SUO124 Thinking of You on the Starry Sea :-)

Hi Stampers!   

It’s time for the new SUO124 “Stars and Stripes” Challenge (it does not have to be patriotic) and since my last project was patriotic, I decided to use the Star Collection Framelits™ along with the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to create my “Stars and Stripes” card.

I also incorporated the Fusion 06/04/15 “Blue Skies and Smooth Sailing”Challenge using their sketch as inspiration as well as some of the colors from the inspiration photo.

I hope you will find the time to check out all the rest of our Design Team ideas as well as those at the Fusion site and come join in on the “Stars and Stripes” fun by creating your own project using Stampin’ Up! Only products!!

To create this card:

Ink the ship image from Traveler with Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Stamp another image onto a piece of scrap paper to use as a mask.

Create a mask for the sun using the 1 ¼” Circle Punch.  

Place the mask for the ship over the stamped image and place the mask for the sun over the ship’s mask and onto the Whisper White cardstock.

Use Sponge Daubers to apply Melon Mambo and Tangelo Twist Classic Ink for the sky, create a mask for the skyline and apply Pool Party and Island Indigo to the water area.

Remove the masks and color the ship with the Island Indigo Stampin’ Write Marker (add shadows with the Sahara Sand marker).

Darken the sea area for the shadow of the ship and add additional lines to the water with the Basic Black Stampin’ Marker.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Star Collection Framelits™ to cut out the image and also cut the same size star from Island Indigo and Tangelo Twist cardstock.

Cut the Island Indigo and Tangelo Twist stars in half and mount behind the focal image.

Ink the World Map background stamp using Island Indigo Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Pool Party cardstock.

Trim the piece to 1 ½” and punch the banner end with the new Banner Triple Punch.

Trim a piece of Island Indigo cardstock to 1 ¾” and punch the banner with the Banner Triple Punch, mount the World Map banner to the Island Indigo layer.

Trim a piece of Tangelo Twist cardstock to approx. 2” and punch with the Banner Triple Punch, add the layered World Map pieces to complete the vertical banner.

Emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock using the Big Shot™ along with the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, trim and mount onto a piece of Island Indigo cardstock, trim and mount onto the Tangelo Twist card base.

Adhere the layered World Map banner strip to the embossed background and add the star focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Stamp the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and create the banner points with the Banner Punch.

Mount onto pieces of Island Indigo and Tangelo Twist (also using the Banner Punch to create the banner points), adhere to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add a few Rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Traveler, World Map, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Island Indigo, Melon Mambo, Pool Party, Tangelo Twist; Stampin’ Write Markers- Island Indigo, Sahara Sand, Basic Black

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Island Indigo, Tangelo Twist

 Accessories: Big Shot™, Star Collection Framelits™, Banner Triple Punch, Banner Punch, Sponge Daubers, Rhinestones, scrap paper (for masking)

Thanks again for stopping by – I hope to see your Stampin’ Up! Only project in our “Stars and Stripes”challenge  gallery!

Thinking of You- A Color, Sketch and Theme Challenge :-)

Hi Stampers! 

This card was created using the CQC282 ColourQ Challenge (I substituted Marina Mist for Brocade Blue) along with the CCMC345 Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge and the Splitcoaststampers’ WT521 “Hoop It Up” Challenge (details here and gallery here).   

I hope you will have the time to check out all of the linked sites- gorgeous creations and inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Using Stāz-On© Jet Black Ink stamp the ship from Traveler, ledger and compass from The Open Sea, sentiment from Moon Lake onto Very Vanilla cardstock and the World Map onto Marina Mist and Soft Sky cardstock.

Cut the World Map images diagonally, distress the edges with the Distressing Tool and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock. 

Using a Sponge Dauber, apply Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink to edges and over the background to “antique” the paper.

Add the strip of diagonal Basic Black cardstock as per the sketch (plus this covers the seams).

Use the Big Shot™ with the Circle Collection Framelits™ to cut out the ship and ledger images plus a circle from a piece of Typeset Designer Series Paper (DSP)- also cut the same size circles from Basic Black cardstock to add as frames behind the images.

Create a moon mask from a piece of scrap paper and apply Soft Sky Classic Ink onto the ship image for the sky, mask the ship a bit and apply Marina Mist for the ocean.  

Color the ship using the Marina Mist Stampin’ Write marker and add a shadow for the ship along with a few birds in the sky with the Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker. 

Mount the image onto the split Basic Black circle frame, use a Distressing Tool to lightly distress the edges.

Do the same for the Typeset Designer Series circle as well as the ledger and compass.

Use the Marina Mist and Soft Sky Stampin’ Write markers to color the compass and use a Sponge Dauber with Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink to “antique” the paper on all of the circle elements. 

Ink the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink and stamp over all images and the background.

Mount the Typeset DSP and ledger circles to the card front.  Add the ship image along with the compass using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Use the Word Window Punch to punch out the sentiment, add the banner using the Hexagon Punch, apply Baked Brown Sugar with a Sponge Dauber and mount the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add a small Rhinestone to the center of the compass and a few larger ones to the diagonal Basic Black cardstock to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Traveler, World Map, The Open Sea, Moon Lake, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Stāz-On© Jet Black, Marina Mist, Soft Sky, Baked Brown Sugar; Stampin’ Write Markers- Marina Mist, Soft Sky, Basic Black

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Marina Mist, Soft Sky, Basic Black; Typeset DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Circle Collections Framelits™, Distressing Tool, Sponge Daubers, Hexagon Punch , Rhinestones

Thanks again for visiting- I hope you have a wonderful Friday!!

PPA216 Seashells Thinking of You

Hi Stampers! 

 

I wanted to share one more card with you that I created this past weekend using the PPA216 Sketch at Pals Paper Arts.  

Again, I hope you will find time to check out the Design Team samples as well as the rest of the gallery- it always amazes me that so many ideas can come from one sketch!

To create this card:

Ink the Hardwood background stamp with Smoky Slate Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.  Trim the background panel for the vertical strip in the sketch.

Ink the sand dollar stamp from By The Seashore using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and stamp onto the background.  Stamp another image onto a piece of sticky paper (or scrap paper) to create a mask and stamp the starfish image.

Using the same steps as above, create a mask for the starfish, place the mask for the sand dollar and starfish over the images and stamp the remaining shell image.

Color the seashells using a Sponge Dauber with Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Ink and apply a bit of Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Ink over the woodgrain background. 

Add additional details to the shells using the Light Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blendabilities™ marker and shadows with the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write marker.  Use the Chalk Marker to add a few highlights and apply retired Frost White Shimmer Paint with the AquaPainter™. 

Mount the panel onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock, trim and mount again onto Basic Black cardstock. 

Stamp the sentiment using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  Punch the sentiment using the 2 ½” Circle Punch, cut across the top and layer onto circles from Basic Gray and Basic Black cardstock.

Adhere the sentiment to the top of the layer and add a few corners of Basic Black cardstock (from the remaining halves of the circle).

Mount a panel of Typeset Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock, trim and mount again onto Basic Black cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™  Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Basic Gray cardstock- trim and adhere to the lower edge of the panel.

Ink the Woodgrain background stamp using Basic Gray Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock.  Trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock, trim and mount onto the Basic Black card base.

Adhere the frayed 1 ¼” Burlap ribbon to the DSP panel and mount the panel onto the card front adding the retired Antique Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware to the lower corner.

Add the focal image panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: By The Seashore, Woodgrain, World Map, Wetlands

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink , Crisp Cantaloupe, Smoky Slate; Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker, Light Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blendabilities™ marker, Chalk Marker

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Crisp Cantaloupe, Typeset DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, AquaPainter™, Sponge Dauber,  scrap paper for masking, 2 ½” Circle Punch, 1 ¼” Burlap Ribbon, retired Antique Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware, retired Frost White Shimmer Paint

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a marvelous Monday!

