Blue Knight October DT Challenge: Creating a Card with Elements from Multiple Stamp Sets

Hello my crafty and creative friends!

I'm sharing my final October Blue Knight Rubber Stamps DT Mix n Match October Challenge card with you today!

I LOVED creating this card with stamped elements from BK's SILHOUETTE FOREST, GALLOPING HORSES and BIRDS II stamp sets.

Here's a quick synopsis of how I created today's card:

I got out 3 of my stamp positioning tool...(MISTI...Tim Holtz, etc)
I took time to position each stamp, in each tool,  in the place that it needed it to be stamped to create this scene .
I positioned the SILHOUETTE FOREST in one tool....
The GALLOPING HORSES in another
and the GRASS from GALLOPING HORSES in another
I Positioned the bird in the MINI MISTI
I used 4 stamp positioning tools in all.

I did the first stamping of each element....moving my card stock form one tool to the other.
First the Forest....Then the Horses...Next, the grass...and finally the bird.
I left all of the stamps in their place, inside of each tool.

Then it was time to add color to this image.
I used BLUE KNIGHT's PanPastel PALETTES for the sunset sky, the mountain and the grassy area.
I did lots of (fun) blending for the sky, using Pan colors from BK's SUNRISE & SUNSET PanPastel PALETTE.

After the image was colored, I returned the piece to each of the stamp positioning tools to re-stamp the silhouette images a few more times...until I had nice dense spot-free silhouette images.
For stamping, I used Gina K's (Black) Amalgam Ink..I find that this ink is great for silhouette stamping.

After the image was stamped, I sprayed the piece lightly with NEXXUS COMB THRU Hairspray to seal the PanPastel coloring.
(If you want archival safe sealing, you'll need to use an archival safe spray that's compatible with PanPastel coloring.)

Next, I matted the image piece with matte black card stock.
I positioned the matted image piece with foam, for added dimension on a larger mat layer of gold metallic card stock.

Simple...easy...and fun to create!

You can find each of the stamps that I used to create today's card HERE, at the Blue Knight web store.

if you're looking for card making inspiration, head over to Blue Knight's INSPIRE and CREATE Blog HERE

If you're excited about creating a Mix n Match card of your own...give it a try!...and then share a photo over at the FANS OF BLUE KNIGHT RUBBER STAMPS Facebook group to participate in the October Fan Challenge!
You  can visit and follow the Fan group AND enter the challenge... HERE

Thanks for stopping by today!
I'll see you in a few days, when the DT takes on a new November challenge!

Wishing you a wonderfully creative day!
Michelle.

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps DT Challenge: Creating a Card with Multiple Stamp Sets

Hello Friends...
I've been enjoying creating my Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Mix n Match Design Team Projects this month!
It's been great being challenged to combined stamped elements from multiple stamp sets to create each of the months cards.

Today, I'm sharing a card that I created with the following stamp sets: FIVE PINES, MOMMA BEAR and FRIENDS and BIRDS II.
I love the beauty and simplicity of the FIVE PINES stamp set...and thought that with 2 small additions from the MOMMA BEAR and FRIENDS and BIRDS II stamp sets,  I could create a peaceful Autumn scene.

I chose to stamp the FIVE PINES image with brown Archival ink and colored the image with Blue Knight Select PanPastels.
I used Gina K Amalgam ink (black) to stamp the deer and geese.
I double matted the image layer with black matte card stock. The large mat layer is gold metallic card stock. I used foam to position the matted image piece, for added dimension.

This card came together in a flash!
This is where I say...Don't be afraid of coloring....PanPastels make it a cinch to create cards with  gorgeous coloring!
Blending the colors that you see on this card was so much fun!

You'll find each of the stamp sets used to create today's card over at the Blue Knight web store HERE

How about giving the Mix n Match  Challenge a try?

Head over to the FANS OF BLUE KNIGHT RIBBER STAMPS  Facebook group HERE to get all of the details and post the card that YOU create by mixing and matching stamped elements form your Blue Knight stamp sets.

Thanks for visiting today!
Wishing you a wonderful and creative day!
Michelle

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps October Design Team Challenge: Mix n Match Stamping

Hello my crafty and creative friends!

