Rejoice Always

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a card featuring the brand new (and first ever) Stamp Simply 6x6 paper pad- Coffee or Tea. 

 

I love the pastel colors with the coffee theme as well as the pretty gingham, lace doily and other patterns in this new paper pad!

I paired the beautiful Coffee or Tea paper with a sentiment from the Give Thanks stamp set along with an oval and leaf die, lace, ribbon and pearls all from Stamp Simply!

This card was very easy to create and I will be playing along with a few online challenges- the Double D Challenge “Fall Leaves” Inspiration Challenge  (I was inspired by the colors and leaves), the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge #256 Featured Designer Karen (far left side row down- Spring/Fall-Embossing- Layers as well as the middle row down Gems- Free- Die Cut) and the Word Art Wednesday #665-#666 “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- fabulous inspiration from all!

 

To create this card:

Trim a piece of the Coffee or Tea designer paper to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”, distress the edges with scissors or a distressing tool.

Mount the panel on a piece of vanilla cardstock, trim to approx. 4 ⅛” x 5⅜”. 

Mount the entire panel onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of dark purple cardstock.

Layer a piece of crochet lace onto the card front, wrap a piece of lilac seam binding over the top of the lace (wrapping the ends behind the panel).

Mount the entire panel onto a white card base.

Die cut the leaves from the Ink Drops- Sunset 6x6 paper pad, score the centers of the leaves, scrunch a bit by hand.

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the Give Thanks verse sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink , stamp onto the prepared cardstock, apply clear embossing powder, heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, die cut with an oval die (die cutting a second oval from dark purple cardstock to layer behind the sentiment oval). 

Adhere the die cut leaves to the card front before adding the die cut oval sentiment with dimensional foam.

To finish off the card, add a few latte pearls to the upper left-hand corner and on the lower right of the oval sentiment.

Stamp Sets:  Give Thanks (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black; Craft Consortium Ink Drops- Sunset 6x6 Paper Pad, Stamp Simply 6x6 Paper Pads- Coffee or Tea?

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Spellbinders Pierced Oval Dies, Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz-Fall Foliage, May Arts 3/8” Crochet Lace- 15 yard spool- white, Seam Binding Sampler- Rich Pastels- 40 yards, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Latte

Don’t forget to stop by and check out the new items and sale at Stamp Simply!

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

TCC209 A Friend Loveth

Hi Friends!

We are excited to be back with our monthly challenges at The Card Concept!

The photo inspiration for our #209 {Fall Florals} Challenge inspired me to pull out a stamp that I have owned for quite a while but had not inked up yet.  So many stamps, so little time, lol!

I paired the I/O Vase Kitty Butterfly image with a retired Stampin’ Up! verse sentiment from Say It With Scripture (from 1990), 

Using these older stamps helps me to fulfill one of my long-term goals to create at least one card using my older stamps (this will take years since I have almost a thousand stamp sets). 

I have this goal in addition to creating a card for each of the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenges (they have over a thousand sketches) and I was able to incorporate the SC301 Sketch into the design of this card.

I am also participating with the INKspirational #324 “Make Your Mark” Challenge, My Time To Craft #542 “Add Texture” (I added texture with ribbon and the embossing), and the Simon Says Monday “STAMP IT” Challenge.

I hope you will take a moment to visit our challenge blog to see how the rest of the Design Team were inspired as well as check out the other challenge galleries to see their fabulous creations!

To create this card:

On a piece of white cardstock, de-static with an embossing powder tool, ink the Vase Kitty Butterfly image with Versafine Black Onyx ink, stamp onto the prepared panel, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor with water-based markers, watercolor pencils and distress oxide inks to color the image.

Cut out the image loosely, leaving enough room for the rectangular die (fussy-cutting around the flowers in the vase on the outer edge).

Die cut with a rectangle stitched die, protecting the left-hand side from the stitched die.

Layer a piece of 4 ⅛” x 5 ⅜“ white cardstock onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of black cardstock. 

Add a piece of yellow designer paper approx. 4 ½” x 4” to a piece of black cardstock.

Add a piece of 1 ½” gray satin ribbon to the designer paper layer, wrap the ends of the ribbon behind the panel before mounting onto the card front.

Adhere the card front to the white card base.

Mount the layered kitty image onto card front with dimensional foam.

De-static a piece of black cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the Proverbs 17:17 verse sentiment with Versamark ink, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, die cut the sentiment with a stitched tag die.

Add to the card front using dimensional foam on the outer left-hand side and directly onto the kitty image panel.

Add a few pearls to the upper right-hand corner of the kitty image panel and the lower left-hand area of the tag sentiment to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Vase Kitty Butterfly (Impression Obsession I/O Stamps), Say It With Scripture (1990 Stampin’ Up!)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black,  Versamark, Stampin’ Write Markers- So Saffron, Hello Honey, Pool Party ,Bermuda Bay, Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede; Derwent Watercolor Pencils- Black, Yellow, Greens; Tim Holtz™ Distress Oxide Ink- Broken China,

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, retired Stampin’ Up! designer paper (older hostess Level I pack from the 1990’s)

Accessories/Tools: Gemini Jr™, My Favorite Things- Stitched Rectangle STAX, Pierced Tags STAX; Embossing Powder Tool, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, AquaPainter™, 1 ½” Gray Satin Ribbon, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #209 {Fall Forals} Challenge at The Card Concept!  The deadline to play along is Monday, October 7^th  at noon EDT.  

Thankful, Grateful, Blessed

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a card featuring the Sunflower Season stamp set along with sentiments from Welcome Fall, Sunset Ink Drops paper along with a few other supplies from Stamp Simply!

I had fun creating this card and used the SC907 Sketch from Splitcoaststampers for the layout.

I am also playing along with the Double D “Sunflowers” Challenge, The Flower Challenge #95 “Include A Stamped Flower” Challenge and The Place To Start Sept “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 challenges site yet, I hope you take the time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

 

To create this card:

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the Sunflower Season floral image (just the flower head) with Versafine Onyx Black ink and stamp onto the center left hand edge of the cardstock.

Apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Stamp the image again onto scrap paper (or a sticky note) and fussy-cut the image.

Place the fussy-cut image over the embossed image and repeat step the embossing step above for the two additional flowers.

Watercolor the floral image with distress inks and water-based markers.  Fussy cut the entire image close to the stamped edges.

Emboss a piece of white cardstock with the Sizzix 3D Texture Fades Lumber embossing folder, trim to 2 ½” x 5 ⅜”.

Mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim close to the edge.

Trim a piece of the Sunset Ink Drops designer paper to 1 ¾” x 5 ⅜” and mount onto the right-hand side of a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of black cardstock.  

Add the layered embossed layer to the left-hand side of the panel, overlapping the designer paper.

De-static a piece of black cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the sentiments from the Welcome Fall stamp set onto the prepared cardstock with Versamark Ink, add white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Die-cut the sentiments with the Fishtail Sentiment Banners Dies. 

Adhere to the front of the card front, staggering the ends of the flags.

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

Add the deep yellow rhinestones to the upper top right-hand side of the card and add a scrap piece piece of the Sunset Ink Drops designer paper (approx. 1" x 5 ¼”  front to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Sunflower Season, Welcome Fall  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Versamark

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

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Fishtail Sentiment Banners, Sizzix 3 D Texture Fades A6 Embossing Folder- Lumber,  Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones- Dark Yellow/Gold

 

                Don’t forget to stop by and check out the sale at Stamp Simply!

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

Blessed Is The One

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another quick fall card designed with the Falling Leaves Border Strip and Blessings/Beautitudes 1 stamp sets along with the Craft Consortium Sunset Ink Drops Paper, twine- all from Stamp Simply!

This card is so easy to create- just stamps, ink, a bit of embossing, designer paper and twine!

