Sunflower Fun- Two More Cards with the New Blendabilities

Hi Stampers!

Here are the last two cards that I created last night using the PP195 Paper Players Color Challenge (I only submitted this card to the challenge but since I had the colors out and find it difficult to combine green with any orange tone colors, decided to keep creating and working on this color combination). 

Again, for the six cards (see the other four in the last four posts), I used My Digital Studio and had printed the images out onto Whisper White cardstock, colored them all at one time and then created the cards.

I decided to use the new Stampin’ Blendabilities™ for the coloring along with traditional card making techniques for the rest of the cards…

To create these cards:

Open a blank document in My Digital Studio (MDS), position the Sunflower background image (reduced a bit) along with the sentiment from Thanks for Caring (for the next card),  print onto an 8 ½ x 11” piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Color the flower using the Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities™ Collection markers and use the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write marker for the center.

Carefully “fussy-cut” out the Sunflower image and cut the image in half. 

For the first card, use the Big Shot to emboss a piece of So Saffron cardstock using the Pretty Prints Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and mount onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock.  Add the Sunflower and leave the edges of a few of the flower petals free from adhesive and curl with your fingers a bit.

Use the Big Shot™ to emboss a piece of Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper (DSP) using the retired Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and lightly sand with the Sanding Block.  Add the panel to a layer of Early Espresso cardstock and mount onto the Pear Pizzazz card base.  Add the Pear Pizzazz DSP horizontal panel (also mounted onto Early Espresso cardstock).

Adhere the Sunflower panel to the card front and add the sentiment (stamped from the retiring Hostess set, Express Yourself using Early Espresso Classic Ink).

Add the Pearls to the card front to finish off the card.

For the second card:

Add the Sunflower image to a piece of Old Olive DSP and mount onto Early Espresso cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of So Saffron DSP (the DSP I used was from a previous Hostess set years ago) …add to the Early Espresso card base and adhere the Calypso Coral piece from Epic Day This and That DSP at the bottom.

Add the Sunflower panel and adhere a piece of 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon to cover the seam. 

Use the Big Shot™ with the Chalk Talk Framelits™ to cut out the sentiment and adhere onto another piece cut from Early Espresso cardstock (from the same framelit™, cut in half).  Using the Background Builders, stamp So Saffron Classic Ink over the sentiment using the script border stamp.  Add the Antique Brads and mount onto the card front.

Add the Pearls to corners and sentiment to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Sunflower, Thanks for Caring (both MDS versions), Express Yourself (2013-2014 Hostess set), Background Builders

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Blendabilities™ - Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie Collections; Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker   

Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Designer Series Paper- Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Epic Day This and That, retired Hostess Level I Pack (So Saffron)

Accessories: Big Shot™,  Pretty Print, retired Vintage Wallpaper and retired Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Sanding Block, Chalk Talk Framelits™, Hexagon Punch, Antique Brads, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- now off to do some housework (lol)!  I hope all of you have a wonderful and fun weekend- God Bless!!

With Deepest Sympathy- A Hybrid Card for the DD85 Dynamic Duos

Hi Stampers! 

Here is another card that I created using this week’s DynamicDuos DD85 Colour Challenge- “Bold & Cheery” Garden Green and Summer Starfruit.  

The DD85 challenge has been extended for an additional week- we are hoping to see your creation in the Dynamic Duos gallery :-)

To create this card:

In My Digital Studio (MDS), open a blank 8.5 x 11 custom page and insert the Sunflower and the sentiment from Thanks for Caring to be printed (arrange the images on the blank page leaving room for cutting out by hand, etc. and filling the page before I print on my printer).

Print out onto Whisper White cardstock and color the Sunflower background image using Stampin’ Write markers in Summer Starfruit. Add a few highlights to the Sunflower petals using Moonlight Smooch™ Pearlized Accent Ink, fussy cut the image and cut in half.  

Use the Big Shot™ with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock and the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Garden Green cardstock.

Adhere the embossed piece of Whisper White to the Garden Green card base, add the split Sunflower image and the vertical Garden Green embossed piece mounted onto Whisper White cardstock (I used scrap Whisper White strips on the side :-)).

Use the Big Shot™ with the Ovals Collection Framelits™ to cut out the sentiment along with another oval the same size from Garden Green cardstock.   Split the Garden Green oval in half and adhere to the back of the sentiment.

Mount the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®, add the 5/8”   Organza Ribbon bow along with the Pearls to finish off the card.  

