TCC195 You Are In My Prayers

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our #195 {Floral Spring} or {Garden Birds} Challenge at The Card Concept!

The Card Concept is a bi-weekly photo inspiration challenge and every month for the second challenge of the month we have two photos to inspire your card!  

I hope you will take the time to visit The Card Concept Challenge to check out the rest of the Design Team cards- gorgeous inspiration from all!

I was inspired by the Garden Birds photo for my Clean and Layered Mixed Media card.  I am fortunate to see robins all year round (they do not migrate but tend to move into the forest areas during the winter here in Maryland- well, at least some of them, lol!).

I enjoy participating with other online challenges (I know how much work goes into maintaining a challenge blog and want to give them support). 

I will also be playing along with the Word Art Wednesday #595-#596 “Anything Goes” Challenge and I was able to incorporate the Splitcoaststampers SC166 Sketch Challenge into the design.

If you have not already visited us at The Card Concept, I hope you will find the time to do so.  Gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the DT as well as the other challenge sites.

I decided to pull out some retired designer papers along with a long ago printed digital image from Stampin’ Up! for this card.

I had the robin image from the digi stamp set, Nature (My Digital Studio from Stampin’ Up!) printed and in my stash.

The image was hand colored with water-color pencils, water-based markers and distress oxide inks.

The image was die cut with a rectangle stitched die and mounted onto black cardstock.

The sentiment from the Stamp Simply Blessings/Beatitudes 1 was stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

The designer paper layers were positioned onto the sentiment panel (per the sketch) for the background and silver metallic string was wrapped over the panel before adhering it to a white card base.

The hand-colored digital robin image panel was mounted with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Nature (My Digital Studio- retired Stampin’ Up!), Timeless Textures  (retired Stampin’ Up!), Blessings/ Beatitudes 1 (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black; Derwent Watercolor Pencils, Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink. Stampin’ Write Markers- Baked Brown Sugar, Extra Fine White Paint Pen

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, This ‘n That Epic Day Designer Series Paper (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr, Stitched Rectangle Die Sets A2 Set 1 (My Favorite Things), Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, AquaPainter, May Arts Metallic String- Silver

 Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #195 {Floral Spring} or {Garden Birds} Challenge at The Card Concept!

Nature- In All Your Ways

Hi Friends!

Spring has arrived here on the East Coast and many people believe that robins are the first sign of spring, but unknown to many in this area, robins in the Mid-Atlantic do not migrate south for the winter. They tend to congregate in large groups in wooded areas during the winter in this area and since our winter has been milder than normal, we have seen them in town (well, the suburb) all winter long :-)  

We love watching robins as they hop along and tilt their heads to listen for worms, plus we have a returning couple that nests on top of our back parch light each year :-) What a treat it is to watch this beautiful bird and wonder at the Majesty as well as the incredible imagination of our Creator-  God is so Awesome!!

I was fortunate to find several of this robin image printed and ready to go in my stash. This particular image was from the digi set, Nature from Stampin' Up! (using the retired My Digital Studio software program- remember that?).  The digi set only had a few of the images from the main stamp set, Nature Walk.

Since I am still making an effort to use up my stash, I went ahead and hand colored four of the images that I had found along with four different layouts and sentiments.

For this card,  I added a sentiment from the retired Scripture Medley 2 stamp set from Verve Stamps and used the SC355 Sketch Challenge from Splitcoaststampers for the layout.  Many of you know that I am slowly working on trying to complete a card for every one of the 795+ Splitcoaststampers' Sketch Challenges- this sketch was from 2011 so thankfully they do not expire :-). 

I wanted to participate with Joanne’s PP484 Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge at The Paper Players (top row across  Ribbon, Rhinestones, Patterned Paper) and am also linking to the Try It on Tuesday “Beauty of Nature” Challenge as well.

This card was fairly easy to create- in fact, the most time-consuming part was coloring the robin image.  I used several different watercolor pencils and a paint pen for the highlight in the bird’s eye and colored the four images basically in the same colors.

The different layers for this card were designer paper from my stash and were mounted onto black cardstock.  The blue polka-dot paper (behind the robin) was embossed with a retired Stampin’ Up! embossing folder Lacy Brocade.

The 1” black ribbon was added before mounting the entire panel onto a white card base and I added a few black rhinestones along with pearls from my stash as well!