CC490 You Make the World a Better Place :-)

Hi Again Stampers! 

This month, I have been invited to be one of the Guest Designers for the Splitcoaststampers’ Color Challenge :-)

I found the CC490 Challenge Colors to be delightful together- Coastal Cabana, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi...the challenge came in when you could have a flower on the card but it cannot be the focal image (nor can the sentiment be the focal image)...  I decided to add a map for the WT490 Ways to Use It Challenge as well :-)

Again, I hope you will find time to visit the gallery this week and possibly join in on the fun and create a card of your own!

To create this card (see the previous post for the 1st card):

Stamp the ship from Traveler onto Whisper White cardstock using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink.   Stamp another image onto a sticky note and mask the ship.

Use the 1 3/8” Circle Punch to punch out a circle from a piece of scrap paper and mask the area on a piece of Whisper White cardstock (with the circle cut out and over the ship area).

Use a Sponge Dauber with Daffodil Delight Classic Ink to color in the center of the masked circle, remove the mask and re-mask the “sun” using just the circle portion of the mask.

Create a mask for the horizon line (to mimic the ocean).   Keep the circle and ship masks in place and using a Sponge Dauber, apply Daffodil Delight Classic Ink to show the reflection of the sun, Coastal Cabana Classic Ink for the water around the ship and Cherry Cobbler for the reflection of the ship.

Use the Stampin’ Blendabililites™ Cherry Cobbler Collection to color the ship.   Re-mask the ship along with the sun and using Sponge Daubers, add Coastal Cabana along with Cherry Cobbler for the sky area.   Use a Sakura .005 Micron Pen to add additional water lines to the ocean portion.  

Punch the image out using the Big Shot™ with the Circles Collection Framelits™ and cut an additional circle from Cherry Cobbler and Wild Wasabi cardstock.

Repeat the above masking and sponging steps for the globe image as well as the suitcase- coloring the globe using the Coastal Cabana Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Collection along with the Wild Wasabi Stampin’ Write marker and the suitcase with the Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Cherry Cobbler, Coastal Cabana and Daffodil Delight Collections along with the Crumb Cake and Wild Wasabi Stampin’ Write markers. 

Use the Big Shot™ with the Ovals Collection Framelits™ to cut out the images and another oval from Cherry Cobbler cardstock. 

Before mounting the images on the matching ovals, ink the World Map background using Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink – remask the ship, globe and suitcase images before stamping with the World Map.

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Crumb Cake Classic Ink over the images to “antique” the Whisper White cardstock and apply Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink around the edges.

Mount the ship onto the Cherry Cobbler and Wild Wasabi circles (cut the circles in half to allow a bit to show outside of the ship image).   Mount the globe and suitcase images onto the ovals of Cherry Cobbler cardstock (cutting the ovals in half prior to mounting).

Stamp the World Map image using Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink onto Coastal Cabana cardstock and distress the edges using the Distressing Tool.  Apply Crumb Cake Classic Ink using a Sponge Dauber and mount onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock, trim and mount onto the Wild Wasabi card base.

Mount a piece of Wild Wasabi cardstock (previously embossed with the Big Shot™ and the retired Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder) onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock.  Add an additional strip of Cherry Cobbler cardstock and mount the strip onto the Coastal Cabana map background.

Add the ship, suitcase and globe images using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to the card front.

Ink the sentiment from Starburst Sayings using Coastal Cabana Classic Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock.  Re-ink the same stamp using Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink and stamp again onto Whisper White cardstock.   Use the Big Shot™ with the Starburst Framelits™ Collection to cut out both sentiments- carefully trim the WORLD from the Coastal Cabana image.

Add the Daffodil Delight details on the sentiment using the Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blendabilities™ marker and sponge additional Cherry Cobbler Classic ink along the edges.

Mount the Coastal Cabana “WORLD” image and add the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals™. 

