Stenciled Floral

Hi friends and welcome back!  I hope you're doing well.  Today I have a card to share that I made for two challenges - the sketch challenge at Fab Friday and the Trend Week challenge at Just Us Girls.

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I thought the sketch would be perfect as a mini-slimline card measuring 3.5" x 6.25".

To start, I used a layering stencil to create the rose and leave background.  I worked with three shades of pink for the roses, using the darker two towards the center.  Switching to the leaves stencil, two shades of green were used.  After the panel was trimmed down, I wrapped a layer of vellum around the middle, then matted it on a panel of black cardstock. 

For the sentiment I used the Apothecary Labels stamp and die sets.  I stamped the label in the darkest pink, used my heat gun to make sure the ink was dry, then white heat embossed the sentiment.  When that cooled, the label was die cut then matted on a slightly larger black label.  After the main panel was adhered to the white card base, I made a little nest of silver thread on the vellum, then added the sentiment label on top with foam tape.  Lastly a few jewels were added for a bit of sparkle.

I also made a second card in more earthier peach tones.  Which one do you like better?  Personally, I like them both, but I seem to be more drawn to cool tones rather than warm.

Thank you for taking the time to visit, I appreciate it!  Take care and have a great weekend!

Stef

Stamps:  Apothecary Labels (Altenew)

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Black, Pearlescent Vellum (Lawn Fawn)

Ink:  Versamark; Pink Diamond, Pinkalicious, Rubellite, Pastel Sunrise, Canyon Clay, and Burnt Red (Altenew); Grassy Knoll and Olive (Pinkfresh Studio)

Other:  Bed of Roses Layering Stencil (Trinity Stamps), Apothecary Labels dies, Fine Detail White embossing powder (Simon Says Stamp), Bridal Mix Jewels (Little Things by Lucy's Cards), Gold Glitter Gems (Studio Katia), Gold and Silver thread (ret. SU)

Beautiful Wings

Hi there, friends!  I hope you're doing well!  Today I'm sharing a card made for two challenges - a color challenge from the lovely Jaydee at The Paper Players and a great sketch challenge at Fab Friday. 

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I decided to go with pink, black and silver, and loosely based the card design on the sketch, but adding an offset layer of silver foil.

I started by using a rose stencil on a piece of white heavyweight cardstock, using the new Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide ink for the roses, then adding a soft layer of Spun Sugar DOX over the entire panel, almost giving it a look of vellum in the photos.  Both this panel and the silver foil one were cut with a deckled rectangle die then added to the black card base.

Next, the large dragonfly and the sentiment were heat embossed on black cardstock, then die cut.  A strip of silver was adhered directly to the stenciled panel, then the sentiment and the dragonfly both adhered with foam tape.  The last step was to add a few silver and crystal baubles for a bit of sparkle.

Thanks for visiting, I always appreciate it so much!  Take care and have a great weekend!

Stef

Stamps:  Beautiful Wings (Gina K)

Paper:  Black, Silver Foil, White Heavystock (Tim Holtz)

Ink:  Kitsch Pink and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide, Versamark

Other:  Beautiful Wings coordinating die, Bed of Roses stencil (Trinity Stamps), Deckled Frames rectangle and A7 Labels small rectangle dies (Waffle Flower), Crystal Collection Night Sky (Little Things by Lucy's Cards)

A Pair for the SCS Color Challenge

Hello friends and welcome back!  It's time for a new Color Challenge at Splitcoaststampers!  Chris is hosting and has chosen the lovely combo of Shaded Spruce, Granny Apple Green and Coastal Cabana with a dessert option to use a circle.  I hope you'll be able to join the Color Challenge this week!

I loved this color combination so much I ended up making two cards!  My second card is also for the SCS CAS challenge to use splatters and joining the current challenge at Fab Friday (see below).

Just a warning, this post is content and photo heavy!

For my first card, I used a fun design idea that Jennifer McGuire used recently on this post.  (Actually she's used this technique several times on her blog).  I took scrap pieces of card stock in the challenge colors, plus white, and cut what seemed like a jillion strips of paper in varying sizes.  Next, I added adhesive to an entire panel of inexpensive white card stock (or you could use copy paper) and started layering on the strips, varying sizes and colors in a random order.

