QFTD214 ~ A Bike, Flowers AND a Thank You

Good afternoon and thanks for stopping by!  Today, I am taking a few moments to play along with this week's Queen for the Day Challenge at Split Coast.  The featured stamper is the lovely and talented Nancy.  I took my tribute from one of her favorite activities...  biking...

 

I chose a very clean color palette, black and white and added a splash of color with my Flower Soft.  The card base is white card stock with a layer of black matting.  I used a cloud embossing folder to create the background (only on the top 3/4 of the card.)  I placed a die cut black bike and stamped my sentiment on the bottom with black ink.  I added a layer of green Flower Soft and then a Patriotic mix.  Thanks so much for visiting!  I certainly hope you like it!  {{hugs}}

 

Lori

 

Supplies

 

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - My Friend

 

 

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Papers - Georgia Pacific

Dies - Spellbinders In'spire - Bicycle

Embossing Folder - Darice - Cloudy Sky

Flower Soft - Meadow, The Patriot

Additional - Scor Pal

 

Challenges

 

QFTD214 - Queen For the Day



WT370 Windows & Doors ~ For All You Do ~

Today, I am sharing a card I created for Splitcoast Stamper's Ways To Use It Challenge.  This week participants were asked to create something with a window and/or door.  I wanted to do something a little different.  Most of the cards I see show a scene looking outside the window.  I wanted to create something that looked as if you were outside gazing in. 



To create the brick I embossed a white card stock panel with Tim Holtzs' Alteration Bricked folder. I then took my Memento London Fog ink pad and run it over the embossed paper until I achieved the desired look. I added some Ranger Distress Ink (Pumice Stone) with a inking sponge for depth. Once the panel was dry, I used a rectangular Spellbinder die to cut out the window opening. I placed a layer of DP beneath with dimensional foam. I looked for a pattern that reminded me of old wallpaper. I trimmed the brick panel with black card stock and then kraft. The window and window box die were added with dimensional foam. I layered on some liquid adhesive and added my greenery layer (Meadow). After it dried, I added more liquid glue and some Flowersoft in Sweet Pea. I stamped my sentiment from Our Daily Bread Designs' Serve the Lord set on the bottom of my white card stock base. I then added my bricked & matted panel. The final step... I added a few black rhinestone beads for interest. I promise the project is not nearly as complicated as it sounds! Thanks so much for stopping in and until next time...

Blessings...

Lori

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Serve the Lord
Paper - Glitz - French Kiss; Paper Studio - kraft; Colorbok - black
Ink - Versafine - Onyx Black (sentiment); Memento - London Fog & Ranger Distress Ink - Pumice Stone (brick)
Dies - Memory Box - Grand Madison Window & Grand Flower Box; Spellbinders - Classic Rectangles Large
Embossing Folder - Sizzix - Tim Holtz Alterations - Bricked
Misc. - Rhinestones - Flourishes; Flowersoft - Meadow & Sweet Pea; Lace (curtains)

Exploring Cricut ~ Summer Fun!

So glad to back among the Cricut devotees! For those of you who don't stop by on a regular basis my E2 bit the dust! Thanks to my friends and some lovely support people at Provocraft I am back in business!  Thanks to my dear friend Diane for loaning me her Mini and my new E2 should arrive today!  Hip hip hooray!!!! 

So on to this weeks Exploring Cricut challenge...

Summer Fun - Make a card, layout or papercraft using at least 3 Cricut cuts, 2 pattern papers, AND 1 embellishment of a summer fun activity, vacation, etc....

and my project...



Let's check the list...

3 Cricut cuts -

Life's a Beach - Adirondack Chair (4.25 in); Beach Ball (2 in); Beach Umbrella (5.25 in)

2 Pattern Papers - Kaisercraft - Seaside Collection (pattern #1 - background & pattern #2 - umbrella & beach ball)

1 Summer Embellishment of summer activity - Flowersoft Sand

Whew! Think I can check them all off! Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe

Cricut Cartridge - Life's a Beach
Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Porch
Paper - Bazzill; Kaisercraft - Seaside Collection
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black (sentiment); Ranger Distress Ink - Pumice Stone (distressing)
Misc. - Wood Button; Flowersoft - Sand