Keep Strong- You've Got This!

 Hi Friends!

This week on the Stamp Simply Blog, we have been featuring cards with the new Stick Family Add-Ons Release! I hope you will find the time to check out the rest of the Design Team samples- such inspiration from all!

Today I am sharing a card designed with the new Stick Family Add-Ons and Stick Family Sentiment Add-Ons along with the Cupid & Co 6x6 Paper Pad by Echo Park from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store!

The new Stick Family Add-Ons and Stick Family Sentiment Add-Ons are the perfect complement to the original Stick Family and Stick Family Sentiments stamp sets.

The Stick Family stamps are part of a bundle and are so cute! 

As noted on the Stamp Simply site, the Stick Family sets were “created just for fun – for kids and adults alike. With so many children out of school right now and parents home with them – what better time to introduce your children to stamping. Teach them the lost art of letter writing – made fun with a card! They can have fun recreating their own family or perhaps the friend or family they would like to send a card to. There are so many options.

Adults can enjoy these sets just as well. Imagine how much your child or grandchild will enjoy opening a card and “recognizing” him or herself on the card!

The Mom and Dad can also double as Grandma and Grandpa, and with the variety of children included you will be able to create any grouping you might desire. 

And did you notice everyone is bald – LOL! That was with intention. We want the user to be able to create any person they would like – so by adding your own hairdo you can truly create just that person! And have fun with those hairdos. This set is not meant for perfection, it’s meant for FUN!

We have created a STICK FAMILY HAIRSTYLING TIP SHEET that will be included with each purchase”

I decided to create an encouragement card for someone going through chemo.  The girl image was stamped onto the designer paper from the Cupid & Co pad and then fussy cut to paper piece her clothing, scarf, and shoes. 

As many of you who follow my blog know, I love to participate with online challenges and used the Splitcoaststampers SC831 Sketch Challenge for the layout.   

I will also be linking this card to The Color Throwdown #629 Color Challenge (I hope the little bit of green leaves are OK :-)) along with the Word Art Wednesday #477-#478 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had time to check out the Stamp Simply blog or the other challenge sites yet, I hope you will do so- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Cut a piece of black cardstock to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”, adhere the different patterns of Cupid & Co paper to the panel.

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the Stick Family Add-Ons image using Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Repeat the above process on the same red and light pink floral Cupid & Co paper- after heat embossing, fussy-cut around the pants, shoes, scarf and blouse to paper piece to the original stamped image in the step above.

Die cut the paper pieced image using the Hemstitch Rectangle Dies- mount onto black cardstock.

De-static a piece of black cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the verses from Stick Family Sentiments Add-Ons with Versamark ink, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Die cut the sentiments with the Stamp Simply Fishtail Sentiment Banners Dies.

Adhere all the elements to the card front using dimensional foam/chipboard to finish off the panel.

Mount the panel to a white card base to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Stick Family Add-Ons, Stick Family Sentiments Add-Ons (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Black, Cupid & Co 6x6 Paper Pad by Echo Park

Accessories/Tools:  Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Fishtail Sentiment Banners Dies, Spellbinders- Hemstitch Rectangle Dies, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope all of you have a great weekend and visit again soon!

For God So Loved The World

 Hi Friends!

We have been featuring cards for Easter this past week on the Stamp Simply blog and I am sharing a quick card designed using He Is Risen along with Floral Clusters- Summer Roses, the coordinating die and Vivid Ink Drops 6x6 paper (all from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store).  

The background is actually “faux” alcohol ink and is a piece of designer paper from the Consortium Vivid Ink Drops 6x6 paper pad- I absolutely love this paper, don’t’ you?

I enjoy working with alcohol inks, but it can be messy- this paper pad takes all the work out of creating those fun backgrounds!

Easter is right around the corner and as many of you who follow my blog know, I love to participate with online challenges!  I tend to mail more Christmas cards than Easter, but this year, with social distancing, I am making an effort to mail holiday cards and Easter is the most important holiday!

I wanted to create a floral Easter card, so I decided to participate with The Flower Challenge #053 “Use Your Latest Stamps and Dies” Challenge.  

Until now, I have not inked up this sentiment stamp (or this floral image) nor have I used paper from this paper pad, so this entire card is designed with my “latest”:-)

In addition to The Flower Challenge, I am also participating with the Word Art Wednesday #477-#478 “Anything Goes” Challenge and the Simon Says Wednesday “Love is in the Air” Challenge.

John 3”16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His One and Only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life”  - there is no greater love than this!  Easter is a celebration of our Risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and His great love for all of us!  

If you have not had time to check out the Stamp Simply blog or the other challenge sites yet, I hope you will do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Cut a piece of black cardstock to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”, adhere a piece of 4” x 5 ¼” white cardstock to the panel.

De-static the lower edge of a 3 ¾” x 5” piece of the Vivid Inks designer paper with an embossing powder tool, stamp the John 3:16 verse sentiment from He Is Risen with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, adhere to the background panel and mount onto a white card base.

