Peace I Leave With You

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another card designed with the new Doves of Peace (designed by Krista Hamrick), Texture Tiles 3 and the previously released stamp set, Peaceful Peonies (designed by NinaB Designs)from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps.

I am participating with the Paper Craft Crew Challenges #317 Sketch Challenge  (oops! just noticed the square notation but converted mine into a normal A2 size) along with the {PIN}Spirational #230 Inspiration Challenge (I was inspired by the blues, white and peaceful feeling) and the Word Art Wednesday #364-#365 “AnythingGoes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the texture image from Texture Tiles 3 with Versamark™ ink, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, use a sponge dauber to apply Tim Holtz™ Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink, use a damp paper towel to remove the excess ink and die cut with a stitched strip die.  Mount onto black cardstock, trim close to the die cut edge and adhere to a piece of white cardstock trimmed to 4” x 5 ¼”.

 2).  Stamp the dove image from Doves of Peace with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink onto a piece of white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, use water-based markers to color the image and fussy-cut around the edges.  Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the globe area.

3). De-static a piece of black cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the sentiment from Peaceful Peonies with Verasmark™ ink, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Die cut with a stitched oval die and mount onto another die cut from the same size oval (to give the sentiment additional stability). 

4). Die cut a circle from white cardstock with a stitched circle die, mount onto another circle die cut from black cardstock.  Die cut the banner from black cardstock using a stitched banner die, split the banner in half, adhere to the card front and mount the entire panel onto a piece of black cardstock before mounting onto the white card base.

5). Add the die cut stitched circle with dimensional foam, adhere the looped silver cord and mount the sentiment with dimensional foam.  Add the fussy-cut dove image and finish off the card with a few rhinestones.

Stamp Sets: Doves of Peace , Texture Tiles 3, Peaceful Peonies (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Versamark™, Stampin’ Write markers- Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party; Tim Holtz™ Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink, Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

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

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™,  My Favorite Things Dies- Stitched Circle , Stitched Horizontal Strip; Circle Dies (retired SU!), Our Daily Bread Designs Double Stitched Banner Dies, AquaPainter™, Embossing Buddy®, White and Clear EP, Heat Tool, Rhinestones, Silver Cord

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope all of you have a blessed week!

A Friend Loveth At All Times

Hi Friends!

I am finally getting a chance to share this card that I designed with the June Stamp of the Month, Texture Tiles 2 along with the previously released stamp set, Peaceful Peonies from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps.

I incorporated the Splitcoaststampers CC688 Color Challenge and the Simon Says Wednesday “AnythingGoes” Challenge into the design.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the large blossom image from Peaceful Peonies with archival black ink onto the panel, apply clear embossing and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor the image using water-based markers and fussy-cut.

2). Die cut a piece of white cardstock with a stitched die, stamp the Texture Tiles2 brick wall image using hickory smoke distress ink, heat set with a heat tool.  De-static the panel with an embossing powder tool, stamp the sentiment from Peaceful Peonies using archival black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

3). Die cut a piece of slate cardstock using a stitched rectangle die, mount along with the stamped texture panel and an old olive textured panel (also die cut with a stitched rectangle  mount all onto a piece of black cardstock.  Add a strip of black satin ribbon (wrapping the ends behind the panel) and mount onto a white card base.

4). Mount the fussy-cut peony image onto the card front with dimensional foam.  Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the petals and a few white highlights to the stamens with a Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Texture Tiles 2, Peaceful Peonies (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Old Olive, Watermelon Wonder; Tim Holtz® Hickory Smoke Distress Ink; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen, Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen

Cardstock/Designer Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Old Olive, Smoky Slate

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, MFT Dies- Stitched A2 Rectangle Set 1 & 2, Horizontal Stitched; retired Fancy Finial Embossing Folder, Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 7/8” Black Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope you will visit again soon!

He Shall Strengthen Thine Heart

Hi Friends!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend!  I had a chance to relax and create a Mixed Media card using the new Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Texture Tiles I (the March stamp of the month- see details here) with the previously released sets, Wait on the Lord and Peaceful Peonies. 

