Hardwood Cross - Confirmation Cards

Here's another card using the Hardwood background stamp from Stampin'Up.  I must say there's so much possibility with this background stamp.  When I was working on the hardwood frame card, this idea came to me.  It turned out exactly what I had in mind.

I stamped the Hardwood background stamp on a 5" x 4" baked brown sugar cardstock using chocolate chip ink.  Then I cut the card stock into half inch strips.  Then I draped the crumb cake seam binding ribbon across the cross.  I added the flowers and leaves as an after thought.

I used shimmery white card stock for the card base and the main panel.  The panel was sponged with marina mist and island indigo inks and has nice shimmer in real life.  The sentiment from Stampin'Up's Trust in God was stamped with black StazOn ink.

I thought it turned out really well I wanted to make another one but first, a little research on colors.  I Googled the Confirmation color in Catholicism.  Various websites told me it's red and/or white.  So on to the next card.

The left over strips of card stock from the first card were used to make this cross.  The card base and panel were also shimmery white card stock.  On this card, I dry embossed the panel using Stampin'Up's Framed Tulip Textured Impressions embossing folder.  I don't have a red ribbon that would drape naturally like the first card, so I used the cherry cobbler seam binding ribbon.  Not exactly red but close enough.  The white flowers were too plain so I added the yellow viva pearl pen that I got from Joann's.  Now they look like over easy eggs.  LOL!!  But I still like how the red and white worked really well with the "hardwood" cross.

There they are side by side.  Which one do you like best?

My son's Confirmation is on the 26th and I'm quite pleased with myself that I got his cards done two weeks early.  I'm usually a last minute kinda girl.

Cheers!!!

Irene

Here are some of the supplies I used and you can find them all at my store HERE.

                      
Hardwood  133032                                            Trust in God Clear-Mount  126702

                        
Seam Binding Ribbon-Crumb Cake  122322      Framed Tulip Textured Impressions  121809

 
Punch Pack  118309

Sponged Frame Technique

Still playing with the Trust God and Serene Silhouette stamp sets from Stampin'Up........

Last week, I found a video tutorial by Dawn Olchefsky at dostampingwithdawn.com about sponged frame technique that I thought was so simple and stunning I just had to try it.

I used the same color cardstock (crumb cake) and inks (crumb cake, early espresso) but the embossing folder and stamps were different.  I still have the Trust God and Serene Silhouette stamp sets on my work table so I decided to work with those.  I also used the Square Lattice EP (embossing folder) because I like it and I haven't used it in a while.

Just like Dawn's tutorial, my main image was off to the left side and the sentiment was on the bottom right corner.  I don't like using glitter because of the mess it leaves behind but Dawn used glitter on her card so I had to try it too.  I glittered the tiny birds and OMG! it made all the difference.  The card is so serene and elegant in person.  I hope I captured that in the photo.

Noticed how I made two?  'Coz one is not enough!  I'm so pleased with how they turned out I can't stop looking at them.'

Cheers!!!

Supplies used are all from Stampin'Up.

Stamps:  Serene Silhouette, Trust God

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake 

Inks:  Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Embellishments: Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Inspirational Gift

Today I'm sharing my latest favorite stamp sets from Stampin'Up.

I didn't notice this set of stamps from the current Stampin'Up catalog until recently when I picked up the catalog to make a wish list for my next order.

It opened to page 136 and at the top of the page is a set that includes this "Live Simply, Love Generously, Care Deeply, Speak Kindly, LEAVE THE REST to God" and this "God is Love" with a little heart on the stylized letter d.  I love these verses and immediately decided I will get this set called Trust God.

Another new stamp set in the current catalog that I wanted since June is called Serene Silhouette.  I have seen some gorgeous samples from other stampers and I think the images are perfect with the Trust God set.

I want to use these two sets to make cards for holiday gifts for my son's CCD teachers but for now this set of cards is going to a friend who would truly appreciate the sentiments and meaning of the verses.

When I give a set of cards, I always leave the inside blank so the recipient  has plenty of spaces to write their own messages.  I selected a wide range of colors but kept the layouts similar  on a couple of cards.

This is the first card I made.  Simple almost boring, I am not too crazy about it.  I used a template as a mask for the rectangular focal point and sponged the colors.  

The second card used the same colors and image except this time I used three small rectangular foams to apply the background colors.  I have a lot of white die cut butterflies left over from another project so instead of die cutting more butterflies I sponged the white ones to match my colors.  The card base is Raspberry Ripple so I used the same color ink on the butterflies.

On this card I used the focal point I messed up when I was working on the first card.  I sponged out of the mask so ink was all over my card.  The solution, tear the sides and do a different layout!  The card base is Midnight Muse (blue) and I like it with Summer Starfruit (yellow).  The printed blue panel is from the designer paper stack called Festival of Prints.

On this card I used another image from the Serene Silhouette set.  I stamped the image directly on the printed paper, also from Festival of Print paper stack, with midnight muse ink.  Love that paper, just had to use it.  The rhinestones were colored with navy blue sharpie.

This is the same as the previous card except I used Early Espresso for the card base and added butterflies for embellishments.  Again, I used the white butterflies already die cut and this time colored them with midnight muse ink.  I really like how this one turned out.

This is the clean and simple one.  No sponging!!! I really like midnight muse and summer starfruit together.  Who would have thought I would use so much blue ribbons.  The Stampin'Up promotion in September was free ribbon spool for every forty dollar purchase and that's the only reason I have midnight muse ribbon.  And I found I really like that color.

Here's the group shot!  You always need a group shot.

This is how I packaged them.  A simple clear box with a ribbon and tag.  All six cards and envelopes fit in the box.

All supplies are from Stampin'Up except for the clear box.

Cheers!