Keep Climbing!

Hi Again Friends!

This card is another design for the Splitcoaststampers’ April 2016 Cards for A Cause (see here for more details) using the SC587 Sketch Challenge, the CC558 Color Challenge and the Inkspirational #106 Rock Challenge.

I realized as I reviewed this card to create the blog post that I made an error on the colors and used Soft Suede versus Tip Top Taupe- oops!  I do believe this would look better if I had been more careful and used the Tip Top Taupe...maybe I will create another one at a later date with the correct colors :-)

I hope you will take the time to visit the above linked sites- so much inspiration!

To create this card:

Ink the all of the images from Keep Climbing (ODBD) with Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and Chalkboard Fan background stamp (ODBD) with Watermelon Wonder Classic Ink- stamp all onto Whisper White cardstock.

Use Stampin’ Write Markers to color the mountain and trees, create a moon mask as well as a cloud mask and sponge Watermelon Wonder Classic Ink onto the sky area along with the sentiment panel.

Die cut with stitched dies, mount onto Soft Suede cardstock and add Clear Wink of Stella®  to the mountain.

Add the 5/8” Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon strip to the die cut Watermelon Wonder strip.  

Mount onto the layered embossed Whisper White background panel and adhere to the Watermelon Wonder card base.

Use a Square Punch to create the small photo corners and add Copper Brads to each corner.

Finish off the card by layering the panels and adding the 5/8” Chocolate Chip Satin Triple Ribbon Bow.

Stamp Sets: Keep Climbing, Chalkboard Fan Background (Our Daily Bread Designs)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Watermelon Wonder; Stampin’ Write Markers- Chocolate Chip, Tip Top Taupe, Clear Wink of Stella®

Paper: Whisper White, Soft Suede, Watermelon Wonder

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Square and Rectangle STAX Dies, MFT Stitched Horizontal Strip Die, retired Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Dauber,  1 ¼” Circle Punch, 1 ⅜” Square Punch, Copper Brads,  5/8” Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope you have a wonderful week, my friends!

HYCCT1513 Hope For Tomorrow

Hi Again Friends!!

I decided to create a card this evening for the Splitcoaststampers Hope You Can Cling To  HYCCT1513 Misti’s  “Show Me Your Scars” Challenge (distress/tear one edge or  side –I did a few sides since some survivors have many scars).

I also incorporated the Mojo419 Sketch Challenge (modified a bit)  along with the Crafts4EternityR247 “Tick Tock” Challenge and Splitcoaststampers’ TLC555 “Watercolor Powders” Challenge (see details with a great tutorial video from Dina here and gallery here).

Again, I hope you will have a chance to visit the above galleries and possibly take some time to create a card and join in on the fun!!

To create this card:

De-static a piece of watercolor paper with the Embossing Buddy®, ink the sentiment and clock image from the retired Stampin’ Up! Sense of Time stamp set using Versamark™ and stamp onto the piece of prepared  watercolor paper.

Apply Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Spritz the paper with water and sprinkle the Brusho® Crystal Colours into the wet area, spritzing again and allowing the colors to merge.   FYI- I started with Yellow, Brilliant Red, dried with the Heat Tool and blotted with a paper towel, added more water, dropped Turquoise and Purple and repeated the above steps until I was satisfied with the background.

Fussy-cut around the clock and trim the sentiment panel, distress the edges of the sentiment panel and use the Crimper Tool to add more texture on the top and bottom of the panel.

Tear a scrap piece of Elegant Eggplant cardstock (this one was previously embossed with the retired Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder) and crimp with the Crimper Tool.

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Elegant Eggplant cardstock, trim and mount onto the Bermuda Bay card base.

Add the torn/crimped Elegant Eggplant layer along with the sentiment directly to the card front and mount the clock using Stampin ‘ Dimensionals®.

Add the Pearls to the center of the clock hands as well as the corners of the sentiment panel to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Sense of Time (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Ink: Versamark™, Brushos® Colour Crystals- Yellow, Brilliant Red, Turquoise, Purple

Paper: Watercolor, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Big Shot™, retired Final Press and Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Crimper Tool, Heat Tool, Water Spritzer Bottle, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a fabulous week, my friends!

SUO97- Celebrate with Something Yummy!

