Happiness is Ice Cream

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing my weekly card post on the Artistic Outpost blog and I decided to create a fun Mixed Media card using the brand new Artistic Outpost March Release stamps, Ice Cream Shoppe and Bottle Caps Background.

I am linking this card to the Splitcoaststampers’ MIX146 “Hmmm...Tasty Treats (Dessert Theme)”Challenge along with the Watercooler Challenges #61 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

I hope you will take the time to visit the Artistic Outpost Blog as well as the galleries for the challenge sites linked above:-)

To create this card:

Cut a piece of ODBDHeart and Soul 6x6 Collection Paper to 4” x 5 ¼”, apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Picket Fence Distress Stain over the paper, allow to dry and add Brusho® Brilliant Red Watercolor Powder, spritz to allow the color to run over the paper, dry with the Heat Tool, adhere the panel to a piece of Real Red cardstock, trim and mount onto the Basic Black card base.

Ink the images from Ice Cream Shoppe and Bottle Caps Background using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Double Stitched Circles Dies to cut out the Bottle Caps Background, the ODBD Double Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut out the sentiment, fussy cut the girl along with the ice cream cone images, use a Sponge Dauber to apply Real Red Classic Ink to the images and apply Tim Holtz® Distress Crazing Medium (it is hard to see the crazing in the photo but it is there :-)).

Mount the die cut sentiment onto Real Red cardstock, trim and mount onto Basic Black cardstock.

Use a 1 ¼” Circle Punch to punch out one of the Bottle Caps Background images and mount the punched bottle cap image onto the card front, add the fussy cut and die cut images using dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: BottleCaps Background, Ice Cream Shoppe (Artistic Outpost)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Picket Fence Distress Stains, Tim Holtz® Distress Crazing Medium, Real Red Classic Ink (Stampin’ Up!), Brusho® Brilliant Red

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red; ODBD Heart and Soul 6x6 Paper Collection

Accessories: Big Shot™, ODBD Double Stitched Rectangle Dies, ODBD Double Stitched Circle  Dies, Heat Tool, Sponge Dauber, 1 ¼” Circle Punch

Thanks again for stopping by- hugs and I hope all of you have a fantastic week!

Friendship Never Melts Away

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing my Mixed Media card on the  Artistic Outpost blog and decided to highlight the gorgeous Skating Emporium stamp set.

I am also linking this card to the Splitcoaststampers’ Alphabet Challenge “I” for Ice Skates and the WT575 “Think Three” Challenge.

I hope you will take the time to visit the Artistic Outpost Blog as well as the galleries for the challenge sites linked above.

To create this card:

Using the Memory Box™ Winter Flurry Frame, apply Crackle Texture Paste with a palette knife onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.

Once the embossing paste has dried (I carefully used a Heat Tool to speed up the process), apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper and Tea Dye Distress Stain to the background (again, drying with the Heat Tool).

Spritz Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint mixed in a spritzer bottle with rubbing alcohol) over the entire panel.

Stamp the three images from Skating Emporium (the skaters on the lake along with the two Central Park advertisements) using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto a piece of OurDaily Bread Designs Vintage Ephemera 6x6 Paper.

Trim the images and apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink to the images, position the two advertisement panels onto the background and adhere using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Crazing Distress Medium.

Use a zigzag stitch to attach the background panel onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Adhere the skaters on the lake image onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock and apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Crazing Distress Medium over the panel.

De-static  a piece of Basic Black cardstock with the Embossing Buddy®, stamp the sentiment with Versamark™ Ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Winter White Embossing Powder heat with the Heat Tool and apply the embossing to dry.

Cut the sentiment apart by hand and mount the skaters on the lake image along with the sentiment onto the card front using dimensional foam.

Add the snowflake charm with Gold Thread and add a Pearl to the center of the charm.

Mount the entire panel onto the card base, using a Sponge Dauber with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink to the edges.

Stamp the skate image onto Very Vanilla cardstock using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, fussy cut the image, apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink with a Sponge Dauber and add Ranger® Tim Holtz® Crazing Distress Medium over the image.

Add the skates to the card front to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: SkatingEmporium (Artistic Outpost)

Ink: Versamark™, Stāz-On® Jet Black; Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper and Tea Dye Distress Stains, Tea Dye Distress Ink, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint Spray

Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black; Vintage Ephemera 6x6 Paper Collection (ODBD)

Accessories: MB Winter Flurry Frame Stencil, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Crazing Distress Medium , Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, retired Stampin’ Emboss® Winter White Embossing Powder, Pearls, Snowflake Charm, Gold Thread

Thanks again for stopping by- hugs and I hope all of you have a fabulous weekend!

