, Watercolor Wash, Blessed by God, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Tip Top Taupe; Stampin’ Write Markers- Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Tip Top Taupe, Basic Black

Paper:  Whisper White, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon

Accessories: Sponge Daubers, Water Spritzer Bottle, Gold Cord Trim, Banner Triple Punch

Thanks again for visiting- I hope you have a wonderful day, my friends! 

SUO131 Get Well Wishes- Woodland Background with An Open Heart

Hello Friends!   

It’s time for the new SUO131 “Get Well Soon” Challenge and I decided to create a quick, fun background with the new Woodland Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  

I also incorporated the Addicted to Stamps and More #161 "Anything Goes" Challenge as well as the Splitcoaststampers’ WT547 “Seasons”Challenge- I love the crisp air and gorgeous colors that are here on the East Coast during the autumn!!

I hope you will have a chance to check out my sister DesignTeam member samples and create your own Stampin’ Up! Only project for our gallery. 

To create this card:

Using a Sponge Dauber, apply Tip Top Taupe to the interior of the Woodland Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, insert a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and emboss with the Big Shot™.

Trim the embossed image and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, trim again and mount onto the Very Vanilla card base.

Ink the wren image from An Open Heart using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and color using Stampin’ Write Markers- Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and Tip Top Taupe and use the AquaPainter™ to blend the color.

Carefully fussy-cut the image leaving an area for the “ground” – color the “ground” using a Sponge Dauber with Mossy Meadow Classic Ink using the AquaPainter™ to blend the color, add the splatter from Gorgeous Grunge with Tip Top Taupe Classic Ink and use a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to color the edge of the cut paper.

Mount the bird image to the lower portion of the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add a strip of Basic Black cardstock using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes (punched with the Word Window Punch).

Stamp the leaves from Vintage Leaves with Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, color with Sponge Daubers using Delightful Dijon, Old Olive and Cajun Craze Classic Ink. 

Fussy-cut the leaves and adhere along the sentiment layer to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  An Open Heart, Vintage Leaves, Gorgeous Grunge, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black , Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Cajun Craze, Delightful Dijon, Mossy Meadow, Tip Top Taupe; Stampin’ Write Markers- Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Tip Top Taupe

Paper/Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodland Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, Word Window Punch

Thanks again for visiting – we hope to see your Stampin’ Up! Only project in our “Get Well Soon” Challenge gallery!

SU-per #96- CAS One Layer Focal Image

Hi Again Stampers!!

This card was created for the SU-per Challenges #96 Color Challenge and decided to combine three different stamp sets to create this little scene.

I also incorporated the Splitcoaststampers' CAS331 Sketch Challenge (a loose interpretation :-))- see the details here and gallery here.  

Again, if you have not already done so, I hope you will find the time to visit the above sites to check out the wonderful Design Team samples as well as the challenge galleries!

This card was quick and easy to create (the steps are very similar to a previous card created on this blog post)-  a bit of masking, stamping, watercolor, layering and you are done!

Stamp Sets: An Open Heart, Awesomely Artistic, Trust God

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder; Stampin’ Write Markers- Tip Top Taupe, Basic Black, Sahara Sand; White Gel Pen

Paper: Whisper White, Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder

Accessories: Sticky note or scrap paper for masking, AquaPainter™

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

CAS An Open Heart Sympathy

Hi Stampers!

This card was created using the Create with Connie and Mary CCMC342 Color Challenge along with The Paper Players PP232 CAS "Feathered Friends" Challenge and the F4A260 Challenge at Splitcoaststampers. 

Again, if you have not visited the challenge sites yet, I hope you will find time to do so- terrific Design Team designs and as well as their galleries!!

To create this card:

Ink the bird image and branch from An Open Heart using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp onto a sticky note.  

Cut the images out to use as masks and stamp the bird image using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock. 

Mask the bird and stamp the branch image from An Open Heart using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, mask the stamped branch image and re-ink and stamp the branch once more.

Keep the bird mask in place, create a mask for the horizon line and ink the branch image from Summer Silhouettes using Sahara Sand Classic Ink and stamp repeatedly.

