TCC180 Eiffel Collage

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to the #180 Travel Abroad or Stay At Home Challenge at The Card Concept!  This challenge has a new twist for us at The Card Concept- you have two inspiration challenge photos for this two week challenge (see below to check out our alternative "second" inspiration photo :-))! 

I chose the #180 a photo as inspiration for my card, specifically the Paris tile on the upper right hand corner (top row) and also used the colors from the color dots for my Clean and Layered Mixed Media card.

I pulled out the Artistic Outpost Eiffel Collage background stamp with the sentiment from By The Sea (Divinity Designs, LLC)- I have not inked up either of these images in a while (I have a goal to ink up my older stamps and use what I have “in stock”).

I also enjoy playing along with other online challenges and playing along with the  Stamping Sensation September “Feminine” Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #551-#552  “Anything Goes” Challenge into the design.

If you have not had a chance to visit our Design Team/gallery at The Card Concept Challenge, or the other challenge sites,  I hope you will find time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

This was a fairly easy card to create using just stamps and other supplies:

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the Eiffel Tower background stamp with Versafine Onyx Black ink and stamp onto the prepared cardstock.

Apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, fussy-cut around the edges and watercolor the image using water-based markers.

Layer the image onto white cardstock, trim and mount onto melon cardstock, trim and mount onto black cardstock. (FYI- if you are better than I am at centering your image onto the white cardstock in the beginning, you may not need to fussy cut and re-layer, lol!).

Add a strip of melon grosgrain ribbon, wrap the ends behind the panel.

Mount onto a white card base.

Ink the sentiment from By The Sea with Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamp onto a piece of white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Trim the panel close to the sentiment, mount onto black cardstock, trim again and add to the card front with dimensional foam.

Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the flowers and rhinestones to the floral centers and sentiment to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Eiffel Collage (Artistic Outpost), By The Sea (Divinity Designs LLC)

Ink/Mediums:  Versafine Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Balmy Blue, Gray Granite, Melon Mambo, So Saffron; Zig Clear Wink of StellaGlitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Melon Mambo

Accessories/Tools: Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, ¼” Melon Grosgrain Ribbon, Rhinestones

Thanks so much for stopping by-I hope you have been inspired to join us with our #180 Travel Abroad or Stay At Home Challenge at The Card Concept!  

Here is the second inspiration photo that you could choose to use for your card.  We hope you can choose one, create a card and join us!  

The deadline to link up to our gallery is Monday, October 3rd at noon EST.

Eiffel Collage - Live, Laugh, Play

Friends!

Today I am sharing this card on the Artistic Outpost blog and wanted to share with you here as well.  I decided to combine a few Artistic Outpost stamps along with ODBD Blushing Rose Collection 6x6 Paper Pad to create a vintage Mixed Media card and incorporated the Sunday Stamps #150 "Banner Love Take Two" Sketch Challenge  along with the Addicted to Stamps and More #237 "Make Your Mark" Challenge into the design. 

To create this card:

1). Ink the Eiffel Collage background stamp with embossing ink and stamp onto white cardstock.  Apply black embossing powder, heat set and once the embossing cools, fussy cut the main circle floral element.

2). Water color the image using water based markers, distress inks and stains and use an extra white paint pen to color the image.

3). On a piece of polka dot pattern paper from the Blushing Rose Collection Paper, use a flourish stencil and apply black soot distress ink with a stencil brush.  Apply picket fence distress stain over the entire panel, ink and stamp the Ephemera Backgrounds postage image and the Grunge Elements splatter image using archival black ink.

4). Create the banner using a piece of the green pattern paper from the Blushing Rose Collection and distress both the banner and background panel before mounting both onto the black card front.

5). Mount the fussy cut focal image panel using dimensional foam.

6). Ink the sentiment from The Golf Club with embossing ink, stamp onto black cardstock, apply white embossing powder and heat set with the heat tool.  Carefully hand trim the sentiment apart and mount onto the card front with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by and I hope I have inspired you to create a project this week! Hugs and I hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Eiffel Collage

Grunge Elements

Artistic Outpost The Golf Club

Artistic Outpost Ephemera Backgrounds Unmounted Rubber Stamps

Paris in the Spring

Hi Friends!   

I had a chance to create another card using images from the Eiffel Collage and Grunge Elements stamps sets at Artistic Outpost along with ODBD Custom Dies -Circles and Pierced Circles  (all available from Our Daily Bread Designs).

I will be linking this card to the Just Add Ink #351 “Just Add L” Challenge (L=Lettering,Lilac/Lavender, Ledge, Leaves) as well as the #thedailymarker30day challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit The Artistic Outpost Blog or the Just Add Ink site  yet, I encourage you to do so- fabulous inspiration from the Artistic Outpost Design Team on the AO Blog as well as the JAI Challenge galleries!

