VERVE! Christmas in the Heart and Sharing with You...MIM/LIM!

This first card is one I showcased at the Verve release party. I am using two new Verve Christmas sets called Christmas is in the Air and Holly Jolly.

I stamped my background paper using one of the smaller holly and berry and poinsettia flowers that come in the Holly Jolly set. I colored with copics. I sponged with ranger inks. I stamped the tree on the sentiment shape as well as stamped again and colored with copics, cut out and adhered over the other tree to create an out of the frame design. I stenciled inside of the nestie shapes with some ranger inks, too. I decorated my tree with some silver pearls as well as a few accents on the card. I finished with a sheer polka dotted and a heart button to mimic the sentiment heart.

I also used the double embossed sponged background on the lower red panel. Information regarding this technique can be found here. You can click on the picture to see it in more detailed. I used a sizzix holly texture plate and a SU texturz plate.

Stamps: Christmas in the Air and Holly Jolly
Paper: PTI pure poppy, ripe avocado, true black, ivory
Ink: Momento Tuxedo black, PTI Pure Poppy, versamark
Accessories: Spellbinders, Nestabilities labels and circles, red/white polka dotted sheer ribbon, copics, gold silver pearls, 1/4" circle punch, sponges, silver cording, PTI pure poppy heart button, gold pearls, Sixxix embossing plate, Spellbinder's borderabilities, copics, mini bowdabra, foam circles, foam squares, Sizzix texture plates, SU texturz plates

Sharing with You....

Here is a set of cards is designed showing the same card two ways. The top card is the Less is More(LIM)version. The second card is the More is More(MIM) version.

This card uses two of the new Verve releases called Star of Wonder and Blessed Christmas.

This card is the less is more version and could be easily massed produced. It is a 5 X 7 card and uses a 12 X 12 sheet of night of navy cardstock and a standard ivory cardstock sheet.

Stamps: Star of Wonder and Blessed Christmas
Paper: night of navy and ivory
Ink: night of navy
Accessories: Spellbinders long short rectangles, gem, stardust gel pen, sizzix Christmas texutured plates, navy satin ribbon

This card is the more is more version. It uses the same sets, but I added a few more things to this card.




To this card I added the following

another color(chocolate chip...two layers)
faux stitching
sponging
gold cording
button
dark brown satin ribbon(to layer with the navy)
gold pearls


Stamps: Star of Wonder and Blessed Christmas
Paper: night of navy and ivory, chocolate chip
Ink: night of navy, ranger antique linen, vintage photo
Accessories: Spellbinders long short rectangles, gem, stardust gel pen, sizzix Christmas texutured plates, navy satin ribbon, chocolate satin ribbon, gold cording, PTI vintage cream button, piercing template, black permanent marker for faux stitching, foam tape, glue dots, gold pearls, sponges

All of the Verve releases are still on sale at a new release price until November 15th so go check out the new sets! They are all amazing!!!

Praying for You! (Double Embossed Sponged Background)

This card is for today's SCS Feature Stamper Challenge(FS142)!!! Congratulations, Rachel!!! Gorgeous gallery. I chose this card to case. I changed the stamps, some of the colors, I did not use dp, I moved the ribbon, and added a few more embellishments. I tried to stay manly. I stayed with a rustic scene image. I distressed my edges like Rachels.

I am using two of ODBD October releases called Praying for You and With Deepest Sympathy.

I stamped the image and sentiment onto watercolor paper using Momento tuxedo black ink. I colored with copics and sponged lightly over the image with ranger distressed inks in antique linen and vintage photo. I added a corner punch detailing to create balance since my card is 5.5 squared. I also moved my ribbon to the bottom instead of behind the image for balance purposes as well. I did not use any dp for this card. I used a new technique I have been playing around with for a few days. I call it double embossed sponged background. I explain that in more detail alittle later. Since I did not use pattern dp, I did opt for a layered fiskars border punch detail below the image. Again, my card is larger and I wanted to fill the space. I added my sentiment up top and my card was complete.


Here is the technique I mentioned earlier. I call it double embossed sponged background. Here are the steps.

Emboss a piece a cardstock using whatever embossing design you like. Sponge over the whole area. Run the same piece of cardstock through a different pattern and sponge lightly as well. When you run an emboss piece through a second time, the first image sort of dissappears. However, if you sponge it first, the embossed design is left on the cardstock. The final looks appears like double embossed texture. I have taken a few shots of one embossed panel, then the second side is a double embossed section. I did a couple using kraft cardstock as well. Click on each picture to see more detail! I did use light colors and odd color ink combos just so you can see in the photos how the embossing look stands out. The kraft is a great deal more subtle. The color cardstock and ink are going to change the look and effect a great deal. I hope you give it a try!

As always, thanks so much for stopping by!!! Your comments are greatly appreciated!!!

Stamps
ODBD
Paper
PTI scarlet jewel, ocean tides, dark chocolate, kraft and Flourishes Ivory
Ink
scarlet jewel, ocean tides, dark chocolate, ranger antique linen, vintage photo
Accessories
copics, gold pearls, ranger distressing tool, PTI scalet jewel ribbon, sizzix plates, SU texturz plates, photo corner punch, fiskars rope border punch, sponges, foam circle