Refuge Under His Wings

Hello Friends!

I love the images and words of the new clear stamp set, His Wings (designed by Korin Sutherland for the CreativeWorship Line of Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps) and I decided to pair it with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Grunge Elementsclear stamp set for this quick Clean and Simple (CAS) Card.

I also incorporated the Splitcoaststampers’ SC577 Sketch Challenge along with the Stampin’ Celebration SC124 Photo Inspiration Challenge for the design  :-)

I hope you will have a chance to check out the galleries at both challenge sites- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

De-static a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Embossing Buddy®, ink the three feather images along with the bird from His Wings  (SNSS) using Versamark™ Ink and stamp onto the prepared panel.

Apply Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Once the embossing powder has cooled, use Stampin’ Write Markers to color the large feather as well as the peacock feather (I used Soft Sky, Tempting Turquoise for the large feather and Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight for the peacock feather).

Fussy cut all of the images and set aside.

I love the verse:
"He will cover you with his feathers,  and under his wings you will find refuge"   Psalm 91:4a (NIV) 

and decided to use the "Find Refuge Under His Wings" for my sentiment.  

Position the words on a large clear block (I used my MISTI® Tool) and stamp with the Basic Black Archival Stampin' Pad™.  

I heat set the words with the Heat Tool and added the splatter with the large splatter image from Grunge Elements stamp using Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink (to lighten the image, I stamped off the splatter image onto a scrap piece of paper before stamping over the words).  

Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Add the feathers with Silver Cord looped around the feathers to the card front.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock and add to the card front using dimensional foam.

Mount the bird using dimensional foam and add a Rhinestone to the peacock feather to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  His Wings, Grunge Elements  (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Versamark™, Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad™, Tempting Turquoise

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, MISTI® , Silver Cord

Thanks again for stopping by! Hugs and have a blessed week, my friends :-)

HYCCT1412 Warm Beary Fuzzies

Hi Stampers! 

This card is another card (of the 35) created for the Hope You CanCling To Challenge (HYCCT)  atSplitcoaststampers.  This one is for LMcAree aka Lori’s  HYCCT1412 “Warm Fuzzies”  Challenge - (see the gallery here and the details here) along with the Splitcoaststampers SC347 Sketch Challenge.  

I decided to use a retired set, Beary Best along with retired Autumn Spice Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) to create this fun card- I just love this paper and the bear images are so cute and "fuzzy"!

To create this card:

Ink the bear image from Beary Best using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock and color using the AquaPainter™ with Stampin’ Up! Watercolor pencils (these are retired as well, but still work great!) :-)

Stamp the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ along with the Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of retired Autumn Spice DSP, lightly sand with the Sanding Block, trim and mount onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock.

Mount the embossed background panel onto the Very Vanilla card base. 

Add the vertical panel of Early Espresso Autumn Spice DSP (mounted onto a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock- this piece has a Cajun Craze design that did not show up well in the photo).

Stamp the sentiment using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, distress with the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink, mounted onto Early Espresso cardstock and again onto Cajun Craze cardstock. 

Add the bear focal image and the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to the card front per the sketch. Create the horizontal strip using a scrap strip of Olive Green Tweed Autumn Spice DSP mounted onto strips of Early Espresso cardstock (to mimic a layer of Early Espresso under the DSP- love using my scraps for this!), add the scrap strip of DSP to the center and adhere two More Mustard Buttons (with very thin strips of DSP as “thread” in the centers). 

Mount this layered horizontal strip to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Beary Best, Gorgeous Grunge

                   

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Baked Brown Sugar; Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencils

Paper: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso; retired Autumn Spice Designer Specialty Series Paper

Accessories: Big Shot™, Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sanding Block, AquaPainter™, retired More Mustard buttons

Thanks again for stopping by- I will post more of the HYCCT Challenges in the next few days :-)   I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!

Feel Better Soon- A Color and Inspiration Challenge

Hi Again Stampers!

I wanted to take the time to share one more card that I created using the DD91Dynamic Duos Triple Threat Color Challenge along with the Fusion #4 Challenge and the LOVEFEST2014E Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoaststampers. 

Both sites have wonderful inspiration (of course, I am a bit biased regarding the Dynamic Duos site :-)) and hope you will take a chance to check them out!

To create this card:

Using My Digital Studio (MDS), insert the butterfly from the Touch of Nature stamp brush set and resize.  Print out onto a piece of 8.5x11 Whisper White cardstock and color using a Melon Mambo and Tangerine Tango Stampin’ Write marker (add a few shadows with the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker) and punch out using the 2 ½” Circle Punch.

