TCC215 Floral Wreath

 

Hi Friends!

It’s time for our March #215 “Floral Heart” Challenge at The Card Concept!

I was inspired by the florals in our photo and the clean white background for my Clean and Layered card.

I bought the Be Bold Blooms dies (Spellbinders) a few months ago and have not had a chance to use them yet. (I thought that this challenge would be a perfect chance).   

This card was so simple to create, just die cut the flowers and leaves from colored cardstock, layer onto a white background and add a heat embossed sentiment. 

That’s it, simple and flat for mailing!

For those of you who follow my blog, you know that I do enjoy playing along with other online challenges and will be linking this card to The Flower Challenge #100 Add Circles (I thought my wreath would be a great circle :-)).

I hope you have stopped by The Card Concept to see how the rest of the Design Team were inspired as well as check out The Flower Challenge gallery to see their gorgeous DT and gallery entries!

Stamp Sets: Words of Encouragement (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versamark

Cardstock/Paper: Forest Green, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Gable Green, Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso (Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr.,  (retired Stampin’ Up!), Be Bold Blooms Dies (Spellbinders), Tupelo Wreath Die (retired Memory Box),  Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #215 Floral Heart Challenge at The Card Concept!  The deadline to play along is Monday, April 7th at noon EST.  

Galilee Rose

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a quick card designed using a retired background stamp from Divinity Designs, LLC .  

Many of you who follow my blog know that one of my goals to ink up my older stamps and this pretty background stamp is from around 2014 or so.

Sometimes you just need a quick card to send to encouragement a friend and this one was very quick to create, plus a bonus, it is fairly flat to mail.

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking to The Flower Challenge #99 “Feature the Color Pink” Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #687-#688“Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to check out the galleries at the challenge sites yet, I would encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from the Design Teams as well as the galleries!

To create this card:

Ink the Galilee Rose background stamp with Versamark ink, stamp onto a piece of white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Using water-based markers and a water-soluble graphite pencil, color the background image.

Die cut a piece of light pink cardstock with a wonky stitched rectangle die.  Trim to approx. 4 ⅛” x 5 ⅜”.

Cut around the outline of the background image and mount onto the above die cut panel.

Adhere the entire panel onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of black cardstock and mount onto a white card base.

Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the flower petals to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Galilee Rose (retired Divinity Designs, LLC formerly Our Daily Bread Designs)

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow; Water-Soluble Graphite Pencil, Clear Wink of Stella®

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Blushing Bride

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX Dies, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

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

Thankful, Grateful, Blessed

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a card featuring the Sunflower Season stamp set along with sentiments from Welcome Fall, Sunset Ink Drops paper along with a few other supplies from Stamp Simply!

I had fun creating this card and used the SC907 Sketch from Splitcoaststampers for the layout.

I am also playing along with the Double D “Sunflowers” Challenge, The Flower Challenge #95 “Include A Stamped Flower” Challenge and The Place To Start Sept “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to check out the rest of my Sister Design Team cards on the Stamp Simply blog, or the other challenges site yet, I hope you take the time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

 

To create this card:

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the Sunflower Season floral image (just the flower head) with Versafine Onyx Black ink and stamp onto the center left hand edge of the cardstock.

Apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Stamp the image again onto scrap paper (or a sticky note) and fussy-cut the image.

Place the fussy-cut image over the embossed image and repeat step the embossing step above for the two additional flowers.

Watercolor the floral image with distress inks and water-based markers.  Fussy cut the entire image close to the stamped edges.

Emboss a piece of white cardstock with the Sizzix 3D Texture Fades Lumber embossing folder, trim to 2 ½” x 5 ⅜”.

Mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim close to the edge.

Trim a piece of the Sunset Ink Drops designer paper to 1 ¾” x 5 ⅜” and mount onto the right-hand side of a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of black cardstock.  

Add the layered embossed layer to the left-hand side of the panel, overlapping the designer paper.

De-static a piece of black cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the sentiments from the Welcome Fall stamp set onto the prepared cardstock with Versamark Ink, add white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Die-cut the sentiments with the Fishtail Sentiment Banners Dies. 

Adhere to the front of the card front, staggering the ends of the flags.

Mount the stamped sunflower image to the card front with dimensional foam.