Stamp Sets:  Sunflower, Thanks for Caring- all MDS versions

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Stampin’ Write marker- Summer Starfruit

Paper: Whisper White, Gumball Green

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Pretty Print and retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Ovals Collection Framelits™, 5/8” Organza Ribbon, Pearls, retired Moonlight Smooch™ Pearlized Accent Ink

Thanks again for stopping by!  Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday- God Bless!

Thanks for Caring- An Inspirational Photo and Sketch Challenge

Hi Stampers!!

I had a great day relaxing yesterday and hope all of you had a wonderful weekend as well!  I just love this week’s Stampin’ Royalty’sSR199 Inspiration Photo- the neutral color palette as well as the checks and polka dots!  When I look at this photo, I can just imagine the crisp autumn days in preparation for the holidays ahead.

Now, I have a confession :-) I have been a SU! Demonstrator for 14 years now and have not sold any of my retired sets- I love them so much!  Not to mention Designer Series papers, the patterned papers prior to the double-sided DSP that we now offer, watercolor pencils, pastels, wheels, retired inks and cardstock, you name it, I love it and have kept it all of these years! 

The problem is that my craft room is so crowded that I need to start using up some of the older supplies.   When I saw this photo, it reminded me of the really old retired background papers (prior to even being called Designer Paper) and I knew I had numerous My Digital Studio (MDS) images ready to go on Very Vanilla cardstock as well as Whisper White (again, printed from previous projects to “fill” up the page and pre-cut with dies and or punches), so I decided for this challenge, I would limit my supplies.  

I pulled out those old background papers that had checkerboard and polka dot patterns and the MDS images along with some other retired DSP, ribbon and misc. supplies from my massive "stash" :-).

This was actually liberating as I limited myself to create with scraps, previously cut and embossed pieces of cardstock and the above items.  

I had so much fun that I created six different designs that were all inspired by the SR199 Stampin’ RoyaltyInspiration Photo (thanks SR Design Team) as well as a few other sketch/theme challenges- I will be creating separate posts for each card:-)  

The first card based on the SR199 Inspiration photo utilizes the CAS(E) This Sketch#51 Challenge and was very quick and easy to make.

To create this CAS card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock and layer this onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  

Add the retired Night and Day herringbone paper DSP to the top of the card front, add the gray lace along with the black satin ribbon bow (misc. supplies from my "stash").

Attach the My Digital Studio (MDS) sentiment from Thanks for Caring (re-sized, printed onto Whisper White cardstock, punched out with the XL Oval Punch and layered onto two additional XL Ovals punched from Basic Black cardstock).

Add a few Pearls to the top right hand corner to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Thanks for Caring (MDS)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, retired Night and Day DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™,  Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder,  XL Oval Punch,  Pearls, Lace and Satin Ribbon (from my stash)

Thanks again for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous Monday!  

 If interested, as I create the other posts for the additional five cards, I will be add the "links" to this post for those cards...so stay tuned -).  

With Sympathy- One Card, Two Challenges!

Hi Stampers! 

It seems as though I need quite a few sympathy cards lately and I decided to create this card for The Paper Players PP38 Fabric Challenge (see http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/ ) and the CCMC140 sketch challenge from Create with Connie and Mary (see http://www.createwithconnieandmary.com/ ).

I have not had a chance to order the new set Thanks for Caring yet, so I decided to use My Digital Studio (MDS) again.  One advantage is that you can resize the image and I was able to reduce the size of the sentiment so I could cut the circle with the 1-3/8” Circle Punch.




To make this card:

Emboss the Crumb Cake DSP (from the retired hostess set) with the Finial Press EF, lightly sand with the Sanding Block.  Mount onto Early Espresso cardstock.

Print the image from MDS onto Whisper White Cardstock and punch out with the 1-3/8" Circle Punch.  Sponge Crumb Cake ink to lightly distress the image.  Punch the scallop from Early Espresso Cardstock using the 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch. 

Layer the ribbon and lace over the Crumb Cake DSP and mount onto the Marina Mist DSP. 

Add the pearls and bow to finish the card.

Stamp Sets:  MDS- Thanks for Caring

Ink:  Crumb Cake, Printer Ink

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Whisper White, Marina Mist DSP, Crumb Cake DSP (retired Hostess Set)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Finial Press EF, 1 3/8” Circle and 2 3/8” XL Scallop Punch, Pearls, 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, 5/8” Victoria Crochet Trim, Sanding Block

Thanks again for stopping by and I hope you have a blessed weekend!