Elements of Style Framed ~ PP118

 

Here's a card for The Paper Players #118.  The challege is to use a frame. 

 

 

I was loving the "coloring on the back of vellum" technique (I'm sure there is a technical name for the it, but I'm not sure and I don't have time to look it up!) that I used in my last post with the poppies, and decided to try it again with Elements of Style.  This is such an EASY way to get color onto these images and it looks so nice!  I stamped a larger vanilla labels framelit with the Frech Script backround stamp in Sahara Sand ink and layered it behind my framed vellum.  It's hard to see in the photo, but you can see the French Script peeking out from behind the flowers and it looks so elegant!  I topped everything off with a crumpled seam binding bow, along with a ruffled strip.  There are some great tutorials out there on YouTube on how to crumple seam binding, but the easiest I found was to spray it with water, crumple it up in your hand and dry it out in the microwave for about a minute.  What a cinch!

 

 

The Vintage Faceted button adds the perfect touch to this antique-elegant card. 

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Elements of Style, French Script backround

Paper: Rose Red, Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Vellum

Ink: Versamark, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Old Olive, So Saffron, Sahara Sand

Accessories: Black EP, Framelits labels die, Tulip Border EF, Artichoke seam binding ribbon, Vintage Faceted button

 

Thanks for taking a peek and have an excellent day!

Jenny



Mr. & Mrs. Sparkle - RS25

 

Today's card is for Retro Sketches 25. 

It seems like when I play along with Retro Sketches, 9 times out of 10 I will flip the sketch!  There's a fun little fact for you!  Anyway, I needed a wedding card for an upcoming wedding we are attending and I wanted to use the Mr. & Mrs. stamp I bought from Hobby Lobby.  I also wanted to incorporate the couple's wedding colors which are black, white, and torquoise.  In place of the button on the sketch, I stamped the champagne glasses from an older SU set called To Have and To Hold, watercolored them and punched it out with my extra large oval punch.  The sparkle comes in with the rhinestones sprinkled throughout the card and I also spritzed the card with shimmer mist.

 

 

 

Hopefully the shimmer shows up in the photos....it's so sparkly and fun in real life!

I hope the happy couple enjoys this card.  Here's to Nathan and Larissa and many happy years together!!!

 

Here's a list of supplies I used.......

Stamps: To Have and To Hold, Mr. & Mrs. from Hobby Lobby

Paper: Black, Island Indigo, Cool Carribean, White, To The Nines DP (retired)

Ink: Black

Accessories: watercolor pencil & blender pen, labels collection and apothecary accents framlits dies, extra large oval punch, bird builder punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, swirly EF, scallop trim border punch, black satin ribbon

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny   

 

 

Five Petal Build a Blossom - CQC146 & SSC265

Today's card comes to you from Colour Q 146, and Saturday Sketch Challenge 265 over at the Stamping 411 Blog.

Colour Q wants us to use Red, Pear, Kraft, Black and White.  I used a minimal amount of kraft.  The center of the flower is inked with Crumb Cake and I sponged some more Crumb Cake around the tiny banner.  I love the red, green and black together.  I also got a chance to play with my new Polka Dot Parade DP.  It's all so cute!  I love, love, love polka dots.

Here's a list of supplies I used....

Stamps: Build a Blossom

Paper: Black, White, Polka Dot Parade and In Color DP

Ink: Real Red, Pear Pizzaz, Crumb Cake, Black

Accessories: Build a Blossom Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Square Lattice EF, Framelits Labels die, Framelits Bitty Banners die

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Fresh Friday Flower - FMS40 & FM63

This card is for Freshly Made Sketches 40 & The Friday Mashup 63.

The Friday Mashup calls for using Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, & Pool Party and paper piecing.  I chose not to do the paper piecing part because I wanted to focus on watercoloring the challenge colors on the flower. 

I used a my pool party marker on watercolor paper and blended the ink with my blender pen.  I used my rich razzleberry marker at the ends of the flower and blended it down into the pool party.  I love the effect it gives!  And, just like the sample flower, I made the center yellow.  I fussy cut the flower and spayed it with champagne shimmer mist.

I chose to not add any leaves or stems with this flower because I wanted it to be the star of the show. 

Here's a list of supplies I used.....

Stamps: Fabulous Florets

Paper: Pool Party CS & DP, Rich Razzleberry, Vanilla, Watercolor paper

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Black Stazon

Accessories: Labels die, Large Oval die, Framelits Labels die, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding ribbon, Champagne Shimmer mist, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Basic Rhinestones

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Faith Hope Love - CCMC198

I guess it's time to start gearing up for wedding season, so that's the theme I chose to go with for this card.  I used the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge 198.

I saw a card over at Mary Fish's blog that incorporated a flower like this and absolutely fell in love with it!  I knew I had to recreate one.  It uses the Blossom Petals Builder Punch.  If you hop over to her blog, she has all the instructions right there! 

The finished flower is big, so my card base measures 7" x 5". 