Add a few Daffodil Delight Candy Dots to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Traveler, World Map, Starburst Sayings

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana, Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi, Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Sakura .005 Micron Pen

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Big Shot™,  Circles, Ovals and Starburst Framelit™ Collections, Sponge Daubers, Distressing Tool, scrap paper for masking, Candy Dots

Thanks again for visiting- have a fabulous evening and I hope you can join in on the challenges this week!

Enjoy The Adventure Ahead- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Again Stampers! 

Here is another card that I created this weekend using the HSSC190 Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch along with the CQC251 ColourQ Challenge.   

I thought this would be a fun card for someone embarking on a cruise or a long, deserved vacation :-)

Again, if you have not visited either of the sites above, both sites have excellent Design Teams as well as other samples- great ideas from all!!

To create this card:

Use the 1 3/8” Circle Punch to punch out a circle from a piece of scrap paper and mask the area on a piece of Whisper White cardstock and add another mask at the bottom for the horizon. 

Use a Sponge Dauber with Pretty in Pink to add a bit of pink to the sky, then follow with Calyspo Coral, Melon Mambo and finally add Concord Crush.    Remove the circle mask and add a bit of Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo and Calypso Coral to the sun/moon. 

Repeat the colors in the water area leaving a light for the reflection of the sun/moon.  Use an AquaPainter™ to soften and blend the colors.  

Ink the ship image from Traveler using Concord Crush Classic Ink and stamp onto the sponged background.  Use a Chalk Marker to lighten areas of the ship that need highlighting and darken areas with a Stampin’ Write Concord Crush marker.

Use the Sponge Dauber with Concord Crush to add a shadow for the ship and the Chalk Marker for highlights on the water.  Trim and mount onto a piece of Concord Crush cardstock.  

Stamp the sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock and mount onto a piece of Concord Crush cardstock (creating the banner points using the Hexagon Punch).

Create the second banner in the same manner (using retired Pretty in Pink Designer Series Paper) and adhere both banners to the top of the sponged background panel.

Ink the World Map image using Concord Crush Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.   Using a Sponge Dauber, add Melon Mambo and Concord Crush Classic Ink, trim and mount onto a Concord Crush cardstock panel, trimming again and adhere onto the Pretty in Pink card base.

Stamp the postage stamp images using Concord Crush Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock.  Sponge Pretty In Pink along with Calypso Coral ink over the images and cut out by hand (you could use the 1” Square Punch but it will cut part of the stamped image).   Mount each of the postage stamp images onto squares punched from Concord Crush cardstock using the Postage Stamp Punch. 

Adhere the focal image to the card front and add the “postage stamps” using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Traveler, Postage Due, World Map, Life’s An Adventure (2014-2015 Hostess Set)

Ink: Calypso Coral, Melon Mambo, retired Pretty In Pink and Concord Crush, Chalk Marker

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, retired Concord Crush and Pretty In Pink

Accessories: AquaPainter™,  Punches- Hexagon (for the banner points), Postage Stamp; Sponge Daubers, scrap paper for masking

Thanks again for visiting- I hope you have a relaxing Sunday- God Bless!! 

Friend to Friend- By The Sea :-)

Hi Stampers!

I wanted to create a card for The Paper Players PP203 Theme  Challenge “Let’s Go to the Beach” and decided to incorporate the CQC249 ColourQ Challenge along with the MoJo353 Sketch fromMojo Monday.   

I love the ocean,  beach and all of the scenery, but since I tend to burn as soon as the sun hits me (no matter how much sunscreen I apply), I am able only to either visit when the sun goes down or drive by -)  I have always loved scenes with lighthouses and when I saw the ColourQ Challenge, I finally had a chance to use this beautiful Graphic45 paper I had on hand :-)

Again, if you have not already had a chance to visit the sites above, I urge you to do so- all three have amazing Design Teams and fantastic galleries of entries!

To create this card:

Trim the lighthouse image (this image is from Graphic45’s By The Sea Collection) and mount onto a piece of Poppy Parade cardstock, trim and mount onto Coastal Cabana cardstock, trim and mount again onto Whisper White cardstock. 

