Faith, Hope and Love

Hi Friends!

I am sharing another fun card today created with the Prim Blessings Clear StampSet (designed by Diane Zechman) from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps.  

I used the Splitcoaststampers SC652 Sketch Challenge for the layout of the design and will also be participating in the Watercooler Wednesday Challenges #130 "Gail's Feminine Anything Goes” Challenge and the Sunny Day Crafting #46 “E for Embossing” Challenge.

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

To create this card:

1). On a piece of white cardstock, stamp the sunflower images from Prim Blessings with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.  Watercolor the flowers with water-based markers and fussy-cut out each sunflower.

2). Layer the pieces of designer paper (per the sketch) onto suede cardstock, looping some knotted twine onto the one background panel.

3). Ink the sentiment from Prim Blessings with suede ink, stamp repeatedly onto a piece of light brown designer paper (offsetting the sentiment as you re-ink and stamp down the panel).

4). Add the stamped panel directly to the card front and the fussy-cut sunflowers with dimensional foam.

5). De-static a scrap piece of vanilla cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the sentiment from Prim Blessings with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, heat emboss with clear embossing powder and once cooled, create the banner.  Color the little hearts on the sentiment banner with a cherry marker and use a suede marker for the hearts on the hand stamped panel.  Mount the sentiment banner to the card front with dimensional foam.

6). Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the flower centers and petals and glossy accents all of the hearts to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Prim Blessings (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede;  Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen, Glossy Accents™

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede; Authentique™ Grace 6x6 Paper

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

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

SC619 Faith, Love and Hope

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a great week so far!  It’s time for the new Splitcoaststampers’ SC619 Sketch Challenge and I decided to incorporate the SCS TLC612 “Sentiment Backgrounds” Challenge as well the Sunday Stamps SSC139 “Autumn Splendor” Challenge.

If you have not already visited the above challenge sites yet, I hope you will have a chance to do so- fabulous inspiration from my DT Sisters at the SCS Sketch Gallery as well as the other challenge sites!

To create this card:

Ink the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Faith Quote Blocks Clear Stamp image with aged maghogany distress ink and stamp repeatedly onto a piece of crumb cake cardstock (I used my MISTI® Tool for placement of the images).

 

Cut a piece of designer paper (I used one from my stash) on an angle for the sketch, adhere with just a bit of adhesive to keep the paper in place onto the kraft background.

Use a zig zag stitch on a sewing machine to adhere the layers, mount onto a piece of Dijon cardstock , trim and use the sewing machine to mount onto a piece of burgundy cardstock.

Mount the entire panel onto the white card base.

Ink and stamp the sunflower images from SNSS Prim Blessings Clear Stamp Set with embossing ink onto white cardstock, apply black embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once cooled, color the images with a water brush and distress ink- I used Wild Honey, Ground Espresso and Walnut Stain and added additional shadows to the sunflower petals with a Stampin’ Write Delightful Dijon marker (blending with the water brush).

Fussy cut the images, split the one large sunflower for the sketch element and mount onto the card front ( I used hot glue to adhere the flowers- they are not going anywhere, lol!).

Ink the sentiment from the SNSS Prim Blessings Clear Stamp Set with archival black ink a and stamp onto kraft cardstock.

Create the banner points (I used a hexagon punch), mount onto burgundy cardstock and add to the card front with dimensional foam.

Color the little hearts with a burgundy marker and add the burgundy twine with the Dijon button to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Prim Blessings, Faith Block Quotes (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Medium: Versamark™, Basic Black Archival Ink, Distress Inks- Wild Honey, Ground Espresso, Walnut Stain; Stampin’ Write Marker- Delightful Dijon and retired Bravo Burgundy

Cardstock/Designer Paper:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Delightful Dijon, retired Bravo Burgundy

Accessories/Tools:  Sewing Machine, White Thread, AquaPainter™, retired Hexagon Punch (SU!), retired Red Hemp Twine, retired Hello Honey button

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you can gather your supplies and join us for the SC619 Sketch Challenge at Splitcoaststampers this week!

Hugs and have a great week, my friends!

SNSS Faith Quote Blocks

SNSS Prim Blessings

I Am Loved and We Are Free!

Hi Friends!  

Today it is my turn to post on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog and I designed a card that reflects a bit of patriotism, summer flowers and the freedom that we have here in the United States.

"Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends".  John 15:13  NKJV

Today is Memorial Day here in the United States and may we never forget the men and women who laid down their lives to defend our country and the families that they left behind....we are free because they were faithful. 

This card was designed using Grunge Elements, Grunge Elements 2, I Am Loved and Prim Blessings Clear Stamp Sets all from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

I also incorporated the Splitcoaststampers' WT585 "May Flowers" Challenge and the Alphabet Challenge Week 19 "S" Challenge (Sunflowers, Stripes, String) into the design :-)

I hope you will take the time to visit the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog- my Creative Design Team "Sisters" post frequently and there is so much inspiration in their designs as well as those at the Splitcoaststampers' galleries.

