Praying for You- Two More Challenges!

Hi Stampers!  

I created this card using the colors from this week’s CQC90 ColourQ Challenge and the  SC338 Splitcoast Stamper’s sketch.

The colors are bright and vibrant, so  I decided to re-work a design that I had created in an earlier post using the soon to be retired Hostess Set, Fast and Fabulous.

I love this stamp set- all it took to create this card was a bit of stamping, markers and masking, a few die cuts and embossing with the Big Shot and the card was finished!  If you need more information on how to create this card, please let me know (it is getting late:-))

Stamp Sets:   Fast and Fabulous, Thoughts and Prayers, En Francais

Ink:  Brilliant Blue, Poppy Parade, Bashful Blue, Markers- Bashful Blue and Tempting Turquoise

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Poppy Parade 

Accessories:  Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, 3 ½” Circle Die, Scallop Circle Die, Brayer, Sanding Block, Medium Oval Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Sponge, 5/8” White  Satin Ribbon, Bold Brights Button (retired) 

Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you have a wonderful week and a chance to stamp!

Thank You- Another CAS Card

Hi Stampers!  

I wanted to create a quick card and decided to use the inspiration from Pals Paper Arts PPA95 CAS- Elements of Style- Brads along with the Splitcoast Stampers CAS117 Sandy and Baby Blue Chocolates Challenge (remember CAS means Clean and Simple) :-)   

The Design Team samples and entries at Pals PaperArts are truly inspirational as well as the Splitcoast CAS117 gallery.  

To create this card:

Using a brayer with Early Espresso ink apply ink to the flat side of the Vintage Wallpaper EF.  Insert a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock into the folder and emboss with the Big Shot.  

Use the Big Shot with the Top Note Die to cut a piece of Whisper White and Early Espresso (trim the Whisper White layer along the perforated edge.

Mask the lower third of the Whisper White Top Note layer.  Stamp the floral image from the Hostess Level II set, Fast and Fabulous, with Early Espresso ink and color the flowers with a Baja Breeze SU! Marker.  Cut a mask from a sticky note to mask the flowers and stamp the En Francais background stamp in Early Espresso over the image.   

Remove the mask and stamp the Medallion background stamp with Crumb Cake ink over the images.  Stamp the sentiment in Early Espresso and mount the Top Note layer onto the Early Espresso layer.  Adhere the entire focal image onto the card front and lightly spray with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint spray (mixed with 70% alcohol).

Use 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon to create a double bow and anchor the center with an Antique Brad.  Attach to the card front with a Pop-Up Glue Dot. 

Stamp Sets:  Fast and Fabulous, Medallion, En Francais, Short and Sweet

 Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze SU! Marker

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Accessories:  Big Shot, Top Note Die, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Brayer, 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Antique Brad, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint Spray

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

CQC65 With Sympathy

Hi Stampers!

I created this card using this week’s ColourQ Challenge #CQC65 (www.colourq.blogspot.com).  If you have a chance to check out their blog, the Design Team and all of the other entries are fabulous- such great techniques and variety of styles. 

I thought that the colors would work well for a sympathy card and chose to use the Hostess Level II Fast and Fabulous.  To create this card:

Stamp the large floral outline image from Fast and Fabulous in Basic Black on Whisper White.  Color the flowers and leaves using SU! Markers in Basic Gray and Old Olive.  Spray with Frost White Shimmer Paint and sponge the edges and lightly over the white areas with Crumb Cake.  Layer the image onto Very Vanilla and Basic Black.

Use the Big Shot with the Finial Press EF and emboss a piece of Crumb Cake.  Lightly sponge Crumb Cake ink over the embossed areas.  Ink the backgournd stamp En Francasis with Crumb Cake and stamp onto Very Vanilla  cardstock.  Lightly brayer Crumb Cake over the stamped image, cut to size and layer onto Basic Black.  Adhere the background stamped layer to the Crumb Cake embossed piece and add the 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon.

Stamp the sentiment with Basic Black on Very Vanilla, punch with the Curly Label XL Punch and layer onto Basic Black also punched with the Curly Label XL Punch.  Attach this behind the focal image layer and adhere to the card front.  Add the pearls and bow to finish the card.

Stamp Sets:  Fast and Fabulous (Hostess Level II), Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake

Ink: Basic Black, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Big Shot, Finial Press EF,  Curly Label XL Punch,  5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Pearls, SU! Basic Gray and Old Olive Markers, Sponge Dauber, Brayer, Frost White Shimmer Paint

Thanks again for stopping by- have a blessed week!

PPA73 CAS Lace in Place!

Hi Stampers!    I created this card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts PPA73 CAS Lace in Place!  Challenge (see http://www.palspaperarts.com/).  Once again, the Design Team as well as all of the other entries have done a fabulous job! 

For me it is difficult to create a CAS card- I always want to add more pearls or brads:-)
I still feel that I may add more embellishments to this one before I mail it, but I wanted to share it with you and if you have time, please post a comment to let me know if you think it needs "more":-)

To create this card:

Emboss a piece of Pear Pizzazz cardstock using the Big Shot along with the Square Lattice EF. 

Adhere a piece of 5/8” Old Olive Satin Ribbon and 5/8” Victoria Trim onto a pice of Concord Crush cardstock.

