Somewhere Beyond the Sea...

Hi Friends!!

Today I am sharing my first blog post at the Artistic Outpost using Sound of the Sea and Beyond theSea.

This was a fun card to design and I hope you will stop by the Artistic Outpost blog to see more details on how to create this card.

I have also linked this card to the Splitcoaststampers' Mix-Ability MIX160 "Let's Face It" Challenge. 

This was a fun card to create- a bit of Gesso®, Gelatos®, Distress Stains and Ink along with Crackle Texture Paste was used to create the Mixed Media center panel, Heat Embossing, Markers, and Embossing with a die cut and the card was finished :-)

Stamp Sets: Sound ofthe Sea, Beyond the Sea (Artistic Outpost)

Ink: Versamark™,  Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Tip Top Taupe, retired Poppy Parade; Gelatos®- Metallic Blueberry, Cotton Candy; Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains- Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire; Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink, Titanium White Acrylic Paint

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Tip Top Taupe

Accessories: Big Shot™, Our Daily Bread Designs- Double Stitched Rectangle Dies, Boho Background Dies; Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® White and Black Embossing Powder, Sponge Daubers, Distressing Tool, Clear Crackle Paste, Gesso®

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a blessed weekend, my friends!!

ODBDSLC263 Away In A Manger

Hello Friends!

Time for the new Shining the Light ODBDSLC263 “Christmas Inspiration” Challenge at OurDaily Bread Designs! 

Don't you just love this gorgeous photo?  All  of the rich colors along with the beautiful navity scene around the fireplace inspired me to pull out the Away In A Manger set for my card this week.  The rich traditional colors of gold, burgundy and green were my inspiration for this Christmas card :-)

 

Our Daily Bread Designs Stamps- Away In A Manger, Dies- BohoBackgrounds Dies,
Lovely Leaves Dies, Paper- Christmas Collection 2013 6x6 

To create this card:

Ink the Away in the Manger main stamp image using an embossing ink and emboss with gold embossing powder.  Trim the stamped panel and mount onto gold foil cardstock.

Layer two pieces of the Christmas 2013 Collection 6x6 paper onto a piece of Hunter Green cardstock.

Cut and emboss the Boho Backgrounds Die from gold foil paper and adhere to the Christmas 2013 Collection panel, trim to size.

Add the Gold Satin Ribbon strip and mount the panel onto a piece of burgundy cardstock, trim and mount onto the white card base.

Distress the white cardstock with Old Paper Distress Ink with a sponge dauber on the main focal image and edges of the card base.

Cut the pine boughs from hunter green cardstock with the Lovely Leaves Dies, adhere the branches to a small circle cut from hunter green cardstock.

Add the focal image along with the pine branches to the card front using dimensional foam.

To finish off the card, adhere the gold satin bow and pearl to the center of the star.

I absolutely love designing alongside the talented ODBD Design Team and I hope you will check out the rest of the ODBD DT Projects:

Chris Olsen, Diana Nguyen, Paula Bigelow and Robin Clendenning.

To see all the projects created for ODBDSLC263 or to join the challenge click here.  You have until November 22, 2015 at 8:00 pm EDT. By participating in the challenge, you have a chance to win a $15 ODBD Gift Certificate good towards the purchase of stamps in the “stamps column” on the ODBD website, or to be spotlighted on the ODBD Blog at our next challenge. The random prize winner will be posted on our next challenge post. Please do not post on Flicker as many of us do not have the ability to comment on your cards nor can we spotlight your cards on the blog.

I am so thankful for your visit and we hope to see your artwork in the Shining the LightODBDSLC263 Challenge gallery!  Have a wonderfully blessed week - hugs to all of you, my friends!

ODBDSLC253 Deep Waters- Isaiah 43:2 I Will Be With You

Hello Friends!

Woohoo!!  I am so excited to be a Guest Designer for Our Daily Bread Designs for the month of September!  I just love the ODBD stamp sets, coordinating dies and paper collections and am looking forward to sharing with you this month!

Today starts the new Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light ODBDSLC253 Color Challenge and this card highlights the brand new stamp set, Deep Waters from the brand new September 2015 Release- this stamp set offers a wonderful collection of verses, sentiments as well as a fantastic undersea scene! The entire new release has so many fabulous sets for card making, scrapbooking as well as Bible Art Journaling focusing on God's creation :-)

I am looking forward to designing alongside the talented ODBD Design Team and hope you will check out my DT Sisters:

Chris, Diana, Paula, and Robin.  

To see all the projects created for ODBDSLC253 or to join the challenge click here. You have until September 13, 2015, at 8:00 pm EDT. By participating in the challenge, you have a chance to win a $15 ODBD Gift Certificate good towards the purchase of stamps in the “stamps column” on the ODBD website, or to be spotlighted on the ODBD Blog at our next challenge. The random prize winner will be posted on our next challenge post. Please do not post on Flicker as many of us do not have the ability to comment on your cards nor can we spotlight your cards on the blog.

Many of you know that this past year has been a challenge for us as my husband was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer called Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia (“WM” for short).  Early this year, he went through several months of chemo every three weeks and is now in the maintenance stage of chemo (all while working many extra OT hours on his salary position at work).  He has had a few negative side effects, but through it all, we know that the Lord is with us and this verse from Isaiah 43:2 in the new stamp set, Deep Waters  “When you go through deep waters, I will be with you!” has meant so much to us this year!

I also incorporated the sketch from the previous Shining the Light ODBDSLC250 Sketch Challenge along with several ODBD die sets- Ovals Die, Pennant Dies and Boho Background Dies with the color challenge for this week (I did not have a chance to play along with the previous sketch challenge :-) ).  

The Deep Waters underwater sea image was stamped with a waterproof ink onto white cardstock and colored using water based markers with a water brush.  Details to finish off the scene include using sparkle shimmer paint for the sand, frost shimmer paint for the shells as well as a white gel pen for some highlights (it is a bit difficult to see the shimmer in the photo).

In addition to the encouragement that cards created with this new set can bring to the recipient, I also think the Deep Waters stamp set gives you so many options for both masculine as well as feminine cards!  I know that I am always in need of “guy” cards- how about you?  

Deep Waters 

Pennant Dies

Ovals Dies

Boho Backgrounds Die

Thanks again for stopping by, we hope to see your artwork in the Shining the Light ODBDSCL253 Color Inspiration gallery!  Have a great week- hugs and God Bless!