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2018 Artisan Design Team Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop

Welcome to the very first 2018 Artisan Design Team Blog Hop. I am so excited to be associated with this amazing group of sixteen Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the globe.  On this hop, we are focusing on Sale-A-Bration. Each of us selected the SAB set that we wanted to feature. If you follow my blog, then you know I love flowers, so the obvious choice for me was Heartfelt Blooms (#147197/147202). This set is stunning and easy to use, but with the fabulous samples in the SAB brochure and all over the internet, I knew I needed to do something unexpected.

 
The flower stamp in this set was created using a very special, patented process that results in a very photo-realistic image. That's where I got the idea to do photo tinting on my card. Photo tinting is where you take a black & white photo and colorize it with special markers. This technique was really popular in scrapbooking several years ago and it gives your photos a vintage look.

 

I stamped the flower image several times on a piece of Whisper White Cardstock and then colored them with the Light Old Olive, Light Rich Razzleberry, and Light Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers. After I colored all the flowers, I still felt like something else was missing, so I used the Light Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Marker to color the background. This is where the magic happened. I knew it would be a challenge to smoothly cover the entire background, so I deliberately used a scribbling motion for a result that resembles parchment.

 

 

For an even more dramatic vintage look, I heavily sponged Early Espresso ink around the edges of the card panel. Finally, I mounted the panel on a slightly larger piece of designer series paper, added some linen thread, and then mounted everything on a Basic Black top-folding card base.

 

I loved it so much that I created another card with Pool Party. This one makes me think of my best friend, Nancy, because it is her favorite color.

The Artisan Design Team will be hopping again in a few weeks, so be sure to check back often. Elizabeth Price is next on our blog hop so be sure to head on over and check out what she and the the rest of the Artisan Design Team team have in store by clicking on the button below.

 

2018 Artisan Design Team

Cathy Caines - In The Cat Cave (Canada)
Charlet Mallet - Painted Orange (USA)
Connie Collins - Constantly Stamping (USA) <- you are here
Elizabeth Price - Seeing Ink Spots (USA)
Emma Goddard - Coastal Crafter (UK)
Jennifer Frost - Jennifer Frost (Australia)
Jenni Pauli - Paulines Papier (Germany)
Jessica Winter - kunterbuntestempelwelt (Austria)
Kayla Macaulay - Love, Kayla (Australia)
Kim McGillis - Kim McGillis Papercrafting (Canada)
Lauren Alarid - Crafty Little Peach (USA)
Linda van Wely-Zwolle - Stampin with Liz Design (The Netherlands)
Rhoda MacPherson - Pretty Creative (UK)
Sarah Lancaster - Pirouette Papercraft (France)
Susan Wong - Stampin Susan (New Zealand)
Sylwia Schreck - Stempel Einfach (Germany)

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SUPPLIES FOR THIS PROJECT:

Heartfelt Blooms Stamp Set - 147202

Whisper White Cardstock - 100730

Basic Black Cardstock -

Eastern Palace DSP - 144147

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad - 132708

Stampin' Blends Markers - 147475

Stampin' Sponges - 141337

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad - 126974

Linen Thread -

104199

 

Global Design Project #GDP121: Sketch Challenge

It's time for another great sketch challenge this week at Global Design Project.

I will admit that my card is a very loose interpretation of the sketch this week. I have said this often, but it is worth repeating...I use challenges for inspiration, but not always exactly as depicted. This week I substituted flowers for the paper strips and a heart with sentiment for the focal image.

Sometimes when I work on a card I am not really sure the direction I am taking, so I stamp and color extra pieces. I really hate to let them go to waste, so I try to incorporate them into future projects. If this card looks a little familiar, it is because it is mostly made with the extra pieces from last week's challenge card. The flowers are from the Petal Palette stamp set and die cut with the Petals & More Thinlits Dies and colored with Stampin' Blends markers. The heart/sentiment is from the Sure Do Love You set stamped with Powder Pink and Rich Razzleberry ink and die cut with the coordinating Lots to Love Box Framelits Dies.

 

The colors are basically the same as last week's challenge, but I added some pink flowers to balance out the pink heart. Everything is mounted on my favorite Wood Textures DSP. To finish it all off, I added some sequins from the Iridescent Assortment Pack.

 

We would love to have you play along with us this week. Be sure to check out what the other talented designers/players have created for this fun challenge at the Global Design Project Challenge Blog.

I WOULD LOVE TO BE YOUR STAMPIN' UP! DEMONSTRATOR

If you are in the United States and need a demonstrator, then you can order your supplies in my online store here.

 

Global Design Project #GDP121: Color Challenge

I have been on a bit of a holiday break, so I am excited to be back and to be able to participate in this week's Global Design Project color challenge.

It was love at first sight when I saw the new Petal Passion suite. This card I uses the Petal Palette stamp set (#145785) along with the coordinating Petals & More Thinlits Dies.

The color challenge calls for Peekaboo Peach, Sweet Sugarplum, and Bermuda Bay, so here is how I incorporated them. The Light Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends marker is basically Peekaboo Peach, and the Light Rich Razzleberry is practically identical to Sweet Sugarplum, so I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Thick Whisper White paper and colored everything with the Stampin' Blends alcohol-based markers. But here's the thing...I didn't blend the marker layers. To achieve a sketchy look, I let the light layer dry and then lightly sketched over with the coordinating darker marker. It is just another way to use your markers to get an artistic look to your projects.

 

For the background, I embossed a piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock with the new Simple Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#145648). It is easy to overlook, but you can find it on page 5 of the 2018 Occasions Spring Catalog. The debossed side reminds me of bead board that you might find in a country farmhouse.  I tied on some linen thread before I added the floral cluster to the center of the card front. Then I mounted everything on a top-folding Crumb Cake card base.

I couldn't resist adding the sweet little birdie from the stamp set...he is so adorable! Notice all the layers on this card. I love the 3-D effect!

 We would love to have you play along with us this week. Be sure to check out what the other talented designers/players have created for this fun challenge at the Global Design Project Challenge Blog.

I WOULD LOVE TO BE YOUR STAMPIN' UP! DEMONSTRATOR

If you are in the United States and need a demonstrator, then you can order your supplies in my online store here.

Have a blessed day!