The main image panel is only one layer but I did layer it onto two additional layers of cardstock, so it is technically not a one layer card :-).  It is fairly easy to create but did take some time with the watercolor, heat embossing and stenciling.

I am participating with the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday Tic-Tac-Toe #2 Challenge (Purple-Flowers-Glitter-the flower is very glittery IRL), the Just Add Ink #400 Inspiration Challenge (I was inspired by the pastel blues and spring feeling of the photo) and the Word Art Wednesday #326-#327 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of watercolor paper with an embossing powder tool.  Ink the large peony image from Peaceful Peonies with archival black ink, stamp onto the prepared paper, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Watercolor the image with distress inks, markers and distress stains (see list of colors used below).

 

2). Watercolor the background with tumbled glass and broken china distress ink, heat with the heat tool to dry.  Once dried, de-static the paper with an embossing powder tool, ink the verse from Wait on the Lord with archival black ink, stamp onto the panel and heat set with clear embossing powder. 

3). Use a stencil brush with broken china distress ink to stencil a light chevron pattern in the background and stamp the grid image from Texture Tiles I randomly over the area.

4). Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of green cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of black cardstock before mounting onto the white card base.

5). Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the flower petals and an Extra Fine Sharpie® White Paint Pen to add white highlights to the stamens.

6). Finish off the card with Morning Dew Nuvo™ Crystal Drops.

Stamp Sets: Wait on the Lord, Peaceful Peonies, Texture Tiles I (Sweet ‘n SassyStamps)

 

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Tim Holtz® Distress Inks- Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Worn Lipstick, Tumbled Glass, Broken China; Distress Markers-  Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Mowed Lawn; Picket Fence Distress Stain, Extra Fine White Sharpie® Paint Pen; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Paper: Watercolor.  Basic Black, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: AquaPainter™, Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, MB Chevron Stencil, Stencil Brush

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope all of you have a fabulous week and visit again soon- hugs, sweet friends!

SC680 A Friend Loveth At All Times

Hi Sweet Friends!

It’s time for the Splitcoaststampers SC680 Sketch Challenge!  Carey designed our sketch this week- so versatile for any occasion! I decided to use Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps  Majestic Monarchs along with Peaceful Peonies.  

I also incorporated The Paper Players PP376 "Jaydee's Color Challenge" ( I chose orange as my "other color" :-)) and the Happy Little Stampers January Watercolour “Anything Goes” Challenge into the design.

If you have not had a chance to visit the SCS Sketch Challenge Gallery  , the above challenge sites and/or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Using Distress Oxide Inks, press the ink onto a silicone mat, lightly spritz with water, lay a piece of white cardstock into the ink, lift up off the mat and dry with a heat tool (see the colors I used below).  Repeat the same steps with additional oxide ink until you are satisfied with the background, lightly splatter a bit more water onto the panel, dry again with the heat tool.

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

3). De-static another piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the butterfly images from Majestic Monarchs with archival black ink, stamp onto the prepared cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor the butterflies using markers.  After coloring, fussy-cut out each image and mount onto the card front (I used hot glue to attach each butterfly).

4). Ink the sentiment from Peaceful Peonies using Versamark™ ink, stamp onto a scrap piece of black cardstock, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Hand-trim the sentiment and mount to the card front with dimensional foam.

5). Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to all of the butterflies.  Use a water brush with black soot distress ink to add a bit of splatter and grey mist jewel drops for a few embellishments to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Majestic Monarchs, Peaceful Peonies (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Versamark™; Tim Holtz® Distress Oxide Ink- Broken China, Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron; Tim Holtz® Black Soot Distress Ink; Stampin’ Write Markers- So Saffron, Pumpkin  Pie, Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen, Nuvo™ Grey Mist Jewel Drops

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories/Tools: Embossing Buddy®, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and I hope you will be able to join us this week! We would love to see your artwork in the Splitcoaststampers SC680Sketch Gallery!

