More Vellum for Gof7

Hi everyone.  Another card for August's Group of Seven Product Focus - Embossing with Vellum.

I stamped Statement Flowers (Altenew) onto a piece of vellum from my stash which had been smooshed with Alcohol Inks.  The image was heat embossed in white and then framed (Sewing Stackers - Penny Black), popped up over top of my card base.  Popping it up lets the translucent qualities of vellum show in the card.  A simple die-cut sentiment (Heartfelt - Penny Black), cut from black card stock is added at the bottom to finish the card.  Quick and easy card, using a vellum panel from my stash! :)

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Sending the above card to Triple B (Birds, Butterflies & Blooms) September Challenge - Anything Triple B Goes.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Statement Flowers (Altenew)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Vellum (Oplymio Thick); Black card stock (SU!)
Ink:   Alcohol Inks (Ranger); Versamark
Accessories:   Blending Solution, White embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, Sewing Stackers frame dies (Penny Black); Heartfelt sentiment die (smile) - Penny Black

Challenges:

Group of Seven - Vellum - Product Focus

Triple B Sept. Challenge

Penny Black - Heartsong

Hi everyone.  Penny Black has recently released it's Christmas products and I'm happy to playing with with some of them. :)  Today's focus is on Heartsong (31-086).  It's a gorgeous stamp of a sweet winter bird on a branch filled with berries.

The above card starts with the image being stamped in Toffee Crunch ink onto mixed media paper.  I like the soft outline that makes it look closer to no-line watercolouring.  I watercoloured using Distress re-inkers and then added some "snow" using a white acrylic pen.  The new frame (Classy Frames 51-826) was cut from deep blue card stock and adhered to the card front.  I cut two more of just the frame from tan card stock, to give added depth to the frame.  

A simple sentiment from the same stamp set, is stamped in the same matching ink as the background card stock to finish the card.

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Sending this card to the above Challenges:

1) Darnell's IDEAS September Challenge - Sept. (Dies).

2) NBUS Challenge #66 - first time using this frame.

 

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The next card uses just part of the Heartsong image, inside the Posted Stamp (30-985).

The outline is stamped in Shadow Grey archival ink and the bird image is stamped in black.  I again used Distress Re-inkers to watercolour the image.  I masked off the inside of the stamp and sponged with more ink to add a bit of background colour.  More images were stamped in the Grey ink to finish off the postage stamp and it was die-cut using the matching die (Postage Cut out - 51-778).

I used the Melody embossing folder (65-006) with real red card stock to enboss a strip, tapping lightly over the top with Candied Apple Distress Ink pad to add some colour to the highlighted areas.  I used that at the bottom of my card, popping up the posted panel over top.  The sentiment (from the same stamp set) is stamped in black to finish the card.

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Sending the above card to following Challenges:

1) Penny Black Saturday Challenge - September.

2) Merry Little Christmas Challenge #58

  

Thanks for stopping by!

Penny Black Products

  
       Heartsong (31-086)                Classy Frames (51-826)

Posted (30-985)                   Posted Cut Out (51-778)

Melody (65-006)

Card #1:

Stamps:  Heartsong (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Island Indigo card stock (SU!); Tan card stock (Carta Bella)
Ink:   Toffee Crunch (Memento); Island Indigo (SU!); Distress Inks:  Antique Linen, Brushed Cordoroy, Gathered Twigs, Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Classy Frames (Penny Black), watercolour brushes, diluted white acrylic paint for splattering, sponge, black permanent marker

Card #2:

Stamps:  Heartsong (Penny Black); Posted (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Real Red card stock (SU!)
Ink:   Shadow Grey (Memento); Black Pigment (Versafine); Distress Inks:  Antique Linen, Brushed Cordoroy, Gathered Twigs, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Lumberjack Red (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Posted Cut Out (Penny Black), watercolour brushes, diluted white acrylic paint for splattering, sponge, black permanent marker

Challenges:

IDEAS Challenge Sept. - Dies

NBUS Challenge #66 

PBSC September

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #58

Penny Black - More Overflowing

Hi everyone.  Sharing one more card using this beautiful tulip stamp from the Overflowing Stamp set (31-062) - Penny Black, cutting it out with matching die (Overflowing Cut Out 51-822).  I watercoloured the flowers with Distress Inks:  Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral.  LOVE these colours for this stamp. :)  This time I paired it with Brew-tea-ful (31-063), stamped in light gray and watercoloured with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink.  I used the matching die (Brew-tea-ful cut out - 51-823) to cut it out.

