World Cardmaking Day is today, Saturday, October 5, and to celebrate I’m sharing one of my favorite cards from my 2012 Pinehurst Stampin’ Getaway. Help me celebrate card makers everywhere.
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On Oct. 6th, I’ll randomly pick a couple of entries and send them a Stampin’ Getaway Magazine. I’ll also pick two random entries and send a Best of 25 Years Stamp Set of your choice. Woo Hoo!!! Happy Cardmaking day!!!
Young Vermillion
This card was inspired by my love of texture, depth and that super cool rustic look. I had so much fun making the horse frontier card, on the cover, that I just had to try it on celery card stock. I also knew that I wanted to use the Holiday Frame textured embossing folder somehow.
After trimming around the edges of the Holiday Frame, it looked like a label or framelit. Perfect! I just loved the way the gumball green, soft suede and early espresso classic inks blended so beautifully over the gesso. I went on a search for another nature stamp and ran across the Stampin Up Young Vermillion. I know its retired but any bird or nature image would work perfectly.
I embossed it with early espresso because I enjoy embossing and like the boldness of it. However, you could stamp the young vermillion in StazOn black and water color it using water wonder crayons. This would give it a whole new look. Love it!
Directions
Step 1 – Cut a 8-1/2 x 5-1/2” piece of certainly celery card stock and fold it in half. This is your base.
Step 2 – Randomly sponge Gesso onto the certainly celery card stock.
Step 3 – Use a sponge to dab the certainly celery card stock with classic ink.
Tip: The inks used to add depth and texture are Gumball Green, Early Espresso and Soft Suede.
Step 4 – Cut a 5-1/2” x 1-1/2” piece of early espresso card stock .
Step 5 – Add it to the top of your card.
Step 6 – Cut another 5-1/2 x 4-1/4” piece of certainly celery.
Step 7 – Texture your 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” piece of certainly celery card stock using your big shot and Stampin’ Up! Holiday Frames embossing folder.
Step 8 – Repeat steps 2 and 3. Add depth and texture back to your embossed card stock using a sponge and various classic ink pads.
Step 9 – Use your scissors and cut around the edge of the Holiday Frame.
Step 10 – Use a 1/16” hole punch to add your antique brass brads on each end.
Step 11 – Use stampin dimensionals to pop your Holiday frame up off your base.
Step 12 – Punch a 1-3/4” very vanilla circle and sponge it with early espresso classic ink.
Step 13 – Pop it up off of your Holiday frame.
Step 14 – Ink your young vermillion up in VersaMark and stamp it on scrap paper.
Step 15 – Before it dries sprinkle early espresso embossing powder on it. Heat and set it!
Step 16 – Use your scissors to cut around your bird. Use stampin dimensionals to pop it up off your very vanilla circle.
Step 17 – Cut a 4” x 5-1/4” piece of very vanilla.
Step 18 – Center and glue this piece inside your card.
Step 19 – Envelope Flap: Texture, Sponge Gesso, and add color back using classic ink pads.
Stampin Getaway Magazine
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- RaElla Wiggins
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- Design By ~ Marianne Hansen
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- Design By ~ Jen Reyes
Hi Brandy. My card was given to a good friend. She loves vintage and has been looking after my dog for me. I hope you liked it.
Love watching your videos etc. You are very talented.
Hugs Lisa x
The young vermillion is so precious! The birds in central WI are in feeding frenzies as of late ~ fattening up for the cold that is sure to come, or gaining energy for their trip south for the winter . . .
Thanks so much for sharing your creations ~
My card is one of several that will be given to my friends for ordering from me and/or attending my class. Love all the entries posted!
I love your card so much. Great job!
Thank you, Maria. Your owl witch is so cute! Very clever.
I just uploaded my card. It is linked to pinterest because I don’t have a blog yet, very new at the Stampin thing! 🙂 This was a lot of fun!
I had the same problem as Maria, it just lead me to a link for the post and url of the photo and never to where you tell about the card. Anyway, I made this card a while back and have never sent it out to anyone. So, I’m sending this to my friend whom I’ve known since the 4th grade. I will use it as a thank you card for a birthday gift she sent me last month.
Hi Bandy,
I didn’t get a chance to tell you about my Halloween Card. For some reason it just lead me to the link and then it was all over. Bummer! I wanted to tell you that I was going to send my Halloween card to me best friend. SHe and I both love Halloween so much we get so excited. We love card-making, decorating, putting costumes, the works! She will love this card, I just know it.