Trust God- A Monochromatic Color, Sketch and Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge

Hi Friends!

I had a chance to spend some time stamping this morning and decided to create a card using the Pals Paper Arts PPA292 Sketch Challenge along with the Papercraft Crew PCCC186 Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge (Flowers, Feminine and Embossing Folder) and the monochromatic Watercooler WWC59 Color Challenge (although I am too late to link to the challenge).

If you have not had a chance to visit the above galleries yet, I hope you will find the time to do so- wonderful Design Team samples and inspiration from all!

To create this card:

To create the central upper background panel, ink the Timeless Texture stamps using Mint Macaron, Mossy Meadow and Cucumber Crush Classic Ink.

Ink the Watercolor Wash background stamp using Wild Wasabi Classic Ink, brayer the ink over the background stamp and transfer the ink from the brayer to the background panel.

Trim the panel, use the retired Distressing Tool to distress the edges, mount onto a piece of Mint Macaron cardstock, trim and mount onto Mossy Meadow cardstock and distress the edges again using the Distressing Tool.

Mount a piece of Whisper White cardstock (approx.4” x 3”) onto a piece of Mint Macaron cardstock and add a distressed/ embossed piece of retired Wild Wasabi Designer Series Paper (DSP) to the lower part of the Mint Macaron card front (embossed with the Boho Chic Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder).

Add a ½ White Lace Paper Doily and a strip of Mint Macaron mounted onto Mossy Meadow cardstock (embossed with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder).

Cut a strip from the Timeless Textures stamped panel (created in the first step) and create the banner using the Hexagon Punch.

Ink the sentiment from Trust God, flowers from Petite Petals and butterflies from Papillon Potpourri using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock.

Use the Elegant Butterfly Punch to punch out the butterflies, fussy-cut the flowers and use the Tags and Labels Framelits™ to cut out the sentiment (also cut a label from Mossy Meadow cardstock).

Cut the Mossy Meadow label in half and mount behind the sentiment.

Watercolor the center of the flowers with Wild Wasabi Classic Ink and apply a Mint Macaron wash to the flower petals and butterflies.

Add the sentiment to the card front, adhere the flowers and butterflies (along with leaves created from the Bird Builder Punch and Cucumber Crush cardstock).

Add Pearls to the center of the butterflies and the upper left and lower right hand corners to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Trust God, Papillon Potpourri, Petite Petals, Timeless Textures, Watercolor Wash

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Cucumber Crush, Mossy Meadow, Mint Macaron, Wild Wasabi

Paper: Whisper White, Cucumber Crush, Mint Macaron, Mossy Meadow

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Tag and Labels Framelits™, Punches- Hexagon, Bird Builder; AquaPainter™, White Tea Lace Paper Doily, Pearls, Brayer, retired Distressing Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you have a fabulous Easter Week!!

SUO132 Floral Birthday- Five Stamp Sets, Eight Punches

Hello Friends!   

It’s time for the new SUO132 “Punch It Up” Challenge to create a card using one or more punches.

I decided to pull out all of the punches (lol!) and used multiple punches along with their coordinating stamp sets.

I also am incorporating the Splitcoaststampers’ CC542 Color Challenge (Elegant Eggplant, Cajun Craze, Delightful Dijon and Mossy Meadow) as  well as the TLC552 “Floral Frenzy” Challenge.

I hope you will have a chance to check out my sister Design Team member samples and create your own Stampin’ Up! Only project for our gallery.

 

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock, trim again and mount onto the Elegant Eggplant card base.

Stamp the images from Flower Shop, Petite Petals , Papillon Potpourri and Teeny Tiny Wishes onto Whisper White cardstock using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink.

Use an AquaPainter™ with ink from Stampin’ Write Markers to color the images- Delightful Dijon for the butterflies, Cajun Craze for the Flower Shop flowers and Elegant Eggplant for the Petite Petals.

Punch the butterflies out with the Elegant Butterfly Punch, the Flower Shop flowers out with the Pansy Punch and the Petite Petals out with the Petite Petal Punch.

Punch the sentiment out with the Word Window Punch and use the Hexagon Punch to create the banner. 

Use the Word Window Punch to punch out two additional pieces- one from Cajun Craze cardstock and the other from Elegant Eggplant cardstock (creating banner points in each with the Hexagon Punch) and layer behind the sentiment.

Create a 2” tag from Whisper White cardstock using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and stamp the Gorgeous Grunge element with Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink.

