Another Christmas Card with Two Challenges in One!

Hi Again Stampers!

I created this card using the Stamping 411 with the Operators Sketch Challenge SSC181 - see all of the wonderful samples and design team creations at http://www.stamping411.blogspot.com/).  I also used the colors in this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge#CCMC128- please see their gorgeous creations at http://www.createwithconieandmary.com/ .       

To create this card:

Ink the background stamp, Christmas Collage with Night of Navy on River Rock cardstock.  Cut out the portion of the stamp that you wish to highlight and color the images with SU! Watercolor Pencils (do not use water- just dry).

Sponge the edges with Night of Navy and adhere to Night of Navy cardstock.  Layer this onto River Rock and another layer of Night of Navy (use the Scallop Trim Border Punch along the lower edge).  Adhere pearls along the edge. 

Run the Finial Press EF with the Big Shot along the top edge of the River Rock background layer and lightly sponge with Night of Navy.  Spray this layer with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint ( I used the heat gun to speed the drying process).

Stamp the sentiment in Night of Navy and layer the 5/8” Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon and Victoria Crochet Lace Trim.  Adhere this entire layer onto Night of Navy cardstock and then onto River Rock.

Stamp Sets:  Christmas Collage, Christmas Greetings

Cardstock:  River Rock, Night of Navy
Ink: Night of Navy

Accessories: Big Shot, Finial Press EF, SU! Watercolor Pencils, Sponge Daubers, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 5/8” Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by and I hope all of you have a wonderful week!

CQC62 Welcome Baby!

Hi Stampers!

I needed a quick baby card and when I first saw the bold primary colors from this week’s ColourQ Challenge CQC62 (http://colourq.blogspot.com/), I decided that the colors would work well for the card I needed for a new baby boy :-)

 

This card is a Clean and Simple (CAS) card using the Baby Tees Jumbo Wheel with basic Black ink, SU! Markers , the Perfect Dots EF and Daffodil Delight 5/8” Satin Ribbon.  Quick and Easy- I hope you like it !

 

Stamp Sets:  Baby Tees Jumbo Wheel, Short & Sweet

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Dots EF, SU! Markers- Daffodil Delight, Glorious Green, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, 5/8” Whisper White Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for visiting - I hope all of you have a blessed Sunday!

Merry Christmas- Two Challenges in One!

Hi Again, Stampers!

I created this card for the PP27 Christmas Theme Challenge at The Paper Players (www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com) and I incorporated the Pals Paper Arts PPA72 Challenge- Winter Whites (www.palspaperarts.com).

When you get a chance, check out both sites for their gorgeous Design Team samples and all of the other terrific entries- as usual, they are so inspiring!

To create this card:

Using the Big Shot, emboss a Whisper White panel with the Petals-A-Plenty EF and apply Frost White Shimmer Paint spray.

Use the Embossing Buddy on a smaller piece of Whisper White and stamp the tree image from Snow Swirled in Versamark ink and heat emboss with White EP.  Use Sponge Dauber with Crumb Cake over the embossed images and gently wipe off the ink from the embossing.  Layer this onto another piece of Whisper White.  Using 2-Way Glue, apply glue and Dazzling Diamonds glitter over the swirls and adhere the small pearls in the center of the snowflake images and a medium pearl at the top.

Layer the tree image onto the embossed panel.  Punch out two snowflakes using the Snowflake Punch, gently sponge Crumb Cake on the edges and apply Dazzling Diamonds glitter with the 2-Way Glue Pen and adhere a medium pearl in the center of each snowflake.  Attach to the card using mini glue dots.

Stamp the sentiment onto another piece of Whisper White with Crumb Cake ink and punch the bottom with the Pinking Hearts Border Punch.  Apply 2-Way Glue and Dazzling Diamonds along the punched edge.  Adhere to card and add the 5/8” Whisper White Satin Ribbon Bow.

This card has alot of sheen and sparkle that the camera could not pick up very well- it is hard to take a photo of glitter (the close-up picture shows it a little better) :-)

Stamp Sets:  Snow Swirled, Christmas Greetings  

Cardstock:  Whisper White

Ink: Crumb Cake, Versamark

Accessories: Big Shot, Petals-A-Plenty EF, Embossing Buddy, Winter EP, Heat Gun, Pinking Hearts Border and Snowflake Punch, Dazzling Diamonds, Frost White Shimmer Paint, 5/8” Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Pearls

Merry Christmas- CAS Challenges!

Hi Stampers!

  I created this CAS (Clean and Simple) card for the SUO Challenge #7 – quick to reproduce Christmas cards (see http://suochallenges.com/) and the Splitcoast CAS99- Ways to Use Bows (see the gallery of other CAS99 entries at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=CAS96&what=keywords ).

To create this card:

Using the Big Shot, emboss a Whisper White panel with the Petals-A-Plenty EF.


On smaller piece of Whisper White, use the berry type wheat stamp from Autumn Days and stamp in a circular pattern first with Always Artichoke and repeat with Cherry Cobbler to create the wreath.  Punch the lower edge of this panel with the Eyelet Border Punch and sponge the edges with Always Artichoke. 

Stamp the sentiment with Cherry Cobbler and attach the bow.

Stamp Sets: Autumn Days, Christmas Greetings

Cardstock:  Whisper White

Ink: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler        

Accessories: Big Shot, Petals-A-Plenty EF, Sponge Dauber, Eyelet Border Punch, 5/8” Satin Ribbon (from my stash)

Thanks again for visiting- I hope you are having fun getting ready for Christmas!  

PPA71 Merry Christmas

Hi Stampers!

I created this card using the colors from this week’s Pals Paper Arts PPA71 Challenge (see http://www.palspaperarts.com/).  If you get a chance, stop by their site to check out the great samples from The Pals Paper Arts Design Team along with all of the other wonderful entries. 

Since I never throw out a punch out or stencil- just in case:-), this card compiles quite a few of those”extras” along with other scraps from previous projects. 

To create this card:

Using the Big Shot and the Snowflake #2 Die, cut out a snowflake from Whisper White cardstock.  FYI- Here is mistake #1- I originally used this snowflake as a stencil with a Sponge Dauber and had sponged Regal Rose onto a Whisper White circle for another sketch challenge and then stamped the medium snowflake from Northern Hearts in Early Espresso.  I was not entirely thrilled with the stenciled circle (but of course, I kept it just in case:-) and I decided to use the stencil snowflake piece instead.

I already had a two pieces of cardstock previously embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper EF- a piece of Pear Pizzazz (also sprayed with Frost White Shimmer) and a narrow piece of Early Espresso (sprayed with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint).

Using the Big Shot, I embossed a piece of Regal Rose with the Square Lattice EF, layered this onto Whisper White and assembled the rest of the layers.  Using the 1 3/8” Circle Punch with Early Espresso for the circle in the center of the Snowflake stencil and the Snowflake Punch with Whisper White for the embellishment in the middle of the circle. 

Finished off with the sentiment from Christmas Greetings, Rhinestone and a 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon bow. 

Stamp Sets:  Northern Hearts (Holiday Mini Hostess Level I), Christmas Greetings
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Regal Rose
Ink: Early Espresso, Regal Rose

Accessories: Big Shot, Snowflake #2 Die, Square Lattice and Vintage Wallpaper EF, Sponge Dauber, 1 3/8” Circle Punch, Snowflake Punch, 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone, Frost White and Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (mixed with 70% Alcohol).   

Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you have a wonderful week!

Merry Christmas- PP26 and CQC61 Challenge #2

Hi Stampers!

I wanted to create another card using this week’s ColourQ Challenge CQC61 ( http://colourq.blogspot.com/) and also heat (wet) embossing for The Paper Players Challenge PP26 (see http://www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/ ).  Again, if you have not had a chance to check out their sites, please stop by to see all of the wonderful ideas from their Design Teams as well as all of the other entries. 

 

I decided to use the Emboss Resist technique along with multiple layers of embossing.

To create this card:

De-static a piece of Whisper White with the Embossing Buddy and using Versamark ink, randomly stamp the large , medium and small snowflake images from Northern Hearts (Holiday Mini Hostess Level I) set from the Holiday Mini).  Heat emboss with Clear EP.  Using several Sponge Daubers- the first one with Tempting Turquoise, the second with Pacific Point, the third using Wild Wasabi and the last one with Soft Suede apply ink randomly over the snowflakes and gently wipe off the embossed areas to remove the excess ink.

De-static the cardstock again and using Versamark ink, stamp a few more snowflakes and heat emboss with Winter White EP. 

Layer this panel onto Whisper White and trim allowing enough WW cardstock to stamp the sentiment and punch the border with the Scallop Trim Border Punch.  Stamp the sentiment using Pacific Point ink and adhere the 5/8” Whisper White Satin Ribbon bow. 

Using Versamark, stamp the large snowflake onto Wild Wasabi cardstock and layer this onto Pacific Point.  Add Rhinestones to the center of the snowflakes and along the scallop trim edge.


Stamp Sets:  Northern Hearts (Holiday Mini Hostess level I), Christmas Greetings
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi
Ink: Versamark, Pacific Point, Soft Suede, Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Embossing Buddy, Clear and Winter White EP, Heat Gun, Sponge Daubers, Rhinestones, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 5/8” Whisper White Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for visiting and for all of your encouraging comments- I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!

