Phil 4:8- Think About Such Things (One Layer Card) :-)

Hi Stampers!!

I had a chance to stamp today and decided to try one of the most difficult styles for me- a One Layer Card for the As You See It AYSI090 Challenge and chose to incorporate the Our Daily Bread Designs ODBDSLC241 Color Challenge as well as the Simon Wednesday “Make It Masculine” Challenge.  

Again, if you have not already done so, I hope you will find the time to visit the above sites to check out the wonderful Design Team samples as well as their fantastic galleries!

To create this card:

Score a piece of 5 ½” x 11” retired Natural Whites cardstock at 4 ¼” and fold in half to create the card base.

Ink the sentiment from the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Sentiment Collection 9 using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto the front of the card. 

 

Use a  piece of scrap paper or a sticky note to create a mask and ink the Lighthouse Collage (ODBD) stamp using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto the front of the card overlapping  part of the masked  image.

If needed, use a Faber-Castell® Black 2.0 Pitt Pen marker to darken some of the black areas.

To create the illusion of a night sky, apply Marina Mist Classic Ink with AquaPainter™ and while still moist, add Night of Navy Classic Ink (being careful not to have any of the ink spread onto the lighthouse).

Color the compass with Stampin’ Write markers- Tangerine Tango, Marina Mist, Night of Navy and Smoky Slate and add a bit of Tangerine Tango to the top of the lighthouse.

Create shadows with a Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write marker to finish off the card.

Quick, simple and the card is finished!

Stamp Sets:  Lighthouse Collage, Sentiment Collection 9 (both Our Daily Bread Designs)

Ink:  Stāz-On® Jet Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Sahara  Sand, Smoky Slate, Tangerine Tango; Faber-Castell® Pitt Pen Black 2.0 Marker

Paper: Naturals White

Accessories: AquaPainter™, scrap paper for masking

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

On Eagle's Wings- Thank You for Your Service to the Lord :-)

Hi Again Stampers! 

Here is another Thank You card that I designed this week using inspiration from the The Paper Players PP246 Sketch along with the Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light ODBDSLC240 Fluttering and Flying Theme Challenge.

My husband and I love to watch birds and we have pleasure of seeing a Bald Eagle in the wild along the Potomac River and this stamp set combined with the paper reminded us of that rare moment :-)

If you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you will find the time to both of the challenge sites- so much inspiration from their Design Teams as well as their challenge galleries!

To create this card:

Trim a piece of Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper (DSP) and mount onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock.

Ink the eagle from On Eagle’s Wings (ODBD) stamp set using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink  and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Color the eagle with Stampin’ Write Markers (Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry and Sahara Sand) and fussy-cut the image.

Mount the eagle onto the DSP layer with Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Close-up of Eagle 

Use the Big Shot™ with the Chevron Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock and the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Early Espresso cardstock.

Ink the sentiment from the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Serve the Lord stamp set with Early Espresso Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Layer the sentiment along with the embossed Crumb Cake onto a piece of Lost Lagoon cardstock and cover the seam with the embossed Early Espresso.

Add the three retired Circle Brads per the sketch and mount the entire panel onto the Early Espresso card base.

Adhere the eagle panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamps: On Eagle’s Wings, Serve the Lord (both ODBD)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Early Espresso; Stampin’ Write Markers- Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Sahara Sand

Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon, Early Espresso; Adventure Bound DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Chevron and Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Circle Brads (retired)

Thanks again for stopping  by- have a fabulous Friday, my friends!!

To Everything There Is A Season- A Color and Theme Challenge :-)

Hi Stampers!

I had a chance to play in my craft room today and decided to create a card using a watercolor technique for this week’s Pals Paper Arts PPA247 Color Challenge and the Splitcoaststampers F4A268 "Going to Pot" Challenge (see details here and gallery here). 

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

To create this card:

Ink the Corner Garden background stamp using Stāz-On Jet Black Ink and stamp onto a piece of Naturals White cardstock.

Using an AquaPainter™ along with the Classic Ink pads from the color challenge, apply color from the Perfect Plum, Blackberry Bliss and Elegant Eggplant pads to the images (spritzing with additional 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- just have fun!!

Use the Smoky Slate Stampin’ Write marker to color the leaves and add shadows and once you are satisfied with the background, add the white highlights with a Faber Castell White Pitt Pen marker.

