Dream A Little

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a card that I designed using two retired Stampin’ Up! sets- Dream A Little and Perfect Petals.  I have not inked either of these stamps up in years and wanted to give them both a little love :-)

I am still having fun playing with the Splitcoaststampers Falliday Fest 2017 Challenges and this card was created for the FF17ShoeGirl “Orange You Glad” Challenge(R=Rich Razzleberry, N=Night of Navy, G= Glitter Pen, Gel Pen, E= Embossing) along with the SCS CC656 "A Razzleberry Night on Bermuda Bay" Color Challenge (dessert option= dies) and the SC29 Sketch Challenge (from 2009- so thankful that the regular challenges at SCS never expire :-)). 

I am also linking this card to the Happy Little Stampers October “Anything Goes with Dies” Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #304-305 “Anything Goes”Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to check out the challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Ink the Perfect Petals image with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, apply Clear Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

2). Once the embossing has cooled, using Stampin’ Write Markers- Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry and Night of Navy to color the image.  Trim close to the image, mount onto Night of Navy cardstock, trim and mount onto Rich Razzleberry cardstock, trim and mount onto Bermuda Bay cardstock.

3). Using the Big Shot™ with a stitched Circle Die, die cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Using a plain circle die, die cut a larger circle from Night of Navy and Rich Razzleberry cardstock, split the Rich Razzleberry circle in half, mount behind the Night of Navy die cut circle and mount the Whisper White stitched circle on top.  Add the mounted and stamped floral image to the center.

4). Trim a piece of retired Rich Razzleberry Designer Series Paper, mount onto a piece of Night of Navy cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock.  Add the layered strip to a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Night of Navy cardstock.

5). Ink the sentiment from Dream A Little using the Bermuda Bay marker, stamp above the horizontal layer and mount the entire panel onto a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock.  Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock, trim once more and mount onto the white card base.

6). Mount the layered circle with dimensional foam, add shimmer to the petals with Clear Wink of Stella® and use the White Gel Pen to add a few highlights to the flower stamens and finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Perfect Petals, Dream A Little (both retired Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black; Stampin’ Write Markers- Bermuda Bay, Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry; Clear Wink of Stella®; White Gel Pen

Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay; retired Rich Razzleberry Designer Series Paper

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, Stitched Circle Framelit™, Circle Framelits™; Embossing Buddy®, Clear Stampin’ Emboss® Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I will be sharing a few more projects later so I hope you can drop by again soon!

Sending Thanksgiving Wishes

Hi Friends!

It’s time for a new SC666 sketch at Splitcoaststampers and since it is a repeating number, we are going back 600 sketches to repeat sketch #SC66. 

This is a simple sketch that can be used in so many ways.  I decided to pull out the retired Stampin’ Up! sets, French Foliage and Seasonal Sentiments to create the main panel for my card and incorporate the Deep Ocean #165 Colors of Autumn Challenge, the Double “D” “Fright Night” Challenge (I was inspired by the colors- black, orange and yellows) as well as the Splitcoaststampers’ Falliday Fest #FF17TexasGrammy “Get Your Mask On”Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the challenge sites yet, I hope you will do so- great inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Ink the sentiment from Seasonal Sentiments with Versafine™ Black Onyx Ink, stamp onto Whisper White cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with the heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, create a mask using sticky note paper, mask the sentiment and repeat the above steps with the individual leaves from French Foliage.

2). Once all of the embossing is finished and has cooled, tap Distress Ink Pads onto a silicone craft mat (I used Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin and Ripe Persimmon), spritz lightly with water and lay the embossed panel into the ink.  Lift up and repeat until you are satisfied with the coverage.

3). Once the panel has dried, use a sponge dauber to apply Rusty Hinge Distress Ink over the edges and around some of the leaves and stamp the script image from French Foliage with Ripe Persimmon ink (masking the leaves and sentiment in some of the areas as you stamp).  Add a bit of texture with the splatter stamp from French Foliage using Rusty Hinge Distress Ink as well as the cancelled postage stamp.

4). Gently wipe off the excess ink from the embossing, lightly spritz water onto the panel to create a few water drops and once the panel has dried, trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  Add the Polished Hemp Twine at the top of the panel along with the bow and button.

5). Trim a piece of Whisper White cardstock, mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock and adhere to the white card base.

 

6). Split a White Tea Lace Paper Doily in half, add to the back of the main image panel before mounting onto the card front with dimensional foam.

7). Finish off the card by adding a few Nuvo™ Orange Marmalade Jewel Drops.

Stamp Sets: French Foliage, Seasonal Sentiments (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Basic; Tim Holtz® Distress Ink- Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin, Ripe Persimmon, Rusty Hinge; Nuvo™ Jewel Drops- Orange Marmalade

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

Accessories/Tools: Sponge Dauber, Embossing Buddy®, Clear EP, Heat Tool, Polished Hemp Twine, retired Really Rust button

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- we hope you can join us at Splitcoaststampers for this week’s sketch challenge (we would love to see your artwork in our gallery)!  Hugs and I hope all of you have a fantastic week, sweet friends!