SUO122 Fun Floral Peacock :-)

Hi Stampers!   

It’s time for the new SUO122 “Fun Flowers” Challenge and I decided to use a neglected newer stamp set, Beautiful Bunch along with Perfect Peacock  :-) 

I decided to incorporate the Around the World AW40 Color Challenge with a modified version of the Splitcoaststampers’ SC523 Sketch (see details here and gallery here), the MIX119 Texture Challenge (see details here and gallery here) and the Just Us Girls JUGS292 Embossing Challenge.

I hope you will find the time to check out all of the challenge sites and create your own “Fun Flowers” project using Stampin’ Up! Only products !!

To create this card:

Use the Embossing Buddy® to de-static a piece of Whisper White cardstock, stamp the Perfect Peacock image using Versamark™ Ink , apply  Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool.

Color using Stampin’ Write markers- Tempting Turquoise, Blushing Bride and Real Red, spritz with water and rub gently with a paper towel to remove the ink from the embossed area.  Reapply the markers as needed and when dry, carefully “fussy-cut” the peacock and set aside.

Using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, stamp the four to five flowers onto Whisper White cardstock. 

Color the flowers with the AquaPainter™ using Blushing Bride, Real Red and Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink, add additional details with Stampin’ Write Markers in the same colors and spritz with water.  Add a few white highlights to the flower centers using the White Gel Pen.

Once the flowers are dry, carefully “fussy-cut” and cut the flowers in half.

Adhere a piece of Tempting Turquoise Designer Series Paper (DSP) to a piece of Real Red cardstock, emboss using the Big Shot™ with the retiring Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and lightly sand with the Sanding Block.

Emboss a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock using the Big Shot™ with the retiring Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and adhere to a piece of Real Red.

“Dry fit” the two embossed panels on the Whisper White cardstock background, use a pencil to note the intersection at the bottom, remove the panels and stamp the sentiment from the soon-to-be retired set, Blooming with Kindness using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink.

Trim the sentiment panel, mount onto a piece of Real Red cardstock, trim and adhere the entire panel onto the Tempting Turquoise card base.

Add the vertical Tempting Turquoise panel directly to the card front and adhere the Blushing Bride embossed panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.  

Position the peacock (do not adhere yet) and fit the flowers around the peacock until you are satisfied with the layout. 

Adhere the flowers to the peacock on the edges and mount the entire assembly  using Stampin’ Dimensionals® (doubling the thickness of the Dimensionals® on the left hand side of the card to take in account the height of the Blushing Bride layer).

Add the two flower halves on the Blushing Bride panel to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Perfect Peacock, Beautiful Bunch, Blooming with Kindness

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, Blushing Bride, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise; Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise , White Gel Pen

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise ; Tempting Turquoise DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, AquaPainter™, Sanding Block

Thanks again for taking the time to visit – I hope that you will create your own Stampin’ Up! Only project and play along with our “Fun Flowers” challenge!

CC486- Trust In the Lord

Hi Stampers! 

I had a chance to play around in my craft room with some of the new stamp sets and decided to use the Splitcoaststampers CC486 Color Challenge- Old Olive, Calypso Coral and DaffodilDelight with the “dessert” option of a fun fold (who can resist dessert :-)) so I decided to create an easel card.   

Again, I know most of you have already stopped by the Splitcoaststampers gallery, but if not, I hope you will find the time to do so- it is amazing the variety and inspiration from just one color challenge!!

To create this fun easel card:

Ink the floral stamp from the new stamp set, Beautiful Bunch using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp two of the images onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Color one of the flower petals using the Calypso Coral Blendabilities™ Collection and the other flower with the Daffodil Delight Blendabilities™ Collection.  Color the center of both flowers using the Daffodil Delight Blendabilities™ Collection  and add a few details to the center with the Daffodil Delight Blendabilities™ Collection as well as the Chalk Marker.

Punch the flowers out with the Fun Flower Punch (I trimmed the white away from the edges after punching) and cut each flower in half.

Another view of the easel :-)

Adhere the two alternate colored halves together onto the piece of Old Olive Park Lane Designer Series Paper (DSP) and mount onto a piece of Calypso Coral cardstock, trim and mount again onto Whisper White cardstock. 

Create the easel card using the tutorial from Splitcoaststampers located here…I used a Whisper White cardstock base and layered with Old Olive cardstock.

Adhere a piece of retired Calypso Coral DSP (from the DSP Stack) and add the vertical pieces of Park Lane DSP (layered onto Calypso Coral with trim from the Finishing Touches Edgelit™). 

Mount the floral panel to the front of the main part of the easel using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Stamp the sentiment from Trust God using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, trim and adhere to a piece of Old Olive cardstock. 

Cut the remaining halves of the flowers from the first steps above in half and adhere the quartered section to the corner of the sentiment panel.

Adhere a piece of retired Calypso Coral DSP (from the DSP Stack used above) onto the lower panel of the easel over the Old Olive base and attach a piece of the Finishing Touches trim along the sentiment panel.

Mount the sentiment panel to the easel base (the trim helps to hold open the easel) and add a few Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Beautiful Bunch, Trust God

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral Collections, Chalk Marker

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Old Olive, Park Lane DSP, retired Calypso Coral DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Finishing Touches Edgelit™, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I still have a few cards to post from the weekend and will share later.  Have a great Monday!!