SUO160 Thinking of You This Fall

Hi Friends!   

It’s time for the SUO160 “Fall Fun” Challenge at SU-Only Challenges!

Fall/Autumn is my favorite time of year with all of the glorious colors that nature has on display here on the East Coast. 

 I was inspired by our recent trips to Skyline Drive and wanted to create a card using the oak images from SU! Lovely As A Tree- for some reason, the oak tree and oak leaf images have not been inked as often as the others in this stamp set, so they were begging for some “love” :-)

This photo was taken along Skyline Drive last week- the colors were not quite peak yet- they were a bit brighter today but I have not uploaded those photos yet :-)

I was inspired by our recent trips to Skyline Drive and wanted to create a card using the oak images from SU! Lovely As A Tree- for some reason, the oak tree and oak leaf images have not been inked as often as the others in this stamp set, so they were begging for some “love” :-)

I also incorporated the Create with Connie and Mary CCMC429 SketchChallenge along with the Splitcoaststampers’ CC603 Color Challenge and Free For All F4A344  “Into the Woods”Challenge in the design.

If you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you will stop by the SU-Only Challenge site to check out the rest of the Design Team projects as well as the other challenge galleries- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Ink the oak tree and oak leaves images from Stampin’ Up! (SU!) Lovely As A Tree with Basic Black Archival Ink, stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Using Stampin’ Write Markers- Hello Honey, Cajun Craze and Old Olive for the leaves and Soft Suede for the trunk and acorn (use an AquaPainter™ to blend the ink).

Fussy-cut the oak leaves and use the Big Shot™ with the Circle Framelits™ to die cut the oak tree (also cutting two circles the same size from Cajun Craze cardstock).  Layer the Cajun Craze circles behind the oak tree image.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Old Olive cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock, trim and mount onto the Extra Thick Whisper White card base.

Lightly sponge Sahara Sand Classic Ink in the interior of the Woodland Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder  before inserting a piece of Whisper White cardstock, emboss with the Big Shot™, trim the panel, mount onto a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock and adhere to the card front.

Add a scrap piece of Crushed Curry cardstock (oops!  I just realized that I pulled Crushed Curry out by mistake versus Hello Honey),  frayed piece of 1 ¼” Burlap Ribbon and a sliver of Cajun Craze cardstock (I found all of these in my scrap bin- the Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze pieces were previously embossed with the Woodgrain EF and ready to go).

Stamp the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes with Basic Black Archival Ink, eat set with the Heat Tool, create the banner points by hand, mount onto a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock and trim close to the edge.

Add the sentiment along with the fussy-cut leaves and oak tree image with Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Finish off the card by applying Clear Wink of Stella® to the leave on the tree as well as the fussy-cut leaves.

Stamp Sets:  Lovely As A Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Stampin’ Archival Pad™- Basic Black, Classic Ink- Sahara Sand; Stampin’ Write Markers- Cajun Craze, Hello Honey, Old Olive; Clear Wink of Stella®

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Extra Thick Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Old Olive

Tools/Accessories: Big Shot™,  Woodland and Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, retired Circle Framelits™, AquaPainter™,  1 ¼” Burlap Ribbon

I hope this card has inspired you to pull out your Stampin’ Up! products and come  join us in the SU-Only “Fall Fun” Challenge.

Thanks again for stopping by- hugs and have a great week!

SUO139 In the Meadow Birthday Greetings

Hi Friends!   

It’s time for the SUO139 “Cards in Wintertime” Challenge and I decided to create another card using the new Occasions Mini set, In the Meadow along with the sentiment from Rose Wonder.

To me, Wintertime is a time of watching wildlife- from the gorgeous deer in the fields and birds at the feeders.  I just love this new stamp set and how you can mask the images to create different scenes.

I have also incorporated the Paper Craft Crew PCCC175Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge (Deer, Winter, Watercolor) along with the SU-Per Challenges #118  Sketch.

