FM31 With Gratitude

Hi Stampers! 

WooHoo!!  This month I have the privilege of being a Guest Designer for the Friday Mashup!

What a honor to work with such a talented team of Designers and I hope you will take the time to visit the site to see each of their beautiful creations.

So here’s the FM31 Gratitude "Mashup" Challenge:

1.             Make a project featuring "Heat Embossing".

2.            Or Make a "Thank You (Grateful)" project.  

3.            Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Thank You Project using Heat Embossing".

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Top Note Bigz ™ Die to cut a piece of Early Espresso and emboss it with the Herringbone Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder. 

Emboss a piece of the Mocha Morning Designer Series Paper with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and adhere the Early Espresso Top Note to the Mocha Morning layer.  Adhere this to a layer of Early Espresso.

De-static a piece of More Mustard with the Embossing Buddy® and stamp the leaf images with Versamark™ ink.  Apply Stampin’ Emboss® Gold Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool.   Carefully cut out the leaves around the embossed lines.

Also heat emboss the sentiment with the Gold EP onto Whisper White and dry emboss with the Big Shot™ and the Decorative Oval Frame Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder. 

Layer the sentiment and leaves onto the Top Note/DSP layer, adhere the gold satin ribbon bow (I have a "ton" of this luscious ribbon in my stash and just had to use it) and mount onto Whisper White and More Mustard to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Autumn Splendor, Day of Gratitude

 Ink: Versamark™

Cardstock:  Whisper White, More Mustard, Early Espresso, Mocha Morning DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Top Note Bigz™ Die, Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders- Herringbone, Square Lattice, Decorative Oval Frame, Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Gold Embossing Powder, 1 ½” Gold Satin Ribbon (from my stash)

Thanks again for your visit and I am so grateful for all of you!  As you can see, I decided to "Mash It Up" and hope you will join us too! 

Give Thanks- Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge

Hi Stampers! 

I wanted to play some more with some of my newly acquired stamps and decided to create a card for the HandStamped Sentiments HSSIC90 Theme Challenge- Giving Thanks. 

Again, their Design Team has created so many different projects- if you have a minute, check them out!

To create this card:

Ink your brayer with More Mustard and apply the ink lightly to a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Use the brayer to apply Cajun Craze and Riding Hood Red to the same cardstock as well.

Use the Embossing Buddy® to de-static the brayered cardstock and stamp the leaf images with Versamark™ ink.   Apply Stampin’ Emboss® Clear Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool.  Once the embossing powder has cooled, sponge Early Espresso ink over the leaf images and gently wipe off the ink from the leaves. 

With the Big Shot™ and the Top Note Bigz™ Die, cut a two die cuts- one from Early Espresso and the other from embossed leaf panel.  Cut the leaf panel Top Note shape in half and trim the serrated edge off the piece that will be used for this card (save the other half for another project). 

With the Big Shot™ and the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder emboss a piece of the More Mustard cardstock- adhere this embossed panel to an Early Espresso cardstock layer.

Emboss the lower half of the Top Note Die with the Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and mount the Top Note shape onto the More Mustard layer. 

Stamp the sentiment with Early Espresso Classic Ink onto Very Vanilla­ cardstock and add a few leaves stamped with Riding Hood Red (stamp off before stamping onto the sentiment).  Punch out with the Decorative Label Punch and layer onto a piece of embossed More Mustard (punched with the same punch from the Square Lattice embossed panel- I punched this one from behind the Top Note area where you would never see :-)).

Spray the entire card front with Champagne Shimmer Paint (mixed with 70% alcohol) and add the 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon.  Mount onto a layer of Riding Hood Red to finish off the card.    

 Stamp Sets:  Autumn Splendor, Day of Gratitude

 Ink: Versamark™, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Riding Hood Red, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Cardstock: Whisper White, More Mustard, Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red

 Accessories:  Big Shot™, Finial Press and Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Top Note Bigz™ Die, Brayer, Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Clear Embossing Powder, 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon (retired), Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint, Sponge Dauber, Decorative Label Punch

Thanks again for stopping by and God Bless!