Matthew 22:37- Love the Lord Your God

Hi Stampers! 

I had a chance to spend some time this evening and decided to create a card using the Hand Stamped Sentiments HSSCC224 Color Challenge along with the Splitcoaststampers’ SC566 Sketch (I flipped the sketch upside down :-))

I hope you will have a chance to visit and check out all of the wonderful Design projects and other entries at the above sites!

To create this card:

Ink the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Scripture Collection #9 using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto Very Vanilla cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ with the My Favorite Things (MFT) Stitched Oval STAX die to cut out the sentiment and mount onto another oval cut with the Ovals Collection Framelits™ from Blackberry Bliss cardstock.

Cut the Blackberry Bliss oval cut in half, adhere the halves behind the stitched oval sentiment showing just a part of the frame.

Ink the retired Musical Score background stamp using Delightful Dijon Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Delightful Dijon cardstock.

Trim the edges of the background stamped panel, add the crochet lace and re-adhere the edges.

Add the strips of Blackberry Bliss cardstock to cover the seam.

Using the 1 ¼” Circle Punch, punch four circles to create the scallop design, place on the back side of Modern Medley Designer Series Paper (DSP) and trace along  the edge with pencil.

Cut the DSP along the traced edge and trim the sides to size.

Use the Distressing Tool to distress the paper, add Range punch four circles to create the scallop design (per the sketch), place on the back side of Modern Medley Designer Series Paper (DSP) and trace along the edge with pencil.

Hand-cut the DSP along the traced edge and trim the sides to size.

Use the Distressing Tool to distress the paper, add Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink to age the paper and use the Crimper Tool to crimp the panel.

Add the DSP to the front panel and mount the entire panel onto Blackberry Bliss cardstock.

Add the crochet lace to the top of the panel, adhere a piece of Delightful Dijon cardstock (stamped with the Musical Score background stamp) and add the 3/8” Stitched Blackberry Bliss Satin Ribbon bow.

Mount the entire panel onto the Delightful Dijon card base (also stamped with the Musical Score background stamp using Delightful Dijon Classic Ink).

Mount the oval verse using dimensional foam and add the Blackberry Bliss cardstock roses and leaves (roses cut from Blackberry Bliss cardstock with the Big Shot™ using MFT Royal Mini and Royal Rose Dies and the leaves from Mossy Meadow cardstock using the Martha Stewart (MS) Leaf Punch).

Add a few Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Musical Score (retired Stampin’ Up!), Scripture Collection #9 (ODBD)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, Delightful Dijon

Paper/Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Blackberry Bliss, Delightful Dijon, Mossy Meadow; Modern Medley DSP (retired)

Accessories: Big Shot™, My Favorite Things- Stitched Oval Dies, Royal Mini Rose, Royal Rose; Ovals Collection Framelits™, Crimper Tool, Sponge Daubers, Crochet Lace Trim (from my stash), MS Leaf Punch, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a wonderful day!!

CAS Love the Lord Your God- A Color, CAS and "WORD" Challenge :-)

Hi Again Stampers!!

Here is a Clean and Simple (CAS) card that I designed with a marker/watercolor technique using the CQC290 ColourQChallenge along with the Splitcoaststampers CAS323 Happy May! Challenge (see details here and gallery here) and WT530 Flutter By, Butterfly Challenge (see details here and gallery here).

Since the CAS323 Challenge is a word challenge using the month  of "May" as the word- "M"= Masking, Mixed Media, "A"= Aqua and "Y"= Yours (used four times in the Scripture Verse). 

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

To create this card:

Using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, stamp the flower from Choose  Happiness onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock. 

Create a mask for the same flower stamp from a sticky note or scrap  piece of paper, cover the initial stamped flower and re-ink the stamp using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp next to the masked image  (overlapping a bit). 

Repeat the above steps for the third flower as well as the stems.

Color the flowers using Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral and retired Poppy Parade.  

Color the stems and around the flowers in the background with the Coastal Cabana Stampin’ Write marker, spritz the entire image with water, heat with the Heat Tool to dry and re-apply color/spritz  as needed (being mindful of not using too much water with the Whisper  White cardstock so it will not "pill"). 

Once you are satisfied with the flowers and stems, add shadows with the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker and splatter with the retired Color Spritzer Tool and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Write Marker.

Ink the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge with Blushing Bride Classic Ink and stamp a bit of splatter on the panel.

Re-mask the flowers and repeatedly stamp the border image from Choose Happiness with Blushing Bride Classic Ink.

Stamp the sentiment with Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of retired Poppy Parade cardstock, trim and mount onto Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto the Coastal Cabana card base.

Ink the butterfly image from Papillon Potpourri using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp twice onto a retired piece of Blushing Bride Designer Series Paper (DSP)  and punch out using the Elegant Butterfly Punch.

Use the Faber-Castell® White Pitt Pen Marker to add a few highlights to the flower centers and mount the butterflies to the card front to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:  Choose Happiness, Papillon Potpourri, Gorgeous Grunge, Sentiment Collection  9 (ODBD)

Ink:  Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, Blushing Bride; Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, retired Poppy Parade; Faber-Castell® Pitt Pen White Marker

Paper: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, retired Poppy Parade; retired Blushing Bride DSP

Accessories: Elegant Butterfly Punch, retired Color Spritzer Tool

Thanks again for stopping by- have a wonderful Mother’s Day Sunday, my friends!