Sunflower Seasons

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a quick fall card designed with the Sunflower Season Bundle and the Pastor & Ministry Appreciation Scripture stamp set along with lace, paper and other supplies- all from Stamp Simply!

To create this card:

Trim a piece of the Wood Textures 6x6 paper to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”.

De-static the wood textures paper with an embossing powder tool, ink the sentiment from Pastor & Ministry Appreciation Scripture stamp set with Versafine Black Onyx ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing powder has cooled, mount the panel onto a piece of chocolate cardstock, trim close to the edge.

Add a strip of Venise Lace and adhere a piece of the chocolate pleated ribbon (wrapping the ends of the ribbon behind the ends behind the panel).

Mount the entire panel onto a white card base.

Adhere a 1” x 5 ¼” strip of the wood texture designer paper to the inside of the card base (I like to do this to use up some of the scraps).

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the sunflower image with Versafine Black Onyx ink, stamp onto the prepared cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor the flower image with water-based markers and distress inks.

Use the coordinating Sunflower Season die to die cut the sunflower (also die cut another image from white cardstock to layer behind the colored image).

Mount the sunflower image to the card front with dimensional foam.

Add a few bronze rhinestones to the upper right hand corner to finish off the card.

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #661-#662 Anything Goes Challenge .

If you have not had a chance to check out the rest of my Sister Design Team cards on the Stamp Simply blog, or the Word Art Wednesday challenge site yet, I hope you take the time to do so- such fabulous inspiration from all!

Stamp Sets: Sunflower Seasons Bundle, Pastor & Ministry Appreciation Scripture (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Tim Holtz Distress Inks- Ground Espresso, Mowed Lawn, Fossilized Amber; Stampin’ Write Markers- Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Granny Apple Green

Cardstock/Paper: White, Chocolate Chip; Craft Consortium Wood Textures 6x6

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Sunflower Season Bundle, Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, May Arts Coffee & Tea Ribbon Sampler- 10 yards, Venise Lace- 1.75” Valentina White- 1 Yard, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones- Bronze

Don’t forget to stop by and check out the new Vintage Christmas Release at Stamp Simply!

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful week/weekend! 

Stamp Simply August 2024 Release- Vintage Christmas

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another card designed with the brand new Vintage Christmas Images  bundle (part of the Vintage Christmas Release) along with other dies, lace, ribbon and supplies all from Stamp Simply!

To create this card:

Emboss a piece of white cardstock with the Intertwine Embossing Folder, trim the panel to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”, lightly distress the edges and mount onto a piece of espresso cardstock.

Cut a piece of the green tartan plain designer paper and mount onto a piece of espresso cardstock. 

Layer onto the front of the card panel and mount the panel onto the white card base.

Add a scrap strip of the green tartan plaid to the inside of the card (on the left- this is how I like to use up some scraps).

Using the medium tag die, die cut a tag from the beige tartan plaid designer paper, layer onto espresso cardstock and trim close to the edge.

Layer a piece of white lace at the top of the tag, add the seam binding ribbon and wrap the ends behind the tag.

Loop an additional piece of the seam binding through the top of the tag.

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the deer image and sentiment from the Vintage Christmas Images stamp set with Versafine Black Onyx ink, stamp onto the prepared white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Die cut the sentiment with a rectangle die, mount onto a piece of espresso cardstock.

Adhere the rectangle sentiment adding scraps of the designer paper (I hand cut the photo corner from a small scrap).

Watercolor the deer image with distress inks and water-based markers.

Die cut the deer image with the coordinating die (die-cut two additional deer die cuts from white cardstock to layer behind the colored image).

Mount the deer image with dimensional foam and add the three bronze rhinestones in the corner of the sentiment panel to finish off the card.

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #661-#662 Anything Goes Challenge .

If you have not had a chance to check out the rest of my Sister Design Team cards on the Stamp Simply blog, or the Word Art Wednesday challenge site yet, I hope you take the time to do so- such wonderful inspiration from all!

