New Dream

Hi Friends!

This weekend, as I was watching the Hurricane Irma coverage on the Weather Channel and praying for Florida as well as the surrounding areas, I had a chance to play around in my stamping studio to create a few fun inky backgrounds.

I decided to turn this rainbow colored background into a quick Clean and Simple (CAS) Mixed Media card for the CASology #265 "Education" Challenge as well as the TimeOut #91 CASEing Beverly Brown Challenge (I was inspired by the rainbow colors) and the Simon Says Wednesday “Stamp It”Challenge.  

I love the sentiment on this stamp and think it would be great for someone returning to college or trying something new in their life, don't you?

If you have not had a chance to check out the above challenge sites yet, I hope you will find the time to do so- as always, wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). On a craft mat, swipe Salty Ocean, Worn Lipstick and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Inks, lightly spritz with water, lay a piece of watercolor paper onto the ink, shift a bit and lift up.  Add a bit more color as needed and heat set with a heat tool.

2). Add a bit of metallic color with Faber-Castell® Gelatos™- Metallic Blueberry, Bubblegum and Gold Champagne.  Rub onto areas of the panel, smooth with your finger and sprtiz with water to allow the color to run. Dry with the heat tool and add a few more splashes of water to finish off the panel.

3).  Once the panel is thoroughly dried, de-static with an Embossing Buddy®, ink the New Dream Plain Jane image (closeout at Verve Stamps but image also available in the current Words of Wisdom stamp set) with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink and stamp onto the panel.  Apply clear embossing powder and heat set with the heat tool.  Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of black cardstock (die cut with a stitched rectangle die).

4). Trim a piece of white cardstock for the background to 4” x 5 ¼”, mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim and mount onto the white card front.

5). Add the sentiment panel with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: New Dream Plain Jane or Words of Wisdom (Verve Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black; Tim Holtz® Distress Inks- Salty Ocean, Worn Lipstick, Squeezed Lemonade; Faber-Castell® Gelatos™- Metallic Blueberry, Bubblegum, Gold Champagne

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White (Stampin’ Up!), Canson™ Watercolor

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, Stitched Rectangle STAX Die (My Favorite Things™), Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Clear Embossing Powder

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope all of you have a safe week!  I will continue to pray for all of you in Irma’s path as well as those affected by Harvey as well as all of the wildfires in California and the West Coast- hugs and God Bless!

Rather Be On My Farm

Hi Friends!! 

I hope all of you are having a great weekend so far!!  Saturday is my turn to highlight a card at the Artistic Outpost blog and I wanted to share the card with you here as well.

This Mixed Media card was designed using the new Harvest, Seed Packets Background and Grunge Elements stamp sets from the Artistic Outpost Spring 2016 Release at Our Daily Bread Designs and I decided to use a modified version of the Retiform Technique (see the Splitcoaststampers’tutorial here) along with the Vintage Watercolor technique.

I am also linking this card to the Simon Says Stamp Monday “Monochromatic” Challenge along with the Splitcoaststampers’ TLC585 “All Around Borders”. 

To create this card:

Fold a 4 ¼” x 11” piece of Extra Thick Whisper White cardstock in half and using a Sponge Applicator, apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Antique Linen Distress Ink over the card front.

Using the Retiform Technique, decide where you would like your “grid” lines and use a piece of scrap paper to cover up the card front as you sponge one side of the “grid” with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Shabby Shutters Distress Ink and the other with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink (re-positioning the paper along the edge as you continue to create your retiform grid).

Once you are satisfied with your grid area, use sticky note paper to mask off the areas as you stamp the Seed Packets Background using Stāz-On® Jet Black ink (randomly stamping different portions of the Seed Packets images on the different retiform sections).

Use a Speedball® Elegant Writer® to add areas of ink and an AquaPainter™ to blend the ink for the Vintage Watercolor technique.