To create the layers- emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock using the Big Shot™ along with the Chevron Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Cut in half and layer onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock (approx. 4 1/8” x 5 3/8”) and add the piece of Tangerine Tango Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the retired Summer Smooches DSP to the lower part of the card front.

Add the layered Top Note Bigz™ die cuts to the top half of the card (both from scraps and the Wild Wasabi piece was previously embossed using the Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder). 

Use the Fringe Scissors to “fringe cut” a piece of Whisper White cardstock, add to the horizontal panel of embossed Melon Mambo and Basic Black cardstock (all from my scraps) and add to the front of the card.

Add the split circle of Basic Black cardstock- cut the 2 ½” punched piece in half and adhere at the top and bottom of the Melon Mambo strip.  Add the Butterfly focal image and adhere the sentiment banner using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the two Brights Buttons with retired Black Hemp Twine in the center of the Melon Mambo strip and mount the entire panel onto a Tangerine Tango card base to finish off the card (FYI- my husband says the buttons look like eyes- lol!!)

Stamp Sets: Express Yourself, Touch of Nature (MDS version)

Ink: Basic Black, Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo, Sahara Sand

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, Summer Smooches DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Argyle, Chevron and Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Top Note Bigz™ Die, Fringe Scissors, 2 ½” Circle Punch and Hexagon Punch, retired Brights Buttons, retired Black Hemp Twine

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- have a fabulous weekend, my friends- God Bless!!

Peace on Earth- Wonderful Blessing for the HSSSC169 Sketch

Hi Again Stampers!

I wanted to create one more card this evening using the new single stamp, Wonderful Blessing along with the Hand Stamped Sentiments HSSSC169 Sketch Challenge …I love sketch challenges since they are such a great inspiration :-)   Again, if you have not visited the Hand Stamped Sentiments site yet, I highly recommend that you do so- great Design Team samples and entries as well!

To create this card:

Using the Embossing Buddy®, de-static a piece of Island Indigo cardstock and stamp the Wonderful Blessing image using Versamark™ ink.  Apply Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool.     

Use the Big Shot™ with the Circles Collection Framelits™ to cut out the embossed image and cut another circle the same size from Island Indigo cardstock.  Cut the Island Indigo circle in half horizontally to layer behind the embossed image and adhere to a Tea Lace Paper Doily.

Emboss a piece of Winter Frost DSP using the Big Shot™ with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder . 

Mount the Winter Frost DSP layer onto a piece of Island Indigo cardstock and lightly sand with the Sanding Block.  Add the embossed Whisper White layer and a piece of 1/8” Silver Ribbon.

Cut the banners from Winter Frost DSP  (add the banner points using the 1” Square Punch or cut by hand) and adhere to a layer of Island Indigo cardstock.

Mount onto the card per the sketch and add the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Mount the banner sentiment (retired set, Come to Bethlehem stamped with Island Indigo Classic Ink onto Whisper White and mounted onto Island Indigo cardstock) and add the Rhinestone to the star to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Wonderful Blessing (single stamp), Come to Bethlehem (retired)

Ink: Versamark™, Island Indigo

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Island Indigo, Winter Frost DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders- Pretty Print, Argyle;  Circle Collection Framelits™, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool,   Sanding Block, 1” Square Punch, 1/8” Silver Ribbon, Tea Lace Paper Doily, Rhinestone

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- have a wonderful Wednesday!!

Hexagons and Butterflies- A Wonderful Color Challenge :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I hope you are having a great weekend so far!  As soon as I saw the fabulous CCMC262 colors from this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge   I decided to stay up late again (or early depending on your point of view) to create one more card. 

Again, if you have not done so yet, please take a moment to stop by and check them out!

As I studied this color combo, I knew that I had the perfect background image already printed and ready to go from My Digital Studio (MDS) so I pulled out my scraps to finish off the card.  

  

To create this card:

Print the images from MDS using the Six-Sided Hexagon Brush stamp set onto Whisper White cardstock (I resized and positioned the hexagons to create a piece of my own Designer Series Paper).  I fussy cut around the images and adhered them to a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock embossed with the Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.

Add a piece of 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon across the lower part of the card and adhere the flower (created from Whisper White, Bermuda Bay and Basic Black cardstock previously embossed with the now retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder).

Add the sentiment from MDS using the Watercolor Trio Stamp Brush Set onto Whisper White cardstock- punch out with the Large Oval Punch.  Punch two additional Basic Black ovals with the same punch and layer together to leave a bit of the cardstock show behind the sentiment.

