Fear Not, For I Am With You...

Hi Friends!

I hope you are having a great week so far!  Tonight I am sharing my Mixed Media card that I created for the Splitcoaststampers' Free For All F4A320 “A Striking Combo...Red and Teal” Challenge along with the the FUSION “Orchid Occasions”Challenge (I was inspired by the orchids and the draping of the flowers) and  Happy Little Stampers April 2016 Mixed Media "Wings" Challenge.   

 

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge site galleries yet, again, I highly encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

De-static a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Embossing Buddy®, ink the Choose Happiness flowers using Versamark™ Ink, stamp onto the prepared cardstock, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Once the embossing powder has cooled, color the flowers using the AquaPainter™ with ink from the Real Red Classic Ink pad, dry carefully with the Heat Tool, use the Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker to add additional color, spritz with water and allow to dry.

Carefully fussy cut the flowers and set aside.

Ink the Timeless Textures grid stamp with Real Red Classic Ink, stamp off and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Ink the flourish stamp from Timeless Textures using Island Indigo Classic Ink, stamp off and stamp onto the background.

Add the Real Red border using the Timeless Textures strip border stamp and add the Island Indigo splatters with the small splatter stamp in the Timeless Textures stamp set.

Ink the sentiment from Rose Wonder with Island Indigo and add to the background panel.

Ink the leaves from Choose Happiness with Versamark™ Ink, stamp onto the background, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.   Once the leaves cool, color with the Island Indigo Stampin’ Write Marker, spritz with water and dry lightly with the Heat Tool.

Ink the Papillon Potpourri butterfly stamp with Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock, add a bit of Island Indigo Classic Ink with an AquaPainter™, dry with the Heat Tool and punch out with the Elegant Butterfly Punch.

Add Clear Wink of Stella® to the wings and darken the edges with a Faber-Castell® Black Pitt Pen marker.

Trim the background panel and mount onto the Whisper White card base using dimensional foam, add the flowers and butterflies to the card front and add white highlights to the flower centers with the Faber-Castell® White Pitt Pen Marker.

Add the Pearls to the center of the butterflies to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Choose Happiness, Papillon Potpourri, Rose Wonder, Timeless Textures

Ink: Versamark™, Island Indigo, Real Red; Stampin’ Write Markers- Island Indigo, Real Red; Clear Wink of Stella®, Faber-Castell Black and White Pitt Pen Marker

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White

Accessories:  Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, AquaPainter™, Water Spritzer Bottle, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and have a blessed week, my friends!

Isaiah 41:10- Fear Not, For I Am With You

Hi Friends!

I hope you are having a wonderful week so far!  We are still a bit snowed in here on the East Coast (we received 36" here in Frederick, MD but it is melting :-)) so I had a chance to create a card this morning. 

I decided to use the Tuesday Morning Sketches #336 Challenge along with last week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments#229 Color Challenge (the challenge closed on Monday afternoon so too late to link up) and the Word Art Wednesday #218 Anything Goes Challenge.

I love the reminder of the Lord's constant presence with us from Isaiah 41:10 and plan to use this card for an upcoming birthday, but I think this verse could be used for many occasions, don’t you?

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge site galleries yet, again, I would encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

De-static a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Embossing Buddy®, ink the branch and floral images from Choose Happiness (Stampin’ Up!) using Versamark™ Ink, stamp onto the prepared cardstock, apply Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Once the embossing powder has cooled, color the leaf images with the Always Artichoke Stampin’ Write Marker, spritz with water, use a paper towel to wipe away the excess water and once dry, carefully fussy cut the branches.

Use an AquaPainter™ with ink from the Elegant Eggplant Stampin’ Write marker to watercolor the flower (scribble the marker onto an acrylic block or craft sheet to lift with the water brush).  Wipe with a paper towel and apply additional ink to the floral image directly with the marker, spritz with water and allow the flower to dry before fussy cutting the image.

