Thinking Of You- Fun Leaves with a Sketch and Color Challenge :-)

Hi Again Stampers!

Here is another card that I created last night using some of my retired stamps along with Gorgeous Grunge for the Pals Paper Arts PPA219 Color Challenge as well as the Friday Mashup! FM177 Special Guest Challenge.

Again, if you have not had a chance to check out both sites yet, I would encourage you to do so- great inspiration from all (including Heidi’s 7 year old daughter at The Friday Mashup! created the sketch- love it so I just had to "Mash It Up" this week :-))!!

To create this card:

Using the Embossing Buddy®, de-static a piece of Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry and Whisper White cardstock.

Ink the Magnificent Maple leaf using Versamark™ ink and stamp onto the Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry and Always Artichoke cardstock.  Apply Stampin’ Emboss® Gold Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool.  

Ink the Off the Grid stamp along with the sentiment using Versamark™ ink and stamp onto the Whisper White cardstock.   Apply Stampin’ Emboss® Gold Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool.  

Stamp the Gorgeous Grunge images using Classic Ink- Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry.  Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock, trim again and mount onto the Always Artichoke card base.

Carefully “fussy cut” each leaf out around the embossed image- mount onto the card front to finish off the card.

Another quick and simple project!

Stamp Sets: Gorgeous Grunge (current), Magnificent Maple, Off the Grid, All Year Cheer I (all retired)

Ink: Versamark™, Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry

Accessories:  Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for visiting- I will be sharing another card along with a few pages of the Bible Verse Memory Album shortly- hope you have a chance to stop by again soon!

SUO78 When Friends Are Together

Hi Stampers! 

The Stampin’ Up! Only Challenges theme for the SUO78 Challengeis Ribbons and Bows and I decided to incorporate the CCMC265 Create with Connieand Mary Sketch Challenge :-)    I truly hope that you will have a chance to stop by to visit SUO-Only Challenges to check out all of the other Design Team creations and play along with us :-)

I love to use SU! Satin Ribbon and Seam Binding for bows but decided to create a handmade Paper Bow for this challenge, and again, since I love to re-size some of the images, used My Digital Studio (although you could modify and use the traditional stamps as well :-)).  

To create this card:

Using My Digital Studio (MDS) print the wheat stamp from the Truly Grateful brush stamp set, the leaves using the Magnificent Maple Leaf stamp brush set (re-sizing for the three sizes) and sentiment image from the Friendly Words stamp brush set.  

Position on the 8.5 x 11 page and print onto Very Vanilla cardstock (remember to leave room for the Framelits™ and Punches).  Color the wheat image using Stampin’ Write markers- Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Sahara Sand and color the leaves using Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie.

Carefully cut out the leaves by hand (“fussy cut”) and use the XL Oval Punch for the sentiment (also punch out two pieces using the XL Oval Punch from Chocolate Chip cardstock to create a frame behind the sentiment). 

Use the Big Shot™ with the Apothecary Accents Framelit™ to cut out the wheat image and also cut a frame from Chocolate Chip cardstock to layer behind the focal image.   (by hand, cut the Chocolate Chip layer in half horizontally and layer behind the upper and lower portions of the frame).

Cut the strips for the sketch from the Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper (DSP) and layer onto Chocolate Chip cardstock.  Adhere to the background layer of DSP per the sketch and mount onto Chocolate Chip card base. 

Create the Paper Bow from a piece of the DSP using the Large Oval Punch for the two loops – gently fold in half and adhere with a Glue Dot, add both loops to a small strip of DSP, attach the two banner ties and add an Antique Brad for the center.

Mount the wheat focal image, leaves and sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals®, adding the Paper Bow and Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Truly Grateful, Magnificent Maple, Friendly Words (MDS)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Sahara Sand, Cajun Craze

Paper/Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Sweater Weather DSP

 Accessories:  Big Shot™, Apothecary Accents Framelits™,  XL and Large Oval Punch, 1” Square Punch, Antique Brad, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you can come join us for our SUO78 Ribbon and Bows Challenge at SUO Challenges!!