Hi Stampers! 

Time for the new SUO97 SUO-Only Challenge is “Something Yummy” and I decided to incorporate the Splitcoaststampers SC488 Sketch Challenge.

I thought of our current sets with cakes, coffee  and tea but chose to use a non-traditional stamp along with a sneak peek of one of the new In-Colors to create my stacked cake :-)

I hope you will have the time to visit and check out the rest of the fantastic Design Team projects at both sites and use your Stampin’ Up! Only products to come join in on the fun!

To create this card:

Repeatedly stamp the image from Lovely Romance using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock. Carefully cut out the pieces and cut one of the images down to two “flowers” and the other to one “flower”.

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock and mount onto the Blackberry Bliss card base. 

Also emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock using the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock using the Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Layer both onto pieces of Blackberry Bliss cardstock.

Using a 1 ¾” Square Punch to punch out a piece of the Moonlight Designer Series Stack and layer the Dotted Scallop Punch piece behind to create the element for the sketch (punched from Blackberry Bliss cardstock).   

Using Silver Foil paper, create the cake stand (I used a scrap remaining from the  Finishing Touches Framelits™ for the top portion, a scrap vertical strip for the center and bottom and a 1” Circle punched piece cut in half for the rounded areas at the top and bottom).  Use the Big Shot™ with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss all of the pieces and glue together to create the stand.

Layer the cake pieces alternating with strips of Silver Foil paper to create the stacked cake onto the Perfect Polka Dot Whisper White panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.  Use the Scallop Trim Border Punch along with Silver Foil paper, trim and add to the silver layers.  Add the Rhinestone strips to the top of the stamped images and Pearls to the Scallop Trim and centers of the flowers.

Layer the DSP piece, Pretty Print embossed Smoky Slate panel to the card base. Add the cake image panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add the 3/8” Bllack berry Bliss Stitched Satin Ribbon Double Bow.

Stamp the sentiment using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, punch out using the 1” Circle Punch and punch another 1” Circle to cut in half and layer behind the sentiment.  

Add the Rhinestones below the sentiment and a few Pearls to the lower left hand corner to finish off the card.

 Stamp Sets: Lovely Romance, Express Yourself (2013-2014 Hostess Set)

Ink: Blackberry Bliss

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss, Smoky Slate, Silver Foil, Moonlight DSP Stack

Accessories: Big Shot™, Perfect Polka Dot, Pretty Print, retired Lacy Brocade, retired Square LatticeTextured Impressions™ Embossing Folders; Punches: 1” Circle, Scallop Trim Border, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border;  3/8” Blackberry Bliss Stitched Satin Ribbon, Pearls, Rhinestones

Thanks again for visiting - I hope you have a chance to join in on our “Something Yummy” SU-Only Challenge!

Sunflower Fun- Two More Cards with the New Blendabilities

Hi Stampers!

Here are the last two cards that I created last night using the PP195 Paper Players Color Challenge (I only submitted this card to the challenge but since I had the colors out and find it difficult to combine green with any orange tone colors, decided to keep creating and working on this color combination). 

Again, for the six cards (see the other four in the last four posts), I used My Digital Studio and had printed the images out onto Whisper White cardstock, colored them all at one time and then created the cards.

I decided to use the new Stampin’ Blendabilities™ for the coloring along with traditional card making techniques for the rest of the cards…

To create these cards:

Open a blank document in My Digital Studio (MDS), position the Sunflower background image (reduced a bit) along with the sentiment from Thanks for Caring (for the next card),  print onto an 8 ½ x 11” piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Color the flower using the Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities™ Collection markers and use the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write marker for the center.

Carefully “fussy-cut” out the Sunflower image and cut the image in half. 

For the first card, use the Big Shot to emboss a piece of So Saffron cardstock using the Pretty Prints Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and mount onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock.  Add the Sunflower and leave the edges of a few of the flower petals free from adhesive and curl with your fingers a bit.

Use the Big Shot™ to emboss a piece of Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper (DSP) using the retired Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and lightly sand with the Sanding Block.  Add the panel to a layer of Early Espresso cardstock and mount onto the Pear Pizzazz card base.  Add the Pear Pizzazz DSP horizontal panel (also mounted onto Early Espresso cardstock).

