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Two Challenges, One Card!

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I had fun creating the card I’m entering in this week’s Curtain Call Challenge at Stacey’s Stampin’ Stage! The colors in this week’s challenge aren’t a combo I’ve ever used or would have thought to use and I’m happy with the result!

The sketch I used for this card comes from this week’s Get Sketchy challenge, so I’ve worked two challenges into one card, which is something I don’t do very often!

Here are the inspiration photo and colors:

and this week’s Get Sketchy sketch:
Those two elements combined to make this card!
I stamped a flower from Stampin’ Up’s “One of a Kind” set on Peach Parfait cardstock with Rich Razzleberry ink for the background. Then I embossed some Wild Wasabi cardstock and border punched a strip of Poppy Parade cardstock.
I also stamped the flower a few times on Rich Razzleberry cardstock, layered them and added a pearl brad to the center. The sentiment is from SU’s “A Word for You” set. To finish the card, I added sparkly details to the flower and six brass brads. The card base is made with Very Vanilla cardstock, as is the area where the sentiment is stamped.
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card! Visit Stacey’s Stampin’ Stage and Get Sketchy to see what the design teams have created and to check out the other entries for this week’s challenges!

CPS 185

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I had some pet-themed paper scraps left over from a layout that I recently finished about our dog, Midnight, and I thought they would work well with this week’s CPS sketch (#185):

Here’s my card:
I used scraps of Bo Bunny’s Double Dot and “Pet Shop collections, Basic Grey’s “Max & Whiskers,” and an American Crafts dimensional sticker for the sentiment on my card. I added some glittery dimensional Basic Grey Pops, also from the Max & Whiskers collection and hand-drew some stitching to complete the card.
Thanks for stopping by!

colourQ #50!

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The inspiration for this week’s colourQ challenge (#50) features some fun spicy colors!
The color that I substituted for the Pear Pizzazz came out more minty in my photo than it is on the actual card, but here’s what I created!
Supplies: Stamps (Close to My Heart – teapot/cup, Lawn Fawn – alphabet, Technique Tuesday – houndstooth), Ink (Stampin’ Up!), Border Punch (Martha Stewart Crafts), Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!, Bazzill), Other (heart punch, glitter pen)
Thanks for stopping by…there are lots more entries to check out at the colourQ blog!

Stampin’ Celebration #20!

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I always enjoy participating in Stampin’ Celebration’s weekly photo inspiration challenges! I haven’t been able to make something for the challenges over the past few weeks — we were in California visiting my in-laws and some of our friends!

I’m so glad to be able to participate for the 20th challenge…and happy there’s fabulous girly inspiration this week!

I was inspired by the light pink and black, the girly elements, the quilting and the flowers…here’s my card!
I scored the pink cardstock to create a “quilted” background. I used stamps from Lawn Fawn (dressform), Catslife Press (purse), Fiskars (shoes & sentiment). Everything was stamped in Basic Black SU ink.
I made the flower by crinkling several scalloped punched circles, cutting a spiral into each circle and rolling them together. A black brad was used for the flower’s center. I cut out leaves from some paper scraps and colored the images in with glaze and glitter pens and colored pencils.
Thanks for stopping by…Check out Stampin’ Celebration to see the other entries for this week!

Unscripted Sketches #73

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This week at Unscripted Sketches, we’re featuring a bonus piggyback challenge!


What does that mean? Well, first, let’s take a look at this week’s Unscripted Sketch:



The piggyback challenge works like this: in addition to the challenge of making a card or layout with the weekly sketch, you can also “kick it up a notch” and make your card or layout in a monochromatic style. This means you use one color, but different shades of that color. My card is an example:


Supplies: Cardstock & Ink (Stampin’ Up!), Paper (Reminisce), Stamps (memory box & elzybells art stamps), Flowers (Prima), Brads (Imaginisce), Embossing Folder (Sizzix)

I flipped the sketch and used varying shades of purple to make my monochromatic card!

Purple is my favorite color, but I didn’t realize until I made this card that I don’t have a lot of purple-ish paper in my stash to choose from!

The design team has some beautiful examples to show you! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this week’s Unscripted Sketch!

Thanks for visiting!

Unscripted Sketches #72

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I’m excited to make my first post as a member of the Unscripted Sketches design team!

I’ve been participating in Unscripted’s weekly sketch challenges for a while, and couldn’t resist applying when the call went out for new design team members! I’m honored to be a part of this magnificent group of ladies!

If you are just finding out about Unscripted Sketches, every Saturday morning we post a sketch for the week. Flip it, rotate it… create a card or a scrapbook page with our sketch. There’s no right or wrong way, as long as you are using the Unscripted Sketch as the basis of your creation!

Here’s the sketch for this week:

and here’s my card!
We just got back from a trip to visit family and friends in California, and it was a nice change to come home to some cooler temperatures! For me, a nice cup of cocoa on a cool evening is divine…so it was the inspiration for my card!
The paper I used is from My Minds Eye and Pink Paislee. I stamped a heart pattern on a scrap of cardstock for the part in the lower left corner. The cocoa stamp is by Imaginisce, and the sentiment is from Elzybells Art Stamps. I colored the cup of cocoa with colored pencils.
Thanks for visiting, and I can’t wait to see what you create with this week’s Unscripted Sketch!

I’m Unscripted!

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The new design team has been announced over at Unscripted Sketches, and there’s great news…I’m one of the new team members!!!!

  • Angy Hughes
  • Lelia Pierce
  • Becky Garrison
  • Suzanne Bier
  • Gardenia Pepworth
  • CherylAnn Robinson

and Stephanie Castro, who re-joins the team!
 
We join existing members Alanna, April, Arielle, Debbie, Jenny, Linda, Marcy, Stephanie and Sarah Kaye! I’m so excited to join this fabulous team of ladies in Unscripted’s weekly sketch challenges!
 
Every Saturday morning we’ll post a sketch for the week. Flip it, rotate it… create a card or a scrapbook page with our sketch. There is no right or wrong way, as long as you are using the Unscripted Sketch as the basis of your creation!
 
Join us this Saturday for a new Unscripted Sketch! I can’t wait to see what everyone creates!

Back From Vacation…Almost!

My card-making vacation is almost at an end.

We’ve been visiting family and friends for the past week or so, and I didn’t bring my supplies with me. I’m SO looking forward to getting back into the weekly challenge groove! I’m hoping to have new cards up by the end of the week!

Hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day holiday weekend!

Stampin’ Royalty #33

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This week, the Stampin’ Royalty goddesses are challenging you to a “School Days” themed challenge. To enter, create a card, scrapbook layout, 3-D Project or My Digital Studio project using this theme the main inspiration behind your project.

For my entry, I made an easel card:

I don’t have any kids yet, so I don’t have a lot of school-related stamps. I used an Imaginisce clear worm stamp and an apple stamp (it had a smiley face on it, but I masked that out). I used Lawn Fawn’s “Harold’s ABCs” set to stamp the sentiment.

The papers I used are from Sassafrass (Cherry Delicious & Nerdy Bird collections) and Cosmo Cricket (Nutmeg & Material Girl collections). I also used a scrap of some discontinued SU paper to frame the text section that the bookworm is “busting” out of.

Thanks for looking at my card! Visit Stampin’ Royalty to see what the team has designed this week, and to check out the other awesome entries for this challenge!

colourQ #46

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This week’s colourQ challenge is inspired by this cute kid’s apron:

I tried to match my card as close as possible to the challenge colors with what I had on hand:
I used an image stamp from Lawn Fawn’s Swimsuit Season set, and a rub-on from Pebbles, Inc. The two flowers, the yellow polka dot and the green striped paper are also from Pebbles. The strip of red polka-dot paper is by Cosmo Cricket, and the lemon paper is by Jillibean Soup.
Thanks for looking at my card! There are lots more awesome creations for this challenge at the colourQ!