Emboss a piece of Poppy Parade cardstock using the Big Shot™ along with the Chevron Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and a piece of Island Indigo using the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Finishing Touches Edgelit™ to cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Layer the emboss Poppy Parade piece over a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock (or use two scrap strips to layer down the sides) and add the edgelit™ to the right hand side of the vertical strip.

Layer the embossed panel of Island Indigo onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock. 

Ink the World Map background stamp using Island Indigo Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock.  Trim and mount onto a piece of Poppy Parade cardstock.

Adhere the embossed Island Indigo panel onto the World Map panel and add the vertical strip of Poppy Parade/Coastal Cabana.

Mount the By The Sea focal image and add the Antique Copper Hodgepodge Hardware element to the upper left hand corner.

Stamp the starfish images from By The Seashore and the seashell/sand dollar images from Stipple Shells using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock.  

Color the starfish using the More Mustard Stampin’ Write marker and the seashell with the Poppy Parade Stampin’ Write marker (both markers are retired).   Use a Sponge Dauber with a bit of More Mustard and Poppy Parade Classic Ink to lightly sponge the sand dollar.

A closeup of the shell and rope detail :-)

Knot a few strands of the 1 ¼” Burlap Ribbon (pieces from a previous project where I had pulled the ribbon apart).  Adhere to the card front (I used a Hot Glue Gun) and add the shell, starfish and sand dollar images using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes onto Whisper White cardstock (I used a previously printed sentiment from My Digital Studio), punch out with the Word Window Punch and lightly sponge More Mustard and Poppy Parade around the edges and in the center.  Add the sentiment to the shell area with Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Mount the entire panel onto the Whisper White card base to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: By The Seashore, Teeny Tiny Wishes, World Map, retired Stipple Shells

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Island Indigo, retired More Mustard and Poppy Parade; Stampin’ Write Markers- retired More Mustard and Poppy Parade

Paper: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Island Indigo, retired Poppy Parade, Graphic 45 By The Sea DSP (non SU!)

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain  and Chevron Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders,  Finishing Touches Edgelits™, Sponge Daubers, Word Window Punch, 1 ¼” Burlap Ribbon (strands ), retired Antique Copper Hodgepodge Hardware

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you are having a great week!!  I have had a very interesting one and will share more details later :-)  I hope you enjoy this card and now I want to take a trip up the Coast to see lighthouses - lol!!!

JUN14VSND- Every Day "Vacay"- Happy Retirement!!

Hi Again Stampers! 

Here is the final card created for the Splitcoaststampers’ Virtual Stamp Night (VSN) Friday Challenges- this one is for the JUN4VSND “Every Day Vacay” – create a Retirement card, Graduation or Congratulations card.   Since I used a background stamp, this card also qualifies for the SUO98 "Stamping in the Background" Challenge :-)

As my husband and I start to think about retirement, we dream of traveling (mainly to the US - we would love to travel cross country and visit all of the natural parks in the continental US) :-)    

With that dream of ours in mind, I decided to use World Map and a few other digital images to create this card.  The finished card seems a bit busy to me but that is what retirement is all about- being busy doing what you want- lol!!!

Again, the only main rule for VSN is that you have to create your card, start to finish (not including photographing and posting) within 60 minutes- this card took almost the entire hour but I did complete within the time frame- woohoo :-) !!

If you have a chance, check out the rest of the gallery at Splitcoaststampers for this challenge- so many fun and unique designs!

To create this card:

FYI- Most of the card uses My Digital Studio (MDS) images and since I looked at the challenges as a whole in the beginning,  I had designed the cards and printed the images in the beginning onto one piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Color the map using Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Skin Tone Collection, Old Olive, Coastal Cabana.  Once colored, distress the edges using the Distressing Tool and use a Sponge Dauber to apply Early Espresso Classic Ink to the edges.

