Echo Park Silent Night- Card Set #4 O Come Let Us Adore Him

 
Hi Sweet Friends!

I am sharing another quick and easy Clean and Simple (CAS) Christmas card set for using the Silent Night 6x6 paper pad by Echo Park along with stamps and supplies from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  FYI- this is the 4th set that I designed with this paper pad- a total of thirteen separate designs and the paper pad still has plenty of pages left!

I will be linking the first card to the Simon Says Wednesday "Anything Goes" Challenge  and the second card to the Time Out #175 "Quick" Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #466-#467 "Anything Goes" Challenge.

This set of cards were definitely quick to create- 

Since Christmas is fast approaching, I used patterns and cut-a-parts from the Silent Night paper pad by Echo Park to create both cards.  The first card uses the designer paper only along with gold foil paper.  

In addition to the Silent Night paper pad and gold foil for the second card, I added a gold heat embossed sentiment from Merry Christmas.  

Tiny silver rhinestones were added to the flower centers to finish off both cards.

Both cards were quick and easy!

I hope you will find the time to visit the Stamp Simply blog and don’t forget the sale this weekend at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store:

Stamp Sets: Merry Christmas   (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Medium:   Versamark 

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Gold Mirror Cardstock; Silent Night (Echo Park) 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Embossing Powder Tool, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Silver Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope all of you have a wonderful week and visit again soon!

Trust in the Lord

Hi Friends!

This card was designed with a verse sentiment from Words of Encouragement (Stamp Simply) along with a floral image from Anna Griffin (sorry, not sure of the name of this one, it was part of a kit from HSN years ago).

I love to participate with online challenges and am linking to the Festive Friday #063 “International Day of Friendship” and I incorporated the pink, green, flower, ribbon and embossing into the design.

I am also linking up to the A Place To Start “July- Flowers” Challenge along with the Time Out #165 “Days Gone By” Challenge.  This floral image seems vintage to me :-)

If you have not had chance to check out the above challenge sites yet, I hope you will do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Ink the sentiment from Words of Encouragement with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, stamp onto vanilla cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Die cut with a rectangle die, mount onto blackberry cardstock, trim close to the edge.

Watercolor the Anna Griffin image using water-based markers and use Vintage Tea Distress Ink to “age” the paper.

Trim the panel, mount onto blackberry cardstock.

Add the lace and satin ribbon, wrapping the ends behind the panel.  Mount the entire panel onto a white card base.

Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the flower petals and an extra fine white paint pen to add highlights to the flower centers.

Finish off the card with a few pearls.

Stamp Sets: Words of Encouragement (Stamp Simply); Anna Griffin™ Floral Image (not sure of the name- part of an HSN card/stamp kit)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry, Blackberry Bliss, Gable Green, Old Olive; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen, Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen

Cardstock/Paper:  Very Vanilla, Blackberry Bliss

Accessories: Gemini, Jr.™, Sizzix™ Rectangle Dies,  AquaPainter™, Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 5/8” Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon, 7/8” Sahara Sand Lace, Pearls

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

One Layer Beautiful Butterflies

Hi Friends!

I am sharing a Clean and Simple (CAS) card this evening that was designed using the brand new Beautiful Butterflies for the main image and the sentiment is from the Stamp Simply Words of Encouragement stamp set.

I like to participate with online challenges and will be linking this card to the AAA Cards #167 “One Layer Optional Twist:Inspired By The Graphic” Challenge.  

I love butterflies and have the brand new set, Beautiful Butterflies from Simon Says Stamp and thought it would be perfect for this inspiration photo.

I am also linking to the Time Out #163 “Proust Quote” Challenge ( I am grateful for so many friends that are blessings to me) and the Word Art Wednesday #442-#443 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

To create this card-

Ink the butterfly and sentiment with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, stamp onto white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, color the butterfly wings with a yellow and orange water-based marker.

Carefully stencil tumbled glass distress oxide ink around the butterfly using a stencil brush with a chevron stencil.

To finish off the card, use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the butterfly wings.

Stamp Sets: Beautiful Butterflies (Simon Says Stamp), Words of Encouragement (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Crushed Curry, Tangelo Twist; Tim Holtz™ Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide, Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Paper:  White (from my stash- slightly coated)

Accessories: Memory Box™ Chic Chevron Stencil, Stencil Brush

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by!  I will be posting my Design Team card for the new challenge at The Card Concept at 8 am this morning- hopefully you will be able to come back to check it out!

