Dandelion Wishes ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

I have two very similar cards to share with you today using one of Fun Stampers Journey new stamp sets called Dandelion Wishes.  

In Colors with Lovely as a Tree

Today's cards are a little unique.  I go from loving them to not being so sure about them.  A week or so ago I posted a card that had (what I thought) a great sky scene.  Since I liked it so much I wanted to give it a try with the new In Colors that finally came out yesterday...yea!  I decided to use the direct to paper technique again, but the newer sponge pads just are not the same as the old cloth ones!  I sure found that out pretty quickly, but wanted to go ahead and give them a try anyway.  I love how each time I did it they turned out so differently!  Not sure which one I like the best since the ink "smears" and trees are all a little different. One thing I did find out is the more you use the pad the less the ink smears and they dry out pretty quickly.  I don't mean the pad itself is dry, just that it gives it more of the look as if you're using the cloth pad once you've smeared it around for a bit.  Does that make any sense at all? lol  Anyway, I made these for this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch challenge, but didn't put the shape on it like it shows in the challenge.  I decided I was going to wait to do that until I know what the card is going to be used for. :)

Make sure you check out what all the other designers made using this sketch HERE and play along if you get a chance since it's another great sketch!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Stamp Set:  Lovely as a Tree

Card Stock:  Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss,

Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss,

Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey & Lost Lagoon

Embossing Folders:  Argyle & Pretty Print

Sponges

Lovely as a TREE

Happy Friday, Everyone!  I have another card for you for this week's Friday Mashup which I happen to be hostessing. :)  The mashup for this week is...

Create a project with "Trees".

Create a project with "Heat or Dry Embossing".

Or Mash it up and create a project with "Embossing and Trees".

I have no idea why I chose these two things for the mashup, but I had to run with it once I did. lol  I figured I should try to use a tree stamp that I haven't used in a while, so I picked the oak tree from Lovely as a Tree.  Well, what was I supposed to do with that tree?  How about put it in a field.  Hey didn't I just do that with another card? lol  I did, but it's definitely not the same.  This time I used the direct to paper technique with a bit of sponging to fill it all in.  Do you ever look at the sky and see different colors in it, and they seem to be woven into the next color?  I don't know about you, but I sure do, so that's what I tried to create in this card.  I did dry embossing on a couple of colors of my card, but I have to admit it's a little hard to see in the picture.

Head on over to the Friday Mashup HERE.  We have some great cards to show you and would love to see what you create for this week's challenge.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Stamp Sets:  Lovely as a Tree & Field Flowers

Card Stock:  Old Olive, Pool Party, Island Indigo,

So Saffron, Crisp Cantaloupe & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Old Olive, Pool Party, Island Indigo,

So Saffron, Crisp Cantaloupe & Early Espresso

StazOn:  Black

Embossing Folder:  Pretty Print

Sponges

Celebrate Today

I'm actually posting this card a little early because I want to enter it in Stampin' Celebration's October challenge and there's only a few hours left! lol  I've been looking at their picture all month wondering what I could make using their colors.  Well nothing was coming to me and last night an idea came after looking at a card by Michelle Zindorf here (she makes fabulous cards by the way!!).  She talked about the technique "Direct to Paper".  Well that was a new challenge for me, so I thought I'd give it a try using some of the colors from Stampin' Celebration's challenge.  This is what I came up with...after a few attempts!  It was a little more work than I thought, but so worth it after I figured out what I was doing.   I must say that this technique is not for the neat stamper!  Sponging gets your fingers dirty enough, but trying to rub the ink across the paper was just as bad for me. lol  I hope you enjoy what I've created.  I stamped Celebrate Today on the bottom as a reminder to myself to enjoy each day...the beauty of God's creation, and family and friends to enjoy it with.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Evergreen & Perfectly Penned
Card Stock:  Island Indigo, Calypso Coral & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin Pads:  So Saffron, Calypso Coral,
Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Island Indigo & Basic Grey
StazOn:  Black
Punch:  1" Circle
Essentials Paper Piercing Pack
Sponges