August Twofer Challenge

One of my favorite monthly challenges, because it really IS a challenge, is called the "Twofer Card Challenge." It requires the use of the exact same stamp, stencil or die to make two cards with distinctly different designs for two different occasions. The August Challenge is named "Sun/Moon." I dug through my stamps and found a wonderful wood-mount from Stampscapes named “Cloud with Sun Lg” and got busy creatin’!

 

Supplies: 

·   Wood Mount Stamp- Stampscapes (Cloud with Sun Lg)

Entered into: 

Twofer Card Challenge- #30 Sun/Moon

The first card, for Fathers Day, features the Sun stamp, plus to other Stampscapes wood mounts-a large scenic lakeside cove, and a mini fisherman stamp. In the late ‘90’s I co-owned a stamp store in South Dakota, and Stampscapes was one of our most popular lines of stamps.  The company's owner/artist/master stamper, Kevin Nakagawa, is an amazingly talented and generous person. He provided our fledgling business with dozens of free stamps to use in classes, plus provided excellent customer service. I don’t use wood mount stamps very often these days, so it was fun to pull these beauties out and put them to use. My ink pads weren’t as juicy as they should have been, and I was going to toss the stamped image of the lakeside cove, but then decided that I kinda liked that is had a misty quality. So… I decided to go with that concept and added decorative chalks with a make-up sponge (to the sky), Q-tips and my fingertips (to the trees, rocks and water.) A white gel pen provided glints of light on rocks and water, plus helped define the sunbeams. A few circles of layered yellow vellum added contrast to the sun. The final touch was to add a fisherman to the scene. What a wonderful way for a Father to celebrate the day named in his honor!

Supplies: 

·   Wood Mount Stamp- Stampscapes (Cloud with Sun Lg)

·   Wood Mount Stamp- Stampscapes (Lakeside Cove Lg)

·   Wood Mount Stamp- Stampscapes (Fisherman in Boat)  

·   Colored with Decorative Chalks and a Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Sentiments- Computer Generated

·   Assorted cardstock, yellow vellum, ink pads and decorative chalks from my stash

Entered into:  

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Summer Memories                   

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Midsummer Blues                               

Bugaboo Stamps- End of Summer       

The Sisterhood of Crafters- Masculine

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #452-453 Anything Goes                   

Jan’s Digi Stamps- August Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft 2020-Anything Goes- Aug Challenge #8-2020

The second card, a fantasy-themed friendship card, features the Sun stamp, plus an adorable Unicorn digi and two digi sentiments. This time I used glossy cardstock as my base and stamped the sun with a newly inked dark blue ink pad, I had intended to create a sunset scene but decided to see if I could create a starry night sky instead. I used stamping sponges to layer on several shades of blues, purples, and pinks to get the depth of color that I wanted. And Voilà… the sun became a moon! I used a white gel pen to highlight the moonbeams, and sprinkle the sky with stars. When I added a circle of bright white cardstock to the epicenter of the moonbeams, magic happened!  

I had a few Z-fold card bases on my craft table and used one of them for this card. (This card base is even easier to make than a gate-fold! I provided a tutorial link below.  Just do the first two steps. Easy Peasy!) Adhered the night sky behind the die-cut window frame and trimmed any excess from the top and edges, then attached to the card front. Added the colored digi and sentiments, plus a few paper scraps to decorate the inside to finish this card that is sure to brighten someone's day… or night!

 

Supplies: 

·   Wood Mount Stamp- Stampscapes (Cloud with Sun Lg)

·   Digi- Bugaboo (Unicorn Set) 

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Front Sentiment- Beccy’s Place Digital Set (True Beauty) 

·   Inside Sentiment- We are Three Digital Set (Smiles) (Just $1.50)

·   Window Frame-Kaisercraft Decorative Dies, Arched Window (Discontinued)

·   Z-Fold Card Tutorial HERE.

·   Assorted cardstocks, patterned paper, circle punch,  ink pads and ink sponges from my stash

Entered into:  

Incy Wincy Designs- Triple Choice: Sketch/Interactive/Fantasy

Lemon Shortbread Challenge- Anything Goes #126

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                

Outlawz Challenge- Inlinks Challenge

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- August                   

Path Of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #82 (Optional Twist- Exploring The Fantastical)

      Since I’m a DT for this month's sponsor, Beccy’s Place, I’m entering just for fun!