Sending Wishes Your Way- A Salvaged Watercolor Experiment :-)

Hi Stampers!

I had a chance to play in my craft room this evening and decided to create a card for the Create with Connie and Mary CCMC350 Color Challenge and the Splitcoaststampers SC535 Sketch Challenge – I modified the oval portion of the sketch to be the flower/sentiment (see details here and gallery here). 

This card looked totally different a few hours ago- I had watercolored the entire panel with a Night of Navy background over the printed images but could not achieve a high enough light to dark ratio, so I decided to go an entirely different route (I refused to give up :-) )

This is what I love about stamping- the challenge of making something out of a mistake- lol!!

Again, I hope you have the time to stop by the above sites to check out the wonderful inspiration from the Design Teams as well as the other gallery entries!

To create this card:

Using My Digital Studio (MDS),  position the floral image and sentiment from Butterfly Basics and print out onto Whisper White cardstock (since this set was mostly line art images, I only purchased it in the MDS version but you could stamp the actual stamp with Stāz-On Jet Black Ink).  

Using an AquaPainter™ along with the Classic Ink pads from the color challenge, apply color from the Calypso Coral pad to the flower petals (along with a bit of Crushed Curry) and Night of Navy to the background and over the sentiment- spritzing with water, drying with the Heat Tool and re-applying additional ink.

Add detail using the corresponding Stampin’ Write markers, spritzing and allowing the ink to run- again, just have fun!!

If you are lucky, you can use this one layer panel for your card, but if you are like me, “fussy-cut” the flower image and punch out the sentiment using the Note Punch.  Add additional color with the Stampin’ Write markers and add white highlights to the flower with the White Gel Pen.

Mount the sentiment onto another Note Punch from Night of Navy cardstock- you cannot see this layer but it helps to stabilize the Whisper White cardstock.

Ink the Dictionary background stamp using Crushed Curry Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock (place the inked stamp face up on your table, lay the Very Vanilla cardstock down onto the stamp and use your fingers to "walk" the paper randomly over the stamp image). 

Add the strips of retired Crushed Curry Designer Series Paper (DSP) along with Night of Navy and Calypso Coral cardstock scraps to create the center and left hand border (per the sketch).

Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Night of Navy cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Calypso Coral cardstock, trim once more and mount onto the Night of Navy card base.

Add the sentiment and fussy cut flower using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Use the Bow Builder Punch to create the Night of Navy cardstock bow, adhere to the card front and add the retired Calypso Coral button to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Butterfly Basics (MDS version), Dictionary

Ink: Printer Ink- Black; Classic Ink- Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Night of Navy; Stampin’ Write Markers- Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Night of Navy ; White Gel Pen

Paper:  Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Night of Navy, retired Crushed Curry DSP

Accessories: AquaPainter™, Heat Tool, Punches- Bow Builder and Note, retired Calypso Coral button

Thanks again for visiting- stop by in the am to see the new Card Concept challenge

Hugs to you, my friends!!

SUO111 Merry Christmas- Season of Tags :-)

Hi Stampers! 

This card was created for the new SUO111 “Tag, You’re It” Challenge along with the Create with Connie and Mary CCMC331 Sketch Challenge.

Instead of one tag, I decided to create a card with three tags :-)

If you have not done so yet, I hope you will find the time to check the rest of the Design Team projects at SUO-Challenges as well as the wonderful samples at Create with Connie and Mary :-)

To create this card:

Using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, stamp the cardinal image from Beauty of the Season onto Whisper White cardstock.

Color the cardinal using Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Light, Medium and Dark Cherry Cobbler for the feathers and berries, Light Smoky Slate for the branches and Light Pumpkin Pie for the cardinal’s beak and legs.

Trim the panel to 4 ½” and cut into three strips 1 ½” wide.  Insert the strips into the Note Punch and punch the end with the angle, flip and re-insert to punch the other end (this gives you a longer tag than the original punch was designed to create).