Use the Banner Triple Punch to create the banner at the bottom of the tag and add a layer of Cajun Craze and Elegant Eggplant to complete the tag.

Mount the tag onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Use the Bird Builder Punch to create the Mossy Meadow petals and layer behind the flowers.

Add the sentiment, flowers and butterflies to the card front.

Adhere a few Pearls to the sentiment and the butterflies to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Flower Shop, Papillon Potpourri, Petite Petals, Gorgeous Grunge, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black , Elegant Eggplant, Stampin’ Write Markers- Cajun Craze, Delightful Dijon, Elegant Eggplant

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Elegant Eggplant, Mossy Meadow

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Punches- Pansy, Petite Petal, Bird Builder, Word Window, Hexagon, Elegant Butterfly, Scallop Tag Topper, Banner Triple

So there you have it- five stamp sets and eight punches!  

Thanks again for stopping by and we hope to see your Stampin’ Up! Only project in our “Punch It Up” Challenge gallery!

World of Dreams Birthday :-)

Hi Again Stampers!

I have another card to share- this one was created using the bright colors from this week’s FUSION Challenge along with the Create withConnie and Mary CCMC307 Sketch Challenge (turned the sketch on it's side). 

Again, I hope you have had a chance to visit the challenge sites- so many different interpretations of the challenges!!

To create this Clean and Layered (CAL) card:

Using Stampin’ Write Markers- Daffodil Delight, Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush and Tangelo Twist color the Postively Chevron background stamp.  Lay a piece of Whisper White cardstock over the stamp and randomly press the paper to the ink, lifting off carefully.

Trim and layer onto a piece of Strawberry Slush cardstock, trim again mounting onto Tangelo Twist cardstock and adhere to the Basic Black card base.

Create the banner from the Back to Black Designer Series Paper (DSP) and mount onto Basic Black cardstock.  Adhere to the card front and add a strip of Basic Black cardstock. 

Stamp the image from Wonderful Dream using Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink onto Whisper White cardstock (I darkened the image using a Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker).  

Cut out using the Big Shot™ along with the Oval Collections Framelits™ and mount onto another oval cut from Tangelo Twist cardstock.   Add the Strawberry Slush circles at the top and bottom of the oval (created from a 2 ½” XL Circle cut in half) and mount the entire panel onto a Basic Black Oval (cut from the Oval Collections Framelits™).

Mount the focal image onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.  Stamp the flowers using Petite Petals using Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink onto Strawberry Slush and Tangelo Twist cardstock.  Punch out using the Pansy Punch and mount onto the card front- highlight the centers using a Chalk Marker.

Ink the sentiment using Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink and stamp into the corner to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: World of Dreams, Petite Petals, Petite Pairs, Positively Chevron

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Daffodil Delight, Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush, Tangelo Twist, Stampin’ Write Marker- Basic Black, Chalk Marker

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Strawberry Slush, Tangelo Twist, Back to Black DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Ovals Collection Framelits™,  Petite Petal Punch

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

Floral Butterfly Card- Five Stamps and Four Punches

Hi Stampers! 

I wanted to share another card that I created using the DD92 Bold and Cheery Colors ofMidnight Muse and Rose Red along with the Card Concept#4 Floral Challenge and the LOVEFEST2014H Heartfelt Greetings Challenge at Splitcoaststampers. 

Again, if you have not already visited their sites,  I hope you will find the time to do so since inspiration truly abounds!

I decided to get back to basics a bit with this card- watercolor, sponging, punching and tearing (did not even use the Big Shot™ at all :-))

To create this card:

Use the  AquaPainter™ to apply a light coat of Rose Red Classic Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock in a random sweep pattern.  Allow to dry and stamp the Off the Grid and Gorgeous Grunge stamps using Midnight Muse Classic Ink.

Stamp a few flowers from Petite Petals using Midnight Muse Classic Ink and create a mask for the flowers using cardstock or a sticky note.  Mask the first flower, re-ink the stampo with Midnight Muse Classic Ink and stamp the second flower, re-mask, re-ink and continue to add flowers to the background.

Tear the edge of the paper on a diagonal and use a Sponge Dauber to add Midnight Muse Classic Ink to the edges.   Adhere to a piece of Whisper White cardstock approx. 4” x 5 ¼”.  

Stamp the sentiment from Love and Sympathy in the corner using Midnight Muse Classic Ink and stamp the Petite Petals (do not re-ink the flower stamp, just huff to re-moisten the ink from the step above, stamp the first flower, mask and stamp again).  

