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CPS #176

In the spirit of summer, I used a lot of bright colors and a beachy image for the card that I submitted for this week’s Card Positioning Systems (CPS) challenge, which is sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

Here’s the sketch, which prompted me to make a gate-fold card:

I stamped the flip-flops and sentiment in Chocolate Chip ink; the flip-flop stamp is by Lockhart Stamps. I colored each pair with colored pencils and gel pens to coordinate with the paper.
The paper I used is by We R Memory Keepers (72 & Sunny collection). The card base is Bazzill cardstock. The sentiment is by Elzybells Art Stamps. (I had to use a paper clip to keep the card closed while I took the picture; it’s not meant to be part of the card.)
Thanks so much for stopping by!

colourQ #42

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The card that I made for this week’s colourQ challenge (#42) is very different from what I thought of when I first saw the featured colors:

Instead of my more elaborate first plan, I decided on a more clean & graphic approach!

The card base is natural white Stampin’ Up cardstock. I embossed a strip of yellow cardstock that’s as similar to So Saffron as I had available.

The telephone stamp is by Paper Source, and is stamped in Chocolate Chip ink. I connected the the two phones with linen thread, and cut a heart from Real Red cardstock to pop up in the middle. The patterned paper is by We R Memory Keepers. I used a strip of Real Red for a border on top of the paper.  The sentiment sticker is by SRM Stickers.

Thanks very much for looking at my card! Click HERE to play along with this week’s colourQ and to see the amazing work by the Design Team and all of the awesome entries that are submitted!

Moxie Fab World’s Tuesday Trigger – Dancing Lanterns

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I always check out Moxie Fab World’s Tuesday Triggers, but this is the first time I’ve played along! I couldn’t pass up this fabulous trigger, which is a photo of paper lanterns by Apartment Therapy:

How fun! These make me think of a summer garden party, and also give me another chance to use a cute stamp that I picked up at Paper Source!
For my card, I stamped the lanterns on various scraps of SU cardstock. I drew a pencil line on the card base, stamped all of the lanterns so I wouldn’t have to cut out the handles, then cut each colored lantern base and glued them in place. I erased my pencil line and glued some linen thread for the lanterns to “hang” from.
The sentiment sticker is from SRM Stickers. I cut it apart and placed it on the card in different spots to go with the direction of the lanterns.
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card…this Tuesday Trigger contest is open until Sunday, August 1! Click HERE for all the details!

Stampin’ Royalty #28

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This week, the Stampin’ Royalty goddesses are challenging you to create a project using stencils as your main inspiration! I don’t normally use stencils in my crafting, but this challenge sounded like fun, so I thought I’d give it a try!

I made my stencil by punching leaf shapes into a piece of transparency film. Then I cut my cardstock base to size and began sponging bronze and gold acrylic paint on with a foam brush. I did the bronze layer first, let it dry and then did the gold layer.

The process went a lot easier for me than the first time I tried stenciling (when I used WAY too much paint). The paint that I used is Ceramcoat acrylic paint in Copper and 14k Gold. I also used my scissors to distress the edge of the sentiment block. The sentiment is from a retired Stampin’ Up set called “Country Blessings.”
 My other supplies were:
Ink: Soft Suede (Stampin’ Up!)
Cardstock: SU Kraft & Bo Bunny Double Dot
Ribbon: American Crafts
Other: Leaf brad, Cat’s Eye chalk ink in Creamy Brown
Thank you for stopping by to take a look at my card!

Unscripted Sketches #64

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I’m very happy with the card that I made with this week’s Unscripted Sketch! If you haven’t played along with Unscripted Sketches before, this is a great month to check them out, since they’re celebrating “Christmas in July”…there’s something new every day this month!

Here’s this week’s sketch (#64)!

 For my card, I used papers from 3 Bugs in a Rug’s Savannah Collection and an ice cream sundae stamp that I found in the dollar bin at a craft store (I think it’s a Studio G stamp). I colored the image with gel pens and a Copic marker.