Stamp Sets: Vintage Christmas Images Bundle (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Tim Holtz Distress Inks- Walnut Stain, Ground Espresso, Brushed Corduroy, Stampin’ Write Markers- Raspberry Ripple, Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede

Cardstock/Paper: White, Espresso; Craft Consortium – Tartan 6x6

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Vintage Christmas Images Bundle ; Sizzix Thinlit Dies by Tim Holtz- Tag Collection; Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Rectangles SM, Sizzix 3D Texture Fades A6 Embossing Folder- Interwine, Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Raschel Lace- 1.5” White- 3 yards  , Seam Binding Bundle- Vintage Neutrals- 40 yds , Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones- Bronze

Don’t forget to stop by and check out the new Vintage Christmas Release at Stamp Simply!

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a fabulous week/weekend!

Stamp Simply August 2024 Release- Merry Christmas

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a card designed with the two brand new bundles-  Vintage Christmas Background and Vintage Christmas Images  from the Vintage Christmas Release at Stamp Simply!

This is another quick and easy card and with postage rising still relatively flat for mailing.  

To create this card:

De-static a piece of dark kraft cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the Vintage ChristmasBackground image with Versafine Black Onyx ink onto the prepared cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set the heat tool.

Die cut the oval from the background using the Vintage Ovals and Twigs Dies.

De-static a piece of white woodgrain designer paper with an embossing powder tool, stamp the sentiment from Vintage Christmas Images with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with heat tool.

Trim the designer paper to fit behind the die-cut oval in the background image.

Trim and distress the edges of the background image panel and adhere onto a piece of black cardstock.

Mount the background panel onto a white card base and add a strip of the white woodgrain designer paper to the inside left-hand side of the card base.

Ink the bell image from the Vintage Christmas Images with Versafine Black Onyx ink, stamp onto a prepared piece of white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Color the image with distress inks and watercolor pencils.

Die cut the bells with the coordinating die (also die-cutting a few extra bell images to layer behind the colored image).

Mount the bell image with dimensional foam and add a few green rhinestones to finish off the card.

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #659-#660 Anything Goes Challenge .

If you have not had a chance to check out the rest of my Sister Design Team cards on the Stamp Simply blog, or the Word Art Wednesday challenge site yet, I hope you take the time to do so- such wonderful inspiration from all!

Stamp Sets: Vintage Christmas Background Bundle, Vintage Christmas Images Bundle (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Tim Holtz Distress Inks- Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Crushed Olive, Forest Moss, Festive Berries,  Derwent Watercolor Pencils- Browns, Yellows, Oranges, Black

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, Baked Brown Sugar; Craft Consortium Wood Textures 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies-Vintage Christmas Background Bundle, Vintage Christmas Images Bundle ; Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones- Split Pea

Don’t forget to stop by and check out the new Vintage Christmas Release at Stamp Simply!

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a great week/weekend! 

Stamp Simply August 2024 Release- Boho Pumpkins

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a card designed with the brand new Boho Pumpkins Bundle from the Boho Fall Release at Stamp Simply!

I am looking forward to the upcoming fall season and the new stamp sets in the Boho Fall Release are perfect for fall, Thanksgiving as well as year-round cards!  

This card was fairly easy to create with a bit of layering and still fairly flat for mailing.  

To create this card:

Using the Sizzix 3D Lumber Embossing Folder, emboss a piece of white cardstock, trim to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”, mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of sage cardstock.

Adhere the background panel to a white card base and add a strip of designer paper to the left hand side of the inside panel.

Trim a piece of the sage green checked pattern designer paper to approx. 3” x 3”, layer onto black cardstock and trim close to the edge.

Add the twine strips and bow (wrapping the ends behind the panel) before adhering to the card front.

De-static a piece of 4” x 5 ¼” white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the pumpkin image from Boho Pumpkins Bundle with Versafine Black Onyx ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Watercolor the pumpkin image with distress inks, watercolor pencils, and pastel pencils.

Once satisfied with the coloring, die cut the image with the coordinating Boho Pumpkins Bundle die (cutting an additional pumpkin image to layer behind the colored image for thickness).

De-static a piece of black cardstock with an embossing powder, ink the sentiment “Gather Together” with Versamark ink and stamp separately onto the prepared cardstock, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Die cut the sentiments with the Fishtail Sentiment Banners Die (trimming off a bit on the end as needed).

Adhere the “Gather” and “Together” sentiment directly to the card front.

To finish off the card, mount the layered pumpkin die cut to the card front with dimensional foam.

