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!

April Showers- A Mixed Media Birthday Card :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I hope you are having a great weekend so far!  I have been organizing my pre-printed My Digital Studio (MDS) images and chose a fun umbrella image for the Colour Me!CMCC66 "Colour Me Striking" Challenge along with the Simon Says Wednesday "April Showers or Spring Flowers" Challenge, Seizethe Birthday Anything Goes Challenge (I chose to skip the “topping” this time :-)) and the Splitcoaststampers WT526 April Showers Challenge (see the details here and gallery here). 

Again, if you have not stopped by any of the challenge sites yet, I hope you will find the time to do so- terrific inspiration from all!!

To create this card:

Open a blank document in My Digital Studio (MDS), position the umbrella image from Rue Des Fleurs image (re-sizing a bit) and print out using Black Printer Ink onto Whisper White cardstock.

Position the birthday sentiment from Watercolor Trio onto another blank document and print out onto Very Vanilla cardstock.   Punch out the sentiment using the X-Large Oval Punch and set aside.

Color the umbrella image using So Saffron and Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Markers, add additional white highlights on the lace area with a Faber Castell White Pitt Pen marker and carefully “fussy-cut” the image.

Apply Mod Podge® to the entire image and allow to the finish to dry completely.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of retired Afternoon Tea Designer Series Paper (DSP).

Mount the two embossed pieces onto a piece of Marina Mist cardstock, trim and mount onto the So Saffron card base.

Use the XL Oval Punch to punch out a piece from Marina Mist cardstock and mount behind the sentiment oval. 

Adhere the sentiment oval to the lower part of the card and adhere a strip of Marina Mist cardstock to “mimic” the ribbon.

Add the umbrella image using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and Mini Glue Dots®.

Use the Bow Builder Punch to create the bow from Marina Mist cardstock and add the Antique Brad to the center of the bow.

Cut a White Tea Lace Paper Doily into quarters and adhere a quarter piece to the corners of the card front.

Add the Pearls to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:  Rue Des Fleurs, Watercolor Trio (both MDS versions)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- So Saffron, Sahara Sand; Faber Castell White Pitt Pen marker

Paper: Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Marina Mist, So Saffron; retired Afternoon Tea DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Stylish Stripes and Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Punches- XL Oval and Bow Builder; Antique Brad, Pearls, White Tea Lace Paper Doily

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend!!

Vintage and Distressed- Another Scalloped Tag Project :-)

Hi Again Stampers! 

I am having so much fun with the new Scalloped Tag Punch so I decided to use the gorgeous PPA194 color combination at The Pals Paper Arts along with stitching for FM150 Friday Mashup! Challenge, the beautiful SC76 Stampin’ Celebration PhotoInspiration Challenge and the “Simon Says Tag-It” Wednesday Challenge along with the Simon Says Monday “D is for Distress” Challenge!

I hope you will have the time to visit all of the sites and check out the wonderful Design Teams and the numerous entries that provide so much inspiration!

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ along with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Afternoon Tea Designer Series Paper (DSP) and lightly sand to bring out the white core and distress the edges using the Distressing Tool.   

Ink the En Francais stamp and the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Smoky Slate Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock- distress the edges of the cardstock using the Distressing Tool. 

Using a sewing machine, stitch both pieces of the background to a piece of Night of Navy cardstock and distress a bit more along the edges.   

Adhere the Wisteria Wonder background from the Afternoon Tea Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto a piece of Elegant Eggplant cardstock, trim and layer onto Wisteria Wonder cardstock.

  

Add the crochet lace to cover the seams of the cardstock and DSP and cover the top edge with the retired Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon.

To create the tag- punch out the Scalloped Tag from a 2” piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamp the Thoughts and Prayers image using Stampin’ Write Markers-  Wisteria Wonder and Night of Navy (stamp off once prior to stamping onto the tag). 

Huff onto the En Francais stamp to re-moisten the ink and stamp over the image on the tag and again onto a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock (to use for the sentiment).  Layer a scrap piece of embossed Night of Navy cardstock to the lower portion of the tag (previously embossed using the Big Shot™ and the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder).  Distress the edges using the Distressing Tool. 

Add the crochet lace along with the Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon to cover the seam of the embossed Night of Navy layer.  

Create the rolled flowers from Night of Navy and Wisteria Wonder cardstock along with Afternoon Tea DSP (use the 1 ¾” and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punches- punch the scallop circles, hand cut a wavy spiral from the outside of the scallop circle toward the center, use the retired Crimper Tool to distress a bit, roll up from the outside edge and adhere using Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive or a Hot Glue Gun).

Add the leaves from Smoky Slate cardstock (created with the Bird Builder Punch) and rolled flowers.

Add the tag to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Stamp the sentiment from the Hostess set, Express Yourself  onto the scrap piece using Night of Navy Classic Ink.  Cut out the sentiment using the Word Window Punch, create a banner using the Hexagon Punch, layer onto a piece of Night of Navy cardstock (also punched with the Word Window Punch, cut into half and spread to create a frame).  Layer the sentiment onto a small oval of Night of Navy cardstock and add to the card front. 

Create the paper bow from Wisteria Wonder using the Large Oval Punch and Hexagon Punch- add the Antique Brad to the center to finish off the bow and adhere to the top of the tag.   

Add the Pearls to the ribbon on the tag and the sentiment to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: En Francais, Thoughts and Prayers, Gorgeous Grunge, Express Yourself (hostess set)

Ink: Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, Stampin’ Write Markers- Night of Navy, Wisteria Wonder

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, Wisteria Wonder, Afternoon Tea DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Square Lattice and retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Punches: Hexagon, Bird Builder, retired Small Oval, Large Oval, Scalloped Tag, Scallop Circle- 1 ¾”, 1 ¼”;  Distressing Tool, Sewing Machine, Pearls, Pearls, Antique Brad, Crochet Lace (from my stash)

Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you have a wonderful week!