I used Stampin’ Up Chocolate Chip ink for the image and sentiment stamp, which is from Elzybells Art Stamps. The plaid paper is a scrap from some Collage Press Christmas paper! I used SU kraft cardstock for the card base.
Thanks very much for checking out my card!  

Curtain Call #39

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There’s a very cool color combo in this week’s Curtain Call Challenge over at Stacey’s Stamping Stage! I enjoy these challenges, because they get me inspired by color combos that I wouldn’t normally use in my crafting!

I substituted some similar patterned paper for the Wild Wasabi color, and I used Kiwi Kiss for the Certainly Celery. I stamped the tree image in Old Olive and the sentiment and woodgrain background in Soft Suede.
The tree stamp is from Stampin’ Up’s “Forest Friends” set, and the sentiment is from the new Level 3 Hostess set, “Occasional Quotes.”
I embossed a strip of white cardstock in the Big Shot and used some paper from Crate Paper’s Brook collection to mat the stamped tree image. The background stamp is from Stampin’ Up! (I still need to work on my inking technique for the really big stamps!) I used SU kraft cardstock for the card base.

Thanks so much for visiting! Hope you’ll visit Stacey’s Stamping Stage this week and play along with the latest Curtain Call!

Get Sketchy #47

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I had a lot of fun with this week’s challenge at Get Sketchy (#47)! At first glance, it appears to be pretty simple, but offers lots of possibilities for great cards!

For my card, I used papers from 3 Bugs in a Rug (Savannah Collection), small heart stamps from Elzybells Art Stamps, and a doughnut stamp by Hero Arts.
I used SU Melon Mambo and Chocolate Chip inks to do the stamping on the card. I stamped the doughnut twice, once for the actual doughnut, and again on pink cardstock for the icing. Then I used a copper gel pen to create the stitching effect, and gel pens to color in the doughnut sprinkles. The sentiment is also from Elzybells Art Stamps.
Thanks for visiting and I hope you’ll play along with Get Sketchy this week!

Stampin’ Celebration #11

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This week’s Stampin’ Celebration challenge is all about summer! If you haven’t played along with their challenges yet, why not give it a try? Each set of inspiration photos is full of great elements to get your creative ideas flowing!

For example, here are the inspiration photos for this week’s challenge (#11):

Very cool! For my card, I took inspiration from the lemonade, with the splashes of red and blue. Since I don’t have a yellow ink pad, I used yellow cardstock and a watermark ink pad to create the background for my card!
The stamps I used are a margarita stamp by A Muse Art Stamps, letter stamps by Inkadinkado, flowers from Stampin’ Up’s “Eastern Blooms” set, and the lemon/lime/orange stamp from SU’s “Tart & Tangy” set. I used VersaMark watermark ink for the flowers and background, Real Red for the sentiment, and Chocolate Chip ink for the “frozen lemonade” drinks. I colored the drinks with a fine-tipped pen and a Stardust glitter pen. I embossed a strip of red cardstock with the Lattice folder in the Big Shot.
Thanks very much for looking at my card…I hope you’ll play along with Stampin’ Celebration!

Color Throwdown #101

Last week, the Color Throwdown celebrated its 100th challenge with a blog hop, a color challenge, and a massive prize giveaway! Congratulations on 100+ challenges, ladies! Here’s to many more!

This week’s challenge (#101) is a great color combination…

For my card, I used kraft as the card base and embossed it with a Tim Holtz folder in the Big Shot. The sentiment and dressform stamps are by Stampin’ Up! (from the “One of a Kind” and “Chic Boutique” sets) The thread spool, button and pin stamps are by Hero Arts. I used paper by My Mind’s Eye, American Crafts and SU Cardstock to complete the card.
I used Soft Suede ink to stamp the images. I cut the pin stamp and glued it in two places to make it look like it was stuck through the white cardstock, and I also strung linen thread through the center of the cardstock button. To make the ribbon spools, I stamped the thread portion on different colors of cardstock using white chalk ink, cut them out and glued them on the spool bases.
Thanks very much for looking…I hope you’ll play along with the Color Throwdown, too!