Hi Stampers!
Wow- I have been
busy with work and with stamping (I promise :-)) the last few weeks!!
I am stamping but since I am currently on the two
Design Teams for Splitcoaststampers (the SU! Creative Crew and the Dirty
Dozen), I can only share those creations at certain times.
Once a month, the SU! Creative Crew gallery
goes live to the public as well as the Dirty Dozen Fan Club Gallery. I can post
the cards that I create for the SU! Creative Crew to my blog at the same time
as the gallery goes live (check back at the first of the month :-)) but the cards for the Dirty Dozen Fan Club are posted
to an exclusive gallery that you can only see if you are a Splitcoaststampers (SCS)
Fan Club Member.
How do you become a SCS Fan Club Member? You do not have to be a member to access their website but
for only $25.00 per year, you can become one- these dues go towards the
extensive IT fees, servers, etc. that it takes to maintain a site as large as SCS plus as a Fan Club Member you have additional "perks" like the Fan Club Gallery. I do not know about you, but I have been
visiting SCS for years and the resource forum alone is worth the fee not to
mention all of the inspiration! I do not get any commission or anything for
saying this :-)- I am just one of their biggest fans!!
Enough said about where I have been…. today I wanted to post my 300th post and play along with this week’s PP100 Challenge at The Paper Players! This week celebrates The Paper Players 100th
challenge and in addition to a blog hop with blog candy, they are inviting you
to play along with one of your favorites from their past 99 challenges (with the
exception of their “Anything Goes” challenges).
I opened the link to the past challenges
and wrote them all down in my stamping notebook…..told you I love their challenges:-) I decided to choose one of my favorite color combination challenges and combine it with another one of their challenges that I had missed before -a "Two for One"…
I chose the PP46 Color Challenge of Cherry
Cobbler, Not Quite Navy and Early Espresso and combined it with their PP83
Masculine Challenge....
Here is the original card that I had submitted for the PP46 Challenge (thanks again, Ladies, for choosing this card for the "Headliner" for the PP46 Challenge):
and here is my card using the PP46 Colors for the PP100 Challenge in addition to the PP83 Masculine Challenge- I told you- "Two for One" is my theme today :-)):
When I first saw the set, Postage Due, I
knew that it would be at the top of my list and I also loved the new set,
Clockworks so I decided to combine the two
and create an “antique looking” collage effect.. "Two in One" :-) This may look complicated but it is very simple to do...
To create this card:
With the Big Shot and the Vintage Wallpaper
Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, emboss a piece of Wellworn DSP
(retired)- lightly sand the DSP to allow the white core
to show.
On Whisper White cardstock, stamp the
Postage Due background image using Early Espresso ink. Tear the edges, distress with the Distressing
Tool and use a Sponge Dauber to lightly apply Crumb Cake ink over the image and on the edges to “antique” the
paper. Add Early Espresso sparingly to
give the edges a "burnt" look.
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| Close-up of Distressing |
Stamp the background stamp
from Clockworks using Not Quite Navy on Whisper White and “antique” in the same
manner above.
Heat emboss the clock image on Whisper
White using Versamark™ ink and Stampin’ Emboss Gold Powder (don’t forget to
de-static with the Embossing Buddy®- yea! he is back!!). Assemble the clock layers, add the Parisian stamp from the
Postage Due set, the sentiment and the Cherry
Cobbler Seam Binding to finish off the card.
Stamp Sets:
Postage Due, Clockworks, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Not Quite
Navy, Versamark™
Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Wellworn DSP
(retired)
Accessories: Big Shot™, Vintage Wallpaper Textured
Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Gold
Embossing Powder, Punches- Postage Stamp, Word Window, Modern Label, 1 ¼”
Circle, 1/16” Handheld, Antique Brass
Hardware Brad (retired) , Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Sanding Block
Thanks again for stopping by for my 300th post! All of your visits
are so encouraging to me and I do read each and every comment!! I hope all is well with you and your families and that you are finding some time to stamp and create treasures of
your own- God Bless!
