Best of Flowers Mother's Day Card - Unscripted Sketches #205 & Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge

Now that Easter is over, and Spring is supposedly on its way, Mother's Day now looms over the horizon.  So today I decided to combine 2 challenges and create a Mother's Day Card. I used the sketch from Unscripted Sketches here  with the colour challenge with Pals Paper Arts here

I thought the above 3 colours combined would make a fresh looking Mother's Day card.

This 5 by 5" card has a base card stock of Bashful Blue, layered with Whisper White card stock whose edges were sponged with Certainly Celery ink.  Upon this white layer, three rows of rick rack in Marina Mist and Bashful blue was layered horizonatally.  I put the two colours together because the Tasteful Trim die couldn't make a larger rick rack as indicated in the sketch - so I put 2 together.  Then I attached a piece of Marina Mist seam binding vertically on the left side and attached it underneath the Whisper White layer.  A bow was attached at the top.

The focal image was stamped with Black Stazon ink onto Whisper White card stock, and coloured with markers (Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, and Certainly Celery).  The image was die cut using the Ovals Framelits, and pricking was done around the edges using a template, mat pack and paper piercer.  A larger oval framelit was die cut in Certainly Celery, and the focal image was attached to this using dimensionals. This unit was attached to the card front. 

The Bashful blue flower was highlighted with a white gel pen, and Crystal Effects was put on the blue roses.

The sentiment, from Teeny Tiny wishes, was punched with the Word Window punch, and layered with a Modern Word Label punched in Certainly Celery.

A row of 3 rhinestoes was attached to the upper right corner. 

Here's a summary of the materials/supplies used:

Stamps: Best of Flowers, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Black Stazon, SU markers (Marina Mist, Bashful blue, Certainly Celery), Certainly Celery

Papers: Bashful Blue, whisper White, Marina Mist, Certainly Celery

Accessories: Tasteful Trim die, 3/8" Marina Mist Seam Binding, Ovals Framelits, Pricking template, Mat Pack & Paper Piercer, Word Window punch, Modern Word Label Punch, Crystal Effects, White Gel Pen, Rhinestones, dimensionals.

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Get Well Soon - Sunny Challenges & Creations 075/13

I am thrilled to have been asked to be a guest designer at Sunny Challenges & Creations here for the months of March and April.  Today is my first post.
There is no sketch, just the topic "Get Well", so I made a card with very soft colors using a stamp set I haven't used in a long time "Thoughts & Prayers"

I used Baja Breeze and Old Olive markers to ink up the stamp and then stamped it onto Whisper White card stock.  Then I die cut it using the new Ovals framelits.  I just love them and use them whenever I can.  Before mounting on a Baja Breeze scalloped oval, I used the new pricking oval template to pierce around the outside edges, then attached it using dimensionals.  To complete my image I placed tiny pearls in the center of each flower.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set and is stamped with Baja Breeze ink.  There were other words under the sentiment on the stamp, but I just covered them with scotch tape, inked my stamp, removed the tape and then just stamped the sentiment I wanted. The words were punched out using the Modern Word Label punch.  A second Word Label was punched in Baja Breeze, cut in half length wise and attached to the bottom and top of the Whisper White one.  This gives it the appearance of layering and provides some contrast to the white background.
The card base is Baja Breeze cardstock, layered with Honeycomb embossed Whisper White cardstock.  The designer paper is from the Print Poetry Designer Paper stack.  A piece of 5/8" Baja Breeze seam binding was attached over the seam of the DSP, the image was attached to the card with dimensionals, and then a bow was placed at the top.  The card is complete except for a few more pearls - a strip under the sentiment, and some large ones at the upper right side.  Can you guess that I love bling?
Here's a list of materials/supplies used to make this card:

Stamp: Thoughts & Prayers
Ink: Baja Breeze, SU markers (Baja Breeze, Old Olive)
Papers: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Print Poetry DSP
Accessories: Ovals framelits, Honeycomb folder, Modern Word Label punch, Mat pack and paper piercer, 5/8" Baja Breeze seam binding, pearls, large pearls, Scallop oval die #2

Animal Talk - Ribbit - Technostamper 250

"Ribbit" (from talk for "what's up").  It's amazing how creatures can communicate.  I have a cat and I know exactly what he's saying to me when he "meows", and he know exactly what I'm saying to him.
This card is for the Technostamper Monday Lunchtime challenge here

 

The background was made using the wax resist technique using the fancy fan embossing folder - and then sponging on Gumball Green, summer Starfruit, and Marina Mist inks.

Stamp: Animal Talk

Inks: Black Stazon, Gumball Green marker, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Marina Mist

Papers: Gumball Green, Whisper White, Real Red, Baja Breeze, Storytime DSP

Accessories: Fancy Fan folder, waxed paper (non SU), Mat Pack & Paper piercer, 2 1/2" circle punch,dimensionals

Baby Turtle - Unscripted Sketches #187

I sold a fair number of baby cards since September, and it seems more and more mothers are electing not to know the gender of their unborn baby.  Many grandmothers, and other relatives are increasingly looking for green or yellow baby cards, so today I thought I would use the sketch with Unscripted Sketches here  to make a green baby card.

 

 

Stamps:  Baby Boutique, Baby Prints

Inks: Old Olive

Papers: Old Olive, Whisper White, Old Olive Polka Dot Designer Paper

Accessories: 3/8" Old Olive taffeta ribbon, pearls, Mat pack & Paper piercer, dazzling diamonds, dimensionals, glue dot, Ovals die #2 and the Big Shot

Merry Sleigh - Technostamper 235

Black and white seems to be very popular colors for Christmas cards this year, but I just couldn't do it.  Some color had to be on my card which I made for the TSSC 235 here

 

To make this card, I placed the sketch on its side.

Technique

Card Base:  The Basic black card base was embossed with the polka dot folder and lightly inked with Whisper White - like it's snowing.

Sleigh and Image Panel  The sleight was embossed with cherry cobbler embossing powder.  The edges of the whisper White panel were pricked with the mat pack and paper piercer

Embellishments: Using the Merry Mini stamp set, 2 different trees were stamped using gumball green ink.  They were punched out using the coordinating mini punch.  Some dazzling diamonds was added to the trees and a rhinestone attached to the top.  The trees were attached to a 3/4" Cherry cobbler circle which had also been paper pierced - with a dimensional.  This was attached to a 1" Whisper white circle.

The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny wishes - the word "Merry" was highlighted with a marker and stamped on a piece of Whisper white card stock and punched with a 3/4" circle punch.  This circle was also paper pierced.  Using a dimensional it was attached to a 1" Cherry Cobbler circle, the edges of which were sponged with Whisper White ink so it would stand out from the designer paper.   A row of rhinestones were placed under the word.

Stamps: Open Sleight, Merry Minis, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Versa Mark, Cherry Cobbler marker, Gumball Green, Whisper White

Papers: Basic Black, Whisper White, Be of Good Cheer designer paper, Cherry cobbler

Accessories: Polka dot folder, Mat pack & paper piercer, Merry Minis Punches, 3/4" circle punch, 1" circle punch, Cherry cobbler embossing powder, rhinestones, dimensionals, Dazzling diamonds