SUO149 Marriage Made in Heaven

Hi Friends!   

It’s time for the SUO149 “Wedding Are Here!” Challenge and I decided to create a card using my pieces of my favorite retiring designer series paper, Timeless Elegance.

I love the floral designs of this beautiful designer series paper and decided to incorporate the Splitcoaststampers’ SC593 Sketch Challenge as well as the WT584 “In Stitches” Challenge.

I hope you will have a chance to check out my sister DesignTeam member samples at the SU-Only Challenge site as well as the fantastic Design Team samples and entries at the Splitcoaststampers galleries- fabulousl inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Use an AquaPainter™ with Blushing Bride, Rose Red and Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink to watercolor the roses and the markers for the petite blossoms as well as the background of the lace on the different pieces of Timeless Elegance DSP.

Cut the panels of DSP per the sketch and distress the edges (I used the retired Distressing Tool) and use a straight stitch on a sewing machine to attach the panels to a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Distress the edges of the Basic Black panel, add the Sahara Sand lace and Basic Black cardstock strip (using a zigzag stitch) and mount the entire panel onto a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock.

Ink the sentiment from Rose Wonder with Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, cut out with the Big Shot™ using the Lots of Tags Framelits™ (also cutting two additional tags the same size from Basic Black cardstock for layering).

Ink the Timeless Textures scroll image with Sahara Sand Classic Ink and stamp over the tag area, ink the small blossoms from Rose Wonder with Blushing Bride Classic Ink and stamp onto the tag as well.

Add additional texture to the tag background with the Timeless Textures dotted stamp and add the Sahara Sand lace with the Antique Brad to the top of the tag.

It is difficult to capture the shimmer of the Clear Wink of Stella :-)

Add Clear Wink of Stella® to the flowers on the background and tag and mount the tag to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals™.

Mount the entire card front onto the Extra Thick Whisper White card base to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Rose Wonder, Timeless Textures

Ink:  Stāz-On® Jet Black, Blushing Bride, Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz, Sahara Sand; Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz, Sahara Sand; Clear Wink of Stella®

Paper/Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Blushing Bride, Extra Thick Whisper White; Timeless Elegance DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Lots of Tags Framelits™, AquaPainter™, Sahara Sand Lace, Antique Brad, Sewing Machine

Thanks again for stopping by and we hope to see your Stampin’ Up! Only project in our “Weddings Are Here!” Challenge gallery!

SUO148 Favorite Retiring DSP- Timeless Elegance

Hi Friends!   

It’s time for the SUO148 “Papers We'll Miss!” Challenge and I decided to create a Mixed Media Clean and Simple (CAS) card using my favorite retiring cardstock (Blackberry Bliss) and my favorite designer series paper, Timeless Elegance.

I love the deep, rich color of the Blackberry Bliss and I think that the Timeless Elegance DSP looks great “as is” with the black and neutrals (or with added color as in this card) and even though I am sad that both are retiring, I am looking forward to the new selections in the upcoming catalogs.  

For this one layer background, I incorporated the Splitcoaststampers' CC581 Color Challenge along with the CAS346 “Use Your Words ” Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #228/#229 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

 I hope you will have a chance to check out my sister Design Team member samples at the SU-Only Challenge site as well as the fantastic Design Team samples and entries at the other galleries- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Use an AquaPainter™ with Soft Sky Classic Ink to watercolor the background (Very Vanilla areas without flowers) of a piece of Timeless Elegance DSP.

Continue to watercolor the paper with an AquaPainter™ using Blackberry Bliss and Wisteria Wonder for the flowers and Pear Pizzazz for the leaves.

Once the watercolor is dry, use the coordinating Stampin’ Write Marker to add shadows within the petals (applying water with the AquaPainter™ to soften the edges) and a Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write marker to add shadows below the petals and leaves.