Through The Trees

Hi Sweet Friends!

I am sharing another card that I had a chance to create this past week using the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps January release stamp set, Through the Trees along with a few previously released stamp sets,  Scene Silhouettes:Woodland and Peaceful Peonies.

I also incorporated the following challenges into the design:

Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge #029 (Middle Row Down: Die Cut-Tree-Create A Scene, Top Row Across: Stamping- Die Cut- White)

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 "Favourite Sketch of 2017" Challenge (Sketch #115 )

SimonSays Wednesday “Something New” Challenge

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Using a scoring tool, score four lines on a piece of white cardstock for each of the horizontal portions of the sketch (I hope you can see the scoring in the photo:-)), trim and mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim and mount onto a white card base.

 

2). Ink the tree image from Through the Trees with archival black ink, stamp onto a piece of white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing powder has cooled, carefully fussy-cut the image.  Die cut a piece of white cardstock with a stitched oval die and a piece of black cardstock with a regular oval die (the same size as the stitched die).  Mount the black stitched oval behind the white oval die and adhere the fussy-cut tree image to the front.  Mount the entire oval element to the card front using dimensional foam.

 

3). Ink the deer image from Scene Silhouettes:Woodland with archival black ink, stamp onto white cardstock, apply black embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing powder has cooled, fussy-cut the deer image.  Mount the deer to the card front using dimensional foam.

4). Ink the sentiment from Peaceful Peonies using Versamark ink, stamp onto a scrap piece of black cardstock, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Hand-trim the sentiment and mount to the card front with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Through the Trees, Scene Silhouettes:Woodland, Peaceful Peonies (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Versamark™

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Oval STAX Dies, retired Circle Framelits™ (Stampin’ Up!), Embossing Buddy®, Clear, White and Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Scoring Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and I hope you have a fabulous week, sweet friends!

A Very Present Help in Trouble

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are enjoying the first week of 2018!  A friend of ours went to be with the Lord on Christmas morning- she was 95 years young and a wonderful, godly woman. 

She will be truly missed but we know that she is in the arms of our Savior and we will see her again one day :-)

I decided to pull out the Floral Greetings and Peaceful Peonies clear stamp sets (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps) and used the Less Is More #360/#361 Sketch Challenge for the layout (I put the sentiment in the center by mistake - went from memory, oops!) along with the Happy Little Stampers January Watercolour Challenge  and Simon Says Wednesday "Anything Goes" Challenge for the design on this sympathy card for her family.

If you have not had a chance to check out the above challenge sites yet, I hope you will do so- gorgeous inspiration from their Design Teams as well as their galleries!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of black cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the verse sentiment from Peaceful Peonies with Versamark™ ink, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, trim close to the edge.

2). Die cut a piece  of white cardstock with the MFT A2 Stitched Rectangle Die Set #1, de-static the panel with an embossing powder tool, ink the floral image from Floral Greetings with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink, stamp onto the prepared panel in the upper and lower corner, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

3). Once the embossing has cooled, water color with Zig Real Clean Color markers, Tim Holtz™ Distress Markers and Distress Ink (see colors below in the card recipe).  Stencil the background using a Clarity™ Stencil Brush with the Memory Box™ Modern Chic Chevron Stencil.

4). Mount the panel onto a white card base with dimensional foam.  Add shimmer to the flower petals/background with a clear glitter pen and white highlights with a Sharpie® Extra Fine WhitePaint Pen.

5). Add the embossed sentiment with dimensional foam and a few sequins to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Floral Greetings, Peaceful Peonies (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versamark™, Versafine™ Onyx Black, Tim Holtz® Distress Ink- Salty Ocean, Fossilized Amber; TH Distress Markers- Salty Ocean, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Ground Espresso, Mowed Lawn; Zig® Clean Real Color Markers- Pink, Green; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen, Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT A2 Stitched Rectangle Dies Set 1, Embossing Buddy®, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Clarity Stencil Brush, MB Modern Chic Chevron Stencil, Sequins

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a fabulous week!