Cut the map into thirds (you may not need to cut your map if you use the stamp instead- mine was a bit small so I hid the cut lines with other elements).  Uh, oh!!   Now you know all of my secrets- lol!!  (oh, we have a perfect stamp in the new catalog for that :-))

Layer the cut map onto Basic Black cardstock, trim and layer onto Sahara Sand cardstock trim and layer onto Basic Black and finally add to the Coastal Cabana card base.

Use a Sponge Dauber with Early Espresso Classic Ink to “age” the layers. 

Cut out the remaining images from World Tour (used the Big Shot™ with the Circle Collection Framelits™ to cut the All Abroad Image) and layer onto Basic Black cardstock.  

Color the images using Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Daffodil, Pumpkin Pie and Coastal Cabana Collections. 

Apply Crumb Cake Classic Ink with a brayer and Early Espresso Classic Ink using a Sponge Dauber to “age” the paper and age the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes (enlarged before printing with MDS). 

The sentiment layer was created using scraps- Coastal Cabana, Basic Black and Sahara Sand.  Add the sentiment and a few pieces of knotted retired Hemp Twine, adhere to the card front.

Stamp the sentiment, “Congratulations” from the retired Express Yourself hostess set using Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink onto Whisper White cardstock.  Trim and use the Banner Punch to create the banner points, add to a Basic Black cardstock layer, trim and create banner points as well with the Banner Punch. 

Add the sentiment and international stamp images to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Use the retired Color Spritzer Tool with the Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker to add additional distressing to the sentiments and add the So Saffron Candy Dots to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  World Map, World Tour, Teeny Tiny Wishes (all MDS versions), Express Yourself

Ink:  Printer Ink- Black, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Stampin’ Blendabilities™- Skin Tone, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Coastal Cabana Collections; Memento™ Tuxedo Black 

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Coastal Cabana, Sahara Sand

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Circle Collection Framelits™, Banner Punch, Distressing Tool, Brayer, Sponge Dauber, 1 ¾” Circle Punch, retired Hemp Twine, Candy Dots

Thanks again for stopping by and I do hope you will have time to join in on the fun!  

World Map Swap Card :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I wanted to share the card that I created for our recent swap at my upline’s quarterly meeting.  I decided to create another card using the World Map – I just love this map image for masculine or feminine cards! 

To create this card:

In My Digital Studio (MDS), open a blank 8.5 x 11 custom page and insert the World Map image along with the sentiment from Pedaling Past- I re-sized both images a bit …

Print out onto Whisper White cardstock and color the map using the AquaPainter™ with Crumb Cake, Pool Party and Gumball Green Classic Ink.  Outline the continents using a Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write marker.

Cut the map image into three strips and mount onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock.  

Stamp the various grid and splatter stamps from Gorgeous Grunge using Baked Brown Sugar onto a piece of Pool Party cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock.

Mount the map image onto the Pool Party background overlapping the center panel over the edges of the two side panels.   Trim the sentiment and add the banner points using the Hexagon Punch, layer onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock and add the Antique Brad.  Adhere the sentiment across the map allowing a slight curve from the cardbase (I used Hot Glue to adhere this layer).

Using the Banner Punch, punch out several banners from the Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper (DSP). Add a bit of distressing with the Gorgeous Grunge splatter stamp using Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink. 

Wrap a few strands of Natural Linen Thread and knot both end, add the banners to the thread “line” using a Hot Glue Gun and adhere the knotted ends to the top corner of the card front to finish off the card.

  

Stamp Sets:  World Map, Pedaling Past (both MDS versions)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Classic Ink- Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake, Gumball Green, Pool Party ; Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker

Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Pool Party, Epic Day This and That DSP

Accessories: AquaPainter™, Punches- Banner, Hexagon; Naturals Linen Thread, Antique Brad

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

PPA197 Go in the Direction of Your Dreams

Hi Stampers!

I hope all of you are having a great week so far!  I have been busy preparing for an upcoming Demo meeting with my upline and fellow Demonstrators so I have not been able to share any creations yet but decided to create a quick card using the Pals Paper Arts PPA197 Sketch along with Designer Series Paper (DSP) along with another homemade map from My Digital Studio (MDS).

