HYCCT1531A Romantic Rose- Thinking of You

Hi Again Friends!

This card was created for the Splitcoaststampers’ “Hope You Can Cling To” HYCCT1531A Lori’s “Stop and Smell the Roses” Challenge to put a rose on your card along with the WT555 “Brush It Up!”Challenge and the JAI286 “Just add a ‘W’” Challenge (I used Watercolor for my ‘W’). 

I decided to pull out a long ago retired stamp, Romantic Rose for this card (this stamp has not seen ink in years but it is a classic for sure).

This card was fairly easy to create- stamp the rose image using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto Watercolor Paper and paint the color with an AquaPainter™ using Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow and Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink.

Add additional water and keep layering color until you are satisfied with the results.

 

Add white accents with a fine tip brush and White Titanium Acrylic Paint.

Use the Big Shot™ with the MFT Blueprints 20 Die to cut out the image, mount onto Mossy Meadow cardstock, add the sentiment and Wisteria Wonder Seam Binding bow and mount the panel onto the card front using dimensional foam.

I hope you will have time to visit the galleries linked above and check out all of the gorgeous inspiration!

Stamp Sets:  Romantic Rose, Kind & Caring Thoughts (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink and Stampin’ Write Markers; Titanium White Acrylic Paint

Paper: Watercolor, Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow

Accessories: Big Shot™, retired Beautifully Baroque Textured  Impressions™ Embossing Folder, AquaPainter™, Water Spritzer Bottle, Hexagon Punch, 3/8” Wisteria Wonder Seam Binding, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I will be sharing a few more of the final Hope You Can Cling To Challenge cards this evening!  Have a great week, my friends!

HYCCT1505 Three Decoys- Thinking of You

Hi Again Friends!

This card was created for Splitcoaststampers’ HYCCT1505 Paula’s “Don’t Color Between The Lines” Challenge along with the CAS345 “CAS-ing HYCCT” and F4A283 “Let’s See Your Corners” Challenges. 

Again, I hope you have a chance to check out the challenge sites- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Stamp the Impression Obsession® Three Decoys image and the retired hostess Stampin’ Up! sentiment from Kind & Caring Thoughts onto Very Vanilla cardstock using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink. 

Use the Big Shot™ with the My Favorite Things™ (MFT) Blueprints 13 Die to cut out the image and mount onto Basic Black cardstock.

Adhere the entire panel to the Whisper White card base.

Use the retired Photo Corner Punch to punch out the corners from Basic Black cardstock, punch holes with the 1/16” Handheld Punch and insert the Antique Brass Brads.

To finish off the card, add the photo corners using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp Sets: Kind and Caring Thoughts (SU! hostess set), Three Decoys (I/O)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black

Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Blueprints 13 Die, retired Photo Corner Punch

Thanks again for stopping by- have a terrific evening!!

CCEE1532 National Golf Month with Graphic 45™

Hi Again Stampers!   

Last night I had a chance to play in my craft room and decided to create a few cards using the CCEE1532 “National Golf Month” Theme Challenge. 

Since I do not own any "golf" stamps, I decided to incorporate Graphic 45™ Good Ol’ Sport Collection Designer Paper.  

I just love the Graphic 45™  vintage style images but when my husband looked at the card, he said “The lady has a tennis racket, not a golf club” and I told him, “But the man has golf clubs” so hope this qualifies as a golf themed card- lol!!

If you have not visited the CCEE Challenge site yet, I encourage you to do so- marvelous inspiration from all!

The Graphic 45™ paper does most of the work so this card was fairly simple to create:

Distress the edge of the Newsworthy Designer Paper using the Distressing Tool,  mount onto Night of Navy cardstock, trim and mount onto the Wild Wasabi card base and apply a bit of Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink to “antique” the paper with a sponge applicator. 

Trim the Touchdown cutaway and mount onto Night of Navy and Wild Wasabi cardstock.  Create the banners using the Banner Punch and adhere the banners at the bottom of the panel.

Ink the retired French Foliage script stamp using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink and stamp onto the panel and add the postage mark stamp using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink.