Add a bit of Rose Red ink to the edge using a Sponge Dauber and mount the entire panel onto a piece of Rose Red cardstock and again onto the Midnight Muse card base.

Stamp the butterfly image from Papillon Potpourri three times onto Whisper White cardstock , punch out using the Elegant Butterfly Punch and adhere to the card front.

Create the paper bow using the Large Oval Punch- punch two Large Ovals from Midnight Muse cardstock, curl with the Bone Folder, adhere to create the bow loops, add to a scrap strip of Midnight Muse cardstock and add the two tails (banner points created with the Hexagon Punch). 

Stamp an additional flower using the Petite Petals stamp with Midnight Muse Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, punch out using the Petite Petals Punch and adhere to the center of the paper bow. 

Add Pearls to the center of the flowers and butterflies to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Papillon Potpourri, Petite Petals, Off the Grid, Gorgeous Grunge, Love and Sympathy

Ink: Midnight Muse, Rose Red

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Rose Red

Accessories: AquaPainter™, Sponge Daubers, Punches- Petite Petal, Elegant Butterfly, Large Oval, Hexagon (for banner), Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a marvelous Monday!

DD92 Bold and Sassy "Thinking of You"

Hi Stampers!

 

Another week has gone by and now it is time for the DD92 “Bold and Sassy” Dynamic Duo Challenge combining Midnight Muse and Rose Red and the LOVEFEST2014I Lots of Layers Splitcoaststampers Challenge.    I decided to "pull out the punches", so to speak, for this one :-) 

I hope that you will find the time to stop by and check out the rest of the fabulous Dynamic Duos Design Team projects and create one of your own using this week’s colors - we would love to have you join us!!

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Anne Marie Hile

Annette Elliott

Angel Johns

Caroline Bredeson

Cindy Brumbaugh

Holly Endress

JoAnn Burnham

Julie Gearinger

Michelle Bala

Sarah Fleming 

Tenia Nelson

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Fancy Fan Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP)- I already had this one previously embossed and ready to go from the retired DSP,  Summer Smooches.  

Lightly sand the DSP to bring out the white core and adhere onto a piece of Midnight Muse cardstock.

Stamp the sentiment from Wetlands using Midnight Muse Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and adhere to Midnight Muse cardstock (I also used scrap strips to give the illusion of a solid piece behind the sentiment- now you know all of my secrets :-)).

 

Mount the sentiment onto the card front lining up the edge with the Midnight Muse layer.

Emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock using the Big Shot™ along with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, trim and mount onto Midnight Muse cardstock and add to the card front.

Using a brayer, apply Rose Red Classic Ink in a graduated manner onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Repeatedly stamp the leaf image from Petal Parade using Midnight Muse Classic Ink, punch out using the 1 ¼” Square Punch.  Layer onto Midnight Muse cardstock and trim. 

Stamp the flowers from Petite Petals using Midnight Muse Classic Ink onto Rose Red cardstock and punch out using the Petite Petal Punch.  Adhere to the corner of the squares and add a Pearl to the center of the flower. 

Trim the background panel and adhere to a piece of Whisper White cardstock and again onto the Midnight Muse card base.

Create the paper bow using the Large Oval Punch- punch out two ovals from Rose Red cardstock, curl with the Bone Folder and adhere to create the bow portion, add the two sides of the bow to a small scrap of paper, create the tails using the Hexagon punch and adhere below the bow. 

Mount the two squares to the embossed panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add the bow.  Add a few Midnight Muse leaves using the Bird Builder Punch and a flower to the center (created in the same manner as above).

Stamp the butterflies from Papillon Potpourri using Midnight Muse Classic Ink and punch out using the Elegant Butterfly Punch and Bitty Butterfly Punch. 

Add the butterflies to the card front and finish off with the Pearl stands for the butterfly bodies :-)

Stamp Sets:  Petal Parade, Papillon Potpourri, Wetlands, Petite Petals

Ink: Midnight Muse, Rose Red

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Rose Red, retired Summer Smooches DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Pretty Print and Fancy Fan Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Punches- Large Oval, Hexagon, Bitty Butterfly, Elegant Butterfly, 1 ¼” Square, Bird Builder, Petite Petal, Pearls, Sanding Block

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you can join in the fun with our DD92 Dynamic Duos “Bold and Sassy” Challenge!

CAS Love & Sympathy- Another Card for the Fusion 2 Challenge :-)

Hi again Stampers!

