Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Tiger Lilies

Orange Green and Gold Challenge


It's Thursday and that means it's time for a new Design Team 

inspiration card for you

 (and a chance to get a sneak peek at one of the newest releases 

available later this month from Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps).

  


Color Challenge

Let's have fun with colors. Each week we will pick a color or colors for you to use on a card or other paper craft. Thrifty Stamper and her team will inspire you to use colors you may have not thought about using before. 
Challenge Winner Guidelines
We encourage you to participate in all of our challenges, we would like to ask you to limit your submissions to 5 per challenge, per week. Each submission needs to be a new card (no cards that have been posted prior to the challenge date). Please do not submit the same card for every challenge, each submission should be a different card for each submission and each  challenge.


 This A2 card was made with a moss green base 5 1/2 x 4 1/4".  The designer paper was cut to 4" x 5 1/4".  The gold - 3 1/2" x 5" and the burnt orange 4 3/4" x 3 1/4".  All but the base were taped with an ATG and the gold ribbon added randomly at the bottom of the panels.  Then attach them all to the card base with foam tape for some added dimension.


The tiger lilies (one of the newest stamps sets being released this month)  were stamped with ColorBox Black Archival and colored with Sharpie Markers
 (per the great tutorial I found on Thrifty's Column which you can see here).
                                   
                                            



Tiger Lily 2014 Stamp Set available soon!!!

  The flowers were fussy cut 


 And attached to the card with foam tape

I had planned on using a sentiment in the bottom corner, but found this gold finding in my stash and decided it needed a little more gold.
 I liked the card like this, but decided to add some flower soft to the stamen of each flower, 
 (which you can also buy at Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps)  





Color Challenge 21 5/1/14


This Challenge is  for all types of paper crafts, including scrapbook pages.  Each week we will have a color or colors that you have to incorporate in your project, and of course, you must use stamp(s) on the project. 

This week's colors are Orange, Red and Brown. You may use any neutral colors.

The guidelines for the Color Challenge are...
1.  Use the challenge colors as your main colors.  You can use any shades or hues of the challenge colors.

2.  You can add any neutral colors (browns, grays, black, white, cream, kraft etc) that you wish.  

3. You can use an accent color in addition to the challenge colors,  but it must be an accent only and not one of the main colors in your project.

4. You must use stamps on your project.   

Remember your can create any type of project you want for this challenge but you must use stamp(s) on your project. They don't have to be Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps but if you do use MFPaHC stamps,  you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize. 


This Challenge is  for all types of paper crafts, including scrapbook pages.  Each week we will have a color or colors that you have to incorporate in your project, and of course, you must use stamp(s) on the project. 

This week's colors are Orange, Green and Gold. You may use any neutral colors.

The guidelines for the Color Challenge are...
1.  Use the challenge colors as your main colors.  You can use any shades or hues of the challenge colors.

2.  You can add any neutral colors (browns, grays, black, white, cream, kraft etc) that you wish.  

3. You can use an accent color in addition to the challenge colors,  but it must be an accent only and not one of the main colors in your project.

4. You must use stamps on your project.   

Remember your can create any type of project you want for this challenge but you must use stamp(s) on your project. They don't have to be Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps but if you do use MFPaHC stamps,  you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize. 

Monday, May 5, 2014

You Are In My Prayers, Tsunami Rose Style

These designer papers from Tsunami Rose Designs are perfect for this 6" x 6" card, the subtle colors and softness works so well with the sentiment.

These beautiful papers are part of a collection which is about to be retired.  
Daisy is having a terrific sale on many of these incredible papers on her Etsy and Zibbet shops.  
 Head on over to her shop before this sale is over and these are gone.







Gathering Supplies - what to use, what to use......






 The Brown card base was cut 6" x 6".  The paper is cut 5 3/4" x 5 3/4".  The panel is 2" x 5 1/4" and the brown backing was trimmed to fit.  All layers are distressed with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink.


 The layers are attached with an ATG

 1 1/2" Score Tape is applied to the top and bottom of the cheese cloth before attaching the panel to the card front



 The rose is cut from the second sheet of printed papers

 After fussy cutting the rose the edges were distressed with the Vintage Photo Distress Ink

 Goosebumps is sprayed on the rose for texture


 The beading is from my stash and is added to the card with Tacky glue



 The sentiment, a Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps set called Lots of Words 2013, was stamped with ColorBox Pigment Archival Black 

 Both layers are distressed on the edges with the Vintage Photo Distress Ink



 Foam Pop Dots are applied to the rose and foam double sided tape to the sentiment blocks (each layer) and then attached to the card 

The antique lace is died with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Stain .

 The feathers were died with the Distress Stain and after drying, are attached with hot glue.
    Add the cherub button and home made stick pins.

Copper colored parchment paper is cut 5 3/4" x 5 3/4"  to fit the inside of the card and attached with an ATG.



Papers used for this card:





Tsunami Rose Designs Links

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Congratulations!


Happy Monday, y'all.
Time to show off my newest DT card for FOSTV (Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps).

Challenge #123 is a

Congratulations Card




Friends of SpeedyTV Challenge

Every Monday our Challenge Hostess Janine Brain and her team will challenge you with new themes.

Challenge Winner Guidelines
We encourage you to participate in all of our challenges.
Please limit your submissions to 5 per challenge, per week.

Each submission needs to be a new card (no cards that have been posted prior to the challenge date).

Please do not submit the same card for every challenge, each submission should be a different card for each submission and each  challenge.
This challenge posts every Monday by 8 AM. (It could be earlier!)





I've used a sentiment from  the Paper Doll Frances 2014 Stamp Set for this card.  
                                                         










 





Wednesday, April 30, 2014

It's a Brown, Red and Orange Challenge at Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps

Sneak Peek at one of the newest releases from Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps this month: 
 Oriental Joy 2014.  
LOVE THIS STAMP!!!



Let's have fun with colors. Each week we will pick a color or colors for you to use on a card or other paper craft. Thrifty Stamper and her team will inspire you to use colors you may have not thought about using before. 

Color Challenge 21 5/1/14


This Challenge is  for all types of paper crafts, including scrapbook pages.  Each week we will have a color or colors that you have to incorporate in your project, and of course, you must use stamp(s) on the project. 

This week's colors are Orange, Red and Brown. You may use any neutral colors.

The guidelines for the Color Challenge are...
1.  Use the challenge colors as your main colors.  You can use any shades or hues of the challenge colors.

2.  You can add any neutral colors (browns, grays, black, white, cream, kraft etc) that you wish.  

3. You can use an accent color in addition to the challenge colors,  but it must be an accent only and not one of the main colors in your project.

4. You must use stamps on your project.   

Remember your can create any type of project you want for this challenge but you must use stamp(s) on your project. They don't have to be Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co stamps but if you do use MFPaHC stamps,  you will be entered twice for a chance to win our weekly stamp prize. 

For this week's Orange, Yellow and Green challenge, one  winner will receive our Tailgate Party.