Today I'm sharing my second Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Design Team challenge card of the month!
I loved creating today's card with stamped elements from 4 Blue Knight stamp sets and the HEIDI PETTIE CLOUD STENCIL.

COUNTRY HOME (main image with cottage, tree on left and grassy path)

TREE with STEAM (tree on the right)

COWGIRL and COWBOY (dog) 

and BIRDS 2 (bird trio)
The image elements that I chose from each stamp set came together nicely to create this wonderful scene.

How I created this multi-stamp-set scene:
I started out by stamping the COUNTRY HOME image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth card stock.
Next, I added one of the trees from the TREE with STEAM stamp set by using a brown marker to color the tree section that  wanted to use, from the large stamp. Using stamping compatible marker  allowed me to add ink only to the tree that I wanted to use, as opposed to inking up the entire image with an ink pad.
Once the tree was stamped, I added the silhouette dog image from the COWGIRL and COWBOY stamp set.
After these elements were stamped, I colored the image using Copics on the house and tree on the left. I also used Copics to highlight the grass details and shrubbery.
I used Blue Knight PanPastel Palettes to add color to the ground/grass.
I used markers to add Autumn colored foliage to each of the trees and sketched in a little bit of grassy detail around the bottom of the tree on the right.

Then it was time to create the cloudy sky.
I used the HEIDI PETTIE CLOUD STENCIL and an assortment of PanPastels  to create the multi colored clouds/sky.
Finally, I added the trio of birds with one of the bird stamps from the BIRDS 2 stamp set.

For matting I chose gold metallic card stock for the largest mat layer and metallic bronze for matting the image piece.
I used foam to position the matted image piece for added dimension.
Gold and bronze metallic card stock seemed perfect for this colored image and pulled together the Autumn look that I was going for, very nicely, I think.

I thoroughly enjoyed planning this card ...thinking about which elements I wanted to use from which sets.
It was fun to watch the different elements come together to create this beautiful scene.

You'll find each of the 4 stamp sets used to create today's cards, along with the Heidi Pettie Cloud Stencil and Blue Knight's PanPastel Palettes HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web store.

If you're loving the idea of mixing and matching elements form different stamp sets to create a card, head over to the FANS OF BLUE KNIGHT RUBBER STAMPS Facebook group to join the October Fan Challenge. We'd love to see what you create by mixing and matching images form your Blue Knight stamp sets! (And who knows...your card may be chosen as the winning challenge card!

Thanks for visiting today, my crafty and creative friends!
Have a wonderful day!
Michelle.

Blue Knight Stamps Design Team Challenge: Mix n Match Stamping

Hello my crafty and creative friends!

This month, here at my blog, I'll be sharing my weekly Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Design Team cards with you.
All of us, on the team, are participating in a month long challenge that has us mixing and matching elements from multiple stamp sets to create our October cards.

Today, I'm sharing a card that I created by combining stamped elements from 3 different Blue Knight Rubber Stamps stamp sets:
FOR THOSE WHO SERVED (the silhouette image)
OLD GLORY (the American flag)
and...THANK YOU HERO (the sentiment/quote)

I started out by stamping the Old Glory image with a light brown Archival ink.

Next, I used Gina K Black Amalgam ink to stamp the silhouette image. Using a stamp platform is helpful when stamping silhouette images because is allows for exact and identical placement of the stamped image for repetitive stamping.
I like Gina K Amalgam ink for silhouette stamping because with just a few repeat stampings...it creates a nice solid spot-free silhouette image.

After the stamping was complete, I colored the image with Copic markers.

I chose a sentiment for the card and matted it with black card stock

I chose red card stock to mat the image piece and black card stock for the largest mat layer.

I used foam to position the matted image piece as well as the sentiment piece

Using 3 different stamp sets allowed me to meet the Design Team challenge and reminded me that combining elements from different stamp sets can be lots of fun...expand your card making options...and your creativity!

You can find each of the stamp sets that I used to create today's card HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web store.

And...
If you'd like to join the BKRS Design Team this month and would like to give this challenge a try...
Head over to the FANS OF BLUE KNIGHT RUBBER STAMPS Facebook group, HERE, to enter the October Fan Challenge

Thanks for visiting today!
Wishing you a wonderful day!
Michelle.