Hello and welcome to Guneaux Designs. Last Monday, Papertrey Ink’s challenge for “Make It Monday #333” involves the technique of layering patterns over stamped images. This is the card I created and submitted for the challenge.
Top of the morning to you, special friends! This is another card for the Dirty Dozen Monthly Theme, “Perfect Blend”. The card is a birthday card featuring the Penny Black Dainty Whispers stamp and blending of Oxide inks.
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
What a great day it is at Guneaux Designs! I am happy that you decided to stop in to see my National Breast Cancer Survivor Day card!
Welcome! Thanks for stopping by Guneaux Designs to see my latest project, the Whimsy Penguin Loves Watermelon card.
Isn’t he just adorable!! I created the card in response to a sketch challenge on Splitcoaststampers.com. The sketch is unique, and I took the liberty to modify it slightly. When creating, I used the sketch upside down, and I did not trim the side of the image circle (panel 4 of the sketch).
Today I am sharing a Hero Arts Paper Layering Mermaid Card. Isn’t she so gorgeous!! I think so!!
On Splitcoaststampers.com, a member, Maura (beesmom), selected a wonderful combination of colors for last week’s color challenge! Her colors are SU Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, and Lemon Lime Twist, and her dessert is “birthdays”.
Although I think this combination of colors is so beautiful, I struggled with it initially. I made three cards working with the colors and was not happy with any except this one. Now that I have created a project with the colors, I am sure it will be one I use again.
I have no products in the SU Lemon Lime Twist color, so I had to improvise by using copics and closely related paper. I used the Basic Gray and Bermuda Bay in card stock only. For these two colors, I also used copics in addition to Hero Arts Distress Oxide Inks.
I created the mermaid with a Hero Arts Paper Layering Mermaid Die that I have had for 3 months but was not sure how to use it, quite frankly. I had not used a “paper layering” die before. I think I determined how to use it, but if I didn’t, that’s OK with me.
I colored the mermaid with copics and die cut her. I lifted the scales and the end of her tail and covered them with sparkles. I also lifted her arms and hair, where possible, and adhered the remaining portions of the die cut to the color-blended panel. I made the panel by sponging distress oxide inks, spritzing a stencil, and laying the wet stencil over the panel. I added seaweed and lots of sequins for bubbles.
My card is a birthday card, but I chose to use a “celebrate” sentiment.
| Paper: Neenah White, SU Basic Gray, SU Bermuda Bay, PTI Simply Chartreuse |
| Ink: Distress Oxides and Copics |
| Accessories: Hero Arts (HA) Mermaid Dies, HA Seaweed Die, HA Stencil, CottageCutz Expressions Plus Die, Sequins, Crystal Sparkles, Be Creative Adhesive, Water, and Spritzer |
| Techniques: Sponging and Stenciling |
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!!
