Sunday, October 20, 2013

Trying Something New

My new ODBD stamp, Joy Tree,  came in the mail the other day so I had fun playing with it.  I already had the Joy To The World Hymn stamp so I combined them.
I started by stamping the tree in the middle of the white panel with Versamark then embossed it with green e.p.  After masking the tree, I stamped the hymn onto the panel with Mustard and Cocoa (rocking technique).  I always think musical pages should be old so I crumpled and distressed then added some more mustard and cocoa inks.  Sponged green onto the tree.
Now here comes the part I had never done - I turned the panel over and using my masking piece as a template, I used a stylus to emboss the outline of the tree.
Topped with a gold star brad.
Main panel is backed with Kraft and the card base is Garden Green.

It will be fun to see how many ways I can use this stamp.  I'm thinking gold embossing on Vellum next.  We'll see.

Thanks for looking.  Thanks for taking time to comment.

Challenges:
Craft Your Passion - emboss
Our Daily Bread Designs - make your own background
Bearly Mine - anything
Word Art Wednesday - anything
Simon Says Wednesday - Christmas
Penny's Paper Crafting - anything
ODB OWH - sentiment as main focus
Kraft Journal - discover something new
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8 comments:

  1. Jan MarieOctober 20, 2013 at 10:03 AM

    This is so pretty! Love the distressed background and the brilliant green topped with a gold star! Lovely work pairing two great ODBD stamps! Thanks for joining us for the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge this week! Blessings!

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  2. LaurianOctober 20, 2013 at 2:39 PM

    What a lovely Christmas card!

    Thanks for joining us at Penny's Paper Crafty and I hope we see you again soon!

    Hugz
    Laurian

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  3. AnonymousOctober 20, 2013 at 3:51 PM

    Clever technique.It gives the illusion of the tree being layered on top.Super card and stamping.Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion.Hope to see you again next week :D
    Lisa x

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  4. Kristi October 20, 2013 at 4:36 PM

    Your Christmas card is amazing! Love your new stamp! Thanks for joining us this week at The Kraft Journal!

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  5. CherylQuiltsOctober 20, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    Oh Marsha, I love how you've combined these two ODBD images and making a wonderful background! Wonderful distressing...so glad you've joined us again for this week's ODBD Shining the Light challenge...hugs, Cheryl

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  6. Karen LetchworthOctober 20, 2013 at 7:07 PM

    I really LOVE this, Marsha. You're SO creative and such a talented artist, and I'm blessed to have you share with us. May God bless you as you create and share. Have a great week.
    Karen
    Word Art Wednesday

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  7. Chris Olsen, GlowbugOctober 21, 2013 at 8:04 AM

    What a beautiful Christmas card Marsha!! I love the background you created and your tree!! Great distressing and design!! Thanks for joining us at ODBD!!

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  8. StephanieOctober 22, 2013 at 10:18 PM

    What a great idea to emboss the outline from the back! I've never heard of that before. Your card is beautiful and I really like the colors you chose. This is a fantastic way to showcase this beautiful stamp. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday.

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