TCC120 Sending Love and Sympathy

Hi Friends! 

Welcome to The Card Concept #120 {Cozy Cottage} Challenge!  Isn’t this a cozy picture- I can imagine a cottage in the woods with a beautiful scene from the kitchen window!  I was inspired by the blue, white as well as the soft yellow along with the patterns to create a Shabby and Vintage/Mixed Media card!

I decided to pull out a current Stampin’ Up! Set, Petal Palette and pair it with a sentiment from the retired set, Love & Sympathy.  I also used some very old blue checked and soft yellow patterned paper (Stampin’ Up! circa 1999 or so)- this is what they offered prior to their one-sided designer paper line, lol!  I still have many of the colors and patterns in my “stash” :-)

I used the Mojo Monday #423 Sketch Challenge for the layout and will be playing along with the Joy of Sets 009 Tic-Tac-toe Challenge (Love, Lace and Die-Cuts- far left column down). 

If you have not had a chance to visit us at The Card Concept or the other challenge sites yet, I hope you will find time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

The floral image from Petal Palette was stamped twice onto prepared white cardstock with with Versafine™ Onyx Black and were heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  Once the embossing powder had cooled, the images were colored with Stampin’ Write Markers (see colors below) using a water brush to soften the edges before fussy cutting (also cutting some of the images apart to layer).

Layer the patterned and embossed papers per the sketch, add the grosgrain and crochet lace along with the pearls.  

Adhere the fussy-cut flowers to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:  Petal Palette, Botanicals, Love & Sympathy (all Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black,  Night of Navy Classic, Stampin’ Write Markers- So Saffron, Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy; retired SU! Patterned Paper- Navy Check, Barely Banana Plaid (circa 1999)

Tools/Accessories: Big Shot™, Gemini™, Ornate Lace 3D EF (Crafters Companion™), My Favorite Things™ Dies- Stitched A2 Rectangle STAX, Stitched Circle STAX; Sixxiz™ Ovals and Circles; Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 1” Navy Grosgrain Ribbon, White Crochet Lace

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by!  I hope I have inspired you to create your own card based on our {Cozy Cottage}  photo and link up to our gallery at The Card Concept- we would love to see your interpretation!! The challenge is open until Monday, October 7^th. 

Happy 11th Birthday to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

 Hi Friends!

Sweet‘n Sassy Stamps is celebrating their 11th birthday this month! We are so excited and will be having sales to celebrate each week for the month of November!

Korin Sutherland has released two new sets this month as “11^th Birthday Throwback” sets- Cocoa’s Cups and Crazy About Snowmen!  Both sets incorporate some of the most popular images from over the years at Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (many of these images were previously retired) and Korin combined them into two wonderful new sets just perfect for the holidays!  Plus, from 11/01-11/07/18, you can receive 11% off the November release with code HAPPY11NEW! 

Plus, you get to choose your November Stamp of the Month from one of our top 4 stamp sets (for a $60 net order (after all discounts and not including shipping- US $$)- good through November 30^th!  

Plus, don't forget- all $75 net orders receive free shipping in the US!

My first card for the celebration features the new Cocoa’s Cups using the Mojo Monday #501 Sketch Challenge for the layout (guess what?  Julee Tilman has joined our SNSS Design Team plus she has re-started the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenges- woohoo!).

I am also participating with day Simon Says Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge along with the Double D Challenge “Stripes or Dots” Inspiration Challenge (I used striped designer paper in the horizontal panel as well as added dots to the snowflakes on the cup image) and the Dies R Us #108 "Stitched Dies" Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the 11^th Birthday Throwback: Cocoa’s Cups snowflake cup image onto the panel along with the sentiment with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink (leave plenty of room for fussy-cutting the image as well as die-cutting the sentiment), apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

2). Once the embossing has cooled, fussy-cut the snowflake cup image (I used my Brother Scan ‘n Cut machine to cut this out with just a bit of a border- love this machine I received for my birthday!).  Watercolor the image using water-based markers (see colors below) and add additional white details using Nuvo™ Gloss White Drops and a Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen .  ***FYI- I had added the gloss white drops to the centers of the snowflakes on the cup first but the color from the marker bled through, so when they had dried, I went over the drops with the paint pen as well as added additional details to the ends of the snowflakes***

  

3). Die cut the various pieces of designer paper and navy cardstock with stitched rectangle dies.  Layer the white cardstock onto the navy cardstock panel for the card front and add the striped layer horizontally (I split this panel behind the vertical layer to extend the length- no one is the wiser, except you are now, lol!).

4). Add the twine across the center of the card and mount the vertical panel with dimensional foam.   Adhere the twine bow with the button and mount the entire panel onto the white card base.

5). Add the fussy-cut image to a die cut layered circle with dimensional foam and mount directly to the card front.

 

6). Adhere the layered embossed sentiment using dimensional foam and add three small Nuvo™ Gloss White Drops at the lower left edge of the sentiment circle.  