Snowman Wishes

Hi Friends!!

Today I am sharing a card designed with the retired Stampin’ Up! Garden Snowmen and paired with a sentiment from Beautiful You (a current Stampin’ Up! set).  

I have always loved the fun snowman images in this set and have not inked them in a while.   I will be sharing another card later with the second snowman image in this set :-)

I used the Splitcoaststampers SC372 Sketch Challenge (this sketch is from 2012) for the layout and am also linking to The Paper Players #470  Laurie's “Frosty the Snowman” Challenge and the Time Out #150 “Merry and Cheerful” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you will visit the above challenge sites- such great inspiration from all!

To create this card- Ink the snowman image with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink and stamp onto white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor the image with water-based markers and distress oxide ink.  Die cut the panel with a stitched square die, mount onto white cardstock and trim close to the edge.

Heat emboss the sentiment using the same steps above, die cut with a stitched circle die and mount onto a circle of white cardstock.  Adhere the circle to the main focal image creating the half moon shape for the sketch.

Emboss a piece of white cardstock with a snowflake embossing folder, trim and mount onto the white card base.

Add the layered focal image/sentiment onto the card front using dimensional foam or chipboard (I have been using chipboard) lately.

Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to all of the snow, snow balls and snowmen to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Garden Snowmen (retired Stampin’ Up!), Beautiful You (current Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Arteza™ Water-based Markers- various reds, purple, greens, blues, browns; Tim Holtz® (TH) Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide, Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Paper:  Whisper White, Extra Thick Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot™, My Favorite Things Dies- Stitched Square and Circle STAX; Sizzix Circle Dies (retired SU!), Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, AquaPainter™,  Darice™ Snowflake Embossing Folder

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

Nothing Is Worth More Than This Day

Hi Friends!

I am sharing another card today that I created recently using several retired Stampin’ Up! (SU!) stamp sets- Summer by the Sea, Stipple Shells and Summer Afternoon. 

As I have mentioned in my previous posts, I am still trying to focus on using stamps that I already own and have not used in a while.  Once I pull out a retired set(s), I am trying to create a few cards in order to give all of the images some "love" :-)  

For this card, I decided to incorporate the Fab Friday #169 Sketch Challenge along with the Time-Out#141 “Relaxation” Challenge and the Simon Says Wednesday “Anything Goes”Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to stop by the above challenge sites, I encourage you to do so- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the Summer by the Sea image using Versafine™ Onyx Black ink onto white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor using ink from water-based markers and distress oxide ink (see colors used below).

2). Die cut the image with a stitched dome die and die cut another dome (the same size) from black cardstock.  Split the black dome die-cut at the bottom, layer the focal image over the split die allowing just a bit of the black frame to show.

3). Emboss a piece of white cardstock with a woodgrain embossing folder, mount onto black cardstock and trim close to the edge.  Adhere the layered background to a white card base.

4). De-static a piece of black cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the sentiment from Summer Afternoon (retired SU!), apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, trim close to the edge of the sentiment (sizing to fit under the dome shape of the focal image).

5). Mount the layered focal image and sentiment onto the card front with dimensional foam.

6). Using black India ink, stamp the shell images from Stipple Shells onto white cardstock, heat set the ink with a heat tool and watercolor the images using water-based markers.  Fussy-cut each of the shells, use a black marker to finish off the cut edges of the images and a sponge dauber with distress oxide ink to add a bit of color.

7). Mount each of the shells onto the card front using dimensional foam.

8). Finish off the card using a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the shells.

Stamp Sets: Summer by the Sea, Stipple Shells, Summer Afternoon (all retired Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Ken Oliver Black India Ink, Tim Holtz® Distress Oxide- Ground Espresso, Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink; Zig® Clean Color™ FB Markers-  Olive Green, Pale Pink, Yellow, Violet, Brown, Pink Flamingo; Stampin’ Write Markers- Pacific Point, Sahara Sand; Faber Castell® Bold Black Pitt Pen, Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Designer Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot™, My Favorite Things™ (MFT) Dies- Stitched Rectangles A2 STAX Set 1 and Stitched Dome STAX,  Embossing Buddy®, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Sponge Dauber, AquaPainter™

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- hugs and I hope you can stop by again soon!

Trust An Unknown Future to A Known God

Hi Friends!

This card was designed for a sweet young lady who graduated this year and I was able to use up quite a few pieces from my stash.