To create this card:

Using sticky note paper, create a masked area in the upper left hand corner of a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Ink the heart image from Grunge Elements 2 with Versamark™ Ink, stamp onto the masked area, apply white embossing powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Allow the embossing powder to cool for a few minutes and use a sponge applicator to apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Faded Denim Distress Ink, wipe off the excess ink from the embossed areas, remove the mask and re-mask over the “heart-star” area.

Ink the strip image from Grunge Elements using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Fired Brick Distress Ink and stamp onto the card front createing the stripes (overlapping the images in a row for the length of the paper).

To tone down the brightness of the background , apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink and a light layer of Gesso®.

Use the Big Shot™ with the woodgrain embossing folder to emboss the panel, trim the panel and add a piece of knotted hemp twine.

Mount the panel onto the black card base.

Ink the sunflower images from Prim Blessings with Staz-On Jet Black Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Cut out the flowers, color using a water brush with distress ink and markers and sponge a bit of Ranger® Tim Holtz® Antique Linen Distress Ink over the images.

Add Clear Wink of Stella® over all of the flowers and mount onto the card front (I used Hot Glue).

Ink the girl image from I Am Loved using Versamark™ Ink, stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, apply black embossing powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Carefully fussy cut the image and mount to the card front with dimensional foam.

Heat emboss the sentiment from Prim Blessings with black embossing powder, trim and create the banner points with a punch, mount onto black carstock and distress with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink and the Grunge Elements small splatter stamp.

I Am Loved

Color the hearts in the sentiment with a red marker and mount onto the card front with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Prim Blessings

Grunge Elements

Grunge Elements 2

Stamp Sets:  I Am Loved, Prim Blessings, Grunge Elements, Grunge Elements 2 (all Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Versamark™, Staz-On Jet Black, Ranger® Tim Holtz®  Distress Ink- Tea Dye, Faded Denim, Fired

Brick, Antique Linen, Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo; Stampin' Write Markers- Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler; Gesso®; Clear Wink of Stella®

Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Embossing Buddy™, Stampin' Emboss® White and Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Hemp Twine, Hexagon Punch, sticky note paper for masking, Sponge Applicator

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a blessed Memorial Day :-)

Prim Blessings- Keep Your Face to the Sunshine

Hi Again Friends!

I wanted to share one more card that I created last night using the Pals Paper Arts PPA274 Color Challenge along with the Mojo422 Sketch Challenge.

I decided to pull out Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (SNSS) Prim Blessings along with their coordinatingdies to create this fun card.

This card was fun and fairly easy to create:

Stamp the Sweet ‘n Sassy (SNS) Prim Blessings images using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock.

Color the sunflower images using Stampin’ Write Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip and Calypso Coral Markers.

Use the Big Shot™ with the coordinating Prim Blessings Dies to cut out the sunflowers.

Layer the sentiment panel onto Chocolate Chip cardstock and add the Natural Linen  Thread above the sentiment.

Layer the embossed Calypso Coral Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto Whisper White cardstock, trim and add to the Chocolate Chip card base.

Layer the 1 ¼” Burlap Ribbon onto a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock, mount the retired Crushed Curry DSP onto Chocolate Chip 

cardstock and layer the panels to the card front per the sketch.

Mount the sentiment panel to the card front using dimensional foam and add the Natural Linen Thread bow along with the sunflowers. 

Add the Chocolate Chip button to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: PrimBlessings (SNSS)

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, retired Calypso Coral and Eastern Elegance DSP (all Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories: Big Shot™, Prim Blessings Dies (SNSS), Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Natural Linen Thread, retired Chocolate Chip button (Stampin’ Up!)

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and have a blessed day, my friends!

Faith, Hope and Love- Fun with Prim Blessings

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a great weekend so far!  I finally had a chance to play with some of my new Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps and decided to create a Mixed Media card using Prim Blessings for the  Splitcoaststampers’ F4A290 “Hopeful Change” Challenge as well as the HYCCT1502 "Cancer Free" Freestyle Collage Challenge.

Sunflowers are such a fun sign of summer and to me the hopeful change is when they produce the seeds that the birds will feast on in the fall and winter!  My husband and I love to feed the birds and black oil sunflower seeds are one of their favorite treats :-)

If you have not visited the Splitcoaststampers’ F4A290 gallery yet, I hope you will find the time to do so- great inspiration from all!

This card was fairly easy to create but did take a bit of time with all of the stitching :-)

Stamp the Prim Blessings sunflower and  sentiment onto white cardstock, color with markers and a water brush, carefully cut out the images (or you can use the cute coordinating Primrose Blessings Die Set), add the stenciling to the background paper and use a sewing machine to stitch the distressed layers onto the card.

Finish with a natural linen thread bow and a few punched leaves.

Stamp Sets: Prim Blessings (SNSS)

Ink: Basic Black Archival Ink, Delightful Dijon, Daffodil Delight; Stampin’ Write Markers- Daffodil Delight, Delightful Dijon, Early Espresso, Soft Suede; Faber Castell White Pitt Pen marker

Prim Blessings 

Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Pool Party; retired Epic Day This and That and Botanical Gazette DSP

Accessories: Sewing Machine, AquaPainter™, MS Leaf Punch. Natural Linen Thread

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and have a blessed day, my friends!