 I hope you will have a chance to check out my sister Design Team member samples at the SU-Only Challenge site as well as the fantastic Design Team samples at the both the Paper Craft Crew and Su-Per Challenges sites- wonderful inspiration from all!

This card was fairly simple to create- create a mask for the snow bank and stamp the deer image onto Whisper White cardstock, create a mask for the deer image and stamp the mountains along with the pine trees (from Lovely As A Tree).

Color the image with an AquaPainter™ using ink from Stampin’ Write markers, cut the image out with the Circle Framelits™ and mount onto another circle cut from Tip Top Taupe.

Create the banner from Going Places DSP using the Banner Framelits™ (also cutting the same size banner from Tip Top Taupe cardstock).

Emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Softly Falling Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, trim and mount onto Tip Top Taupe cardstock, trim and mound onto the Basic Black card base.

Adhere the layered banner directly to the embossed panel on the card front and mount the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the sentiment banner along with the Natural Linen Thread bow and Antique Brad to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  In The Meadow, Lovely As A Tree, Rose Wonder

Ink:  Stāz-On® Jet Black, Stampin’ Write Markers-Tip Top Taupe, Marina Mist, Smoky Slate, Mossy Meadow and Sahara Sand

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Tip Top Taupe; Going Places DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Softly Falling Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Hexagon Punch, Natural Linen Thread, Antique Brads, AquaPainter™, scrap paper for masking

Thanks again for stopping by and we hope to see your Stampin’ Up! Only project in our “Cards in Wintertime” Challengegallery!

CMCC94 Silent Night

Hi Friends!!

Woohoo!  It is time for the new Colour Me...! CMCC94 "Colour Me Subtle" Challenge and I decided to use masking to create a wintery scene for one of my Splitcoaststampers' CCC15 Christmas Challenge designs along with the CAS336 "Under the Stars" Challenge.  

I hope you will have a chance to check out the rest of the Design Team projects and create your own project to join in on the fun!! 

To create this card:

Create a few masks from sticky note paper for the moon and hills.

Place the notes onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, use Sponge Daubers to apply Pumpkin Pie, Watermelon Wonder and Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink to the sky area.

Use an AquaPainter™ to apply a bit of ink over the moon.

Move the masks for the snow banks and lightly apply Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink to create a few shadows.

Ink the Wonderland and Lovely As A Tree images using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, mask the snow banks and stamp the trees to the scene. 

Add the sentiment at the bottom of the panel using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Elegant Eggplant cardstock, trim again and mount onto Watermelon Wonder cardstock, trim once more and mount onto the Elegant Eggplant card base.

Using a Faber-Castell® White Pitt Pen marker, add the snowflakes to the sky and over the snow banks.

Add a few Rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Woodland, Lovely As A Tree

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink; Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie, Watermelon Wonder; Faber-Castell® White Pitt Pen Marker

Paper: Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Watermelon Wonder

Accessories: Sponge Daubers, Masking Paper, Rhinestones

OK- not sure if this card is very subtle since I find the colors to be quite dramatic together :-)  I did have fun creating this nighttime scene and hope you will find the time to join in  and come play along with us at Colour Me...!

Thanks again for visiting-  hugs and have a blessed week, my friends!

The Heavens Declare The Glory of God:-)

Hi Again Stampers! 

Here is my final Splitcoaststampers’ Virtual Stamp Night card for the JUN15VSNJ  “Your Happy Place” Challenge (see details here and gallery here) along with the SC545 Sketch Challenge (see details here and gallery here) and the ColourMe...Subtle! CMCC76 Challenge.

For the past 20 years or so, my husband and I have only been able to take a day off here and there from work, therefore, we have not been able to travel too far from home so our favorite “Happy” place right now is Shenandoah National Park :-)  

We love the majestic vistas and overlooks and this was the first place I thought of when I saw this challenge :-)  

I used masking along with sponges to create this landscape card but it is very difficult to capture the splendor and glory of Shenandoah with mere stamps and sponges...this card made me long for Shenandoah- I think we need to visit our “happy” place again soon!