Stamp the Fast & Fabulous floral image using Concord Crush ink (I actually used the SU! Marker versus the inkpad since I did not have the pad within arm’s reach) onto Very Vanilla cardstock and color with SU! Pear Pizzazz and Marina Mist markers.  Spritz with the Concord Crush marker and sponge the edges with Concord Crush ink (again you can use the marker and apply the ink from the marker to the Sponge Dauber versus the ink pad).  Layer this focal image onto Very Vanilla cardstock. 

Stamp the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes onto Very Vanilla cardstock, punch out with the small oval punch and also punch a Very Vannilla oval using the Medium Oval Punch.  Sponge the edges of the smaller oval with Concord Crush.

Layer and adhere to the Concord Crush background.  Spray entire card with Frost White Shimmer Pain (mixed with 70% alcohol).  Layer onto Very Vanilla to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Fast and Fabulous (Hostess Level II), Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz
Ink: Concord Crush

Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Sponge Dauber, Color Spritzer Tool, SU! Concord Crush, Marina Mist and Pear Pizzazz Markers, Small and Medium Oval Punch, 5/8” Old Olive Satin Ribbon, 5/8” Victoria Crochet Trim, Frost White Shimmer Paint  

Thanks again for visiting- I hope you have a blessed week celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ!

For You- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers!

This card was created for the Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge  #CCMC125 (http://www.createwithconnieandmary.com) using the colors from this week’s ColourQ Challenge #CQC60 (http://colourq.blogspot.com/).  The Design Team projects and submissions for both challenges are gorgeous- when you get a chance, stop by and check out all of the inspiration:-)

I decided to use the Hostess Level II set- Fast and Fabulous along with the 2-Step Stamping along with the Rock-n-Roll Technique.

To create this card:

Using the medium solid floral image from Fast and Fabulous, ink the stamp in More Mustard and roll the edges in Cherry Cobbler- stamp this onto Very Vanilla.  Continue to re-ink, roll in More Mustard and Cherry Cobbler randomly stamping multiple flowers all over the cardstock.  Ink the outline stamp that matches the floral image in Early Espresso and stamp over the inked floral images lining up with the previously stamped flowers.

Ink the En Francais background stamp in Early Espresso and stamp over the entire image.  Sponge the edges with Early Espresso and gently spray Frost White Shimmer Paint over the entire layer- the photo does not show how shimmery the card is in real life:-).  Punch the edge of a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the Scallop Trim Border Punch and layer the floral panel onto Early Espresso and then onto the Very Vanilla layer.

Run a piece of Soft Suede through the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper EF, layer the 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon over the embossed panel.  Attach the main floral panel over the ribbon. 

Stamp the sentiment in Early Espresso onto Very Vanilla and use the Curly Label XL Punch.  Layer onto a piece punched from the Curly Label XL Punch from Early Espresso and layer this onto a piece of Very Vanilla punched with the Decorative XL Label Punch. 

Finish off with a Victoria 5/8” Crochet Trim Bow, Vintage Brad and Pearls.

Stamp Sets:  Fast and Fabulous (Hostess Level II), En Francais, Elements of Style
Cardstock:  Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, More Mustard

Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Sponge Dauber, Curly Label XL and Decorative XL Label Punch, Victoria Crochet 5/8” Trim, Vintage Brad, 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Pearls

Thanks again for visiting- have a blessed Thanksgiving! 

CCMC120 Color Challenge- Two Cards, One Challenge!

Hi Stampers!

I created two cards for the Create with Connie and Mary CCMC120 Color Challenge this week (http://www.createwithconnieandmary.com),   

Both cards are quick and easy and utilized a few scraps that I had from previous projects. The first card uses a masking technique with Sponge Daubers to create the scene prior to stamping the tree images. 

Stamp Sets:  Lovely As A Tree, French Foliage, Short & Sweet
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi

Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Sponge Daubers, Color Spritzer Tool, SU! Elegant Eggplant Marker, 5/8” Pumpkin Pie Satin Ribbon, Antique Brads


The second card implements SU! Classic Ink Pads with a Blender Pen to watercolor the images.  Cut a few layering circles, add some ribbon and pearls and the card is finished! 

Stamp Sets:  Fast & Fabulous (Hostess Level II), Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant

Ink: Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Blender Pens, 5/8” Pumpkin Pie Satin Ribbon, Pearls, Circle Cutter

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- have a great evening!

PP19 and SSC172- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Again, Stampers!

I needed another sympathy card so I decided to incorporate two challenges– The Paper Players PP19- Jaydee’s Color Challenge (see

http://www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/ ) along with the sketch challenge from Stamping411 with the Operators #SSC172 (see http://www.stamping411.blogspot.com/). 

I decided to use one of the new Hostess Level II sets- Fast & Fabulous to create the focal image. 

I stamped the large floral image in Basic Black on Whisper White and used a Blender Pen with  Real Red ink to fill in the flowers. 

Sponge Daubers and the Color Spritzer Tool with Basic Black were used to distress the image.

The Real Red layer was embossed with the new Elegant Lines EF and a few pearls, Frost White Shimmer Paint and 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon finished off the card (the Shimmer Paint did not photograph well). 

Stamp Sets:  Fast & Fabulous, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock:  Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Real Red                 

Accessories: Big Shot, Elegant Lines EF, 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Modern Label Punch, Frost White Shimmer Paint Mist, Pearls, Sponge Dauber, Color Spritzer Tool, Dimensionals

This is a quick easy card- I hope you like it!