TCC30 Thinking of You- Mixed Media with MIX106 and SR270

Hi Stampers!!

Here is another card that I created for The Card Concept #30 “Thinking of You” Challenge along with the SR270 Watercoloring Challenge and the MIX106 I Love Color Challenge :-)  

I did not have a floral image with a vase, so I decided to use the inspiration photo to draw a quick sketch with a Faber-Castell® Pitt Pen Black marker on watercolor paper :-)

Again, I hope you have had a chance to check out both challenge sites!

To create this card:

Once the image is complete, use Rexel Derwent® Watercolor Pencils along with an AquaPainter™ to color the flowers. 

Allow the watercolor to dry, apply Mod Podge™ to the flowers to create a mask.  

Carefully apply Studio 490® Wendy Vecchi® Crackled Texture Paste to the vase and use a Heat Tool to dry.

Once dry, color the background with additional watercolor pencils and dilute with water. 

Ink the Dictionary stamp using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and distress the edges with the Distressing Tool.

Apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the edges and background.

Mount the panel onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Distress a piece of Botanical Gazetter Designer Series Paper (DSP) using the Distressing Tool, apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the edges and adhere to the Basic Black card base. 

 Mount the watercolored panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the sentiment using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and create the banner ends using the Hexagon Punch.

Trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, creating the banner with the Hexagon Punch and distress the paper a bit with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink and the Dictionary background stamp.

Mount the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Dictionary, Wetlands

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Rexel Derwent® Watercolor Pencils, Faber-Castell® Black Pitt Pen marker

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Watercolor Paper, Botanical Gazette DSP

Accessories: Hexagon Punch (for sentiment banner points), Mod Podge®,  AquaPainter™, Studio 490® Wendy Vecchi® Crackled Texture Paste, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- have a fabulous weekend!!

Snowflake Monochromatic Faux Silk- Two Cards from One Panel :-)

Hi Again Stampers!  

Here are two additional cards that I created using the Merry Monday #149Monochromatic Blue Challenge for inspiration along with the Splitcoaststampers’CCC15 Christmas Card Challenge and the F4A261 Lucky to Have Tutorials Challenge. 

I had received a gift bag this past Christmas with this beautiful blue and white tissue paper, and of course, I had to save the paper for use in Faux SilkTechnique :-).  This monochromatic blue color challenge seemed to be the perfect excuse for me to try this technique and with one 4 ¼’ x 5 ½” panel, these two cards were the result...

Again, if you have not had time to visit the challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so- great ideas and inspiration from all!

To create the Faux Silk panel:

Using the Splitcoaststampers’ tutorial here, apply Mod Podge™ to a piece of Whisper White cardstock, place the crumpled up tissue paper over the cardstock and sprinkle Dazzling Diamonds over the moistened tissue paper.

Once the layer was dry, cut the tissue paper into panels to create the cards.

This card was difficult to photograph- it is very sparkly IRL :-)

To create Card #1:

Cut the 2” wide panel into four sections and mount onto Night of Navy cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Night of Navy cardstock, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Mount the four Faux Silk sections onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the sentiment from Brushstroke Angel using Night of Navy Classic Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and create the banner points using the Hexagon Punch, mount onto a piece of Night of Navy cardstock and use the Banner Punch again to create the banner points. 

Mount the sentiment to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Adhere the retired All is Calm Snowflake Embellishments with the retired Silver Cord. 

Add the Rhinestones to the centers of the embellishments as well as a few of the tissue paper snowflakes to finish off the card.  

  

Stamp Sets:  Brushstroke Angel

Ink: Night of Navy

Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy; Tissue Paper from my stash

Accessories: Big Shot™. Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Hexagon Punch, Rhinestones, Dazzling Diamonds, retired All is Calm Snowflake Embellishments, retired Silver Cord

To create Card #2:

Cut the Faux Silk panel into a 2” strip and punch the top using the Scallop Tag Topper Punch.  Cut another piece from Night of Navy cardstock and punch the top with the Scallop Tag Topper Punch as well.   Trim the Night of Navy to length and mount behind the Faux Silk panel.