Remove the masks and color the images using the Sahara Sand and Hello Honey Stampin’ Write markers.

Ink and stamp the Gorgeous Grunge diagonal line stamp using Hello Honey Classic Ink.

Use a Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add the horizon line and with the retired Color Spritzer Tool to add additional interest to the background.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Window Frames Collection Framelit™ to cut out the image along with another frame from Basic Black cardstock.   Cut the Basic Black cardstock frame in half and mount behind the focal image.

Use the Big Shot™ to emboss a piece of Sahara Sand cardstock with the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  Trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Mount the focal image to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Ink the sentiment from Bloom with Hope using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock.  Use the Hexagon Punch to add the banner ends and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock (using the Hexagon Punch to add the banner ends as well).

Mount onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add the Rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: An Open Heart, Gorgeous Grunge, Bloom with Hope, Summer Silhouettes

Ink:  Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Stampin’ Write Markers- Basic Black, Hello Honey and Sahara Sand

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Sahara Sand

Accessories: Big Shot™, Window Frame Collections Framelits™, Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Hexagon Punch, retired Color Spritzer Tool, Rhinestones, sticky note paper

 Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you are having a wonderful Tuesday!!

SUO108 Bag in A Box for A Birthday Treat :-)

Hi Stampers! 

This card was created for the new SUO108 “The Treats The Thing”Challenge (create a treat holder) and I decided to create a gift bag versus a small treat container and used the Splitcoaststampers Box in a Bag tutorial found here. 

The only thing I changed was the paper used for the bag itself- instead of Designer Series Paper (DSP) I used Very Vanilla cardstock and I also used a current punch (versus the retired Tab Punch) :-)

I hope that you will visit us at SUO-Challenges to check out the rest of the Design Team projects and join in on in on the fun with your Stampin’ Up! Only creations!

To create this project:

Using the Simply Scored™ Tool,  score your 4 ½” x 4 ½” cardstock (you cannot see it but I used Always Artichoke)  at 1” on all four sides and assemble the box per the tutorial.

Ink the branch stamp from An Open Heart using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp repeatedly onto the 5 ½” x 11” piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.  Color the images using Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Old Olive and Wisteria Wonder Collections.

Add distressing with Gorgeous Grunge and Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink and sponge Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink over the Very Vanilla to “age” the paper.

Use Sticky Strip along the bottom of the prepared box (from the step above) and add the stamped cardstock panel to create the “bag”.

Add the strip over the bottom of the panel along with the Decorative Label Punch pieces at the top (for the tabs).  Punch a hole into the “tabs” to insert the ½” Early Espresso Seam Binding Ribbon bow.

Add the rolled Wisteria Wonder flowers along with the Early Espresso leaves from the Bird Builder Punch (create the rolled flower using the 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punch, cutting a spiral toward the center starting at the outside edge and rolling up- see the basic Splitcoaststampers tutorial here).

Ink the sentiment from Blooming with Kindness using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  Create the banner using the Hexagon Punch and add the distressing with the Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink with the same steps taken on the bag portion.

Add the fussy-cut bird image along with a few Pe

Another View of the front :-)

arls to finish off the bag (I had this image in my stash already colored with Stampin’ Write Markers- Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Sahara Sand, So Saffron and “fussy-cut” and ready to go).

Stamp Sets: An Open Heart, Blooming with Kindness, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Baked Brown Sugar, Early Espresso;  Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Light and Medium Old Olive and Wisteria Wonder; Stampin’ Write Markers- Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Sahara Sand, So Saffron; White Gel Pen

Paper/Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Early Espresso, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White

Accessories:  Simply Scored™ Tool, Sponge Daubers, Punches- Decorative Label, Scallop Edge Border, 1 ¼” Scallop Circle, Bird Builder, Hexagon Punch; ½” Early Espresso Seam Binding Ribbon, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by – you are such an encouragement to me!  I hope you have a chance to join in on our “TheTreats The Thing” Challenge- have a wonderful week!!