The Ornament of A House....

Hi Friends!

I am sharing my Mixed Media card on the Artistic Outpost blog today and I am featuring the Artistic Outpost stamp set,  The Outpost .

I love the images and sentiments in this stamp set and designed my card using the top row colors in the Splitcoaststampers’ CC573 Bingo Color Challenge  along with the MIX163 “To Die For” Challenge (I used a rectangle die for the main image) as well as the Mixed Media Card Challenge #21 Trees (with optional bird).  

I hope you will find the time to visit the Artistic Outpost Blog as well as the Splitcoaststampers' galleries for the challenge sites linked above- so many creative ideas and inspiration!

To create this card:

Use an Embossing Buddy® to de-static a piece of Whisper White cardstock and using Versamark™ Ink, stamp the main house image from The Outpost onto the prepared panel.

Apply Stampin’ Emboss® Early Espresso Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool.

Once the embossing powder has cooled, create a mask with a 1 ¾” Circle Punch and add the mask to the panel (also create a mask for the house image).

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Strawberry Slush and Soft Sky Classic Ink to the sky area and an Aqua Painter to add Old Olive Classic Ink to the foreground.

Ink the script stamp from The Outpost using Soft Sky Classic Ink and stamp over the sky area (a bit difficult to see in the photo).

Use the Big Shot™ with the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Double Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut the panel (I used the die that fit the height of the image but it was a bit too long on the length, so after the initial die cut, I re-inserted the panel back into the die on the one end and ran it back through the Big Shot™ to shorten the rectangle length).

Mount the die cut panel onto Early Espresso cardstock, trim and mount onto Soft Sky cardstock. 

Use a Sponge Dauber with Early Espresso Classic Ink to add a bit of “antiquing” to the image., create the “photo corners” using a 1” Square Punch and add to the opposite  corners of the main die cut panel using Antique Brass Brads.

Mount a piece of Soft Sky cardstock to the Early Espresso 5.5” square card front, use a Distressing Tool to distress the edges of a piece of Beautiful Boho Collection 6x6 Paper (ODBD) and use a Sponge Dauber to apply Early Espresso Classic Ink to the edges.

Add the strip of Old Olive cardstock at the bottom of the card front and cover the edges with white lace and 1” Dark Brown Satin Ribbon (both were from my sewing stash).

Mount the entire layered panel onto a 5.5” square white card base, add the lace to the corner of the focal image and mount the embossed house panel onto the card front with dimensional foam.

Using Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, emboss the sentiment onto prepped Early Espresso cardstock and allow the powder to cool before cutting the words apart.

Add the sentiment to the card front using dimensional foam and add pearls to the upper right hand corner as well as diagonally on the lace corner of the house image panel to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: TheOutpost (Artistic Outpost)

Ink: Versamark™, Stampin’ Up! Classic Ink- Old Olive, Soft Sky, Early Espresso, retired Strawberry Slush

Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Soft Sky; Beautiful Boho 6x6 Paper Collection (ODBD)

Accessories: Big Shot™, ODBD Double Stitched Rectangle Dies, AquaPainter™, Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® White and Early Espresso Embossing Powder, Pearls, Ounches- 1 ¾” Circle, 1” Square; Antique Brass Brads, 1” Dark Brown Satin Ribbon and White Flat Lace (from my stash)

Thanks again for stopping by- hugs and I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!

Somewhere Beyond the Sea...

Hi Friends!!

Today I am sharing my first blog post at the Artistic Outpost using Sound of the Sea and Beyond theSea.

This was a fun card to design and I hope you will stop by the Artistic Outpost blog to see more details on how to create this card.

I have also linked this card to the Splitcoaststampers' Mix-Ability MIX160 "Let's Face It" Challenge. 

This was a fun card to create- a bit of Gesso®, Gelatos®, Distress Stains and Ink along with Crackle Texture Paste was used to create the Mixed Media center panel, Heat Embossing, Markers, and Embossing with a die cut and the card was finished :-)

Stamp Sets: Sound ofthe Sea, Beyond the Sea (Artistic Outpost)

Ink: Versamark™,  Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Tip Top Taupe, retired Poppy Parade; Gelatos®- Metallic Blueberry, Cotton Candy; Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains- Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire; Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Ink, Titanium White Acrylic Paint

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Tip Top Taupe

Accessories: Big Shot™, Our Daily Bread Designs- Double Stitched Rectangle Dies, Boho Background Dies; Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® White and Black Embossing Powder, Sponge Daubers, Distressing Tool, Clear Crackle Paste, Gesso®

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a blessed weekend, my friends!!