TCC190 Create In Me

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our #190 {Lucky Charm} Challenge at The Card Concept! The Card Concept is a bi-weekly challenge and we would love for you to create a card based on our inspiration photo and join us!

The tiered tray with the textures, greenery, bird and twig ball inspired by Clean and Layered Mixed Media card.

As many of you who follow my blog also know, I enjoy participating with other online challenges (I know how much work goes into maintaining a challenge blog and want to give support).  I will be linking this card to the Simon Monday “Things with Wings” Challenge along with the Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #201 Tic-Tac-Toe  (diagonal  Die Cut-Layers- Your Choice (Ribbon)).  One of the requirements of the Retro Rubber Challenge Blog is to use a stamp that is at least one year old.  The Inkadinkado Butterfly with Bird Nest image I used is several years old (maybe over ten?).

If you have not had a chance to check out the galleries at the Simon Monday or Retro Rubber Blog Challenge sites, I hope you will take time to check them out!  Also, stop by the  The Card Concept to see the rest of the DT designs and which photo they chose-  we would love to have you participate with us!

The main butterfly/bird nest image was heat embossed onto white cardstock and water-colored with water based markers before being die cut with a stitched rectangle die.

The background was stenciled with Tumbled Glass distress oxide ink.

The sentiment was heat embossed with clear embossing powder from the Words of Encouragement stamp set from Stamp Simply. I love this stamp set for the encouraging Scripture verses that are perfect for cards for those who may be recovering from surgery, illness, facing difficult life situations, and/or just need an encouraging word!

The background green paper is from the Graphic 45 Bloom patterns and solids 12x12 paper pad. 

The card was finished off with buffalo plaid ribbon and a few pearls.

Stamp Sets: Words of Encouragement (Stamp Simply), Butterfly with Bird Nest (Inkadinkado) 

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide, Stampin’ Write Markers- Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede, Baked Brown Sugar, Peach Parfait, Grapefruit Grove, Sugarplum, Rich Razzleberry; Extra Fine White Paint Pen, Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, Graphic 45 Bloom Solids and Patterns 12x12

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stitched Rectangle STAX A2 Set 1 (MFT), Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Fishtail Sentiment Banners;  Memory Box Heartwood Stencil, Stencil Brush, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #190 {Lucky Charm} Challenge. 

Create In Me A Pure Heart

Hi Friends!

I am sharing a card this evening that was designed using a digital image from Power Poppy by Marcella that was hand colored with watercolor pencils along with water-based markers.

I decided to participate with the Power Poppy “Rule of Thirds” Challenge, the Simon Says Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge and The House That Stamps Built M1320 Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge (left column down - Die Cut or Punch-Embossing- Ribbon or Twine).

To create this card:

Import the digital image from Power Poppy into a Word document or Photo Editing Software (I used the retired My Digital Studio from Stampin’ Up!). Resize the image, print out onto white cardstock and color with watercolor pencils and water-based markers.

Add a bit of shimmer with a clear glitter pen to the flower petals.

De-static the lower left corner of the panel with an embossing powder tool, stamp the sentiment from Stamp Simply with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Die cut the floral panel and a piece of designer paper with stitched horizontal strip dies.

Mount onto a piece of black cardstock,  and trim close to edge.  Add the strips of black twine and finish off with the looped bow and taupe button.

Stamp Sets: Sunshine of My Life (digital Power Poppy by Marcella), Words of Encouragement (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Printer Ink, Versafine™ Onyx Black, Derwent™ Watercolor Pencils, Stampin’ Write Markers- Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi, Granny Apple Green, Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

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

Accessories: Gemini, Jr.™,  My Favorite Things Stitched Horizontal Strip Dies, AquaPainter™, Black Hemp Twine, retired Stampin’ Up! button

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope all of you have a safe and healthy week!

BVC14 Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God

Hi Stampers! 

Here is page two of the heart album that I created for the SplitcoaststampersDivine Design Bible Verse BVC14 Challenge.  Here is the previous post for the cover of the album along with a few more details on the basic steps…

The verses used are free digital images from Word Art Wednesday (downloaded into My Digital Studio (MDS) and printed onto Very Vanilla cardstock).

Page Two:

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me”  Psalm 51:10

In addition to the steps taken in the first post (adhere the retired Beau Chateau DSP to the Heart Chipboard Album page, “antique” using  Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain, add the 3/8” Venetian Crochet Trim and the scrap strips of Early Espresso cardstock and add the string of Pearls.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Hearts Collections Framelits™ to cut out the verse (“antique” the Very Vanilla cardstock using Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain), stamp the bee image from the retired set, Nature Walk using Early Espresso Classic Ink and color with the Hello Honey Stampin’ Write marker. 

Add additional distressing using the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge and Soft Suede Classic Ink. 

Cut another heart shape with the Big Shot™ with the same size framelit™ used for the verse from Early Espresso cardstock (cut the Early Espresso heart in half horizontally and layer behind the verse) .

Adhere the verse heart onto the Paper Heart shaped Doily from the retired Artisan Embellishment kit (doily “antiqued” lightly with Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain).

Add the rolled flower (created with the 2 3/8” Scallop Circle Punch from Pink Pirouette cardstock along with leaves using the Bird Builder Punch from Early Espresso cardstock) to finish off the panel.

Stamp Sets:  Nature Walk, Gorgeous Grunge, Verse- free Digital Image from Word Art Wednesday

Ink: Early Espresso, Soft Suede Classic Ink; Printer Ink- Black, Ranger™ Tim Holtz® Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Stain

Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Pink Pirouette, Beau Château DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Heart Collection Framelits™, White Heart Lace Paper Doily (retired Artisan Embellishment Kit), Punches: 2 ⅜” Scallop Circle, Bird Builder, 3/8” Venetian Crochet Lace Trim, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I will share page 3 and 4 tomorrow :-)  Have a wonderful weekend and God Bless!