Hi
Friends!
This weekend, as I was watching the Hurricane Irma coverage on the Weather Channel and praying for Florida as well as the surrounding areas, I had a chance to play around in
my stamping studio to create a few fun inky backgrounds.
I
decided to turn this rainbow colored background into a quick Clean and Simple (CAS)
Mixed Media card for the CASology #265 "Education" Challenge as well as the TimeOut #91 CASEing Beverly Brown Challenge (I was inspired by the rainbow colors) and the Simon Says Wednesday “Stamp It”Challenge.
I love the sentiment on this stamp and think it would be great for someone returning to college or trying something new in their life, don't you?
If
you have not had a chance to check out the above challenge sites yet, I hope
you will find the time to do so- as always, wonderful inspiration from all!
To
create this card:
1).
On a craft mat, swipe Salty Ocean, Worn Lipstick and Squeezed Lemonade Distress
Inks, lightly spritz with water, lay a piece of watercolor paper onto the ink,
shift a bit and lift up. Add a bit more
color as needed and heat set with a heat tool.
2).
Add a bit of metallic color with Faber-Castell® Gelatos™- Metallic Blueberry,
Bubblegum and Gold Champagne. Rub onto
areas of the panel, smooth with your finger and sprtiz with water to allow the
color to run. Dry with the heat tool and add a few more splashes of water to
finish off the panel.
3). Once the panel is thoroughly dried, de-static
with an Embossing Buddy®, ink the New Dream Plain Jane image (closeout at Verve
Stamps but image also available in the current Words of Wisdom stamp set) with
Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink and stamp onto the panel. Apply clear embossing powder and heat set
with the heat tool. Trim the panel and
mount onto a piece of black cardstock (die cut with a stitched rectangle die).
4).
Trim a piece of white cardstock for the background to 4” x 5 ¼”, mount onto a
piece of black cardstock, trim and mount onto the white card front.
5).
Add the sentiment panel with dimensional foam to finish off the card.
Stamp
Sets: New Dream Plain Jane or Words of Wisdom (Verve Stamps)
Ink/Mediums:
Versafine™ Onyx Black; Tim Holtz®
Distress Inks- Salty Ocean, Worn Lipstick, Squeezed Lemonade; Faber-Castell® Gelatos™-
Metallic Blueberry, Bubblegum, Gold Champagne
Paper:
Basic Black, Whisper White (Stampin’ Up!), Canson™ Watercolor
Accessories/Tools:
Big Shot™, Stitched Rectangle STAX Die (My Favorite Things™), Embossing Buddy®,
Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Clear Embossing Powder
Thanks again for taking the
time to visit- I hope all of you have a safe week! I will continue to pray for all of you in
Irma’s path as well as those affected by Harvey as well as all of the wildfires in
California and the West Coast- hugs and God Bless!
