TCC229 Sunflower Delight

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to the #229 Sunflower Delight Challenge at The Card Concept! 

We are thrilled to be back from our summer break, and I absolutely love our challenge photo!  The sunflowers against the white brick background of the fireplace along with the black accents inspired me to create a Clean and Layered/ Mixed Media card.

Many of you who follow my blog know that I have a personal goal to use what I already own since I have so many stamps, designer papers, ribbons and lace, that I could create for many, many years before running out, lol! I am sure many of you can relate, lol!

I love Graphic45 papers and pulled out a sheet from their Let It Bee collection and paired it with a sentiment from Divinity Designs, LLC for this quick card.

I also like to participate in other online challenge blogs and will be linking this card to the Love Those Pretty Papers Sept 26 "Anything Goes - Fall Florals" Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #768-#769 "Anything Goes" Challenge.  I absolutely love Graphic 45 paper and struggle to add anything to it, lol!         

We hope you will take a moment to stop by our challenge blog and check out how the rest of our fabulous Design Team were inspired as well- gorgeous cards from all!

To create this card:

Trim a piece of the 8x8 Let It Bee designer paper to approx. 3 ¾” x 5” and mount it onto a piece of black cardstock.

Trim the black cardstock to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”.

Add a piece of white crochet lace to the background panel.

Adhere a piece of 1” black grosgrain ribbon over the lace edge, wrap the ends of the ribbon around the panel.

Mount the layered panel onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” card base.

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool. 

Ink the verse sentiment from Scripture Collection 4 (Divinity Designs, LLC) with Versafine Black Onyx ink, stamp onto the prepared cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, die cut with stitched circle die.

Die cut two additional circles from black cardstock, layer together and adhere the sentiment over the black circle “frame”.

Mount onto the card front with dimensional foam (FYI- this sentiment covers up part of the words “Let It Bee” on the background paper).

Add a pearls to the sentiment layer to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Scripture Collection 4 (Divinity Designs, LLC formerly Our Daily Bread Designs)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, Graphic45 Let It Bee Designer Paper

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., My Favorite Things Stitched Circle Dies, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, White Crochet Lace (Hobby Lobby), 1 “ Black Grosgrain Ribbon (from my stash), Pearls

We hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #229 Sunflower Delight Challenge.   The deadline to join us is Monday, October 12^th at noon EDT.  

TCC223 I Will Give You Rest

 

Hi Friends!

Today, we are starting our January #223 Cozy New Year Challenge.  

I was inspired by the Nordic pattern in the coffee cup along with the textures from our photo to create a  Clean and Layered/ Mixed Media card.

We hope that you will take a moment to stop by our challenge blog and check out how the rest of our wonderful Design Team was inspired as well!

We are looking forward to seeing how you may be inspired by our photo.  Would it be the colors, coffee/hot chocolate, textures, or something else?

We are looking forward to seeing your card in our gallery!

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #734-#735 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

To create this card:

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the sentiment from Scripture Collection 4 with Versafine Black Onyx ink, stamp onto the prepared cardstock paper and apply clear embossing powder.

Heat set the powder with a heat tool and once cooled, die cut with a square die and mount onto a piece of black cardstock (trimming close to the edge).

To create the background, cut five pieces of the Let's Get Cozy designer paper to 3 3/4" x 5".   

Using the Stack ‘n Quilt method (see the tutorial here at Splitcoaststampers),  stack the five pieces together and cut along the diagonal, across, etc., layer onto white cardstock (per the tutorial).

Emboss the panels with the Tin Tile embossing folder, trim close to the edge.

Mount onto another piece of white cardstock, trimming close to the edge. 

Layer a piece of burgundy satin ribbon along with the midnight stitched ribbon over the diagonal, wrap the edges behind the panel.

Mount the entire panel onto a piece of midnight cardstock, trim and adhere to a white card base.

Mount the layered verse sentiment to the card front with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Scripture Collection 4 (Divinity Designs, LLC)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx

Cardstock/Paper: White, Midnight Muse, Let’s Get Cozy (Graphic 45)

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Square Die Cuts (Spellbinders), Tin Tile Embossing Folder (Stampin’ Up!), Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 1” Burgundy Satin Ribbon, Midnight Muse Stitched ⅜” Ribbon

I hope you have had a chance to stop by The Card Concept to see how the rest of the Design Team were inspired as well as check out the other challenge gallery entries- wonderful inspiration from all!

We hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our Cozy New Year Challenge at The Card Concept!  The deadline to play along is Monday, February 9th at noon EDT. 

TCC151 Do Not Be Anxious

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to The Card Concept #151 {Butterfly Brilliance} Challenge!  

For those of you who are not familiar with our bi-weekly challenge, we offer an inspiration photo to inspire you to design your card (in your choice of card-making style and/or styles).  We ask that you include our inspiration photo in your blog post along with an explanation of what inspired you from our photo for your card. 

I love this beautiful butterfly and was inspired by the green background, the jewel tones of the butterfly to create a Mixed Media card!

In my continuing effort to use some of my older stamps, I paired a few retired Stampin’ Up! stamps with a verse from a current stamp set, Scripture Collection 4 (Divinity Designs, LLC).  I also used various mediums- watercolor crayons and powders, water-based markers, shimmer paint, washi tape, ModPodge®, white paint pen, Nuvo® jewel drops- the entire kitchen sink from my stash!  