Once the watercolor has dried, ink the grid image from Grunge Elements using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink, add a bit of white Gesso® to “age” the background and sponge the edges with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

On two additional pieces of Whisper White cardstock, sponge Ranger® Tim Holtz® Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Ink, dry the ink with the Heat Tool, de-static the paper with an Embossing Buddy® , stamp the young farmer image and sentiment images from Harvest using Versamark™ ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Close-up to show the retiform images :-)

Trim the farmer image, mount onto Basic Black cardstock, trim again and mount onto Whisper White cardstock, trim once more and mount onto Basic Black cardstock.

Apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Antique Linen Distress Ink to the frame around the young farmer to "age" the paper and stamp the grid image from Grunge Elements with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink.

Mount the farmer and sentiment images to the card front using dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Harvest, Seed Packets Background, Grunge Elements (Artistic Outpost)

Ink Stāz-On®  Jet Black, Versamark™, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Antique Linen, Shabby Shutters, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain and Tea Dye Distress Ink; Speedball® Elegant Writer; White Gesso®

Paper: Whisper White, Extra Thick Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: AquaPainter™, Sticky Note and Scrap Paper (for retiform), Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to visit!  It has been a while since I tried the Retiform Technique and I had so much fun designing this card :-)  

I hope you have a chance to be creative today...hugs and have a fabulous weekend, my friends!!

The Outpost- Live in the Sunshine :-)

Hi Friends!!

I hope all of you are having a great week leading up to New Year’s!  

I am working on re-arranging my stamping area and took a break to create a card using my new Artistic Outpost stamps (Christmas present to me :-)) for the December Artistic Outpost “Anything Goes” Challenge along with the Mojo Monday #428 Sketch Challenge and the Inkspirational #98 “Bah-Humbug- Anything but Christmas” Challenge.

If you have not already had a chance to visit the above sites,  I hope you will take the time to do so- fabulous inspiration  from all!

To create this card:

Stamp the Artistic Outpost (AO) The Outpost stamp images onto Very Vanilla cardstock using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, sponge Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the images and add a bit of Titanium White Acrylic Paint to the foreground and clock face, trim the barn/windmill panel and mount onto Basic Black cardstock.

Color the edges of the clock with the Stampin’ Dazzle™ Gold Marker and add additional white highlights with Titanium White Acrylic Paint.  

Fussy-cut out the clock image, use a foam brush to apply Modge Podge™  to the entire clock (this will help stablize the clock and give it an appearance of glass) and add the Gold Trim to the fob.

Create the background panel using a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, distress the edges, sponge Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink , emboss with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and add Picket Fence Distress Stain over the entire panel. 

***FYI- I stamped with the large tree and house image from the set using Steel Gray Dye Ink (My Favorite Things ™) onto the panel first,  but by the time I added all of the Distress Inks and Stain, embossed with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and added the layers, you can only see the shadows of the stamped image.***

Distress the edges of the embossed background panel and use a sewing machine with a zig zag stitch to adhere it to a piece of asic Black.

Distress the edges of the Basic Black panel, add the Ivory Crochet Lace along with the Dark Brown Satin Ribbon wrapping the edges behind the panel and mount onto a Whisper White card base (sponging Tea Dye Distress Ink over the white edges to “antique” the paper).

Card #2- View with Shimmer Paint 

Mount the focal image panel and clock to the card front using dimensional foam and add the sentiment to finish off the card.

Card #1 was finished at this point but I thought I needed to add one more thing so Card #2 shows the same card with Frost White Shimmer Paint added to the background and focal image panel.

Stamp Sets: The Outpost (Artistic Outpost)

Ink: Stāz-On Jet Black, MFT Steel Gray, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Picket Fence Distress Satin, Titanium White Acrylic Paint, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Stampin’ Dazzle™ Gold Marker

Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sewing Machine, Gold Trim, Sponge Daubers, Distressing Tool, Mod Podge™

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and have a wonderful New Year week!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame- A Get Well Prayer :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I had a chance to spend some time stamping yesterday creating a card using the ColourQ CQC287 Color Challenge along with the Splitcoaststampers' WT513 "Getting Better" Challenge (see details here and gallery here). 