If you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you visit the linked sites to check out the marvelous inspiration by all!

To create this card:

Create a mask for the mountains using scrap paper and just tearing the edge.

Position the mountain mask along with a circle for the moon onto Whisper White cardstock and sponge Coastal Cabana ink along with just a hint of Elegant Eggplant for the sky area.

Remove the masks and re-mask the sky area and mountain ridge, sponge Elegant Eggplant onto the cardstock, remove the masks and repeat to create the mountain ridges.

Add Old Olive at the bottom of the scene.

Ink the tree images from Lovely As A Tree with Stāz-On® Jet Black ink and stamp onto the sponged background, mask the hills,  re-ink the stamp and stamp again.

Add a bare tree to the left using the Faber-Castell® B Black  Pitt Pen marker and  add a  few birds as well.

Emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Big Shot™ and Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, trim the panel and mount onto the Elegant Eggplant cardstock.

Print out the verse sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock and create the banner points with the Hexagon Punch.

Use the Big Shot™ with the MFT Stitched Circle Die to cut out the focal image and mount the sentiment onto the front.

Create a few banners from scraps of Elegant Eggplant, Coastal Cabana and Old Olive cardstock using the Hexagon Punch and adhere behind the sentiment.

Mount the entire focal image layer onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add a few Rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Lovely As A Tree, Digital Verse from Word Art Wednesday

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Coastal Cabana, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive; Faber-Castell® B Pitt Pen Black marker

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, MFT Stitched Circle Die, Hexagon Punch, Sponge Daubers, scrap paper for masking, Rhinestones

Thanks again for stopping by- off to do some neglected housework now :-)  Have a fabulous weekend, my friends!

Christmas Sunset- Three Challenges in One!

Hi Again Stampers! 

I wanted to share one more card that I created this past weekend for the FabFri57 Color Challenge along with the Poppy Power Power & Spark “The Sky is theLimit” Challenge and the CCC15 Christmas Card Challenge at Splitcoaststampers :-)

The sky on this card reminds me of one late fall evening’s sunset (sorry, I did not have my camera) but tried to recreate the scene using a sponged/masked background :-)

I hope you will have the time to check out the above challenge sites- great designs and inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Using the 1 ¼” Circle Punch, punch out a circle from sticky note paper or scrap paper for the moon.

Place the paper with the opening on a piece of Whisper White cardstock and use a Sponge Dauber to apply Crisp Cantaloupe and Calypso Coral Classic Ink onto the moon area.

Remove the mask and apply the circle mask over the sponged moon.

Create a mask for the hills using scrap paper and using Sponge Daubers, apply Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral and Real Red Classic Ink to the sky area.

Remove the mask for the hill, reposition to create snow banks and apply Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Ink with the Sponge Dauber.

Re-mask the hill areas and stamp the trees using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Window Frame Framelits™ to cut out the image along with another frame from Basic Black cardstock.   Cut the Basic Black frame in half and adhere behind the focal image.

Use the Big Shot™ to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock using the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Punch the border using the Martha Stewart Deep Edge Garden Trellis Punch from Whisper White cardstock, mount a piece of Basic Black cardstock behind the punched piece and mount onto the embossed Whisper White panel.  Trim and add a piece of ⅝” Basic Black Satin Ribbon. 

Adhere the entire panel onto the Crisp Cantaloupe card base and add the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, trim and add the banner ends using the Hexagon Punch. 

Mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock (add the banner ends with the Hexagon Punch) and adhere to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the snowflakes using a White Gel Pen to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Lovely As A Tree, Christmas Blessings

Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Real Red, Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, White Gel Pen

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Crisp Cantaloupe

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Wiindow Frames Collection Framelits™, Sponge Daubers, Hexagon Punch, MS Deep Edge Garden Trellis Punch, ⅝” Basic Black Satin Ribbon, sticky note or scrap paper

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you have a blessed evening!  

