A Silhouette Adventure

Isn't it amazing that when you look closely at both sides of the DSP you begin to see all sorts of different possibilities.

When I looked at the reverse side of one of the Perennial Essence DSP I saw a  beautiful night sky with fireworks going off in the distance and an idea was born.

This is what I came up with:

When I saw this pattern of the Perennial Essence DSP I knew that the silhouettes against this night sky would be perfect.

Two children, one pointing to the sky and the other playing a flute, were black embossed on this background.  The area around them was die cut with a stitched rectangle die and a Basic Black frame was placed around this panel.  This made it look like the children were standing in the doorway looking up to the sky.

I adhered this framed panel to a larger piece of the same DSP, and added 3 glitter die cuts which resemble bursting fireworks.  These I coloured with the Dark Petal Pink Stampin' Blend - just to make them  blend in a better. Strips of Basic Black card stock were also added along both long edges of this DSP.

The sentiment "Adventure" was die cut using Blushing Bride glimmer paper with a Sweet Silhouette die.  It was adhered to a piece of vellum card stock notched at both ends and then to the card front at an angle over the bottom of the image panel.

This entire unit was added to a Whisper White card stock layer which was adhered to a Basic Black card base

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Silhouette Scenes
Inks:  Versa Mark, Dark Petal Pink Blendability
Papers:  Basic black, Whisper White, Perennial Essence DSP, Vellum card stock, Blushing Bride glimmer paper, Dazzling diamonds glimmer paper
Accessories:  Black embossing powder, Sweet Silhouette dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies

Keep Dreaming - Freshly Made Sketches #393

The Perennial Essence DSP, with its Mone -like patterns, is one of my favourite DSPs in the new Annual catalogue - at least for today.  Not that I'm fickle.....

I have used this paper in many ways, including framing each design see post here and using it to make a shadow box see post here

Today I am using this DSP to make a card to submit to the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches #393 here.  I worked hard at keeping the design of this card simple as that is an area I have a great deal of difficulty with.

The card base is Whisper White card stock, layered with another piece of Whisper White which has been embossed with the Subtle Texture Embossing Folder.

On top of that I add a piece of Perennial Essence DSP matted with Old Olive card stock - the Old Olive only showing above and below the DSP. 

At the top and bottom edges of the DSP I add a 1/4" metallic Pink Petal ribbon (retired) and then adhere this to the card front.

I couldn't resist making a small punch art Magnolia flower and adding it to the DSP panel.  

Here's how the flower was made:

• With the Perennial Flower punch- punch 2 flowers in Whisper White;
• With the Magnolia die- die cut two sizes of stamens in Basic Black
•  Use the Petal punch to punch 2 leaves in Mossy Meadow.  
• Sponge the Whisper White flowers were lightly with Flirty Flamingo and Mango Melody inks, spritze with water, dry and gently shape them.  
• Adhere together alternating petals.  Shape the Basic Black stamens, adhere together, and glue to the inside of the flower.
• Sponge the edges of the leaves with Mossy Meadow ink, shape them and adhered to the underside of the flower.  
• Add a pink rhinestones from the Noble Peacock rhinestone collection to the center of the flower.

The sentiment, from "Silhouette Scenes", stamped on Whisper white with Black Memento, is punched at one end with the Everyday Label punch.  After  matting  with some Old Olive card stock which has the end punched with the same punch, it is adhered to the card using dimensionals.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Silhouette Scenes 

Inks:  Black Memento, Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody, Mossy Meadow

Papers:  Whisper White, Perennial Essence DSP, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Basic Black

Accessories:  Subltle Texture DSP, 1/4" Metallic Petal Pink ribbon, Everyday Label Punch, Leaf Punch, Perennial Flower punch, Magnolia dies, Dimensionals, Noble Peacock rhinestone.

The "Essences" Shadow Box

It's amazing and wonderful how many separate products from the new annual catalogue work together.  For example - the "Essences".  The Perennial Essence stamp set coordinates with the Perennial Essence DSP, which coordinates with the Perennial Essence Vellum card stock - and the Perennial Essence flower centers are for flowers made with the Perennial Flower Punch.

All of the "Essences" were used to make a birthday Shadow Box.

The hardest thing about making this card was cutting the Perennial Essence DSP.  It was like cutting into a work of art.

To made the shadow box card I used a tutorial here

The shadow box is two pieces of card stock both 4 1/4 by 5 1/2".  Each is scored at  1/2" and 1" on the short ends.

The front piece is Pretty Peacock; the back Thick whisper White. In the Pretty Peacock piece the Stitched Circle die is used to create a circular opening

In the middle of the Whisper White piece I adhered a piece of Perennial Essence DSP

What makes the shadow box card "pop" is the direction of the side folds.  The Pretty Peacock (front) piece is folded forward at the 1/2" score line, and backwards at the 1" score line.

On the Whisper White piece, the 1/2" score line is folded backwards; the 1" score line forwards.  In other words they are folded in opposite directions.

The front and back are adhered together at the 1/2" piece using tear and tape adhesive.

Flowers:

For each flower two images were stamped on the Petal Pink Perennial Essence Vellum using Petal Pink ink. and one leaf image using Mossy Meadow on the Old Olive Vellum.

The flowers were punched using the Perennial Flower Punch; the leaves with the Petal Punch.

After shaping each flower with a stylus they were adhered together alternating petals, and a flower center was added to the center.  The leaves were also shaped and added to the back of the flower.

The completed flowers are adhered around the left side of the aperture.

The sentiment, from Itty Bitty Birthdays, is stamped on Petal Pink card stock using Pretty Peacock ink.  After notching the strip at one end it is added to the card front.

Self adhesive sequins are added around the right side of the aperture.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Itty Bitty Birthday, Floral Essence

Inks:  Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow, Pretty Peacock

Papers:  Pretty Peacock, Whisper White, Perennial Essence DSP, Perennial Essence Vellum card 

stock (Petal Pink, Old Olive)

Accessories:  Stitched Circle Dies, Petal Punch, Perennial Flower Punch, Perennial Essence Flower Centers, Self adhesive sequins