Birthday Wishes For LeAnne- A Color, Technique and Sketch Challenge :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I wanted to create another card using one of my favorite stamp sets, An Open Heart and decided to incorporate the C489 Splitcoaststampers' Color Challenge (Bermuda Bay, Pool Party and Calypso Coral) along with the FM170 Friday Mashup! DelftTile Background and Sketch (modified the sketch a bit) and also a birthday cardfor the #119 blog hop at Merry Monday for LeAnne  (Happy Birthday LeAnne!!).   

If you have not had a chance to do, I hope that you will take a moment to visit all of the challenge sites- so many wonderful Design Teams samples and entries!

To create this card:

Use the Simply Scoring Tool™ to score lines on a piece of Whisper White cardstock at 1” increments to create the tile background.

Using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink stamp the stem image onto Whisper White cardstock, mask and repeatedly stamp the image again, mask and stamp once more.

Color the floral stem image using the Stampin’ Write markers- Pool Party and Bermuda Bay for the leaves and Calypso Coral for the berries and blossoms.

Use the medium Calyso Coral Blendabilities™ marker to add shadows on the blossoms and the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write marker to add shadows to the image.

Use a Sponge Dauber with Crumb Cake Classic Ink to sponge over the entire image and allow the “grout” lines to show :-)   Add additional shadows with Soft Suede Classic Ink  and use the Color Spritzer Tool with the Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker to add more distressing.

Trim the panel and adhere to a piece of Pool Party cardstock, trim again and add to the Calypso Coral cardstock layer.

Add the embossed lace panel- I had this piece in my scraps :-)   It had been previously cut with the Big Shot™ along with the Large Scallop Edgelit™ and embossed with the Delicate Designs Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder (that had been inked with Crumb Cake Classic Ink prior to embossing the Whisper White cardstock). 

Sponge additional Crumb Cake Classic Ink onto the Calypso Coral cardstock at the bottom of the card and use the Color Spritzer Tool with the Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker. 

Add the 5/8” Satin Ribbon bow (from my stash)  to cover the seam of the lace embossed piece. 

I also had a pre-printed sentiment in my stash (using My Digital Studio onto Whisper White cardstock)- sponge with Crumb Cake Classic Ink , punch out using the Large Scallop Punch and layered onto a Pool Party cardstock oval punched with the Large Oval Punch as well. 

Layer the panel onto a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock , trim and mount onto a Whisper White card base.   Sponge Crumb Cake Classic Ink to “antique” the edges of the card and age the Whisper White card base.

Stamp the Carolina Wren image onto Whisper White cardstock using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and color using the Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake and Baked Brown Sugar Stampin’ Write markers and carefully cut out by hand.

Cut a 2” Circle from Whisper White cardstock and create a horizon line using the Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker.  Mask the line and repeatedly stamp the leaf image from World of Dreams using Pool Party Classic Ink, ink the same image using Bermuda Bay Classic Ink and stamp a few leaves with the Bermuda Bay. 

Color the “ground” area with the Crumb Cake and Baked Brown Sugar Stampin’ Write marker and Light Crumb Cake Blendabilities™ marker. 

 Use a Sponge Dauber with Crumb Cake Classic Ink to distress the paper and add the spritzing using the Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker along with the Color Spritzer Tool.

Punch out a 2” Circle from Pool Party and Calypso Coral cardstock, split the circles in half horizontally and adhere behind the stamped landscape image.

Add the fussy cut wren to the circle using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and adhere to the layered circle.  

Stamp Sets: An Open Heart, World of Dreams, Hugs and Wishes (MDS version)

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Stampin’ Write Markers- Basic Black, Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Sahara Sand; Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake Collections

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Pool Party

Accessories: Big Shot™, Large Scallop Edgelit™, Delicate Designs Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Dauber, Color Spritzer Tool,  Punches- Large Oval, 2” Circle; Simply Scored™ Tool,  5/8” Satin Ribbon (from our stash)

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you all of you have a wonderful Tuesday and again, Happy Birthday, LeAnne!!  Hugs to you, my friend :-)

SUO101 Bows, Bows, Bows !

Hi Stampers! 