Adhere the Sunflower panel to the card front and add the sentiment (stamped from the retiring Hostess set, Express Yourself using Early Espresso Classic Ink).

Add the Pearls to the card front to finish off the card.

For the second card:

Add the Sunflower image to a piece of Old Olive DSP and mount onto Early Espresso cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of So Saffron DSP (the DSP I used was from a previous Hostess set years ago) …add to the Early Espresso card base and adhere the Calypso Coral piece from Epic Day This and That DSP at the bottom.

Add the Sunflower panel and adhere a piece of 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon to cover the seam. 

Use the Big Shot™ with the Chalk Talk Framelits™ to cut out the sentiment and adhere onto another piece cut from Early Espresso cardstock (from the same framelit™, cut in half).  Using the Background Builders, stamp So Saffron Classic Ink over the sentiment using the script border stamp.  Add the Antique Brads and mount onto the card front.

Add the Pearls to corners and sentiment to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Sunflower, Thanks for Caring (both MDS versions), Express Yourself (2013-2014 Hostess set), Background Builders

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Blendabilities™ - Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie Collections; Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker   

Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Designer Series Paper- Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Epic Day This and That, retired Hostess Level I Pack (So Saffron)

Accessories: Big Shot™,  Pretty Print, retired Vintage Wallpaper and retired Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Sanding Block, Chalk Talk Framelits™, Hexagon Punch, Antique Brads, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- now off to do some housework (lol)!  I hope all of you have a wonderful and fun weekend- God Bless!!

PPA204 Together Forever

Hi Stampers!

I wanted to create a Clean and Layered (CAL) card using the Pals Paper Arts PPA204 Sketch Challenge and decided to incorporate My Digital Studio images along with the new Stampin’ Blendabilities™ and traditional card making techniques.

I hope you have a chance to check out the Pals Paper Arts site- so much inspiration from all of the Design Team projects as well as the other entries!!

To create this card:

Open a blank document in My Digital Studio (MDS), position the Pleasant Poppies background stamp (reduced to fit the card sketch) along with the sentiment from Together Forever and print onto an 8 ½ x 11” piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Color the poppies using the Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Blendabilities™ Collection markers. Use the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write marker to create shadows.  Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Pretty Prints Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock, trim and mount onto the Basic Black card base.  

Adhere the vertical strip of Old Olive Designer Series Paper (DSP) to a piece of Basic Black cardstock and add to the Cherry Cobbler panel. 

Add the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.  Create the banner points on the sentiment using the Hexagon Punch and layer onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock (also creating the points with the Hexagon Punch).

Add the Cherry Cobbler button with the retired Black Hemp Twine and Pearls to finish off the card.  

Stamp Sets: Pleasant Poppies, Together Forever (both MDS versions)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Collections, Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker   

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Whisper White, Old Olive DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Pretty PrintTextured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Hexagon Punch, Pearls, retired Cherry Cobbler button, retired Black Hemp Twine

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!

DD99 Black Tie Swallowtail :-)

Hi Stampers! 

It’s that time again, a new Dynamic Duos Challenge!!   The DD99 “Black Tie” Challenge mixes Basic Black with Rich Razzleberry with Gold for optional dessert.  

Again, I decided to turn to My Digital Studio (MDS) along with traditional card making techniques to create my card for this project and of course, I opted for dessert :-)

I hope you will have the time to visit and check out the rest of the fantastic Design Team projects as well as create your own and share with 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 project:

Using MDS, open a blank 8.5x11 document and insert the Swallowtail image- reduce and print out onto Whisper White cardstock.

Color using the Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Write Marker and use the Gold Marker to add the gold accents to the butterfly (stipple dots along the outside edges of the wings and strokes for the inside areas), carefully cut out the butterfly. 

Use the Big Shot™ along with the Window Frames Collection Framelits™ to cut out the window from Basic Black cardstock and emboss with retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Add the retired Antique Brass brads to the corners.   

Use the Big Shot™ with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock, layer onto a piece of Brushed Gold cardstock and add the retired Mocha Morning Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto the lower part of the card front, trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  Add a piece of 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon to cover the seam.

