Mixed Media Watercolor Wonder Roses

Hi Friends!!

This Mixed Media card was created using the Can You Case It #117 Color Challenge along with the Watercooler #65 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

This was a fairly simple card to make since the retired Watercolor Wonder Designer Paper (DSP) roses are the main focus and with a bit of fussy cutting, your images are ready to go! 

If you have not visited the above galleries yet, I hope you will find the time to do so- great inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Die cut a piece of Basic Black cardstock using the My Favorite Things® (MFT) Blueprints 13 Stitched Rectangle Die and repeatedly stamp the Notable Notions script stamp with Very Vanilla Craft Ink (it is hard to see this in the photo but it is there :-)).

Carefully cut the flowers from the retired Watercolor Wonder Designer Paper and place several roses onto the die cut rectangle (excluding the large one on the left and the central one on the right- set aside for mounting later).

Cover all of the flowers (including the two set aside) along with the background panel with Tim Holtz® Distress Crazing Collage Medium, allow the medium to dry and mount the panel onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.

Another view- a bit easier to see the background stamp
and popped up flowers in the center :-)

Adhere a piece of 1” Black Satin Ribbon along with the cream colored Crochet Lace to the lower part of the panel, and mount the entire panel onto the Basic Black card base.

Add additional shadows to all of the petals on the roses (including the two set aside) with the retired Stampin’ Write Crisp Cantaloupe Marker and mount the two individual roses with dimensional foam.

Ink the sentiment from the retired Absolutely Fabulous set with Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto Very Vanilla cardstock.

Cut the sentiment out with the MFT Blueprints 16 Label Die and mount onto the ribbon with dimensional foam.

Add a few Pearls to the upper left hand and lower right hand corners to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Absolutely Fabulous, Notable Notions (both retired Stampin’ Up!)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, retired Craft Very Vanilla; retired Crisp Cantaloupe Stampin’ Write Marker; Tim Holtz® Distress Collage Crazing Medium

Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, retired Watercolor Wonder DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Blueprints 16 & 20 Dies, 1” Black Satin Ribbon, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

CAS A Woman Who Fears the Lord

Hi Friends!

This card was designed using the CAS Colours and Sketches #169 Sketch Challenge (I flipped the sketch :-)) along with Kath's #63 Color Challenge at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and the Splitcoaststampers' CAS373 "It's About Birthdays" Challenge (this card is for one of the ladies in our Bible Study group).  

I hope you will take the time to visit the above linked sites- so much inspiration!

To create this card:

Ink the butterflies from Papillon Potpourri, flower and branches from Choose Happiness using Versamark™ ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Color the butterflies with the Stampin’ Write So Saffron marker and punch out using the Elegant Butterfly Punch.

Color the branches with the Pear Pizzazz Stampin’ Write marker and the flowers with the Blushing Bride and Watermelon Wonder Stampin’ Write markersm fussy-cut the images and add white to the center with the Faber-Castell® Pitt Pen White Marker.

Using the Smakin’ Acetate technique, press the Blushing Bride Classic Ink pad against the acetate, spritz with water, lay a piece of Whisper White cardstock down into the ink and lift up the cardstock (pressing in the ink to remove from the acetate).

Ink the sentiment from the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD)  Scripture Collection 4 with Watermelon Wonder Classic Ink, stamp onto the background panel and add a few splatters with Watermelon Wonder Classic Ink using the splatter stamp from Timeless Textures. 

Trim the panel, mount onto Watermelon Wonder cardstock, trim and mount onto Pear Pizzazz cardstock, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Using the dot image from Timeless Textures, stamp with Watermelon Wonder onto the pieces of Watermelon Wonder cardstock, trim and mount onto Pear Pizzazz cardstock.

Adhere the layered Watermelon Wonder pieces to the card front per the sketch and mount the branches, flowers and butterflies.

Add the Pearls to the butterfly centers to finish off the card.

I know this does not appear as a “normal” birthday card but since the sentiment is not the traditional "Happy Birthday" that the recipient could display this throughout the year versus just for a few days :-)

Stamp Sets: Choose Happiness, Papillon Potpourri, Timeless Textures (Stampin’ Up!), Scripture Collection 4 (ODBD)

Ink: Versamark™, Watermelon Wonder; Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Watermelon Wonder; Faber-Castell® White Pitt Pen Marker

Paper: Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Watermelon Wonder

Accessories: Acetate, Water Spritzer Bottle, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope you have a wonderful week, my friends!