Time for the new SU-Only Challenges- "Bows, Bows, Bows"!!   You can create bows from cardstock, ribbon, twine – there are so many possibilities :-)

 I hope that you will come check out the rest of the Design Team projects and join in on in on the fun with your Stampin’ Up! Only creations.

I created a birthday card for my stash and entered this card as my second entry into the Seize theBirthday Challenge:-)

To create this project:

Ink the Carolina Wren and foliage stamps from An Open Heart using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock. 

Color the foliage using the Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities™ and cut out using the Banner Collection Framelits™ (also cutting a banner the same size out of Cajun Craze cardstock).   Cut the Crajun Craze banner in half and layer behind the foliage banner and add the lower part of the image behind the banner.

Color the Carolina Wren image using Stampin’ Write markers- So Saffron, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze and Basic Black and carefully cut out the image.  Adhere the wren using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to the banner.

Close-up of wren :-)

Split a White Paper Tea Lace Doily in half and adhere to the top portion of a piece of Park Lane Designer Series Paper (DSP). 

Add a strip of Cajun Craze cardstock to hide the seam of the doily and add the 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon. Adhere the DSP background panel to the Whisper White card base.  

Create the 5/8” Triple bow from Gold Satin Ribbon, add to the top of the banner and add the banner to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the sentiment using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and use the Hexagon Punch to create the banner points.   Mount onto a smaller banner created from Cajun Craze cardstock and add to the cardfront.

Add the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: An Open Heart, Wetlands

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Stampin’ Write Markers- So Saffron, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze and Basic Black , Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler Collections, Chalk Marker

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Park Lane DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Banner Collection Framelits™, Hexagon Punch, Pearls, White Tea Lace Paper Doily, 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for stopping by - I hope you have a chance to join in on our SUO101 “Bows, Bows, Bows” Challenge!  Have a great week!!

An Open Heart- One Layer for PP200

Hi Stampers!

I am having so much fun with my new stamps that I wanted to share a few more of my creations.   This card was created using the new set, An Open Heart (love the images especially the Carolina Wren) and I decided to create a one layer card for The Paper Players PP200 Challenge (chose one of the challenges that the Design Team chose from the last 200- this card is for Ann's choice PP142).  

The main design is all on one layer of Very Vanilla but I did add a frame of Basic Black and Baked Brown Sugar to finish off the card- not sure if this still qualifies as one layer but thought I would submit since this challenge was the inspiration :-)

    

I have one more card for the PP200 Challenge to share in a separate post and I hope you will take the time (if you have not done so already) to visit The Paper Players and check out all of the other Design Team entries as well as the gallery- wonderful inspiration from all!!

To create this card:

Ink the bird stamp from An Open Heart using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.

 Re-ink the bird image and stamp onto a sticky note or scrap piece of paper to use as a mask.  Carefully “fussy-cut” around the image for the mask and place it over the stamped bird image on the cardstock.

Create another mask for the ground layer and place onto the card.  Using a Sponge Dauber, apply a bit of Crumb Cake Classic Ink onto the upper part around the bird image and Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink for the ground area.

Keep the masks in place and ink the leaf spray stamp using Crumb Cake Classic ink and repeatedly stamp onto the card over the bird, re-ink the same stamp using Baked Brown Sugar and stamp a few times as well.

Remove the masks and color the bird using Stampin’ Write markers- Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, So Saffron and Baked Brown Sugar.  Use the Chalk Marker to add a few white highlights to the wings and use the Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker to add a line around the ground area.

Ink the splatter image from Gorgeous Grunge using Crumb Cake Classic Ink to add a bit of distressing over the card and lightly sponge with additional Crumb Cake Classic Ink over the edges.

Ink the sentiment stamp from Trust God using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp onto the card front. 

Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, trim again and mount onto the Baked Brown Sugar card base to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: An Open Heart, World of Dreams, Gorgeous Grunge, Trust God

Ink:  Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar; Stampin’ Write Markers- Sahara Sand, Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Basic Black; Chalk Marker

Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Baked Brown Sugar

Accessories: Sponge Dauber, sticky note for mask

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I will share another card for a different one of The Paper Players PP200 Challenges shortly :-)