Over the Moon Birthday - Hand Stamped Sentiments #320

I had a bit of fun creating this card for the sketch challenge with Hand Stamped Sentiments #320 here  using the cows from "Over the Moon" to deliver  a birthday message to their fellow cow who seems better the worst for wear.

On a thick Very Vanilla card base was layered a piece of Early Espresso card stock, and on top of that some Woodgrain DSP embossed with the Woodgrain embossing folder.  Using a finger dauber, some Soft Suede ink was gently rubbed over the embossed DSP to bring out the highlights.

A 2 1/4" circle was punched in the embossed Woodgrain DSP after which this layer was adhered to the Early Espresso layer using dimensionals.

At the far left end a smaller strip of a darker shade of the Woodgrain DSP was added which was converted into a bard door using the hard ware die cut from the Barn door dies. The door does not move.

On a separate piece of Whisper White card stock, two of the cows were stamped.  The third cow was stamped using reverse stamping.  This was done by stamping first on the silicone sheet and then placing the card stock directly onto the silicone mat.  All 3 cows were coloured with blendabilites and fussy cut.  Two of the cows were inserted into the punched circle underneath the door.  The head of one of the cows was cut along the neck line so that the head could extend over the circle.  Some branches were die cut in Crushed Curry, & adhered under the die cut circle to mimic hay(?).  The third cow, tired from partying, is lying on the ground below the window.

The birthday sentiment, from Cake Soiree, was stamped onto a Crumb Cake die cut tag (from Delicate Birthday \Edgelet dies). This was added at an angle over the door, using dimensionals,  with a bow made with two stands of Linen Thread added to the top.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Over the Moon, Cake Soiree

Inks:  Black Memento, Soft Suede, Stampin' Blends (Basic Black, Real Red, Ivory, Bronze, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive)

Papers:  Very Vanilla (Thick), Whisper White, Early Espresso, Woodgrain DSP, Basic Black, Crumb Cake

Accessories:  Woodgrain Embossing Folder, 2 1/4" circle punch, Detailed Birthday Edgelets, Linen Thread, Barn Door Dies, Dimensionals

Mr. Ed and friends - SUO Challenge #217

It was really difficult to narrow down a favourite stamp/item from the Occasions and /or SAB catalogues for the SUO Challenge #217 here , and I finally narrowed it down to the horse stamp "Let's Ride".

As I mentioned in my previous post here seeing the horses on this set takes me back to a time when my daughter was young and 'horse crazy'.

For this card, I incorporated the "Sliding Barn Door" framelit and coordinating stamp set with the "Let's Ride" set.

Three horse heads stamped using the Stamparatus were coloured with watercolour pencils and a blender pen as well as Stampin' Blends. Each was fussy cut and the edges sponged.

A window was die cut  in a 4 by 5 1/4" piece of Crumb Cake using the Rectangle Stitched framelit and the horses were placed as above like they were looking out the window. Mr. Ed is the one at the lower front.

Using the Sliding Door Framelits, the door was die cut in Early Espresso and embossed with the Barn Door Embossing Folder.  The sliding mechanism and hardware were die cut in basic Black card stock and attached to the Crumb Cake layer over the die cut window on the left side of the card.  The door looks like it should move but it doesn't.

The 'hello' sign, stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink using the "Barn Door" stamp. was added to the door front.

On the right of the window is attached a piece of Woodgrain DSP

This Crumb Cake layer was adhered to another piece of Crumb Cake card stock using the foam adhesive strips which in turn was added to an Early Espresso card base.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Let's Ride, Barn Door

Inks: Black Memento, Watercolour Pencils, Stampin' Blends (Light and Dark Soft Suede, Light and Dark Crumb Cake), Cherry Cobbler

Papers:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Woodgrain DSP

Accessories:  Sliding Door Framelits, Rectangle Stitched Framelits, Foam Adhesive Strips, Woodgrain Embossing Folder

Thanks a Bunch (of Spring Flowers) Hand Stamped Sentiments #288

I had a walk around my garden this morning just to see what I could see.  And I was amazed to see growth emerging from under ground.  Even though the spring has been very cold the perennials have decided that it is time for them to start growing.  I can hardly wait for them to bloom and bring some colour to my back yard.

Which brings me to the Inspiration Challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments .......and yes, a bright spring-like card.

There's more than one way to make a Wood grain background!  One can stamp using a background stamp, emboss with a wood grain embossing folder followed by sponging or brayering,  or one can just use Wood grain DSP. Finally, the method I chose,  one can add ink directly to a woodgrain embossing folder, insert a piece of card stock in it and put it through the Big Shot.

A window opening was die cut using the Window framelit placed sideways on this "barn" front.  I added an identical size of Crumb Cake cardstock behind this die cut layer so that I could reattach the die cut window frame (using foam tape) which now has some window sheet attached to its back. This has almost an "eclipse" effect.

Because the window was die cut sideways, the window sill was too small for the bottom of the window, so I die cut 2 of them and adhered them together to make one longer one and this formed the base for the spring floral bouquet.

Various flowers (and leaves)  were stamped and die cut using the Beautiful Bouquet, Tranquil Tulip and Petal Palette stamp sets and arranged on this extended window sill selecting the colors from the Inspiration picture above.  The flower -covered  sill was adhered to the bottom of the window with some foam tape - and a sentiment tucked into the flowers at the side.

To complete the picture, I added a  bird from the Petal Palette stamp set placing it on top of the yellow flower.

This card layer was added to a Pool Party card front.

I feel more spring-like already.

Supplied Used:

Stamps:  Beautiful Bouquet, Tranquil Tulip, Petal Palette

Inks:  Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzelberry, Old Olive, Berry Burst

Papers:  Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Garden Green, Blushing Bride, Berry Burst

Accessories:  Wood grain embossing folder, Windows framelit, Eloquent Bunch framelits, Petals and more thinlet dies, Window sheet, foam tape, dimensionals. liquid pearls (for center of flowers)

Wishing You all the Best...

Today I was reminded that "what's old is new again"!  Now that Stampin' Up has brought back shiny card stock the polished stone has re-emerged.  So of course I had to experiment with some different combinations of reinkers.

One of the combinations I used was Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Pool Party.

After the card stock was dry, I embossed the image of the wishing well with Black embossing powder.  I then colored the image lightly with SU markers.

Above is a close up showing the background a little clearer.

The focal image was matted with Basic Black card stock and added to the card front using dimensionals.

The basic card is Basic Black card stock. layered with Very Vanilla embossed with the Wood Grain embossing folder.  A 2" panel of Marina Mist was added to the left side and some Island Indigo ombre ribbon was added over the seam.

The sentiment was also embossed with black embossing powder.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Wishing Well
Inks:  Background Re-inkers: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Pool Party; Markers (Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Pear Pizzazz, Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake), Versa Mark
Papers:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Glossy card stock, Pool Party, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Wood Grain Embossing Folder, 1/4" Island Indigo ombre ribbon, Black embossing powder,