Adhere the window frame to the card front and add the butterfly using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon to the bottom of the panel.  Stamp the sentiment from Express Yourself using Basic Black Classic Ink onto Rich Razzleberry cardstock and create the banner using the Hexagon Punch, add the gold dots using the Gold Marker and adhere to the ribbon strip. 

Add the decorative metal piece from the retired Artisan Embellishment Kit and mount the entire panel onto the Rich Razzleberry card base to finish off the card.

 Stamp Sets: Swallowtail (MDS version), Express Yourself

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Rich Razzleberry, Gold

Paper/Cardstock:  Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry, Brushed Gold, retired Mocha Morning DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Pretty Print and retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Window Frames Collection Framelits™, Hexagon Punch, retired Artisans Embellishment kit

Thanks again for stopping by - I hope all of you have a wonderful Easter Weekend and a chance to join in on our “DD99 Black Tie” Challenge!

DD94 Vintage Honeybee Love

Hi Stampers! 

It’s time for the DD94 “Black Tie” Week Dynamic Duo Challenge combining Basic Black with More Mustard and for dessert, Dry Embossing.    These colors remind me of honeybees so I knew I would have to create a vintage bee card:-)

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 Honeycomb Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of More Mustard cardstock.  Distress the edges using the Distressing Tool and use a sewing machine to stitch around the edges and adhere to a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Adhere pieces of Modern Medley Designer Series Paper (DSP) to pieces of Basic Black cardstock and using a Sponge Dauber to apply More Mustard Classic Ink to the DSP. 

Emboss two pieces of Basic Black cardstock with the Big Shot™ and the Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, distress the edges with the Distressing Tool

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 Position the panels onto the Honeycomb embossed background and sew around the edges with the sewing machine.  Add the lace (from the retired Artisan Embellishments kit) along with the 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon. 

Using Banner Blast, stamp the Love banner and chevron images using Basic Black Classic Ink onto More Mustard cardstock, punch out using the Banner Punch and adhere to the lower right hand panel.

Adhere the focal image (DSP from Graphic 45 French Country) onto Basic Black cardstock and again onto More Mustard cardstock.  Distress the edges using the Distressing Tool and mount the focal image onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and adhere the entire panel onto the card base. 

Create a triple satin bow from the 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon and adhere to the upper left hand corner of the focal panel.  Add the Basic Black button to the bow and Pearls to finish off the card. 

 Stamp Sets:  Banner Blast

Ink: Basic Black, More Mustard

Paper/Cardstock:  Basic Black, More Mustard, Modern Medley DSP, Graphic 45 French Country DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Pretty Print and Honeycomb Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Banner Punch, Distressing Tool, Sponge Dauber, Pearls, Sewing Machine, retired Artisan Embellishment Kit lace, 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon (from my stash)

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you can join in the fun with our DD94 Dynamic Duos “BlackTie” Challenge!

DD93 Sew Glad We're Friends

Hi Stampers! 

It’s time for the DD93 “Subtly Yours” Dynamic Duo Challenge combining Blushing Bride and Sahara Sand.

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 Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Blushing Bride Designer Series Paper (DSP) and to the lower half of a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock and lightly distress the edge with your fingernail.

Using My Digital Studio™ (MDS), insert the vintage sewing machine from Puns from the Past stamp brush set, re-size the image and print out onto Whisper White cardstock- color the image using Stampin’ Write markers- Blushing Bride and Sahara Sand.  

Distress the edges using the Distressing Tool, sponge the edges using the Sponge Dauber with Sahara Sand Classic Ink and add a bit more distressing from the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge (also inked with Sahara Sand Classic Ink).

Emboss a piece of Sahara Sand cardstock using the Big Shot™ along with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, trim and mount onto the upper half of the Blushing Bride cardstock layer. 

Add one half of a White Tea Lace Paper Doily along with the ½” Blushing Bride Grosgrain Ribbon to cover the edges of the DSP/cardstock layer.

Layer the distress sewing machine image onto a piece of Modern Medley DSP (embossed with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, lightly sanded and distressed).   Add the scrap piece of lace to the lower edge and a scrap piece of the Blushing Bride ribbon to the upper edge.   Add to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Create the rolled flowers using the 2 3/8” and 1 ¾” Scallop Punches (punch out the scallop circles from Blushing Bride cardstock, crimp with the Crimper Tool, wavy cut a spiral toward the center, roll the flower from the outside edge toward the center and adhere- see tutorial here ).  Add the Sahara Sand leaves created from the Petite Petals Punch. 

