Pink Peonies

Hi everyone.  I love peonies ... and I love pink. :)

I am entering a couple of challenges at Splitcoast which inspired me to make this card.  One is asking for my favourite flower.  Well, that is lilies, but I just posted a lily card a few days ago.  So I gave it some thought, and honestly, I couldn't choose my "second" favourite.  I LOVE all flowers!  When I saw the peonies in the inspiration photo challenge, I was hooked. :)

This is an older stamp (Blooming Bunch - Studio Katia) that I've had for a long time.  I really shows all the wonderful layers that peonies have.  I stamped in black, heat embossed in clear, and then watercoloured with distress inks.  I die-cut the image and then split it into two pieces to make two CAS cards. :)  To finish the cards, I die-cut the center,leaving a thin white frame.  Popped image up against the edge of the frame and then popped up the card front with foam to add a little extra dimension.  I was happy with how it turned out, so I finished the second card the same way. :)

Second card using the other half of the image ...

Sending card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 2 - Dies - used a die for image and a die for sentiment

SCS CAS897 Favourite Flower

SCS Inspiration Challenge IC1066 - Ethan Allen - EA Pinterest board - Peonies

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Blooming Bunch (Studio Katia)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black Pigment (Obsidian - Altenew); Distress Inks:  Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn) Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), watercolour paint brushes, matching die for image (Studio Katia),Thin Rectangle Frames dies (Simon Says Stamp)

Challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 2 - Dies - used a die for image and a die for sentiment

SCS CAS897 Favourite Flower

SCS Inspiration Challenge IC1066 - Ethan Allen - EA Pinterest board - Peonies

Graceful Lily

Hi everyone.  I'm on a roll. :)  Having fun in my studio making lots of cards lately.  Hopefully this means my mojo is back in full swing and I'm hoping it stays for a long time. :)

This card is inspired by Splitcoast Stamper's "Inspiration Challenge - IC1064" and "CAS Challenge - CAS895".  The Inspiration challenge is to be inspired by one of Scully & Scully's products (see lily pillow below).  The CAS challenge is to CASE Yourself.  I changed the colour of the lilies, shape of the focal panel, and the background stencil.  The rest is the basically the same, CASEing this card from five years ago.

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The image (Graceful Lily - Penny Black)was stamped in black, clear heat embossed, and then watercoloured with distress inks.  I masked the image and sponged over a stencil for the background.  The panel was die-cut with Whirl Frames (Penny Black) and the inside piece gave me the reverse scallop edging.  The panel was popped up over the card base.  A simple sentiment (Super Day) was stamped in more black ink.

Close-up ...

Sending this card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 1- Inks - I used inks to stencil the background and watercolour the lilies - 2nd entry 

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Stamps:  Graceful Lily (Penny Black); Super Day (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Obsidian Black (Altenew); Distress Inks:  Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Shabby Shutters; Ground Espresso Distress Marker (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, watercolour brushes, Wander & Find stencil (Carta Bella), sponge

Challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 1- Inks

Evergreen Christmas

Hi everyone.  I was hoping to have this card done before the end of April, but life got in the way.  I'm playing along with SCS April Christmas Challenge - E is for Evergreen.  Thankfully there is no time limit on SCS challenges. :)

I'm hoping that the "Evergreen" element doesn't actually have to be green. :)  I created a mixed media background with watercoloured tissue paper, sponged colour, dry embossing, and brayering.  I love this combination that I used on a card last year.  I made good use of my time by creating three similar card fronts.  I split two of the card fronts to make four equal panels, and used the third card front to create strips for the inside of my cards. :)  

For the four focal panels, I added mostly the same elements ... evergreen dies cut from matte gold foil card stock and gold embossed white sentiment strips.  These all tie in with the gold metallic paint I brayered to highlight the dry embossed design (Pepperberry Embossing Folder - Simon Says Stamp), overtop of a watercoloured tissue paper mounted background.

Sending this card to the following challenges:

SCS April Christmas Challenge - Evergreen (CCC26APR)

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 1 - Inks - I used inks to W/C tissue paper, and sponge over top

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #68 - AG Christmas

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The other three cards ...