For the floral image, use an embossing powder tool to de-static a piece of white cardstock, stamp the floral image from Floral Clusters- Summer Roses with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor the image using water-based makers and die cut with the coordinating Floral Cluster die.  Die cut two more of the florals from white cardstock, adhere behind the colored floral image.

Mount onto the card front using dimensional foam or chipboard.

Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the flower petals and add a few pearls to the corners to finish off the card.  

Stamp Sets: He Is Risen,  Floral Clusters- Summer Roses  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Water-based Markers- Purple, Light and Dark Green, Yellow; Zig Wink of Stella- Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black;  Craft Consortium Vivid Ink Drops- 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Floral Cluster & Sprigs Dies (part of the Floral Cluster Bundle)
, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope all of you are having a great week/weekend!

TCC148 Be Strong in the Lord

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to The Card Concept #148 {Sweetheart Sweets} Challenge!

Isn’t this a scrumptious looking plate of cupcakes?

I was inspired by the beautiful pinks and browns to create a Shabby and Vintage Mixed Media card using some of my older stamp sets (which as many of you know, is one of my personal goals).  

I decided to try to create a card that did not require any dies (sort of a "back to basic" style card) :-)

Many of you know that I love to participate with online challenges  and am participating with the Word Art Wednesday #477-478 “Anything Goes” Challenge (one of my favorite challenge sites:-).   

Again, if you have not had a chance to visit The Card Concept or the Word Art Wednesday challenge site yet, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all! 

To create this card:

On a silicone or glass mat, “smoosh” ink from Picked Raspberry and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink pads onto the surface, lightly spritz with water and press a piece of white cardstock into the ink.

 Lift the cardstock panel up from the ink (tilting to allow the ink to spread across the panel) and repeat until you are satisfied with the background.

Ink a large and small splatter stamp with Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide ink, stamp onto the panel.  

Use a heat tool to dry the panel. 

Ink the scroll image and the script image with Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink, stamp repeatedly onto the background panel.

De-static the lower edge with an embossing powder tool, stamp the Scripture sentiment with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool. 

Trim the panel to approx. 3.75” x 5” and tear the upper right-hand and lower left-hand edges by hand.  Use a distress tool to distress all the sides of the panel.

Adhere to a piece of white cardstock, trim to approx. 4” x 5 ¼” and mount onto a piece of 4 ¼” x 5 ½” espresso cardstock.  Mount the entire panel onto a white card base.

De-static a scrap piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the butterflies and heat emboss with clear embossing powder (using the same steps as above for the Scripture).

Use a coordinating punch to punch out the butterflies (or fussy cut).

Mount onto the card front and add a few rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Bliss, Grunge Elements, Notable Notions, Papillon Potpourri, Timeless Textures (all retired Stampin’ Up!), Scripture Collection 3 (Divinity Designs LLC)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide- Ground Espresso, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Worn Lipstick

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Early Espresso (Stampin’ Up!)

Tools/Accessories: Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Distressing Tool, Rhinestones, retired Butterfly Punch (Stampin’ Up!)

Thanks again for taking the time to visit!  We would love for you to create a card based on our inspiration photo and join us at The Card Concept! The challenge is open until February 15th at noon EST.

Clean and Simple- Love the Lord Your God

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another Clean and Simple (CAS) black and white card using stamps and paper available from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store!

As many of you know, I enjoy participating in online challenges and will be playing along with the Stamping Sensations January “Fav Stamps” Challenge along with the Simon Says Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge and the Use Your Stuff #414 “Out with the Old” Challenge.

I love the stamp sets from Stamp Simply and they are some of my favorite stamps.  I have not had a chance to use the background die and/or the verse image that I chose for this card, but I have owned them for a while now. 

Plus, the snippet of collage paper was a piece left over from a few cards that I created earlier this month (I have also owned this paper for years and it is the first time I used it).  I absolutely love the black and white design as well as the designs in the rest of the bundle (available at Stamp Simply).

If you have not had time to check out the Stamp Simply blog or the other challenge sites yet, I hope you will do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Die cut a piece of 4” x 5 ¼” with the Tim Holtz Mixed Media 2 die (rose pattern) and mount onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” black cardstock.

Cut a piece of the Botanical Collage paper to approx. 2 ¼ ” x 4”, adhere to bottom of the panel.   

Here are the four different collage patterns in the bundle

Adhere a piece of black satin ribbon to the card front, wrapping the ends of the ribbon behind the panel. 

Mount the entire panel onto the front of a white card base.

Use an embossing powder tool to prepare a piece of white cardstock for heat embossing. 

Stamp the sentiment from Love Sentiments  using Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of black cardstock (trimming close to the edge).  Adhere to the card front with dimensional foam (or chipboard).

Add a few black rhinestones to finish off the card.

Quick and simple plus easy to mail)!

Stamps: Love Sentiments  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black ; Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collage Paper Tube- Botanical

Accessories/Tools:  Gemini. Jr., Tim Holtz Mixed Media #2 Dies, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Black Satin Ribbon, Black Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope all of you have a fabulous weekend!  