Peace On Earth- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers! 

I just love the Ornamental Pine stamp set in the Holiday Mini and decided to take some time to create a few cards and projects to show the versatility of this stamp set.

The first card I created uses a masked background for the Merry Monday #130 Silent Night Challenge as well as one of my Christmas cards for the CCC14 Splitcoaststampers 2014 Christmas Card Challenge.  

I hope you will have the time to check out both challenge sites- great designs and inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Use the 1 3/8” Circle Punch to punch out a circle from a piece of scrap paper and place the actual circle onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock for the moon.

Create a torn mask for the horizon line (to mimic the snowbanks).   Keep the circle mask over the moon area and using a Sponge Dauber, apply Pool Party Classic Ink, followed by Coastal Cabana Classic Ink and lastly by Pacific Point Classic Ink.

 Remove the mask for the moon and sponge a bit of the Coastal Cabana and Pacific Point Classic Inks onto the moon area.

Keep the mask in place for the snowbanks and stamp the tree line images from Lovely As A Tree using Pacific Point Classic Ink.

Remove all masks and place another for the snow banks in the center of the card and apply ink from the Sponge Daubers used on the sky area.

Ink the leaves on the Ornamental Pine branch stamp using Mossy Meadow Classic Ink and use a baby wipe to remove the ink from the branch area.   Use an Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker to color the branch area and stamp onto the card front and repeat these steps to stamp the second branch.   

Stamp the sentiment using Pacific Point Classic Ink and trim the panel.  

Sponge additional Pacific Point Classic Ink around the edges and mount onto Coastal Cabana cardstock and again onto the Early Espresso card base.

Add the white highlights to the branches and snowflakes using the White Gel Pen.

Ink the pine cone image using Early Espresso Classic Ink (or the Stampin’ Write marker used for the branches) and stamp three pine cones onto Whisper White cardstock.  Carefully cut out each pine cone (“fussy-cut”) and mount onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the Rhinestones under the sentiment to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Ornamental Pine, Lovely As A Tree, Greetings of the Season (retired)

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Pacific Point, Pool Party; Stampin’ Write Marker- Early Espresso, White Gel Pen

 Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Early Espresso

Accessories: Sponge Daubers, scrap paper for masking, Rhinestones

Thanks again for stopping by- I had so much fun playing around with the Ornamental Pine stamp set and wiill share a few more cards during the next few days :-)  Have a great weekend!!

Moonlight Sympathy- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Again Stampers! 

I wanted to share one more card with you that I created today using the gorgeous Hand Stamped Sentiments HSSC191 Inspiration Photo and the CCMC315 Sketch at Create with Connie and Mary.  

Again, I hope you will find time to visit both sites to check out the Design Team samples as well as the rest of their galleries- it always amazes me that so many ideas can come from one sketch or color/inspiration photo!

To create this card:

Use the 1 3/8” Circle Punch to punch out a circle from a piece of scrap paper and apply the punched circle to the upper right of a piece of Whisper White cardstock (also create a mask for the mountains and water line on the card using scrap paper or sticky notes).

Use a Sponge Dauber with Pool Party to apply ink near the horizon line, add Coastal Cabana, Wisteria Wonder and Blackberry Bliss.   Repeat the process a bit lighter for the water area under the horizon.

Remove the masks for the mountain and horizon line, sponge Blackberry Bliss for the mountain and horizon area.

Ink the trees from Lovely As A Tree using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and mask before stamping onto the horizon area.   Stamp the same trees again (re-inking with the Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto a scrap piece of acrylic packaging or window sheet and apply with the ink side down in the “water” area for the reflection.

Trim the panel into thin strips per the sketch and mount onto Basic Black cardstock.  Trim again into the strips for the sketch challenge.

