ODBDSLC260 Glory To God

Hello Friends!

Woohoo!! It’s time for the new Shining the Light  ODBDSLC260  “Double Embossing (Heat and Dry) ” Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs!

Heat embossing was one of the first techniques that I discovered when I started stamping sixteen years ago and I still think it is a very easy way to add elegance to a card. 

I decided to use the brand new Elegant Embellishments clear stamp set (with the coordinating Elegant Embellishments dies) along with the Vintage Flourish Patterns Die for the dry embossed background.

To create this card:

Stamp Sets- Elegant Embellishments, Dies- Vintage Flourish Patterns Dies,
Elegant Embellishments Dies, Vintage Label Dies, Christmas Collection 2015 6x6 

Emboss a piece of White cardstock using the Vintage Flourish Patterns Die (I love the fact that these dies can be used to cut, emboss or just emboss) and trim the panel.

Cut a piece of the Christmas Collection 2015 6x6 Paper using the Vintage Labels Die and adhere to the center of the white embossed panel.

Ink the Elegant Embellishments stamps using Versamark™ ink, stamp onto white cardstock and heat emboss with Gold Embossing Powder.

Another view- it is difficult to see the two tone gold/silver
embossing on the upper left ornament 

Use the Elegant Embellishments Dies to cut out the ornaments, add the Gold Cord trim and mount the ornaments to the card front (using dimensional foam for two of the ornaments).

Add the 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon bow to the corner and mount the entire panel onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock.

Adhere the entire panel to the white card base and add the Gold Cord bows to the ornaments along with the Pearls to finish off the card.

I am so thrilled to be designing alongside the talented ODBD Design Team and hope you will check out all of my DT sisters:

Chris, Diana, Paula and Robin. 

To see all the projects created for ODBDSLC260 or to join the challenge click here.  You have until November 1, 2015, at 8:00 pm EDT. By participating in the challenge, you have a chance to win a $15 ODBD Gift Certificate good towards the purchase of stamps in the “stamps column” on the ODBD website, or to be spotlighted on the ODBD Blog at our next challenge. The random prize winner will be posted on our next challenge post. Please do not post on Flicker as many of us do not have the ability to comment on your cards nor can we spotlight your cards on the blog.

Stamps: Elegant Embellishments

Dies: Vintage Flourish Patterns Dies, Elegant Embellishments Dies, Vintage Label Dies

Paper: Christmas Collection 2015 6x6

Thanks again for visiting, we hope to see your artwork in the Shining the Light ODBDSCL260 Double Embossing (Heat and Dry) Challenge gallery!  Have a wonderful week, my friends- hugs and God Bless!

SUO134 Thank You

Hello Friends!

It’s time for the new SUO134 “Thank You Very Much” Challenge and I decided to create a somewhat masculine “thank you” card using the Pals PaperArts PPA273 Sketch Challenge along with the FabFri75 Color Challenge.

I hope you will have a chance to check out the Pals Paper Arts and Fab Friday Challenge sites as well as my sister Design Team member samples at the SU-Only Challenges- great inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Stamp the ship image using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink on Whisper White cardstock.

Create the circle mask for the sun/moon with the 1 ¼” Circle Punch and using Sponge Daubers, apply Tangelo Twist Classic Ink to the sky area and Bermuda Bay to the water.

Use an AquaPainter™ to blend some of the ink and wash a bit of the color over the sun/moon. 

Once you are satisfied with the sponging, use the fine tip end of the Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add additional waves in the foreground and a few birds to the sky.

Use the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker to add shadows to the sails and lightly sponge a bit of Tangelo Twist over the waves as a reflection of the sky.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Square Collection Framelits™ to cut out the image and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, trim and set aside.

Ink the globe image using Bermuda Bay Classic Ink and stamp onto Bermuda Bay cardstock.

Punch out the globe image with a 2” Circle Punch and also punch a 2” circle from Basic Black cardstock.

Cut both the stamped circle and black circle in half and adhere each of the black circle halves behind the stamped globe halves and mount behind the focal image square.

Use the Big Shot™ along with the Chevron Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Use the Stampin’ Write Basic Black Marker to color in the “thank you” from the Me=Grateful sentiment and stamp onto a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock.

Add the chevron embossed panel, trim and mount the knotted Natural Linen Thread to the center.

Add the panel to a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Add the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and a few Rhinestones near the sentiment to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  The Open Sea, Me=Grateful

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black,  Bermuda Bay, Tangelo Twist; Stampin’ Write Markers- Basic Black, Sahara Sand

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Bermuda Bay

Accessories: Big Shot™, Square Collection Framelits™, Chevron Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, 1 ¼” Circle Punch, Natural Linen Thread, Rhinestones

Thanks again for stopping by and we hope to see your Stampin’ Up! Only project in our “Thank You Very Much” Challengegallery!

