HYCCT1412 Warm Beary Fuzzies

Hi Stampers! 

This card is another card (of the 35) created for the Hope You CanCling To Challenge (HYCCT)  atSplitcoaststampers.  This one is for LMcAree aka Lori’s  HYCCT1412 “Warm Fuzzies”  Challenge - (see the gallery here and the details here) along with the Splitcoaststampers SC347 Sketch Challenge.  

I decided to use a retired set, Beary Best along with retired Autumn Spice Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) to create this fun card- I just love this paper and the bear images are so cute and "fuzzy"!

To create this card:

Ink the bear image from Beary Best using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock and color using the AquaPainter™ with Stampin’ Up! Watercolor pencils (these are retired as well, but still work great!) :-)

Stamp the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ along with the Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of retired Autumn Spice DSP, lightly sand with the Sanding Block, trim and mount onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock.

Mount the embossed background panel onto the Very Vanilla card base. 

Add the vertical panel of Early Espresso Autumn Spice DSP (mounted onto a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock- this piece has a Cajun Craze design that did not show up well in the photo).

Stamp the sentiment using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, distress with the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink, mounted onto Early Espresso cardstock and again onto Cajun Craze cardstock. 

Add the bear focal image and the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to the card front per the sketch. Create the horizontal strip using a scrap strip of Olive Green Tweed Autumn Spice DSP mounted onto strips of Early Espresso cardstock (to mimic a layer of Early Espresso under the DSP- love using my scraps for this!), add the scrap strip of DSP to the center and adhere two More Mustard Buttons (with very thin strips of DSP as “thread” in the centers). 

Mount this layered horizontal strip to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Beary Best, Gorgeous Grunge

                   

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Baked Brown Sugar; Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencils

Paper: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso; retired Autumn Spice Designer Specialty Series Paper

Accessories: Big Shot™, Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sanding Block, AquaPainter™, retired More Mustard buttons

Thanks again for stopping by- I will post more of the HYCCT Challenges in the next few days :-)   I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!

Gratitude with a little bit of "Rock-n-Roll"

Hi Stampers!  

This card was created using the colorful combination of this week’s CQC99 ColourQ Challenge along with the SC347 Splitcoast Stampers Sketch Challenge. 

To create this quick and fairly easy card:

On Whisper White cardstock, use the

"Rock –n-Roll" technique and ink up the foliage images from French Foliage in Crushed Curry (roll into Old Olive and or Pumpkin Pie), Pumpkin Pie (rolled into Old Olive) and Pumpkin Pie (rolled into Island Indigo). Repeatedly stamp the images using masks created from sticky notes to overlap the images. 

 

 Place the masks over the leaf images and stamp the background stamp using Island Indigo ink.  Sponge the edges and some of the white area with Pumpkin Pie ink and tear the edges, re-sponge with Island Indigo.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Snow Burst Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Pumpkin Pie Designer Series Paper- lightly sand the raised images and sponge with Island Indigo.  

Use a brayer with Island Indigo ink to ink up the smooth side of the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and emboss a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock using the Big Shot™ .

Emboss a piece of Island Indigo with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Layer this strip onto a piece of Old Olive DSP and assemble the card front onto the Island Indigo card base.

“Huff” on the previously inked stamps from the steps above and stamp onto a small piece of Whisper White.  Use Stampin’ Write markers in Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive to color the sentiment and stamp over the light images.  Punch out with the Decorative Label Punch and sponge with Island Indigo.  Layer onto Island Indigo and attach to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Lightly spray the entire card with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (mixed with 70% alcohol) to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:   French Foliage, Day of Gratitude

Ink: Island Indigo, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry (retired), Stampin’ Write Markers- Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Island Indigo, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive (retired DSP)

 Accessories:  Big Shot™, Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders- Vintage Wallpaper, Square Lattice, Snowburst, Decorative Label Punch, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint spray, Sponge Dauber

Thanks again for visiting- if I continue to have internet service (due to an ongoing  DSL issue whenever there is any inclement weather and Hurricane Irene), I may post another card or two with this same color combo:-) 

I hope you all of you have a wonderful and safe weekend!