TCC45- Christmas Blessings

Hi Friends!!

It is time for The Card Concept #45 "Let It Snow" Inspiration Challenge- I love this color combination for Christmas and I chose to use the colors as well as the snowflakes for my Mixed Media card design.

I am also going to link this card to the Fusion “Blue Christmas” Challenge and the Paper Players PP273 “Tic-Tac-Toe” Challenge (snowflake, blue, ribbon).

Just a reminder that 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 hope you can find some time to gather your supplies together and come join in on the fun- this will be our last challenge before Christmas :-)

To create this card:

Using a foam brush, apply Gesso® to a piece of designer paper (this is a great way to use up the patterns that you are not fond of) and once dry, apply a combination of Ranger® Tim Holtz® Chipped Sapphire Distress Stain along with Faber-Castell® Gelatos® (not sure of the color- I think it is Blueberry).

This process is a bit difficult to describe and basically you keep building up the background color until you are pleased with the results.

Use the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge with White Craft Ink to add a bit of splatter to the background (difficult to see in the photo).

Once the color had dried, de-static with the Embossing Buddy® and stamp the retired Festive Flurry snowflake image using Versamark™ ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Winter White Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Close up of the easel closed :-)

When the embossing has cooled, ink the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (SNSS) Winter Blessings stamp using Night of Navy Classic Ink and stamp over the snowflake and background.

Trim the panel and hand cut the V-shape per the sketch.

Mount the lower panel onto a card front using Night of Navy cardstock.

Mount the upper panel onto a piece of Night of Navy cardstock (trimming to a “V”), add the ½ White Tea Lace Paper Doily behind the upper panel along with the 3/8” Denim Ribbon and mount onto the card front with dimensional foam.

Ink the sentiment from the retired Stampin’ Up! More Merry Messages using Versamark™ ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Winter White Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Create the easel card from Extra Thick Whisper White cardstock (I used the Splitcoaststampers Tutorial here), stamp the sentiment from the retired Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) His Gift stamp set using Night of Navy Classic Ink , add the strip of Night of Navy cardstock with dimensional foam (cut the strip with the My Favorite Things (MFT) Horizontal Stitched Strip Die, edge with the MFT Die-namics Faux Crochet Die from Whisper White cardstock along with the 3/8” Denim Ribbon and stamp snowflakes from the Winter Blessings set (SNSS)  with White Craft Ink).

Adhere the card front to the easel and finish off the card with the retired Frosted Finishes Embellishment and Rhinestones.

Stamp Sets:  Festive Flurry, More Merry Messages (retired Stampin’ Up!); Gorgeous Grunge (Stampin’ Up- current), Winter Blessings (current SNSS), His Gift (retired ODBD)

Ink: Versamark™, White Craft;  Ranger® Tim Holtz® Chipped Sapphire Distress Stain along with Faber-Castell® Gelatos® (Blueberry),

Paper: Extra Thick Whisper White, Night of Navy; retired DSP (cannot see this since covered with Gesso®).

Accessories: Gesso®, Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Horizontal Strip Dies, MFT Die-namics Faux Crochet Die, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Winter White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 3/8” Denim Ribbon, Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Rhinestones

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

DTGD15cook22 Blessed Christmas

Hi Stampers!!

Even though the official 2015 Dare to Get Dirty Challenge is now over, I wanted to share another card that I created as a sample maker for my good friend, Sabrina’s DTGD15cook22 Challenge (*** FYI- you can still create cards throughout the year and link to the challenges although the official challenge is over and you would not be eligible for the drawing for the vendor prizes *** :-))

As I mentioned in my previous posts, Dare to Get Dirty is an annual event that allows the Splitcoaststampers’ Fan Club members to participate in several challenges hosted by the Dirty Dozen Girls (current and alumni, like me) in creating cards but also the possibility to receive prizes from the member companies.

Inside  of card :-)

Again, one major rule of participation in the Dare To Get Dirty Challenges is that the actual challenge details are secret to all except the Fan Club Members…I can share the card but not the details on the actual challenge (unfortunately, any details on this card will reveal the challenge details, so if you have any questions, please let me know in the comment area).  