Add the deep yellow rhinestones to the upper top right-hand side of the card and add a scrap piece piece of the Sunset Ink Drops designer paper (approx. 1" x 5 ¼”  front to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Sunflower Season, Welcome Fall  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Versamark

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black; Craft Consortium Ink Drops- Sunset 6x6

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Fishtail Sentiment Banners, Sizzix 3 D Texture Fades A6 Embossing Folder- Lumber,  Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones- Dark Yellow/Gold

 

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

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a great weekend/week! 

For God So Loved The World

 Hi Friends!

We have been featuring cards for Easter this past week on the Stamp Simply blog and I am sharing a quick card designed using He Is Risen along with Floral Clusters- Summer Roses, the coordinating die and Vivid Ink Drops 6x6 paper (all from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store).  

The background is actually “faux” alcohol ink and is a piece of designer paper from the Consortium Vivid Ink Drops 6x6 paper pad- I absolutely love this paper, don’t’ you?

I enjoy working with alcohol inks, but it can be messy- this paper pad takes all the work out of creating those fun backgrounds!

Easter is right around the corner and as many of you who follow my blog know, I love to participate with online challenges!  I tend to mail more Christmas cards than Easter, but this year, with social distancing, I am making an effort to mail holiday cards and Easter is the most important holiday!

I wanted to create a floral Easter card, so I decided to participate with The Flower Challenge #053 “Use Your Latest Stamps and Dies” Challenge.  

Until now, I have not inked up this sentiment stamp (or this floral image) nor have I used paper from this paper pad, so this entire card is designed with my “latest”:-)

In addition to The Flower Challenge, I am also participating with the Word Art Wednesday #477-#478 “Anything Goes” Challenge and the Simon Says Wednesday “Love is in the Air” Challenge.

John 3”16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His One and Only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life”  - there is no greater love than this!  Easter is a celebration of our Risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and His great love for all of us!  

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 a piece of 4” x 5 ¼” white cardstock to the panel.

De-static the lower edge of a 3 ¾” x 5” piece of the Vivid Inks designer paper with an embossing powder tool, stamp the John 3:16 verse sentiment from He Is Risen with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, adhere to the background panel and mount onto a white card base.

For the floral image, use an embossing powder tool to de-static a piece of white cardstock, stamp the floral image from Floral Clusters- Summer Roses with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor the image using water-based makers and die cut with the coordinating Floral Cluster die.  Die cut two more of the florals from white cardstock, adhere behind the colored floral image.

Mount onto the card front using dimensional foam or chipboard.

Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the flower petals and add a few pearls to the corners to finish off the card.  

Stamp Sets: He Is Risen,  Floral Clusters- Summer Roses  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Water-based Markers- Purple, Light and Dark Green, Yellow; Zig Wink of Stella- Clear Glitter Marker

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

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Floral Cluster & Sprigs Dies (part of the Floral Cluster Bundle)
, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope all of you are having a great week/weekend!

The World Is A Better Place

Hi Friends!

As I mentioned in previous posts, I enjoy participating in online challenges created this card for Ann's #PP498 “Fun & Fancy Folds” Challenge at The Paper Players using the retired Stampin’ Up! People Like You stamp set.

This is another stamp that I have not used in ages and thought it would be perfect for this special fold challenge.

I modified the SC67 Sketch from Splitcoaststampers a bit for the layout (the #2 panel is a bit larger than the original sketch) and am also participating with The Flower Challenge #46 “Summer/Winter” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so, gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Score and fold a 5 ½” x 9 ¼”piece of cardstock at 2 ½” on both ends. Fold the panel to create the gate fold.

Emboss a 4 ¼” x 5 ¼” piece of white cardstock with a French Script embossing folder, cut into two panels and mount onto the front folds.

Add a strip of black cardstock to lengthen the front panels and square up the edges (you may not need to do this, but unfortunately I did, lol!) :-)

Ink the People Like You stamp using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, stamp onto a piece of white alcohol-friendly cardstock and color the image with alcohol markers. Add a few white highlights to the flower centers using an extra fine white paint pen.

Die cut the floral panel with a stitched rectangle die, mount onto black cardstock and trim close to the edge. 