This card was created for a gentleman that serves with us in our Awana club that has developed shingles (the colors feature his favorite baseball team- the Cincinnati Reds :-)).  His wife just had their third child and despite the pain of having shingles and lack of sleep that a newborn can create :-) , he is still traveling a few hours each day commuting to work!  We are praying for a very quick and full recovery for this dedicated, hard-working father!!

I hope you will have the time to check out all of the linked sites- gorgeous creations and inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Using Stāz-On© Jet Black Ink stamp the baseball image from the retired set, Take Me Out to the Ballgame onto Whisper White cardstock. 

Use the Big Shot™ with the My Favorite Things (MFT) Stitched Rectangular Die to cut out the image and color using Stampin’ Write Markers- Real Red, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate along with Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencils (I did not dilute the watercolor pencils). 

Using Sponge Applicators, apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink to “antique” the paper.  Ink the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using the Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink and add additional distressing to the image.

Use the Big Shot™ to cut another rectangle from Real Red cardstock and emboss it with the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder. 

Adhere the Real Red panel onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, “antique” the edges with the Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink and mount the stamped image onto the panel.

Use the Distressing Tool to distress the edges of the Graphic45 Good Ol’ Sport Game Day Collection paper, “antique” the edges and interior using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink and mount onto a piece of Real Red cardstock.

Distress the edges of the Real Red cardstock layer using the Distressing Tool, “antique” with the same Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Inks as above and mount onto the Basic Black cardstock base.

Use the Big Shot™ with the MFT Horizontal Stitched Strip dies to cut a stitched strip from the Graphic45  Good  Ol’ Sport 6x6 Pattern Paper and a larger stitched strip from Basic Black cardstock. 

Layer the two strips together and mount across the card front.

Use the Banner Punch to punch banners from Real Red, Basic Black and the Graphic45 Good Ol’ Sport 6x6 Paper and adhere behind the focal image panel.

Add the retired Aged Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware clip to the upper left hand corner and mount the focal image to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Use the Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker to partially ink the sentiment from Doily Blessings (Our Daily Bread Designs) and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock.

Punch the sentiment out with the Word Window Punch and create the banner using the Banner Punch. Repeat the same steps with a piece of Basic Black cardstock to create the banner behind the sentiment.

Use the Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink to “antique” the sentiment and stamp the large splatter stamp with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea  Dye Distress Ink to finish off the distressing for the sentiment.

Adhere to the focal image panel and add the Basic Black button (with Real Red cardstock “laced” through the holes) to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Gorgeous Grunge, Doily Blessings (ODBD)

Ink: Stāz-On© Jet Black, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo Distress Ink; Stampin’ Write Markers- Real Red, Crumb Cake, Basic Black; Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencils- Gray, White

Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red; Graphic45 Good Ol’ Sport- Game Day Collection and 6x6 Patterned Paper

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Rectangle Dies, MFT Horizontal Stitched Strips, Sponge Applicator, Distressing Tool, retired Antique Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware, Banner Punch, Basic Black button

Thanks again for visiting- I hope you can join in on the challenges linked above and don't forget that the SUO120 Favorite Team Color Challenge will have an additional week (ends on 4/25)!  

Have a wonderful Friday, my friends!

TCC30 Thinking of You- Mixed Media with MIX106 and SR270

Hi Stampers!!

Here is another card that I created for The Card Concept #30 “Thinking of You” Challenge along with the SR270 Watercoloring Challenge and the MIX106 I Love Color Challenge :-)  

I did not have a floral image with a vase, so I decided to use the inspiration photo to draw a quick sketch with a Faber-Castell® Pitt Pen Black marker on watercolor paper :-)

Again, I hope you have had a chance to check out both challenge sites!

