TCC42 Celebrate with Roses

Hi Friends!!

It is time for the new Card Concept #42 Color Inspiration "Autumn Beauty" Challenge- this is a gorgeous combination for the upcoming holiday season!

I also decided to incorporate the Splitcoaststampers’ Mix-Ability MIX131 “Love It” Challenge into the design- I love using texture paste, stencils and dies in my mixed media designs :-)  as well as the F4A289 "Happy Birthday To Me"  (create a card in the style that you would like for your birthday) :-)

The Card Concept is a bi-weekly challenge that has an inspiration photo along with a number of design styles that you can choose from to create your card- Clean and Simple, Clean and Graphic, Clean and Layered, Shabby Chic, Freestyle Collage, Classy and Elegant and Mixed Media.   

Come on over and check out my DT Sister's projects, gather up yoursupplies and join in on the fun!!

 

To create this card:

Apply Gesso® to a piece of Whisper White cardstock and allow to dry (Gesso® dries quickly but you could use a Heat Tool to speed up the process).

Using a palette knife, apply Wendy Vecchi® Crackled Texture Paste over The Crafters Workshop™ Designs by Jamie™ Mini Harlequin Stencil and allow to dry (I did use my Heat Tool but very carefully since I have found that my Heat Tool will “bubble up” the texture paste and the crackle effect is not as pronounced if too much heat is applied).

Once dried, apply Metallic Gold Champagne, Iced Cherry, Light Pink Gelatos® (spritzing with water and allowing to run), Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains- Worn Lipstick, Seedless Preserves, Fired Brick , Picked Raspberry and Picket Fence (last layer to tone down the colors).  

The Distress Stain layers are created by applying the ink to a craft mat, spritzing water onto the stain, laying the panel into the stains and allowing the inks to run and merge by twisting the panel and continuing to repeat the steps until the desired color is achieved (carefully using the Heat Tool between layers).

Ink the retired background stamp, Bella Toile using Early Espresso Classic Ink and stamp over the prepared panel.  Trim the panel and mount onto Very Vanilla cardstock, trim again and mount onto the Early Espresso card base.  Sponge Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink over the edges to “antique” the paper a bit.

Ink the Graphic45® Botanicals stamp using Early Espresso Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  “Antique” the paper by sponging Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink over the entire panel, crumple the paper by hand and apply more ink.

Adhere the “antiqued” stamped panel to the card front and using your finger, apply Gesso® over the background and stamped panel.

Use the Big Shot™ with the My Favorite Things™ (MFT) Mini Royal and Royal Rose Dies to cut the flowers from Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride and Cherry Cobbler cardstock. 

Use a Bone Folder to curl the edges and roll the roses up (adhering in the center with adhesive- I prefer Hot Glue for this step). 

Stamp the sentiment from the Graphic45® Time to Flourish stamp set onto Very Vanilla cardstock using Early Espresso Classic Ink, create the banner points with the Hexagon Punch and lightly sponge Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink over the edges.

Mount the sentiment onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add the roses along with leaves from Early Espresso cardstock (using the Martha Stewart® Leaf Punch) using Hot Glue (or your preferred adhesive).

Use your finger to apply Gesso® over the petals and leaves and add a few Pearls to the corner to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Bella Toile (retired Stampin’ Up! background), Botanicals and Time To Flourish (G45)

Ink: Early Espresso, Gelatos®- Metallic Gold Champagne, Iced Cherry, Light Pink;  Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains- Worn Lipstick, Seedless Preserves, Fired Brick , Picked Raspberry, Picket Fence; Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink

Paper: Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Royal Rose and Mini Royal Rose Dies, Gesso®, Punches- Hexagon, MS Leaf, Palette Knife, Wendy Vecchi® Crackled Texture Paste, Sponge Dauber, Pearls

For some reason I could not seem to get a good photograph of this card- the pinks seemed to bright in the photo (in real life it is more on the soft Blushing Bride side of the color scale) :-)  

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a fantastic week and come play along with us at The CardConcept!

TCC41 Happy Anniversary

Hi Friends!!

It is time for the new Card Concept #41 "Autumn Neutrals" Photo Inspiration Challenge- love all of the texture for inspiration!