Stamp Sets: Nature (digital Stampin’ Up! stamp set), Scripture Medley 2 (Verve Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Printer Ink- Black; Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Stampin’ Write Gray Granite Marker, Derwent™ and Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencils- Black, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Scarlet Lake, Terracotta; Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen

Cardstock/Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, retired Designer Series Paper (Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories: My Digital Studio, Gemini, Jr.™, MFT Stitched Rectangle A2 STAX Set 1 (for frame on background panel for the embossed panel), Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder (retired SU!), AquaPainter™, 1” Black Satin Ribbon, Black Rhinestones, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope to share a few more "robin" cards soon!  

Praying that all of you are staying isolated and healthy and that you are heeding the state, federal and CDC warnings.  Thankfully, we have a hobby that allows us to enjoy staying home – "virtual hugs" to you and I hope you are able to visit again soon!

TCC73 Vintage Notes

Hi Friends!

It’s time for The CardConcept #73 Vintage Notes Inspiration Challenge!  I absolutely love our inspiration photo with the birds, butterflies, script, lace and buttons- so much to use for inspiration. 

I am also linking to the Mixed Media Monthly #36 “Put A Stamp On It” Challenge along with the Alphabet Challenge “D for Decoupage” Challenge into the design of my Mixed Media/Shabby Chic card.

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

To create this card:

1). Ink the robin image from the retired Nature Walk (SU!) and the frame image from the retired Notably Ornate (SU!) sets with Stampin’ Archival™ Basic Black ink and stamp onto Very Vanilla cardstock.

2). Color the frame and the robin images with an AquaPainter™ and Distress Inks- Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Walnut Stain and Antique Linen and Ripe Persimmon for the robin.

3). Fussy cut both images and sponge additional Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the edges.

4). Use a foam brush to apply ModPodge™ over both images and set aside to dry.

5). On another piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, stamp the retired Musical Score background stamp (SU!) with Stampin’ Archival™ Basic Black ink, distress the paper with a sponge using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  Use a palette knife with Crackle Textured Paste and a honeycomb stencil to apply texture paste to the background and allow to dry.

6). Add color to the texture paste with Adirondack™ Alcohol Inks- Caramel, Espresso and Old Paper Distress Stain and Picket Fence Distress Stain.  Allow to dry, distress the edges by tearing and using a distressing tool and adhere to a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

7). Apply a layer of ModPodge™ over the entire background and allow the panel to dry.

8). Stamp the egg images from Nature Walk using Stampin’ Archival™ Basic Black ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, heat set the ink and watercolor with an AquaPainter™ using Distress Ink – Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo and the Pool Party Stampin’ Write Marker. Fussy cut out each egg, round the eggs to create a slight cup and apply ModPodge™ to the surface, set aside to dry.

8). Add the 1” Dark Brown Satin Ribbon strip and cream lace to the background panel, wrap the ends behind the panel.  Mount the entire background panel to a white card front, distress the edges using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Close-Up of Distressing and Watercolor

9). Adhere the ornate frame, robin and eggs with dimensional foam to the card front.

 

10). Ink the verse sentiment from Scripture Medley 3 (Verve Stamps) using  Stampin’ Archival™ Basic Black ink  and stamp onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  Use a Heat Tool to heat set the ink, apply Vintage Photo Distress Ink with a sponge dauber over the paper, distress the edges with a distressing tool and stamp the splatter image from Timeless Textures (SU!) with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Mount the sentiment onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

11). Mount the sentiment onto the card front with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Nature Walk, Notably Ornate, Musical Score background stamp (all retired Stampin’ Up!), Timeless Textures, Scripture Medley 3 (Verve Stamps)

Ink/Medium: Stampin’ Archival™ Basic Black; Distress Inks- Vintage Photo. Walnut Stain, Gathered Twigs, Antique Linen, Ripe Persimmon; Distress Stain- Old Paper, Picket Fence; Stampin’ Write Markers- Pool Party; Crackled Texture Paste; ModPodge™

Paper/Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Basic Black

Accessories: AquaPainter™, Sponge Daubers, Foam Brush, 1” Dark Brown Satin Ribbon, Ivory Crochet Lace, Distressing Tool  

Thanks again for taking the time to visit!  Hugs and I hope you have a wonderful week!

The Card Concept #28- Thinking of You Mixed Media Easel Card

Hi Stampers!!

