CC491 Friendship's Journey

Hi Stampers! 

Here is the second card that I created using this week’s CC491 “Blackberry Saffron Bay”colors at Splitcoaststampers along with the SC500 Sketch Challenge (to use one of the sketches from SC400-SC499- I chose SC435 and flipped the sketch upright) :-)

This card also has the has “dessert” to add a sentiment – you have to look close (below the rolled flowers) to see the “love” banner  :-)

If you have not had a chance to do, I hope that you will take a moment to visit the gallery for inspiration, create your own card with this week’s colors and join in on the fun!

To create this card:

Ink the focal using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock. 

Color the images using an AquaPainter™ with Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss and So Saffron Classic Ink and add additional details with the corresponding Stampin’ Write markers. 

Use the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write marker to add shadows, trim and mount onto a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock.  

Ink the retired background stamp, En Francais using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of retired I Am Me Designer Series Paper (DSP).

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss the stamped DSP panel.  Lightly sand with the Sanding Block, trim and mount onto a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock, trim and mount onto the Bermuda Bay card base.

Trim a piece of Park Lane DSP to create two squares and mount onto pieces of Bermuda Bay cardstock and add to the background panel (per the sketch).

Mount the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Create the rolled roses from Blackberry Bliss cardstock using the 2 3/8” and 1 ¾” Scallop Circle Punch – cut a wavy line from the outside of the scallop toward the center.   Use the retired Crimper Tool to crimp the roses and roll up toward the center.  Use a Hot Glue Gun to adhere the outside edges to the center part of the scallop- here is a basic tutorial from Splitcoaststampers.

Stamp the banner from the retired Banner Blast stamp set using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink, punch out with the Banner Punch , mount onto a banner punched from Bermuda Bay cardstock and add to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Punch the leaves from Bermuda Bay cardstock using the Bird Builder Punch.  Using the Hot Glue Gun, add the leaves with the rolled roses to the front of the card.

Stamp Sets: Friendship’s Journey, Banner Blast (both retired)

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss, Crumb Cake, So Saffron; Stampin’ Write Markers- Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss, Crumb Cake, So Saffron

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss, So Saffron, Park Lane DSP,  I Am Me DSP (retired)

Accessories: Big Shot™, retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, AquaPainter™, Sponge Dauber, Punches- 2 3/8” and 1 ¾” Scallop Circle, Banner; Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I will be posting my design for the new SU-Only Challenge at 3am EST (hope you can stop by again tomorrow to check it out!) 

CC491 To Someone Special- A Botanical Study :-)

Hi Stampers! 

It’s Monday night again and time for a new  CC491 “Blackberry Saffron Bay” color challenge at Splitcoaststampers!!  The luscious colors this week are Bermuda Bay, So Saffron and Blackberry Bliss and the “dessert” is to add a sentiment. 

Whenever I create a card with a color challenge, I normally end up creating two cards- just seems to work out that way :-)

If you have not had a chance to do, I hope that you will take a moment to visit the gallery and join in on the fun!

To create this card:

Ink the images using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, re-ink the stamps and stamp the second image onto a sticky note or scrap paper.   

Color the images on the Whisper White cardstock using an AquaPainter™ with Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss and So Saffron Classic Ink.    Use the corresponding Stampin’ Write markers to add shadows and definition to the watercoloring and use a Crumb Cake marker to add shadows.    

Apply the masks created in the first step to the images.  Ink the retired background stamp, En Francais using Crumb Cake Classic Ink and stamp over the masked images.  Remove the masks and trim the images to create the individual panel.

Use a Sponge Dauber with Crumb Cake Classic Ink to add additional distressing to the edges and also to “antique” the Whisper White cardstock.  Use the retired Color Spritzer Tool with an Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker to add a bit more distressing and add a few highlights with the Chalk Marker.

Mount the panels onto Blackberry Bliss cardstock, arrange onto a piece of retired I Am Me Designer Series Paper (DSP), trim and mount onto a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock.

Stamp the sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, “huff” onto the background stamp to re-moisten the Crumb Cake Classic Ink and stamp over the sentiment.   

Sponge additional Crumb Cake Classic Ink onto the image to distress a bit and mount onto a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock.  Trim and mount onto a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock and add the Blackberry Bliss photo corners along with the Venetian Crochet Trim at the bottom.

Mount a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock to the So Saffron card base, add a piece of So Saffron cardstock and mount the main focal image panel to the card front.

Add the sentiment layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals® . Finish the card off with Pearls on the sentiment layer and in the corners of the focal image panel and the 3/8" Blackberry Bliss Stitched Satin Ribbon Double bow in the corner :-)

Stamp Sets: Botanicals, En Francais (both retired)

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss, Crumb Cake, So Saffron; Stampin’ Write Markers- Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, So Saffron ; Chalk Marker

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss, So Saffron, I Am Me DSP (retired)

Accessories: Sponge Dauber, Color Spritzer Tool (retired), Pearls, Venetian Crochet Trim. 3/8" Blackberry Bliss Stitched Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for stopping by- I will be sharing the second card created with this color challenge in a few moments :-)