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Stampin’ Celebration #16

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For this week’s Stampin’ Celebration challenge, I did some paper piecing to create a topiary based on these inspiration photos:

I stamped an image from Stampin’ Up’s “Artistic Etchings” set with Old Olive ink on some cardstock backing that I saved from some Prima flowers. I used a circle punch to cut it from the backing.
For the stem, I stamped a woodgrain pattern on some Soft Suede cardstock. I paper pieced the terra cotta pot from some Dusty Durango card stock  and glued on a bow that I tied from some Martha Stewart ribbon.
The sentiment was also stamped in Old Olive using one of my favorite sentiments from the Level 3 SU Hostess set “Occasional Quotes.” Both the patterned and brown paper are from Pebbles Inc.  I used Bo Bunny Sunflower Double Dot for the card background and SU kraft for the card base.
The hearts were made with a tiny heart punch. I added a little sparkle with a stardust gel pen.
Thanks so much for looking at my card!
I hope you’ll play along with Stampin’ Celebration’s challenge this week!

SRM Stickers & Cosmo Cricket Card Sketch Challenge

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This is my first time participating in an SRM Stickers card challenge. I recently bought the Happy Birthday and Thinking of You sentiment stickers, and I enjoy working with them!

Here’s the sketch for the challenge:

For my entry, I made my first easel card and used papers from Cosmo Cricket’s Garden Variety, DeLovely and Material Girl collections!
Here’s a picture of the card front:
and here is the full view of the easel card:
To make the sun, I used an i-Top punch and a scalloped circle punch. I used foam squares to give the center more dimension.
I used two sticker sentiments from the Thinking of You collection and some Cosmo Cricket chipboard accents to complete the card after punching a border strip out of the same paper that I used to make the sun.
Thanks so much for looking at my card!
Visit the SRM Stickers blog to see the cool ideas the design team has come up with for Cosmo Cricket’s new Togetherness collection and to check out the other entries!

Color Throwdown #106

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This week’s group of colors at the Color Throwdown are mostly soft, and would make a great baby or beach card, but I went in a different direction…I chose to make a wedding card.

Here are the challenge colors:

For my card, I used a wedding cake stamp by AMuse Art Stamps and a sentiment stamp by Stampin’ Up! Both the image and sentiment were stamped in SU Chocolate Chip ink.

The card base is kraft cardstock. I embossed a strip of light blue cardstock and punched a hole for the image.
Instead of popping up the cake, I added foam squares to the underside of the cardstock to give the image a recessed effect.
I cut a border strip from some Pink Paislee paper, matted the sentiment on a scrap of Bazzill Swiss Dot cardstock, and added a gem brad to the center of two paper flowers. To finish the card, I added sparkly detail to the cake with a stardust gel pen.
Thanks for looking at my card!
Visit the Color Throwdown to see what the design team created for these colors, and to check out the other entries for this week’s challenge!

Curtain Call #43

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It’s been pretty hot here the past few days, and I’m glad that it’s finally cooling down a bit. We had temperatures this weekend in the high 80’s and low 90’s…which is hard to deal with when you don’t have A/C in your home! Good thing we’re finally cooling off today!

This week’s Curtain Call Challenge features both warm and cool colors:

I think the hardest part for me was coming up with a sentiment to use on my card. I knew what I wanted the card to look like, but once it was all together, I couldn’t come up with something “cute” to say! But, I finally figured something out, and used it to carry the design over to the inside of the card.

I used Lawn Fawn’s “Swimsuit Season” for the images, and “Harold’s ABCs.” Everything was stamped in Stampin’ Up Chocolate Chip ink.
The orange paper is by ki Memories, and the kiwi-ish paper is by My Mind’s Eye. The ribbon is also by Stampin’ Up. I used an EK Success border punch to make the waves on the front of the card, and embossed a cardstock strip with the Big Shot.
Thanks for looking at my card!
You can see all of the other entries for this week’s challenge, and the design team’s fantastic examples at Stacey’s Stampin’ Stage!

CPS #180

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The card I’m posting for this week’s CPS challenge (#180) isn’t the first one I made for it… I redid my card because I wasn’t happy with the first one, and went in a very different direction…I’m much happier with this one!

Here’s the sketch for this week:

For my card, I used a stamp from AMuse’s Sushi set. The papers are by KaiserCraft. The red cardstock is the back of a piece of Bo Bunny Double Dot. I stamped everything in Stampin’ Up Basic Black ink.

I accented the image with a black glaze gel pen and some fine-tipped colored pens.
This is the inside of the card…the letters are stamped using Lawn Fawn’s Harold’s ABCs set.

Thanks for looking at my card! You can see the other entries at Card Positioning Systems (CPS). This week’s challenge is sponsored by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!

Stampin’ Royalty #32

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This week, the Stampin’ Royalty goddesses are challenging you with a color challenge! Check it out:

The rules are simple: create a card, scrapbook layout, 3-D Project or My Digital Studio project using the color combo above as the main inspiration for your project.
For my card, I had to substitute a bit…I don’t have the new Stampin’ Up colors yet.
The card base is SU kraft cardstock. The stamped images and sentiment are by Lawn Fawn (Sew Lovely set). The patterned paper is by Jillibean Soup. I embossed the card base with the Big Shot using a SU-exclusive embossing folder. The measuring tape is from Cosmo Cricket’s Material Girl collection.
Thanks for looking at my card!
Visit Stampin’ Royalty to check out the design team’s creations, the other entries for the week, or to submit your own project for the challenge!

Stampin’ Celebration #15

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If there’s one thing you can say about this week’s group of inspiration photos over at Stampin’ Celebration, it’s that they’re colorful!

The melted cupcake tin crayons look like they’d be fun to make and color with! And the paper chain brings back lots of fun memories when we used to make those out of construction paper!
For my card, I used the shape of the crayons and incorporated the many colors with a button stamp from Lawn Fawn.
I stamped the button image on scraps of paper, poked holes in each and created stitching with a fine tip brown pen. I also added clear glaze to each button to give them a little dimension. I embossed some kraft cardstock for the base, and stamped the sentiment on a scrap of vanilla cardstock. The flower is a chipboard embellishment by Cosmo Cricket. I threaded a button with linen thread to make the center.
All of my stamping was done with Stampin’ Up’s Chocolate Chip ink. The tape measure ribbon is by the girls’ paperie.
Thanks for taking time to look at my card! Don’t forget to visit Stampin’ Celebration to see the design team’s creations and to check out the other entries for this week!

Unscripted Sketches #68

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For this week’s Unscripted Sketches challenge, I used some cute summer stamps by Lawn Fawn and more Sassafrass Nerdy Bird mini papers!

Here’s this week’s challenge sketch:

and here’s my card!
I used scraps of SU cardstock for the beach ball and the glass of lemonade. Everything was stamped with Stampin’ Up Soft Suede ink. The inflatable toy was stamped on Bazzill Swiss Dot cardstock. I used Bo Bunny Double Dot and an EK Success border punch to make the waves. All of the stamps are from Lawn Fawn’s “Swimsuit Season” set.
Thanks for looking at my card! visit Unscripted Sketches to see the design team’s awesome creations and to check out all the other fab entries for this week’s challenge!

Get Sketchy #51

I had a lot of fun with this week’s Get Sketchy challenge (#51)! I finally got to use some cute Sassafrass “Nerdy Bird” paper that I’ve been saving!

Here’s the sketch:

And here’s my card! I rotated the sketch and moved the sentiment to the left; it looked more balanced to me that way.
I used various scraps of Stampin’ Up cardstock for the cupcake liners and heart decorations. Everything is stamped with Chocolate Chip ink (also by Stampin’ Up!) The sentiment stamp is by memory box stamps, and the cupcake stamp is by Savvy Stamps. I used a square of Bo Bunny sunflower Double Dot to mat the cupcakes, and added some Crystal Stickles to make the icing sparkle.
Thanks so much for looking at my card! Visit Get Sketchy to see the design team’s fab examples and to check out the other entries for this week’s challenge, which is sponsored by The Card Cafe!

colourQ #45

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This week’s colourQ challenge features a fun set of colors inspired by some vinyl butterfly wall decals:

I substituted some Prima patterned paper for the Wild Wasabi. It also has some turquoise dots in the pattern, which I think work well!
The sentiment was created with “Harold’s ABC’s” by Lawn Fawn Stamps, and the take-out box image is by AMuse Art Stamps.
I used a square of Tempting Turquoise to mat the image and sentiment, and debossed some Regal Rose cardstock for the bottom of the card. A strip of Bo Bunny Double Dot was substituted for the Early Espresso. I also stamped some of the take-out details with Melon Mambo ink and colored the hearts with a colored pencil. To finish the card, I added some glittery details with a gel pen.
Thanks for looking at my card! You can see all the other entries and the design team’s creations by visiting the colourQ blog!