Add a piece of crocheted white lace at the bottom of the tag and adhere a scrap piece of Night of Navy cardstock to hide the seam of the lace.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Night of Navy cardstock, trim once more and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Add the tag using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.  Create a bow with the Bow Builder Punch using Night of Navy cardstock and adhere to the top of the tag.  Add the retired Frosted Finishes Embellishment to the center of the bow.

Stamp the sentiment from Christmas Blessings using Night of Navy Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, trim to 2” wide and adhere to the tag.

Add the Rhinestones to the bottom of the tag to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Christmas Blessings

Ink: Night of Navy

Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy; Tissue Paper from my stash

Accessories: Big Shot™. Northern Flurry Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Rhinestones, Dazzling Diamonds, retired Frosted Finishes Embellishment, crochet lace from my stash

Thanks again for visiting- have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

CAS Brushstroke Angel- A Monochromatic Color Challenge

Hi Stampers!!

I had some time to stamp last night and decided to create a few quick easy cards for the Merry Monday #149 Monochromatic Blue Challenge along with the CCC15 ChristmasCard Challenge.  

The first card I created using the monochromatic color challenge uses a retired stamp set, Brushstroke Angel, that I have not inked in years….so many stamps, so little time :-) !

Again, I hope you will find the time to visit each of the galleries- great inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Ink the angel and sentiment along with the small snowflake (I believe this was from one of the older demonstrator incentive stamp sets) using Night of Navy Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Using Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencils, outline along the angel image and use an AquaPainter™ to dilute the watercolor pencil.

Add Two-Way Glue and add Dazzling Diamonds to the angel wings and use the Distressing Tool to distress the edges.

Mount onto a piece of Night of Navy cardstock, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Add a few Rhinestones to finish off the card- quick and simple!!

Stamp Sets:  Brushstroke Angel, misc snowflake from SU! incentive stamp set

Ink: Night of Navy, Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencils

Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy

Accessories: Distressing Tool, Rhinestones, Dazzling Diamonds

Thanks again for visiting- have a blessed Sunday, my friends!

SUO118 Happy Easter!!

Hi Stampers!   

It’s time for the new SUO118 “Easter's on the Way” Challenge and I decided to create a “hybrid” card using My Digital Studio (MDS) along with traditional card making techniques.

I decided to also play along with the FM200 Friday Mashup! Challenge and chose the FM72 Sketch Challenge plus the FM97 Marker and Texture Challenge. 

One of the reasons I love using MDS for creating “hybrid” cards is that some of the rubber/clear mount stamp sets that have been retired from the annual catalog are still available as “current” in MDS…plus, the storage issue is solved since they do not take up space in my craft room- oops, two reasons why I love MDS :-) !!

I hope you will find the time to check the both challenge sites and create your own Stampin’ Up! “Easter Fun” project and link up in our gallery!!

To create this card:

Using MDS, position the floral cross from Crosses of Hope and re-size.  

Insert the Easter sentiment from Well Scripted and insert "Happy Easter" from Teeny Tiny Wishes.   Insert a Square Punch image, re-size the punch image to hide the "Easter" portion from the Teeny Tiny Wishes sentiment and position the “Happy” above the Well Scripted “Easter” sentiment.  Arrange the two words with the invisible punch as a group and position on the page leaving enough room to punch the image out with the XL Oval Punch.

If desired, insert other stamp images on the page to fill in all of the space ((to be used in the future) and print out onto Whisper White cardstock.

Using the Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Light Markers in Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry, color in the flowers on the cross. If desired, use the Stampin' Write Crisp Cantaloupe marker over the Daffodil Delight (originally I was going to enter this into a color challenge as well and it needed to have Crisp Cantaloupe, but I changed my mind :-))  

Use the White Gel Pen to add crisp white centers to the flowers.

“Fussy-cut” the cross image out by hand and use the XL Oval Punch to punch out the sentiment.

Emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Big Shot™ and the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions™  Embossing Folder, trim the embossed panel, mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, trim and mount again onto the  Rich Razzleberry card base.