7). Punch three snowflakes using a snowflake punch, adhere to the card front and add pink buttons to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: 11^th Birthday Throwback: Cocoa’s Cups (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Coastal Cabana, Gray Granite, Smoky Slate, Melon Mambo, Real Red, Soft Suede; Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen; Nuvo Gloss White Crystal Drops

Cardstock/Designer Paper: Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Winter Frost Designer Series Paper (all Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, MFT Dies- Stitched A2 Rectangle Set 1 & 2, Stitched Circles; Circle Dies (retired SU!), Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Martha Stewart™ Snowflake Punch, Coastal Cabana Thick Baker’s Twine, retired SU! Pink buttons

Thanks again for taking the time to visit and stop back again soon!

Life is Better with Ice Cream!

Hi Friends!

This morning I am sharing another fun Mixed Media card created with the Artistic Outpost stamp sets, Ice Cream Shoppe, Grunge Elements and the Bottle Caps Background along with the ODBD Pastel 6x6 Paper Pack (all available from Our Daily Bread Designs).

I wanted to play along with the final Mojo Monday #500 Sketch Challenge (so sad to see this challenge ending but fully understand) along with the Tuesday Throwdown #346 “Sugar High” Challenge and the Happy Little Stampers June Mixed Media “Glitter” Challenge (I am honored to be their Guest Designer this month).

I also used the Splitcoaststampers CC638 Color Challenge into the design.  It is hard to see the glitter- I used a Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen for all of the shimmer.

If you have not had a chance to check out the Artistic Outpost blog or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so!  Inspiration is posted each week on the AO Blog/ AO Facebook Page and the challenge galleries have gorgeous inspiration as well!

To create this card:

1). Tap the Distress Oxide ink pads (Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint and Wilted Violet) onto a craft mat, spritz with water and lay a piece of watercolor paper into the ink.  Lift up and dry with the heat tool, spritzing additional water as you dry.  Keep repeating until you are satisfied with the results.

2). De-static the panel with an embossing powder tool, stamp the Bottle Caps Background stamp with Versamark™ ink, apply white embossing powder and heat set with the heat tool. 

Add additional distress oxide ink as needed to darken some of the areas and stamp the large splatter image from Grunge Elements with Wilted Violet distress oxide ink. Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of white cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of pear cardstock.

3).  On a piece of 4” x 5 ¼” white cardstock,  add a bit of the same distress oxide inks onto the panel, trim and adhere the ¼” lavender and rose satin ribbon (wrapping the ends of the ribbon behind the panel).  Using the dot stencil, add stenciling with the clear glitter pen.  Mount onto the pear card front before adhering to the white card base.

4). Create the vertical panels from pieces of the Pastel 6x6 Paper Pack, mount onto white and pear cardstock.  Add to the card front, popping up the lilac panel with dimensional foam.

5). Stamp the ice cream cones from Ice Cream Shoppe with archival black ink, heat set with the heat tool and watercolor with the distress oxide inks (adding vintage photo for the cone).  Fussy-cut the ice cream cones, mount onto black cardstock and fussy-cut again.  Use the clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the ice cream.

6).  Mount the focal image to the card front with dimensional foam, add the ice cream cones and apply clear shimmer to the bottle caps with the glitter pen.

7).  Stamp the sentiment from Ice Cream Shoppe with archival black ink onto white cardstock, heat set with the heat tool, trim the sentiment, mount onto pear cardstock and add the sentiment to the card front.

8). Finish off the card by adding Nuvo Crystal Jewel Drops to the corners and focal image panel.

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by and visit- hugs and I hope you have a great weekend, sweet friends!

Artistic Outpost Ice Cream Shoppe

Artistic Outpost Bottle Caps Background

Grunge Elements

Pastel Paper Pack 2016

Mark16:15- Go Into All The World

Hi Friends!  

I am having such a great time using the Our Daily Bread Designs May 2017 Release and decided to create another card using the new Sunday School Teacher Stamp Set with the coordinating Crosses Dies, Pierced Rectangles Dies and the Chalkboard Collection 6x6 Paper Pad.  

I incorporated the Mojo Monday #496 Sketch Challenge along with the Word Art Wednesday #280-#281 “Anything Goes” Challenge into the design.

If you have not had a chance to visit the ODBD Blog or the other challenge sites yet, I hope you will find time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!! 

To create this card:

1). Ink the cross image from Sunday School Teacher stamp set with archival black ink, stamp onto white cardstock, die cut and emboss with the Crosses Dies.  Die cut and emboss another cross with the same die from black cardstock and mount the stamped die cut onto the black die cut. 

2). Ink the sentiment from Sunday School Teacher using archival black ink and stamp onto another piece of white cardstock.  Die cut and emboss using the Pierced Rectangles Dies, mount onto black cardstock and trim close to the edge.