Stamp the sentiment from the retired Kind & Caring Thoughts using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock and add the splatter from Gorgeous Grunge using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink onto the sentiment and focal image panel.

Trim the sentiment and create the banner points with the Hexagon Punch, mount onto Night of Navy cardstock and create the points again with the Hexagon Punch.

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of retired Poppy Parade cardstock, distress the edges with the Distressing Tool and Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink.

Mount onto Night of Navy cardstock and adhere to the card front.

Add the red grosgrain ribbon loops to the focal image panel and mount the panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Mount the sentiment to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Gorgeous Grunge, French Foliage and Kind & Caring Thoughts (both retired),

Ink:  Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Ranger© Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink

Paper/Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Night of Navy, Wild Wasabi, retired  Poppy Parade; Good Ol’ Sport (Graphic 45™)

Accessories:  Big Shot™, retired Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Punches- Banner and Hexagon; Distressing Tool, Sponge Applicator, ¼” Red Grosgrain Ribbon (from my massive ribbon stash)

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a fabulous day and I will be sharing another golf themed card shortly :-)

HYCCT1403 Log Cabin Quilt with a Cute Cat

Hi Again Stampers!

This card for another entry in the Splitcoaststampers Hope You Can Cling ToChallenge (HYCCT) to promote Breast Cancer Awareness and create cards to encourage those with cancer and their families.

 

This card was created for Holly aka hbrown’s HYCCT1403 “Stripping Down” Challenge- (see the gallery here and the details here).  

I hope you will find the time to check out the links above and see all of the wonderful samples – again, so much inspiration!

To create this card:

Create the log cabin quilt design using Designer Series Paper (DSP) Strips from retired Night and Day DSP along with retired Blushing Bride DSP (I googled “Log Cabin Quilt Patterns” online and modified to create a 4”x4” square).

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss the quilt panel.  

Trim the quilt panel to "square up" and mount onto Basic Black cardstock, trim again and mount onto Blushing Bride DSP, trim and mpount onto Basic Black cardstock.

Add the 5/8” Basic Black Satin Triple Ribbon bow to the corner and mount the entire panel onto the Blushing Bride card front.

Stamp the sentiment using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink at the bottom of the card front- add a few Pearls along with the die cut cat to finish off the card (you know me, I have to have a cat :-))

My sweet Angel :-)

Here is one of my helpers this weekend- she stays right by my side at all times and doesn't she have the cutest paws with her mitten feet- I love her so much!

Stamp Sets: Kind and Caring Thoughts

Ink:  Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink

Paper: Basic Black, Blushing Bride, retired Night and Day DSP and Blushing Bride DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Pearls, 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Impression Obsession Cat Die

Thanks again for stopping by- I will be sharing more of the challenges I created yesterday this weekend so stop by again soon!!  Have a fabulous weekend!

HYCCT1401C- Hold On To Your Hope

Hi Stampers!

This is my third card for the Splitcoaststampers Hope You Can Cling To Challenge (HYCCT) to promote Breast Cancer Awareness and create cards to encourage those with cancer and their families. 

This card was created for the dini aka Dina K. "Hold On To Your Hope" Challenge (see the gallery here and the details here) along with the Splitcoaststampers SC512 Sketch Challenge.   

I hope you will find the time to check out the links above and see all of the wonderful samples - so much inspiration!

To create this card:

Stamp the image from the retired set, Gentle Thoughts using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Vellum cardstock.  Color the image using Stampin’ Write Watercolor pencils.  Trim and mount onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock (trimming around the frame image).

Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Trim and mount onto the Blushing Bride card front.

Trim and mount an angled piece of retired Concord Crush Designer Series Paper (DSP) adding the strip of Blushing Bride DSP and scrap piece of Whisper White (cut with the Big Shot™ and Finishing Touches Edgelits™). 

Mount the sentiment and focal image to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.  Add a few Pearls to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Gentle Thoughts, Kind and Caring Thoughts

Ink:  Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink; Stampin’ Watercolor Pencils

Paper: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Vellum, retired Concord Crush and Blushing Bride DSP      

                                                    

Accessories: Big Shot™, Finishing Touches Edgelits™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Hexagon Punch (for banner points on sentiment), Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I will be sharing more of the challenges this weekend so I hope you can visit again soon and possibly play along!!  Have a blessed weekend!

Thanks So Much- Clean and Simple :-)

Hi Stampers!!

I had a great weekend crafting away and hope to share the cards with you during the next few days :-)  

This quick Clean and Simple (CAS) card was created using the FMS147 Sketch at Freshly Made Sketches along with the CCMC314Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. 

If you have not visited either site yet- I hope you will do so!  Great inspiration from all!

 To create this card:

Ink the stem image from Summer Silhouettes using Basic Gray Classic Ink and stamp three times onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Ink the floral portion of the stamp set using Tangelo Twist Classic Ink and stamp above the stems.   Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock, trim again and onto a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Tangelo Twist cardstock.

Using Bermuda Bay Classic Ink, stamp the decorative strip from the same set onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock and add to the card front.

Stamp the sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock using Basic Gray Classic Ink, trim and add the banner points using the Hexagon Punch.  Mount onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock (creating the banner with the Hexagon Punch as well).  Add the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Create the paper bow using the Large Oval Punch (punch out two from Tangelo Twist cardstock, curve to create the bow loops using the Bone Folder, adhere in the center to a scrap strip of Tangelo Twist cardstock, add the tails from scrap pieces of Tangelo Twist cardstock using the Hexagon Punch to create the points and add the retired Everyday Enchantment brad to the center to finish off the bow).

Add the bow to the card front and mount the entire panel onto the Whisper White card base to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Summer Silhouettes, Kind and Caring Thoughts (retired Hostess Set)

Ink: Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, Tangelo Twist

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, Tangelo Twist

Accessories: Punches- Large Oval, Hexagon, retired Everyday Enchantment brad

Thanks again for stopping by- hope you have a fabulous Monday and stop back again soon- God Bless!

PP206 Mr. Moose is Thinking of You :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I love this week's  PP206 Sketch atThe Paper Players and decided to create a masculine card using the Walk in the Wild stamp set ( I have not had Mr. Moose out in a while :-))  

I hope you will have a chance to visit The Paper Players site and check out all of the wonderful Design Team samples!!

To create this card:

With the Big Shot™ and the Ovals Collection Framelits™, cut out an oval from Whisper White cardstock as well as one the same size from Early Espresso.

Ink the moose stamp using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp onto the Whisper White oval cut in the above step.

Color the body of the moose with the Stampin’ Write Crumb Cake marker and follow with the Crumb Cake Blendabilities™ Collection.   Color the grass with the Old Olive Blendabilities™ Collection and the sky with the light Night of Navy Blendabilities™ marker.  *** FYI-  I also re-touched up the moose using a fine tip black gel pen once I finished all of the coloring noted above ***

 Lightly sponge the image with a Sponge Dauber and Crumb Cake Classic Ink.   Apply additional distressing using the Color Spritzer Tool with the Stampin’ Write Early Espresso marker.

Mount a piece of Park Lane Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock and adhere to the Early Espresso card base.

Mount a piece of retired Venetian Romance DSP onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock.    Add this panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Ink the sentiment from the retired set, Kind and Caring Thoughts (I love the font on this set) and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.   Use the Hexagon Punch to create the banner points and adhere to a piece of Early Espresso cardstock (also using the Hexagon Punch to create the points).

Create two banners using Park Lane DSP mounted onto Early Espresso cardstock (as described above). 

 Lightly sponge Crumb Cake Classic Ink over all three banners and add the banners to the card front per the sketch.

Create the diagonal panel over the focal image using scraps of cardstock and DSP- weave through a retired Antique Copper Hodgepodge Hardware ribbon slide and hand cut the curves to match the oval frame.

Use the retired Photo Corner Punch to create a small corner from Old Olive cardstock and adhere in the lower right hand corner, adding an Early Espresso Candy Dot™ to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Walk in the Wild, Kind and Caring Thoughts (retired)

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Crumb Cake, Old Olive and Night of Navy Collections, Stampin’ Write Marker- Crumb Cake

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Park Lane DSP, retired Venetian Romance DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Ovals Collection Framelits™, Sponge Dauber, Hexagon Punch, retired Photo Corner Punch, Early Espresso (Neutrals) Candy Dot™, Antique Copper Hodgepodge Hardware (retired)

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a marvelous Monday!! 

