Happy Birthday with Picture Perfect Flowers

Hi Friends!!

I hope all of you are enjoying your week so far!  I wanted to share another Mixed Media card I created last night using the TGIF Challenges! #tgif59 Sketch Challenge and Seize The Birthday "Sunshine" Challenge (you cannot have flowers without sunshine, right?) :-)

I decided to experiment with watercolor using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Markers and the floral and leaf images from Stampin’ Up! Picture Perfect stamp set. 

If you have not had a chance to check out the challenge sites, I hope you will do so- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Ink the #2 rose image from Picture Perfect using a Ranger® Tim Holtz® Picked Raspberry Distress Marker and stamp the image onto watercolor paper.

Use an AquaPainter™ to soften the edges, adding more marker directly to the paper to define the petals and ink the #3 image with the Seedless Preserves Distress Marker.

Continue to soften the edges and repeat the steps above for the next two flowers (removing ink from the stamp to avoid overlapping images).

Add the leaves using the Mowed Lawn Distress Marker softening the edges with the AquaPainter™.

Add Salty Ocean Distress Marker

to the Mermaid Lagoon  Distress Crayon (rubbing the crayon on your craft mat and using an AquaPainter™ to add to the water color in the background).

Use a Speedball® Elegant Writer® to add dark shadows and soften with an AquaPainter™ and use Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Black Soot Crayon as needed.

Ink the #3 floral image once more using Seedless Preserves and stamp over the flowers defining the petals.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Square Framelits™ to cut out the image and mount onto a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock.

Close-up of floral images :-)

Trim a piece of Pretty in Pink cardstock larger than the stamped image leaving a space at the bottom (per the sketch), mount onto a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock and trim close to the edge.

Ink the border stamp from Timeless Textures using Pink Pirouette Classic Ink and stamp onto the lower part of the Pretty In  Pink frame.

Emboss a piece of Old Olive cardstock using the Boho Chic Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, trim and mount onto a piece of Pretty In Pink cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock.

Add the entire panel onto the card base created from a piece of Extra Thick Whisper White cardstock.

Add the strips of Pretty In Pink and Rich Razzleberry cardstock to the card front, mount the watercolor focal image using dimensional foam.

Add the Silver Cord loops along with the heat embossed sentiment and add water droplets using the splatter stamp from Timeless Textures (stamped in water) to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Picture Perfect, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Timeless Textures

(all Stampin'Up!)

Ink: Versamark™, Pink Pirouette Classic Ink; Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Markers- Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean; Distress Crayons- Mermaid Lagoon, Black Soot; Speedball® Elegant Writer®

Paper: Watercolor, Basic Black, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Pretty In Pink (retired)

Accessories: Big Shot™, Boho Chic Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Square Framelits™, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Silver Cord, retired Hexagon Punch, AquaPainter™

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I had fun with this experiment and will be using Distress Markers for watercolor again soon!  Hugs and I hope you have a blessed week, my friends!

TCC30 Thinking of You

Hi Stampers!!

It’s time for the new Card Concept #30 “Thinking of You” Challenge and I had a great time creating this Mixed Media card!  I also incorporated the Paper Players PP234 “Think Spring!” Challenge along with the Splitcoaststampers MIX63 Spring and Easter Challenge (details and gallery).

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 love our inspiration photo but have to admit, I created four cards for this challenge before I was somewhat satisfied (that is my Type A personality for you- lol!) :-)  I was inspired by the flowers and the spring colors- I will share the other cards created throughout the rest of this week.

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

To create this card:

Using a sponge brush, 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). 

Once the background has dried, apply various Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains – Salty Ocean, Tattered Rose and Worn Lipstick to a craft mat (spritzing with water) and pulling the Gesso background through the ink.  Pick up the paper and rotate to allow 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 floral stamp from Poppy Stamps using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp onto the background.   Watercolor the image using Tim Holtz® Distress Markers- Shaded Lilac, Seedless Preserves, Mowed Lawn and Gathered Twigs and an AquaPainter™ brush. Use a Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake marker to add a few shadows. 

Once the floral image has dried, apply Mod Podge® over the image to use as a mask.

Once the Mod Podge® layer has dried, ink the background stamp, Dictionary using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and using your fingers to apply pressure to the paper, stamp randomly and partially across the background panel.  Carefully wipe off the excess ink from the flowers and add a few highlights using a Faber-Castell White Pitt Pen marker.

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

Tear the lower right hand corner of the paper and curl the edges with your finger. 

Mount the panel onto a piece of Pretty In Pink Designer Series Paper (DSP) , trim and apply Studio 490® Wendy Vecchi® Crackled Texture Paste (using the Balzar Designs® Mini Punchenella stencil) to the lower right hand corner.  Once dry, distress the edge by hand.

Mount this panel onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Add the White Tea Lace Paper Doily to the upper right hand corner (1/4” of the doily) and create the paper bow using the Bow Builder Punch from Basic Gray cardstock.

Stamp the sentiment using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, trim and create the banners using the Hexagon Punch.  Mount to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

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

Stamp Sets:  Dictionary, Peonies & Tulips (non-SU! Power Poppy©)

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Salty Ocean, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves and Old Paper Distress Stains; Tim Holtz® Distress Markers- Shaded Lilac, Seedless Preserves, Mowed Lawn and Gathered Twigs;  Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake Marker, Faber-Castelle® White Pitt Pen marker

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Pretty In Pink DSP

Accessories: Bow Builder Punch, Hexagon Punch (for sentiment banner points), Antique Brad, White Tea Lace Paper Doily, Craft Mat, Gesso, Balzar Designs® Mini Punchenella stencil, Gesso, Studio 490® Wendy Vecchi® Crackled Texture Paste, Mod Podge®

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!!