John 14:6 I Am the Way, The Truth and The Life- Three Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers!!

I wanted to create a Mixed Media card using the gorgeous pastels for this week’s Our Daily Bread Designs ODBDSLC233 Color Challenge and decided to use the Splitcoaststampers SC526 Sketch Challenge (see details here and gallery here) and the Simon Says Monday Challenge “A is for” (in this case, April Flowers) :-)

Again, I hope you will take the time to visit the above sites- the Design Team creations as well as galleries provide so much inspiration! 

To create this card:

Use a foam brush to apply Gesso® to a piece of Whisper White cardstock and allow the panel to dry (or you can use a Heat Tool to speed up the drying process).

Once dried, apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains- Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac and Stormy Sky to a craft mat, spritz with water, lay the panel face down into the stain and lift up, twist and turn to allow the stain to spread onto the prepared panel, dry with the Heat Tool and repeat the process several times to build up the layers of stain.

Once you are satisfied with the layers, ink the Chalkboard Fan background stamp with Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink and stamp over the panel.

Ink the background stamp again with Island Indigo Classic Ink and randomly apply the background to the panel, dry the ink with the Heat Tool and trim the panel to approx.. 4” x 5 ¼”.

Mount the finished panel onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto the Wisteria Wonder card base.

Trim a piece of retired  Flirtatious Specialty Paper to approx. 1 ½” , use the Big  Shot™  to emboss  the strip with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder. 

Mount the embossed strip onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, lightly sand with the Sanding Block and adhere to the card front.

Stamp the Chalkboard-John's image onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink.  Trim around the image and mount onto another piece of Whisper White cardstock to create a frame.

Add the pearls by the yard to the bottom of the verse panel and corners (a friend of mine recently gave me these pearls from her stash and I thought they could be used as strands on the card- what do you think?  I know I have some of these in my stash as well and hope they can be incorporated into future projects :-))…

Mount the verse panel onto the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Create the rolled flowers using the Big Shot™ with the My Favorite Things (MFT)  Royal Rose and Mini Royal Rose dies using Bashful Blue and Wisteria Wonder cardstock.  

Crimp the die cut flowers with the Crimper Tool before rolling up and adhering in the center with adhesive (I prefer to use Hot Glue).

Use the Martha Stewart (MS) Leaf Punch to create the leaves from Island Indigo cardstock and adhere along with the roses (again, with Hot Glue) to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Chalkboard Fan, Chalkboard-John's (both Our Daily Bread Designs)

Ink: Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder; Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains- Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac, Stormy Sky

 Paper: Whisper White, Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder, retired Bashful Blue; retired SU! Flirtatious Specialty Paper

Accessories: Big Shot™, retired Lacy Brocade Textured  Impressions™ Embossing Folder, MFT Royal Rose and Mini Royal Rose Dies, MS Leaf Punch, Gesso®, Foam Brush, Pearls by the Yard

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- it is such an encouragement to me!  Have a blessed Sunday, my friends!

CC517 & SC526 Sunflower Get Well Soon

Hi Stampers! 

I had a chance to play in my craft room and decided to create a Mixed Media card using Stampin' Blendabilities™, Distress Inks and regular Stampin' Write Markers for the Splitcoaststampers CC517 Color Challenge (Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana and Old Olive with the dessert option of four layers or more) and the SC526 Sketch (flipped the sketch). 

If you have not already visited the above sites, I hope you will the chance to check out the wonderful Design Team samples as well as the galleries!!

To create this card:

Stamp the main image (Sunflower Collage- non SU!) using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock. 

Color the image using Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Coastal Cabana for the background (Light and Medium), Old Olive for the leaves and Daffodil Delight for the petals (again, Light and Medium). 

Add a few shadows with the Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Write Marker and distress the panel using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Use a Faber-Castell® Black Pitt Pen Marker to re-define the lines on the image and add a few highlights with a Faber-Castell® White Pitt Pen Marker.

Trim and mount the image onto a piece of retired Soft Sky Designer Series Paper and distress the edges with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Using Bermuda Bay Classic Ink, stamp the Ex Libris background stamp onto a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock.  Distress the edges with the Distressing Tool and mount onto a piece of Soft Suede cardstock (also using the Distressing Tool to distress the edges). 

Using Coastal Cabana Classic Ink, stamp the En Francais background onto a strip of Coastal Cabana cardstock, distress the edges with the Distressing Tool and mount onto a distressed piece of Soft Suede cardstock.  Adhere this strip to the background panel and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Cut a White Tea Lace Paper Doily in half and distress with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  Mount the doily behind the focal image panel and adhere the focal image to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock, distress with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink and stamp the Ex Libris background over the image (“huff” to re-moisten the ink before applying to the sentiment).

Cut the banner points using the Hexagon Punch and mount onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the Antique Brad and Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Ex Libris, En Francais, Express Yourself; Sunflower Collage (Inkadinkado®)

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black,  Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Collection- Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive;  Stampin’ Write Marker- Bermuda Bay, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Faber-Castell® White and Black Pitt Pen Markers

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Soft Suede

Accessories: Distressing Tool, Sponge Daubers, Hexagon Punch, White Tea Lace Paper Doily, Antique Brad, Pearls

Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you are having a fabulous week so far!