SUO187 Gather Together and Give Thanks

Hi Friends!   

It’s time for the #187  “Being Thankful” Challenge at SU-Only Challenges!  

I can always use a few more “thank you” cards in my stash so I decided to create a fall themed card using Vintage Leaves (along with the coordinating dies), Timeless Textures and Painted Harvest to create a Clean and Simple/Mixed Media card.

I also am participating in the Fab Friday #124 Color Challenge along with the Dies R Us #84 “Anything Fall” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to stop by the SU-Only Challenge site to check out the rest of the Design Team’s samples or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Tap the Pumpkin Pie and Tangerine Tango Classic Ink pads onto a silicone craft mat, spritz lightly with water and press a piece of Whisper White cardstock into the ink, left and re-press the paper in the ink.  Repeat the above steps with a bit of Fresh Fig Classic Ink and once you are satisfied with the colors, dry the panel with the Heat Tool.

2). Ink the leaves from Vintage Leaves with Fresh Fig Classic Ink and stamp onto the panel created in Step 1.  Die cut the leaves with the coordinating Leaflet Framelits™.

3). Using images from the Timeless Textures stamp set, stamp the grid image with Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink several times onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Stamp the polka dot image over the grid image a bit using Tangerine Tango Classic Ink and add a bit of distressing using Fresh Fig Classic Ink with the small splatter stamp.  Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Tangerine Tango cardstock, trim once more and mount onto a piece of Fresh Fig cardstock.  Mount the entire card front panel onto the Extra Thick Whisper White card base.

4). Use Metallic Gold Thread to create a large loop (adhere to the center area of the card) and layer the long oak leaf directly to the card front and add the other two using Stampin’ Dimensionals® (tucking some of the leaves under the metallic thread).

5). De-static a piece of Fresh Fig cardstock with an Embossing Buddy®, ink the sentiment from Painted Harvest with Versamark™ ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss Gold Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.  Trim the sentiment and add to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

6). Finish off the card by applying a bit of shimmer to the leaves with the Clear Wink of Stella® Pen.

Stamp Sets: Vintage Leaves, Timeless Textures, Painted Harvest

Ink/Mediums: Versamark™, Fresh Fig, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango

Paper: Whisper White, Fresh Fig, Tangerine Tango, Extra Thick Whisper White

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, Leaflet Framelits™, Gold Metallic Thread, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by and I hope that you will create your own Stampin’ Up! Only project and join us for our “Being Thankful” challenge!

SUO180 Celebrate- Another Watercolor Tissue Paper Experiment

Hi Friends!   

It’s time for the #180 “Birthday Celebrations” Challenge atSU-Only Challenges!  

I have a few birthdays to celebrate in the fall and I decided to play around with the watercolor tissue technique again this time using fall colors (see this post for more details on the technique).

I also will be linking this card to The Paper Players #355Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge (Die-Cut, Banner, Birthday) and the Word Art Wednesday#292-#293 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to stop by the SU-Only Challengesite to check out the rest of the Design Team projects or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Using a silicone craft mat, tap the So Saffron, Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink pads, lightly spritz with water, use a plastic spoon or palette knife to stir the ink a bit and lay a piece of tissue paper into the ink.  Gently lift up the paper and use the Heat Tool to dry the sheet.  Apply additional ink as needed and once you are satisfied with the results and the panel is thoroughly dried, adhere to a piece of Whisper White cardstock, “scrunching” up the tissue as you adhere it to the Whisper White panel.

2). Once the glue has dried, rub a Versamark™ ink pad over the ridges, apply Gold Stampin’ Emboss® Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

3). Use the Big Shot™ with the Leaflets Framelits™ to cut out the leaf.  Ink the corresponding stamp from Vintage Leaves with Cajun Craze Classic Ink, stamp over the entire leaf (difficult to see in the photo), gently wipe off the ink with a dry paper towel from the embossing and set aside.

Close-up of the Watercolor Tissue Detail

4). Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodland Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, trim the panel, mount onto a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock and adhere to the Extra Thick Whisper White card base.

5). Loop a bit of Gold Metallic Thread onto the card front and add the die cut leaf with Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

6). Heat emboss the sentiment from Beautiful You with Gold Embossing Powder, hand cut the banner points and mount onto the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

7). Use Clear Wink of Stella® to add shimmer to the birch trees in the background to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Beautiful You, Vintage Leaves

Ink/Mediums: Versamark™, Classic Ink- Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron; Clear Wink of Stella®

Paper: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Extra Thick Whisper White; Wrapping Tissue Paper

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, Leaflets Framelits™, Woodland Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Gold Embossing Powder , Heat Tool, Gold Metallic Thread

Thanks again for taking the time to visit and I hope that you will create your own Stampin’ Up! Only project and play along with our “Birthday Celebrations” challenge!

CAS Lighthearted Leaves with Trust God :-)

Hello Friends!

Here is one more design using the new Lighthearted Leaves set along with the Addicted to CAS #71 Blue Challenge along with the Simon Monday 08/30/15 "Trio of Colors" Challenge using the Splitcoaststampers' TLC518 "WOW Stamping" Challenge (see details here and gallery here) :-).  

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

To create this card:

Stamp the sentiment from Trust God using Tempting Turquoise onto a piece of  Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Tempting Turquoise cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto the Lost Lagoon card base.

Use the Embossing Buddy® to de-static a piece of Whisper White cardstock, ink the Lighthearted Leaves image using Versamark™ Ink, stamp onto the panel, apply Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder and use the Heat Tool to heat set the powder.

Color the image with Stampin’ Write markers- Lost Lagoon, Pool Party and Tempting Turquoise and use a damp paper towel to wipe off the extra ink.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Leaflets Framelits™ to cut out the leave and mount onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Lighthearted Leaves, Trust God

Ink: Versamark™, Stampin’ Write Markers- Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Lost Lagoon, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Leaflets Framelits™, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!  

CAS Thank You- Vintage Leaves for Autumn

Hi Again Stampers!!

I wanted to share one more card that I created yesterday using the CAS(E) ThisSketch CTS135 Challenge along with the Splitcoaststampers’ CAS329 "Thank You Paula" Challenge (see details here and gallery here).

Again, if you have not already done so, I hope you will find the time to visit the above challenge sites to check out the wonderful Design Team samples as well as their fabulous galleries!

This card was very easy to create- stamp the leaf image using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink and color with Ranger® Adirondack® Alcohol Inks using the Blending Solution Pen. 

Cut the leaf image out with the Big Shot™ and the corresponding Leaflets Framelits™.

Stamp the diagonal line image using Cajun Craze Classic Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, add the splatter with Mossy Meadow Classic Ink and stamp the sentiment with the Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Write marker for color (omitting part of the sentiment).

 

Trim the panel and mount onto the Blackberry Bliss card front and mount the leaf using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Vintage Leaves, Gorgeous Grunge, Me = Grateful

Ink:  Blackberry Bliss, Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow; Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Write Marker, Ranger® Adirondack® Alcohol Inks with Blending Solution

Paper: Very Vanilla, Blackberry Bliss

Accessories: Big Shot™, Leaflet Framelits™

Thanks again for stopping by- have a wonderful day, my friends!