Nature's Prints in a Tic- Tac-Toe Challenge -The Paper Players #593

 After the thunderstorms yesterday it is much cooler outside - perfect for touching up the garden.  There is still a lot of debris everywhere thanks to a powerful storm that moved through here about 10 days ago.

This card was made for the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge at The Paper Players#593, using the following 3 elements in the row across the top:  "birthday, embossing, ribbons". The Nature's Prints bundle was used for this challenge.

This A2 side fold card has a Night of Navy base, layered with Basic White.

The framed embossed floral is adhered to this card front using dimensionals.

The frame was die cut using the new "Fabulous Frame Dies", die cutting it twice - once in Night of Navy, and once in Basic White. The die cut frame has  both a stitched and an embossed edge. To create the layered frame look, the Night of Navy frame was fussy cut to the stitched line and the remaining embossed frame was adhered to the Basic White frame.

Behind the frames was added a piece of Night of Navy card stock embossed with the Tasteful Texture Embossing folder.

hree floral images from "Nature's Prints" were embossed with White embossing powder on Night of Navy card stock and die cut using the Nature's Prints die. They were added to the inside of the frame - the middle one directly to the embossed card stock and the other two with dimensionals.

A bow made with 3/8" Glittered Organdy Ribbon was added to the top of the floral stems using a glue dot.

The sentiment was stamped with Night of Navy ink and embossed with clear embossing powder before being separated into two words. After fussy cutting each word around the perimeter, they were added to the card front using dimensionals.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Nature's Print

Inks:  Versa mark, Night of Navy

Papers:  Night of Navy, Basic White

Accessories:  Nature's Print dies, Fabulous Frames die, White embossing powder, Clear embossing powder, Tasteful Texture embossing folder, dimensionals.

Moon Over Frozen Forest - a card that lights up

 I love making cards that light up.  In the past I have used Chibi lights, creating circuits with copper tape etc.  However I did not find that an easy process, so I found myself using this technique  less and  less. 

A week ago I discovered EZ-Lights, sold by Pear Blossom Press  and that make the process so much easier.

I also love sponging, and I used the new sponging brushes which will be available in the upcoming new Mini catalogue in January 2021. as well as the EZ-lights to make this forest scene light up.

A circle, die cut using a repositionable shipping label, was used to mask where the large moon would be located  on  a 3 3/4 by 5" piece of Whisper White card stock.

Using the new blending brushes, the following ink colours were used to create the night sky:  Pool Party, Mint Macaron, and Night of Navy.  Once the mask was removed, a bit of extra blending was done around the moon edges to give it a more 3D look , and over the moon surface so it did not look so starkly white.

Trees from "In the Pines" was stamped using Versa Mark ink and embossed with White embossing powder.

The sentiment , stamped with Night of Navy ink on Whisper White was matted with Night of Navy card stock , notched at both ends, and added to the bottom.

This art piece was matted with Night of Navy card stock.

Three holes were then poked where the lights would be shining through, and an X at the bottom next to the sentiment identified where to Push to activate the lights.

The poke holes are identified by a cluster of rhinestones.

After adding the lights, some rhinestones were added around and the lights tested.

It was then added to a top folding Thick Whisper White card base.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  In the Pines

Inks:  Pool Party, Mint Macaron, Night of Navy, Versa Mark

Papers:  Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Night of Navy

Accessories:  White embossing powder, E-Z lights, Rhinestones, Stitched circle dies

Embossing with the Big Shot Embossing Mats

I love learning about ways that I can use Stampin' Up products in a different, new way.

One of the new products in the Annual Catalogue is Embossing Mats.  Okay, I didn't know what they were either, and I must admit it took me some time to figure it out.  However, using the mats to create a wonderful embossed image/background, proved to be decidedly easy.

Below is a video made by Stampin' Up explaining these mats and how to  use them.




Here's a card I made using the Embossing mats and the Springtime Impressions Thinlets.

The card base is Blueberry Bushel, layered with Whisper White embossed with the Springtime Impressions Thinlets.
Some 1/8" Blueberry Bushel Grosgrain ribbon was added along the left side, with a double bow added near the bottom.
A butterfly was die cut with the same color of card stock, and again with Vellum.  The two were adhered together at the body only, and then added to the card front.
The sentiment was stamped in the upper right using Blueberry Bushel ink.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Abstract Impression
Inks:  Blueberry Bushel
Papers:  Blueberry Bushel, Whisper White, Vellum
Accessories: Springtime Impression Thinlets, Embossing mats, 1/8" Blueberry Bushel Grosgrain ribbon,

Snowflakes - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #245

We have been so lucky this fall, especially so late in November, for not having snow.  Last year we had a ton of it- Buffalo was buried in it.
But the card today, for the challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday is  a card that includes snowflakes - a lot of snowflakes.