Allow the panel to dry, de-static the background with the Embossing Buddy™, stamp the sentiment from Rose Wonder using Versamark™ Ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Trim the DSP background panel and mount onto Whisper White cardstock, trim again and mount onto the Blackberry Bliss card base with dimensional foam (the panel does not look as "wavy" IRL :-)).

To finish off the card, add Clear Wink of Stella® (hard to see in the photo) to the Blackberry Bliss blossoms and roses. 

Stamp Sets:  Rose Wonder

Ink:  Versamark™, Blackberry Bliss, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky, Wisteria Wonder; Stampin’ Write Markers- Blackberry Bliss, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky, Wisteria Wonder Sahara Sand; Clear Wink of Stella®

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss; Timeless Elegance DSP

Accessories: Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder

Thanks again for stopping by and we hope to see your Stampin’ Up! Only project in our “Papers We'll Miss!” Challenge gallery!

SUO133 Timeless Elegance Double Diagonal Pocket Card

Hello Friends!   

It’s time for the new SUO133 “Pocket Card” Challenge and I decided to use a tutorial from Splitcoaststampers for the Diagonal Double Pocket Card as my “starting” point.

I hope you will have a chance to check out my sister Design Team member samples and create your own Stampin’ Up! Only project for our gallery. 

To create this card:

Using the basic instructions from the tutorial, trim the Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper (DSP) to 8.5 x 11” and score at 4.25” and 5.5” to create four “panels”. 

Trim the 5.5” score line on the left (I incorrectly trimmed mine) and follow the instructions in the tutorial to finish off the pocket card.

Since I had “goofed” on my initial trimming, I was able to cut off one of the diagonal folds and use that as the front lighter panel on the card creating a third diagonal pocket.

I also added a small trim piece at the bottom with the 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon bow attached for a 4^th pocket on the front and attached another panel of DSP in the back (to hide the ends of the ribbon) for a 5^th pocket.

I decided to create two tags from Very Vanilla cardstock, punched each with the Scallop Tag Topper Punch, added 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon  with Natural Linen Thread bows and stamped with sentiments from Blessed by God using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink.

Back view- pocket at the bottom

These additional pockets could be filled with gift cards, tags, photos, etc. and you could decorate this pocket card in so many ways- I just quickly wrapped a cocoa packet with a piece of the Wonderland Vellum in the upper pocket.

Stamp Sets:  Blessed by God

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black

Paper/Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Timeless Elegance DSP, Woodland Vellum Stack

Accessories: Simply Scored™ Scoring Tool, Scallop Tag Topper Punch, 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon, Natural Linen Thread

Thanks again for stopping by and we hope to see your Stampin’ Up! Only project in our “Pocket Card” Challenge gallery!

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HYCCT1508 What If...Add Some Strength :-)

Hi Friends!!

I had a chance to design a card today for the Splitcoaststampers’ (SCS) Hope You Can Cling To HYCCT1508 “Add Some Strength” Challenge (take a favorite piece of cardstock or designer paper and add something to "strengthen it").  I also decided to incorportate the CanYou Case  It CYCI#89 Sketch along with the SCS MIX-Ability MIX126 “What If?” Challenge.

I have owned assorted Pearl-Ex® Mica Powders along with a bottle of Lumiere® Pearl White Acrylic Paint for years (from Stampin' Up! back in 2003 or so) and have never had a chance to “play” with the two together, so I decided that today was the day to see “what if” :-)

Trying to capture the "sheen" of the PearlEx Paint :-)

The colors are wonderful and have a bit of a sheen that was difficult to capture in the photo but when you turn the card sideways, you can see the pearlized effect (you can see it a bit at the top of the photo, but trust me, each flower has a bit of sheen as well ) :-)

This is what the DSP looks like
right out of the package- gorgeous on it's own :-)

Again, I hope you will take the time to visit the linked sites to check out their galleries- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Mix a small bit of the Pearl-Ex® Mica Powder with the Lumiere® Pearl White Acrylic Paint  to create a paint (I used a paint brush along with a palette knife to mix into separate wells  in a paint palette). 