CC554 Friendship's Journey

Hi Friends!!

This card was created for the Splitcoaststampers’  CC554 Color Challenge (Mossy Meadow, BajaBreeze and Crumb Cake) along with the "Hope You Can Cling To" HYCCT1521Gail’s “Relationships Matter” Challenge. 

If you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you will find the time to visit both of the above galleries- great designs from all!!

To create this card:

Ink the interior of the Tim Holtz® Parisian Embossing Folder with Crumb Cake Classic Ink and emboss a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock using the Big Shot™.

Trim and distress the edges, adhere to a piece of Baja Breeze cardstock using a sewing machine with a zigzag stitch and distress the edges of the Baja Breeze layer.

Add the crochet lace along with the ½” Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon.

Mount the layered panel onto a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock and adhere to the Whisper White card base.

Ink the Friendship’s Journey images using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, color using Stampin’ Write markers using an AquaPainter™ for some of the coloring as well as direct with markers.

Distress the edges of both images and stitch each onto a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock. 

Distress the edges of the Mossy Meadow cardstock and age the paper with Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink.

Mount the focal image along with the sentiment to the card front using dimensional foam and add the Baja Breeze Triple Seam Binding Ribbon Bow to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Friendship’s Journey

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Crumb Cake; Stampin’ Write Markers- Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Sahara Sand, retired Baja Breeze; Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink

Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, retired Baja Breeze

Accessories: Big Shot™, Tim Holtz® Parisian Embossing Folder, Sewing Machine, White Thread, White Crochet Lace, ½” Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon, AquaPainter™

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you have a fantastic day, my friends!

HYCCT1524 With Gratitude

Hi Again Friends!!

This card was created for the Splitcoaststampers’ “Hope You Can Cling To”  HYCCT1524Holly’s “Thanks Bunches” Challenge to create a “Thank You” card with a “bunch” of fruit, leaves, etc. 

Fall is in full color here in the Mid-Atlantic region and after our trip to Shenandoah (Skyline Drive) this past Thursday, I was inspired to create fall leaves for my "bunches" :-)

I am also linking this card to the Happy Little Stampers October 2015 Sketch Challenge and the #tgif26 "So Thankful" Challenge.

Rocky Mount Overlook

Again, if you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you will find the time to visit the above galleries- wonderful inspiration from all!!

To create this card:

Stamp the leaves using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, color using Sponge Daubers with Hello Honey, Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango and Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink.

Fussy-cut the leaves and scrunch by hand to create a realistic texture.

Ink the large solid splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Hello Honey and stamp onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, clean the stamp and stamp as well with Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink.

Add the large splatter stamp using Cajun Craze Classic Ink as well as Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink.

Cut the panel out using the Big Shot™ with the My Favorite Things™ Blueprints 13 Die and mount onto a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock, trim and adhere to Very Vanilla card base.

Stamp the sentiment using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, punch the banner using the Hexagon Punch and stamp a bit of splatter with Cajun Craze Classic Ink.

Arrange and mount the leaves using dimensional foam along with the sentiment (loosely interpreting the sketch) and add the clip to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  With Gratitude (retired Stampin' Up!) , Gorgeous Grunge (Stampn' Up!)

Ink: Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Hello Honey, Tangerine Tango

Paper: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Blueprints 13 Die, Hexagon Punch, Sponge Daubers, Antique Brass Clip

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- have a terrific Monday, my friends!

HYCCT1523 Imagine The Possibilities :-)

Hi Again Friends!!

This card was created for the Splitcoaststampers’  “Hope You Can Cling To”  HYCCT1523 Jeanne’s “Pretty Tattoo” Challenge to use an image or sentiment that you think would make a pretty tattoo.

I do not believe that I would personally ever get a tattoo but this Carousel image from Inkadinkado® has beautiful line art that I just love :-)

Again, if you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you will find the time to visit the above gallery- fabulous inspiration from all!!

To create this card:

De-static a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Embossing Buddy®, stamp the Carousel image using Versamark™ Ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder, heat with the Heat Tool to melt the powder and allow the embossed image to cool.

Fill in a few areas with a gray Faber-Castell® Colour-Me-Grip™ Colored Pencil, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock, trim and mount onto the Basic Black card front, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Stamp and emboss the sentiment from the retired Stampin’ up! Word Play stamp set using the same steps as above, trim and mount onto a scrap piece of Basic Gray cardstock and strip of Basic Black cardstock.

Adhere the sentiment strip to the front of the card and add the Rhinestones to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Carousel (Inkadinkado®), Word Play (Stampin’ Up!)

