Teapot Tuesday Challenge (MMTPT569) at Splitcoaststampers.com

I made this card last night for the Teapot Tuesday challenge at Splitcoaststampers.com.

Our cards for this week’s challenge are going to Jonesboro, AR to the grandparents of a 12 year old young man who recently lost his battle with cancer.

This is a standard A2 card. I used a scrap of designer paper for the two rectangles and layered them onto olive green cardstock.  The center panel was dry embossed with an embossing folder then layered onto the same olive green cardstock.  The sentiment was stamped with Hero Arts black ink; I then went over “Sympathy” with a gold glitter pen.

Father's Day Card

My nephew received this card for Father's Day.

I embossed a piece of black cardstock using a
Tim Holtz 3D folder and metallic paste to add 
dimension and shine. The sentiment was stamped
on silver mirror cardstock with Stazon ink. Then layered on top of black cardstock. Once the front was finished, it was layered onto a black A2 card.

One More Recessed Panel Card!

This will probably be the last Recessed Panel card that I post for awhile. Unless, of course, I happen to create one that is Super Duper Awesome. (wink)

This particular card also uses a dry embossing technique. After embossing the black cardstock using a 3D embossing folder, I rubbed some gold mousse on the raised parts to add color and give a shine to the paper.  The finished size of this card is 5x7.

I’ve been organizing my art studio and paring down stuff in order to consolidate and save space. Part of the organization and consolidation effort is taking things out of their packaging and storing like items together in the same manner.  That is the reason why I have not been able to supply the brand of dies, folders, papers, etc. or the product names.  I also try to use paper from my scrap bin first before cutting into a new sheet of cardstock or designer paper.

Recessed Panel Card - Take Two!

I think I’m obsessed with these Recessed Panel cards!  They are so much fun to make … and relatively easy, too!  I like “easy,” don’t you?

The center blue and cream panel was made using the cut out pieces from the card I posted on June 6th. I laid it across the designer paper panel and fiddled with it until I found the placement that I liked. After gluing it down, I trimmed the edges so that they were flush with the designer paper.  In retrospect, I should have waited to trim the edges until the designer paper was attached to the mat. I think the card would be more visually appealing. But! It is what it is, and I’m fine with that!

The flower trio is a Deep Red stamp and the leaves are from a die set, as is the center tag. The sentiment is from Just Rite stamps.  This card is a standard A2, so it measures 4-1/4” x 5-1/2”.

Recessed Panel Card

I was browsing on Pinterest and came across video from France Martin ( FrenchieStamps)   

for a Recessed Panel Card.  So, of course! I had to make one!

Mine is really more of a sample card since the front is a bit plain for my taste, but I do like it and will most likely give it to someone if I need a card in a hurry.  I pulled things out of my stash of supplies as I was putting this card together and didn’t pay attention to brands or set names.  The silk flowers were a small bit that I nearly threw away when I was unpacking my supplies – I’m glad now that I didn’t.

Even though there is a bit of fussiness to this card due to the measurements you need to make, it is easy to put together. After you finish one, any more that you make will be a breeze to complete!