Ink the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Smoky Slate Classic Ink and stamp onto the card front and use the Heat Tool to dry the panel completely.

De-static the card front using the Embossing Buddy® and ink the sentiment using Versamark™ Ink, position and stamp onto the card front, apply Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Trim the panel to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”, mount onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Perfect Plum cardstock, trim once more and mount onto the Blackberry Bliss card base to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:  Corner Garden (background stamp), Gorgeous Grunge, God’s Timing (ODBD)

Ink: Stāz-On Jet Black, Classic Ink- Blackberry Bliss, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Smoky Slate; Stampin’ Write Markers- Blackberry Bliss, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Smoky Slate ; Faber-Castell White Pitt Pen

Paper:  Naturals White, Blackberry Bliss, Perfect Plum, Whisper White

Accessories: AquaPainter™, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

I love the sentiment from this Our Daily Bread Designs set- it is so comforting to know that God's Timing is perfect!  

My husband is will be having his routine maintenance chemo treatment soon and I can tell that his body is growing stronger each day....We are takiing comfort in knowing that God is in control :-)  Thanks again to all of you who have shared that you are praying for us, we can never thank you enough for your prayers- hugs and God Bless!! 

Now off to do some housework – lol!!  Have a wonderful Monday, my friends!! 

John 14:6 I Am the Way, The Truth and The Life- Three Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers!!

I wanted to create a Mixed Media card using the gorgeous pastels for this week’s Our Daily Bread Designs ODBDSLC233 Color Challenge and decided to use the Splitcoaststampers SC526 Sketch Challenge (see details here and gallery here) and the Simon Says Monday Challenge “A is for” (in this case, April Flowers) :-)

Again, I hope you will take the time to visit the above sites- the Design Team creations as well as galleries provide so much inspiration! 

To create this card:

Use a foam brush to apply Gesso® to a piece of Whisper White cardstock and allow the panel to dry (or you can use a Heat Tool to speed up the drying process).

Once dried, apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains- Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac and Stormy Sky to a craft mat, spritz with water, lay the panel face down into the stain and lift up, twist and turn to allow the stain to spread onto the prepared panel, dry with the Heat Tool and repeat the process several times to build up the layers of stain.

Once you are satisfied with the layers, ink the Chalkboard Fan background stamp with Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink and stamp over the panel.

Ink the background stamp again with Island Indigo Classic Ink and randomly apply the background to the panel, dry the ink with the Heat Tool and trim the panel to approx.. 4” x 5 ¼”.

Mount the finished panel onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto the Wisteria Wonder card base.

Trim a piece of retired  Flirtatious Specialty Paper to approx. 1 ½” , use the Big  Shot™  to emboss  the strip with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder. 

Mount the embossed strip onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, lightly sand with the Sanding Block and adhere to the card front.

Stamp the Chalkboard-John's image onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink.  Trim around the image and mount onto another piece of Whisper White cardstock to create a frame.

Add the pearls by the yard to the bottom of the verse panel and corners (a friend of mine recently gave me these pearls from her stash and I thought they could be used as strands on the card- what do you think?  I know I have some of these in my stash as well and hope they can be incorporated into future projects :-))…

Mount the verse panel onto the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Create the rolled flowers using the Big Shot™ with the My Favorite Things (MFT)  Royal Rose and Mini Royal Rose dies using Bashful Blue and Wisteria Wonder cardstock.  

Crimp the die cut flowers with the Crimper Tool before rolling up and adhering in the center with adhesive (I prefer to use Hot Glue).

Use the Martha Stewart (MS) Leaf Punch to create the leaves from Island Indigo cardstock and adhere along with the roses (again, with Hot Glue) to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Chalkboard Fan, Chalkboard-John's (both Our Daily Bread Designs)

Ink: Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder; Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains- Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac, Stormy Sky

 Paper: Whisper White, Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder, retired Bashful Blue; retired SU! Flirtatious Specialty Paper

Accessories: Big Shot™, retired Lacy Brocade Textured  Impressions™ Embossing Folder, MFT Royal Rose and Mini Royal Rose Dies, MS Leaf Punch, Gesso®, Foam Brush, Pearls by the Yard

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- it is such an encouragement to me!  Have a blessed Sunday, my friends!

