Words & Wishes Dies for As You See It Challenge #377 - Recipe for Happy Yellow Flowers

Do you cook using a recipe or do you have the knack of just throwing things together knowing it will turn out great? For me, it depends on what I'm cooking, but most of the time, I like to follow a recipe. Card making is a little different, I usually know what's going to look good together, but sometimes it's just fun to follow a recipe! And today I followed one from As You See It Challenges, concocted by team mate, Joanne! Check out the Challenge Banner:

The five elements needed are a flower, a large bold sentiment, shades of yellow, a die cut and enamel dots embellishments, and it has to contain all five - but how is up to me! Here's how I did it:

• I started with a card base of Crushed Curry, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4". I added a layer of Lemon Lolly, 5 1/4" x 4", and a second layer of Basic White, 5" x 3 3/4", all centered on the top of the card front.
• On another 5 1/4" x 4" piece of Basic White, I used the masks from the retired Layers of Beauty Stamps, Masks and Die sets, to create the yellow roses using Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry inks for the roses, and Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green inks for the leaves.
• I then die cut the finished roses and mounted it on the card front using dimensionals.
• For the big, bold sentiment, I used the new Words & Wishes dies to die cut the sentiments in black and the shadows in Lemon Lolly.
• I glued them together and adhered them as shown using glue and dimensionals.
• I used the 2025 - 2027 In Colour Flat Pearls in Darling Duckling for the Enamel Dots.

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Layers Of Beauty Decorative Masks [163517]	Layers Of Beauty Bundle (English) [163519]	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199]	Lemon Lolly 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161720]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094]	Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad [161666]	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [147145]
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095]	Blending Brushes [153611]	2025–2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls [165192]	Words & Wishes Dies (English) [167894]	Layers Of Beauty Dies [163518]
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Gears & Textures Bundles for As You See It Challenge #376 - Embossed

 

Finally! Finally, I have found the occasion to use a bundle that is right up my alley - the Gears & Textures bundle! I love making masculine themed cards, I love steampunk and gears, etc., but even though I've had this set for a couple of months now (Maybe even more, the days fly by!) I haven't found the occasion to use it yet!! But this week at As You See It Challenges, it's a Fill In the Blank Challenge, designed by our team member, LeAnne, and she knows how to design a good challenge. Take a look at the Challenge Banner:

There are quite a few embossing folders that I would classify as favourites, but I don't currently have all of them. Of the ones I do have, this one has to rank pretty high: the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder! And the distressed aspect of this folder works out perfectly for the Gears & Textures bundle! Things just progressed from there!

• It starts with a card base of Early Espresso, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".
• A panel of Gray Granite, 5 1/4" x 4", is embossed using my favourite Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder. Then it is blended over with Gray Granite ink using a small blending brush. This shows up the texture better.
• Several of the texture stamps are stamped on the front of the Gray Granite panel using Early Espresso ink, then the panel is glued to the front of the card.
• Gears, chains and light bulbs are die cut using the Gears & Texture dies, from Gray Granite, Early Espresso and Crumb Cake cardstock, then they are adhered to the card front using glue, mini black dimensionals, and glue dots. A ruler line of Stampin' Write marker in Early Espresso makes the light bulb wires.
• The sentiment is from a retired set and cut out on a straight piece of scrap cardstock.
  
  
  

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Gears & Textures Photopolymer Stamp Set [166851]	Gears & Textures Bundle (English) [166854]	Heron Habitat Cling Stamp Set (English) [158889]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686]	Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146983]
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114]	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118]	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [161697]	Small Blending Brushes [160518]
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673]	Exposed Brick 3 D Embossing Folder [161600]	Gears & Textures Dies [166853]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893]
Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Seal [152813]

Sunset Coast for As You See It Challenge #375 - Jungle Colours

 Why is it that every time I'm trying to get ready to go away for a holiday, all hell breaks loose on the home front, making it three times as difficult to get prepared, with three times as many tasks to do before I can go?? Can anyone relate?

I don't want to bore you, but we are going camping next week to my favourite campground. It's not far away, but it has it's own lake and lovely beach, the campsite has all the utilities, our friends are coming as well, and I'm so looking forward to the week! But it's also the week before our condo's AGM, and we're running into issues with our AGM package caused by our property management company, I'm preparing a powerpoint for a Town Hall meeting taking place next week that I'm going to have to come back for, someone got stuck in the elevator this afternoon, and I had to help, and I also had a card to make because this challenge happens! I'm going to be so ready to relax!

But I really love this week's Colour Challenge, created by Team member Joanne! The colours work so well together, even if they are all fairly bright! Take a look at the Challenge Banner:

Right away, I saw a sunset over the ocean, and the opportunity to use the Sunset Coast bundle for the first time. Check it out:

• I started with a card base of Coastal Cabana, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4".
• I added a panel of Lemon Lime Twist, 5 1/4" x 4".
• I cut a panel of Basic White 5" x 3 3/4" and taped it to my Stampin' Glass Mat Studio with about 1/4" margin around the edges and I also used one tape in the middle for the separation of sky and sea.
• Using blending brushes, I blended first a very little Lemon Lime Twist, then Melon Mambo, and then Berry Burst into the sky area, starting at the tape and blending upwards.
• I adjusted the tape, then, removing it and partly covering the sky, making a mask at the line between sea & sky. I changed brushed and blended first Lemon Lime Twist, then Coastal Cabana towards the bottom.
• I used the large sea texture stamp from Sunset Coast, along with Coastal Cabana, to stamp that texture near the horizon, then I added some Lemon Lime Twist, using the small sea texture stamp within it. I continued to use the large sea texture stamp with Coastal Cabana ink, but stamped off once or twice to create texture in the water all the way down. I added Wink of Stella to highlight the waves.
• I die cut from the neutral Basic Black cardstock, the lighthouse circle, then die cut it again with a circle die. I kept some of the cutouts in the lighthouse and rocks because I wanted a more solid look.
• I also die cut the sea birds, the sun and the sailboats, which look slightly out of proportion to me, and make me think of shark fins. The sun is die cut from Lemon Lime Twist card stock.
•  I glued everything on where I wanted it and stamped the sentiment at the bottom of the panel with Memento ink. It looked better than I expected! The black silhouettes really stand out against the sunset and sea colours.

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Sunset Coast Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167775]	Sunset Coast Bundle (English) [167781]	Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131297]	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]
Greenery Lane Washi Tape [166880]	Stampin' Glass Mat Studio (Imperial) [163987]	Small Blending Brushes [160518]	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051]	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143]
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097]	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [147145]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Sunset Coast Dies [167780]
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