Stamp Simply Summer Floral Release- Pretty Poppies and Delightful Dahlias!

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing two cards that were created with the brand-new Summer Floral bundles- Pretty Poppies and Delightful Dahlias along with dies/other supplies (from Stamp Simply)!

This week we are celebrating the new release by sharing cards created with both sets- I hope you have a chance to check out the Stamp Simply blog to see the inspiration from the rest of our Design Team!

I love both new floral bundles, Pretty Poppies and Delightful Dahlias- both are so versatile! This set of cards uses one sheet of Craft Consortium Grunge Light 6x6 paper layered behind the Mixed Media #1 die cut.

I am participating with the A Place To Start June 2021 Challenge #6- Create Your Own Challenge (Project Type- Card, Event- Encouragement, Trends- Embossing) and the Word Art Wednesday #495-#496 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

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

To create both cards:

Emboss two pieces of white cardstock with the Darice Wire Fence embossing folder, trim to 4” x 5 ¼”, adhere to a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of olive cardstock.  Mount the card panel onto a white card base.

Ink the sentiments from the Pretty Poppies and Delightful Dahlias on white cardstock, die cut each with the Fishtail Sentiment Banners dies.

Using the Tim Holtz Mixed Media #1 corner die, die cut two from white cardstock panels and hand tear along the edges.

Choose a piece of Craft Consortium Grunge Light 6x6 paper (I chose one of the darker sheets with greens, purples and yellows). 

Place the torn Mixed Media die cut over the corner of the designer paper, trace a line under the outside edge of the torn die cut, trim the designer paper and adhere the designer paper to the back of the Mixed Media die cut.

Ink the floral image from Pretty Poppies and Delightful Dahlias using Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamp onto white cardstock and set the ink with a heat tool.

Watercolor the images using water-based markers and once you are satisfied with the coloring, die cut each floral image with the coordinating die.  

Layer two pieces of scrap white cardstock together and die cut one of each of the coordinating floral dies.  Layer the blank die cuts behind each of the colored floral die-cut images (this gives the floral images additional thickness). 

Adhere the layered Mixed Media die cut to the card front, mount the banner die cut sentiment and add the floral die cut with dimensional foam (or chipboard).

Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the floral petals and add the olive seam binding bow to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Pretty Poppies Bundle,  Delightful Dahlias Bundle (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist, Old Olive, Peekaboo Peach, Mango Melody, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Poppy Parade; Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Olive, Craft Consortium Grunge Light 6x6

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Fishtail Sentiment Banners, Sizzix Thinlit Dies by Tim Holtz- Mixed Media #1, Darice Embossing Folder- Wire Fence, Olive Green Seam Binding

Also, don't forget, here is the discount code for the month of June!

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope all of you have a blessed weekend!

CAS Mixed Media- Landscape Silhouettes Sympathy

Hi Sweet Friends!

This evening I am sharing a Clean and Simple (CAS) card that I designed using the  Landscape Silhouettes and Tender Thoughts stamp sets from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps for the AAA Cards #111 "Use Only One Third" Challenge and the Retro Rubber #83 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

I have owned both stamp sets for several years and they are so versatile for many occasions. I love the silhouette images and while I had Landscape Silhouettes out, I created four additional cards that I will share in the next day or so :-)

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge galleries yet or the Sweet ‘n Sassy blog/FB page, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Tap a few colors of Distress Oxide onto a silicone mat (see below for the colors I used), lightly spray with water and press a piece of watercolor paper 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.   Lift up and continue to re-apply ink until you are satisfied with the background.

2). De-static the panel with an embossing powder tool, ink the image from Landscape Silhouettes with archival black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Trim the panel and mount onto black cardstock.

3). De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool (in the area for the sentiment), ink the sentiment from Tender Thoughts with archival black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim again and mount onto the white card base.

4). Mount the main panel onto the card front with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Landscape Silhouettes, Tender Thoughts (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Tim Holtz® Distress Oxide- Twisted Citron, Broken China, Picked Raspberry

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by!!  I am planning on sharing a few more CAS cards featuring easy backgrounds this weekend- hopefully you will be able to visit again soon!  Hugs and I hope you have a wonderful weekend reflecting on Christ's sacrifice and Resurrection- Alleluia, what a Savior!!

