A Suspenseful Challenge.........

There is a new challenge at Sweet Stamps Challenge we are focusing on Techniques on the 15th of each month- and our first technique challenge is to make a Suspension Card.aka Floating Spinner card (Technique Junkies 4/06).

 The image is stamped (twice- once for each side of the center medallion) on Neehah cardstock with Tuxedo Memento Black ink. (The image and die cut on the reverse side are exactly the same as the front side).  I colored the image with Copic markers.  I die cut the image with the (Nellie Snellen) Multi Frame Circle Die. Instead of having a tight cut, I decided to cut out a larger frame, so used the (MariAnne Designs) Pointy Circle Frame & Flower Die.
  I stitched a piece of Gold cardstock to blue Coordinations cardstock for the card front panel. It was embossed using the Damask folder. Next, I took the blue portion of the panel and cut it apart and used it to embellish the 4 corners of the card. I added rhinestones- and used the YR23 Copic Marker to make them Gold. I added Yellow Stickles around the border.
 A side view:

Here are the Sweet Stamps products I used on my card:
Image -Stained Glass Madonna and Child HERE
Sentiment HERE
Shades Die Ink (sentiment) HERE Nassau Blue
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink  HERE
Nellie Snellen- Multi Frame Circle Die set HERE
Marianne Designs -Pointy Circle Frame and Flower Die HERE
Damask Embossing Folder HERE
Coordinations Cardstock- Quicksand (Sandy Tans) and Lake (Brilliant Blues) HERE
Double Line Tape HERE
Stickles-Yellow- HERE
Copic Markers HERE

I hope you will join in the challenge!  Every entry qualifies you for a chance to win $20 of items from the store at  Sweet Stamps, and if you use a Sweet Stamps image- you will receive an additional chance to win! Please note- there is a limit of 10 challenges for each entry.The winner is chosen by Random.org- so everyone has a chance to win!

 Stop by the Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog HERE to see what the rest of the DT has created for the Challenge or click on the links below.

Sweet Stamps Design Team:

*   Bonnie  *  Calypso *
 * Dawn B  *   Jacki   *  Joni 

                                     *  Kendra  *  Linda                                             

                                          *  Shelly  (you are here)  *  Tamara  * 

Challenges:
Make it Monday- Anything Goes
365 Cards- Day 253-Thrift Thursday- Used Hoarded CS from Paper Temptress(don't tell the owner...I'll get scolded : ) and the Rhinestones-super deal!
Anything Goes- Stitching
Craft-Room Challenge- Punches and Die cuts
Holly Jolly Christmas- Inspired by a Song: What Child is This......
Twist of Faith- Religious Christmas
Creative Craft Challenges- Bingo- Blue/Stamp/Emboss
Crafty Cardmakers- Use more than one die
Pink Elephant- Monday- punches/die cuts

Thanks for stopping by!
 Shelly