PP205- Another CAS Thinking of You

Hi Again Stampers!!

I think I am starting to feel more comfortable with Clean and Simple (CAS) cards :-)   I do like the fact that I can create them within a few minutes (versus sometimes hours for my vintage/shabby chic cards although I still like to "de-stress"-lol!! :-) ) 

Here is another very quick card that I created using the PP205 Clean and SimpleMonochromatic Challenge.   It seems that the CAS challenges are plentiful right now- perfect for our busy summer lives :-)

If you have not visited the Paper Players site yet- check out the fabulous Design Team and Guest Designers (plus the great gallery of entries)- wonderful ideas from all!

 To create this CAS  card:

Ink the medallion using Island Indigo Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock.  Lightly sponge Coastal Cabana Classic Ink within the center using a Sponge Dauber.

Ink the floral stamp using Island Indigo Classic Ink and mask a bit of the medallion to stamp the flower within the center, “huff” on the stamp to re-moisten the ink and mask again at the top corner and stamp the image once more.

Stamp the sentiment at the lower corner using Island Indigo Classic Ink and trim the panel to 3 ¾” x 5”. 

Using the retired Color Spritzer Tool with the Island Indigo Stampin’ Write marker, add a bit of spritzing to the card front.

Mount the panel onto a piece of Island Indigo cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Stamp the butterflies using Island Indigo Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and punch out with the Elegant Butterfly Punch. 

Adhere the butterflies to the card front (I have been using Hot Glue to adhere embellishments and butterflies lately- had not used my Hot Glue Gun for years and thought, why not???).

Add two Pearls near the sentiment to finish off the card.   Quick and easy!!

Stamp Sets: Papillon Potpourri, Daydream Medallion, Stippled Blossoms, Kind and Caring Thoughts (retired Hostess Set)

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Island Indigo, Stampin’ Write Island Indigo marker

Paper: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Island Indigo

Accessories: Sponge Dauber, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Pearls, retired Color Spritzer Tool

Thanks again for stopping by- have a wonderful Wednesday!!!

Seahorse Thinking of You - Another Color and Sketch Challenge

Hi Stampers! 

Here is a card that I created using the CCMC312 Color Challenge along with the SC497Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge. 

 

I hope you will find the time to visit both challenge sites- great inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Ink the script stamp from By the Tide using Sahara Sand Classic Ink and stamp repeatedly onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  

Stamp the seahorse from By The Tide over the script using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock. 

Stamp another seahorse onto a sticky note (or scrap paper) to create a mask, mask the image that you stamped on the Whisper White cardstock.  Ink the coral stamp from By the Tide using Hello Honey Classic Ink and stamp over the masked seahorse image.

 Ink the Nantucket stamp from By The Tide using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink and stamp off onto scrap paper before stamping onto the cardstock.

Add a bit of distressing using the Gorgeous Grunge splatter stamp with Sahara Sand Classic Ink.  

Use the Big Shot™ with the Window Frames Collection Framelits™ to cut out the image along with the same size window from a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock.

Cut the Blackberry Bliss window framelit™ in half and layer behind the seahorse image.  

Use a Sponge Dauber to lightly sponge Hello Honey Classic Ink around the edges- oops!  I had to do this step since I accidentally had some ink from coloring a white button (that I decided not to use) and had a few yellow smudges on the outside of image- duh! :-) 

Ink the World Map background stamp using Sahara Sand Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Sahara Sand cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock, trim and mount  onto the Whisper White card base.

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Adorning Accent Edgelit™ and cut a piece of the Moonlight Designer Series Paper (DSP) along with a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. 

Trim the Moonlight panel and mount onto the Blackberry Bliss layer.  Sponge a bit of Hello Honey Classic Ink around the edges as well :-)

Add the 3/8” Hello Honey Stitched Satin Ribbon bow to the center and adhere the layered seahorse image per the sketch.

