Touch of Nature- Another Card using the DD77 Color Challenge :-)

Hi Stampers!!

I hope all of you are having a fabulous Wednesday!!  I wanted to share another card that I created using this week’s  DD77 Dynamic Duos “Bright and Sassy” colors- if you would like to join in on our challenge, it is not too late (the challenge ends tomorrow at 12 noon PST)!

I created this card from scraps, previously printed images and punched/die cut items :-)   I like to reduce the bulk of my cards by using punches or dies to cut out the layers that will be hidden and use for future projects.  I recently took the time to organize all of these scraps by type (i.e.  2 ½” Circles, Chalk Talk, etc.), so it is now much easier to use them on a daily basis- love my scraps!

To create this card:

Using My Digital Studio (MDS), print out the flower image from the stamp brush set, Touch of Nature onto Whisper White cardstock and color using Stampin’ Write markers in Real Red, Bermuda Bay and Sahara Sand (for the shadows).   Use the Chalk Marker to create the highlights around the center of the flower.

Use the Big Shot™ and the Oval Collections Framelits™ to cut out the flower, add the 2 ½” Circle of Basic Black cardstock (previously embossed with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder). 

Mount the flower image onto a Window Frames Framelit™ cut from Bermuda Bay cardstock and again onto a Chalk Talk Framelit™ cut from Basic Black cardstock. 

Add the 5/8” Real Red Satin Ribbon Bow (retired) along with the sentiment from the MDS brush set, Simple Friendship (printed onto Whisper White cardstock and punched with the retired Small Oval Punch).

Use the Big Shot™ with the Chevron Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock and again onto a piece of Real Red cardstock and adhere to the Basic Black card base. 

Add the focal image panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

I decided to leave this card as clean as I could- I really had to resist the urge to add Pearls or Rhinestones- lol!!

Stamp Sets:  Touch of Nature, Simple Friendship (both MDS)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Real Red, Bermuda Bay, Sahara Sand, Chalk Marker

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Real Red                                                   

Accessories: Big Shot™, Framelits™- Chalk Talk, Window Frames; Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders- Chevron, Square Lattice, Punches-2 ½” Circle, Small Oval (retired), 5/8” Real Red Satin Ribbon (retired)

Thanks again for stopping by!   If you have not done so yet, I hope you will have a chance to enter your project into our DD77 DynamicDuos Color Challenge- we would love to see your creations! 

Have a wonderful evening- God Bless!

Chickadee Christmas Blessings- Two Challenges In One!

Hi Stampers! 

While I had the colors out from this week’s DD77 Dynamic Duos colors, I decided to create another card incorporating the DD77 colors  along with the Wildlife theme from The Paper Players PP170 Challenge. 

If you have not had the chance to stop by to visit us at Dynamic Duos- it is not too late to play along with us using the DD77 colors and I also hope you will find the time to drop in on The Paper Players- they have a fabulous Design Team and many other entries as well!!

To create this card:

I had previously printed a few images from My Digital Studio onto Whisper White cardstock, so I pulled out the chickadee image from Beautiful Season.  Use Stampin’ Write markers to color the image- Bermuda Bay for the leaves, Real Red for the berries and Sahara Sand for a few shadows.  Add highlights to the berries and holly leaves using the Chalk Marker.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Deco Labels Framelits™ to cut out the image and lightly sponge with Crumb Cake Classic Ink to “antique” the paper a bit. 

Punch out a 2 ½” XL Circle from Basic Black cardstock, cut in half and add to the back of the Deco Label frame.

Emboss a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock using the Big Shot™ with the retired Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and a piece of Real Red using the retired Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Using a Sponge Dauber, sponge Crumb Cake Classic Ink onto both to “antique” and highlight the raised areas.

Mount the Real Red layer onto Basic Black cardstock (or just use strips of Basic Black cardstock on the ends from your scraps), add to the Bermuda Bay layer and adhere the entire panel onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  Trim and mount onto another layer of Real Red cardstock and mount the entire panel onto the Whisper White card base.