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Stamps:  Snowglobe Sayings (MFT - closed)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Matte Gold cardstock (SU!)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Candied Apple, Lumberjack Plaid, Mowed Lawn (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories:   Tissue paper, water mister, Pepperberry Embossing Folder (Simon Says Stamp), Brayer,

Gold Metallic Paint (Lumiere), Holly Branches dies (Penny Black), Inspired die (Reindeer) - Penny Black,  Holly & Berries die (Birch Press Designs); Mistletoe die (unknown)

Challenges:

SCS April Christmas Challenge - Evergreen (CCC26APR)

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 1 - Inks

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #68

Split Card Design - Group of Cardmakers

Hi everyone.  This month at Group of Cardmakers, we are playing with Split Card Design techniques.  There are two techniques which show how to make two quick cards in just over the time it would normally take to make one.

Please check out the details for April's Technique (Split Card Designs) and link to videos on the blog, along with more card samples from Christine & Susan.

Group of Cardmakers

The technique used for this set of cards is to use a oversized  / large image.  I stamped Fragrant Florals (Altenew) in black ink and heat embossed with clear.  The matching stencils were used to sponge the image with distress inks.  Once the colouring was done, the matching die was used to cut out the image.  I used a white Posca pen to add a bit of detailing and then cut the image into two pieces.  

I mounted each piece onto an A2 white card base and finished off by stamping sentiments in more black ink.  These made lovely cards with only having to colour one image.  It is common sense, but I hadn't thought about doing this with my larger stamps before. :)  I'm really happy how these cards turned out!

If you don't have oversized stamps, a large stamp will make two cards with smaller focal panels ... see pink floral cards below. :)

Sending left card to:

Die Cut Divas March Challenge - Anniversary or Birthday Card (2nd Entry).  Used Altenew products.

Sending right card to:

Just Us Girls #820 - Stencing - Anything Goes (2nd entry).  Flowers are stenciled.

NBUS #85 - first time using this die.

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This set of cards is stamped with Statement Flowers (Altenew).  I LOVE the size of these large, bold blooms.  I stamped onto mixed media paper, heat embossing in Liquid Platinum embossing powder.  The image was then watercoloured using distress inks before fussy-cutting.  The large image was split into two smaller ones and mounted on top of a panel / inside a frame.  It made two lovely CAS cards. :)

Here's the first card ...

Sending the above card to these challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 4 - Anything Goes - I used Watercolouring for my above image

Seize the Birthday #325 - Primarily Pink

SCS CAS896 - die-cuts - used a die-cut to create the dotty frame

Here's the second card ...

Sending the above (second) card to these challenges:

We Love Stamping April Challenge - Spring (2nd entry)

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The other technique I'm sharing from this month's Group of Cardmakers is from Jennifer McGuire.  It's another great way to stamp two of the same image, colouring one and leaving the other with just the heat embossed outline, splitting the two in the same place and swapping out.  You get two unique and beautiful cards with just a little extra heat embossing and only having to colour one of them.  This helps build your stash of cards quicker ... especially if you use a CAS design for your cards.

Here is the first card that used half of the images from each stamping ...

Sending the above card to these challenges:

Rudolph Days April Challenge

And, here is the second card that uses the other pieces ...

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Card 1&2:

Stamps:  Fragrant Florals (Altenew); Super Day (sentiments - Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.) 
Ink:   Black (Versafine); Distress Inks:  Ripe Persimmon, Wilted Violet, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Villaneous Potion (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Clear Embossing Powder (Ranger); sponges, Fragrant Florals matching die (Altenew), white Posca acrylic paint pen

Card 3&4:

Stamps:  Statement Flowers (Altenew); Brushed Script Words (Stampendous); Happy Messages (Stampendous)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Versamark; Distress Inks:  Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Liquid Platinum embossing powder (Ranger); Hemstitch Rectangles (Spellbinders); Small stitched rectangle frame (AliExpress)

Card 5&6:

Stamps:  Holiday Bouquet (Avery Elle)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Dark Red cardstock (Unknown)
Ink:   Versamark; Zig markers (Kuretake)
Accessories:   Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder (Ranger), heat tool, watercolour paint brushes

Challenges:

Die Cut Divas March Challenge - Anniversary or Birthday Card

Just Us Girls #820 - Stencing - Anything Goes

NBUS #85

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 4 - Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday #325 - Primarily Pink

We Love Stamping April Challenge - Spring

Rudolph Days April Challenge

SCS - CAS896 - Die-cuts