I used one of Jill Foster's sketches, adding a panel of dry embossed (Variegated 65-008) in white for the middle section of thecard, adding a small strip at the bottom, which is watercoloured to match the greenery in the bouquet.  To finish, I stamped a sentiment (Happy Snippets 30-358) in black ink.

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Sending this card to The Flower Challenge #95 - Include a Stamped Flower.

Thanks for stopping by!

Penny Black Products

                                      Overflowing (31-062)               Overflowing Cut Out (51-822)

Happy Snippets (30-358)                Variegated (65-008)

Stamps:  Overflowing; Brew-tea-ful; Happy Snippets (all from Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black Pigment (Obsidian - Altenew); Distress Inks:  Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral, Peacock Feathers (Tim Holtz) 
Accessories:   Overflowing cut out and Brew-tea-ful cutout (both from Penny Black); watercolour brushes, Variegated embossing folder (Penny Black); Clear Wink of Stella

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge #95

IDEAS Sept. - Inks / Colour Mediums

Hi everyone.  It's Monday and time for IDEAS Challenge.  Today is "I - Inks/Colour Mediums".

I haven't used my powdered inks for a LONG time, but have been inspired by a few friends that have used theirs' recently.  I started by creating a sky background using Lindy's Magicals.  These little pots of powder are so amazing with the colours bursting when sprayed with a little water.  Most of the ones I have include a Mica powder that adds shimmer as well ... so pretty!  You can see the shimmer in the close-up photo below.

I was inspired by a card by Rowena ... thank you for the inspiration!!  I used a new-to-me die (Little Town Border - Lawn Fawn) to die-cut the houses on the hill.  I watercoloured them with distress re-inkers to get very vibrant colours (Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet, Mowed Lawn, Salvaged Patina, Picked Raspberry).  I also watercoloured a scrap piece of mixed media paper with Mustard Seed and cut it into small pieces to add behind each house, popped up to create depth.  I splattered white "snow" and stamped a sentiment (Merry Messages - Lawn Fawn) to finish the card.  

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Sending the card to the following challenges:

1) NBUS Challenge #66 - first time using the border die!

2) Peace on Earth #71

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Merry Messages (Lawn Fawn

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Re-inkers:  Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet, Mowed Lawn, Salvaged Patina, Picked Raspberry (Tim Holtz); Black ink (Versafine Clair)
Accessories:   Magicals:  Hydrangea Blue, Tea Pot Purple (Lindy's), Little Town Border die (Lawn Fawn), water mister, diluted white acrylic paint

Challenges:

IDEAS Challenge - Sept. - Inks

NBUS Challenge #66 

Peace on Earth #71

Multiple Makes #3 - Christmas

Hi everyone.  Welcome to my third post on multiple makes.  My Christmas stash of cards is building and I'm really happy with the progress, thanks to my multiple makes. :)  I'm sharing six CAS (clean and simple) cards today. :)

I'm featuring the Festive Finesse die from Penny Black.  I've had this for over a year and have only used it once --- shame on me!!  

For the card above, I watercoloured the Festive Finesse die with Distress re-inkers, adding shaping with a mat and stylus.  I also stamped and die-cut a watering can from the Country Charisma set (Penny Black), watercolouring with Rusty Hinge Distress Re-inker.  A extacto knife was used to cut a slit in the watering can lid so I could slip the stem through to the back.  The lower leaf and berries were cut from the die-cut and then added back into the bouquet mix.  A simple stamped sentiment (Christmas Sentiments - Penny Black) is stamped in more red ink and the bouquet was popped up for added dimension.

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The next card is very CAS, with just a simple sponged rectangle using the Background Basics Stencil - 25-21 (Penny Black) with Mowed Lawn and Peacock Feathers Distress inks.  I diluted white gouache paint and splattered over top, along with splattering over the Festive Finesse die-cut from mixed media paper.  I stamped "peace" from the Full of Christmas stamp set (Penny Black) in versamark and heat embossed in white.  I adhered the sprig to the top right corner of the sponged rectangle to finish the card. 

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This time I dry embossed (Dots & Dashes - Penny Black) a piece of vellum and adhered onto my card base.  I cut a rectangle frame, stamped the sentiment (Believe - Penny Black) in Versamark and heat embossed with Princess Gold embossing powder.  I adhered the frame over top of the embossed vellum card front, adding the Festive Finesse sprig die-cut from gold metallic paper in the rectangle frame.  Very simple card to make that doesn't really look simple! :)  For some reason the camera doesn't show how pretty the vellum is ... it looks very dreamy in the background in real life. :(

Sending the above card to the following Challenges:

Die-cut Diva's August Challenge.  I used dry embossing on my card.

Can you Handle the Pressure - twist of leaves

 

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For the next card I pulled out my Gilding Flakes that I haven't used for a while (Red Blaze - Cosmic Shimmer).  I used double-sided tape to adhere to a piece of card stock, then die-cut the Festive Finesse.  Removed the cover and sprinkled gilding flakes over top.  I used a Rub 'n Scrub pad to remove excess flakes and burnish the remainder to my die-cut.

I layered it over top of a white die-cut to give it more texture and depth and then added a black sentiment border which has been foiled in copper, using the Stick & Shine - Xmas Classics (Penny Black).  To finish, I added a very thin piece of copper glitter paper.

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For the card above, I die-cut two of the Festive Finesse sprigs and watercoloured them with Distress Re-inkers.  I cut them up into individual stems and layered them on my card front, placing the (NBUS - never-before-used-schtuff) basket die (Berry Basket - Penny Black) over top.  The basket was die-cut from kraft card stock and pounced lightly with my Gathered Twigs stamp pad to add highlights to the embossed design.  A simple sentiment (Full of Christmas - Penny Black) is stamped three times in Candied Apple Distress ink.  I splattered white paint to finish the card.

Sending the above card to NBUS Challenge #65:

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For my last card I used the Immense Joy die (Penny Black).  I die-cut two of the Festive Finesse die from mixed media paper and then watercoloured with Distress Re-inkers.  I used one whole die, plus I cut one up for pieces, and arranged them together to fill the "O".  

The card base is black card stock, with the black JOY secured in place.  I die-cut a second JOY from brown buffalo plaid and glued it on top of the black.  I splattered white for snow over top.  I love how the greenery and berries pop against the black. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Card #1:

Stamps:  Country Charisma (Penny Black); Christmas Sentiments (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Rusty Hinge (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Paint brushes, exacto knife, White acrylic pen (Posca)

Card #2:

Stamps:  Full of Christmas (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories:   Festive Finesse die (Penny Black); Rectangle Mask (Penny Black); sponges, White embossing powder (Ranger), white gouache paint

Card #3:

Stamps:  Believe (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Thick Vellum (Oplymio); Gold Metallic Paper (Tonic)
Ink:   Versamark
Accessories:  Festive Finesse die (Penny Black); Dots & Dashes embossing folder (Penny Black); Rectangle die (Spellbinders),  Princess Gold embossing powder (Ranger)

Card #4:

Stamps:  Xmas Classics - Stick & Shine(Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Black card stock (SU!); Copper Glitter Paper (SU!)
Ink:   n/a
Accessories:  Festive Finesse die (Penny Black); Copper Foil

Card #5:

Stamps:  Full of Christmas (Penny Black)

Paper:  White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Kraft Card Stock (Carta Bella)

Ink:  Distress Re-inkers:  Cracked Pistacio, Pine Needles, Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany; Distress Ink:  Gathered Twigs (Tim Holtz)

Accessories:  Festive Finesse die (Penny Black); Berry Basket die (Penny Black), watercolour brushes

Card #6:

Stamps:  n/a

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Black card stock (SU!); Buffalo Plaid Designer Paper (Carta Bella)
Ink:   Distress Re-inkers:  Mowed Lawn, Candied Apple (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Immense Joy (Penny Black); Festive Finesse die (Penny Black); watercolour brushes, white acrylic pen (Posca)

Challenges:

Die-Cut Diva's August Challenge

Can you Handle the Pressure?

NBUS Challenge #65 

Vellum - Group of Seven

Hi everyone.  For this month at Group of Seven Cardmakers, we are focussing on a product ... Vellum.  Specifically for this month, we are using Vellum with Embossing:  Dry, Heat, and Wet (embossing pastes or gels).  Vellum gives a wonderful dreamy look, but can also be used in many different ways.

Please check out the details for the product focus and link to videos on the blog ...

Group of Seven Cardmakers

Here's what I learned when I experimented with this technique ...