Here is the second card that I created for this week’s Fusion #2 Card Challenge- this card was a quick and easy to create using their fabulous inspiration photo.

Again, if you have not had the time to stop by their site yet, I would encourage you to do so—they have a very talented Design Team and numerous entries for additional inspiration!!   

To create this card:

Using Masking Tape, apply the tape (sticky side down) unto the So Saffron Classic Ink pad and then onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Repeat with the tape being applied to the cardstock at a different angle. 

Lightly ink the Musical Score background stamp using Basic Gray Classic Ink and apply randomly over the So Saffron inked area.

Create two masks for the flowers using sticky notes and stamp the floral images in a spray (masking so the edges will not overlap). 

Add a bit of distressing with the Gorgeous Grunge splatter and line stamp (inked with Basic Gray Classic Ink) and a few shadows to the flowers using the Stampin’ Write Sahara Sand marker.

Use the So Saffron Stampin’ Write marker to add color to the flower petals and the Chalk Marker to add a few highlights to the flower center and petals.

Stamp the sentiment from Love & Sympathy using Basic Gray Classic Ink, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Gray Cardstock.  Add to the Whisper White card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp three butterflies from Papillon Potpourri using Basic Black Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and punch out using the corresponding Elegant Butterfly Punch.  Adhere to the card front- for finishing touches, add Pearls to the bodies of the butterfly and corner of the card. 

Stamp Sets: Papillon Potpourri, Petite Petals, Love & Sympathy, Gorgeous Grunge, Musical Score background

Ink: Basic Black, Basic Gray, So Saffron; Stampin’ Write Marker- So Saffron, Sahara Sand; Chalk Marker

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Gray

Accessories: Elegant Butterfly Punch, Pearls, Masking Tape

Thanks again for stopping by!  Have a wonderful Tuesday!!

DD85 Petite Petals Anniversary

Hi Stampers! 

This week’s DD85 “Bright & Cheery” Dynamic Duo Challenge combines Garden Green with Summer Starfruit.  I thought that this color combination looked like spring so chose to create a floral card:-)

I hope that you will stop by and check out the rest of the Design Team projects and create a project of your own using the two colors - we would love to have you join us!!

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Anne Marie Hile

Annette Elliott

Angel Johns

Caroline Bredeson

Cindy Brumbaugh

Holly Endress

JoAnn Burnham

Julie Gearinger

Michelle Bala

Sarah Fleming 

Tenia Nelson

 To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Framed Tulips Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  

Trim the outer edge and adhere the ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon (wrapping the edges behind the Whisper White embossed panel).

Mount the embossed panel onto a piece of Garden Green cardstock and again onto the Summer Starfruit card front.

Using a brayer, lightly apply Summer Starfruit Classic Ink in a random pattern onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock. 

Using Garden Green Classic Ink, stamp the Flowering Flourishes image over the brayered area and add additional detail using the En Francais background stamp (also inked with Garden Green Classic Ink but stamping off once before applying to the brayered/stamped piece).   If necessary, fill in any of the areas of the Flowering Flourishes image using a Garden Green Stampin’ Write marker.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Deco Labels Framelits™ to cut focal image piece and a piece of Garden Green cardstock.  Layer the floral panel onto the Garden Green frame (cut the Garden Green frame in half horizontally in the center and split apart a bit to adhere behind the floral focal image).

Mount the focal image panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Repeatedly stamp the Petite Petals stamp using Garden Green Classic Ink onto Summer Starfruit cardstock (re-inking the stamp for each impression) and use the Petite Petals Punch to punch out the flowers and adhere to the panel using Mini Glue Dots. 

Stamp the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes using Garden Green Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and punch out using the Word Window Punch.  Mount the sentiment onto a punched Modern Label piece from Garden Green cardstock- add to the focal image and card front using a Stampin’ Dimensional®. 

Using an AquaPainter™ add Frost White Shimmer Paint to the petals and background layer.  Add the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Petite Petals (2014 Occasions Mini), Flowering Flourishes, En Francais, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Garden Green, Summer Starfruit

Paper: Whisper White, Garden Green, Summer Starfruit

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Framed Tulips Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Deco Label Framelits™, Brayer, Punches- Petite Petals, Word Window, Modern Label, Pearls, retired Frost White Shimmer Paint, AquaPainter™, ¼” Green Grosgrain Ribbon (from my stash)

Thanks again for stopping by!  I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend and find the time to play along with us at the Dynamic Duos!