To create this card:

Once the image is complete, use Rexel Derwent® Watercolor Pencils along with an AquaPainter™ to color the flowers. 

Allow the watercolor to dry, apply Mod Podge™ to the flowers to create a mask.  

Carefully apply Studio 490® Wendy Vecchi® Crackled Texture Paste to the vase and use a Heat Tool to dry.

Once dry, color the background with additional watercolor pencils and dilute with water. 

Ink the Dictionary stamp using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and distress the edges with the Distressing Tool.

Apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the edges and background.

Mount the panel onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Distress a piece of Botanical Gazetter Designer Series Paper (DSP) using the Distressing Tool, apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the edges and adhere to the Basic Black card base. 

 Mount the watercolored panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the sentiment using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and create the banner ends using the Hexagon Punch.

Trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, creating the banner with the Hexagon Punch and distress the paper a bit with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink and the Dictionary background stamp.

Mount the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Dictionary, Wetlands

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Rexel Derwent® Watercolor Pencils, Faber-Castell® Black Pitt Pen marker

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Watercolor Paper, Botanical Gazette DSP

Accessories: Hexagon Punch (for sentiment banner points), Mod Podge®,  AquaPainter™, Studio 490® Wendy Vecchi® Crackled Texture Paste, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- have a fabulous weekend!!

TCC29 Feel Better Soon Mixed Media Card :-)

Hi Stampers!!

It’s time for the new Card Concept #29 “Get Well” Challenge and I had so much fun creating this Mixed Media card (I tried to keep it a bit simpler but it still has quite a few steps) :-)  

The Card Concept is a bi-weekly challenge that has an inspiration photo along with a number of design styles that you can choose from to create your card- Clean and Simple, Clean and Graphic, Clean and Layered, Shabby Chic, Freestyle Collage, Classy and Elegant and Mixed Media.

I was inspired by the bright colors and textures of the crocheted stars...I hope you will have a chance to check out the restof the Design Team projects and create your own project to join in on the fun!

I also decided to incorporate the Splitcoaststampers MIX100 Hue, Tint and Shade Challenge (click here to see the MIX100 Gallery).  

To create this card:

Using a palette knife, apply Gesso on a piece of Whisper White cardstock, allowing it to dry (I like to use a Heat Tool to speed up the drying process). 

The card is a bit brighter IRL- the glare on the butterfly wings made it a bit difficult to photograph :-)

Once the background has dried, apply various Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains – Salty Ocean, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves  and Old Paper to a craft mat (spritzing with water), lay the Gesso background face down and pull and twist through the ink on the mat.  

Pick up the Gesso background paper, rotate to allow the inks to drain down the panel and dry with the Heat Tool.  Repeat the process until the background is the color and design that you desire (this is a trial and error type process, no right or wrong- love it!!).  

Once this layer has dried, ink the background stamp, Script using Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink and using your fingers to apply pressure to the paper, stamp randomly and partially across the background panel.

Ink the floral stamp from Elements of Style using Stāz-On Jet Black Ink and stamp onto the background.   Add additional color to the floral images using Rexel® Derwent® Watercolour Pencils.

Using the Balzar Designs® Mini Punchenella stencil, apply Studio 490® Wendy Vecchi® Crackled Texture Paste to the upper corner of the panel and heat with the Heat Tool to speed up the drying process. 

Once dried add additional Ranger® Tim Holtz® Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves Distress Stain and again, allow to dry. Tear the edges of the panel by hand and curl a bit with your finger.

Using the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge (along with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink) repeatedly stamp onto the Whisper White card base.

Mount the torn background panel onto the card front on an angle.

Ink the sentiment using Stāz-On Jet Black Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock.  

Trim and punch the ends with the Hexagon Punch and mount onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the butterflies from Papillon Potpourri onto Whisper White cardstock using Stāz-On Jet Black Ink.  Use Stampin’ Write markers- Marina Mist and Pink Pirouette to color the butterflies, punch out using the Elegant Butterfly Punch and apply Mod-Podge® to the butterfly wings.

