Get Back on Your Feet - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #420

For this week's challenge,  Try Stampin' on Tuesday is partnering up with Double Trouble. a crafting challenge blog run by 2 retired ladies, and not affiliated with any company.

The challenge is to partner the sketch challenge with Try Stampin on Tuesday with "Thing 1" with Double Trouble, using he guidelines below for brownie points and when finished, link project on both blogs.

 

THING 1:  Trouble Maker

says, "Help us stir up some trouble with a 3-2-1 Recipe that can be used for any occasion." 

     From: Our Kitchen at Double Trouble   

     Servings: Unlimited portions of Fun

     Ingredients:  3 - Colors 

                           2 - Design Papers  

                           1 - Sentiment or image (stamped or digital OK)

Directions: You may use more than the recipe ingredients stipulated, but you need to include at least the required minimum of each ingredient for
successful results. 

For my project, I decided to use this little turtle on its back.  Everytime I see it I get a smile on my face.

Here's my recipe :

On an Old Olive card base is added a Whisper White layer embossed with the Ruffle embossing folder.  To bring out the ruffles better, the embossed layer was lightly sponged with Balmy Blue ink using a finger dauber.  The ruffles reminded me of waves which goes along with the poor turtle being knocked off its feet.

Two different patterns of Tropical Escape DSP are adhered to the top of this embossed layer.  - a striped horizontal one, and a vertical one notched at the lower edge. Both of these DSP are matted with Old Olive card stock.  Some Old Olive Linen Thread was wrapped around the notched DSP strip and tied into a bow.

The turtle on its back (from Back on Your Feet), was stamped with Black Memento ink on Whisper White card stock, coloured with watercolour pencils and a blender pen, then die cut with a layering circle die. The make the shell look a bit more realistic, i.e. wet and shiny, some 3D Crystal Lacquer was applied. It was matted with a slightly larger Old Olive scallop circle with the two of them adhered together using dimensionals.  This focal image is added to the card front overlapping the two DSP's.

The sentiment, also from "Back on Your Feet" was die cut with the Stitched Rectangle die, matted with Old Olive card sock and then added to the card front below the focal image.

Some clear "raindrop" elements were added randomly on the focal image and over the sentiment.

Ingredient summary:

.Colors:  Old Olive, Soft Suede, Balmy Blue

. DSP :  Tropical Escape 2 different patterns

. Sentiment:  A stamped sentiment from Back on Your Feet

Supplied Used:

Stamp:  Back On Your Feet

Inks:  Black Memento, Watercolour Pencils, Balmy Blue

Papers:  Old Olive, Whisper White, Tropical Escape DSP (retired)

Accessories:  Ruffle Embossing Folder, Layering Circle dies, 3D Crystal Lacquet, Dimensionals, Raindrop gems, Old Olive Linen Thread.

A "Wobbly" Thank You

This card, made with the hostess stamp "Hand Delivered" is waving at you!  Thank you, thank you!  How did I do that??

Wobbles!

I  places a "wobble" between 2 thank you signs, making it a fun interactive card.

In the center of a Ruffled embossed Whisper White layer I adhered a 2 by 5 1/4" strip of Love What you Do DSP edged with Rich Razzelberry decorative ribbon strips.

Before adhering this to the card front I added some 1/4" Rich Razzelberry velvet ribbon as well as some ribbon tied into a knot.

For the starring character I changed up the pattern of her skirt and placed a Thank you sign in her hands.  I stamped a second sign, cut it out and set it aside.  After I finished coloring her, I fussy cut her, and then adhered the 2 signs   together with a small wobble. Some Clear Wink of Stella applied to the sign finished it off nicely.  Using dimensionals, the image was adhered to a pearlized doillie behind which I had placed a 2 1/4" Whisper White punched circle.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Hand Delivered

Inks:  Black Memento, Blendabilities

Papers:  Rich Razzelberry, Whisper White, Love What You Do DSP

Accessories:  Pearl Doillie, 2 1/2" circle punch, wobble(non SU), 1/4" Rich Razzelberry velvet ribbon, Rich Razzelberry glimmer gems (non SU), Ruffles Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Clear Wink of Stella

Peaceful Reflection - Just for You - another catalogue sneak peak

This stamp set provided a bit of a challenge for me.  Sometimes it's not obvious how certain stamps of a set work together and this is one of those sets.

After experimenting with various combinations, I settled on this design.

The leaf and stem were stamped first using Old Olive ink, then I two step stamped the flower using Daffodil Delight first followed by Crushed Curry.

Below the flower I stamped three smaller leaves.and  the stem in the water was grounded by  a small eddy.

To add texture and dimension, I used the dot stamp from "Timeless Texture, and stamped "dots" around the plant using Balmy Blue ink (stamped off ).

The Labels framelit was used to die cut the image, and this was matted with green glimmer paper.

The sentiment, from "Root in Nature " was also die cut with the smallest to the label framelits and added to the die cut image with small dimensionals.  A double bow made using the 1/4" white organza ribbon was added at the bottom of the stem.

The base card is Old Olive, layered with Whisper White embossed with the Ruffles Texture Embossing folder. A 2" strip of Delightful Daisy DSP edged with green glimmer paper on both long sides was adhered towards the left of the card front.  A strip of1/4" white organza ribbon was also added.

The focal image was added to the card front using dimensionals.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:Peaeeful Reflection, Rooted in Nature, Timeless Texture
Inks:  Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Balmy Blue
Papers:  Old Olive, Whisper Whit, Daisy Delight DSP, Green Glimmer Paper
Accessories:  Lots of Labels Framelits Ruffles Embossing folder, Green glitter gem, Dimensionals, 1/4" white organza ribbon.

Just Add Color DSP - Tea Anyone??

In my previous post I showed several cards made using the Just Add Color DSP.

Warning!!! Coloring can be addictive!! 

It's been a while since I just sat down and colored just for the sheer pleasure of it.  Once I started it was hard to stop.  I can certainly understand the fascination adults have with the coloring books that are now every where.

Today I selected the 12 by 12 page filled with tea pots, teacups etc. and colored only 2 images using Blendabilities.  After colored, the images were  I fussy cut and built into a card.

On a Melon Mambo card base I added a Whisper White layer embossed with the Ruffled embossing folder.  Along the bottom is a strip of Color Theory DSP with a piece of ruffled Night of Navy seam binding adhered over the seam.

A doillie, cut in half became the "table cloth" upon which the colored images were added.  To add interest and depth, I cut the scallop part of the remaining half and added it over the already adhered ruffle using dimensionals.  I colored the area around the base of the images with a Slate Gray marker in order to "ground" them. Clear Wink of Stella was applied to the cut out images.

Tutti-fruit self adhesive sequins were added randomly on the card front.

The sentiment is from "So Many Shells"

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  So Many Shells

Inks:  Black Memento, Blendabilities 

Papers:  Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Color Theory DSP, Just Add Color DSP

Accessories:  1/2" crumpled Night of Navy ribbon, self adhesive Tutti-fruiti sequins, doillie, Clear Wink of Stella, Ruffle Embossing Folder.