I wanted to keep the colors soft and pretty, but still fun and summery so I chose to use Soft Suede and cream for a bit of sophistication and popped some Calyso Coral in there for the fun!  The DP is from Mocha Morning Specialty Designer Paper collection.  This particular dotted pattern is the number one reason I purchased that DP set....I adore polkadots.  I embossed the plain piece of Soft Suede with my Finial Press EF, added a scallop punched border and topped it all with the main panel sentiment.  I cut two Framilits Labels, one slightly smaller than the other, layed the smaller one over the top of the larger one and sponged a border around the larger label.  A couple basic pearls to highlight the scripture verse and a touch of ribbon tie it all together.  But, the flower is really the star of the show right?!? 
Here's a list of the supplies....
Stamps: Elegant Inspirations
Paper: Soft Suede, Calypso Coral, Vanilla, Mocha Morning DP
Ink: Calypso Coral
Accessories: Blossom Petals Builder Punch, Framelits Labels Collection die, Eyelet Border punch, Finial Press EF, Latte button, Basic pearls, Calypso Coral organdy ribbon

Just One More CCMC194

I just had to enter this card for Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge 194 also!  These flowers were yet again a project that had been sitting on my desk for ages just waiting to get used. I made them using the watercolor bleed technique.  It is soooo much fun!  If you havn't tried it, you simply must.  The results are always fabulous!  The technique calls for reinkers and my stash is limited, but I used what I had and I'm in love with the final product.  For these particular flowers I used Bashful Blue and Pretty in Pink.  The link to the technique should lead you over to Splitcoaststampers and you can follow the step-by-step instructions there!  Fun, fun, fun!  I used white shimmer paper for the flowers because it seems to be a little sturdier than regular white cardstock and the technique calls for you to mist the paper with water.  I also sprayed the backround Bashful Blue piece with Champagne Shimmer Paint mist to give even more sparkle, although you can't tell from the photos.  I wish it would photograph better because the extra shimmer is so darn pretty!

Here is a list of supplies I used on this card......

Stamps: Fabulous Florets

Paper: Shimmer White (for flowers), Bashful Blue, Wisteria Wonder, White, Wisteria Wonder DP

Ink: Bashful Blue & Pretty in Pink reinkers, White craft

Accessories: White EP, Finial Press EF, Framelits die, Ribbon Border punch, Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, Rhinestone basics, Champagne Shimmer mist

I Care Inspired

I made this for the Ka-Pow Kreative Challenge #09, but missed the cut-off date.....darn it anyway!  I thought long and hard about this card because the color combo was WAY out of my comfort zone.  I guess that is why they are called "challenges"!

However, as this card was emerging, I started to love these colors together!  For the main image, I used the watercolor misting technique.  I inked up the stamp with Regal Rose, Cajun Craze and River Rock and then misted the entire stamp with water before pressing it to the cardstock.  After I embossed the main panel with the Vintage Wallpaper EF, I sponged the raised parts with River Rock, then added Soft Suede around the edges.  I am so pleased with the way this turned out and am so mad at myself for missing the challenge deadline!

Here is the list of supplies I used........

Stamps: Inspired by Nature, Because I Care, French Foliage

Paper: Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, White

Ink: Regal Rose, Cajun Craze, River Rock, Soft Suede

Accessories: Antique brad, Crochet ribbon, Vanilla Seam Binding ribbon, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Scallop Trim Border punch, Framelits Labels Collection die

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny 

Birchwood Nativity *OCC*

I know I said a couple of posts ago that I was tired of making Christmas cards, but I couldn't resist playing along with this challenge.  Over at Our Creative Corner this week, the challenge is to make a project inspired by a christmas decoration in your home.  There were so many things I wanted to choose from, but I settled on my wood carved nativity set. Here is a pic of the inspiration.......

I really loved this challenge and have more inpiration coming! 

Here are the supplies I used......

Stamps: The Sounding Joy

Paper: Choc Chip, Crumb Cake, Frostwood Lodge DP, White

Ink: Choc Chip, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Famelits labels collection, Antique brad, Soft Suede taffeta ribbon, Chocolate pearls, Script EF, sponge

Thanks for taking a peek and Merry Christmas!

Jenny

Ready to move on....

Is anyone else ready to make something other than Christmas cards?  I know that Christmas is only a couple days away, but I'm ready to move on to something new!  Don't get me wrong....I love, love, love Christmas and everything it stands for, but the cardmaker in me says, "let's do something different"!  So, here we are with a Valentine's Day card!  This card was made with a new set from the Occasions Mini Catalog called P.S. I Love You.  It's so cute and filled with lots of diverse Valentine's Day images.  I chose the yummy little srawberry that is dipped in chocolate.  I put Crystal Effects over the chocolate dipped part to give it a little dimention.  I tried to take a pic of it from a different angle...take a look.

I layered the chocolate strawberry on a circle and then on the new Labels Collection Framelits Dies, also from the new mini catalog.  There are some fun, new things in there!  Here are some of the other supplies I used.

Stamp:  P.S. I Love You

Paper: Old Olive, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, White

Ink: Same as above

Accessories: circle punch, Labels Framelits Die, Three Heart punch, neutrals buttons, red grosgrain ribbon, Owl Builder punch (small heart), Crystal Effects, Lucky Limeade bakers twine, swiss dot EF, dotted scallop ribbon border, Simply Scored tool.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny