Happy Fall Leaves Card

Only two days left until the official start of Fall, hooray!!! Although it will be awhile before the leaves start to turn with color, I couldn't resist playing along in several Fall Color challenges. To create the focal panel on this Happy Fall Leaves Card I've used the emerging color technique. For step-by-step directions and photos click here for a previous post.

This Happy Fall Leaves Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Cards in Envy: Colors of Fall
• Make My Monday: Nature
• Use Your Stuff: Fall
• Fantasy Stampers: Autumn Leaves

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Masculine Emerging Color Card

Hello and happy Tuesday! Today is the start of a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week the theme is NO Patterned Paper. I knew immediately that meant I would make a card using the Emerging Color Technique it's a version of the Emboss Resist Technique. It's a fun and inky way to make a focal panel. If you want step-by-step directions I've included some photos with explanations below. To see my previous cards using this technique click here. One of the best parts about this technique is picking the colors you want to use. Colors can be bold, bright, subtle or neutral. You pick! You're only limited by your imagination and stamp pad selection.

We hope you will join us this week at Cardz 4 Guyz. Click here for more inspiration from the design team.

This Masculine Emerging Color Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Tuesday Throwdown: Tic Tac Toe (Stamp + Twine + Sequins)
• Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Emerging Color Technique Directions: 

Step 1: Cut a white piece of cardstock in desired finished size.

Step 2: Select the ink colors to create your panel and randomly ink cardstock.

Step 3: After ink is dry use embossing buddy over entire panel. You will need VersaMark ink and clear embossing powder.

Step 4: Select stamp set and randomly stamp images using VersaMark ink. Apply embossing powder, shake off excess and heat set using heat gun.

Step 5: Select a dark shade of ink and using sponge apply ink to the entire area.

Step 6: Repeat inking process if needed. Lastly, use a paper towel to wipe excess ink off the embossed areas.

I hope the photos and instructions were helpful! Let me know if you give this technique a try. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

BE YOU {TIFUL} Emerging Color Card

Hello! I've been spending some much needed time in my craft room this afternoon. Since I started working full-time several weeks ago, my crafting time has been very limited. For this BE YOU {TIFUL} Emerging Color Card, I was inspired by the colours at the Colour Me Playful! challenge. The colors are perfect for the emerging colors technique. If you want to see my step by step directions click here for a previous post. The challenge colors are:

• Basic Black
• Blackberry Bliss
• Elegant Eggplant
• Crisp Cantaloupe 
• Neutral

The black is bordering my emerging color panel but it's hard to see in the picture. What do you think about the pop of white on the large flower? Is it too random or does it help draw your eye to the largest focal image? Let me know what you think. The only stamp set used was the Flower Patch photopolymer set by Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Fall Emerging Color Card for The Paper Players

Thanks for stopping by to check out my card for this weeks challenge at The Paper Players. This week we have a sketch challenge hosted by the talented Jaydee. I always enjoy sketch challenges! My inspiration for this challenge comes from my anticipation of Fall arriving. Here in the States we have four more weeks until the official start of Fall and I'm ready!

To create the background for my card I used the Emerging Color Technique and the For All Things stamp set. At the bottom of my post I have provided step-by-step directions and photos on the creation process. It's a lot of fun but it's also a little messy.

The Paper Players design team have created a variety of inspiration for you to choose from this week! You should definitely stop by their blogs and check out their creations! Then we hope you will use the sketch and enter the challenge. All paper crafting brands are welcome. The challenge is open until NOON (PST) on Friday, August 29th. Click here to go to The Paper Players!

Here is the sketch:

Emerging Color Technique Directions:

Step 1: Cut a white piece of cardstock to the desired finished size.

Step 2: Select the ink colors to create your background.

Step 3: Randomly ink cardstock with selected colors.

Step 4: After ink is dry, use embossing buddy and stamp with VersaMark ink.

Step 5: Apply clear embossing powder to the stamped areas, shake off excess and then heat emboss.

Step 6: Using the darkest ink color, apply ink to the entire panel. Use paper towel to remove excess ink off of embossed areas. Repeat process if needed. 

That's it! I matted my image to a slightly larger piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock and adhered it to a base card of Very Vanilla cardstock. Then I added my sentiment and details. 

There is also a tutorial at Splitcoaststampers and her process varies slightly from mine. Click here to check it out. If you decide to give this technique a try I would love to see what you create, leave me a link in the comments section and I'll drop by to visit your creation. Enjoy the rest of your day!

Good Thoughts Emerging Color Card

Do you ever have one of those days where you just stare at your project and don't know where to start? That was me today! I selected three challenges to create this Good Thoughts Emerging Color Card. A sketch from the Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge, colours from ColourQ and a Flower challenge from Stampotique Designers. I think my biggest problem was I didn't have any patterned paper that pulled the colors together. So, after a lot of staring at my project I finally decided to play around with the Emerging Color Technique, click link to view tutorial from Splitcoaststampers.

I'm sure there are many different variations on the Emerging Color Technique. Here are directions for my card: Cut white piece of cardstock to desired size, sponge on the colors you want to use. I used Soft Sky and Wisteria Wonder. Make sure ink is dry and dust over the cardstock with your embossing buddy. Using VersaMark ink and your selected stamp (Petite Petals), randomly stamp onto the cardstock. Apply your clear embossing powder, shake off excess and heat emboss. With you darkest color ink sponge all over your cardstock piece. Rub embossed areas with paper towel to remove surface ink. Repeat process if needed to darken your inked area.  

The Wisteria Wonder doesn't really pop with the Rich Razzleberry using this technique but I still think it looks nice. This process is a little messy but it's a lot of fun. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Emerging Color Nature Card

Good evening! This afternoon I tried another new to me technique. It's a fun spin on the emboss resist technique called Emerging Color. One of the blogs I follow featured a card back in August (see it here) using this technique and I knew eventually I would have to try it. To simplify the explanation, here is a link to a tutorial by Splitcoaststampers. Emboss resist is one of my favorite techniques and the emerging color twist is really a lot of fun. The colors are from this weeks Hiding in My Craft Room challenge to use Always Artichoke, More Mustard/Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze. I hope you like my Emerging Color Nature Card and decided to give the technique a try. Let me know if you do, I would love to see what you create. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful night and pleasant tomorrow!

My Emerging Color Nature Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Sunday Sketch & Stamp: Sketch
• Hiding in My Craft Room: Colors 
• Shopping Our Stash: Favorite Stampy Technique
• LEJ Designs: Autumnal Colours
• Craft-room Challenge: Trees and/or Leaves

Emerging Color Nature Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Natural, Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze and Whisper White (stamped and inked panel) card stock and retired patterned paper from Orchard Harvest dsp.
• Stamps: Gently Falling stamp set by Stampin' Up! and sentiment stamp by Verve Stamps.
• Inks & Coloring: VersaMark stamp pad, clear emboss powder, classic stampin' pads in Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso and More Mustard.
• Other Stuff: Heat Tool, retired brushed bronze button and recycled jute twine.

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.