Once dried, mount the butterflies to the card front (I like to use Hot Glue for better adhesion). 

Add the white highlights using a Faber-Castelle® White Pitt Pen marker and add the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Papillon Potpourri, Gorgeous Grunge, Elements of Style (retired), Script background (retired)

Ink: Stāz-On Jet Black Ink, Stampin’ Write Markers- Marina Mist and Pink Pirouette Ranger® Tim Holtz® Salty Ocean, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves and Old Paper Distress Stains; Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink, Faber-Castelle® White Pitt Pen marker, Rexel® Derwent® Watercolour Pencils

Paper: Whisper White

Accessories: Elegant Butterfly Punch, Hexagon Punch (for sentiment banner points), Gesso, Balzar Designs® Mini Punchenella stencil, Gesso, Studio 490® Wendy Vecchi® Crackled Texture Paste, Mod Podge®, Pearls, Spritzer Bottle, Craft Mat, Heat Tool and Hot Glue Gun (both optional)

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- again, I hope you will find the time to visit us at The Card Concept and join in on the fun!!

CC517 & SC526 Sunflower Get Well Soon

Hi Stampers! 

I had a chance to play in my craft room and decided to create a Mixed Media card using Stampin' Blendabilities™, Distress Inks and regular Stampin' Write Markers for the Splitcoaststampers CC517 Color Challenge (Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana and Old Olive with the dessert option of four layers or more) and the SC526 Sketch (flipped the sketch). 

If you have not already visited the above sites, I hope you will the chance to check out the wonderful Design Team samples as well as the galleries!!

To create this card:

Stamp the main image (Sunflower Collage- non SU!) using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock. 

Color the image using Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Coastal Cabana for the background (Light and Medium), Old Olive for the leaves and Daffodil Delight for the petals (again, Light and Medium). 

Add a few shadows with the Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Write Marker and distress the panel using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Use a Faber-Castell® Black Pitt Pen Marker to re-define the lines on the image and add a few highlights with a Faber-Castell® White Pitt Pen Marker.

Trim and mount the image onto a piece of retired Soft Sky Designer Series Paper and distress the edges with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Using Bermuda Bay Classic Ink, stamp the Ex Libris background stamp onto a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock.  Distress the edges with the Distressing Tool and mount onto a piece of Soft Suede cardstock (also using the Distressing Tool to distress the edges). 

Using Coastal Cabana Classic Ink, stamp the En Francais background onto a strip of Coastal Cabana cardstock, distress the edges with the Distressing Tool and mount onto a distressed piece of Soft Suede cardstock.  Adhere this strip to the background panel and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Cut a White Tea Lace Paper Doily in half and distress with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  Mount the doily behind the focal image panel and adhere the focal image to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock, distress with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink and stamp the Ex Libris background over the image (“huff” to re-moisten the ink before applying to the sentiment).

Cut the banner points using the Hexagon Punch and mount onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the Antique Brad and Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Ex Libris, En Francais, Express Yourself; Sunflower Collage (Inkadinkado®)

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black,  Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Collection- Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive;  Stampin’ Write Marker- Bermuda Bay, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Faber-Castell® White and Black Pitt Pen Markers

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Soft Suede

Accessories: Distressing Tool, Sponge Daubers, Hexagon Punch, White Tea Lace Paper Doily, Antique Brad, Pearls

Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you are having a fabulous week so far!

The Card Concept #28- Thinking of You Mixed Media Easel Card

Hi Stampers!!

I had a great time creating this Mixed Media card for The Card Concept #28 Romantic Roses Challenge using the gorgeous photo for inspiration.  I was inspired by the neutral colors of the roses along with the wooden box :-)

Side view of easel card fold 

The Card Concept is a bi-weekly challenge that has an inspiration photo along with a number of design styles that you can choose from to create your card- Clean and Simple, Clean and Graphic, Clean and Layered, Shabby Chic, Freestyle Collage, Classy and Elegant and Mixed Media. 

