Lighthearted Leaves- Happy Birthday with a Color, Sketch and Theme Challenge :-)

Hello Friends!

This card was created using the brand new stamp set, Lighthearted Leaves for the Create with Connie and Mary CCMC370 Color Challenge along with the Seize the Birthday 082715 Challenge and the Splitcoaststampers’ SC518 Sketch Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites yet, again, I would encourage you to do so- wonderful Design Team samples and inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Use the Embossing Buddy® to de-static a piece of Whisper White cardstock, ink the Lighthearted Leaves image using Versamark™ Ink and stamp onto the prepared piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Apply Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder and use the Heat Tool to heat set the powder.

Color the image using Pool Party and Watermelon Wonder Stampin’ Write Markers. Once the coloring is finished, use a Sponge Dauber to apply Pool Party and Watermelon Wonder Classic Ink around the edges of the leaf and add a few white highlights using the Chalk Marker.

Ink the smaller leaf image using Watermelon Wonder Classic Ink and stamp around the edges.

Trim the panel, mount onto Basic Black cardstock, trim and mount onto Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto Basic Black cardstock.

Stamp the sentiment from Butterfly Basics using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, trim and mount onto the Watermelon  Wonder card base.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Pool Party cardstock, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Mount the embossed Pool Party panel to the card front and add the looped Silver Cord.

Add the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add a few Rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Lighthearted Leaves, Butterfly Basics

Ink: Versamark™, Pool Party, Watermelon Wonder; Stampin’ Write Markers- Pool Party, Watermelon Wonder; Chalk Marker

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Pool Party, Watermelon Wonder

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Sponge Daubers, Silver Cord, Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by!   I will be sharing a few more Lighthearted Leaves cards shortly- I hope all of you have a wonderful day!  

Bonjour- A Fun CAS Mixed Media Card :-)

Hi Stampers!

This Clean and Simple (CAS) Mixed Media card was created using the Splitcoaststampers’ CC540 Color Challenge (see details here and gallery here- dessert option "Birthday" but I skipped dessert this time :-)) along with the Way To Use It WT514  “Speaking Foreign” Challenge (see details here and gallery here), Free For All F4A281 “Think Big”  Challenge (see details here and gallery here) and SC518 Sketch Challenge  (see details here and gallery here).   

I purchased this owl stamp on sale a while ago and this is the first time that I have had a chance to play around with it....I love this bold image- it reminds me of a woodcut and the owl has such a bewildered and cute expression (I normally do not gravitate towards “cute” images but one of my friends absolutely loves all things “cutesy” and she is starting to wear off on me- lol!).

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites yet, again, I would encourage you to do so- great inspiration from all!

This card was fairly quick to create- de-static the paper with an Embossing Buddy®, stamp the image using Versamark™ ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss White Embossing Powder, heat with the Heat Tool, color with Stampin’ Write Markers- Tempting Turquoise, Smoky Slate and Crushed Curry and wipe off the excess with a dampened paper towel.

I did modify the image a bit using a Spectrum Noir™ True Black alcohol marker to enlarge the pupil, added additional lines for the “iris” with a Faber-Castell Pitt Pen XS Marker and finished with the white highlights using Titanium White Acrylic Paint.

Trim the image and mount onto Tempting Turquoise cardstock, trim again and mount onto Smoky Slate cardstock.

Stamp the sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock using Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink, trim the panel and mount onto Tempting Turquoise cardstock, trim again and mount onto Smoky Slate cardstock, trim once more and mount onto the Tempting Turquoise card base.

Add the owl image panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and a few Rhinestones to finish off the card.

 Stamp Sets:  Chère Amie  (My Friend),  Owl Stamp (Inkadinkado)

Ink: Versamark™, Tempting Turquoise; Stampin’ Write Markers- Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate, Tempting Turquoise

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories:  Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you have a fantastic week, my friends!