UPDATE- I was so honored to find out that this card was chosen as the "Headliner" for the PP26 Challenge! 

Christmas Magic with CQC61 and PP26 Challenge!

Hi Stampers!

I created this card using this week’s ColourQ Challenge CQC61 ( http://colourq.blogspot.com) and also the Wet (Heat) Embossing Challenge for The Paper Players PP26 (see http://www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/ ). Please take a moment to check out their sites and the beautiful samples created by their Design Teams as well as all of the other inspirational entries. 

To create this card:

De-static a piece of Whisper White with the Embossing Buddy and using Versamark ink,  stamp the medallion image from Day of Gratitude and heat emboss with Clear EP.  Using several Sponge Daubers- the first one with Tempting Turquoise for the center, the second with Pacific Point on the middle area,  the third  using Wild Wasabi and the last one with Soft Suede for the edges and beyond the edge.

Line the ornament punch up with one of the points of the medallion and in the center of the punch area- punch out two ornaments.  Sponge additional Soft Suede over the point of the ornament to fill in the Whisper White.  Also punch out an ornament from Wild Wasabi (I used a scrap piece that had been embossed with the Big Shot and the Finial Press EF).  Ink the punched ornaments with Versamark and heat emboss with Iridescent Ice EP. 

Use the Big Shot and the Northern Flurry EF to emboss a piece of Tempting Turquoise.  Rub the Versamark pad over the raised areas of the snowflake and emboss with Iridescent Ice EP (the card and the ornaments really sparkle).    Stamp the sentiment in the upper right hand corner with Pacific Point ink.  Ink the large snowflake image from Northern Hearts (Holiday Mini Hostess Level I set) with Versamark and stamp over the sentiment. 

Use Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon and pearls to finish off the ornaments and layer onto Pacific Point and Whisper White cardstock. 

Stamp Sets:  Day of Gratitude, Northern Hearts (Holiday Mini Hostess level I), Occasional Quotes (2010-11 Idea Book & Catalog Hostess Level II)

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi

Ink: Versamark, Pacific Point, Soft Suede, Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Big Shot, Finial Press and Northern Flurry EF, Embossing Buddy, Clear and Iridescent Ice EP, Heat Gun, Sponge Daubers, Pearls, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon

Thanks again for visiting and for all of your encouragement- I hope all of you have a blessed week!

With Sympathy- PPA70 and CC298 Challenges

Hi Stampers!

I created this card using the wonderful sketch for this week’s Pals Paper Arts PPA70 Challenge (see http://www.palspaperarts.com/) and the colors from Splitcoast Stampers CC298 Color Combination (see http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/color-combinations-f43/cc298-chocolate-cherry-crumb-cake-t512941.html).  

To create this card:

Stamp the background stamp Bella Toile with Cherry Cobbler ink onto Crumb Cake cardstock.  Using the 1 ¼” square punch, punch out nine squares and sponge Chocolate Chip ink onto the edges of each square.  Using the Color Spritzer Tool with a Chocolate Chip marker, spritz over the squares and mount onto Whisper White leaving a space around all of the squares.

Using the Big Shot, cut out an oval from Crumb Cake cardstock and Whisper White cardstock.  Using the second to the largest oval from the Crumb Cake cardstock, stamp the floral image from Happiness Shared in Cherry Cobbler ink.  Color and highlight part of the floral image with the SU! White Gel Pen.  Sponge the edges with Chocolate Chip and spritz using the Color Spritzer Tool and Chocolate Chip marker.

Using the Ornament Punch, punch out four ornaments from Cherry Cobbler.  Using the Big Shot with the Finial Press Embossing Folder, emboss the four Cherry Cobbler ornaments, large Whisper White oval die cut, and the nine square panel. 

Layer the nine square panel onto Cherry Cobbler cardstock, trim close to the edges.  Using the Scallop Trim Border Punch, punch along the edge of another piece of Whisper White cardstock and adhere below the nine square panel- trim to match. Attach the Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon bow over the seam and stamp the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler. 

Layer two of the Cherry Cobbler ornaments on top of the Large Oval and two behind the Large Oval.  Adhere the floral image oval in the center- attach this entire assembly in the middle of the nine square panel.   

Add pearls to finish off the scallop trim edge and center of the floral image.

Stamp Sets:  Bella Toile Background, Happiness Shared, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip  

Accessories: Big Shot, Finial Press EF, Ovals Die, Sponge Dauber, Color Spritzer tool, SU! Chocolate Chip Marker,  1 ¼” Square Punch, Ornament Punch,  15/16” Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon (retired), Pearls

Thanks again for visiting and blessing my day- have a great week!