Add the horizontal strip of Basic Black cardstock (I used a scrap piece and cut it in half with the separation behind the vertical panel- see another secret tip :-)). 

Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™  Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of  Rich Razzleberry cardstock, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.  Add this panel to the card front per the sketch.

Adhere the sentiment onto two XL Ovals punched from Basic Black cardstock (overlapped to create a frame behind the sentiment) and mount onto the card front along with the cross image using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Create the bow from Basic Black cardstock using the Bow Builder Punch.  Create a rolled flower using the 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punch and Rich Razzleberry cardstock (punch one scallop circle and hand cut a wavy spiral toward the center, roll up and adhere in the middle- the leaves are from Old Olive cardstock using the Bird Builder Punch).

Add the bow with the rolled flower to the card front to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Crosses of Hope, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Well Scripted (all MDS versions)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black; Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Light Markers- Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry; Stampin’ Write Marker- Crisp Cantaloupe, White Gel Pen

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain and Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders,  Punches- Bow Builder, Bird Builder, 1 ¼” Scallop Circle, XL Oval

Thanks again for taking the time to visit – I hope that you will create your own Stampin’ Up! Only project and play along with our “Easter's on the Way” challenge!

Monochromatic Shades of Purple with Summer Silhouettes

Hi Stampers! 

I had a chance to play around in my craft room this evening and decided to create a 10 Minute Mixed Media card for the As You See It #077 Speed Stamping "Shades of Purple" Challenge and combined it with the Splitcoaststampers MIX104 MonochromaticChallenge.

If you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you will find the time visit the above sites!  Great Design Teams and wonderful inspiration from both galleries!

To create this 10 Minute (actually 9:58 min) CAS card:

Ink the Summer Silhouettes leaves using Perfect Plum Classic and stamp onto a piece of retired Orchid Opulence cardstock.  

Add the stem and flower head images using Blackberry Bliss Classic Ink.

Stamp the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge with Perfect Plum Classic Ink, stamp off and stamp over the images.

Add the Blackberry Bliss Washi Tape (from the retired Colour Me Autumn Washi Tape Collection) and ink the retired En Francais background stamp with Perfect Plum Classic Ink.  

Stamp off the background image and place the panel face down onto the stamp and “finger stamp” the script background  around the edges onto the panel.

Trim the panel and emboss the lower part of the card only using the Big Shot™ with the Zig Zag Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.

On your craft mat, add some Titanium White Acrylic Paint using a liner brush to to the flower tops.  Dilute the paint with water and a wider brush to add a light wash over the background of the stems, washi tape and embossing at the bottom.

Add a few more strips of the same Washi Tape and mount onto a piece of Whisper White Textured cardstock.

Trim and mount the entire panel onto the Blackberry Bliss card base.

I was running out of time so I did not add the sentiment yet (but can add one later :-))

Quick and easy- love the fact that it was completed in under 10 minutes!

Stamp Sets: Summer Silhouettes, Gorgeous Grunge, retired En Francais

Ink: Perfect Plum, Blackberry Bliss

Paper: Whisper White Textured, Blackberry Bliss, retired Orchid Opulence

Accessories: Big Shot™, Zig Zag Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Titanium White Acrylic Paint, Paintbrushes- Liner and Wash, Blackberry Bliss Washi Tape (retired Color Me Autumn collection)

Thanks again for visiting- have a great Monday!!

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!!

John 3:16- For God So Loved the World

Hi Again Stampers! 

I wanted to share another card that I created last night for the Our Daily Bread Designs ODBDSLC229 Pastel Color Challenge along with the MojoMonday Mojo#387 Sketch.

Again, if you have not visited the above sites, I hope you will find the time to do so!  Great Design Teams and wonderful inspiration from their galleries :-)

To create this Clean and Layered (CAL) card:

Ink the Chalkboard John’s image using retired Midnight Muse Classic Ink and stamp onto retired Bashful Blue cardstock.   Trim around the image and mount onto a piece of retired Midnight Muse cardstock. 