On a piece of Sahara Sand cardstock, ink the flower using Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink and repeatedly stamp the image to create your own designer paper.  Spritz the flowers with water, gently dab with the paper towel and dry with the Heat Tool.

Trim the background panel and mount onto a piece of Elegant Eggplant, trim again and mount onto the Always Artichoke card base.

Use the Big Shot™ to emboss the strips of Elegant Eggplant with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and cut a rectangle from Always Artichoke cardstock with the My Favorite Things™ (MFT) Stitched Rectangle STAX Die.

Stamp the sentiment from Rose Wonder (Stampin’ Up! 2016 Occasions Mini) using Elegant Eggplant onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Elegant Eggplant cardstock.

“Huff” onto the Choose Happiness floral image tp re-moisten the Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink and stamp the lightened flower over the sentiment (you may want to stamp off onto scrap paper first).

Layer the card per the sketch, add the sentiment panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals®, adhere the branches to the card front (I used Tombow® Mono Multi Adhesive), mount the flower with Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add a few pearls to the corner to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  All Stampin’ Up!- Rose Wonder (2016 Occasions Mini), Choose Happiness (2015-2016 IBC)

Ink: Versamark™, Elegant Eggplant; Stampin’ Write Markers- Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant, Sahara Sand

Accessories:  Big Shot™, retired Lacy BrocadeTextured Impressions™ Embossing  Folder, MFT Stitched Rectangle STAX Die, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, AquaPainter™, Water Spritzer Bottle, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and have a blessed week, my friends!

Isaiah 41:10- Fear Not, For I Am With You

Hi Again Stampers!!

I am on a Clean and Simple (CAS) trend this weekend and wanted to share a card that was created using the Pals Paper Arts PPA283 Color Challenge- the colors that Brian chose for the challenge remind me of spring and with all of the cold weather that has arrived here on the East Coast, I thought a few flowers were in order :-)

I just love this passage of Scripture:

"Fear not, for I am with you;

Be not dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you,

Yes, I will help you,

I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. "

Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV)

I think that this verse is appropriate for so many occasions...Illness, Sympathy, Encouragement and even for a "Just Because" card and am so thankful that it was included in the Rose Wonder stamp set :-)

Again, if you have not already done so, I hope you will find the time to visit the Pals Paper Arts site to check out their spectacular Design Team samples as well as their fabulous challenge galleries- I am always inspired by this group of designers!

To create this card:

Ink the Watercolor Wash background stamp with Mint Macaron Classic Ink and use a Sponge Dauber to pounce over the stamp and remove some of the ink.

With the inked background stamp facing upward, lay a piece of Whisper White cardstock over the stamp and press with your fingers to transfer the inked image to the cardstock.

Ink the sentiment from Rose Wonder with Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink as well as two of the leaf stems and stamp directly onto the background panel.

Ink the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge with Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, stamp off onto a piece of scrap paper and stamp onto the panel.

Ink the smaller blossom image from Rose Wonder with Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp three of the flowers onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Use an AquaPainter™ with Melon Mambo Classic Ink to color the flowers and once dried, color the center petals and shadows onto the outer petals with the Stampin’ Write Melon Mambo Marker (using the AquaPainter™ to soften the edges of the marker on the outer petals).

Color the center of the flowers with the Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker, fussy cut each flower and set aside.

Use the Mint Macaron Stampin’ Write Marker to color the leaves and add shadows with the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker.

Trim the background panel and mount onto the Basic Black card base.

Add two of the flowers directly onto the card front and the third (center) flower, mount onto the card front using a Stampin’ Dimensional®.

Add the Pearls to centers of each flower to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Rose Wonder, Watercolor Wash (background stamp), Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Melon Mambo, Mint Macaron; Stampin’ Write Markers- Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Mint Macaron, Sahara Sand

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: AquaPainter™, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- hugs and have a great day!!