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Just Add Ink #713 Choose Two (I used Heat Embossing and Dry Embossing), the Make My Monday #231 Colouring Mediums  (I used distress inks, watercolor pencils and pastel pencils) and the Word Art Wednesday #659-#660 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to check out the rest of my Sister Design Team cards on the Stamp Simply blog, or the other challenge sites yet, I hope you take the time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

Stamp Sets: Boho Pumpkins Bundle (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Versamark,  Tim Holtz Distress Inks- Carved Pumpkin, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Crusthed Olive, Forest Moss, Bundled Sage, Brushed Corduroy, Ground Espresso, Derwent Watercolor Pencils- Browns, Oranges, Black, Conte Paris Pastel Pencils- Orange

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, Carta Bella Welcome Autumn 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies-Boho Pumpkins Bundle, Fishtail Sentiment Banners Dies; Sizzix 3D Embossing Folder- Lumber, Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear and White Embossing Powder, May Arts 1/16” Jute Burlap Cord Sampler- 24 Yards 

Don’t forget to stop by and check out the new Boho Fall release at Stamp Simply!

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful week/weekend! 

TTTC253 In All Your Ways

 

Hi Friends!

Woohoo!  I have the honor of being the Guest Designer for the Tic-Tac-Toe #253 Challenge!  I love this challenge plus the winner has the opportunity to be a future Guest Designer, what fun!

This challenge board has so many great opportunites! I decided to pull out a few of my retired stamp sets (one of my goals is to create cards at times with my older stamps) and used the middle row across on the board- Flowers- Scoring and Die Cuts, plus I also added twine for this Vintage style floral card.

To create this card: 

Score a few diagonal lines on a piece of kraft cardstock (FYI- I scored four lines at the top left to lower right hand side and six lines in the same direction from the middle left to lower right hand corner- it is a bit difficult to see the scoring in the photo).

Trim the scored panel to 4” x 5 ¼”.  

Ink the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamp onto the lower left hand area of the panel, heat set the ink with a heat tool.

Add a knotted piece of twine between the scored lines (I knotted the twine on the ends but not under the focal image area).  Wrap the ends behind the cardstock, then layer onto a piece of black cardstock (trimming close to the edge – approx. 4 ⅛” x 5 ⅜”).

Mount the entire panel onto an A2 vanilla card base (4 ¼” x 5 ½” tent fold).

Ink the floral image with Versamark Onyx Black ink (I used the retired Butterfly Basics stamp set from Stampin’ Up!), stamp onto vanilla cardstock and heat set the ink with a heat tool.

Color the floral image using water-based markers, and once satisfied with the coloring, die cut with a pierced oval circle die.

Die cut another oval from black cardstock to layer behind the die cut floral image, then die cut a scalloped oval from vanilla cardstock to layer behind the black oval (to complete the floral focal image).

Adhere the layered floral image onto the card front with dimensional foam.

Using black cardstock, create the “photo corners” using scissors- cut a small square from scraps, then cut the angles (I do have a photo corner punch but I wanted smaller corners).

Mount the two photo corners to the opposite corners and  add a pearl to the center to finish off the card.

This completes the “original” card card that I submitted to the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge coordinator.  

I tend to design with more of a Shabby Chic style and decided that I wanted to add more to the background around the flower, so I masked the floral image, inked the honeycomb background stamp (from Butterfly Basics) with Versafine Onyx Black, stamped off a bit before stamping around the floral image. 

After stamping the honeycomb background, I added the postscript image (also from the retired Butterfly Basics set) stamped with Broken China Distress Oxide ink.

I am also joining in with the Double D Challenge “Basket Full of Posies”- I was inspired by the flowers and colors of the basket. 

Stamp Sets: Butterfly Basics (retired Stampin’ Up!). Scripture Medley 2 (retired Verve Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black; Stampin’ Write Markers-Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Mossy Meadow, Wild Wasabi; Tim Holtz Broken China Distress Oxide

Cardstock/Paper: Vanilla, Black, Kraft; retired Park Lane Designer Paper (Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories: Scoring Tool, Heat Tool, Gemini, Jr.™, Divinity Designs Pierced Oval Dies, MFT Die-namics Oval Open Scallop Doily, Oval Dies (retired SU!), Natural Twine, Pearls

So which one is your favorite?  The first one with the "clean" background, or the second card with a "distressed" backgrpund?  Curious minds need to know, lol!

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you will be able to join us at Tic-Tac-Toe#253 Challenge!  Have a blessed week/weekend, sweet friends!