I hope you have the time to stop by the Pals Paper Arts site- great inspiration from the Design Team as well as the other entries!

To create this card:

Using My Digital Studio (MDS), position the images onto an 8.5x11 blank page and print out.  I used the World Map stamp brush image (I reduced the size) as well as the sentiment from Word Play stamp brush set.  One thing that I love about MDS for cards- the images may be retired in the rubber stamp catalog but are still current in MDS :-)

Color the map using AquaPainter™ and Pool Party Classic Ink for the water, Gumball Green and Crumb Cake Classic Ink for the land masses.  Trim and mount onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock.

Add a piece of Soho Subway DSP onto the Early Espresso card base.  

Adhere a piece of Epic Day This and That DSP onto Early Espresso cardstock for the second diagonal layer on the card front and add the Naturals Button with Natural Linen Thread.  Mount this onto the card front on an angle per the sketch. 

  

Layer the 1 ¼” Burlap Ribbon onto the card front overlapping the diagonal layer with the button at the bottom.  Add a few pieces of Natural Linen Thread knotted on the one side over the burlap ribbon.

Add the map image to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Adhere the sentiment to a piece of Early Espresso cardstock, trim and stamp with Off the Grid using Crumb Cake Classic Ink.  Use a Sponge Dauber to add additional Crumb Cake Classic Ink to tone down the white of the paper and adhere the knotted Natural Linen Thread to the corners and add to the front of the map/burlap using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:  World Map, Word Play (both MDS versions), Off the Grid

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Crumb Cake, Gumball Green, Pool Party Classic Ink

Paper:  Whisper White, Early Espresso, Epic Day This and That DSP, Soho Subway DSP

Accessories:  AquaPainter™, Natural Linen Thread, 1 ¼” Burlap Ribbon, Naturals Button, Sponge Dauber

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a wonderful week!

World Map Thank You - Three Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers!  

Another week has gone by and time for the Dynamic Duos DD96 “Your Choice” Week- Gumball Green with your choice of color – I decided to use Pool Party as the second color and create a fun “Thank You” card using the Mojo Monday Mojo338 Sketch and a watercolor technique for the FM153 Friday Mashup! Watercolor Wonders Challenge.

 

Again, I hope that you will find the time to stop by and check out the rest of the fabulous Dynamic Duos Design Team projects and create a project of your own using this week’s colors - we would love to have you join us!!

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Anne Marie Hile

Annette Elliott

Angel Johns

Caroline Bredeson

Cindy Brumbaugh

Holly Endress

JoAnn Burnham

Julie Gearinger

Michelle Bala

Sarah Fleming 

Tenia Nelson

To create this card:

I decided to use My Digitial Studio (MDS) to print out the World Map stamp brudh image (reduced in size) onto Whisper White cardstock (but you could easily stamp the background stamp onto Whisper White cardstock using Basic Black Classic Ink or StazOn™).

Using an AquaPainter,  apply Pool Party Classic Ink onto the ocean and sea areas, Crumb Cake and Gumball Green Classic Ink onto the land areas of the map. 

  

Hand tear the paper into a loose circle shape for the MoJo338 sketch and apply Crumb Cake Classic Ink to the edges using a Sponge Dauber as well as a bit of distressing with the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper (DSP), trim and adhere to a Basic Black cardstock layer.

Adhere a the piece of Gumball Green/Pool Party DSP to a Basic Black card base and add the embossed layer at an angle per the sketch. 

Mount the map to the embossed panel and add the banners (created from the same DSP as the embossed layer using the Banner Punch and mounted onto scraps of Basic Black cardstock- I used pieces that had been previously embossed with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder) using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the sentiment banner and Candy Dots to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:  World Map, Wetlands, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Gumball Green, Pool Party, Crumb Cake

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Epic Day This and That DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain and Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Banner Punch, AquaPainter™, Candy Dots

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope you can join in the fun with our DD96 Dynamic Duos“Your Choice” Challenge!