FYI- We are anticipating a major snowstorm tomorrow and Monday. If you are in the path of the storm, stay safe and warm, sweet friends- hugs!

Praying for You

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another quick card designed with several stamp sets, embossing folder, crochet dies and paper from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store!

I do not know about you but unfortunately, as I am getting older, I seem to need more sympathy/praying for you/get well type cards than ever before.  I decided to go with the sentiment “Praying for You” so this card could apply to several situations.

I enjoy participating with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Simon Says Wednesday “We’re On A Roll” Challenge (use round elements, my wreath is round so I hope this qualifies :-)) along with the Word Art Wednesday #475=#476 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had time to check out the Stamp Simply blog or the other challenge sites yet, I hope you will do so- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Emboss a piece of white cardstock using the Script embossing folder.  Trim and mount onto a piece of 4 ¼” x 5 ½” black cardstock.

Add a 2” strip of the floral design from the Forward with Faith paper at the bottom along with a piece of paper lace and 1” black satin ribbon.

Ink the floral part of the Seasonal Wreaths- Spring and Summer stamp set with Versafine Onxy Black ink onto white cardstock, heat set with a heat tool.

Stamp the same floral image onto scrap paper (or a sticky note), fussy cut around the outside edges to create a mask.  

Mask the image you stamped in the first step, ink up the wreath from Seasonal Wreaths- Spring and Summer and stamp over the floral image to complete the wreath.  

Heat set with a heat tool. Using water-based markers, color the flowers in colors to match the designer paper (I chose to use a piece from the designer paper).  

Stamp the sentiment from Sympathy Sentiments Set 2 inside the wreath using Versafine Onyx Black ink, heat set with a heat tool.

Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of black cardstock. Adhere to the card front with dimensional foam (or chipboard).

Add a few pearls to the corners and use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the flowers to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Seasonal Wreaths- Spring & Summer, Sympathy Sentiments Set 2 (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums:  Versafine Onyx Black, Water-based Markers (Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Sage Shadow), Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Black; Forward with Faith 6x6 Paper Pack by Echo Park

Accessories/Tools:  Gemini. Jr. ; Sizzix Thinlit Dies by Tim Holtz- Crochet, Script Embossing Folder by Darice, Heat Tool, Black Satin Ribbon, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope all of you are having a wonderful weekend!

TCC147 This is the Day

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to The Card Concept #147 {Dare To Dream} Challenge! This week our Design Team has outdone themselves- so many beautiful cards and different styles/interpretations- we hope you will check it out!

Don't you think that this room looks like a wonderful place to study, journal, and/or create! So peaceful but I would need a bit more desk space for sure :-)

Also, I absolutely love all the different globes, the tones of brown on the suitcases as well as the overall vintage feel.  The combination of all of this inspired my Shabby and Vintage card!

I enjoy participating with online challenges and used the Try Stamping On Tuesday #489 Sketch Challenge  for the layout (plus I used die cuts :-)) and will also be linking to the Word Art Wednesday #475-#476 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

Again, if you have not had a chance to visit The Card Concept or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all! 

To create this card:

For the background panel- distress the edges of a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of the Vintage Emporium designer paper and mount it onto a piece of espresso cardstock.

Cut another horizontal piece of the ledger design from the Vintage Emporium paper, distress the edges and mount onto espresso cardstock, distressing the edges.  Adhere to the background panel.

Die cut a piece of the world map design from the Vintage Emporium paper pack using one of the larger outside ovals from the Hemstitch Oval Dies and lightly distress the edges.

Close-up of the map :-)

Die cut another oval using the same oval die from espresso cardstock, cut the espresso oval in half and adhere behind the map die cut (allowing a bit of the espresso oval to show at the top and bottom) and lightly distress the edges.

Adhere the map oval die cut directly to the background panel.

Add the ribbon slide to a piece of sage twill ribbon and adhere to the card front (wrapping the edges of the sage ribbon behind the panel). 

Add the three antique brads to the panel before mounting the entire panel to the white card base.

De-static a piece of vanilla cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the sentiment from Give Thanks using Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once cooled, die cut with the Fishtail Sentiments Banner Dies (also die cutting another one from espresso cardstock).  Cut the espresso die cut in half, layer behind the sentiment layer. 

Use a sponge dauber to apply antique linen distress ink to the edges and mount onto the card front using dimensional foam (or chipboard) to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Give Thanks (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress

Paper/Cardstock: Vanilla, Espresso; Vintage Emporium 6x6 Paper Pad (Craft Consortium)

Tools/Accessories: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Fishtail Sentiment Banners Dies, Spellbinders Dies- Hemstitch Ovals, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Distressing Tool, Sage Twill Ribbon, Antique Ribbon Slide, Antique Brads, Sponge Dauber

Thanks again for taking the time to visit!  We would love for you to create a card based on our Dare To Dream photo and join us at The Card Concept! The challenge is open until February 1^st at noon EST.