Stamp the butterflies using Basic Black Classic Ink and punch out with their corresponding punch- adhere using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Add the Pearls to the ribbon and the butterflies to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Papillon Potpourri, Six-Sided Hexagon (MDS), Watercolor Trio (MDS)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Basic Black Classic Ink

Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Smoky Slate

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Argyle and (retired) Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Punches- Fancy Flower, Pansy, 1 ¼” Scallop Circle, Large Oval, Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly;  Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a blessed Sunday!!

Gell Well Soon- Tic Tac Toe :-)

Hi Stampers! 

Happy day after the 4^th of July!!  I hope all my friends in the US had a great time celebrating our country’s birthday yesterday- we were able to celebrate with friends and had a great time!!   I also apologize for the delay on this part of the post- I have been having a few issues with my internet connection and was unable to post prior to now:-)

I truly love patriotic colors and images and had created this card for our SUO73 Patriotic Challenge a few weeks ago and did not take the time to create another one for today (I must admit I normally do not mail cards for the 4^th of July). 

In case you had not seen this post originally, I wanted to share what fun it was to create this "flag" with our Sunflower stamp!!

In reflection of today though, may we never forget the wisdom and bravery of our forefathers, the courage and commitment of our military and service men and women and that freedom is never truly free!!  May their sacrifices remind us daily to pray for our country and military and may God continue to Bless America!!

This evening (or actually early morning) I wanted to create a card to participate in LeAnne’s PP159 Tic Tac Toe Challenge at the Paper Players (I just love their challenges and the Tic Tac Toe is so fun!).  Also, I decided to use the CCMC259 Create with Connie and Mary Sketch and enter this card into the ABC35 'Anything Goes' Challenge at ABCChallenges (a new challenge site for me). 

 

If you have had the chance to do so, I hope you can take the time to visit each challenge site to check out the Design Team projects as well as the other entries!

To create this card:

Using Basic Gray Classic Ink, stamp the bird image onto Whisper White cardstock and color with an AquaPainter™ (using ink from the Basic Gray and Gumball Green Classic Ink pads).  Once dry, touch up a bit with Stampin’ Write markers in the same colors and use the retired Color Spritzer Tool along with the Basic Gray marker to apply a bit of distressing.

Cut out the bird image using the Big Shot™ along with the Chalk Talk Framelits™ (I pre-cut the tail feathers and folded them up prior to cutting with the Framelit™ so they could protrude from the image).  Also from Basic Gray cardstock, cut another Framelit™ using the same die and by hand, cut this piece in half horizontally.

Use a Sponge Dauber with Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink to lightly sponge the edges of the bird image and adhere the split Basic Gray "frame" behind the focal image.

Emboss a piece of Epic Day Designer Series Paper (love this paper!) using the Big Shot™ with the Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and lightly sand with the Sanding Block and sponge a bit of Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink over the white core.

Again, with the Big Shot™ cut two pieces of Whisper White cardstock using the Large Scallop Framelit™- emboss with the Delicate Designs (Lace) Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and use the Sponge Dauber with Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink to lightly sponge ink over the embossing (to tone down the white cardstock).

Emboss a piece of Soho Subway DSP with the Honeycomb Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder (this was actually a previous embossed scrap piece that I had intended to use with the other side of the DSP- love how our mistakes work out!).  Cut along the honeycomb edge to showcase a few of the hexagons.

Adhere the Argyle embossed piece of DSP to the lower portion of a Whisper White card base (cut a bit smaller than the A2 size) and add the non-embossed piece Epic Day DSP to the top portion. Adhere the Paper Tea Lace Doily (cut in half and sponged with Baked Brown Sugar) and layer the the Honeycomb/Lace border over the cut edge of the doily.

Add the Canadian Goose image with Stampin’ Dimensionals, adhere the 3/8” Gumball Green Satin Stitched Ribbon triple bow  and add the Pearls to the corners to finish off the card.

So they you are- Tic Tac Toe!  Bird, Get Well and Embossing- thanks Paper Players and  LeAnne for the inspiration!!

Stamp Sets:  Wetlands, Thoughts & Prayers  

Ink: Basic Gray, Baked Brown Sugar, Stampin’ Write markers- Basic Gray, Gumball Green

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Epic Day and Soho Subway Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Argyle, Delicate Designs (Lace) and Honeycomb Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Large Scallop and Chalk Talk Framelits™, AquaPainter™, Color Spritzer Tool, Sponge Daubers, Sanding Block, Paper Tea Lace Doily, 3/8” Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a wonderful Friday!!

Feathered Frontier- Birthday for a Friend :-)

Hi Again Stampers!

I have one more card that I can now share (my friend should have received it in the mail by now for her birthday). 

