Saturday, October 26, 2013

Muse Challenge #40

The oddest thing happened this afternoon: I found myself alone in the house. Not only was I alone in the house, I didn't have a vehicle to go anywhere because my daughter and husband took off in mine. I had no option but to head into the office and play.

At the top of my pile of challenges was the Muse Challenge #40 and this card from Darnell Knauss. Darnell is one of the friendliest crafty bloggers around and her posts always leaving you smiling and occasionally cause you to spit coffee all over the computer screen. She has taken the guest design opportunity to remind us that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and offers this serene card with a message of support to inspire us.




Using a similar floral stamp to Darnell's and markers, the focal image was stamped on a die cut. A strip of white cardstock was repeatedly stamped with the image, using a little selective masking and stamping off to make side panel.




I am really loving Avery Elle sentiments right now and used a technique that I have seen around for a while and had on my "must try this" list to layer it on the popped up die cut. The first time I saw this layered stamping was on JJ Bolton's blog post here with a tutorial.




You can see the sentiment is stamped on the panel first and then again on the die cut.




Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie


22 comments:

  1. Oh, man, Jacquie, I am now putting your card on the top of my "to CASE" list! I absolutely LOVE the design of your card with the popped up sediment (I, too, love that set from AE!) and the popped up panels!! Your handmade side border is divine in the ombre pinks and greens!! Thank you so much for CASEing my MUSE card so beautifully! I promise I'll come by and clean your monitor one of these days!! Hugs, Darnell

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  2. Wow what a beautiful interpretation! I love how you used the stamp to make the pp and the clever stamping over the stem!

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  3. Wow...Jacquie, this is a stunning card! Love your amazing take on Darnell's fabulous card and your side is so perfect! What a sweet card to send to someone to lift their spirits and brighten their day, such a beauty!

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  4. I love your stunning card and the sentiment looks amazing - hugs xx

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  5. Oh wow this looks soooo very pretty :) good that you were left alone... Otherwise how would we see this beauty

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  6. Fabulous card! Love the technique for the sentiment--gotta give that a try!

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  7. A very beautiful card,
    Love the stamp and the colors!
    Always Nice to visit your blog!

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  8. Beautiful stamping and colours, love that sentiment technique that you executed perfectly!

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  9. Beautiful card-and a geat take on Darnell's muse card :)
    The sentiment tooks fabulous!
    Best wishes,Nessa xx

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  10. Wow, Jackie, this is stunning! Love the die cut flower stems and the layered stamping of the sentiment ! Anita :)

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  11. This is a great card. Thank you for sharing how you popped up the sentiment.

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  12. Oh, well done. The depth of the colours, the precise cutting, the even-more-precise stamping! Thanks so much for joining us at Muse this week!

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  13. Absolutely beautiful! Love the side stamped panel and the sentiment layered on the popped up die cut image.

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  14. So light and delightful - love your shades of pink.

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  15. Lots of good stuff going on here! Love the split and lifted panels, the echo of the stamped panel to your main image, the way the sentiment goes above and below ... (I've been eyeballing that technique too!). Truly spectacular!

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  16. This is really beautiful. Love the technique you used, and the sentiment looks fabulous across the stem. I see a sure fire winner here.

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  17. Congrats on your win. See--I knew it!

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  18. Congratulations on the HM honor for this week's MUSE challenge, Jacquie! I knew this would be a popular card, so deserving of the recognition!! Hugs, Darnell

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