I had a great time creating this Mixed Media card for The Card Concept #28 Romantic Roses Challenge using the gorgeous photo for inspiration.  I was inspired by the neutral colors of the roses along with the wooden box :-)

Side view of easel card fold 

The Card Concept is a bi-weekly challenge that has an inspiration photo along with a number of design styles that you can choose from to create your card- Clean and Simple, Clean and Graphic, Clean and Layered, Shabby Chic, Freestyle Collage, Classy and Elegant and Mixed Media. 

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!

I also incorporated the Splitcoaststampers MIX66 Mix-Ability Challenge "Things that Fly"  and The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #9- "Think Pink" (pink roses, borders and distress stain) :-)

To create this easel card:

The background is a combination of Gesso on a 5" square piece of Whisper White cardstock, allowing it to dry and then applying various Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains and Alcohol Inks (spritzing with water and allowing the inks to drain down the panel, drying with the Heat Tool and repeating until the background is the color that you desire).

Ink the retired background stamp, French Script with Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and randomly stamp onto the background panel. 

Background panel before adding gesso stencil 

Add additional Gesso using a honeycomb stencil and allow to dry, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock, trim again and mount onto a 5 ½” x 5 ½” Early Espresso panel.

Add the die cut border along with the 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon bow. 

Tear a piece of designer paper and distress the edges using a Distressing Tool and Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink.   Adhere the torn panels to the background panel with one of the panels overlapping the ribbon and apply Mod Podge® to the torn panels.

Add the banners in the upper left hand corner attached to the Natural Linen knotted rope.

Using My Digital Studio (MDS), print out the bird image from Nature Walk onto Whisper White cardstock, color using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  Apply Mod Podge® over the bird to give it more substance. 

Cut the heart die from brushed gold cardstock and add to the background panel.  Adhere the bird image and add the highlight to the eye with a Faber-Castell White Pitt Pen.

Create the easel card base (see tutorial here at Splitcoaststampers) and distress the cardstock using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink and randomly stamp the background stamp using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink.

Add the panel of distressed designer paper to the lower portion (mounted onto Blushing Bride cardstock and again onto Early Espresso cardstock), distress the paper with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink and add Mod Podge® to the entire designer paper panel.

Create the rolled flowers from Blushing Bride and retired Buckaroo Blue cardstock using the 1 ¾” and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punches (see basic tutorial here).  

Close up on angle - gesso stencil a bit more apparent

“Antique” the roses and edges of the panels using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink and add the roses to the center of the die cut heart as well as the inside panel with leaves created with the Bird Builder Punch from Mossy Meadow cardstock.

Apply Mod Podge® over the roses and leaves (the roses look ceramic up close) :-)

Print out the Wonderful Wings image using MDS onto Whisper White cardstock, color using a Blushing Bride Stampin’ Write Marker and Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink.  

Add the butterfly to the lower portion of the card along with the stamped and distressed sentiment and apply additional Mod Podge® to the butterfly wings and sentiment.

Add the Pearls to the corners of the sentiment, lower panel and upper panel and adhere the main focal image panel to the easel card. 

Close up of opened bottom panel of card 

Adhere the Antique Brad to the center of the Satin Ribbon bow to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Nature Walk (MDS), Wonderful Wings (MDS), Gorgeous Grunge, Kind and Caring Thoughts, French Script

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo, Old Paper and Silver Metallic Distress Stains; Tim Holtz® Adirondack® Gold Alcohol Ink,  Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo and Old Photo Distress Ink

Paper: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, retired Buckaroo Blue, Brushed Gold, Tim Holtz® Idea-ology® Wallpaper Designer Paper

Accessories: Big Shot™, Beautiful Borders Die (ODBD), Ornate Hearts Die (ODBD), Punches- Banner, Hexagon Punch (for sentiment banner points), Bird Builder, Scallop Circle- 1 ¾” and 1 ¼”, Gesso, Balzar Designs® Mini Punchenella stencil,  5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Antique Brad, Pearls, Natural Linen Thread, Sponge Daubers

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- again, I hope you will find the time to visit us at The Card Concept and join in on the fun!!

Thinking of You- A Mixed Media Botanical Study

Hi Again Stampers!!

I am having so much fun creating this week!  This card was created for the Simon Says Wednesday “It’s A Guy Thing” Challenge along the Splitcoaststampers MIX83 Naturally Elements Challenge (Earth= Harmonious and Peaceful). 

I created this card for my hubby-he and I both love to watch birds and even after 32 years,  I am always "Thinking of Him" :-)

 Again, I hope you will take the time to visit the above sites- such wonderful inspiration from all! 