To create this card:

1). Ink the Eiffel Collage background stamp with archival black ink and stamp onto two pieces of white cardstock.

2). Fussy cut around the jagged edge of one of the stamped Eiffel Collage images and watercolor both images with water based markers.

 3). Split the fussy-cut Eiffel Collage panel into three sections, distress the outside edges with a distressing tool, mount onto black cardstock , trimming close to the edge.  ***FYI** Here is a little secret- originally I had planned on using just this panel but the girl’s face was split and it did not look “right” to me so the next few steps were what I took to fix the card...Now you know- lol!!

4). Use the Circle Dies to die cut out the image of the girl with the doves on the ledge, mount onto a piece of black cardstock that was die cut and embossed with the Pierced Circle Dies.

5). Use a sponge to apply vintage photo distress ink over the split panel and die cut image to “age” the paper.  To add additional distressing, splash a bit of water with your fingers onto the background panel and heat set with a heat tool.

6). On a white card base, sponge vintage photo distress ink over the edges and stamp the large splatter stamp from Grunge Elements using black soot distress ink.  Mount the background panel directly to the card front.

7). Add the die cut girl image to the card front with dimensional foam.

8). To finish off the card,  use a clear glitter pen to apply shimmer to the Eiffel Tower and flowers and an extra fine white paint pen to add highlights to the flowers.

I had fun experimenting with this card and I hope I have inspired you as well.  

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and I hope you have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

Eiffel Collage

Circles Dies

Pierced Circles Dies

Grunge Elements

Eiffel Collage

Hi Friends!  

Today I am sharing this card on the Artistic Outpost blog and wanted to share the step by step instructions here with you as well. 

This card was designed using the new Eiffel Collage background stamp from the AO February 2017 Release along with the ODBD Pierced Rectangles Dies (all items available at Our Daily Bread Designs) using the Splitcoaststampers CC616 Color Challenge.  

To create this card:

1). Die cut and emboss a piece of white cardstock with the ODBD Pierced Rectangles Dies.  Mount the panel onto a piece of bright pink cardstock, trim and mount onto the white card base.

2). Ink the AO Eiffel Collage background stamp with embossing ink, stamp onto a piece of white cardstock, re-ink the image, stamp onto a piece of black cardstock and heat emboss the white cardstock with black embossing powder and the black cardstock with clear embossing powder.

3). Use a water brush with distress inks and water based markers to color the image on the white cardstock. 

4). Fussy-cut around the edge of the AO Eiffel Collage image from the black cardstock and fussy cut the Eiffel Tower, circle of flowers with the girl and birds and stamps from the white cardstock.   Mount the black embossed background to the card front and add the detailed images from the white cardstock background with dimensional foam.

5). Use a white paint pen to add highlights to the flower centers to finish off the card.

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

Eiffel Collage

Pierced Rectangles Dies

Welcome to the Artistic Outpost February Release!

Hi Friends! 

Today we are celebrating the February 2017 Release at the Artistic Outpost!

This new release comprises of three gorgeous background stamps, Eau de Parfum, Eiffel Collage and Roses in Paris and I absolutely love all three of these beautiful images! 

We are having a blog hop in celebration and I hope that you will find the time to hop along with us (see more details below) ....

My first Mixed Media card features the AO Eiffel Collage and the ODBD Pierced Rectangles Dies.  

The background was heat embossed with clear embossing on black cardstock as well as black embossing on white cardstock before piecing the two together and coloring with water based markers.

My second Mixed Media card features the AO Eau de Parfum stamp along with ODBD Pierced Rectangles Dies and ODBD Beautiful Borders Dies. 

Again, this image was heat embossed with brown embossing powder and watercolors were used for the coloring.  

I think that these gorgeous Parisian inspired images can be used for so many occasions, don't you?

We want you to be able to find the time to hop along with us so I will share more details on how I created each of these cards in a future post :-)  Please stop by and visit my AO Sister DT Blogs and leave a comment for a chance to win a prize! 

         Avril * Terry * Julie (you are here)

Prize Information:

Just for commenting on the Design Team Blog Posts, you have a chance to win a $15 Gift Certificate to the ODBD Website.  You have until February 17th, 2017 at 10:00 PM CDT to leave comments on the participating designer’s blogs for a chance to win! One random winner will be selected from the comments left on the designers blogs, the winner will be announced on the AO Blog on February 18, 2017, be sure to check back there to see if you have won! 

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- hugs and I hope you have a wonderful week!