SC622 Peace on Earth

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a wonderful week so far!  It’s time for the new Splitcoaststampers’ SC622Sketch Challenge and I just love the sketch that Cathy designed for us this week!

I decided to create a Mixed Media Christmas card using the brand new Artistic Outpost stamp set, Gloria and also incorporated the Mixed Media Card Challenge#30 Gold and The Paper Players PP324 “Snowflakes” Theme Challenge into the design.

If you have not already visited the above challenge sites yet, I hope you will have a chance to do so- fabulous inspiration from my DT Sisters at the SCS Sketch Gallery as well as the other challenge sites!

To create this card:

Using the ATC Collage stamp from the AO Gloria stamp set, ink with festive berries distress ink and stamp repeatedly onto a piece of red cardstock.

Trim the stamped  panel, add  with a piece of snowflake patterned paper from the ODBD Snowflake Season Collection 6x6 Paper Pad onto a piece of red cardstock.

Using a stencil brush with vintage photo distress ink, apply a light layer of ink over the white cardstock edges as well as on the ODBD Snowflake Season patterned paper to “antique” the paper.

De-static the background  with an embossing static tool, ink the scroll border stamp from the AO Gloria stamp set with embossing powder and stamp along the edges, apply gold embossing powder and heat emboss.

Once the embossing powder has cooled, add the 3/8” red taffeta ribbon to cover the seam and mount onto the white card base.

Ink the angel collage image from the AO Gloria stamp set with festive berry distress ink, stamp onto white cardstock, apply vintage photo distress ink with a stencil brush and mount onto another layer of red cardstock, trim and mount onto white cardstock, trim and mount onto gold foil cardstock.

Add the stamped angel panel to the card front with dimensional foam and add the triple ribbon bow.

Die cut and emboss the snowflakes from gold foil cardstock using the ODBD Snow Crystals Dies, add to the card front (I used hot glue to adhere) and add pearls to the centers.

Stamp the sentiment from the AO Gloria stamp set with archival black ink onto white cardstock, apply vintage photo distress ink, trim and mount onto red and white cardstock, trim and mount onto the gold foil.

Add the sentiment to the card front to finish off the card.

I had fun designing this card and hope I have inspired you to come join us in the SC622 Sketch Challenge!  Hugs and have a blessed week, my friends!

Gloria

Snowflake Season Paper Collection

Snow Crystals Dies

Seed Packets Harvest

Hi Friends!

I hope you are having a great weekend so far!  I had a chance to stamp today and decided to create a Mixed Media card using stamp sets from the 2016 Artistic Outpost Release, Harvest and Seed Packets Background, available from Our Daily Bread Designs.

I decided to incorporate the Mojo Monday Mojo464 Sketch Challenge as well as the Mixed Media Card Challenge #27 “Harvest Basket” Challenge into the design.

I hope you have a chance to stop by the Artistic Outpost blog to check out the different projects posted throughout the month from the rest of the AO Design Team as well as the challenge sites- fabulous inspiration from all!!

To create this card:

Emboss a piece of the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Christmas 2013 Collection 6x6 Paper with theODBD Vintage Flourish Pattern Dies, distress the edges and use a sanding block to lightly sand the embossing.

Mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim close to the panel and mount onto the brown card base.

Stamp and emboss the AO Seed Packets Background stamp with black embossing powder on white cardstock, die cut and emboss with the ODBD Pierced Rectangles Dies (the long, narrow piece was the scrap and I re-positioned it back into the die to die cut and emboss the other side).

Color the embossed images using ink from water-based markers and a water brush (I scribble the markers on my craft mat and use the ink to watercolor). Add marker directly to the images as needed for shadows and use distress ink for the “aging” of the paper.

Mount the panels onto black cardstock, trimming close to the die cut.

Add the frayed burlap ribbon to the card front and mount the Seed Packets main panel directly to the card front.

Add the narrow strip from the AO Seed Packets panel using dimensional foam (I actually cut the strip in half and hid the cut edge behind the main focal image panel).

Die cut and emboss a piece of brown cardstock with the ODBD Pierced Square Dies and stamp the AOSeed Packets Background stamp with distress ink and stamp over the die cut.

Mount the die cut square onto black cardstock and trim close to the edges.

Stamp and emboss the AO Harvest farmer image with black embossing powder, “age” with distress inks and mount onto black cardstock (trimming close to the edge).

Add this image to the square die cut and mount onto the card front with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

I decided not to add a sentiment at this time so I can pull this card out and customize as needed :-)

Thanks again for stopping by to visit- I am so encouraged by all of you!  Hugs and have a blessed week, my friends!

Artistic Outpost Harvest	Artistic Outpost Seed Packets Background	ODBD Christmas 2013 6x6 Paper Collection	Pierced Rectangles Dies	ODBD Custom Pierced Squares Dies
Vintage Flourish Pattern Die