MTSC62 & FTTC55: Peony

Hi All,

Well, I have been working on a couple things behind the scenes, so I haven't been able to post in a few days.  However, I am participating in 2 challenges with this card: MTSC62 (Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge), and FTTC55 (Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge).  The Flourishes challenge was to use flowers (um, I thought those were the only stamps I owned!).  The sketch is here:

I actually used my retired Crew Kids Girl Simply Scrappin' Kit for the papers in this one.

My card base is Basic Gray.  Then, I added a circle of the DSP from the kit (cut with my Coluzzle), and distressed the edges.  On top of that, I added a block of another DSP from the kit with distressed edges.  The photo corners are self-adhesive die cuts from the kit, but I added some silver pearls (Michael's) to each.  I also added some silver pearls to the top corners on the card base.

I tied some striped Wild Wasabi ribbon in a knot around that layer.

I cut a smaller circle out of Neenah Solar White CS with my Coluzzle and stamped the main flower from Peony in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on.  I coloured it with my Copics, then stamped the word "Peony" along the bottom of the flower, and added another pearl to the "o".

The sentiment is from a Close To My Heart set called Treasure Life.  I stamped it in black ink onto a Whisper White strip, with the end cut into a "v".  I added an SU Mini Library Clip to the end of that, and attached it with Dimensionals.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

FTTC53: Easel Card

Hi All,

I decided to play along with the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge this week: FTTC53 make an Easel Card.  If you have never made one, and don't know how, go the the tutorial link on SCS HERE.  There are pictures with instructions, or there is a video.

My base panel is Rich Razzleberry, and my top panel is Whisper White.  I punched the white layer with SU's Scallop Trim border punch at the bottom, and added an extra strip of Razleberry underneath that to make it a bit sturdier.  For the front of the card, I added 2 rows of piercing, as well as some photo corners using SU's Lovely Flowers DSP. The ribbon is SU's Rich Razzleberry polka dot ribbon.

For the image panel, I cut a circle out with my Nesties, and sponged Close to Cocoa ink while it was still in the stencil.  Next, I stamped the Forget-Me-Nots from Spring Ephemerals twice in Close To Cocoa ink.  I rubbed the circle with my embossing buddy to get rid of static, inked up the Bleeding Hearts image with Versamark, then with Rich Razzleberry ink, stamped it on the circle, and embossed with Clear EP.  I layered that onto a Close To Cocoa piece, which was cut out with Label 3 Nesties and sponged with dark brown ink.

For the inside, I added a Close to Cocoa layer, then a white layer, punched again with the Scallop Trim border.  Next, I added a strip of the Lovely Flowers DSP, with a couple of Martha Stewart pearls, one on each side. I also stamped he words "bleeding heart" in Close To Cocoa ink.  Ta da!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

FTTC52E: There's No Place Like Home

Hi All,

I am playing in another Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge - this one is to make a frame!  I decided to make a really classic frame - nothing complicated.

 My card base is Kraft CS, then a layer of Basic Black, punched with the Ticket Corner punch.  My frame is made of Creamy Caramel CS, and I cut it with my paper trimmer.

I stamped the house scene from Cottage Home in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Neenah Solar White CS, and coloured it in with Copic markers.  I stamped it again on another piece, coloured in the trees, cut them out, and layered them over the original image with Dimensionals.

The sentiment is from the Close To My Heart set Treasure Life.  I stamped that in black ink on white CS, and punched it out with the Key Tag Punch.  I added some dark brown ink around the edges, and adhered it to the frame in the top right corner.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

FTTC52C: Fruity Birthday

Hi All,

I made this card for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Anniversary challenge C: to make a card using fruits or citrus colours.  Well, since I don't have any fruit stamps, that left me with one option.  So, I decided to go with some bright orange, yellow, and green colours.

My card base is Whisper White, followed by a Basic Black layer, and a Handsome Hunter layer.  For the top layer, I used one of the brass templates from the Touch of Grace store (see my sidebar for the link to the store) to emboss some white CS and to cut the shapes out.  I added some white Martha Stewart pearls to each corner (on the Hunter piece).

I stamped the flower from Poinsettia and Boxwood in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Neenah Solar White CS twice.  I coloured them in with Copics, and cut them out - one around the outside, and the other a smaller inside layer.  The smaller flower layer was mounted on top of the bigger layer, and they were both mounted on to the card base with Dimensionals.

Not very many steps to the card, but VERY time-consuming.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Timeless Tuesday: Create A Scene

This week's Timeless Tuesday Challenge is hosted by Betty Wright - you can find the post HERE.  She has challenged you to make a scene on your card.  My scene is actually quite small, but I definitely put a lot of time into it!

My card base is Bashful Blue CS.  For the large panel, I used a Basic Gray piece matted with a Very Vanilla piece.  I went around the edges of these 2 pieces with a gold krylon pen.  On the base, I added some gold corner stickers.

On a separate piece of Vanilla, I embossed and cut using a brass emboss template from the Touch of Grace store (the Anja Frame Stencil #FE6122).  I also went around those edges with the gold pen. and added some pearls I got from Michael's.  Inside the frame, I did some sponging with Bashful Blue and Mellow Moss inks to create the scene, and I also stamped some grass in Mellow Moss ink (misc Michael's stamp).

I stamped the peacock from Strut Your Stuff in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Gina K Luxury Ivory CS, coloured with my Copics, and cut out.  It was mounted on with Dimensionals.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Timeless Tuesday - Red Birthday Present

Hi All,

This is my first time participating in the Timeless Tuesday challenge for Flourishes - you can find this week's challenge HERE.  It is a sketch challenge this time, brought to us by Silke Ledlow.

I went with a Clean and Simple (CAS) card this time - usually I use a lot of layers, but I decided to scale it down this time.  My card base is Baja Breeze, and I embossed that partially with one of the Cuttlebug birthday folders.

The lined paper is from the retired Hand Drawn DSP from SU and punched with the Scallop Edge Punch.  The vertical layers are from the Bella Rose DSP pack, and I added some silver pearls to all the corners.

For the main panel, I stamped the present from All Wrapped Up onto Neenah Solar White CS with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured it with Copic markers.  I stamped it again, coloured it, cut out the bow, and mounted the bow on top with Dimensionals.  I cut out the whole image with Classic Circle Nesties, and sponged Sahara Sand ink around it.  I mounted that onto a white circle, then onto a Sahara Sand cirlce cut with my Scallop Circle Nesties.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!