So Very Thankful- A CAS Card for Three Challenges :-)

Hi Stampers!

This card was created for the Pals Paper Arts PPA222 Color Challenge along with the CAS(E) This Sketch CTS95 Challenge and the Our Daily Bread Designs ODBDSLC214 Fall Inspired Challenge (although I am too late to link to the ODBD Challenge, I still want to give them credit for the inspiration :-))

If you have not already visited the challenge sites, I hope you will find the time to do so- there are so many wonderful examples from the Design Teams and the galleries!

To create this card:

On a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, stamp the Gorgeous Grunge splatter and line images in Early Espresso, So Saffron and Calypso Coral Classic Ink. 

Using Early Espresso Classic Ink 
stamp the sentiment from Pretty Patches: Apple, trim the panel and mount onto the Very Vanilla card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Ink the background stamps using Calypso Coral, Early Espresso and So Saffron Classic Ink and stamp onto Very Vanilla cardstock. 

Use the Big Shot™ with the Maple Leaf Framelit™ to cut out the images from the background stamped panels.  

Use a Sponge Dauber with So Saffron Classic Ink to add a bit of So Saffron to the Calypso Coral leaf as well as the So Saffron leaf and sponge Early Espresso Classic Ink around the edges of all three leaves (adding a bit more Early Espresso to the central leaf toning down the Very Vanilla cardstock).

Mount each of the leaves onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals™ to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Stampin’ Up!- Gorgeous Grunge; Our Daily Bread Designs- Chalkboard Fan Background, Chalkboard Word Collage, Chalkboard Vine Background;  Wplus9 Design Studio, LLC- Pretty Patches: Apple

Ink:  Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, So Saffron

Paper: Very Vanilla    

                              

Accessories: Big Shot™, Maple Leaf Framelit™ (non SU!)

Thanks again for stopping by- I am so very thankful for all of you- have a great Monday!!

Happy Valentine's Day- Six Punches and A Cool Color Combo :-)

Hi Stampers!

Happy Valentine’s Day!!   I decided to create a Valentine with non-traditional colors and loved Nance’s PP182 Color Combination at The Paper Players and used a few punches for another card for the SUO90 Punch Parade Challenge.  Plus,  this week's Shining the Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs is Non-Traditional Colors- love using non-traditional colors for holidays, don't you?   

Again, I hope you have had a chance to check out all of the entries and Design Team projects!  So much inspiration and alot of hard work goes into creating and maintaining the challenge sites- if you have a chance, leave a comment (what we call "some love") :-)

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the heart die cut (I used a non SU! Die this time) to cut out the opening on the card front from a piece of Midnight Muse cardstock.   Emboss with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and trim.

Emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock using the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder  and adhere behind the heart opening.  Add the paper lace edge to the bottom of the Midnight Muse embossed layer (cut with the Large Scallop Framelits™ and embossed with Lace Delicate Designs Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder- I had this one in my scraps ready to go :-))

Adhere this panel onto a piece of Gold Foil cardstock and adhere again onto a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock.  Mount the entire panel onto the Midnight Muse card base.

Stamp the little banner from the stamp set, Follow Your Heart using Midnight Muse Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and punch out using the Bitty Banner Punch. Add to the card front using Mini Glue Dots. 

Emboss a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock using the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder- cut a strip to hide the seam of the paper lace edge and cover the upper edge of the banner.

Create the paper bow using the Large Oval and Hexagon Punches from the embossed Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock.  Add the Midnight Muse Dahlia to the center of the bow and adhere to the front of the card.

Using the Big Shot™ with the detailed heart die to cut out a piece from the Gold Foil cardstock and add to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Create the rolled flowers using the 1 ¾” and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punches from Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock (punch out, cut a spiral towards the center, crimp with the retired Crimper Tool, roll up and adhere).  Use the Bird Builder Punch to punch out the leaves from Midnight Muse cardstock, adhere to the center of the heart and add the rolled flowers to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Follow My Heart

Ink: Midnight Muse

Paper: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Midnight Muse, Gold Foil

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain and retired Lacy Brocade Textured  Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Punches- Bitty Banner, Bird Builder, Hexagon, 1 ¾” and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle , XL Oval;  Dahlia, ODBD Heart Die (non-SU!), retired Crimper Tool

Thanks again for visiting- have a wonderful Valentine's Day!