• I found using a thick vellum much easier, especially for Dry embossing.  Thinner vellums have a tendancy to crack and tear.
• The thicker vellum also helps limit the curl of the paper with heat embossing and wet embossing (embossing pastes or gels).
• When dry embossing with vellum, the design usually turns white when the paper is "stretched" by the embossing folder.  You can enhance the white using a stylus and mat if you want it more pronounced.
• Vellum is a bit tricky to adhere to cards because of it's semi-translucent nature.  Cut the vellum piece larger than needed and used the excess to folder over the sides to secure at the back.  Another way is to add a frame over top of the vellum, hiding the adhesives under the frame.  I found if you have a busy pattern (see card #4 below), you will not notice small lines of adhesive (it gets lost in the pattern).

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For my first card in today's post, I used a simple technique of dry embossing Vellum with an embossing folder (Gracious Leaves - Memory Box).  It's simple and quick, and the results are always beautiful with the embossed vellum.  I added a white die-cut of deers and torn hills for the snow.  The sentiment is Merry Messages (Lawn Fawn) stamped in Delicata Silver pigment ink.

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Then I made the same card, this time adding sponging of Distress Inks (Cracked Pistacio, Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles), to the back of the vellum before mounting it onto my card front.  Simply adding sponging completely changes the look of the card. :)

Sending the above card to Rudolph Days August Challenge.

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For this next card, I followed this video, which shows how to emboss vellum using a stylus and mat. 

I stamped my image in permanent ink onto thick vellum, flipped it over and placed on top of a sponge mat.  I used different sizes of stylus tips to add pressure in a circular motion to shape the two flower heads and one bud.  I went over the areas several times unti they were smooth and they image changed to white.  I fussy-cut my image and then placed it over a background from my stash (peacock blue re-inker with inka gold).  To finish, I popped up my panel and stamped a happy birthday sentiment in black ink.

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Next, I'm sharing a card using Heat Embossing on Vellum.  This is an awesome technique, created by the wonderfully talented Chrissie Stokes (Simply One of a Kind).  She has a few videos showing variations of this technique using vellum and heat embossing.  I followed this video.

Using the cling stamp Bejeweled (Penny Black), I stamped the image on the front of my vellum and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I added more random bits of the image (always heat embossing in white), leaving lots of open space in the background.  I flipped the vellum over and stamped the same image several times (one of the whole image and more of bits and pieces).  This time the stamp was inked with Distress Inks:  Carved Pumpkin, Candied Apple, Lucky Clover.  After each stamping, I sprinkled the image with clear embossing powder and heat set.

The panel was mounted onto a card base, with a sentiment banner at the bottom.  Happy Birthday (Special Sentiments - Penny Black) was stamped in more of the Carved Pumpkin, with dashes of Candied Apple over top.  This card makes me happy.  It's so bright and cheerful. :)

Sending the above card to Seize the Birthday #290.

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And my last card uses Embossing Paste on Vellum.   I used the thick vellum again, and it warped slightly even though I taped it down well.  I think the texture adds to the overall design of the card, so I'm happy with it and will definitely use paste on vellum again.

I used an older stamp set from Simon Says Stamp (Bouquet of Thanks - retired), stamped in black ink and clear heat embossed.  I watercoloured with Distress Re-inkers (Picked Raspberry, Shabby Shutters) and die-cut with the matching die.  I placed it over the vellum, which is secured to my card base with sticky strips along the edge of the four sides of my base.  It doesn't show very must in real life because of the pattern of the stenciling and the texture of the vellum.  I added a simple white embossed sentiment (Endless Birthdays - SU! - retired) on black banner; then dots of black ink for the flower centers using micro pens.

Sending the above card to Die-cut Diva's August Challenge.  I've used Wet Embossing on this card. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Card #1 & 2:

Stamps:  Merry Messages (Lawn Fawn)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Vellum - Thick (Oplymio)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Cracked Pistacio, Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Gracious Leaves Embossing Folder, sponges, 

Card #3:

Stamps:  Retired (Clearly Besotted); Everyday Messages (unknown)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Vellum - Thick (Oplymio)
Ink:   Peacock Feathers Distress Re-inkers; Black Archival (Ranger)
Accessories:   Stylus, Sponge Mat, Inka Gold Wax

Card #4:

Stamps:  Bouquet of Thanks (SSS); Endless Birthdays (SU! - retired)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Black card stock (SU!)
Ink:   Nocturne (VersaFine Clair); Distress Re-inkers:  Picked Raspberry, Shabby Shutters (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories:   Wander & Find stencil - retired (Carta Bella); Embossing Paste (Golden), palette knife, Clear embossing powder (Ranger), watercolour paint brushes, White embossing powder (Ranger), micro black markers

Challenges:

Group of Seven - Vellum

Rudolph Days August Challenge

Seize the Birthday #290

Die-cut Divas August Challenge