Summer Roses

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another quick floral card created with stamps, dies, lace and paper all from Stamp Simply.  

I decided to pair two stamp sets, Floral Clusters- Summer Roses and Worship & Praise along with the gorgeous Vivid Ink Drops 6x6 paper from Craft Consortium.

I just love the Ink Drops paper collections from Craft Consortium- they are all gorgeous and so dramatic :-) ! 

To create this card:

Trim the piece of Vivid Ink Drops designer paper to approx. to 3 ¾” x 5” and layer the piece of pink satin lace onto the panel.

Mount the layered background onto a piece of 4 ¼” x 5 ¼” white cardstock, layer onto a piece of 4 ¼” x 5 ½” black cardstock and mount onto a white card base.

Stamp the verse sentiment from the  Worship & Praise using Versafine Onyx Black ink onto white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set the ink with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, die cut with the middle sized tag die (again, cutting a second tag from white cardstock to layer behind the sentiment),

Mount the tag sentiment onto the card front with dimensional foam.

Stamp the floral image from Floral Cluster- Summer Roses using Versafine Onyx Black ink onto white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set the ink with a heat tool.

Watercolor the image with water-based markers before die cutting with the coordinating Floral Cluster die (I also die cut an additional floral shape from plain white cardstock to layer behind the colored image).

Mount the floral image onto the card front with dimensional foam.

Finish off the card with pearls in the center of the flowers and a few along the lower right hand corner of the tag sentiment.

If you have not had a chance to check out the rest of my Sister Design Team cards on the Stamp Simply blog, I hope you will do so- such beautiful inspiration from all!!

Stamp Sets: Floral Cluster Summer Roses,  Worship & Praise   (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx , Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Primrose Petals, Razzberry Ripple, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Black,  Craft Consortium Ink Drops Vivid 6x6

Accessories/Tools:  Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Floral Cluster

Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz- Tag Collection , Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder,  May Arts 1.5” Lace w/Satin Center- 1 yd- Pink, Melissa Frances Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Cream

Don’t forget to stop by and check out the current specials at Stamp Simply!

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a fabulous week!

Easel Card Note Holder with Matching Journaling Tag

Hi Friends!

This week at Stamp Simply, we are celebrating a Week of Gifting with gift tags, packaging, gift ideas, etc.  

I decided to combine the gift packaging with part of the gift by designing an easel card note holder, homemade gift bag and a matching gift journal tag using stamps, dies, paper and other supplies from Stamp Simply!

Gift in Envelope with Journaling Tag

I absolutely love Graphic 45 papers and this beautiful collection, Fruit & Flora is perfect for cards, tags and projects all year round.

I saw this idea from the Graphic 45 Easel Note Card Holder video  and used the Splitcoaststamper easel card tutorial and modified it a bit for my project. 

I created the envelope from 8 ½” x 11” Kraft cardstock (60 lb weight) by measuring the finished folded easel card with the note pad included, added a gusset on each side and bottom, and finished off the front with a piece of the Graphic 45 Fruit & Flora paper.

The folded easel card fits into the handmade envelope (gently to not crease the lace).

The matching journal tag was created with the Tim Holtz Tag Collection dies , is blank on the back for journaling and helps to close the envelope with the purple seam binding.

I absolutely love the laces at Stamp Simply and used the gorgeous 1.75” Gabriella lace on the easel card along with the ¾” Lucia lace at the bottom of the journaling tag.

The sage green twill ribbon on the easel portion of the card was a perfect match to that beautiful Fruit & Flora Graphic 45 paper as well covering the edge of the lace.

Easel Note Card Holder- open

Both of the verse sentiments are from the new stamp set, Autumn Silhouettes and were heat embossed onto vanilla cardstock before die cutting with the Farmhouse Sentiment Banner Dies.

The easel card was finished off with a few pearls on the easel portion as well as the cover of the sticky note portion.

Easel Note Card Holder- closed

I enjoy participating with online challenges and will be linking this project to the Word Art Wednesday #567-#568 Anything Goes Challenge.

Stamp Sets: Autumn Silhouettes (Stamp Simply)

Cardstock/Paper: Very Vanilla, Elegant Eggplant (Stampin’ Up!), Graphic 45 Fruit & Flora 8x8 Paper Pad

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Farmhouse Sentiments Banner Dies, Sizzix Thinlit Dies by Tim Holtz- Tag Collection, .75” Venise Lace Lucia- Ivory 1 yard,  Venise Lace Gabriella 1.75”- Ivory 1 yard, Seam Binding Sampler- Blues Purples 30 yds, May Arts 5/8” Twill- 30 yd spool- Sage, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Pearl

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope you have enjoyed our Week of Gifting at Stamp Simply!  

 

TCC183 Give Thanks Pumpkin Kitty

Hi Friends!

Welcome to the #183 Pumpkin Party Challenge at The Card Concept! 

I thought that this fun photo had so much inspiration- I love the patterns on the pumpkins as well as the colors and decided to pull out several older stamp sets in my stash to create a Mixed Media card (and, of course, it had to have a black kitty, lol!).