Mount the strips onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock and adhere to the Basic Black card base.

Stamp the sentiment using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and punch out with the XL Oval Punch.   Punch two additional ovals from Basic Black cardstock and layer behind the sentiment.

Add the two strips for the banners per the sketch- one from Basic Black cardstock and the other from Back to Black Designer Series Paper (DSP) – both punched on the ends with the Hexagon Punch to create the banner

Add the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals® with a few Pearls to finish off the card.   

Stamp Sets: Lovely As A Tree, Love and Sympathy

Ink: Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Wisteria Wonder, Blackberry Bliss, Memento™ Tuxedo Black

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Back to Black DSP

Accessories: Sponge Daubers, scrap paper for masking, Pearls, Hexagon and XL Oval Punch

Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you have a wonderful, relaxing Sunday!

CC490 Sunset Sympathy

Hi Again Stampers! 

I am so honored to have been invited to be a Guest Designer for the Splitcoaststampers’ Color Challenge for the month of August :-)

I had so much fun with this week's CC490 Colors that I ended up creating two different cards.   The color combination of Coastal Cabana, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi and the fact that you can have a flower on the card (but it cannot be the focal image nor can the sentiment be the focal image :-))- these stipulations truly made it a "challenge" for me! 

I hope you will visit the gallery and create a card of your own with this week’s colors!

To create the first card (see next post for the 2^nd card):

Use the 1 3/8” Circle Punch to punch out a circle from a piece of scrap paper and mask the area on a piece of Whisper White cardstock (with the circle cut out).

Use a Sponge Dauber with Daffodil Delight Classic Ink to color in the center of the masked circle, remove the mask and re-mask the “sun” using just the circle portion of the mask.

Create a torn mask for the horizon line (to mimic the mountains).   Keep the circle mask over the sun area and using a Sponge Dauber, apply Coastal Cabana Classic Ink followed by Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink.

 Remove the mask for the mountains and reverse the mask to mask the sponged sky area.

Use a Sponge Dauber with Wild Wasabi Classic Ink to create the mountain /grassy area.

Re-mask to stamp the trees on the horizon (using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink) and a few details using a Sakura .005 Micron Pen.

Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  Add the squares of Cherry Cobbler cardstock (allowing the corners to show- these pieces were from my scraps).

Mount a piece of Daffodil Delight Designer Series Paper (Park Lane DSP) to a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  Add the Coastal Cabana cardstock layer at the bottom with a strip of Basic Black cardstock to cover the seam.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Our Daily Bread Designs Edgelit™ to create the lacy border out of Whisper White cardstock.  Mount below the Basic Black band, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock.  

Adhere the entire panel to the Coastal Cabana card base and add the sentiment along with the Cherry Cobbler button to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Lovely As A Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana, Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi, Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Printer Ink- Black (for sentiment)

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Cherry Cobbler , Basic Black, Parl Lane DSP

Accessories: Sponge Daubers, Hexagon Punch (for the banner points), scrap paper for masking, Big Shot™, Decorative Border Strip (ODBD)

Thanks again for visiting- I hope you have a fabulous evening!!

FMS146 Give Thanks

Hi Stampers! 

 

I wanted to create a card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches FMS146 Challenge and decided to incorporate My Digital Studio (MDS) with traditional card making techniques and our new Stampin’ Blendabilities™ :-)

I hope you will find the time to visit the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge site- gorgeous Design Team cards as well as a fabulous gallery of entries!

To create this card:

Open a blank document in My Digital Studio (MDS), position the oak leaf image from Lovely As A Tree and print out onto Whisper White cardstock.  

Color the image using Stampin’ Blendabilities™ - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake Collections (layering the colors).  

Carefully “fussy-cut” around the image and mount using Stampin’ Dimensionals® onto a 2 ½” circle of cardstock (previously embossed with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder).