 

• The Night of Navy cardstock base is layered with Whisper White.  The remainder of the card is designed on this Whisper White layer.
• The embossing folder "Woodlands" was inked with Night of Navy ink and was run through the Big Shot with the piece of Whisper White cardstock inside.
• The trees were painted with Whisper White reinker, then Versa Mark was applied using the Versa Mark pen, heat and stick powder applied, heat set and then Iridescent Ice Embossing powder applied and heat set.
• The small snowflake from the "Among the Branches" was stamped randomly between the trees with Versa Mark and embossed with White Embossing powder.
• Silver cording was adhered to the front of embossed front as indicated in the diagram above.

 

• The silver cording can be seen better at this angle.
• 8 snowflakes were punched using the Dazzling diamond glimmer paper (punch is non SU),  They were combined in pairs using glue dots, and then adhered to the front of the card also using glue dots.

• A rhinestone was placed in the center of each snowflake pair, and also some smaller ones in the snowflakes in the background.
• The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy and embossed with Clear embossing powder.  It was then die cut using an oval die and applied to the front of the card.  A snowflake pair was adhered to the top of the sentiment oval.  The sentiment is from Penny Black.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Among the Branches, "Blessing" from Penny Black
Inks: Night of Navy, Whisper White reinker, Versa Mark
Papers: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Dazzling Diamond Glimmer paper
Accessories: Woodlands embossing folder, Versa mark pen, Heat and stick powder, Iridescent Ice Embossing powder, White embossing powder, Clear embossing powder, Oval die, Snowflake punch (non SU), rhinestones, glue dots.

Here Comes the Bride - Stampin' Queen's Sketch Challenge 41

The month of June is the month of brides.  This wedding card was made using the sketch challenge with Stampin' Queen's Sketch #41 here. 
I took the liberty of changing the shape of the focal panel to accommodate the stamp of the dress that I wanted to use.

Stamp: Love & Laughter
Ink: Basic Black, Versa Mark
Papers: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Embossing folders: Square Lattice, Elegant Lines, Polka dot, Vintage Wallpaper, Adorning accents folder (hearts), Silver embossing powder, dimensionals, 5/8" Whisper White Organza ribbon, pearls, Modern Work Label Punch, Corner rounder punch

Elements of style - a Just-add-ink sketch challenge

This stamp set arrived at my door step today, and I couldn't wait to use it.

Stamp set:  Elements of style
Paper:  Whisper white (basic card), chocolate brown, bordering blue, yo-yo yellow.
The image and the hummingbird were embossed with gold embossing powder.  The bird was cut out and applied to paper with a stampin dimensional.
Other:  pinking hearts border punch.

Bird in Sunset - a 411 colour challenge

The colours to be used together to make a card were:  ruby red, more mustard, garden green and creamy caramel.  This presented quite a challenge for me.  Here's what I came up with.  A warning - put on your sunglasses, as this card is bright!

Stamp set:  Asian Artistry
The base card is creamy caramel.  The next layer, which is embossed with the finial press folder is ruby red, although in this picture it looks almost orange.  After embossing, I lightly brushed some creamy caramel ink over the raised surfaces.
The garden green scallop circle was made using the Circle Scallop die and the Big Shop. After  embossing it with the polka dot embossing folder I again lightly brushed creamy caramel ink over the dots.  The edges of the scallops were sponged with creamy caramel as well.  A portion of the scallop was removed to allow it to fit on the front of the card.
The More Mustard scallop circle was made using the Scallop Circle #2 die and the Big Shot.  The scallops were sponged with creamy ruby red and dotted with Crystal Effect.
A 2" circle was made using Circles #2 die and temporarily adhered to the middle of the scallop.  The perimeter of the circle was sponged with ruby red and more mustard to get the sunset effect.  After removing this circle, a small amount of more mustard was sponged in the middle of the "sun"
The image of the bird was stamped twice.  After cutting out the second image, it was placed over the original image with a stampin dimensional. Crystal Effects was then applied over the bird.
A ruby red dragon fly can be seen flying into the sunset.
The designer paper almost had all the colours I needed, but it fit so well I decided to use it.  The ribbon is garden green organza ribbon (retired)
This colour scheme challenged me, and I produced a card that is bold and bright.  Let me know what you think.