TCC31 Birthday Wishes- A Mixed Media Monochromatic Card

Hi Stampers!!

It’s time for the new Card Concept #31 “Cupcakes” using our fun inspiration photo.  My Mixed Media card was inspired by the pink in the frosting as well as the beautiful crocheted lace doily.

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 decided to combine our challenge along with the Splitcoaststampers Free for All F4A257 Challenge (see details here and gallery here) as well as the Mix-Ability MIX104 Pick A Color, Any Color Monochromatic Challenge (again, see details here and gallery here). 

So pull your supplies together and come join in on the fun!! 

To create this card:

Apply a layer of Gesso to a piece of Whisper White cardstock and allow to dry (or use a Heat Tool to speed up the process).

Using Gelatos®, apply color to the background and spritz with water to dilute and allow to spread.  Again, dry with the Heat Tool and repeat the colors as needed.

Apply additional color with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains- Worn Lipstick and Festive Berries spritzing with water and allowing the stain to dilute and spread over the background, dry with the Heat Tool.

Background before adding the QR Die Paper

Ink the retired stamp, Bella Toile using Stone Gray Stāz-On Ink and stamp onto the background panel.

Once dried, de-static the background panel using the Embossing Buddy® and stamp the Hello, Doily background stamp using Versamark™ Ink.  Apply Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool. 

Tear the Ultimate Crafts Quick Release Die Paper into small pieces and apply Mod Podge® over the background around the doily, applying the Release Die Paper and adding additional Mod Podge® over the paper.

Allow the panel to dry, use the Distressing Tool to add distressing to the edges.

Using My Digital Studio (MDS), print out the dress form image and the sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock. 

“Fussy-cut” the dress form image, color the image using the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write marker and apply Mod Podge® to the dress form- set aside to dry.

Add the strip of crocheted lace trim along with the 5/8” Basic Black Triple Satin Ribbon bow. 

Mount the panel onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, distress the edges with the Distressing Tool and mount onto the Pretty In Pink card base.

Use the XL Oval Punch to punch out the sentiment and mount onto two ovals from Basic Black cardstock (punched with the XL Oval Punch and overlapped to create a frame for the sentiment).

Mount the dress form and the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Create the rolled roses using the ⅞” and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punches (punch the scallop circles from Pretty in Pink cardstock, hand cut a wavy spiral toward the center of each scallop, roll up and adhere in the middle).    Add the rolled roses to the dress form and bow along with the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Established Elegance, Watercolor Trio (both MDS Versions), Bella Toile and Hello, Doily background stamps

Ink: Stāz-On® Stone Gray Ink, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Worn Lipstick and Festive Berries Distress Stain, Gelatos®, Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Write Marker- Sahara Sand, Versamark™

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, retired Pretty In Pink, Ultimate Crafts Quick Release Die Paper

Accessories: Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Punches- XL Oval, Scallop Circle- ⅞” and 1 ¼”, Mod Podge®,  Pearls, ⅝” Basic Black Satin Ribbon, crochet lace from my stash

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday and find time to visit us at  The Card Concept and check out the rest of the Design Team samples  as well as pull out your supplies and play along!! 

Feminine Birthday- A Color and A Sketch Challenge :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I had a chance to spend some time in my craft room this past weekend and decided to create a card using the CQC276 ColourQ Challenge along with the PPA237 Pals Paper Arts Sketch (flipped the sketch).

If you have not had time to do so, I hope you will have a chance to visit the challenge sites and check out the gorgeous Design Team projects as well as the other entrants- again, wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Ink the Established Elegance dress form image using Chocolate Chip Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.  Carefully cut (‘fussy-cut”) around the image and set aside. 

To create the horizontal collage strip, stamp onto a piece of Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper (DSP) using some of the remaining images in the Established Elegance stamp set with Coastal Cabana, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake and Strawberry Slush Classic Ink. 

Trim the collage panel and mount onto a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Strawberry Slush cardstock.

Adhere the collage panel to a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, trim and mount onto piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock, trim once more and mount onto the Strawberry Slush card base.

Add the fussy-cut dress form image to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the sentiment using Chocolate Chip Classic Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, create the banner ends using the Hexagon Punch, trim and mount onto Chocolate Chip cardstock and creating the banner again with the Hexagon Punch.

Adhere the sentiment banner to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Create the bow from Coastal Cabana cardstock using the Bow Builder Punch.

Create the rolled flowers using Strawberry Slush cardstock- the small rose is created with the ⅞” Spiral Circle Punch and the large rose with the 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punch- punch the scallop circles, hand cut a wavy spiral from the outside of the scallop circles toward the centers, crimp both pieces with the Crimper Tool, use the Bone Folder to curl the edges of the petals a bit, roll up from the outside edge and adhere using Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive or a Hot Glue Gun.

