This is my second post today! Â Head over to The Ton to see my first card!
Now I wish I had seen the CASology challenge earlier…I really enjoyed breaking out some of my music stamps I haven’t used in forever! 😉
Since I did a piano card I had to make a harp card, too! Â I have no idea where that harp stamp came from but I’ve had it since I was a child. Â I inked it with Versafine and then stamped it off twice on scrap paper before stamping it onto my cardstock. Â I stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches ‘Group Hugs’ with Mama Elephant Apple ink and then heat-embossed the sentiment and image with clear embossing powder.
To finish the card I cut a piece of Simon Says Stamp Lipstick Red cardstock so that it would create a frame.  I adhered it behind the panel and then mounted it to a top-folding A2 card.  Since I have a bunch of harp friends I made several extra cards and they’re up for sale at my store if you’re interested! 😉
Then I had to break out the foiling and watercolored distress inks for my second card! Â The bird stamp is another rubber-mounted stamp that I’ve had for a long time and I’m not sure where it came from. Â I stamped the birds and the sentiment from Ranger Scribbly Birds onto a piece of scrap paper with Versafine and then copied it with my laser printer onto watercolor paper. Â I ran it through my laminator with gold foil and then peeled it off. Â Unfortunately since watercolor paper is textured the foil doesn’t stick as well as it does on smooth cardstock but I kinda like the imperfect feel on this particular card.
I smooshed worn lipstick, shaded lilac, and seedless preserves distress ink onto my craft sheet and then watercolored the sunrise behind the birds. Â I love that I can use my watercolors without messing up the foiling! Â To complete the card I trimmed the watercolor panel and mounted it onto a card base of Bazzill Sugar Wafer cardstock.
Very different cards but I really like the way they both turned out…I may try the bird card again and use black foil and grey distress ink shades for a different feel. Â Somewhere I think I have a stamp with the sentiment ‘it’s always darkest before the dawn’. Â Wouldn’t work for the music theme but I think it would make a nice card….hmm…*heads back down to craft room*….
Thanks for visiting! Â I’m entering both cards into the CASology Challege #146: Music!

Two great cards, Jess!
Love the simplicity of your card, Jen!!!! Thanks so much for playing along with us at CASology. Hugs, May
Oh, I meant Jess. Sorry about that! 🙂