To create this card:

Ink the bird, eggs, plate number and bees from the retired set, Nature Walk and the sentiment from the retired hostess set, Kind and Caring Thoughts using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock.

Color the images using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink and add additional color to the eggs using Soft Sky Classic Ink. 

Use an AquaPainter™ along with Frost White Shimmer Paint to paint the wings on the bees and  “fussy-cut” all of the images.

Use a Sponge Dauber with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink to add the honeycomb stenciling to the retired Botanical Tea Designer Series Paper (DSP).  

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Soft Sky cardstock (ink the interior of the folder with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink before embossing) and adhere to a piece of Early Espresso cardstock (I used strips from my stash). 

Distress the edges of the Botanical Tea DSP panel along with the Tim Holtz® Wallflower paper using the Distressing Tool and add additional Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink using the Gorgeous Grunge large splatter stamp to the sentiment and Wallpaper panel.

Use a sewing machine to add the Tim Holtz® Wallflower panel to a piece of Early Espresso cardstock and the Botanical Tea DSP panel to a piece of Soft Sky cardstock. Add additional Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the edges. 

Mount the honeycomb panel onto the Early Espresso card base.  Add the stitched Wallflower panel on an angle and adhere the eggs, plate number, sentiment and bird using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add the bees directly to the card front using regular adhesive.

Apply Plaid® Gloss Mod Podge® using a foam brush to the eggs, bird and plate number to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Nature Walk, Gorgeous Grunge, Kind and Caring Thoughts

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Soft Sky Classic Ink

Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Soft Sky, Tim Holtz® Wallflower Paper, retired Botanical Tea DSP 

Accessories: Big Shot™, Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Foam Brush, Plaid® Gloss Mod Podge®, Balzar Designs Mini Punchenella Stencil, Sewing Machine, Sponge Dauber

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- it is such an encouragement to me!  Have a fabulous weekend!!

Galations 2:20 Christ Lives in Me - Bible Verse Memory Album

Hi Again Stampers! 

Here is page six of the heart album that I created for the SplitcoaststampersDivine Design Bible Verse BVC14 Challenge.  The initial post located here describes the steps for the cover of the album along with a few more details on the basic steps for each page of the album…

The verses used are free digital images from Word Art Wednesday (downloaded into My Digital Studio (MDS) and printed onto Very Vanilla cardstock).

Page Six:

“I have been crucified with Christ, it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me”  Galatians 2:20

In addition to the steps taken in the first post (adhere the retired Beau Château DSP to the Heart Chipboard Album page, stamp the bees from Nature Walk using Early Espresso Classic Ink onto the upper part of the heart, “antique” using  Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain- I love how the distress stain made the lower half look like embossed leather since this piece of the DSP is so light in color) add the 5/8” strip of Early Espresso Satin Ribbon.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Oval Collection Framelits™ to cut out the verse and also cut an additional label from Early Espresso cardstock.  Cut the Early Espresso label in half horizontally and adhere behind the sentiment. 

Distress with Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain along with the Gorgeous Grunge splatter stamp using Soft Suede Classic Ink.   Adhere to the Early Espresso layer and add a distressed White Tea Lace Paper Doily to the back of the verse.   Mount the entire verse to the heart page using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Ink the butterfly from Papillon Potpourri using Early Espresso Classic Ink onto Pink Pirouette cardstock and stamp two butterflies.  Punch out using the Elegant Butterfly Punch, add to the heart panel and add the string Pearls to the centers of the butterflies.

Add the rolled flowers (created with the 1 ¾” Scallop Circle Punch from Pink Pirouette cardstock and Baja Breeze Designer Series Paper along with leaves using the Bird Builder Punch from Early Espresso cardstock) to finish off the panel.

Stamp Sets:  Nature Walk, Gorgeous Grunge, Papillon Potpourri, Verse- free Digital Image from Word Art Wednesday

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Early Espresso and Soft Suede Classic Ink; Printer Ink- Black, Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain

Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Pink Pirouette, retired Baja Breeze DSP, retired Beau Château DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Oval Collection Framelits™, White Tea Lace Paper Doily, Punches: Elegant Butterfly, 1 ¾” Scallop Circle, Bird Builder; Pearls

Thanks again for visiting- I will post the instructions for 7 and 8 shortly...I hope you have a chance to stop by again soon!  Have a great evening, my friends- God Bless!