Add the small rose to the waist area of the dress form and the larger rose to the center of the paper bow. 

Adhere the bow to the card front and add the Pearls to the corners to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Established Elegance, Bloom with Hope

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Strawberry Slush

Paper/Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush;  retired Retro Fresh DSP

Accessories: Punches: Bow Builder, Hexagon, ⅞” Spiral Circle, 1 ¼” Scallop Circle; Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a great week!!

Sensible Woman- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers!

I had two additional tags from the homemade “background” panel that I created for the previous post for the PPA227 Color Challenge, so instead of tucking them away for another day,  I decided to create another card :-)  

This card qualifies for the Catherine and Cathy Create CCC50 Delighted with DSP and the Splitcoaststampers SC514 Sketch Challenge.

I hope you will find time to visit both challenge sites- inspiration from all!  Here is the link for the Splitcoaststampers Master Sketch Challenge- so many sketches, so little time- lol!

To create this card:

As mentioned in the previous post (here), stamp the various images from the retired Established Elegance set using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and Old Olive Classic Ink (for the scroll) onto Whisper White cardstock, masking a few images and coloring the images using Stampin’ Write markers- Crushed Curry, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie. 

Add a bit of distressing with the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink.

Use the Note Punch to punch out the images and sponge additional Baked Brown Sugar onto the tags to “antique” the Whisper White cardstock.   Also punch two tags from Old Olive cardstock, cut the tags apart and mount behind the stamped tag images.

Add the Burnt Sienna Organdy Ribbon along the bottom (this ribbon is from my stash and is wired, so I adhered to the tag with Sticky Strip)- also add a piece at the top of the tag and tie with Linen Thread.

Mount a piece of Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper (DSP) to a piece of Old Olive cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Crushed Curry cardstock and "antique” the Crushed Curry DSP using a Baked Brown Sugar Sponge Dauber.

Add the two strips of Burnt Sienna Organdy Ribbon to the center, slip the embossed strip of Very Vanilla cardstock (this was in my stash- previously cut and embossed) and add a strip of Old Olive cardstock to hide the seam of the two strips of ribbon.

Mount the entire panel onto the Pumpkin Pie card base.

Using My Digital Studio (MDS), insert the sentiment image onto a blank 8.5 x 11 document, reduce in size and print onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  Trim the image and create the banner points using the Hexagon Punch. 

Create the rolled flowers with the 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punch- punch two scallops from Pumpkin Pie cardstock, carefully cut a wavy spiral from the outside edge toward the center, roll up and adhere in the center (I use Hot Glue to adhere). 

Using the Bird Builder Punch, punch the leaves out of Old Olive cardstock, adhere the leaves behind the flowers and add a rose to the top of each tag. 

Add the tags and the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.  Add a few Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Established Elegance, French Foliage, Gorgeous Grunge, Favorite Thoughts (MDS version)

Ink:  Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Baked Brown Sugar; Stampin’ Write Markers- Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie; Printer Ink- Black

Paper: Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie; Eastern Elegance DSP (retired)

Accessories: Big Shot™, Adorning Accents Edgelits™ (retired) , Adorning Accents Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder (retired) , Punches- Note, Hexagon, 1 ¼” Scallop Circle, Bird Builder; Sponge Dauber, Linen Thread, Pearls, Burnt Sienna Organdy Ribbon (from my stash)

 Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you have a wonderful week!!

Thanks for All that You Do- PPA227 and SUO110!

Hi Again Stampers!

This card was created for The Pals Paper Arts PPA227 Color Challenge as well as another card for the SUO110 SU-Only "Marker Fun" Challenge. 

 If you have not had a chance to visit the Challenge sites yet, I hope you will find the time to do so- atremendous inspiration from all!!

To create this card:

Stamp the various images from the retired Established Elegance set using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and Old Olive Classic Ink (for the scroll) onto Whisper White cardstock.  Stamp the images of the key and medal onto repositionable note paper or scrap paper and cut around the images to use as a mask. 

Mask the key and medal images and stamp the floral image as well as the script image (from French Foliage) using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink.   Color the images using Stampin’ Write markers- Crushed Curry, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie.

Add a bit of distressing with the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink.

Use the Note Punch to punch out the images and sponge additional Baked Brown Sugar onto the tags to “antique” the Whisper White cardstock.   Using the Note Punch, punch two tags from Old Olive cardstock, cut the tags apart and mount behind the stamped tag images.

Use the retired Slot Punch to punch holes at the top of the tag, insert the Pumpkin Pie Organdy Ribbon and tie with Linen Thread.

Using My Digital Studio (MDS), insert the bodice image onto a blank 8.5 x 11 document, enlarge and print onto Whisper White cardstock.  Carefully cut out the image (“fussy-cut”) and color with the Stampin’ Write Crushed Curry marker. 

Create the rolled flowers with the 1 ¼” and ¾” Scallop Circle Punches- punch one of each from Pumpkin Pie cardstock, carefully cut a wavy spiral from the outside edge toward the center, roll up and adhere in the center (I use Hot Glue to adhere).  

Using the Bird Builder Punch, punch the leaves from Old Olive cardstock and trim to a smaller size to match the flowers.  Adhere the leaves behind the flowers and add the smallest rose to the center of the bodice.

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder (ink the smooth side of the interior of the folder first with Baked Brown Sugar) and emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Trim the embossed panel and mount onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Crushed Curry cardstock.

Add the embossed panel to a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount the entire background panel onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Crushed Curry cardstock and trim once more and mount to the Pumpkin Pie card base.

Add the tags to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.  Add the sentiment (from the retired set, Absolutely Fabulous and banner points created with the Banner Punch) along with 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Pumpkin Pie rolled flower and Old Olive leaves.

Double the Stampin’ Dimensionals® to create additional height behind the bodice and add to the card front to finish off the card.

 

Stamp Sets:  Established Elegance, French Foliage, Gorgeous Grunge, Absolutely Fabulous

Ink:  Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Baked Brown Sugar; Stampin’ Write Markers- Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Big Shot™, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Punches- Note, Banner, Scallop Circle- 1 ¼”, ¾”, retired Slot Punch; Sponge Dauber, Linen Thread, Organdy Ribbon (from my stash)

 Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you have a terrific Tuesday!!

Thinking of You- Three Challenges in One :-)

Hi Stampers! 

This card was created using the Pals Paper Arts PPA218 Color Challenge along with the Splitcoaststampers SC504 Sketch and the SC86Inspiration Photo at Stampin’ Celebration.

If you have not had a chance to do, I hope that you will take a moment to visit the galleries at each site – great designs by all!

To create this card:

Stamp the images from Established Elegance (retired) using Classic Ink- Blackberry Bliss and Crumb Cake as well as a few using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock.  Color some of the images using Stampin’ Write Markers- Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss and Crumb Cake.

Mask the images stamped in the above step and stamp over the images with Backgrounds Rule using Crumb Cake Classic Ink.

Use the Distressing Tool to distress the edges, adhere to Blackberry Bliss cardstock using a Sewing Machine and distress the edges of the Blackberry Bliss layer as well.   Use a Sponge Dauber with Crumb Cake Classic Ink to distress the Whisper White cardstock a bit. 

Mount a piece of Hello Honey Moonlight Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock.  Add this layer onto a piece of Crumb Cake DSP with ½ of a White Paper Tea Lace Doily under the edge and mount the entire panel onto a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock using a Sewing Machine.

Mount the entire panel onto the 5 ½” x 5 ½” Square Crumb Cake card base.

Add the stamped images using Stampin’ Dimensionals® per the sketch, add the sentiment to the lower right hand corner and adhere the 3/8” Blackberry Bliss Stitched Triple Satin Ribbon bow along with the Antique Brad.

Add the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Established Elegance (retired), Backgrounds Rule, Wetlands

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Blackberry Bliss, Crumb Cake, Hello Honey; Stampin’ Write Markers- Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss and Crumb Cake

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss, Moonlight DSP, Crumb Cake DSP (retired)

Accessories: Sponge Dauber, Distressing Tool, XL Oval Punch, White Tea Lace Paper Doily, Sewing Machine, Pearls, Antique Brad

Thanks again for stopping by- have a great week!! 

Je T'aime- Happy Anniversary!

Hi Stampers!!

This week my husband and I celebrate our wedding anniversary and I thought the CQC222 ColourQ Challenge colors would be perfect for a card with a masculine vintage feel. 

My husband and I love to go "antiquing" and on our honeymoon, found our first antique honey dish.  Once of the criterias for our collecting the honey dishes has been that they have to have a bee image, beehive or the square honeycomb shape so when I found this paper from Graphic 45 with a few bee images, I thought it would be perfect for our anniversary card.  

Again, if you have not already done so, I hope you will find the time to stop by the ColourQ site and check out all of the designs- such inspiration!!

To create this card:

Stamp the images from Off the Grid, Gorgeous Grunge and Established Elegance using Basic Gray Classic Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock. 

Stamp the bee image from Nature’s Pace using Basic Black Classic Ink, color using Stampin’ Write markers (Sahara Sand and Smoky Slate) and create a few gold highlights with the Stampin’ Dazzle Gold Marker and white highlights with the Chalk Marker.   Sponge a bit of Crumb Cake Classic Ink to distress the paper a bit

Trim the image and mount onto a piece of Gold Metallic paper and again onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  Add a few scraps of Gold Metallic paper to the sides and mount the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Add the sentiment banner and chipboard accent to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Nature’s Pace, Gorgeous Grunge, Off the Grid, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Gold Metallic Paper, Graphic 45 DSP

Accessories: Sponge Dauber, Antique Brad, Hexagon Punch, Graphic 45 Chipboard piece

Thanks for visiting- I hope you have a wonderful week!