Those of you who follow my blog know that I have a goal to use some of my older stamps and I was able to pull out four older stamp sets to create this card, woohoo!

I also enjoy playing along with other online challenges and will be linking this card to the Tic-Tac-Toe #185 Featured Designer Claire’s Challenge (bottom row across- Die Cuts, Orange, and Enamel Dots- I did not have any enamel dots so I used black rhinestones) along with  the Word Art Wednesday #567-#568 Anything Goes Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit our Design Team/gallery at The Card Concept Challenge, or the other challenge sites yet,  I hope you will find time to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

De-static a piece of black cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the Chalkboard Vine background stamp with Versamark ink, stamp onto the prepared panel (omitting stamping some areas), apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Trim the panel to approx. 3 ⅞” x 5”, mount onto a piece of white cardstock, trim to approx. 4 ⅛” x 5 ⅛” and mount onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of black cardstock.

Adhere the entire panel onto a white card base.

Die cut the tag from white and black cardstock using the medium tag from the Tim Holtz Tag Collection dies.

Ink the medallion image from the Paisley Bouquet stamp set (Joy Clair Stamps) using Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink and stamp onto the white tag die cut.

Heat set the ink with a heat tool, de-static the upper area with an embossing powder tool, ink the sentiment from Autumn Blessings (Verve Stamps) with Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamp onto the tag, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Use an orange colored pencil to lightly add orange to the paisley image on the tag, layer the tag onto the black tag and mount onto the card front with dimensional foam.

Stamp the pumpkin from Autumn Harvest (Concord & 9^th) with Versafine ink onto white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor the pumpkin with water-based markers and add texture with an orange-colored pencil.

Die cut the pumpkin with the coordinating masking die and mount onto the lower part of the tag (using dimensional foam on the left-hand side where the pumpkin hangs off the tag).

Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the pumpkin.

Using the cat punch (Stampin’ Up!), punch out three cats from black cardstock and glue all three together.

De-static the top of the layered cat with an embossing powder tool, ink the paisley bouquet image with Versamark ink, stamp onto the cat, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool (the embossing is hard to see in the photo).

Adhere the cat onto the tag.

Add the black and white checked bow and black rhinestones (my substitute for enamel dots) to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Chalkboard Vine Background (Divinity Designs LLC), Autumn Harvest (Concord & 9^th), Autumn Blessings (Verve Stamps), Paisely Bouquet (Joy Clair Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versamark, Versafine Black Onyx, Stampin’ Write Markers- Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Soft Suede; Spectrum Noir Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Sizzix by Tim Holtz- Tag Collection, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Black Rhinestones, ⅝” Black and White Checked Ribbon

I hope you have a chance to create a card and join us for our #183 Pumpkin Party at The Card Concept! 

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- have a blessed week, sweet friends! 

Hello Sweet Friend

 Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a fun card designed with the new Cupid & Co 6x6 Paper Pad by Echo Park along with stamps and dies from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store!

This is such a cute paper pad- perfect for Valentines Day or other occasions- wedding, anniversary, etc. 

As many of you know that follow my blog, I have a personal goal to create a card for each of the over 800 Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenges and used Sketch #828 for the layout on this card.

I am also participating with the Tic-Tac-Toe #096 Challenge (left column down Heart-Red-Ribbon) along with the Simon Says Wednesday “Layer It Up” Challenge.  

If you have not had time to check out the Stamp Simply blog or the other challenge sites yet, I hope you will do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Cut a piece of black cardstock to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”, adhere the vertical floral and striped Cupid & Co paper to the panel.

Add a strip of red satin ribbon to cover the edges, wrap the ends of the ribbon behind the panel.

Mount the entire panel onto a white card base.

Using the Tim Holtz Tag Collection Dies, die cut a tag from black cardstock.  Add a piece of the Cupid & Co paper to the tag.  Adhere a piece of white paper lace (die cut with the Tim Holtz Crochet Die) to the bottom of the tag and add a strip of red satin ribbon (again, wrapping the ends behind the tag).

Add the looped satin ribbon to the top of the tag and adhere to the card front using dimensional foam (or chipboard).

For the heart, use the tiny strips of paper that you normally trim off the top of each page in the Echo Park Cupid & Co 6x6 pad. 

Adhere the trimmed pieces and adhere them to a piece of white cardstock.  Die cut the “quilt” panel with the Farmhouse Pierced Nested Heart Dies.

Die cut another heart (the same size) from black cardstock, cut in half and mount behind the “quilted” heart.

Use an embossing powder tool to de-static a piece of white cardstock, stamp the sentiment from Typewritten Just Checking In using Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing powder has cooled, die cut with the Fishtail Sentiments Banner Dies, mount onto the quilt heart, and adhere the entire heart to the card front using dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Typewritten Just Checking In  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black; Cupid & Co 6x6 Paper Pad by Echo Park

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Fishtail Sentiments Banner, Farmhouse Pierced Nested Hearts, Sizzix Thinlit Dies by Tim Holtz- Crochet, Sizzix Framelit Dies by Tim Holtz- Tag Collection, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 1” Red Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you are staying safe and having a great weekend!