Layer a 2 ½” circle of Cherry Cobbler cardstock behind the embossed Crumb Cake. 

Layer a piece of the retired Parker’s Patterns and Venetian Romance Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto Cherry Cobbler cardstock, creating the banner points using the Hexagon Punch. 

Use the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge along with Soft Suede Classic Ink onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.  Stamp the sentiment from the retired set, Best of Autumn using Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink at the bottom of the card front.

Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock, trim and mount onto the Very Vanilla card base.

Adhere the two banners to the card front and add the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Lovely As A Tree (MDS version), Gorgeous Grunge, Best of Autumn (retired)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Stampin’ Blendabilities™ - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake Collections

Paper: Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, retired Parkers Patterns, Venetian Romance DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, 2 ½” Circle Punch, Hexagon Punch

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a fabulous Friday!

Blackberry Bliss Christmas- An Experiment with Ink on the Gelli Arts Printing Plate :-)

Hi Stampers!!

I have been having a great week organizing my craft area and decided to take a moment to create a few cards.   I love my new Gelli Arts Printing Plate and wanted to experiment with Stampin; Up! Classic Ink versus acrylic paint.

I decided to try a quick technique using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink for the Colour Me CMCC27 Challenge and create a Christmas card for my commitment to the CCC14 Splitcoaststampers Christmas Card Challenge.

I hope that you have a chance to visit both sites to check out all of the variety of designs and ideas!

To create the basic background:

Create a mask using scrap paper over the Gelli Arts® Printing Plate to create a horizon line and using a brayer, apply a thin layer of Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink over the sky area. 

Ink the tree stamps from Lovely As A Tree using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink and stamp directly onto the Gelli Arts® Printing Plate.

Remove the mask and lay a piece of Whisper White cardstock over the printing plate, rub and lift off to reveal the print.  Lay another piece over the plate and lift off again for the “ghost” print.

The two cards in this post are created with the ghost print (the first prints were a bit too dark in the sky area).

To create the card focal images:

Ink the pine tree image from Lovely As A Tree using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink and using a piece of scrap paper to create a mask, mask the area and stamp the tree over the landscape.

Use a Sponge Dauber with Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink along with the masks to create the snow banks.  

Use the Color Spritzer Tool with the Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Write marker to add a bit of distressing. 

To create the first card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Window Frames Collection Framelits™ to cut the image out and also cut a frame from Blackberry Bliss cardstock.  Cut the Blackberry Bliss frame in half and adhere behind the focal image.

For the first card, use the Big Shot™ with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamp the sentiment using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink in the lower right hand corner. 

 

Trim and mount onto a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock, trim again and mount onto Whisper White cardstock , trim and mount onto the Blackberry Bliss card base.

Mount the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

For the second card:

Repeat the same steps to frame the image.

Use the Big Shot™ to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock and a piece of Crumb Cake Designer Series Paper (DSP) using the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.

Trim the embossed piece of Whisper White cardstock and mount onto the Blackberry card base.  Add the strip of embossed Crumb Cake DSP and add the Blackberry Bliss die cut strips (cut with the Big Shot™ and the ODBD Beautiful Borders Die. 

Stamp the sentiment using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and punch out using the XL Oval Punch.  Layer onto two additional XL Ovals punched from Blackberry Bliss cardstock to create the frame for the sentiment.

Add the focal image and sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Add the Pearls to the sentiment and top corner of the focal image to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Lovely As A Tree, Holly Tag (ODBD)

Ink: Blackberry Bliss

Paper: Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss, Crumb Cake DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Northern Flurry and Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Gelli Arts® Gel Printing Plate, Brayer, XL Oval Punch, Pearls

I will need to work on perfecting this technique :-)  It does create a quick print and is a bit easiier than sponging and masking the entire scene (since the Gelli Arts® Gel Printing Plate allows for multiple prints off one inking)  :-)

Thanks again for stopping by- have a great Monday!!