Going Distressed for Cardz 4 Guyz # 305

Welcome to the latest Cardz 4 Guyz two-week challenge.  Our host for challenge #305, Deb, chose a distressed theme.  When you finish here, I hope you will hop over to the challenge blog site to see the creations from the rest of the design team.  Hopefully, our creations will  inspire you to play along and post your creation in our gallery!

I used speckled DSP (designer series paper) from the Beauty of the Earth paper and the Gorgeous Leaves cling stamp set for my card.  I kind of think anything that’s faded and speckled qualifies as distressed, don’t you?

Here’s my card:

 

Measurements:

 

  • The Cajun Craze base measures 4-1/4 by 11 inches, scored at 5-1/2 inches to create a tent fold card.
  • I used a piece of the Neutrals 6 x 6 inch DSP for the background mat. It measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches. Then, I punch a one-inch circle of this DSP for the envelope seal.
  • Next, I trimmed a piece of the Beauty of the Earth DSP to 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches. I also trimmed a piece of the same DSP to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap. I used a small piece of the DSP for the front sentiment. The small panel measures 2-7/8 by 7/8 inches. Both the outside and inside sentiment come from the Best Year stamp set.
  • The white cardstock panel on the inside measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
  • I used scrap white cardstock for the leaves on the outside.
  • That’s it for the measurements.

Stamping:

  • The DSP really does all the work here, and I wanted to let it shine. Therefore, I kept the elements on the front to a minimum.
  • I used a blending brush and Merry Merlot ink to lightly color a piece of scrap white cardstock.
  • Next, I used Early Espresso ink and stamped two leaves onto the colored cardstock.
  • I topped the leaves using the Cajun Craze ink and the small splotches stamp ink from the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set.
  • Again using Early Espresso ink, I stamped the inside sentiment on the white cardstock.
  • Then, I used the large splotch stamp and Cajun Craze ink, which I stamped off twice, to stamp over the sentiment. I did this three times, turning the stamp so the pattern would be random.
  • Using the coordinating die set, I cropped the leaves. I already had the Early Espresso branches cropped.
  • The only two pieces popped up on dimensionals are the top leaf and the sentiment. I attached everything else using my favorite adhesive, the multipurpose liquid glue.
  • Finally, I folded a length of linen thread back and forth and tied a knot in the center of the folded thread. Then, I cut the side loops down to size and attached the knot using a couple of glue dots.
  • With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.

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Sue

 

 

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Autumn Leaves for C4Galz #156

Welcome to another Cardz 4 Galz challenge! Caz chose Autumn/Fall Leaves for the theme 0f #156. I hope you will pop over to the C4Galz blog to see what the rest of the design team created as well!  Since I haven’t seen an autumn since my youngest sister was in college, I used some creative license with the colors.

Here’s my card:

 

I used DSP from Harvest Meadow for the background of this card. There are three 1-3/4 inches squares trimmed from the cork specialty paper in the mini-catalog. The colors I used are Soft Succulent, Crumb Cake, and Evening Evergreen. I used the Pretty Pumpkins stamp set for the sentiment. The leaves are from the Gorgeous Leaves bundle of the stamp set and dies.

Measurements:

  • The Evening Evergreen base measures 8-1/2 inches by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
  • Next, I trimmed a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock to 4-1/4 inches by 5-3/8 inches. I added this layer mainly because I needed to tie in the cork and leaves to the rest of the card.
  • The Harvest Meadow DSP (designer series paper) measures 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches. While I was working with the DSP, I trimmed a piece to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap, which I adhered as soon as I trimmed it.
  • The three cork 1-3/4 inch squares help anchor the leaves and sentiment. The two outside squares are the cork. The middle square, which you can barely see, is the backside of the cork. I found this layout on a recent challenge, but it closed before this challenge started.
  • The white cardstock panel for the inside measures 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches.

What I Did:

  • I stamped the leaves on Crumb Cake scraps using Early Espresso. The maple leaf is the full ink stamp. I also stamped the smaller leaf in Early Espresso, but I stamped it off before doing so. I thought I needed to add more dimension to the smaller leaf. Therefore, I added an extra leaf directly on top of the first one.
  • The Soft Succulent vellum in the 2021 – 2023 In Colors can be found in the annual catalog on page 135. I used the open leaf die from the Gorgeous Leaves die set for the vellum. Somehow I didn’t think a sparkly leaf would work, so I used the back-side of the vellum without the shimmer. Very thin lines of multipurpose glue on the vellum allowed me to securely adhere the leave, even across the layers of cork.
  • I used large glue dots to adhere the maple leaf to the cork and vellum. The large glue dots provided some lift to the leaf without using dimensionals.
  • I did use dimensionals under the small leaf.
  • I stamped the sentiment from Pretty Pumpkins using Evening Evergreen ink on a scrap of white cardstock. After cropping it using the stitched rectangle die, I matted it on a scrap piece of Soft Succulent trimmed to size.
  • I wrapped the Evening Evergreen ribbon around the DSP and tied it in a square knot. In order to accommodate the ribbon, I used dimensionals under the sentiment.
  • Next, I added three of the Evening Evergreen In Color jewels to the front in a triangle pattern, which is pleasing to the eye.
  • To finish off the card, I stamped “Celebrate together” from the Create With Friends stamp set in Evening Evergreen on the white cardstock. As always, I adhered the inside panel using multipurpose glue.

Finishing Up:

  • Last, but definitely not least, I trimmed the DSP on the envelope flap. Then, I stamped a maple leaf and a stamped off smaller leaf on the bottom, left corner of the front of the envelope.
  • With that, I’d finished this coordinated card and envelope set.

 

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Have a Peachy day!

Sue

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