Vintage Soho Subway

Hi Stampers! 

When I saw the PPA178colors at The Pals Paper Arts this week, I immediately thought of the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper (DSP) and decided to pull out the page that has “Soho New York”.  I have found it a bit difficult to figure out what to do with this particular sheet of DSP, so I decided to create a vintage collage using previously stamped images along with distressing.

If you have not had the chance to stop by to visit The Pals Paper Arts site yet, I hope you will find the time – they have a fantastic Design Team and many wonderful entries each week!

To create this card:

Stamp the typewriter image from the retired set, Established Elegance and the Jumbo Wheel, Shop Around using Early Espresso Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock.

“Fussy-cut” out the typewriter and cut the wheeled images apart.  Use the Distressing Tool to distress the Shop Around images and apply Crumb Cake and Early Espresso Classic Ink with Sponge Daubers to “antique” the paper on all of the images.

Cut the Soho Subway DSP apart, distress the edges and apply Early Espresso Classic Ink. 

Use the Big Shot to emboss a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe using the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss the Soho Subway Summer Starfruit DSP.

Distress the edges of the embossed Summer Starfruit DSP layer and sponge Early Espresso Classic Ink to both of the embossed panels.  Adhere the Crisp Cantaloupe embossed panel to the Whisper White card base.

Adhere the Summer Starfruit layer to a piece of Early Espresso cardstock (distress the edges of the Early Espresso as well), add the 5/8” Early Espresso Triple Satin Ribbon bow and add to the Crisp Cantaloupe card base.

Arrange the elements onto the page and add the rolled flowers with the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Established Elegance, Shop Around (Jumbo Wheel)

Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Early Espresso, Soho Subway DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders- Lacy Brocade (retired), Woodgrain;   Sponge Daubers, 1 ¼” Scallop Punch (for the rolled flowers), Pearls, retired 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon

This card was difficult to photograph and does look better IRL :-) - While I had the colors out, I created another card (a Clean and Simple -CAS) and will post shortly...

Thanks again for visiting-  I hope you have a terrific Tuesday!!

2013 Dare To Get Dirty- Card #4

Hi Stampers! 

I hope all of you had a great weekend!!  I wanted to share the other cards that I created for the Splitcoaststampers 2013 Dare To Get DirtyChallenge.  Again, if you are a Fan Club Member and are interested in participating, here are some of the details :-)

This card was created for the UnderstandBlueB challenge:

Stamp the Established Elegance images using Early Espresso and Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock.  Color a few of the images with the Stampin’ Write Marker in Marina Mist. 

Punch the images with the 1” Square Punch, distress the edges using the Distressing Tool. 

Use a Sponge Dauber with Crumb Cake Classic Ink to “antique” the paper and adhere the pieces to a tag cut from Early Espresso cardstock with the Big Shot™ with the Chalk Talk Framelit™.

Distress the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper with the Distressing Tool and a Sponge Dauber using Crumb Cake Classic Ink, adhere to a piece of Early Espresso cardstock . 

Add an embossed piece of Whisper White cardstock – embossed with the Big Shot™ and the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Sponge Crumb Cake Classic Ink over the embossing, distress the edges and adhere to the bottom of the Early Espresso card base.

Add the 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon strip, add the Tea Lace Paper Doily, distressed tag and other elements (watercolored dress form, Everything Eleanor flowers and rolled flowers).

Stamp the sentiment from Wetlands using Early Espresso Classic Ink and distress in the same manner as above.

Adhere the 5/8” Early Espresso Triple Satin Ribbon bow and Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Established Elegance, Everything Eleanor, Wetlands

Ink: Early Espresso., Crisp Cantaloupe, Marina Mist

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Early Espresso, Soho Subway DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Distressing Tool, Sponge Dauber, Punches- 7/8” Scallop Circle, 1 ¼” Scallop Circle, Large Oval, Tea Lace Paper Doily, Pearls, 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon (retired)

Thanks again for stopping by!!!  I will post the remaining 2013 Dare To Get Dirty cards later this evening/morning- have a great Monday!

Farewell to Established Elegance

Hi Stampers! 

I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend!  One more segment of my "Farewell" series- this time a favorite vintage stamp set of mine,  Established Elegance. 

I have several friends that just love “girly-girl” images and this set has the vintage style and images that are perfect for the “girly-girl” as well as the vintage look.

  

I hope you have enjoyed this farewell to Established Elegance and again, if this is one that has been on your wish list of a while, now is the time since it is only be available until May 31^st.

Thanks for stopping by- have a terrific Monday!!