The sentiment is from the As You Graduate stamp set (retired Our Daily Bread Designs now Divinity Designs LLC) and the rest of the card was from my “stash” of unfinished projects using retired Stampin' Up! images- lol!

I love participating with online challenges and will be linking to the Global Design Project #191 Theme Challenge along with the Simon Says Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge and the Time Out #136 Inspiration Challenge (I was inspired by all the bright summery colors).

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

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing tool, stamp the sentiment from As You Graduate with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the sentiment has cooled, die cut with a stitched rectangle die, mount onto black cardstock and trim close to the edge.

2). Repeat the stamping/embossing steps above with the small butterflies from Papillon Potpourri and large butterfly from Wonderful Wings (both retired Stampin’ Up!).  Once the embossing has cooled, color the butterflies using water-based markers.  Fussy-cut the large butterfly image and use the matching butterfly punch (also retired) to punch out the two small butterflies (I already had all three of these butterflies in my stash ready to go :-)).

3). Using an acetate envelope (or you could cut open a ziploc bag), press the oxide inks onto the acetate, lightly spritz with water, fold the envelope or bag over the ink and smoosh around with your finger a bit, re-open the envelope or bag and press a piece of white cardstock into the ink.  Repeat the process with another piece of white cardstock to use up the remaining ink (this is how I had this panel in my stash).

4). Stamp the distressing image from Timeless Textures with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink to add additional texture and die cut with a rectangle stitched die.  Mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim close to the edge and mount onto a piece of 4 ¼” x 11” piece of white cardstock in half for the card base. 

5). Mount the sentiment using dimensional foam.

6).  Add the butterflies to the card front and use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to their wings.

Stamp Sets: Wonderful Wings, Papillon Potpourri, Timeless Textures (retired Stampin’ Up!), As You Graduate (retired Our Daily Bread Designs)

Ink: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango; Tim Holtz® Distress Oxide- Broken China, Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool , AquaPainter™, Elegant Butterfly Punch (retired SU!), My Favorite Things™ Dies- Stitched Rectangles A2 Set 1 & 2

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by!!   Hugs and I hope you can visit again soon!

SC676 Woodland Birthday

Hi Friends!

It’s Wednesday and time for the weekly sketch at Splitcoaststampers! Carey designed our SC676 sketch this week and I decided to create a simple Mixed Media "quilt" card using the new Scene Silhouettes:Woodland and Thoughtful Words Clear Stamp Sets (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps).

I absolutely love the Scene Silhouettes:Woodland stamp set and you can receive it free with a $60 order in the month of December from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps!

I was also inspired by the Time Out #98 Inspiration Challenge (I was inspired by the color of the wood along with the green and the deer) as well as the HappyLittle Stampers December Mixed Media “Anything Goes” Challenge and the WordArt Wednesday #312-#313 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the SC676 Splitcoaststampers’ Sketch gallery or the other challenge sites yet, I hope you will do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Die cut a 3 ¾” square piece of kraft cardstock with a square die. De-static the cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the deer image from Scene Silhouettes:Woodland with Versamark™ Ink, apply white embossing powder and heat set with the heat tool.

2). Die cut two quilts using a log cabin quilt die- one from white cardstock and the other from green.  Cut out the center of the white cardstock frame and use the stitched panels from the green to create the frame around the deer image.

3). Using a stencil brush with distress ink, stencil the flourish pattern over the entire deer and quilt frame.  Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the kraft cardstock around the deer image.

4). Using the same stencil with the same color ink, stencil the entire pattern onto another piece of white cardstock, die cut with a stitched rectangle die and mount onto green cardstock.  Mount the entire panel onto the white card base.

5). De-static the lower part of the frame with an embossing powder tool, stamp the sentiment from Thoughtful Words with Versamark™ ink, apply white embossing poweder and heat set with the heat tool.

6). Mount the deer focal image panel onto the card front with dimensional foam and add the copper sequins to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Scene Silhouettes:Woodland, Thoughtful Words (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versamark™, Tim Holtz® Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink, Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Paper: Whisper White, Garden Green (Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, My Favorite Things A2 Rectangle Stitched STAX Set 1, Square Framelits (retired Stampin’ Up!), Our Daily Bread Designs Log Cabin Quilt Die, Embossing Buddy®, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Clarity™ Stencil Brush, Memory Box™ Heartwood Stencil, Copper Sequins (Craft Medley)

Thanks again for stopping by to visit! If you have time, we would love to have you join us at Splitcoaststampers for this week’s sketch challenge!  Hugs and I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas week, sweet friends!