Monthly Archives: October 2015

Happy Fall: Ellen Hutson October Pin-Sight Challenge

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Happy-Fall-Pumpkin-and-Leaves: Ellen Huston Pin-Sight Challenge

Ellen Hutson’s October Pin-Sight Challenge is all about Fall. That’s fine with me because Fall, next to Spring is one of my favorite seasons. Bright sunny days and cooler weather is my thing. I love it when I can wear sweaters to ward off the slight chill in the air, unencumbered by bulky down coats and boots. Yay!

Here are the inspiration images for this challenge:

My project captures the orange and golden tones of the season along with fading greens.

All the images were stamped in Versafine pigment ink in Vintage Sepia and then heat embossed using clear embossing powder. I then colored the images using Distress Inks, a paintbrush and water.

The images were die cut after the images were colored and thoroughly air-dried. I die cut a center panel from cream-colored cardstock using a small rectangular stitched die and cut a slightly larger piece in a rich earthy orange-toned and an A2 sized piece in a rich brown color. All the pieces were mounted as shown and the die-cut images were arranged as shown.

The sentiment in middle of the card front was stamped in Versamark and heat embossed using a copper metallic embossing powder,

Everything was then mounted on an A2 top-folding vertical card base.

Have a happy Fall!

Supplies used in making this project:

Stamps: Essentials by Ellen: Thankful stamp set and Autumn Acorns stamp set; My Favorite Things: Linen Background stamp.

Dies: Essentials by Ellen: Thankful die set and Autumn Acorns dies; Avery Elle: Wonky Stitches die set (smaller stitched rectangle).

Inks: Distress Inks: Peeled Paint, Twisted Citron, Shabby Shutters, Rusty Hinge, Worn Lipstick, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade; Versafine ink:  Vintage Sepia; Versamark ink.

Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Cream cardstock (center panel); Papertrey Ink cardstock: Terracotta Tile and Dark Chocolate; Neenah Solar White 110#.

Other: WOW embossing powder: Copper Metallic; Pretty Pink Posh: Metallic Bronze Sequins (4mm).

SSS Flickr Challenge #30: Fallin’ for Fall Theme

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SSS Flickr Challenge #30: Hello-Fall-Corner-Leaves

The theme for Simon Says Stamp’s Flickr Challenge #30 is “Fallin’ for Fall”. Any project that creates the feel and look of Autumn is appropriate for this challenge.

My project attempts to capture the rich golden tones of Autumn with the used of metallic cardstock. I associate autumn colors with metals such as copper and bronze. I love the rich tones of these metals and how they complement the colors in the changing leaves and other foliage.

I used the inlay die-cut technique for this card. I cut the Maple Leaf Corner die from copper metallic cardstock and used the outlined image in copper to frame distress water colored images. The inlaid leaves were die cut from watercolor card stock and colored using Distress Inks.

I die cut the world “hello” three times, using the same copper metallic cardstock and then layered the hellos on top of each other to give dimension to the sentiment. The small stamped word ‘fall’ was stamped in a deep, rich orange ink and die cut using a small rectangle die.

Have a colorful and golden fall!

 

Supplies used in making this project:

Dies: Simon Says Stamp: Maple Leaf Corner die, Painted Hello die; My Favorite Things Die-namics: Label Tapes die.

Stamps: Essentials by Ellen: Autumn Acorns (word “FALL”)

Embossing Folders: Lifestyle Crafts : Diagonal Stripe

Inks: Papertrey Ink: Terracotta Tile (sentiment “FALL”); Distress Inks: Rusty Hinge, Spiced Marmalade, Dried Marigold, Twisted Citron, Shabby Shutters, Vintage Photo.

Cardstock: Neenah Classic Cream; Papertrey Ink: Terracotta Tile; Stardream Metallic Cardstock: Copper; Neenah Solar White 110#; Ranger Distress watercolor Cardstock.

 

 

Believe-Dream: Ellen Hutson Challenge

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Believe-Dream

I really enjoy making and giving cards that are inspirational. This is especially true when someone I know is going through some difficult times. I want them to know that they are not alone and that I’m thinking of them. This is true for all card makers, part of the satisfaction of our hobby is making someone smile, feel comforted, or appreciated.

This card is made for anyone who ever wonders if they’ll ever achieve their life’s dream. I know several people in my life who have really worked hard at finding and following their life’s purpose. So this card is for them and all those like them. Keep believing and working toward your dream because “if you can dream it, you can do it”.

Part of the sentiment on this card is a quote from Walt Disney. He was a master of turning his dreams into reality.

Supplies used in making this project:

Stamps:

  • Essentials by Ellen: Brushstroke Christmas
  • WPlus9: Dream Believer stamp set, Luck Stars stamp set
  • My Favorite Things: Jumbo Abstract Art

Inks:

  • Versafine ink: Onyx Black
  • Hero Arts Shadow Inks in Pool and Soft Pool
  • Tsukineko Delicata Golden Glitz Metallic Ink

Cardstock:

  • Neenah Solar White 80# (card front), 110# (card base)
  • Papertrey Ink: Enchanted Evening (mat for card front)

You Are My Sunshine: SSS Flickr Challenge #29

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You-Are-My-Sunshine

 

Simon Says Stamp’s Flickr Challenge #29 requires that the project you create incorporate the colors black, yellow and white.

My project for this challenge is a rather bold black and white background behind a white frame with the addition of yellow flowers to soften the look of the card. I stamped SSS’s Leaves background stamp in black ink on white cardstock. I used Versafine Onyx Black ink for this because the ink leaves a really solid and detailed image. I really wanted the tangle of vines and leaves to really stand out against the white cardstock.

Since the background stamp is such a busy and bold pattern, I softened it somewhat by using a die-cut frame die called Stitched Cover-Up Companion Die from  My Favorite Thing’s Die-namics line. It is currently my favorite stitched frame die. I like the 2 windows that the die creates. The frame was cut from white cardstock and layered over the black and white cardstock. Yellow flowers with black centers were inked from SSS’s Flowers on My Mind and die-cut using the set’s coordinating dies. The flowers were arranged in a cluster on the white frame. A sentiment was stamped onto the frame in Versafine Onyx Black ink,

The entire card front was mounted onto black card stock and then adhered to a top-folding, A2 portrait-oriented card base of white cardstock.

There you have it, my submission for challenge #29. Hope you like it!

 

Summary of supplies used in this project:

Stamps: SSS: Leaves background stamp; SSS: Flowers on My Mind stamp set; SSS My Sunshine stamp set (sentiment).

Dies: My Favorite Things, Die-namics: Stitched Cover-up Companion Vertical Die.

Inks: Versafine ink: Onyx Black; WPlus9 Pure Color Inks: Hayride and Falling Star.

Cardstock:   Neenah Solar White 80# (card background & frame) and 110# (card base); Papertrey Ink: True Black (as mat for card front).