TCC210 Give Thanks Medallion

 

Hi Friends!

It’s time for our #210 {Pumpkin Season} Challenge at The Card Concept!

Fall in the Northeast US is my favorite time of year!  The colors of the leaves as they change, the crispness of the air and the fruits of the harvest are all signs of the change of season.

I was inspired by the colors of the pumpkins as well as the black and white checked patterns for my Clean and Layered/Mixed Media card!

I decided to pull out another retired Stampin’ Up! set, Frosted Medallions for the main image and the sentiment is from the retired Verve stamp set, Scripture Medley 3.

I also was able to incorporate a few stitched circles dies, especially, the “wonky” stitched circle die (which I have owned for years and rarely used). I am still striving to create cards using some of my older dies, stamps, paper, etc. :-)

I enjoy participating with online challenges and will be participating with the Cards 4 Galz #235 Circles Challenge and the Inspire.Create Stamping #178 Autumn/Halloween Challenge.

I hope you will take a moment to visit our challenge blog to see how the rest of the Design Team were inspired as well as check out the other challenge galleries to see their gorgeous creations!

To create this card:

De-static a piece of the Sunset Ink Drops 6x6 paper with an embossing powder tool, ink the Frosted Medallions image with Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamp onto the prepared paper, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

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

Die cut a piece of white cardstock with a “wonky” stitched circle die, layer the embossed image onto the white circle.

De-static a piece of black cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the verse sentiment with Versamark ink, stamp onto the lower left-hand area of the cardstock, apply extra fine white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Trim the black sentiment panel to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”, add the strip of black checked gingham ribbon (wrapping the ends behind the panel).

Adhere the entire black panel onto a white card base.

Mount the layered circle focal image onto the card front with dimensional foam.

To finish off the card, add the black checked double bow and a pearl to the center of the medallion.

Stamp Sets: Frosted Medallions (retired Stampin’ Up!), Scripture Medley 3 (retired Verve Stamps)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black,  Versamark

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black; Craft Consortium Ink Drops- Sunset 6x6

Accessories/Tools: Gemini Jr™, My Favorite Things- Stitched Circle STAX, Die-namics Wonky Stitched Circle STAX, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 3/8” Black/White Checked Ribbon, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #210 {Pumpkin Season} Challenge at The Card Concept!  The deadline to play along is Monday, November 11^th  at noon EDT.  

TCC140 Give Thanks To the Lord

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to The Card Concept #140 {Fanciful Fall} Challenge! Isn’t this a fun inspiration photo?

I love the different patterns and fanciful colors of the leaves, and in my effort to continue to ink up some of my older stamp sets, pulled out Lighthearted Leaves (retired Stampin’ Up! from 2015) and paired it with a sentiment from Scripture Medley 3 (retired Verve Stamp Set from 2013). 

I decided to keep the card Clean and Simple so that the leaf could be center stage as well as one of my favorite Bible verses.  Since I used heat embossing along with water-based markers, a few rhinestones, and dots with an extra fine white paint pen (using more than one medium), this card qualifies as Mixed Media.

In addition to our inspiration photo challenge, I am participating with the Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #144 “Anything Goes” Challenge (both sets are over 5 years old and the RRCB requires you to use stamps that are at least a year old or older) and the Stamping Sensations September challenge “The Great Outdoors”.  This time of year, we are seeing a lot of colorful leaves (although not as fanciful as this one, lol!).

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

To create this card:

Ink the leaf image using Versafine™ Onyx Black ink and stamp onto a prepared piece of white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool. 

Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor the image using water-based markers (see the colors used below). Once you are satisfied with the coloring, use a extra fine white paint pen to add white dots to the design.

Die cut the leaf with the retired Vintage Leaves coordinating die and set aside.

Die cut a piece of white cardstock with a stitched rectangle die (approx. 4 x 5 ¼”), de-static the lower right hand corner with an embossing powder tool, stamp the verse sentiment with Versafine™ Onyx Black, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Mount the sentiment panel onto a white card base.

Add the die cut leaf with chipboard (or dimensional foam). 

Add a few rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Lighthearted Leaves (retired Stampin’ Up!), Scripture Medley 3(retired Verve Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black,; Stampin’ Write Markers- Bermuda Bay, Berry Burst, Blushing Bride, Coastal Cabana, Hello Honey, Highland Heather, Midnight Muse; Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White

Tools/Accessories: Gemini, Jr™,  My Favorite Things™ Stitched Rectangle A2 Set 1 Dies , retired Stampin' Up! Vintage Leaves Dies, Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to visit!  I hope I have inspired you to create your own card based on our {Fanciful Leaves } photo and link up to our gallery at The Card Concept- we would love to see what inspired you! The challenge is open until October 5^th  at noon EDT.

Give Thanks

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you had a wonderful week/weekend!  We are celebrating and  giving "thanks to the Lord, for He is good, His love endures forever" 1 Chron 16:34!!   

This past week, we received answer to prayer- my hubby Dave’s recent CT scan did not reveal any new tumors, Praise the Lord! At this point, he does not have to undergo any chemo treatments or other medications :-)  Of course, he will be monitored every three months for his bladder cancer (and every six months for his non-Hodgkins lymphoma) but the Lord has definitely answered our prayers :-)  We are so thankful for His faithfulness to us!

In between doctor appointments, organizing my craft room (still working on this "never-ending" project- are you ever really done?) as well as our other weekly activities, I took some time to create a quick and easy monochromatic Mixed Media card. 

I needed a few more masculine cards for my stash so I am playing along with The Male Room Challenge #94 “Geometric”  and also incorporated the JustAdd Ink #427 “Just Add K” Challenge (K= Kraft) and the Simon Monday “Monochrome” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge galleries yet, I encourage you to do so- fabulous ideas and projects by all!

To create this card:

1). Using a Word Processing or Photo Editing program (I am still using the retired My Digital Studio™ from Stampin’ Up!), import the truck image from Countryside and print out onto Whisper White cardstock.  Using Stampin’ Write markers (I used Crumb Cake and Sahara Sand) watercolor the image. 

2). Die cut the image with the MFT Stitched Rectangle A2 STAX Set 2 Dies, mount onto black cardstock and trim close to the edge.

3). Die cut a piece of Kraft cardstock using the largest rectangle from the MFT Stitched Rectangle A2 STAX Set 2 Dies.  De-static the lower corner with an embossing powder tool, ink the verse sentiment from Scripture Medley 3 (retired Verve Stamps) with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Another view - trying to capture the faint shimmer :-)

4). Once the embossing has cooled, stencil the chevron pattern using a stencil brush with Tim Holtz® Frayed Burlap Distress Ink and the Memory Box Modern Chic Chevron Stencil.  Keep the stencil in place and use a clear glitter pen to add a bit of shimmer to the chevron and add a bit of shimmer to the truck image as well (guys can like shimmer, right?).

5). Use a 1/16” Handheld Punch to create the holes for the square brads, add the brads, mount the panel onto a piece of black cardstock, trim and mount onto a white card base.

6). Mount the layered truck image with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Countryside (digital stamp- Stampin’ Up!), Scripture Medley 3 (retired Verve Stamps)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black; Versafine™ Onyx Black, Tim  Holtz® Frayed Burlap Distress Ink, Stampin’ Write Markers- Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake (all Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories: Printer, My Digital Studio™, AquaPainter™, Memory Box Modern Chic Chevron Stencil, Embossing Buddy™, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 1/16” Handheld Punch (SU!), Square Black Brads (from my stash)

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