Use the Big Shot™ with the Zig Zag Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of retired Bashful Blue Designer Series Paper (DSP), trim and mount onto a piece of Midnight Muse cardstock, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Using the Big Shot™ emboss a piece of Barely Banana cardstock with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Trim and mount this panel onto a piece of Midnight Muse cardstock, add a piece of Wisteria Wonder Designer Series Paper (DSP) to the bottom (round the corners before adding with the 3/8” Project Life® Corner Rounder Punch) and round the corners of the Midnight Muse layer using the punch as well.

Add a piece of Lace and retired 3/8” Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon to hide the seam.

Mount the Chalkboard John’s image to the panel and add the rolled flowers and branches (Scallop Circle Punches were used to create the rolled flowers from Wisteria Wonder cardstock – see basic tutorial here and the Bird Builder Punch as used to create the leaves from Pistachio Pudding cardstock). 

Add a piece of White Tea Lace Paper Doily to the upper right hand corner and adhere the Midnight Muse paper bow (created with the Bow Builder Punch) along with the Wisteria Wonder rolled rose and hand cut leaves from Pistachio Pudding cardstock scraps.

Add the Pearls to the corner to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Chalkboard John’s (Our Daily Bread Designs)

Ink: Midnight Muse

Paper: Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, Wisteria Wonder,  retired Barely Banana, Bashful Blue and Midnight Muse; retired Bashful Blue DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Zig Zag and retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Punches- Scallop Circle Punches- ⅞”, 1 ¼”, 1 ½”,   3/8” Project Life® Corner Rounder, Bow Builder, Bird Builder; Pearls, retired 3/8” Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon, White Tea Lace Paper Doily, lace from my stash

Thanks again for visiting- have a wonderful weekend, my friends!! 

Spirit of Christmas- A Color, Sketch and Embossing Challenge :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I had a chance to play in my craft room this evening and in honor of our newest snowstorm (just helped hubby shovel out the driveway, etc. of 10" of snow :-)), and I decided to create another Christmas card  for my 2015 stash using the Merry Monday #148 Red & Green Challenge along with the HSSSC206 Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge and SR268 Stampin’ Royalty Embossing Challenge.  

I am using a set from Wplus9 Design Studio that I have had for over a year and not inked yet…needed to give this one some “love”- lol!! :-)

All of the above sites have tremendous Design Teams and inspiration- hopefully you will take the time to visitl! 

To create this Clean and Layered (CAL) card:

Using Mossy Meadow Classic Ink stamp the pine tree and sentiment images onto Whisper White cardstock and cut out the tree image using the Big Shot™ with the coordinating die.

Stamp the heart using Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink and again, cut out using the Big Shot™ with the coordinating die.

Create the tag from Soft Suede cardstock using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and mount onto another tag (just a bit larger) from Cherry Cobbler cardstock (rounding the corners of each using the 3/8” Project Life® Corner Rounder Punch).

Trim the sentiment and mount to the lower part of the tag, add a strip of Cherry Cobbler Cardstock to hide the seam.

Mount the tree and heart to the tag using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock using the Big Shot™ with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, trim and mount onto a piece of Soft Suede cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Garden Green cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Cut the horizontal banners from pieces of Trim the Tree Designer Series Paper (DSP), create the banner points using the Hexagon Punch and mount onto Cherry Cobbler cardstock (using the Hexagon Punch to “mirror” the banner points again).  

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss the banners and mount onto the card front.

Add the tag to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Use the Bow Builder Punch to create the bow from Cherry Cobbler cardstock, add the bow to the tag, adhere the retired Star brad to the bow center and the Rhinestone to the center of the heart to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Pretty Patches: Tree (Wplus9 Design Studio)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow

Paper: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Soft Suede, Trim the Tree DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Northern Flurry and retired Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Wplus9 Design Studio Pretty Patches: Tree Die, Punches- Scallop Topper Tag, 3/8” Project Life® Corner Rounder, Bow Builder and Hexagon, Rhinestone, retired Star brad

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you all have a fabulous Friday!!