When the entire panel was covered, I trimmed off the overhanging bits of paper strips, then used my paper trimmer to cut it down to 3.75" x 5".  I used that same sheet adhesive on a panel of vellum and then die cut it with a circle die.  When adding to my card, I left a bit overhanging the side and trimmed that off as well.

The white eucalyptus leaves were die cut, adhered to the vellum circle, the sentiment added, then the panel was mounted on the card base with foam tape.  I really think this design would work well for a recipient of either gender.

On to card number two!  For this card I used the current sketch challenge at Fab Friday for my design inspiration.

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For the second card, I decided to do some stenciling with Distress Oxide inks on a panel of Shaded Spruce card stock.  DOX ink colors similar to Coastal Cabana and Granny Apple Green were used.  Stamping or stenciling with DOX inks on dark card leaves a lovely subtle effect.  I used leaf stencils down one side of the panel then splattered with some white gouache and a little bit of shimmer spray.

While the panel dried I stamped the sentiment, die cutting it and the Coastal Cabana layer from oval dies.  The leaf dies were also die cut in white card, then adhered to the dried panel.  The sentiment was then layered on top with foam tape.

Next a scallop rectangle die was adhered to the card base, then the main panel was added with foam tape.  And that finished off card #2!  Actually neither card took long to make and were both put together in one afternoon.

Thanks so much for visiting, I really appreciate it!  I hope you and yours continue to stay safe and healthy!  Have a great week!

Stef


Card #1
Stamps:  Tiny Words (Simon Says Stamp)
Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, Shaded Spruce, Vellum, Black
Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne
Other:  Nested Infinity Circle die (Hero Arts), Happy die and Eucalyptus dies (both SSS)

Card#2
Stamps:  Painted Greetings (Altenew)
Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Shaded Spruce, Coastal Cabana
Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn DOX 
Other:  A2 Scallop Rectangle die (Honey Bee), Fab Foliage dies (MFT), Layering Oval dies (ret. SU), Leaves Stencil (SSS), Tsukineko Sparkle Shimmer Spray, White Gouache

Celebrating Heroes at Seize the Birthday!

Hello friends, so glad you could take time from your day to visit my blog!  I hope you are continuing to stay safe and healthy!

The team at Seize the Birthday is having an extra special challenge this week, to celebrate and thank the heroes on the front lines during the Coronavirus pandemic.  These courageous people, our doctors, nurses, first responders, grocery employees, postal employees, delivery company employees, mass transit drivers are our heroes so I hope you'll join the challenge and create a card to honor and thank them.

For my card, I used two of the four free digi stamps of Birdie Brown Nurses and Doctors (which you can find here.).  Normally I use Copic markers for coloring images, but my printer isn't Copic friendly (e.g. cheap ha ha) and the ink smears with Copics.  However, this forced me to dust off my colored pencils and put them to use for coloring these images.  It was fun to challenge myself with this medium but I could definitely use more practice!

For my first card, I printed out one of the doctor stamp sets on Neenah Solar White and after coloring her with Prismacolor pencils, I die cut the image with an oval die.  The sentiment is actually from the other doctor stamp set and fit the theme of our challenge best.

For the background panel, white pigment ink was blended through a brick wall stencil, then die cut to fit on a white A2 card.  The doc oval was added to a slightly larger oval then adhered to the base with fun foam, as was the sentiment.  Because I kept the card pretty simple, I adhered a trio of dew drops for a little bit of additional interest.

For my second card, I used one of the nurse stamp sets.  I found a color combo for red hair that I really liked and then went with aqua/turquoise scrubs.  When the coloring was done and the image die cut, I went searching through my patterned paper and found a great plaid piece from MFT.  The sentiment at the bottom is from the other nurse stamp set.  I just thought "super hero in scrubs" was fabulous, so I had to use it.  The final touch was adding some turquoise crystals.

The layout I used for both cards was based on the current sketch challenge at Fab Friday.

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Thanks for visiting, I always appreciate it so much!  Stay safe, my friends!

Stef


Stamps:  Super Hero in Scrubs, Doctor's Orders, Call the Shots, Bedside Manner (MFT digis)
Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Perfect Plum, Blackberry Bliss (both SU), Plaid Patterns 6x6 pad (MFT)
Ink:  Unicorn White (Hero Arts)
Other:  Layering Ovals and Stitched Shapes Framelits (ret. SU), A2 Stitched Rectangle Stax die (MFT), English Brick Wall stencil (MFT), Ocean Wave Crystals (Studio Katia), Dew Drops, Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils