Hello, crafting friends! Welcome to Guneaux Designs. Today my card share is a beach scene featuring ODBD Adirondack Chairs stamp.
Isaiah 47:13
“All the counsel you have received has only worn you out! Let your astrologers come forward, those stargazers who make predictions month by month, let them save you from what is coming upon you.”
The blending colored pencil shavings technique is one that I have not tried before creating this beach scene card. I created the card for the Dirty Dozen Fan Club April Monthly Theme of “Perfect Blend”. It is a birthday card for my special grandson.
Romans 12:3
“For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.”
Mary is our hostess for this week’s Color Challenge on Splitcoaststampers. She gave us a beautiful color combination of SU Dapper Denim, Tangerine Tango, and Sahara Sand. Her dessert option is to use SU Soft Suede. I used all of the colors, or colors closely related, on my card.
Hello, and welcome to Guneaux Designs! How have you been? I have been quite busy creating cards for the Splitcoaststampers June Dirty Dozen Theme. Therefore, it has been many days since I last posted. Today’s post is a beach scene card that features the ODBD Adirondack Chairs stamp.
The main hostess for the Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge asked me to be a guest designer for the month of June. I am excited and this is my first card for the June Color Challenges. The colors for the challenge were selected by Pam MacKay, the hostess, and she selected the Stampin’ Up! colors of Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, and Cherry Cobbler. This color combination is a fantastic one. For dessert, Pam gave us an option to create a beach scene.
John 16:12-16
Jesus said to the disciples: “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you. In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”
Hello, my friends! Hope you have some great plans for the weekend! I appreciate you stopping by Guneaux Designs to see my Hibiscus Greeting Card. I love Hibiscus plants, and I have many around my home. One of my Hibiscus plants is the impetus for creating this Hibiscus Greeting Card. It is a plant that produces large beautiful pink flowers. Each flower on the Hibiscus plant is at least 6″ in size.
I created this Hibiscus Greeting Card to submit to a Splitcoaststampers.com Ways To Use It Challenge, WT649 – Domestic Inspiration. The challenge is to find something around your home that inspires you. I draw inspiration from many of my Hibiscus plants as well as many other floral plants. But this plant is right outside my crafting room window, and each time I look outside, I see the beautiful blooms. This is the card I created from my inspiration piece.
Here is a photo of my inspiration piece:
While I was taking the above photo, I had a bee hanging round the flower. Therefore, I included a bee on the Hibiscus on the bottom left of my card. The Hibiscus flower and leaves were made with the ODBD Hibiscus Dies and ODBD Tropical Leaves. I included pink prills on the Hibiscus stamen. The bee was made with the ODBD Butterfly and Bugs Stamp Set and Matching Dies.
To create the background of the card, I used several Hero Arts Distress Oxide Ink Pads to sponge on the sky and water. Afterwards I used the ODBD Bon Voyage Stamp Set to stamp the Palm Trees in black ink, as well as the sentiment. This stamp set is a great set if you like creating beach scenes.
To assemble the card, I created a black frame using the ODBD Pierceed Rectangles Dies to go around the beach scene.
My card base is black card stock to which I added a piece of pink card stock. I attached the scene to the pink card stock and added the Hibiscus and leaves.
Please share your thoughts about my Hibiscus Greeting card! I love reading your comments!
This card was selected for the Customer Card of the Day by Our Daily Bread Designs. What an honor!!
Happy Wednesday!! Did you get a chance to purchase the May Hero Arts Underwater Adventure Monthly Kit? I was blessed to purchase it before it sold out! These kits sale out rapidly and are not available again from Hero Arts. This is how Hero Arts describes the May Hero Arts Underwater Adventure Monthly Kit:
The kit has wonderful products, and I am sharing a card I made with it.
Here is a photo of the kit:
To create the card, I used three of Tim Holtz’s Distress Oxide Inks to sponge the colors onto a piece of Neehan Solar White Card Stock. Next, I spritzed water onto the stencil from the kit and laid it over my sponging. I love the look it gives. Then I added the sentiment with VersaMark Ink and white embossing powder, which I heat set.
Next, I cut out two fancy ovals using the Reef Border and Frame Fancy Dies, which is an “add-on” for the Hero Arts Underwater Adventure Monthly Kit. I glued the two cutouts together for more weight. (As of this posting, this die is still available.)
I used three of the stamps from the kit to stamp with Black Ink and color with Copic Sketch Markers.
To finish the card, I attached the colored and stenciled piece to an A2 white card base. Then I applied a double layer of foam tape to the oval cutouts and attached them over the stenciled piece. Lastly, I added the elements in the above photo to the card and three sequins.
Tell me what you think of the card? I hope you draw inspiration from it!
Because the Reef Border and Frame Fancy Die is the only product that can be purchased as of this posting, I am only showing that product with a link.
God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen
Firm Reliance on Divine Providence!
Hebrews 12:14
“Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.”