Paint the leaves and flowers on the DSP (note- you may need to spritz water onto your craft mat and thin the paint as needed).  I used several colors for the entire panel (see below under Ink for details).

Once you are satisfied with the flowers and leaves, use an AquaPainter™ with Tip Top Taupe Classic Ink to fill in the areas around the design along with a Tip Top Taupe Stampin’ Write Marker (spritzing the panel with water as needed to soften the edges of the marker).

Dry this layer with the Heat Tool and when the panel is dry, stamp the script image from the retired Notable Notions using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and gently wipe off the ink from the leaves and flowers (the Pearl-Ex® acts as a resist).

Trim the panel into five pieces (per the sketch), mount onto Very Vanilla cardstock, trim again and mount onto the Tip Top Taupe panel.

Trim the Tip Top Taupe panel, mount onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, trim one more time and mount onto the Tip Top Taupe card front.

Stamp the sentiment with Tip Top Taupe onto Very Vanilla cardstock, punch out (or hand cut) into a medium oval and mount behind the Antique Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware frame.

Pierce holes for the brads, add the Antique Pewter Brads with the frame and ribbon pulls to the card front and wrap the Natural Linen Thread through the ends and attach behind the card front.

Mount the card front onto the Very Vanilla card base to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Tip Top Taupe; Stampin’ Write Marker- Tip Top Taupe; Pearl-Ex® Mica Powder- True Blue, Super Russet, Aztec Gold, Super Copper, Spring Green; Lumiere® Pearl White Acrylic Paint

Paper: Very Vanilla, Tip Top Taupe, Timeless Elegance DSP

Accessories: AquaPainter™, Natural Linen Thread, retired Antique Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware

Thanks again for stopping by- have a wonderful evening!!

SUO126 Timeless Elegance Anniversary- Two Versions :-)

Hi Stampers!   

It’s time for the new SUO126 "Designer Paper” Challenge!  

I decided to use the beautiful Timeless Elegance Designer Paper (DSP) – this paper is gorgeous on its own or you can add color (as I did in my second sample).

 I also incorporated the FabFri67 Color Challenge (all of the new In-Colors and I used all of the colors in my card) along with the FM215 Friday Mashup! "It's All Aboutg Three" Challenge (I have three vertical panels as well as three main roses :-)). 

I hope you will find the time to check out all the rest of our Design Team ideas at SUO Challenges as well as those at the other two challenge sites- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create the Basic Black and Vanilla version of the card:

Original Black and Vanilla version :-)

Cut the Timeless Elegance DSP into three panels and mount onto Basic Black cardstock.

Trim a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and adhere to the Basic Black card base.

Add the three vertical panels of layered DSP using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Stamp the sentiment onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, trim and create the banner points with the Banner Punch.

Adhere a strip of Basic Black cardstock across the vertical panel and add the sentiment.

Use the Bow Builder Punch to create the Basic Black bow and add the Antique Brad to the center (I cut off the tails on the brad and adhered directly to the center of the bow).

Mount the bow to the card front to finish off the card.

Even though I loved the look of the Black and Vanilla only, I felt that I wanted to add color, so I decided to color in the images :-)

To create the “watercolor” version of the card:

Repeat the same steps as above.

Using an AquaPainter™, apply Watermelon Wonder to the large roses, Mint Macaron along with Cucumber Crush to the leaves, Delightful Dijon to the flower centers and Tip Top Taupe to the background.

So, which one do you prefer- the “watercolored” version or the original?  I am having a tough time deciding- IRL, the colored version seems a bit "richer" in appearance and the roses have a velvety look to them (remember not to use too much water) :-)

Stamp Sets:  Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Cucumber Crush, Delightful Dijon, Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon  Wonder

Paper/Cardstock: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Timeless Elegance DSP

Accessories: Punches- Bow Builder and Banner, Antique Brad, AquaPainter™

Thanks again for stopping by – I hope to see your Stampin’ Up! Only project in our “Designer Paper” Challenge  gallery!