She loves horses and as soon as I saw the new sets, Horse Frontier and Fine Feathers, I knew that I had this card in mind for her birthday. 

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of DSP (I used the retired DSP- Well Worn for the blue and the Early Espresso was from a few years ago- not sure of the name).  

Lightly sand with the Sanding Block to bring out the white core and distress the edges a bit with your fingernail (be careful, once you sand the DSP it can become fragile).

Layer the panels onto Early Espresso cardstock and add the embossed piece of Early Espresso (I used the Square Lattice EF) and the punched layer with the Pinking Hearts Border Punch (I antiqued this piece of Whisper White with Crumb Cake and Soft Suede ink).

Add the knotted Hemp Twine (retired- why did they retire this wonderful twine?) and mount again onto Whisper White (“antique” with the Sponge Daubers and Crumb Cake Classic Ink). 

Using Basic Black Classic Ink, stamp the horse image onto Crumb Cake cardstock and color with SU! Watercolor pencils and the Aqua Painter.  Once you are pleased with the watercoloring, use the white pencil to bring out highlights and spritz with the Color Spritzer Tool and Early Espresso marker.

Tear the edges by hand and lightly sponge Soft Suede and Early Espresso ink to distress the edges and give the “Faux Burned” look.  

Now for the feathers :-)  Stamp the feathers using Basic Black onto Whisper White cardstock and color with the SU! Watercolor pencils and the Aqua Painter until the desired effect is achieved.  

Fussy cut the feathers out using your paper snips and also snip along the edges of each feather to achieve a “feathered” look… takes some time but well worth it (they really look real :-))

Use the Piercing Tool to punch a hole near the front area of the horse, glue the feathers together and onto the horse panel and to finish off the card, add the sentiment and Antique Brad.

Stamp Sets:  Horse Frontier, Fine Feathers, Teeny Tiny Wishes

 Ink: Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, SU! Watercolor Pencils, SU! Marker- Early Espresso

Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, retired DSP

 Accessories:  Big Shot™, Argyle and Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Sponge Daubers, Sanding Block,  Pinking Hearts Border and Word Window Punches, Piercing Tool, Color Spritzer Tool, Antique Brad, Hemp Twine (retired)

Thanks again for stopping by and don’t forget that August 5^th is Friendship Day!  I hope all of you have a wonderful week celebrating friendship and if you have time, come join us in the August SU! Creative Crew Challenge at Splitcoaststampers!  

SU! Creative Crew Christmas In July!

Hi Stampers! 

July is here and another month with the Splitcoaststamper’s  Creative Crew! 

Again, we are hoping that you will join us this month – create a project and upload it to the Splitcoaststampers  Gallery- it is a lot of fun!  When you upload, make sure that you use the keywords that are highlighted in bold so we can all see your projects and comment (SUO- Stampin’ Up! Only and SUM= SU! Mostly)-

The theme this month is Christmas in July!!
Use the new Designer Series Paper, Be of Good Cheer and be inspired!  Don’t have the paper yet, use the colors in this designer series paper: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green and Very Vanilla (for July we are limiting ourselves to these colors and designer papers).

CCREW0712DF, CreativeCrew, SUO or SUM - DSP/Color Focus: Create a Christmas card in the designated colors and/or dsp using the sketch below. 


Use all three colors on your card.    

CCREW0712CF, CreativeCrew, SUO or SUM - Catalog Focus: Create a non-traditional fold Christmas card using at least 2 of the colors. Use at least 2 Big Shot items on your card. You can incorporate the DSP if you wish. Embellish as you wish and link us to your choice of non-traditional fold.

CCREW0712HF, CreativeCrew, SUO or SUM - Holiday Focus: Aren't we already focusing on Christmas?  Make a masculine Christmas card using the designated colors. You may incorporate the DSP as you wish but remember to embellish lightly because it's a masculine card.

CCREW0712SF, CreativeCrew, SUO or SUM - Scrapbook Focus: Create a Christmas page layout using the designated color and/or Be of Good Cheer dsp. You may add pictures, if you wish, but it is not necessary. 

Here are the projects that I created this month:


For the CCREW0712DF DSP Focus:

Use the Embossing Buddy® to de-static a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.  Stamp the tree using first Versamark™ ink and then again in Gumball Green Classic Ink.  Apply Clear Stampin’ Emboss® Clear Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool. 

Mount onto Gumball Green cardstock and layer per the sketch onto the embossed background panel (I flipped the sketch to be able to accommodate the height of the tree image). 

