Here are the stamp sets used in the card above:
This card will be submitted to the following challenges:
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugs,
Cathymac
Showing posts with label New Beginnings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Beginnings. Show all posts
Thursday, January 7, 2016
New Beginnings
Hello friends! If you are like me, you've managed to hoard quite a lot of crafty stuff in 2015 (in addition to all the other stuff from past years). My plan is to rid my craft room of this stuff during the new year and Toni's "Ways to Use It" Challenge on Splitcoaststampers gave me the opportunity to begin working on my goal. The challenge is to use a lot of stuff on your card, so here it is…
Creative Nugget: This old My Mind's Eye DP from my stash had a lot of butterflies, so I began with that. The Leafy Flourish Background stamp from SNSS was clear embossed over the butterflies. The circle element was sponged and stamped with images from the Nature Silhouettes and Nature Silhouettes 2 stamp sets, also by SNSS. The butterflies were die cut and stamped along with the sentiment from the New Beginnings stamp set. The design for my card came from this week's Mojo Monday sketch.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
June Release Blog Hop
To make the hop even more interesting, one lucky participant will have a chance to win the whole new release! That's right...just leave a comment at every blog along the way and one lucky person will be chosen at random from a random blog to win the whole release! You will have until 9:30 PM EST to make your comments. The winner will be announced at the end of the release party tonight on the Sweet 'n Sassy forum at Splitcoaststampers!
If you've just come from the amazing Mary Faus, you're on the right track...otherwise you might want to go back to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog to start at the beginning. You won't want to miss a single project!
For my first sample, I used the new "Vintage Baby" clear stamp set, designed by the talented Dina Kowal. It includes three fabulous images and NINE wonderful sentiments perfect for creating that perfect vintage baby card or gift.
Creative Nugget: The beautiful mother and baby image was stamped on Neenah Solar White paper and cut with a long, thin rectangle nestie. Copic markers were used to color the image and some Vintage Photo Ink was sponged around the image while it was still in the die. Strips of various pastel prints were used to create a bargello design on which to mount the main image. A Swiss Dots embossing folder was used to give some texture to a coordinating piece of patterned paper. All panels were mounted on True Black card stock and adhered to a Sweet Blush card base. Some lace which was distressed with ink, pearls, and a tiny tag complete the vintage look.
My next samples were made using the "New Beginnings" clear stamp set and matching dies. If you like butterflies, you will love this set! It includes three beautiful butterflies of different sizes and eight wonderful sentiments perfect for card making throughout the year!
Creative Nugget: For this clean and simple sample, a strip was masked off on the left side of the panel and sponged with distress inks creating a sunrise background for the three stamped butterflies. An extra butterfly was die cut, stamped, sponged, and popped up on top of the middle butterfly for dimension. The sentiment was then added. This panel was mounted on True Black and a Select White card base.
Creative Nugget: Another clean and simple layout was used to create this card. The center panel was stamped with the Music Background and mounted on True Black, then Blueberry Sky. This was mounted on an embossed Select White card base. The butterfly was die cut, stamped, and colored with Copic Markers. Pearls were added to the body and the butterfly was popped up on the Music Background. A banner was hand cut for the sentiment which was also mounted on Blueberry Sky. A white ruffle was sponged with Faded Jeans Distress ink and added to the top of the card. A few small butterfly punches and a white ribbon finish the card.
I hope my samples have inspired you today. Now head on over to the talented Kim Singdahlsen! Here's the whole list of bloggers today in case you get lost along the way.
Cathy McCauley <--- You are Here
Don't forget to comment on each blog along your way to be eligible to win the entire release! Then make plans to join us tonight at 8:00pm EST over in our Member Company Forums on Splitcoaststampers for our New June Release Party! We'll have full reveals of each fabulous stamp set, fellowship and chatter with friends, fun challenges, and more! Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Cathymac
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