Ink: Versamark™,  Faber-Castell® Colour-Me-Grip™ Gray Colored Pencil

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Basic Black

Accessories: Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I will be sharing a few more cards shortly- have a fabulous Monday, my friends!

HYCCT1522 Adopt the Pace of Nature

Hi Friends!!

This card was created for the Splitcoaststampers’  “Hope You Can Cling To”  HYCCT1522 Angie’s “Tears Can Be A Good Thing” Challenge to use the  Wrinkle-Free Distress background technique (FYI- I used distress stains versus inks) :-))

If you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you will find the time to visit the above gallery- wonderful inspiration from all!!

To create this card:

Apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Forest Moss, Chipped Sapphire and Brushed Corduroy Distress Stains onto a craft mat, spritz with water and lay a piece of watercolor paper over the ink. 

Press the paper into the ink, twist as you lift up the panel turning to allow the ink to run and merge.

Use the Heat Tool to dry the panel, spritzing with water, re-apply additional ink and drying with the Heat Tool until you are satisfied with the results.

De-static the panel with the Embossing Buddy®, stamp the image using Versamark™ Ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, heat with the Heat Tool to melt the powder and allow the embossed image to cool.

Use the Big Shot™ with the My Favorite Things™ (MFT) Horizontal Stitched Banners Die to cut out the image, mount onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Delightful Dijon cardstock.

Ink the large solid splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Delightful Dijon Classic Ink and stamp onto the upper part of a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Ink the large splatter stamp using Mossy Meadow Classic Ink and stamp onto the panel as well.

Trim and mount onto Delightful Dijon cardstock, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Mount the embossed panel onto the card front using dimensional foam and add the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Nature’s Pace (retired), Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Versamark™, Delightful Dijon, Mossy Meadow; Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains- Forest Moss, Chipped Sapphire and Brushed Corduroy

Paper: Watercolor, Whisper White, Delightful Dijon, Mossy Meadow

Accessories: Big Shot™, Honeycomb Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder,  MFT Horizontal Stitched Banners Dies, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, White Crochet Lace, 5/8” Olive Satin Ribbon, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope you have a wonderful Monday, my friends!

Name Above All Names- A CAS Christmas Card

Hi Friends!!

I wanted to share another card with one of the new sets from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps' October 2015 release, Name Above All Names. 

In addition to being a great set for Bible Art Journaling, it also is fun for quick cards to share with your loved ones!

I hope you will take the time to visit the blog post over at Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps to check out how I created this quick and easy card for Christmas- it would be really easy to create multiples of this card :-)

I just love the new Name Above All Names set, don’t you? 

JUGS316 Thinking of You

Hi Friends!!

It’s time for the new Just Us Girls #316 “Photo Week” Challenge and I decided to create a fun Mixed Media background using Gelatos® and Brusho® Colour Crystals.

I hope you will have a chance to check out the rest of the fabulous Just Us Girls Design Team projects and come join in on the fun!

 

I am also linking this card to the Splitcoaststampers’ TLC554 "WatercolorThose Die Cuts" Challenge. 

To create this card:

Spritz a piece of Watercolor Paper with water and add the Lemon, Cherry and Blueberry Gelatos®, spritzing again and allowing the colors to blend.

Portion of watercolored background
prior to cutting with the die

Dry with the Heat Tool, spritz the paper again and add the Brusho® Colour Crystals  (I  used Brilliant Red, Turquoise and Yellow) adding additional water as needed to dilute the crystals swirling the colors around on the paper, dry with the Heat Tool and once dried cut out with the Big Shot™ using the Docrafts® Bee Keeper Die.

Cut another honeycomb piece using the same die from Basic Black cardstock (set aside the small black honeycomb shapes for another day:-))

Lay the watercolored honeycomb die cut frame onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock and adhere each individual hexagon onto the card front.

Add the Basic Black honeycomb die cut frame off center a bit to mimic the shelves in the photo.

Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, trim again and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Add the Silver Metallic Thread (looping and adhering the thread behind the area that the sentiment will cover).

De-static a piece of Basic Black cardstock using the Embossing Buddy®, stamp the sentiment from the October 15 Paper Pumpkin set, Blissful Bouquet using Versamark™ Ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss White Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Wrap a few pieces of the Silver Metallic Thread around the edges, punch the ends with the Hexagon Punch to create the banner and mount to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Blissful Bouquet (Stampin’  Up! Oct15 Paper Pumpkin set)

Ink: Versamark™; Gelatos®- Lemon, Cherry, Blueberry, Brusho® Colour Crystals- Brilliant Red, Yellow, Turquoise

Paper: Watercolor, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot™, Docrafts® Bee Keeper Die, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Hexagon Punch, Silver Metallic Thread

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a wonderful week and come play along with us at Just UsGirls!