Adhere the panel onto the front of the card to overlap the front panels.

Stamp Sets: People Like You (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Memento™ Tuxedo Black; Arteza™ Alcohol Markers- Aqua, Bright Pink, Light Gray, Black, Green; Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen

Cardstock/Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Gemini, Jr.™, Dies- MFT Rectangle Stitched A2 STAX Set 1, Tim Holtz™ Alterations™ Sizzix™ French Script Embossing Folder

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope all of you have a fabulous week!

Fragrance of Christ

Hi Friends!

This morning I am sharing the first card in a set of six using the lilac image from A True Friend (Divinity Designs LLC formerly Our Daily Bread Designs).   (FYI- this is not an affiliate link but I do love their images and one time was on their Design Team).  The set is now a Stamp/Die Duo but I chose to fussy-cut the iris image :-)

This card also incorporates a sentiment from the retired  Divinity Designs LLC set, Sweet As Perfume. 

I have not inked up either the iris or the sentiment in a while.  Most of you who follow my blog know that I am focusing on inking up my "unloved" stamps, but I am starting to realize that it most likely will take the rest of my life to do so, lol! 

Plus, so many new sets are being created everyday that I really have to restrain myself from purchasing any new stamps....

I love the iris image in A True Friend set- it is so realistic plus irises along with lilacs were my mother’s favorite spring flowers. 

We have had a mild winter so far so the flowering trees are starting to bloom as well as daffodils and crocuses.  I know that the lilacs and irises are soon to follow and when I see irises, I always think of my Mom. 

She went to be with the Lord in 1993 and died from complications due to Stage 4 endometrial cancer (it is hard to believe it has been that long since it seems like yesterday in many ways).  

I was fairly young when she was diagnosed and always so busy with work-  I regret many of the times that I did not take "time" for her while she was alive.  Also, I did not know the Lord as my Savior yet (I was saved in 1996) so my life was totally different than it is now.  I like to think that when my husband and I accepted Christ as our Savior that she was among those who were celebrating in heaven!! :-)

Creating this set of cards and coloring the irises, allowed me to focus on her and look forward to our heavenly reunion one day!  What a glorious day that will be when I see my Savior and all of my loved ones that are with Him now!!

Also, as I have mentioned in previous posts, I am slowly making my way through all of the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenges and used #SC232 for the layout on this card.  This sketch was from 2010 (thankfully the sketches at Splitcoaststampers do not expire:-) and I thought that the layout would work well for this card.

In addition to using the SCS Sketch, I am participating with The Flower Challenge #42 “Anything Goes” Challenge and the Double D 03/18 "Welcome Spring" Challenge (I was inspired by the spring flowers especially the purples).

To create this card:

Ink the iris image from A True Friend using Versamark™ Onyx Black, stamp onto a prepared piece of white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing cools, watercolor with water-based markers and fussy cut the image (the set from Divinity Designs, LLC now comes with a coordinating die).

Emboss a piece of white cardstock with the lace embossing folder, trim and mount onto black cardstock.  Add the layered textured gray horizontal strip and mount the entire panel onto a white card base.

Stamp and heat emboss the sentiment in the same manner as above.  Die cut with a stitched rectangle die, mount onto white cardstock and adhere to the card front.

Layer the square pieces of designer paper onto black cardstock and adhere to the card front using dimensional foam.

Die cut a piece of white cardstock with a stitched rectangle die, mount onto black cardstock and adhere to the card front with dimensional foam.

Add the looped silver cord before mounting the fussy-cut iris with dimensional foam.

Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the petals and finish off the card with a few rhinestones.

Stamp Sets: A True Friend , Sweet As Perfume (both Divinity Designs LLC)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black; Stampin’ Write Markers- Highland Heather, Gorgeuos Grape, Concord Crush, Granny Apple Green, So Saffron, Crushed Curry; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Textured Basic Gray (Stampin’ Up!); misc. designer paper from my stash

Accessories: Gemini, Jr.™, MFT Stitched Rectangle A2 STAX Set 1 & 2, Crafters Companion Ornate Lace 3D Embossing Folder, Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, AquaPainter™, Silver Twine, Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I am praying that the threat of the pandemic will subside soon and everyone will be safe!  Virtual hugs to all of you!