SUO135 Wilderness Awaits

Hello Friends!   

It’s time for the new SUO135 “Fall Fun” Challenge to create a card of what you think of when you think of fall. 

I love this time of year and have been creating quite a few cards featuring just the lovely colors of fall with leaves lately, so I decided to create another somewhat masculine card in honor of some of the hunters that I know and love. 

Personally I am thankful that my husband is not a hunter (we both love animals too much to actually be the one to shoot them) but being raised by a Dad who was a avid hunter, I understand the need for hunting season.

I decided to use masking and combine a few sets for this scene, and of course, had to add a few fall leaves. 

I hope you will have a chance to check out my sister DesignTeam member samples at the SU-Only Challenge site and create your own “Stampin’ Up! Only” project for our challenge gallery. 

I am also going to link this card to the Splitcoaststampers’ Free For All F4A293 “Puppy Love” Challenge (I personally have only had cats as my "fur-babies" but do love dogs as well :-)

To create this card:

Stamp the pointer dog image from The Wilderness Awaits using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink on Whisper White cardstock.

Stamp another image of the dog onto a piece of scrap paper or sticky paper to create the mask.

Mask the dog and stamp the trees from Wonderland onto the panel (masking off the bottom portion of the trees).

Color the images using Stampin’ Write Markers- Mossy Meadow for the grass and trees and Sahara Sand for the dog image and Tip Top Taupe for the tree trunks (using an AquaPainter™ to blend).

Use an AquaPainter™ to color the sky and water area with Pool Party Classic Ink and add Mossy Meadow Classic Ink for the shadow of the trees.

Add the horizon lines with the Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker ink and stamp the sentiment from Lighthearted Leaves using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink.

Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Pool Party cardstock, trim again and mount onto the Mossy Meadow card base.

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Tangerine Tango and Calypso Coral Classic Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Ink the leaf images from Vintage Leaves using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, “fussy-cut” each leaf and mount onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  The Wilderness Awaits, Wonderland, Vintage Leaves, Lighthearted Leaves

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Calypso Coral, Tangerine Tango, Pool Party, Mossy Meadow; Stampin’ Write Markers- Mossy Meadow, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Tip Top Taupe

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Pool Party, Mossy Meadow

Accessories: AquaPainter™, scrap paper for masking

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

CMCC94 Silent Night

Hi Friends!!

Woohoo!  It is time for the new Colour Me...! CMCC94 "Colour Me Subtle" Challenge and I decided to use masking to create a wintery scene for one of my Splitcoaststampers' CCC15 Christmas Challenge designs along with the CAS336 "Under the Stars" Challenge.  

I hope you will have a chance to check out the rest of the Design Team projects and create your own project to join in on the fun!! 

To create this card:

Create a few masks from sticky note paper for the moon and hills.

Place the notes onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, use Sponge Daubers to apply Pumpkin Pie, Watermelon Wonder and Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink to the sky area.

Use an AquaPainter™ to apply a bit of ink over the moon.

Move the masks for the snow banks and lightly apply Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink to create a few shadows.

Ink the Wonderland and Lovely As A Tree images using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, mask the snow banks and stamp the trees to the scene. 

Add the sentiment at the bottom of the panel using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Elegant Eggplant cardstock, trim again and mount onto Watermelon Wonder cardstock, trim once more and mount onto the Elegant Eggplant card base.

Using a Faber-Castell® White Pitt Pen marker, add the snowflakes to the sky and over the snow banks.

Add a few Rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Woodland, Lovely As A Tree

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink; Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie, Watermelon Wonder; Faber-Castell® White Pitt Pen Marker

Paper: Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Watermelon Wonder

Accessories: Sponge Daubers, Masking Paper, Rhinestones

OK- not sure if this card is very subtle since I find the colors to be quite dramatic together :-)  I did have fun creating this nighttime scene and hope you will find the time to join in  and come play along with us at Colour Me...!

Thanks again for visiting-  hugs and have a blessed week, my friends!