Most of you know that I enjoy participating with online challenges and am also playing along with the Addicted to Stamps and More #401 Make Your Mark Challenge, the WatercoolerWednesday WWC311 “Kath’s Challenge: All Things Feminine”  and the Retro Rubber #154 “Anything Goes” Challenge.  

One of the requirements from the Retro Rubber Challenge is to use stamps that are over one year old- the butterfly stamp is from 2011 and music background stamp is from 2000.  

If you have not had a chance to visit The Card Concept, or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all! 

To create this card:

On a piece of white cardstock, scribble watercolor crayons over the background (I used Gable Green, Green Galore and Always Artichoke), spritz with water and spread with a water brush.  Dry with a heat tool.

Sprinkle a small amount of Leaf Green Brushos® over the background, spritz with water, tilt the paper to spread the water, blot off the excess and dry with a heat tool.

Ink the Music Score background stamp with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink and randomly press the background panel onto the background stamp.

De-static the upper right-hand area of the panel with an embossing powder tool, ink the verse sentiment from Scripture Collection 4 with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, stamp onto the prepared panel, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Apply Frost White Shimmer Paint over the background with a water brush and stamp a few splatters with a small stamp from Timeless Textures with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink.

Distress the edges with a distressing tool, add the strips of washi tape and mount onto a piece of black cardstock.  Adhere the entire panel onto a white card base.

Ink the Wonderful Wings image using Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, stamp onto the prepared panel, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool. 

Once the embossing has cooled, scribble the watercolor crayons onto a glass surface and use a water brush to watercolor the image.  Add additional coloring with water-based markers and once dry, fussy-cut the image.

Use a black Pitt-Penn™ marker to cover the cut edges and mount onto the card front.

Use a foam brush to apply Gloss ModPodge® to the butterfly wings and an extra fine white paint pen to add a few white splatter dots in the background.

Finish off the card with Nuvo™ Morning Dew Jewel Drops.

Stamp Sets:  Scripture Collection 4 (Divinity Designs LLC); retired Stampin’ Up! sets- Wonderful Wings, Musical Score Background, Timeless Textures

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink, Tim Holtz™ Mowed Lawn Distress Ink; retired Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Crayons- Green Galore, Gable Green, Always Artichoke, Pink Passion, Orchid Opulence, Tempting Turquoise; Stampin’ Write Markers- Gorgeous Grape, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise; Pitt Penn™ Black Pen, Leaf Green Brushos®, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Nuvo™ Morning Dew Jewel Drops, Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen, Gloss ModPodge®

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black

Tools/Accessories: Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Graphic45 Washi Tape. Misc. Washi Tape, AquaPainter™, Distressing Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to visit!  We would love for you to create a card based on our inspiration photo and join us at The Card Concept! The challenge is open until March 29^th  at noon EDT.

CAS Wonderful Wings

Hi Friends!!

Today I am sharing another fairly quick CAS card that I created using an image from the retired Stampin’ Up! Wonderful Wings stamp set along with a sentiment from the current Our Daily Bread Designs, Scripture Collection 4.

I wanted to participate in the Happy Little Stampers July Watercolour Challenge as well as the July CAS Watercolour "Butterfly" Challenge and my second entry for the International Art and Soul #12 "Elements of Nature" Challenge.

If you have not already had a chance to visit the above challenge sites, I hope you will do so- they all have wonderful Design Teams as well as gorgeous inspiration in their galleries.

To create this card:

1). Ink the Wonderful Wings image with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, stamp onto a piece of Bristol Smooth paper and heat set with the Heat Tool.

2). Create a mask of the image using sticky note paper and mask the butterfly.  Using a sponge dauber with Broken China Distress Oxide Ink, stencil the background with the Memory Box™ Modern Chic Chevron stencil.  Lightly spritz with water and heat set with the Heat Tool.

3). Watercolor the butterfly with Zig® Clean Color Real Brush Markers- I used Yellow, Blue and Orange.  Dry with the Heat Tool and add a shadow with the Pale Gray Marker and darken the body and areas on the wings with the Black Marker.  Once you are satisfied with the watercolor, use the Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen to add shimmer to the wings. Add a few white highlights to the wings with the Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen.

4). Stamp the Scripture Collection 4 (ODBD) verse using Versafine™ Onyx Black ink onto the panel.

5). Trim the panel and mount onto the Basic Black card front before adhering to the white card base.

6). Finish off the card by adding a few Nuvo™ Gloss Black Crystal Drops .

Stamp Sets: Wonderful Wings (retired Stampin’ Up!), Scripture Collection 4 (Our Daily Bread Designs)

Ink/Mediums: Versamark™ Onyx Black Ink, Broken China Distress Oxide Ink, Zig® Clean Color Real Brush Markers- Yellow, Orange, Blue, Black, Pale Gray;  Nuvo™ Gloss Black Crystal Drops, Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen, Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen

Paper: Bristol Smooth, Basic Black, Extra Thick Whisper White

Accessories:  AquaPainter™, Heat Tool, Memory Box™ Modern Chic Chevron Stencil, Sponge Dauber

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a blessed week, sweet friends!