Punch size regular size tags using the Note Punch from Basic Black cardstock.  Layer two tags behind each of the cardinal tags allowing a bit of the Basic Black to show.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim to approx.  4” x 5 ¼”.

Adhere the left and right tags to the woodgrain panel, add the retired Silver cord to the card front and adhere the center tag using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.   

Mount the entire panel onto the Basic Black card base.  

Create a bow using the Silver Cord and add to the top of the card along with Basic Black button.

Stamp the sentiment from Endless Wishes using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, trim and create the banner points using the Banner Punch, punch two banners from Basic Black cardstock and add to the ends of the sentiment.

Mount the sentiment to the front of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Beauty of the Season, Endless Wishes

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Light, Medium, Dark Cherry Cobbler, Light Smoky Slate, Light Pumpkin Pie; White Gel Pen

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Note Punch, Hexagon Punch, Neutral Button, retired Silver Cord

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by – I hope that you will join in on in on the fun with your Stampin’ Up! Only creations and create your own “Tag, You’re It!” project!

Thanks for All that You Do- PPA227 and SUO110!

Hi Again Stampers!

This card was created for The Pals Paper Arts PPA227 Color Challenge as well as another card for the SUO110 SU-Only "Marker Fun" Challenge. 

 If you have not had a chance to visit the Challenge sites yet, I hope you will find the time to do so- atremendous inspiration from all!!

To create this card:

Stamp the various images from the retired Established Elegance set using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and Old Olive Classic Ink (for the scroll) onto Whisper White cardstock.  Stamp the images of the key and medal onto repositionable note paper or scrap paper and cut around the images to use as a mask. 

Mask the key and medal images and stamp the floral image as well as the script image (from French Foliage) using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink.   Color the images using Stampin’ Write markers- Crushed Curry, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie.

Add a bit of distressing with the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink.

Use the Note Punch to punch out the images and sponge additional Baked Brown Sugar onto the tags to “antique” the Whisper White cardstock.   Using the Note Punch, punch two tags from Old Olive cardstock, cut the tags apart and mount behind the stamped tag images.

Use the retired Slot Punch to punch holes at the top of the tag, insert the Pumpkin Pie Organdy Ribbon and tie with Linen Thread.

Using My Digital Studio (MDS), insert the bodice image onto a blank 8.5 x 11 document, enlarge and print onto Whisper White cardstock.  Carefully cut out the image (“fussy-cut”) and color with the Stampin’ Write Crushed Curry marker. 

Create the rolled flowers with the 1 ¼” and ¾” Scallop Circle Punches- punch one of each from Pumpkin Pie cardstock, carefully cut a wavy spiral from the outside edge toward the center, roll up and adhere in the center (I use Hot Glue to adhere).  

Using the Bird Builder Punch, punch the leaves from Old Olive cardstock and trim to a smaller size to match the flowers.  Adhere the leaves behind the flowers and add the smallest rose to the center of the bodice.

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder (ink the smooth side of the interior of the folder first with Baked Brown Sugar) and emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Trim the embossed panel and mount onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Crushed Curry cardstock.

Add the embossed panel to a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount the entire background panel onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Crushed Curry cardstock and trim once more and mount to the Pumpkin Pie card base.

Add the tags to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.  Add the sentiment (from the retired set, Absolutely Fabulous and banner points created with the Banner Punch) along with 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Pumpkin Pie rolled flower and Old Olive leaves.

Double the Stampin’ Dimensionals® to create additional height behind the bodice and add to the card front to finish off the card.

 

Stamp Sets:  Established Elegance, French Foliage, Gorgeous Grunge, Absolutely Fabulous

Ink:  Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Baked Brown Sugar; Stampin’ Write Markers- Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Big Shot™, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Punches- Note, Banner, Scallop Circle- 1 ¼”, ¾”, retired Slot Punch; Sponge Dauber, Linen Thread, Organdy Ribbon (from my stash)

 Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you have a terrific Tuesday!!