TCC87 Our Refuge

Hi Friends!!

It’s time for The Card Concept #87 {Freshly Brewed} Challenge!!  I was inspired by the whitewashed wood background, the flowers and the overall feminine feeling of the photo to create a Classy and Elegant Mixed Media card.  

The main design panel is one layer so this card will be very easy to mail without additonal postage:-)

I used the brand new What A Savior stamp set from the February release at Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps along with the previously released Our Refuge stamp set. 

I am also linking this card to the Simon Says Monday “Grunge It Up!” Challenge, the As You See It #169 “Way Back to the Future” Challenge (my first official stamp "tool" was a heat gun and I still love watching the powder melt:-)) and the Word Art Wednesday #322-323 “Anything Goes” Challenge. 

If you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you will find the time to check out the rest of the wonderful Design Team cards at The Card Concept as well as the entries at the other challenge sites- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Prepare a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the floral image from What A Savior stamp set with Versamark™ ink, apply white  embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, mask the flower and repeat the step for two additional blooms.

2). Watercolor the flowers using water-based markers, inks and/or colored pencils until you are satisfied with the colors (I went a bit overboard :-)).

3). Use a stencil brush and stencil to apply hickory smoke distress ink over the background. 

4). De-static the background, ink and stamp the sentiment from Our Refuge using archival black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

5). Trim the panel, mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim and mount onto the white card base.

6). Add a few jewel drops and apply shimmer to the petals with a clear glitter pen to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: What A Savior, Our Refuge (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Inks/Mediums:  Versafine™ Onyx Black; Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi; Derwent® Watercolor Pencils, Nuvo™ Grey Mist Jewel Drops, Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Embossing Buddy®, Clear & White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Clarity™ Stencil Brush, Memory Box Stencil

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you will be able to join us for the The Card Concept #87 {Freshly Brewed} Challenge at The Card Concept!

SC683 God Is My Salvation

Hi Friends!

It’s time for the weekly sketch at Splitcoaststampers! Cathy is our #SC683 sketch designer this week and she has designed a wonderful sketch that can be interpreted in so many ways!

I decided to create a Clean and Layered Mixed Media card using Floral Greetings and Our Refuge at Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps. I love the beautiful floral designs in the Floral Greetings stamp set (designed by Graciellie Designs) and the fonts on the verses in Our Refuge are gorgeous!

I incorporated the Splitcoaststampers CC673 Color Challenge , the As You Like It “Fav Way to Add Stitching and Why?” Challenge and the Simon Says Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge.  

I love using stitched dies on my cards to add "faux" stitching but occasionally actually stitch on my cards as well (with a dedicated sewing machine).  What is your favorite way?

If you have not had a chance to visit the Splitcoaststampers’ Sketch gallery or other challenge sites yet, I hope you will do so- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). De-static two pieces of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool. On one panel, stamp the floral spray image twice from Floral Greetings with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink and stamp the verse from Our Refuge onto the other.

2). Once the embossing has cooled, die cut the verse with a stitched banner die.  Die cut another banner with the same die using black cardstock, split the black banner in half and layer behind the verse.

3). Using water-based markers, watercolor the floral images and fussy cut (cutting away some of the foliage).

4). Using a stencil brush and tumbled glass distress ink, apply ink with the Heartwood stencil.  Trim the panel, mount onto a piece of black cardstock and adhere the entire panel onto the white card base.

5). Mount the layered verse onto the card front and the flowers with dimensional foam.

6). Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the flower petals and use an extra white paint pen to add highlights to the flower centers.

7). Add pearls to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Floral Greetings, Our Refuge (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black; Stampin’ Write Markers- Wisteria Wonder, Wild Wasabi; Tim Holtz® Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, Spectrum Noir™ Glitter Pen, Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, MFT Jumbo Stitched Fishtail Banner STAX Dies, Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Memory Box Heartwood Stencil, AquaPainter™, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to visit! If you have a chance, we would love for you to join us at Splitcoaststampers for this week’s sketch challenge!  Hugs and I hope all of you have a great week, sweet friends!