Comfort and Hope

Hi Friends!

I had fun stamping this weekend and while I had the retired hostess stamp set, Bloom with Hope on my desk from a previous project, I decided to create a One Layer Clean and Simple card for the Addicted To CAS #120 “Florals” Challenge.  While I had the retired hostess stamp set, Bloom with Hope on my desk from a previous project, I decided to create a One Layer Clean and Simple card. 

I will also be linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #300-#301 “Anything Goes” Challenge. 

I hope you have taken the time to visit each of the challenge sites listed above, and if not, I encourage you to do so- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Ink the Bloom with Hope images with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink, stamp onto Whisper White cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat with a heat tool. 

2). Using Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo and Mint Macaron, watercolor the image and add a watercolor wash behind the sentiment.

3). Ink the Timeless Textures small splatter stamp with the Mint Macaron marker and stamp onto the panel.

4). Trim the panel, mount onto a piece of Flirty Flamingo cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  Mount the entire panel onto the Extra Thick Whisper White card base.

5). Apply shimmer to the flower petals with Clear Wink of Stella® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Timeless Textures, Bloom with Hope (retired)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black; Clear Wink of Stella®, Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo and Mint Macaron

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Flirty Flamingo, Extra Thick Whisper White

Accessories/Tools: Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, AquaPainter™

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! Hugs and I hope all of you have a blessed week!

TCC70 Sending Peace and Strength

Hi Friends!!

It’s time for The Card Concept #70 “Purple Haze” Challenge!  Isn’t this a fun inspiration photo with all of the purple bottles and hazy finishes?  I decided to create a Clean and Simple (CAS) Mixed Media card using Power Poppy’s digital images.

I have also incorporated the Splitcoaststampers’ Alphabet Challenge DDABC8S (S=stenciling, word-strength, stitched die, sparkle) into the design.

If you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you will find the time to check out the wonderful Design Team cards at The Card Concept as well as the Splitcoaststampers challenge galleries- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Using your computer along with a printer, print out the Power Poppy digital image of Easy Breezy Coneflowers and position the sentiment from the digital set, Olive  and Oak onto white cardstock.

2). Color the floral image using watercolor pencils, alcohol and water-based markers adding shadows with a water soluble graphite pencil. 

3). Use a chevron stencil, apply light purple classic ink with a stencil brush and apply shimmer with a clear glitter pen.

4). Die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle die and mount onto eggplant cardstock, mount onto the white card base.

5). Use an extra fine white paint pen to add highlights to the coneflower centers.

Stamp Sets:  Easy Breezy Coneflowers, Olive and Oak (both digital from Power Poppy)

Ink/Mediums: Printer Ink- black; Derwent® Watercolor and Graphite Water Soluble Pencils, Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers. Perfect Plum Classic Ink, Extra Fine Sharpie® White Paint Pen, Spectrum Noir® Clear Glitter Pen

Paper: Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: AquaPainter™, Chevron Stencil, MFT Stitched Rectangle Die

Thanks again for taking the time to visit!  I hope all of you have a wonderful week and you will be able to join us for the #70 “Purple Haze” Challenge at The Card Concept!

SUO169 Mediterranean Sympathy

Hi Friends!   

Woohoo! It’s time for a new #169 “Celebrating Green” Challengeat SU-Only Challenges and I decided to create a quick watercolor card using the Mediterranean Moments and Rose Wonder stamp sets.

I also incorporated the Alphabet Challenge “Y- You Choose”Challenge along with the Simon Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge.

 If you have not had a chance to stop by the SU-Only Challenge site to check out the rest of the Design Team projects or the other challenge sites, I hope you will do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of Basic Black cardstock with the Embossing Buddy®, ink the sentiment stamp from Rose Wonder with Versamark™ ink, stamp onto the prepared cardstock, apply Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder and heat set with the heat tool.  Create the flag banner by hand and set aside

2). Ink the scene image from Mediterranean Moments with Stampin’ Archival Basic Black ink, stamp onto Whisper White cardstock, heat set with the heat tool and color using the Black Watercolor Pencil as well as Stampin’ Write Markers- Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz and Wild Wasabi (using the AquaPainter™ to blend and soften the colors).

