TCC41 Happy Anniversary

Hi Friends!!

It is time for the new Card Concept #41 "Autumn Neutrals" Photo Inspiration Challenge- love all of the texture for inspiration!

I also decided to incorporate the Splitcoaststampers’ Mix-Ability MIX130 “Crack Me Up”  as well as the Free For All F4A271 "Getting Hitched"  and the HYCCT1507 Jacqueline's "Trash Cancer" Challenges (T=Texture Paste, R= Roses, A=Acrylic Paint, S= Satin Ribbon, H- Hexagon Punch)   into the design.

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.   

Hope you can find some time to gather your supplies together and come join in on the fun!! 

To create this card:

Apply Gesso® to a piece of retired Designer Series Paper (DSP)- this is one way to use up patterns that you are not too fond of – allow to dry.

Add a few drops of Soft White Acrylic Paint to a Gelli® Arts Printing Plate, brayer over the plate and add a drop of Soft Black Acrylic Paint (using a brayer to gently blend with the white paint). 

Use an old credit card to draw lines in the paint (gently so you do not mar the Gelli® Arts Printing Plate).  Lay the prepared DSP onto the plate and lift the paper.

Allow the paint to dry, apply Wendy Vecchi® Crackled Texture Paste over the panel, allow this layer to dry, apply Mod Podge® with a foam brush and allow to dry to the touch.

Using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, stamp the En Francais background sporadically to the background. 

Use the Distressing Tool to distress the edges and add the gray crocheted lace along with the gray satin ribbon.  Mount the panel onto the 5 ½” x 5 ½” Whisper White card base.

Ink the Tim Holtz® Papillon stamp using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, ink a portion of the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Chalkboard Vine Background stamp using a Stampin’ Write Going Gray Marker and stamp over the sentiment.

Trim the panel and mount onto Basic Gray cardstock.  Apply Gesso® with your finger lightly over the panel and allow to dry.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Spellbinders™ Timeless Rectangle Die to cut out the frame from a piece of Basic Gray cardstock.  Mount the sentiment panel onto the die cut frame and adhere the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the sentiment from the Graphic45® Time to Flourish#2 stamp set using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, create the banner using the Hexagon Punch, mount onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock (creating banner points with the Hexagon Punch as well) and apply Gesso® to the sentiment with your finger.

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

Use the Big Shot™ with the MFT Royal Rose and Mini Rose Dies to cut roses from Whisper White cardstock- roll up the flowers and mount onto the card front with leaves created from Basic Gray cardstock with the Martha Stewart® Leaf Punch.  Add a bit of Gesso® to the roses and leaves.  

Adhere a few Pearls to the corner to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  En Francais, Time To Flourish (G45), Papillon (TH)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Acrylic Paint- Soft Black, Soft White

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, retired DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Royal Rose and Mini Royal Rose Dies, Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles Die, Gelli® Arts Printing Plate, Embossing Buddy®, Gesso®, Punches- Hexagon, MS Leaf, Crackle Texture Paste, Gray Satin Ribbon, Gray Crochet Lace, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a wonderful week and come play along with us at The CardConcept!

HYCCT1506 Happy Anniversary Hearts

Hi Again Friends!

This card was created for Splitcoaststampers’ HYCCT1506 Stacy’s  “Hearts for Hope” Challenge along with the F4A271 “GettingHitched” , TLC548 “It’s A Digital World” and  Retro Sketches RS184 SketchChallenges.    

Again, I hope you have a chance to check out the challenge sites- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Using My Digital Studio (MDS) print out the three hearts from the Always brush stamp set (reducing in size) onto Whisper White cardstock.

Carefully cut out the hearts, use a Sponge Dauber to apply Real Red Classic Ink to each heart, de-static with the Embossing Buddy®, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Clear Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Create the background by spritzing a piece of Whisper White cardstock with water and dropping Brusho® Brilliant Red, Purple and Turquoise Crystal Colours over the panel and spritz with water again (actually the background on the card is the result of pressing into the original panel that had excessive powder and water- this background was a bit softer in color and not so saturated...I am still experimenting with Brusho®)

Dry the Brusho® background with the Heat To

Full view to show the background and sketch :-)

ol and stamp the script stamp from the retired Notable Notions using Stāz-On® Jet Black  Ink.

Trim the background panel into thirds and adhere the left and right panel directly onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Mount the center panel onto a strip of Basic Black cardstock and add the horizontal scrap pieces of Basic Black cardstock.

De-static a piece of Basic Black  cardstock with the Embossing Buddy®, stamp the sentiment from the retired hostess set, Express Yourself with Versamark™ ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Adhere the sentiment strip to the center panel and add to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the embossed hearts to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals® and mount the entire panel onto the Whisper White card base to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Express Yourself, Notable Notions (both retired Stampin’ Up!), Always (MDS version)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Versamark™, Real Red; Brusho® Crystal Colours- Brilliant Red, Purple,Turquoise

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for visiting- I will be  posting more cards later this morning  :-)  Hugs and have a wonderful Wednesday, my friends!!