Add the 3/8” Stitched Gumball Green Ribbon, Pearls and Tiny Tags to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Snow Swirled, Tiny Tags

 Ink: Versamark™, Gumball Green

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Be of Good Cheer DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Clear Embossing Powder, Jewelry Tag Punch, 3/8” Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Pearls

My first card for the CCREW0712CF Catalog Focus incorporates the Joy Fold (see the Splitcoaststampers tutorial here)- this was my very first Joy Fold card:-). 

Stamp the chickadee image from Beautiful Season and the sentiment from More Merry Message with Basic Black Classic Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  Use an Aqua Painter with ink from the pad (press the pad while closed to allow the ink to touch the top of the pad) and color the leaves/berries with Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink (also color the bird lightly with Basic Gray Classic Ink). 

Use the Big Shot with the Oval Designer Label Frame Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and tear the edges of the cardstock around the frame by hand.  To “distress” the paper, tear toward the image a bit and use your fingernail to curl the paper.  Using a Sponge Dauber, lightly apply Crumb Cake Classic Ink over the image to further “antique” the paper.   Use the Color Spritzer Tool with the Gumball Green marker to add more distressing and spray with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (mixed with 70% rubbing alcohol). 

Emboss a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the Fancy Fan Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Lightly Crumb Cake Classic Ink over the embossing and spray with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint.

Assemble the card per the fold (mounting onto Cherry Cobbler cardstock, add the sentiment layer inside (under the bird image).  FYI- it was difficult to take a picture of this layer but I used the water-coloring technique on the holly leaves for the sentiment but did not spray with the Shimmer Paint. 

Cut the Finishing Touches Edgelit from Cherry Cobbler cardstock and add to the bottom interior edge.  Add the ½” Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding and mount the interior layer of embossed Very Vanilla (to cover the edges of the Edgelit and Seam Binding). 

  

Add the Pearls, ½” Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon bow and raised sentiment layer to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:  Beautiful Season, More Merry Messages

 Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Gumball Green Stampin’ Write Marker

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Finishing Touches Edgelits, Fancy Fold Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Designer Frames- Oval Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, Color Spritzer Tool, ½” Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint Spray, Pearls

I had so much fun making my first ever Joy Fold card that I decided to create another (versus the Scrapbook Page this month):

Color the floral image from Christmas Blessings and sentiment from More Merry Messages using Stampin’ Write markers in Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler and stamp onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  To create the arch top, insert the paper into the 2 ½” Circle Punch ( hold the punch so that the bottom of the punch is facing you and insert the paper down into the opening to allow only part of the paper to be punched). 

Create the embossed Very Vanilla panel with the Fancy Fan Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Add the punched border using the Scallop Trim Border Punch, 3/8” Stitched Gumball Green Satin Ribbon, Be of Good Cheer DSP panels and Pearls finishing off the Joy Fold with the message panel on the inside. 

Once I finished the Joy Fold, I realized I had not incorporated a second Big Shot item so I added the Easel Card Panel with Top Note area on the inside for the message. 

Stamp Sets:  Christmas Blessings, Petite Pairs

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Be of Good Cheer DSP

 Ink: Stampin’ Write Markers- Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Fancy Fold Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Top Note Die, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1” and 1 1/4” Circle Punch, 2 ½” Circle Punch, 3/8” Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Pearls
I hope you enjoyed this Joy Fold Easel Card- it was quite a bit of work but fun creating it!

CCREW0712HF Holiday Focus- A Masculine Christmas Card:

Stamp the snowman image and sentiment from Merry Messages using Basic Black Classic Ink and watercolor with the Aqua Painter using Basic Black, Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink. 

Use the Big Shot with the Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of the Be of Good Cheer DSP and lightly sand with the Sanding Block.  Cut the sentiment out using the Apothecary Accents Framelits as well as a piece of Gumball Green cardstock. 

Use the Paper Piercer with the Piercing Mat and Essentials™ Piercing Pack to create the piercing along the edges of the snowman image and the sentiment.  Draw the stitched lines using the Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write marker. 

Add the snowflakes using Gumball Green Classic Ink, layer the Very Vanilla pieces using the Finishing Touches Framelits, 3/8” Stitched Gumball Green Satin Ribbon to finish off the card. 

Isn’t he a handsome fellow?

Stamp Sets:  Snow Much Fun, More Merry Messages

 Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Be of Good Cheer DSP

Ink: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Finishing Touches Edgelits , Apothecary Accents Framelits, Sanding Block,  Aqua Painter, 3/8” Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Piercing Tool, Piercing Mat,  Essentials™ Piercing Pack

Thanks again for visiting and I hope that you will join us for one (or all) of the challenges this month!  Have a great week stamping and creating- God Bless!