Use the distressing tool to distress the sentiment and create the banner using the Hexagon Punch for the “points”. Use the Piercing Tool to create a hole to add the Vintage Trinket safety pin and adhere the end of the banner using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Adhere the rolled roses (I used a Hot Glue Gun) and Pearls to the upper and lower corners of the card base and also the upper left hand corner of the sewing machine layer to finish off the card.   

Stamp Sets:  Puns from the Past (MDS version), Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Sahara Sand, Stampin’ Write Marker- Blushing Bride, Sahara Sand

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Blushing Bride DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Pretty Print, Square Lattice and retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Punches- 2 3/8” and 1 ¾” Scallop Circle, Hexagon, Petite Petals; Crimper Tool, Distressing Tool, Vintage Trinkets, Pearls, Sanding Block, lace from retired Artisan Embellishment kit, White Tea Lace Paper Doily, retired ½” Blushing Bride Grosgrain Ribbon

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope you can join in the fun with our DD93 Dynamic Duos“Subtly Yours” Challenge!

DD91 Happy Birthday Quilt

Hi Stampers! 

Wow!  Another week has flown by and it is time for the new DD91 “Triple Threat” Dynamic Duo Challengecombines three (that’s right, three) bright and beautiful colors- Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango and Wild Wasabi.   

I love this fun color combo and actually created two cards- I will share the other one a bit later :-)

Again, I hope that you will find the time to stop by and check out the rest of the 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:

Layer a piece of Wild Wasabi onto a piece of Basic Black card stock and mount onto your card base (I used Whisper White but you cannot see the base in the photo).

The next step, create the color blocks for the background (don't forget to check your scraps :-))  I used pieces of Tangerine Tango Designer Series Paper (DSP) layered onto scraps of Basic Black and previously embossed pieces of Melon Mambo (also from my scraps that had been embossed using the Big Shot™ along with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder) again, layered onto scraps of Basic Black cardstock- have I said it enough?  I love my scraps!! :-)    I organize my scraps in sandwich size ziplock bags and keep them with card front size pieces of the same color cardstock.  Easy to find and easy to use!! 

Layer a piece of Whisper White cardstock onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock for the vertical layer on top of the color blocks.

Emboss a piece of Whisper White using Big Shot™ with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and layer onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  Add the sentiment from Express Yourself (stamped in Basic Black onto Whisper White cardstock and punched out with the Large Oval Punch, layer onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, also punched with the Large Oval Punch).  Adhere the sentiment on the side of the embossed Whisper White panel on the side. 

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

Create the focal quilt block using the Big Shot™ with the Quilt Die (from W9Studios), cut four quilts, one from each of the colors along with one from Basic Black cardstock.   Assemble the quilt onto a piece of Whisper White using Two-Way Glue (do not be too heavy handed on the glue).

Once assembled, layer onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock and emboss with the Big Shot™ and the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and mount to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Create the paper bow from embossed Melon Mambo cardstock (again, embossed with the Big Shot™ along with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder)- punch two ovals using the Large Oval Punch, a small scrap for the center and a longer rectangular piece for the tails.  Cut the longer rectangular piece in half and create the points for the tails using the Hexagon Punch.  Adhere the two larger ovals in half using Mini Glue Dots or a Hot Glue Gun(use your Bone Folder first to softly curve the cardstock).  Adhere the two ovals to the small piece of cardstock scrap and add the two tails.  Add the Antique Brad to the center to finish off the bow and glue onto the card front.

Add the Pearl to the center of the quilt to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Express Yourself (hostess set)

Ink: Basic Black

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, Designer Series Paper- Tangerine Tango DSP Stack

Accessories: Big Shot™, Pretty Print and retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Quilt Die (non SU! WPlus9 Studios), Punches- Large and XL Oval, Hexagon, Pearls, Antique Brad

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you can join in the fun with our DD91 Dynamic Duos “TripleThreat” Challenge!