3). Die cut and emboss a piece of white cardstock with the largest rectangle from the Pierced Rectangles Dies, mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim and mount onto the white card base.

4). Trim a piece of Chalkboard Collection paper and mount onto a piece of black cardstock (trimming close to the edge).

5). Create the banners from pieces of Chalkboard Collection paper (I cut the banners my hand), mount onto black cardstock and add to the back of the panel created in step 4.  Mount the layered panel directly to the card front.

6). Mount the sentiment panel onto the card with dimensional foam, adhere the cross and add a few pearls to finish off the card.

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and I hope you have a blessed week, sweet friends!

Floral Eau de Parfum

Hi Friends!

I had a chance to create another Mixed Media card using the Artistic Outpost Eau de Parfum background stamp from the February release along with ODBD Custom Dies and Paper (all available from Our Daily Bread Designs). 

I like to participate with online challenges and incorporated the Splitcoaststampers CC632 Color Challenge, the Mojo Monday #494 Sketch Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #280-#281 “Anything Goes” Challenge into the design.

If you have not had a chance to check out the Artistic Outpost blog or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so!  Inspiration is posted throughout the week on the AO Blog and the challenge galleries have wonderful samples as well!

To create this card:

1). Ink the Eau de Parfum background stamp with copic friendly black ink, stamp onto a piece of white cardstock.  Color the image with alcohol and water-based markers as well as a water soluble graphite pencil for shadows.

2). Die cut and emboss two pieces of black cardstock- one with the ODBD Pierced Squares Dies and another with the ODBD Pierced Rectangles Dies.

3). Trim a piece of ODBD Chalkboard Collection 6x6 Paper to fit the rectangle die cut and trim the stamped Eau de Parfum image to fit the square die cut.

4). Trim a piece of white cardstock for the card front, mount onto a piece of black cardstock and lightly stencil gray ink onto the edges.

5). Layer the rectangle die cut with pink grosgrain ribbon, wrapping the ends behind the card front and mount onto the white card base.

6). Mount the focal image with dimensional foam.

7). Die cut the ODBD Rose Die from light blue cardstock, separate the fibers and petals, assemble the rose and add the die cut/embossed ODBD Rose Leaves (created from green cardstock). 

8). Mount the flower to the card front, apply a clear shimmer pen to all of the petals and add pearls to the corners to finish off the card. 

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by and visit- hugs and I hope you have a great weekend!

Eau De Parfum

Rose Dies

Rose Leaves Dies

ODBD Custom Pierced Squares Dies

Pierced Rectangles Dies

ODBD Chalkboard Collection 6x6 Paper

Dreaming of the Boundless Sea

Hi Friends! 

I hope all of you are having a great week so far!  I had a chance to play around with the January 2017 Artistic Outpost Release stamps, dies and paper again this week and decided to create a vintage style card using the Mojo Monday #483 Sketch Challenge.

 If you have not had a chance to visit us at the AO Blog yet or the Mojo Monday Challenge site, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration is posted throughout the week from all of my AO Design Team sisters as well fabulous inspiration weekly from the Mojo Monday DT and their gallery!

To create this card:

1). Ink the young man image from AO The Captain with archival black ink onto a piece of vanilla cardstock and add distress inks (I used vintage photo, walnut stain and tea dye) to age the paper.  Trim the image, add a bit more distressing with the large splatter stamp from AO Grunge Elements and mount the image onto black cardstock, trimming close to the edge.

2). Cut two pieces of the AO Vagabond Treasures Collection 6x6 Paper Pad (per the sketch) and mount onto black cardstock, trimming close to the edge.

3). On another piece of vanilla cardstock, ink the AO Ephemera Backgrounds ledger stamp with archival black ink, stamp on an angle, mask off the edge and continue to layer this stamp to fill the entire panel.  Add the anchor and compass image from AO The Captain stamp set along with the large splatter stamp from AO Grunge Elements using vintage photo distress ink, distress the edges of the panel and mount onto black cardstock.

4). Ink the sentiment from AO The Captain with archival black ink, stamp onto vanilla cardstock, antique with distress inks and mount onto black cardstock.

5). Die cut and emboss several of the gears from the AO Steampunk Gears Dies from espresso cardstock, apply a bit of antique brass distress stain and cut a few in half.

6). Add the AO Vagabond Treasures panels to the card front along with the sentiment, add the black satin ribbon with the ribbon slide (wrapping the ends behind the panel) and mount the entire card front onto the white card base.

7). Insert an antique brad into one of the gear dies, add the AO The Captain stamped youth image to the card front with dimensional foam along with the AO Steampunk Gears Dies to finish off the card.

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and I hope all of you have a fabulous weekend!

The Captain

Grunge Elements

Vagabond Treasures Paper Collection

Steampunk Gears Dies

Artistic Outpost Ephemera Backgrounds Unmounted Rubber Stamps