Elegantly Said Stand Alone Card

 I love fun folds as they provide a wonderful way to show case DSP. For this stand alone card I showcase the Elegantly Said DSP.

The 5 1/2 by 8 1/2" Basic Gray card stock base is scored at 2, 3 1/4" 5 1/4" &6 1/4". The scored lines are folded as a Valley, Mountain, Mountain, and Valley folds to form a stand alone card.

The 2 end pieces, and middle scored area are layered with  Very Vanilla card stock as well as two different patterns of the Elegantly Said DSP.

For the center piece, the Basic White measures 2 by 5 1/4"

DSP  (Pattern 2):   1 5/8  by 5" . A 1/4 by 5 1/4" strip of copper foil was added to the underside of the DSP before it was added to the Basic White.

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Two floral images were embossed with copper embossing powder on a 3 1/2 by 2 1/4" of Very Vanilla.  This was matted with 3 3/4 by 2 1/2" of copper foil and added to a Basic Gray  die cut using the largest of the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. This was added centered on the middle panel.

Below this is a smaller sentiment piece.  The sentiment on this 3 by 3/4" Very Vanilla piece is embossed with copper embossing powder, matted with 3 1/4 by 1" Copper Foil, and added to 3 1/2 by 1 1/4" Basic Gray card stock. It is adhered below the art piece on the center panel.

Gilded gems were added randomly over the art piece and sentiment panel.  As we 1/4" copper trim (retired) made into a double bow was added to the bottom of the art piece with a glue dot.

 

Supplies:

Stamp:  Elegantly Said

Inks:  Versa mark

Papers:  Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Copper Foil, Elegantly Said DSP

Accessories:  Copper Embossing powder, Gilded Gems, 1/4" Copper Trim, Stitched So Sweetly Die

Birthday Blooms - Watercoloring and Stamping with Brusho Crystals - SUO Challenges #198

I love coloring. I love using different media to do my coloring.  I find the entire process very relaxing.  So I just had to participate in this week's challenge at SUO

The challenge is "All About the Coloring" - and for this challenge I challenged myself - to use a different medium to color with.

When Brusho Crystals appeared in the Occasion catalogue I was probably one of the first people to order it.  But learning about it's properties and behaviors proved a bit more difficult.

It was a steep learning curve - from knowing how to open the crystal containers to how much of the crystals to use.  I was not enamored with the bright splashes of background colors I created, so have  worked hard to tone down the colors and find different methods of using it.

For today's card, I made the Brusho Crystals into watercolor paints, and applied this paint in layers to an image.  I even experimented using the Brusho directly onto stamps to create a background for the card I was planning.

Here's the card:

The floral image was stamped and embossed with copper embossing powder on a separate pierce of  Whisper White card stock.

To make the Brusho Crystals into watercolor paints, a small amount of Crystals were added to separate ink wells of a paint palette along with about 3 drops of water. and the mixture stirred.  Colors used:  Prussian Blue, Mossy Green, and Yellow.

The aqua painter was used to apply each color in layers, allowing each layer to dry before adding more color.  I even mixed some of the colors to get a more realistic look i.e. yellow with the green on the leaves.

The image was the fussy cut and set aside while I stamped the panel.

This was another experiment.

I added some Prussian Blue crystals to a cotton ball and added a small amount of water.  This I used as an ink pad.  The small single flower stamp was then inked up and stamped repeatedly to create the panel background..  Some empty spots were filled in using the dot stamp and Pear Pizzazz ink.  In retrospect I could have used a baby wipe but I didn't have any so opted for a cotton ball.

I'm actually surprised it worked as well as it did.

Before matting the panel with Marina Mist card stock I sponged the edges lightly with some Marina Mist ink.

The card base is Marina Mist card stock, layered with Whisper White embossed with the Petal Burst embossing folder. The matted panel was added to the left side of the card front with dimensionals.  Some 1/4" white organza ribbon was added near the bottom of the panel prior to being adhered to the card front.  A double ribbon was added as well.

I added the cut out flower using dimensionals across the panel of the card front .

Here's a better look at the stamped panel with the floral image attached.

The sentiment, from Many More Thanks, was also embossed with copper embossing powder, and diet cut using the Petal Passion framelits.  It was added to the card front using dimensionals.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Birthday Blooms, Many More Thanks

Inks:  Versa Mark, Marina Mist, Pear Pizazz, Brusho Crystals, Pear Pizzazz

Papers:  Marina Mist, Whisper White

Accessories:  Aqua painter, Copper Embossing Powder, 1/4" White Organza ribbon, Petal Passion Framelits, Petal Burst embossing folder, Dimensionals

Pop of Paradise in a Large Square Double Display Card

This time I think I got the fold right.  It took a couple of tries, but I did it. The fold reminds me of the Triple Fold card.
Again, I used the video tutorial by Dawn here

The base card is Night of Navy, 6 by 12", and was scored and cut accoding to the directions in the video.
On the long side, the cardstock was scored at 1,2,4,5,7,8,10, and 11 inches
On the short side, the cardstock was placed on the 1" mark, and a cut was made from the 1" mark to the 5" mark, and then from the 7"  to the 11" mark.  This was done on both sides of the cardstock.
Making the folds was a bit tricky, but I managed it.  I must admit I stopped and rewound the video several times before I got it right.
Here are the measurements for the cardstock pieces (I used Very Vanilla)

• one 3 7/8 by 3 7/8" for the center
• two 2 by 6" for the front
• two 1 7/8 by 3 3/8"
• six 17/8 by 7/8"

Use the DSP of your choice for the front, cutting it 1/8" smaller than the cardstock pieces.  I used the Affectionately Yours DSP.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Pop of Paradise, Timeless Texture, Gorgeous Grunge
Inks: Watermelon Wonder, Crumb Cake, Cucumber Crush, Daffodil Delight, Versa Mark
Papers: Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, Affectionately Yours DSP, Cucumber Crush
Accessories:  1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch, copper embossing powder

Happy Birthday - SUO Challenges #151 Favouite New Papers

There are so many wonderful new DSP in the catalogue it was hard to focus on which one to use for the SUO Challenges
I ended up choosing Affectionately Yours DSP.  This is such beautiful paper I had to take 2 deep breaths before I could cut it.

• The DSP was cut into 7/8" strips and adhered to gold foil paper.
• The cardstock base is Flirty Flamingo, layered with Night of Navy.

• The sentiment is from Cottage Greetings and is embossed with the new copper embossing powder, on a piece of Night of Navy cardstock the ends of which were notched. This is matted with some Daffodil Delight.
• Two yellow (Daffodil Delight) flowers were cut out of a remnant of the DSP.
• Three leaves from the stamp set "Swirly Birds" were embossed with the copper embossing powder, cut out, and adhered to the underside of the flowers.  This flower unit was adhered to each side of the image panel
• The bird, from the same set, was stamped in Flirty Flamingo, cut out and attached to the sentiment panel on the flower on the left side.  I put a tiny pearl in the bird's eye.

Supplies Used: 
Stamps: Cottage Greetings, Swirly Bird
Inks: Versa Mark
Papers: Affectionately Yours DSP, Flirty Flamingo, Night of Navy, Gold Foil paper, Daffodi Delight
Accessories: Copper embossing powder, pearls, dimensionals.