Harvest Moon Mini Card for Simon Says Stamp

Hi everyone...I'm back with another {guest designer} project for Simon Says Stamp.



The theme this week at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog is halloween or goth. I don't normally do halloween or goth so I found a compromise using the new Lawn Fawn set Happy Haunting and a bright color palette.

This is a 4x4 mini card featuring the spooky house and bats from Happy Haunting.

The house was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Tiara White cardstock. I colored it using various colors of Copic markers. I cut it out and spritzed it with a mixture of Perfect Pearls powder and water in a mini mister. Then I set it aside to dry.

For the background I trimmed white cs to 3.75 square. I covered the whole piece with Jenni Bowlin Lavender Sachet ink. Then I spritzed the Hero Arts Friend Definition cling stamp with the Perfect Pearls water and stamped onto the inked background. This gives a fun blurred image.

Next I punched a 2.25 inch circle from the calendar paper in the Crate Paper Portrait 6x6. I inked it with Wild Honey Distress ink. Then I stamped the pair of bats with Tuxedo Black ink. Then I spritzed this piece with Perfect Pearls too.

To assemble the card I started by adhering a 4x4 black cs panel to the card base. Then I added the "moon" to the background and adhered it to the card. The house was added with dimensional foam adhesive.

To finish I added the sentiment with Tiny Type stickers and then I added some Glossy Accents to the windows and the bats.

So now, make sure you join in on the challenge because Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !!

~ Psalm 62:1,5 ~

I wait quietly before God,

for my victory comes from Him.

Let all that I am wait quietly before God,

for my hope is in Him.

blessings,

nancy

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Simon Says Stamp Challenge

I'm so happy to be the Guest Designer for the month of October for my favorite online store:



I've been working in secret on some fun projects for their Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog; make sure to check out all the fabulous work by the Design Team.

The theme for this week is Sparkle and Bling!

Here's my card using some of my favorite Lawn Fawn stamps:

• I started off by clear embossing the snowflakes on white cardstock and blending Tumbled Glass Distress ink over to cover. To get the sparkle, I spritzed it with a home made pearly mix of 1/4 teaspoon Perfect Pearl powder in a Mini Mister filled 3/4 up with water.
• For the top of the card, I stamped more snowflakes from the "Frosties" set with more Tumbled Glass Distress ink, the silvery sparkle is added with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen in Clear Star.
• I die cut a small label using Spellbinder's Labels 8 and using a Hero Arts stamp called Screen Shadow I inked it with Tumbled Glass and spritzed more of my perfect pearl mist before stamping on the label. After I let it dry I inked the edges for definition.
• The sweet Winter Fox was stamped twice using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, once on the inked label panel and once on a  white cs scrap. The sentiment was also stamped on the label. I used a variety of Copic markers to color the image then I cut it out and pieced it onto the label. I highlighted the image and sentiment with the Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.

 

•  All that was left to do was layer all the stamped elements on 5.5 x 4.25 top folded card with a punched piece of Echo Park patterned paper. The label was added with dimensional foam adhesive. The final step is to add the embellishment for a bit more Sparkle and Bling! I layered 2 Hero Arts felt snowflakes with some silver twine and a Hero Hues gem.

So now, make sure you join in on the challenge because Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !!

 ~ Psalm 42:11 ~

 "Why am I so discouraged?

Why is my heart so sad?

I will put my hope in God!

I will praise Him again- my Savior and my God!"

blessings,

nancy


Here's some links to the products I used in today's card project:

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Lily Pad, Hero Arts and a sketch

What could be better than new Hero Arts Christmas stamps? How about a Lily Pad Cards sketch challenge?
It's time for another Lucy's Lovely Lines challenge over at the pond so here's the sketch.....

and here's my cards using the clear set Reindeer Christmas and Snowflake Shapes Clings.....

I used a lot of Rock Candy Distress Stickles, Baby Blue Stickles and Glossy Accents to give this card some sparkle and shine!

details close up...I love how the Glossy Accents gives the reindeer googly eyes and make his nose shiny

Paper piecing was done with Crate Paper's Snow Day from last year, I love the whimsical colors and design of these papers.

This card uses both stamp sets again with Graphic45 paper, Tim Holtz tissue tape, Pink Paislee decorative tape. The leaves are an EK Success punch. 

To make the snowflake heart really glossy, I stamped it with red ink then cut it out leaving a 1/2 by 1 inch tab on one side. Then I applied Versamark ink to the heart and clear embossed it holding it by the tab with tweezers to keep from burning my fingers. I repeated this several times until it had a thick glossy sheen. You could use Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel and only repeat the embossing once or twice for the same effect. I added Crushed Olive Distress ink to the punched leaves.

Now check out the fabulous work from the rest of the Lily Pad Cards Design Team. I know you'll be impressed and inspired. I can't wait to see what you do with the sketch!

~ 1 Peter 4:7-8 ~

The end of all things is near.

Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray.

Above all, love each other deeply,

because love covers over a multitude of sins.

blessings,

nancy

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