7/26/2013

DCWV July Stack-a-holic Template Challenge

     Hard to believe that July is almost gone! Time to get another DCWV challenge card submitted before time runs out. There's still enough time if you want to join in on the fun. I'll put the link and the sketch below.
 
     I used DCWV’s Chickadee Mésange Pájaro stack for this card. I say this card would work equally well for a woman or a man. I often need a masculine card - lots of men in my family. I will be sending this card to one of them.
     I used Spellbinders Labels Eighteen dies for my sentiment tags. I brushed the edges with brown ink to make them stand out. The sentiment is from Hero Arts and is stamped with the same brown ink.
     Come and join in the fun with us! Check out all the details here:  http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/07/july-stack-holic-template-challenge.html
     And, here's a copy of the sketch to get you started:
 
 

Tuesday Trigger - A Painterly Palette Challenge


 
 
        I created this card for the Tuesday Trigger- A Painterly Palette challenge in the Moxie Fab World.
        Using the heat-resist technique to make the circles, I stamped different doily images with Versamark watermark ink and then heat-embossed with white embossing powder onto white cardstock. Then I rubbed pigment ink pads over the top of the heat-resist doilies. I gently rubbed the ink off the embossing leaving behind my white embossing lines. I only used three colors of ink but applied more or less ink to some of the circles to create different shades. Next, I punched 1.25" and 1.50" centers from the doilies. Adhering a few circles with foam tape, I used the darker doilies at the bottom and the smaller circles in the back to give depth and movement to the card.
       I also used heat-resist on the sentiment tag. I stamped on white cardstock here as well. Then, I applied the ink, trimmed and matted the sentiment tag with white cardstock.
       That gorgeous background cardstock comes from the Chickadee Mesange Pajaro stack from DCWV.
       There is still a little time left  if you want to come play with us. Check out the details here: http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2013/07/tuesday-trigger-painterly-palette.html
        And, here's the great inspiration photo we had to work with: