SIP.....thanks

Happy Thursday Peeps!!

While out blog surfing early this week I came across a new challenge blog, well new to me anyway

Stamp, Ink Paper Challenge Blog, SIP for short!

This week It is fun SKETCH CHALLENGE,  so I knew right away I wanted to play along. I saved it to my computer so I could play along and yesterday I got the chance.

Here is the sketch this week. 

I had colored up this image from the Stampin Up single stamp called SweetBriar Rose a couple of days ago and thought I might be able to incorporate it onto the sketch.

The image is stamped with black stazon onto some of the new thick whisper white card stock. I then used my Aqua Painter to color.

I used Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Tangelo Twist for the flowers and Old olive for the leaves.

I fussy cut it out with my paper snips to use on the circle element of the sketch.

The base of the card is Crumb Cake card stock and then another layer of Crumb Cake that I embossed with the Stylish Stripes EF.

I then added a strip of DSP from the Neutrals paper pad.

I tied some linen thread around this piece and tied a small bow.

The flower piece is added to the circle with dimensionals.

I used the Greeting thinlits to die for the Thanks. I die cut with basic black and Gold Glimmer paper. I glued them together offsetting just a bit so the gold would act as a highlight.

I then cut three small stars and tied them onto a piece of linen thread and added that under the bow with a glue dot.

Well, that is all from me!

Thanks for stopping by today.

HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

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SplitCoast Color Challenge......Birthday Wishes

Happy Hump Day Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made yesterday using the Color Challenge this week on SplitCoastStampers.

Love this combo, Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry and Mossy Meadow.

I wanted to color so I pulled out this beautiful Stampin Up set called SweetBriar Rose, it is a single stamp and one of my favorites from this catalog.

I stamped with black stazon onto some Confetti Cream card stock.

I colored with my water brush using Rich Razzleberry and Blushing Bride for the flowers, I really like how these two colors look together when water colored.

Does this sketch look familiar to you?

 I used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge again for my card. It is a great one for this large image.

I used the Petite Pairs stamp set for my sentiment and I added some dotting and shading around my image. One of the flowers is colored a second time, cut out and popped up for some dimesion.

I added some crystal gems to my flower centers.

I used two different embossing folders in the background, which was also the dessert option on the color challenge (dry embossing).

I am also linking this to the challenge this week at Seize the Birthday:

I opted out of the "toppings" option and just did a Birthday theme.

Well, that is all from me today. Thanks for stopping by!

Vicki

Color Challenge......Blooming Birthday

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the color challenge this week on Splitcoaststampers.

with a dessert option of green.

Perfect color combo for some pretty flowers!

I pulled out my fave stamp right now, the Stampin Up Sweetbriar Rose.

I stamped the flower twice onto some white card stock with black stazon ink.

I then colored using my water brush and old olive and cajun craze inks.

I then cut the entire flower with leaves out using my paper snips and set aside.

The base of the card is some Papertrey white card stock and then the next layer is some embossed Pool Party.

The next layer is Blushing Bride and a piece of white that is stamped with the Hardwood stamp using blushing bride ink. I rounded the corners on both of these pieces.

I slipped a paper doily between the layers and attached the the base.

I then cut out the flowers on the second stamped image. I added them to the card using some dimensionals. I added some Cajun Craze candy dots to the flower centers.

The sentiment is stamped with black and is from the Flower Patch stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by

Vicki

Splitcoast Color Challenge.....Birthday Wishes

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the color challenge this week at SplitCoastStampers.

The colors to use are Bermuda Bay, Pool Party and Calypso Coral. the dessert option is water coloring.

I pulled out my Stampin Up single stamp called Sweetbriar Rose. I love this vintage beauty! I did sneak another color into my card that is not in the challenge, I used some Pear Pizzazz for my leaves.

The image is stamped onto some water color paper with black stazon and colored using my aqua painter and ink pads. I used Calypso Coral for the rose and then Pear Pizzazz for the leaves. I colored around the image with Pool Party ink and then darkened it up using the Bermuda Bay ink.

I stamped the flower image a few more times to layer it up. This technique is called Paper Tole and I really love the effect.

Here is a side shot where you can see the layers better. 

The base of the card is Pool Party and then I used a layer of Bermuda Bay. The next layer is another piece of Pool Party that I embossed with the Perfect Dot EF. I then added a small bit of DSP from the Flashback paper pack.

I then cut a large flag using more Bermuda Bay card stock. I added the image piece to the front using dimensionals.

The sentiment is from the retired Occasional Quotes stamp set and is added under the raised leaves, don't you like the leaves hanging over the sentiment piece like that?

I added a few tiny basic pearls around the flowers and to the flower centers. It really adds some sparkle IRL.  The pic does not do the pearls justice. 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Vicki

Sweetbriar Rose

Hello Peeps!!

So sorry for the long silence here on the ol' blog, I have been in quite the stamping funk lately, I have no mojo and almost no desire to stamp, even tho I have a big box of new goodies, I just haven't wanted to do any stamping. I have however been busy with other crafting projects and I think sometimes I tend to get obsess with something new and that occupies all my free time.

Anyway I decide today to clean up my stamp table and then I thought I would stamp and color this sweet flower.  It is a single stamp in the Stampin Up catalog called Sweetbriar Rose. I loved it the moment I spotted it in the catalog.

I stamped with black stazon and colored with my aqua painter and ink pads.

I keep it pretty simple since my mojo is on vacation. 

The sentiment is from the Petite Pairs stamp set. I added a little flag and a vintage button with twine.

Hope you like it, I have one other card I made as well and I will show that to you tomorrow.

Thanks for hanging in with me during my long absence hopefully I will be back in the swing of things here soon.

Vicki