TCC#156 Strong Anchor

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to The Card Concept #156 {Anchors Aweigh} Challenge!

For those of you who are not familiar with The Card Concept Challenge, we are a bi-weekly challenge that uses an inspiration photo for you to create a card. 

You can choose one card-making style and/or a combination of styles, the choice is yours!  Plus, our Design Team of ten ladies create a card to inspire you. 

I was inspired by the nautical elements as well as the red, white, and blue colors to create a simple Mixed Media card. 

As many of you know, I enjoy participating with challenges and will be linking to the Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #159 “Anything Goes” Challenge.  

One of the requirements for the Retro Rubber Challenge is to use a
stamp that is at least a year old.  The sentiment verse that I used from the Strong Anchor stamp set (retired Verve Stamps) is several years old and I even pulled out older retired Stampin’ Up! designer paper for this vintage styled card.

If you have not had a chance to visit The Card Concept, or the Retro Rubber Blog Challenge site yet, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all! 

To create this card:

Trim the piece of retired Nautical designer paper to approx. 3.75” x 5”.

De-static the lower right-hand corner of the designer paper with an embossing powder tool, stamp the verse sentiment with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, die-cut the sentiment with a pieced square die, mount onto navy cardstock, trim, and mount onto white cardstock.

Mount the remaining designer paper panel onto navy cardstock, trim, and add a strip of 1 ½” burlap ribbon. 

Layer a piece of 5/8” navy satin ribbon over the center of the burlap, wrap the edges behind the panel.  

Knot three strands of natural hemp twine together with three knots and adhere to the satin ribbon layer.

Mount the layered the panel onto a white card base.

Adhere the layered sentiment with chipboard (or dimensional foam), lining up the pattern to the background paper.

Finish off the card with a few rhinestones.

Stamp Sets: Strong Anchor (retired Verve Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Night of Navy, retired Nautical Designer Series Paper (all Stampin’ Up!)

Tools/Accessories: Gemini, Jr., Pierced Squares Dies (Divinity Designs, LLC), Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy™, Clear Embossing Powder, Burlap Ribbon, 5/8” Navy Ribbon, Natural Hemp Twine, Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by!  We hope you will have the time to create a card based on our inspiration photo and join us at The Card Concept! The challenge is open until June 7^th at noon EDT.

Trustworthy Anchor for Our Souls

Happy New Year Friends!

I hope all of you had a safe and fun New Years Eve!! My hubby and I have not gone out on New Year’s Eve for several years but enjoy celebrating at home with a quiet evening (we do watch ball drop at midnight:-)).   We had a nice time staying warm and I had a chance to create a few cards.

If you are a frequent visitor to my blog, you know that I like to participate with online challenges and incorporated the Viva La Verve December 2017 Sketch Challenge along with the Simon Says Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge into the design of this card.

If you have not had a chance to check out the above challenge sites yet, I hope you will do so- wonderful inspiration from their Design Teams as well as their galleries!

To create this card:

1). Ink the verse sentiment from Strong Anchor (Verve Stamps) with Tim Holtz™ (TH) Faded Denim Distress Ink, stamp onto white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, die cut with the My Favorite Things™(MFT) Stitched Circle STAX Dies. Also die cut another circle (using the same size die) from navy cardstock, cut the navy circle in half and after step #2 below, adhere behind the stamped circle allowing just a bit of the die cut to show.

2).  Using a Clarity™ Stencil Brush, lightly brush TH Antique Linen Distress Ink over the entire circle, then repeat with additional Antique Linen Distress Ink over the Memory Box Stars All Stars Stencil. 

3). From the Cape Cod Stack (The Paper Studio) trim several pieces- the map pattern for the background, the striped pattern for the horizontal panel, the knotted rope for the vertical panel and several smaller pieces for the flag banners.

Die cut a piece of the anchor pattern with the smaller MFT Stitched Circle STAX Die (also die cutting a piece of navy cardstock with the same size die, splitting in half and adhering behind the die cut circle).

Distress the edges of the panels with a distressing tool, mount the map background onto a piece of navy cardstock, add the vertical panel.  Adhere the banners onto the back of the striped horizontal panel and mount onto the card front. 

Using hot glue, add the knotted natural polished hemp twine before mounting the die cut circle sentiment with dimensional foam.

4). Ink the ship wheel image with TH Vintage Photo Distress Ink, die cut with the coordinating Nautical Die Set (Verve Stamps).  Add the antique brass brad to the center.

5). Mount the die cut designer paper circle to the card front.  Add the looped natural polished hemp twine along with the die cut ship wheel to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Strong Anchor (Verve Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Tim Holtz® Distress Ink- Faded Denim, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Cape Cod Stack (The Paper Studio)

Accessories: Big Shot™, Nautical Die Set (Verve), MFT Stitched Circle STAX Dies, Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Clarity™ Stencil Brush, MB Stars All Stars Stencil, Antique Brass Brad, Distressing Tool, Natural Polished Hemp Twine

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