Adhere the chickadee focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.  Add the 5/8” Real Red Satin Triple Ribbon bow at the top using Mini Glue Dots.

The sentiment was another pre-printed digital image from the More Merry Messages stamp brush set (printed onto Whisper White cardstock) and the edges were rounded with the 1 ¾” Circle Punch.  Adhere to a layer of Basic Black cardstock, round the edges to match with the 1 ¾” Circle Punch.

Sponge a bit of Crumb Cake Classic Ink over the sentiment to age the paper and add to the card front layering over the focal image.

Add the snowflake (from the Northern Frost Decorative Strip) and Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: A Beautiful Season, More Merry Messages (MDS)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Bermuda Bay, Real Red, Sahara Sand, Chalk Marker 

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Real Red

Accessories: Big Shot™, Deco Labels Framelits™, Sponge Daubers, 2 1/2” XL Circle Punch, 1 ¾” Circle Punch, Pearls, retired Vintage Wallpaper and Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, retired Northern Frost Decorative Strip, retired Real Red Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!!

DD77 A Cardinal Christmas Greeting

Hi Stampers! 

I am so excited to announce that I will be part of another Design Team- The Dynamic Duos!!  I love participating in their weekly color challenges (usually only two colors) and now I will be on their Design Team for the next six months along with a terrific lineup of fellow Designers- woohoo!!


This week’s DD77 color combination is bright and cheerful and I am hoping that you will create a card and join us!! 

The colors reminded me of Christmas, so I created another Christmas card for my commitment to the CCC13 Christmas Card challenge….only a few weeks to go before I need to start mailing my cards... I better get busy :-)

To create this card:

In My Digital Studio (MDS), open a blank 8.5 x 11 custom page and insert the Cardinal image from A Cardinal Christmas (I “re-sized” and reversed the image so it is facing towards the right) and insert the sentiment from Special Season.   

Print onto Whisper White cardstock  (again, I usually insert other images before printing to fill up the page and use the other images at a later date).  

Color the cardinal and berries using a Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker and the leaves with the Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Write marker- add shadows with the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write marker. 

With the Big Shot™ and the Window Frame Framelits™, cut out the cardinal image and also a frame the same size from Real Red cardstock.  Cut the Real Red window frame die cut in half horizontally and adhere behind the cardinal image allowing a bit of the Real Red frame to show around the edges.

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Northern Frost Decorative Strip to cut out the snowflakes from a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Also use the Big Shot™ with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock.   Add this layer onto the Real Red card base and adhere the diagonal strip of Bermuda Bay cardstock (I used a piece from my scraps that was already cut on the diagonal from a previous sketch challenge- love my scraps!!  :-).

Round the corners on the sentiment using the 1 ¾” Circle Punch and adhere to a scrap piece of Real Red cardstock (rounding the ends of the Real Red frame with the same punch).

Cut some of the snowflake die cuts in half and adhere behind the cardinal and sentiment layers and add the entire cardinal/sentiment panel to the front of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the additional snowflake to the front right of the cardinal along with the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  A Cardinal Christmas, Special Season– both MDS

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Write Marker- Bermuda Bay, Real Red, Sahara Sand

Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Real Red

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Window Frames Framelits™, Northern Flurry Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Northern Frost Decorative Strip (retired), 1 ¾” Circle Punch, Pearls

The rest of our Design Team did a fabulous job and if you would like to visit each of their blogs, here are the links  :-)

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Anne Marie Hile

Annette Elliott

Angel Johns

Caroline Bredeson

Cindy Brumbaugh

Holly Endress

JoAnn Burnham

Michelle Bala

Sarah Fleming 

Tenia Nelson

Thanks again for stopping by!     I hope all of you will have a chance to play along this week- I would love to see your creations!! 

Have a wonderful weekend and have a great time creating and stamping!