I am also linking this card to the Splitcoaststampers’ Challenges- MIX110 “Pop It Up”, TLC522 “Pop Up Diorama”, F4A270 “Mad for Gingham”, WT528 “Inside and Out” along with one of my Christmas card designs for the CCC15 Challenge.

FYI- While I had a great time creating this card, I will not be making multiples of this card since it was a bit time consuming :-)

Stamp Sets: Watercolor Winter, Gorgeous Grunge, His Gift (Our Daily Bread Designs)

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso; Season of Style DSP, Gingham Paper along with Glitter Striped Designer Paper from my stash

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, Stampin’ Write Markers- Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Sahara Sand, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress, Faber-Castell® White Pitt Pen marker, Frost White Shimmer Paint

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Rectangle Stitched Dies, Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder,Sanding Block, 1" Cherry Cobbler Grosgrain Ribbon, Hexagon Punch, Pearls, Sponge Dauber

Thanks again for visiting! I still have two more cards to share  later this week from the DTGD15 hostess challenges.

A Merry Vintage Christmas in April :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I had a chance to stamp yesterday and have several cards to share with you during the day today:-) 

This card was created using the Merry Monday#154 Vintage Style theme along with the Splitcoaststampers’ CC512 Color Challenge (see details here and gallery here) and SC533 Sketch Challenge (see details here and gallery here).

I hope you will have the time to check out all of the linked sites- gorgeous creations and inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Ink the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) His Gift poinsettia image using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Use an AquaPainter™ with Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry and Mossy Meadow Classic Ink to watercolor the poinsettia image.  Add additional details with Stampin’ Write Markers along with Sahara Sand for shadows and the background.

Apply Frost White Shimmer Paint to the petals and background and use Faber-Castell® Pitt Pen markers to add highlights and details to the petals.

Hand cut into the image along the edges so that a few of the leaves and petals can be lifted to avoid cutting with the Big Shot™ and the Circle Collection Framelit™ in the next step.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Circle Collection Framelit™ to cut out the poinsettia image along with another circle from Rich Razzleberry and Mossy Meadow cardstock.

Layer the Rich Razzleberry and Mossy Meadow circles behind the poinsettia focal image.

Use Big Shot™ with the retired Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock (this was already embossed and in my stash), trim and mount onto a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock. 

Adhere a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock to a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock and emboss with the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder. Mount the panel to the card front and add the Poinsettia image to the panel.

Add the 7/8” Sahara Sand Lace Trim and the 3/8” Mossy Meadow Stitched Satin Ribbon strip and mount the entire panel onto the Blushing Bride card base.

Stamp the sentiment from the retired Bells and Boughs set using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink (or use a My Digitial Studio (MDS) image printed onto Whisper White cardstock which is what I had in my stash). 

Punch out the sentiment with the Note Punch and punch an additional piece from Rich Razzleberry and Mossy Meadow cardstock.

Lightly ink the script background of the poinsettia image using a Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker and stamp onto the sentiment. 

Use a Sponge Dauber using Sahara Sand Classic Ink to distress the paper and use the large splatter stamp using Sahara Sand to add more distressing.

Apply Frost White Shimmer Paint and allow the tag to dry. 

Split the Rich Razzleberry and Mossy Meadow Note Punch pieces in half and adhere behind the sentiment to allow a bit of the color to show behind the sentiment.

Mount the tag to the card front using Stampin’  Dimensionals® and add the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Bells & Boughs (MDS version), His Gift (Our Daily Bread Designs)

Ink: Stāz-On© Jet Black, Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry, Mossy Meadow, Sahara Sand  Classic Ink; Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry, Mossy Meadow , Faber-Castell® Pitt Pen Markers- White and Black

Paper:  Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry, Mossy Meadow

Accessories: Big Shot™, Circle Collection Framelits™, retired Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, AquaPainter™, Note Punch, Sahara Sand Lace, 3/8” Mossy Meadow Stitched Satin Ribbon, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by –hugs and God Bless!