Psalm 124:8- Our Help is in the Name of the Lord

Hi Stampers! 

Here is page five of the heart album that I created for the SplitcoaststampersDivine Design Bible Verse BVC14 Challenge.  The initial post located here describes the steps for the cover of the album along with a few more details on the basic steps for each page of the album…

The verses used are free digital images from Word Art Wednesday (downloaded into My Digital Studio (MDS) and printed onto Very Vanilla cardstock).

Page Five:

“Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth ”  Psalm 124:8

In addition to the steps taken in the first post (adhere the retired Beau Château DSP along with the embossed Early Espresso cardstock to the Heart Chipboard Album page, stamp the bees from Nature Walk using Early Espresso Classic Ink onto the Chicken Wire DSP, “antique” using  Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain) add the distressed White Tea Lace Doily and the strip of retired Baja Breeze DSP along with the strings of Pearls.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Deco Labels Collection Framelits™ to cut out the verse and also cut an additional label from Early Espresso cardstock.  Cut the Early Espresso label in half horizontally and adhere behind the sentiment. 

Distress with Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain along with the Gorgeous Grunge splatter stamp using Soft Suede Classic Ink.   Adhere to the Early Espresso layer and add the entire verse to the heart page using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Ink the bee image from Nature Walk using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock several times and color the images using Stampin’ Write markers- Hello Honey and Sahara Sand.  “Fussy-cut” out the bees and add them to the sentiment layer.

Add the rolled flowers (created with the 1 ¾” and 1 ¼”” Scallop Circle Punches from Hello Honey cardstock and Baja Breeze Designer Series Paper along with leaves using the Bird Builder Punch from Early Espresso cardstock) to finish off the panel.

Stamp Sets:  Nature Walk, Gorgeous Grunge, Verse- free Digital Image from Word Art Wednesday

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Soft Suede Classic Ink; Printer Ink- Black, Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain

Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Hello Honey, Whisper White, retired Baja Breeze DSP, retired Beau Château DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Deco Labels Collection Framelits™, retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, ½ White Tea Lace Paper Doily, Punches: 1 ¾” and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle, Bird Builder; Pearls

Thanks again for visiting- I will post the instructions for page 6, 7 and 8 later this evening....I hope you have a chance to visit again soon :-)

BVC14 Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God

Hi Stampers! 

Here is page two of the heart album that I created for the SplitcoaststampersDivine Design Bible Verse BVC14 Challenge.  Here is the previous post for the cover of the album along with a few more details on the basic steps…

The verses used are free digital images from Word Art Wednesday (downloaded into My Digital Studio (MDS) and printed onto Very Vanilla cardstock).

Page Two:

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me”  Psalm 51:10

In addition to the steps taken in the first post (adhere the retired Beau Chateau DSP to the Heart Chipboard Album page, “antique” using  Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain, add the 3/8” Venetian Crochet Trim and the scrap strips of Early Espresso cardstock and add the string of Pearls.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Hearts Collections Framelits™ to cut out the verse (“antique” the Very Vanilla cardstock using Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain), stamp the bee image from the retired set, Nature Walk using Early Espresso Classic Ink and color with the Hello Honey Stampin’ Write marker. 

Add additional distressing using the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge and Soft Suede Classic Ink. 

Cut another heart shape with the Big Shot™ with the same size framelit™ used for the verse from Early Espresso cardstock (cut the Early Espresso heart in half horizontally and layer behind the verse) .

Adhere the verse heart onto the Paper Heart shaped Doily from the retired Artisan Embellishment kit (doily “antiqued” lightly with Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain).

Add the rolled flower (created with the 2 3/8” Scallop Circle Punch from Pink Pirouette cardstock along with leaves using the Bird Builder Punch from Early Espresso cardstock) to finish off the panel.

Stamp Sets:  Nature Walk, Gorgeous Grunge, Verse- free Digital Image from Word Art Wednesday

Ink: Early Espresso, Soft Suede Classic Ink; Printer Ink- Black, Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain

Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Pink Pirouette, Beau Château DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Heart Collection Framelits™, White Heart Lace Paper Doily (retired Artisan Embellishment Kit), Punches: 2 ⅜” Scallop Circle, Bird Builder, 3/8” Venetian Crochet Lace Trim, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I will share page 3 and 4 tomorrow :-)  Have a wonderful weekend and God Bless!