Ink the sentiment using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink and stamp along the bottom.

Color the Pearls using the Dark Daffodil Delight Blendabilities™ marker and add to the lower portion of the DSP layer to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: By The Tide, World Map, Gorgeous Grunge,  Kind and Caring Thoughts (retired hostess set)

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Sahara Sand

Paper: Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss, Sahara Sand, Moonlight DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Window Frames Collection Framelits™, Adorning Accents Edgelits™ (retired),  3/8” Hello Honey Stitched Satin Ribbon, Sponge Dauber, Sticky Note or Mask,  Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a great week!

Chalkboard with a Flourish- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Again Stampers! 

Wow- this may be a first for me (three posts in one day :))!  I wanted to create a card using the CQC184 ColourQ Challenge along with the Create with Connie and Mary CCMC247 Sketch Challenge.  Again, if you have the time, check out both sites for wonderful inspiration!

 

To create this card:

Use the Embossing Buddy® to de-static a piece of Basic Black  cardstock and stamp the image from Flowering Flourishes using Versamark™ ink.  Apply Stampin’ Emboss® White  Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool.   

Once cooled, softly sponge White Craft ink over the image to give the appearance of erased chalk, color over the embossing with SU! Metallic Pencils and add shadows with the White Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencil.

 

Use the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch on a piece of Going Grey DSP to create the border in the sketch and adhere to the back of the panel.

Use the Big Shot™ to emboss a piece of Vellum  with the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and adhere to the Blushing Bride layer using Two-Way Glue.

Mount the embossed Blushing Bride layer onto Basic Black cardstock and add the focal image with Stampin’ Dimensionals®.  

Create the rolled flowers using the 1 1/4” and 7/8” Scallop Circle Punches (just punch the scallops out of the Blushing Bride and Whisper White cardstock, cut wavy spirals using Paper Snips along the edges and spiraling towards the center, roll from the outside towards the center and adhere to the small piece of cardstock in the middle) - see the Splitcoaststampers’ tutorial here.

Add the Vellum sentiment banner and Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Flowering Flourishes, Kind & Caring Thoughts (retired Hostess set)

Ink: Versamark™, Basic Black, Craft White

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Blushing Bride, Going Grey DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™,  Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Punches- 7/8” Scallop Circle, 1 ¼” Scallop Circle, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, 1” Square (for banner points; Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White  Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Pearls, Sponge, Stampin’ Up! Metallic Pencils (retired), Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencil- White

Thanks again for visiting- have a great evening!!

Thinking of You- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers!

I finally had a chance to spend some time in my craft room to stamp and decided to use the colors from this week’s CQC155ColourQ Challenge and incorporate the CCCB127 City Crafter Blog Challenge to use “inchies”.  If you have not had a chance to do so, try to take a moment to visit the challenge sites (what great examples from both Design Teams!) :-)   

To create this  card:

On Whisper White cardstock, stamp the floral circle from Just Believe using Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink and color using SU! markers- Old Olive, SO Saffron and retired Pale Plum.

Punch out the image with the 1 ¼” Circle Punch and layer onto a Whisper White circle (punched with the 1 3/8” Circle Punch).   Layer again onto a square punched with the 1 3/8” Square Punch and adhere this to Rich Razzleberry cardstock (I trimmed around the Rich Razzleberry layer with the Paper Cutter but you could use a 1 ½” Square Punch).

Use the Big Shot™ to emboss a piece of Old Olive DSP (retired Cottage Wall) with the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and a piece of Whisper White cardstock using the Delicate Designs Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Lightly sand the Old Olive layer with the Sanding Block to expose the white core.

Layer the elements onto Rich Razzleberry cardstock and add the inchies using SU! Dimensionals.  Add the pearls and sentiment to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Just Believe, Kind & Caring Thoughts (retired Hostess set)

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, SU! Markers- Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron, retired Pale Plum

Paper: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, retired Cottage Wall DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Lacy Brocade and Delicate Designs Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders,  Punches- 1 ¼” and 1 3/8” Circle, 1 3/8” Square, XL Oval; Pearls, SU! Dimensionals

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful week stamping!