I also decided to incorporate the Splitcoaststampers’ Mix-Ability MIX130 “Crack Me Up”  as well as the Free For All F4A271 "Getting Hitched"  and the HYCCT1507 Jacqueline's "Trash Cancer" Challenges (T=Texture Paste, R= Roses, A=Acrylic Paint, S= Satin Ribbon, H- Hexagon Punch)   into the design.

The Card Concept is a bi-weekly challenge that has an inspiration photo along with a number of design styles that you can choose from to create your card- Clean and Simple, Clean and Graphic, Clean and Layered, Shabby Chic, Freestyle Collage, Classy and Elegant and Mixed Media.   

Hope you can find some time to gather your supplies together and come join in on the fun!! 

To create this card:

Apply Gesso® to a piece of retired Designer Series Paper (DSP)- this is one way to use up patterns that you are not too fond of – allow to dry.

Add a few drops of Soft White Acrylic Paint to a Gelli® Arts Printing Plate, brayer over the plate and add a drop of Soft Black Acrylic Paint (using a brayer to gently blend with the white paint). 

Use an old credit card to draw lines in the paint (gently so you do not mar the Gelli® Arts Printing Plate).  Lay the prepared DSP onto the plate and lift the paper.

Allow the paint to dry, apply Wendy Vecchi® Crackled Texture Paste over the panel, allow this layer to dry, apply Mod Podge® with a foam brush and allow to dry to the touch.

Using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, stamp the En Francais background sporadically to the background. 

Use the Distressing Tool to distress the edges and add the gray crocheted lace along with the gray satin ribbon.  Mount the panel onto the 5 ½” x 5 ½” Whisper White card base.

Ink the Tim Holtz® Papillon stamp using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, ink a portion of the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Chalkboard Vine Background stamp using a Stampin’ Write Going Gray Marker and stamp over the sentiment.

Trim the panel and mount onto Basic Gray cardstock.  Apply Gesso® with your finger lightly over the panel and allow to dry.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Spellbinders™ Timeless Rectangle Die to cut out the frame from a piece of Basic Gray cardstock.  Mount the sentiment panel onto the die cut frame and adhere the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the sentiment from the Graphic45® Time to Flourish#2 stamp set using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, create the banner using the Hexagon Punch, mount onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock (creating banner points with the Hexagon Punch as well) and apply Gesso® to the sentiment with your finger.

Mount the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Use the Big Shot™ with the MFT Royal Rose and Mini Rose Dies to cut roses from Whisper White cardstock- roll up the flowers and mount onto the card front with leaves created from Basic Gray cardstock with the Martha Stewart® Leaf Punch.  Add a bit of Gesso® to the roses and leaves.  

Adhere a few Pearls to the corner to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  En Francais, Time To Flourish (G45), Papillon (TH)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Acrylic Paint- Soft Black, Soft White

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, retired DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Royal Rose and Mini Royal Rose Dies, Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles Die, Gelli® Arts Printing Plate, Embossing Buddy®, Gesso®, Punches- Hexagon, MS Leaf, Crackle Texture Paste, Gray Satin Ribbon, Gray Crochet Lace, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a wonderful week and come play along with us at The CardConcept!

JUN15VSNA Happy Anniversary- Time To Celebrate and Dance :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I have been busy this week designing cards for the Splitcoaststampers’ “Happy” Virtual Stamp Night and one of the rules is that you can only spend one hour creating the card (very difficult at times for me :-)).

This card was created for the JUN15VSNA “Happy Dance” Challenge (see details here and gallery here) along with the SC544 Sketch Challenge (see details here and gallery here). 

 

If you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you will find the time to visit the above challenge sites to check out the Design Team samples as well as their galleries- gorgeous inspiration from all!

This card was fairly easy to create since I used Graphic 45’s Time To Celebrate paper along with the Time to Flourish  stamp set#2… a few layers, add  a die cut along with a punch and you are done!

Stamps: Time To Flourish Cling Stamp 2 (Graphic 45)

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Cucumber Crush, Early Espresso; Time To Celebrate (Graphic 45)

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Dizzy Border Die, Hexagon Punch, Pearls

Thanks again for visiting- I will be posting more of the challenge cards this evening and tomorrow :-)  Hope all of you have a great weekend!