I have mentioned in previous posts that I have a personal goal to try to create a card for each of the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenges (now at over 1,000) and for this card, I used the SC248 Sketch for the layout.

I am also playing along with the Word Art Wednesday #663-#664 Anything Goes Challenge and the Simon Says Wednesday “STAMP IT” 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 challenges site yet, I hope you take the time to do so- fabulous inspiration from all!

 

To create this card:

De-static a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of the orange Sunset Ink Drops paper with an embossing powder tool, ink the Falling Leaves Border Strip stamp with Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamp onto the prepared cardstock, add clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool (I love how the colors of the ink drops paper are perfect for the fall leaves).

Repeat the above steps for the second border strip image.

Cut the border strip images apart and mount onto a piece of 3” x 5 ⅜” black cardstock.

Adhere the panel to a 4 ⅛” x 5 ⅜” piece of white cardstock.

Wrap the three stands of black bakers twine over the panel (adhering the ends behind the panel) and mount onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of black cardstock.

Mount the entire panel onto a white card base.

Adhere a scrap piece of the Sunset Ink Drops paper (approx. 1" x 5 ¼” ) to the inside left hand side of the card base ( I like to do this to use up scraps :-)).

Create a bow from the black bakers twine and adhere to the card front.

De-static a white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the Proverbs 16:20 verse from the Blessings/Beatitudes 1 stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamp onto the prepared cardstock, add clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Carefully trim the verse sentiment apart, mount each part onto black cardstock, trim close to the edge.

Mount onto the card front with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Falling Leaves Border Strip, Blessings/Beatitudes 1  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx

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

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder,  Divine Twine Bakers Twine- 240 yard spool- Black

Don’t forget to stop by and check out the sale at Stamp Simply!

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

In All Things

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another fun fall card designed with the new Boho Pumpkins Bundle along with the Welcome Fall stamp set as well as paper and other supplies- all from Stamp Simply!

To create this card:

Emboss a piece of 4” x 5 ¼” white cardstock with the Lumber Sizzix 3D Texture Fades EmbossingFolder. Mount onto a piece of 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of black cardstock and adhere to a white card base.

I do not like to throw anything away, lol! So, I kept the little strips that I had to cut from the top of the Gather At Home 6x6 designer paper (the part that has the hanging hole included) and saved those in my stash.  I layered a few of these strips horizontally onto a piece of black cardstock and added that layer to the card front (FYI- I have been getting back into quilting lately, and this reminded me of a strip quilt design).

Trim a piece of the sage gingham patterned paper from the Carta Bella Gather At Home designer paper to 4” x 5 ¼”.  Cut on the diagonal and mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trimming close to the edge.

De-static a piece of white cardstock, ink the sentiment from Welcome Fall with Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamp onto the prepared cardstock, add clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

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

Once the embossing has cooled, color the pumpkins with water-based markers and die cut with the coordinating die.

Once the embossing has cooled, die cut with the medium Fishtail Sentiments Banner die, mount onto black cardstock and trim close to the edge.

Add to the card front (using the die cut pumpkin from the step above to position on the card).

Adhere the pumpkin image with dimensional foam and finish off the card with a few black rhinestones.

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and have a personal goal to create one card for each of the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenges (now at over 1,000 sketches).  

I designed this card with the SC970 Sketch layout and will also be playing along with the Word Art Wednesday #663-#664 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- gorgeous inspiration from all!

Stamp Sets: Boho Pumpkins Bundle, Welcome Fall  (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Stampin’ Write Markers- greens, oranges, browns, reds

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black; Carta Bells Gather At Home 6x6

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Boho Pumpkins Bundle, Fishtail Sentiment Banners; Sizzix 3 D Texture Fades A6 Embossing Folder- Lumber, Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder,  Black Rhinestones

Don’t forget to stop by and check out the Labor Day sale at Stamp Simply!

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a safe and fun Labor Day weekend/week!