Today is my last day as a guest designer for the Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge.  I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity and am grateful for it!   I enjoyed working with such talented ladies!  Today’s Color Challenge is hosted by Mary Marsh (aka MaryR917), and she chose these gorgeous fall colors for the challenge:  Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, and Garden Green.  Her dessert (i.e., extra points) is “Fall”.  The card I designed for today’s challenge features the Cottage Cutz Autumn Centerpiece Die!  

These are the colors for the challenge, and they are from Stampin’ Up (SU):

When using the Cottage Cutz Autumn Centerpiece Die, it does not cut out as one piece as the picture (see below) of the die may represent.  It cuts out 19 pieces, of which 6 need to be cut more than once.  Despite this, it’s a wonderful die!  Instead of using card stock of the colors for the Color Challenge, I used Neenah Solar White card stock and colored each piece with Copic Sketch Markers and a couple of SU Markers!  I did use card stock for the sentiment, though.  The sentiment is from an Impression Obsession Die – Holiday Top Word Edgers.

I assembled the card using Kittie Caracciolo’s Bendi Frame technique.  Here’s the tutorial for the technique.  Can you see in the following photos that the top frame is bent?  This allows for more dimension on a card.  Once you’ve checked out the tutorial, you’ll understand.

When the card is stood up and under a light, the light shines through the bend on the frame and gives a nice presentation.  

To include more of the Chocolate Chip ink, I used an old SU tool, the Color Spritzer Tool (retired) and spritzed the ink onto the white panel.  I did the same on the frame but didn’t like it so I sponged on Cajun Craze ink. I attached the frame with two layers of foam tape in order to raise the frame higher to get more pieces attached.  To finish the card, I added foam tape to the ends of the sentiment and attached it to the frame.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my card and are inspired!   Come back soon!!

SUPPLIES

Paper:  Neenah Solar White Card Stock and SU Crushed Curry Card Stock (sentiment)

Ink:  Copic Sketch Markers, SU Chocolate Chip Marker, SU Crushed Curry Marker

Accessories:  Cottage Cutz Autumn Centerpiece Die, Impression Obsession Holiday Top Word Edgers Dies, ODBD Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, ODBD Pine Cones Dies, and Foam Tape

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.  For it is written:  “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”  Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar?  Where is the philosopher of this age?  Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?”  1 Corinthians 18-20