TCC155 Garden Pleasures- Cast All Your Cares

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to The Card Concept #155 {Garden Pleasures} Challenge!

For those of you who are not familiar with The Card Concept Challenge, we are a bi-weekly challenge that uses an inspiration photo for you to create a card.  

You can choose one style and/or a combination of card making styles, the choice is yours!  Plus, our Design Team of ten ladies create a card to inspire you. 

I love the overall feel of this photo- the bright window with the beautiful Black-eyed Susans as well as the gorgeous birdhouses (especially the one in the same of a beehive) and the gold curtain and black accents, all inspired my Shabby and Vintage Mixed Media card!

I have mentioned in the past that my husband and I collect antique honey dishes and I love vintage images of bees, so I had to pull out this bee image from the French Country Collection by
Graphic 45.

I am still working my way through the Splitcoaststampers Sketches and was able to incorporate the SCS #SC276 Sketch into the layout (moved panel #4 up a bit). I am also participating in the A Place to Start May #5- “Anything Goes” Challenge and the Watercooler Wednesday #315 Marsha’s Challenge: All Things Feminine.  

If you have not had a chance to visit The Card Concept, or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so- fabulous inspiration from all! 

To create this card:

Ink the inside of a 3D Honeycomb Embossing Folder with Ground Espresso Distress Ink, insert a piece of mustard cardstock, and run through an embossing machine.  Repeat the process so you have two embossed panels.

Spritz the panels lightly with water to dilute the espresso ink a bit.  Stamp various splatter images using Wild Honey distress ink and allow the panels to dry.

Trim one of the panels to approx. 3 ¾” x 3 ¼”.  Distress the edges, mount onto a piece of black cardstock, distress the edge and use a straight stitch on a sewing machine with white thread.

Distress the edges of the other panel, mount onto black cardstock, distress the edges again.

Mount the smaller panel onto the larger background panel, add the strip of lace and stitch around the edges with a zigzag stitch.

Trim the Graphic 45 French Country image, mount onto mustard cardstock. Distress and mount again onto black cardstock, distressing the edges before adhering to the card front using dimensional foam (or chipboard).

Stamp the sentiment onto mustard cardstock with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, trim to a rectangle, distress the edges, mount onto black cardstock, and distress the edges again before mounting onto the panel with dimensional foam (or, as I prefer, chipboard).

Mount the entire layered background panel onto a white card base.

Add the bulb pin with the key charm plus a few pearls to the outside corners. 

To finish off the card,  apply a few drops of Morning Dew Nuvo™ Jewel Drops as well as "smoosh" a bit in the upper left hand corner to mimic dripping honey.

Stamp Sets: Faith Medley (retired Verve Stamps), Grunge Elements, Timeless Textures (both retired Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink, Tim Holtz™ Early Espresso, Wild Honey Distress Ink, Nuvo™ Morning Dew Jewel Drops

Paper/Cardstock: More Mustard, Basic Black; French Country 12 x 12 (Graphic 45)

Tools/Accessories: Texture Boutique™ (Sizzix™), 3D Honeycomb Embossing Folder (Stampin’ Up!), Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Clear Embossing Powder, Water Spritzer Bottle, Distressing Tool, Sewing Machine, White Thread, Lace (retired Stampin’ Up!), Pearls, Antique Brass Bulb Pin and Key Charm

Thanks again for taking the time to visit!  We hope you will have the time to create a card based on our inspiration photo and join us at The Card Concept! The challenge is open until May 24^th at noon EDT.

HYCCT1404 Holding It Together

Hi Again Stampers!

Here is another card I created yesterday for the Splitcoaststampers Hope You CanCling To Challenge (HYCCT) to promote Breast Cancer Awareness and create cards to encourage those with cancer and their families. 

This card was created for Cook22 aka Sabrina’s HYCCT1404 “Holding It Together” Challenge- (see the gallery here and the details here). 

 

I hope you will find the time to check out the links above and if you can, come play along!

To create this card:

Use the Distressing Tool to distress a piece of Graphic 45 French Country background paper and using a sewing machine, attach the background to the Whisper White card base.

Sew the garden panel from Graphic 45’s French Country and sew on the sentiment (Bloom with Hope Hostess set stamped with Soft Suede Classic Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock and banners created with the Hexagon Punch). 

Use a Sponge Dauber to add Soft Suede along the edges to tone down the Whisper White cardstock as well as distress the edges a bit.

I should bring out my sewing machine more often- this card was so quick and easy to create!!

Stamp Sets: Bloom with Hope

Ink:  Soft Suede

Paper: Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Graphic 45 French Country

Accessories: Sponge Dauber, Hexagon Punch, Sewing Machine

Thanks again for visiting- I will be sharing more of the challenges soon!!  Have a great weekend and hope you can play along for this great cause!

DTGD14dinib Thinking of You- Vintage Style

Hi Stampers!   

Are you playing along with the Splitcoaststampers Dare to GetDirty Challenges?   

If you are not a FanClub Member, it is not too late to join and if you are already a Fan Club Member, come join in on the fun!

I had the privilege of being a sample maker for a few of the challenges this year.  This card was created for DTGD14dinib Challenge and you can see all the details fir her challenge  here

I had fun creating this vintage style card using some of the new In-Colors along with a variety of stamps and techniques.

If you have any questions, please let me know- one of the rules about Dare To Get Dirty is that the challenges are a secret (except to Fan Club Members)

Thanks again for stopping by- I will be sharing a few more of the Dare To Get Dirty samples over the weekend!!  Have a great weekend and God Bless!

DD94 Vintage Honeybee Love

Hi Stampers! 

It’s time for the DD94 “Black Tie” Week Dynamic Duo Challenge combining Basic Black with More Mustard and for dessert, Dry Embossing.    These colors remind me of honeybees so I knew I would have to create a vintage bee card:-)

I hope that you will find the time to stop by and check out the rest of the fabulous Dynamic Duos Design Team projects and create one of your own using this week’s colors - we would love to have you join us!!

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Anne Marie Hile

Annette Elliott

Angel Johns

Caroline Bredeson

Cindy Brumbaugh

Holly Endress

JoAnn Burnham

Julie Gearinger

Michelle Bala

Sarah Fleming 

Tenia Nelson

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Honeycomb Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of More Mustard cardstock.  Distress the edges using the Distressing Tool and use a sewing machine to stitch around the edges and adhere to a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Adhere pieces of Modern Medley Designer Series Paper (DSP) to pieces of Basic Black cardstock and using a Sponge Dauber to apply More Mustard Classic Ink to the DSP. 

Emboss two pieces of Basic Black cardstock with the Big Shot™ and the Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, distress the edges with the Distressing Tool

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 Position the panels onto the Honeycomb embossed background and sew around the edges with the sewing machine.  Add the lace (from the retired Artisan Embellishments kit) along with the 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon. 

Using Banner Blast, stamp the Love banner and chevron images using Basic Black Classic Ink onto More Mustard cardstock, punch out using the Banner Punch and adhere to the lower right hand panel.

Adhere the focal image (DSP from Graphic 45 French Country) onto Basic Black cardstock and again onto More Mustard cardstock.  Distress the edges using the Distressing Tool and mount the focal image onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and adhere the entire panel onto the card base. 

Create a triple satin bow from the 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon and adhere to the upper left hand corner of the focal panel.  Add the Basic Black button to the bow and Pearls to finish off the card. 

 Stamp Sets:  Banner Blast

Ink: Basic Black, More Mustard

Paper/Cardstock:  Basic Black, More Mustard, Modern Medley DSP, Graphic 45 French Country DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Pretty Print and Honeycomb Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Banner Punch, Distressing Tool, Sponge Dauber, Pearls, Sewing Machine, retired Artisan Embellishment Kit lace, 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon (from my stash)

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you can join in the fun with our DD94 Dynamic Duos “BlackTie” Challenge!