Peaceful Place Sympathy - sponged embossed background

Only 1 more day and the new Occasions (and SAB) goes live!

Today I have 2 more cards for you made with the Peaceful Place stamp set from the new Occasions Catalogue.  It seems I can't get enough ways to use this stamp set.

The sponge and emboss background technique I have used before.  In some ways it is similar to Joseph's Coat.

My son saw this card and he tells me it reminds him of the sun coming up over the park near our home.

On a 3 3/4 by 5" piece of Whisper White card stock I started by sponging So Saffron in the center, followed by Cajun Craze around that, blending into some of the Saffron and then extending beyond it.  Early Espresso ink is sponged on last, sponging from the Cajun Craze layer to the outside of the card stock.

Then using the stamparatus, the image from "Peaceful Place" was stamped in Black Memento (although it could be stamped in Early Espresso).  I love the way the light seems to come from the far end of the card

After applying Versa Mark ink all over the sponged art piece, Clear embossing powder was added and set with a heating tool.

This piece was layered with a 4 by 5 1/4" Very Vanilla piece.  Using the Detailed Trio punch, I punched two holes in the upper left of the layered art piece and added some 1/8" Very Vanilla ribbon edged in copper and tied it into a bow.

This was added to an Early Espresso card front.

The sentiment is from "Flourishing Phrases"

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Peaceful Place, Flourishing Phrases

Inks:  Black Memento, So Saffron, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Versa Mark

Paper:  Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Whisper White

Accessories: Clear embossing powder, Detailed Trio punch, 1/8" Very Vanilla copper edged ribbon

Comfort & Healing to You - Try Stampin' on Tuesday or Not #343

This week the optional theme with the sketch challenge is "leaves", and I made it into a sympathy card. The sketch is courtesy of Kaylin

I had earlier die cut some leaves from a background I created using the Baby Wipe technique.  These leaves came in handy for this card and became the art piece.

The card base is Cajun Craze card stock, layered with Whisper White card stock.

To the left are some retired DSP with leaf patterns on it.  The edges of these pieces were sponged with Cajun Craze ink and then mounted on Cajun Craze card stock.

The die cut leaves were arranged on the art piece, which is the reverse side of the retired DSP.  This was also matted with Cajun Craze card stock before adding it to the card front with dimensionals.
Attached to the right side of the art piece are 2 notched Gold Glimmer banners.

The sentiment. from "Flourishing Phrases" was stamped with Cajun Craze ink, punched with the 1 3/4" circle punch and matted with a Gold Glimmer scallop circle.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Flourishing Phrases
Inks:  Cajun Craze
Papers:  Cajun Craze, Whisper White, Autumn DSP (retired), Gold Glimmer, Whisper White
Accessories:  Seasonal Layers Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, dimensionals.

An Embossed Sympathy Card

Yesterday I posted 2 cards made using the Floral Affection embossing folder. See the post here
Today, I embossed another image, for a sympathy card.

After coloring the embossed areas with a "revived" Wink of Stella glimmer brush and ink pads, the sentiment, from "Flourishing Phrases" was added.  The corners of the art piece were rounded, and the art piece was matted with Peek-a-boo Peach card stock which also had its corners rounded.

This art piece was added to the card front with dimensionals.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Flourishing Phrases

Inks: Black Memento, Peek-a-boo Peach, Pear Pizzazz

Papers: Peek-a-boo Peach, Whisper White, Fruit Stand DSP

Accessories: Clear Wink of Stella glimmer brush revived with alcohol, Floral Affection embossing folder, 3/8" ruffled Peek-a-boo Peach ribbon, dimensionals, corner rounder punch

Totally Trees Sympathy Card - Pal Paper Arts #332

The sketch challenge with Pal Paper Arts 332 was a perfect opportunity to use the Totally Trees stamp set.  I needed a Sympathy card, so that's what the card became.

The layering circle framelits was used to die cut the circle and coordinating scalloped circle.  This circle became the art piece.

The three bare trees were first stamped with Soft Suede and then stamped over (twice) with a different colour for each tree - Blushing Bride, Rich Razzellberry, and Flirty Flamingo. The stamp from Sheltering Trees was used to create the grassy ground underneath the trees. Sponged Marina Mist formed the sky.

This circle was adhered to the scalloped circle using dimensionals.

The basic card is Mint Macaron, layered with Whisper White embossed with the Woodlands embossing folder.Four strips of Blooms and Bliss DSP was attached horizontally, with a slight space between each strip.  The circle as adhered to the card front, slightly off center, over these strips.

The sentiment is from Flourishing Phrases.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Totally Trees, Sheltering Tree, Flourishing Phrases
Inks: Soft Suede, Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Rich Razzelberry, Island Indigo
Accessories: Layering circles framelits, dimensionals.

 

Cards made with Serene Scenic DSP stack

Yesterday I made a card that I had made using the DSP from the Scenic Scenery DSP stack with a promise that I would make some more todayl
Well, I made two, and it took me under 5 minutes to make both.
The first card is a sympathy card, and I used Old Olive as its base, layered with Whisper White.

The sentiment is from Flourishing Phrases, stamped  Whisper White, die cut using the layering ovals framelits and adhered to a punched out decorative label punchie.

The second card features the stamp set "Wherever You Go" and the image of the bridge was stamped directly onto the DSP.  Add some sunrise in Daffodil Delight, and some birds flying in the sky and wholla you have a card.

Here are both the cards along with the DSP stack.

Again, this DSP stack is on Page 174 of the Annual catalogue.