I hope you will have a chance to check out the rest of the Design Team projects and create your own project to join in on the fun!

I also incorporated the Splitcoaststampers MIX66 Mix-Ability Challenge "Things that Fly"  and The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #9- "Think Pink" (pink roses, borders and distress stain) :-)

To create this easel card:

The background is a combination of Gesso on a 5" square piece of Whisper White cardstock, allowing it to dry and then applying various Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains and Alcohol Inks (spritzing with water and allowing the inks to drain down the panel, drying with the Heat Tool and repeating until the background is the color that you desire).

Ink the retired background stamp, French Script with Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and randomly stamp onto the background panel. 

Background panel before adding gesso stencil 

Add additional Gesso using a honeycomb stencil and allow to dry, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock, trim again and mount onto a 5 ½” x 5 ½” Early Espresso panel.

Add the die cut border along with the 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon bow. 

Tear a piece of designer paper and distress the edges using a Distressing Tool and Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink.   Adhere the torn panels to the background panel with one of the panels overlapping the ribbon and apply Mod Podge® to the torn panels.

Add the banners in the upper left hand corner attached to the Natural Linen knotted rope.

Using My Digital Studio (MDS), print out the bird image from Nature Walk onto Whisper White cardstock, color using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  Apply Mod Podge® over the bird to give it more substance. 

Cut the heart die from brushed gold cardstock and add to the background panel.  Adhere the bird image and add the highlight to the eye with a Faber-Castell White Pitt Pen.

Create the easel card base (see tutorial here at Splitcoaststampers) and distress the cardstock using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink and randomly stamp the background stamp using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink.

Add the panel of distressed designer paper to the lower portion (mounted onto Blushing Bride cardstock and again onto Early Espresso cardstock), distress the paper with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink and add Mod Podge® to the entire designer paper panel.

Create the rolled flowers from Blushing Bride and retired Buckaroo Blue cardstock using the 1 ¾” and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punches (see basic tutorial here).  

Close up on angle - gesso stencil a bit more apparent

“Antique” the roses and edges of the panels using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink and add the roses to the center of the die cut heart as well as the inside panel with leaves created with the Bird Builder Punch from Mossy Meadow cardstock.

Apply Mod Podge® over the roses and leaves (the roses look ceramic up close) :-)

Print out the Wonderful Wings image using MDS onto Whisper White cardstock, color using a Blushing Bride Stampin’ Write Marker and Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink.  

Add the butterfly to the lower portion of the card along with the stamped and distressed sentiment and apply additional Mod Podge® to the butterfly wings and sentiment.

Add the Pearls to the corners of the sentiment, lower panel and upper panel and adhere the main focal image panel to the easel card. 

Close up of opened bottom panel of card 

Adhere the Antique Brad to the center of the Satin Ribbon bow to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Nature Walk (MDS), Wonderful Wings (MDS), Gorgeous Grunge, Kind and Caring Thoughts, French Script

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo, Old Paper and Silver Metallic Distress Stains; Tim Holtz® Adirondack® Gold Alcohol Ink,  Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo and Old Photo Distress Ink

Paper: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, retired Buckaroo Blue, Brushed Gold, Tim Holtz® Idea-ology® Wallpaper Designer Paper

Accessories: Big Shot™, Beautiful Borders Die (ODBD), Ornate Hearts Die (ODBD), Punches- Banner, Hexagon Punch (for sentiment banner points), Bird Builder, Scallop Circle- 1 ¾” and 1 ¼”, Gesso, Balzar Designs® Mini Punchenella stencil,  5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Antique Brad, Pearls, Natural Linen Thread, Sponge Daubers

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- again, I hope you will find the time to visit us at The Card Concept and join in on the fun!!