3). Trim the panel, mount onto Basic Black cardstock, trim again and set aside.

4). Emboss a piece of Old Olive cardstock with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, trim and mount onto Basic Black cardstock, trim and mount onto the Extra Thick Whisper White card base.

5). Add the watercolor panel from step #2 directly to the card front and mount the sentiment banner from step #1 with Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

 6). Apply Clear Wink of Stella® to some of the building surfaces to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Mediterranean Moments, Rose Wonder

Ink/Mediums: Versamark™, Stampin’ Write Markers-Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi; Clear Wink of Stella®

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Extra Thick Whisper White, Basic Black, Old Olive

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, AquaPainter™, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to visit – I hope that you will create your own Stampin’ Up! Only project and play along with our “Celebrating Green” challenge!

A Look Back at the August 2016 ODBD Release

Hi Friends! 

Today we are taking a look back at the Our Daily Bread Designs August 2016 Release on the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog today- what a fabulous release!!

My card features the new ODBD With Sympathy (Stamp/Die Duo-Clear Stamps) along with the new ODBD Flower Lattice Die in addition to ODBD Sweet As Perfume and ODBD You Bless Me from the July 2016 Release.

To create this card:

Cut the strips of ODBD Chalkboard Collection 6x6 Paper to fit the panels of the ODBD  Fancy Folds-Tri-Shutter 2.

Cut a square from white cardstock using the ODBD Double Stitched Squares Dies and stamp the sentiment from ODBD With Sympathy (Stamp/Die Duo-Clear Stamps) using archival black ink.

Cut and emboss a piece of white cardstock with the ODBD Lacey Squares Dies, mount the stamped  Double Stitched Squares die cut onto the frame and adhere to the front panel of the ODBD Tri-Fold Shutter 2 card.

Ink the ODBD Sweet As Perfume and ODBD You Bless Me floral images using archival black ink, stamp onto white cardstock and watercolor with the archival ink.  Fussy-cut each image, mount the ODBD Sweet As Perfume image onto the main panel using dimensional foam.

Die cut and emboss a piece of white cardstock using the ODBD Layered Lacey Ovals Dies, stamp the sentiment from the ODBD With Sympathy (Stamp/Dies Duo- Clear Stamps) with archival black ink and layer the ODBD You Bless Me gladiolus image onto an oval die cut.

Die cut and emboss a piece of white cardstock using the Flower Lattice Die, trim to fit onto the center panel  and right hand panel of the ODBD Tri-Shutter 2 Card, add the layered oval die cut onto the right hand panel.

Die cut two pieces of black cardstock with the Sympathy word die from the ODBD With Sympathy (Stamp/Dies Duo- Clear Stamps), layer the pieces together and mount onto the front panel of the card.

Add Pearls to the flower centers as well as the corners of the focal square and the Flower Lattice Die centers to finish off the card.

I had so much fun designing this card and using the ODBD Fancy Folds- Tri-Shutter 2 Card made it so easy!  I am also going to link this card to the Word Art Wednesday #244-#245 "Anything Goes" Challenge  as well as the Simon Says Wednesday "Make For the Border" Challenge (both sites have a fabulous DT and entries in their galleries). 

Again, I hope you have a chance to check out the inspiration from the rest of the "Breadsticks" at Our Daily Bread Designs- gorgeous examples from all!   

Robin * Melissa * Julie (you are here) * Sandee * Cathy * Dawn * Lori * Grace * Lisa 
* Sabrina * Diana * Diane (Guest Designer)

Thanks again for stopping by- hugs and have a blessed weekend, my friends!

ODBD With Sympathy Stamp/Die Duos	Sweet as Perfume	You Bless Me	ODBD Chalkboard Collection 6x6 Paper	Tri-Shutter 2
Layered Lacey Squares	ODBD Layered Lacey Ovals Dies	Double Stitched Squares Dies	ODBD Custom Die - Flower Lattice