He Will Sustain You

Hi Friends!                                      

        

I hope all of you are having a great week so far!  We are still receiving quite a bit of rain in our area and I am praying for all of those who have been affected by flooding and hurricanes.  I know that we have received over 300% of our average rainfall so far this year and additional local flooding is anticipated this weekend.

I wanted to take a break from housework, etc. and create a quick card,  I decided to use an image from a retired Stampin’ Up! set (isn’t it amazing what you can find when you decide to organize- lol!) and paired it with a current image from Stamp Simply for a simple one layer card.

I will be linking this card to the Less Is More #380 “One Layer Floral” Challenge along with the Simon Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge.

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

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of white cardstock (FYI- I used a piece I had in my stash that I had obtained free from my previous job at a printing company- it has a bit of a matte gloss finish and is quite heavy).  Ink the floral image from the retired Stampin’ Up! Sunflower Serenade stamp set with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  

2). Once the embossing has cooled, use a water brush and watercolor the image with  Tim Holtz® Distress Inks and Stampin’ Write Markers (see colors listed below).  Use a soft gray marker to add a few shadows.

3). De-static the lower right hand area for the sentiment, ink the verse image from Fear Not (Stamp Simply) with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

The card is finished- quick and easy and no additional postage required :-)  

Stamp Sets: Sunflower Serenade (retired Stampin’ Up!), Fear Not (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Tim  Holtz® Distress Ink- Tumbled Glass, TH Distress Markers- Mowed Lawn, Squeezed Lemonade, Stampin’ Write Markers- Pear Pizzazz, Hello Honey, Early Espresso, Smoky Slate

Paper: White Heavy Duty Cardstock (not sure of manufacturer- from my stash)

Accessories: AquaPainter™, Embossing Buddy™, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

I love the fonts used in the Stamp Simply Fear Not set, don't you?  Such a versatile stamp set with verses that can comfort during times of stress, loss and illness.  I received this set as a gift from a very precious friend and absolutely love it!

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and I hope all of you have a blessed weekend, my friends!

TCC60 All That We Behold is Full of Blessing

Hi Friends!!

Woohoo!  It’s time for the #60- Chevron Pumpkin Challenge at The Card Concept!  Our inspiration photo is gorgeous and can be interpreted in so many ways- the colors, the chevron, the pumpkin, the sunfowers, the wood , the glass, the leaves, etc.  

In fact, there is no right or wrong way when it comes to photo interpretation and we would love to see your card in our gallery!!

I was inspired by the sunflowers as well as the chevron and the colors- they remind me of fall and Thanksgiving!  I decided to pull out a few retired Stampin’ Up! stamp sets- Sunflower Serenade, Full of Blessings and Positively Chevron (background stamp) along with the current Timeless Textures to design this shabby chic card.

I am also incorporating the Splitcoaststampers SC615 Sketch Challenge as well as the WordArt Wednesday #252-#253 “Anything Goes” Challenge and the Paper Craft Crew Challenge #215 "Celebrating Fall" Challenge.

I hope you have a chance to visit us at The Card Concept and check out the rest of our Design Team samples as well as the other challenge sites- wonderful inspiration from all!!

To create this card:

Ink and stamp the Positively Chevron background onto retired Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper (DSP) with Cajun Craze Classic Ink, trim and distress with the retired Distressing Tool and mount onto Early Espresso cardstock (distressing the edges of the Early Espresso cardstock layer as well).

Distress the edges of a strip of retired Orchard Harvest DSP, layer onto Early Espresso cardstock, mount onto the layered chevron background and add the 5/8” Rust Satin Triple Ribbon bow (wrapping the ends of the ribbon behind the back of the layers) before adhering the entire panel onto the Cajun Craze card base.

Stamp the retired Sunflower Serenade image and the sentiment from the retired Full of Blessings stamp set with Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, color with an AquaPainter™ using Derwent® Watercolor Pencils, Stampin’ Write Markers, Tumbled Glass Distress Ink followed by a layer of Picket Fence Distress Ink (to tone down the brightness of the Tumbled Glass background).

Using the Big Shot™ with the MFT Stitched Oval STAX Dies, die cut the sunflower image along with an oval from the same size die from Early Espresso cardstock.

Split the Early Espresso oval die cut in half and layer behind the sunflower image.

Trim the sentiment and layer onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock.

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the edges of the sunflower and sentiment layer.

Ink the small splatter stamp from Timeless Textures with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, stamp off before stamping onto the sentiment and sunflower layers.

Finish off the card by adhering the sunflower and sentiment with dimensional foam and adding a bit of shimmer with a clear glitter pen to the centers of the sunflowers.

Stamp Sets: Sunflower Serenade, Positively Chevron, Full of Blessings, Timeless Textures

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Cajun Craze Stampin’ Write Marker, Derwent® Watercolor Pencils, Distress Inks- Tumbled Glass, Vintage Photo, Picket Fence; Clear Glitter Pen

Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze; Retired Color Me Autumn DSP, retired Orchard Harvest DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT™ Stitched Oval STAX Dies, AquaPainter™, Distressing Tool, 5/8” Rust Satin Ribbon

 Thanks again for taking the time to stop by!  I hope all of you have a fabulous week and hope you can join us for the #60 Chevron Pumpkin Challenge at The Card Concept!

Wish Big- A Sketch and Color Challenge!

Hi Stampers!  

I created this card using the colors from this week’s CQC86 ColourQ Challenge (see http://colourq.blogspot.com) and the SFF052711 sketch from Sketch Friday Frenzy (see http://www.sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com).  The colors just seemed to reflect summer so I decided to use a retired SU! set, Sunflower Serenade. 

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot to emboss a piece of Real Red DSP with the Square Lattice EF and lightly sand with the Sanding Block to expose the white core.  Mount onto an Early Espresso card front. 

De-static a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Embossing Buddy and repeatedly ink the sunflower stamp first with Versamark, then with Early Espresso.  Apply Clear EP and heat emboss. Color the petals with Daffodil Delight and So Saffron, the center with Early Espresso.  Trim the flowers close to the embossing and cut in half. 

Arrange four halves along a piece of Real Red (embossed with the Square Lattice EF) and mount this layer onto an embossed layer of So Saffron.  Attach an 5/8” Early Espresso Ribbon along the top edge of the So Saffron layer.  

Use the Big Shot to cut a piece of Early Espresso with the Top Note die and emboss with the Square Lattice EF.  Also emboss another piece of So Saffron and Real Red, punch two circles with the 2 1/2” XL Circle Punch.  

Stamp the sentiment in Early Espresso onto Whisper White and punch out with the Word Window Punch.  Mount onto a layer of So Saffron punched with the Modern Label Punch.

 

Mount the sentiment layer in the center of the Real Red circle and attach two halves of one of the sunflower images above and below the sentiment.  Adhere to the So Saffron circle (cut in half to allow a layer effect) and adhere a Decorative XL Label from So Saffron (also embossed and cut in half) on the sides of the circle.  Mount entire circle onto the Top Note layer.  Add the pearls to finish off the card.  

Stamp Sets:   Sunflower Serenade, Short & Sweet

Ink:  Versamark, Early Espresso

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Early Espresso, Real Red, So Saffron

Accessories:  Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Sanding Block, Embossing Buddy, Heat Gun, Clear EP, Punches- Word Window, Modern Label, Decorative Label XL, 2 1/2” XL Circle, Pearls, 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you have a blessed Sunday!