Get Sketchy #41

June 7, 2010March 18, 20152 Comments

It’s time again for my weekly card challenge posts, and I’m starting with Get Sketchy:

For my card, I used papers from Bo Bunny’s Sophie Collection and Stampin’ Up! ink in Melon Mambo, and stamps from SU’s “One of a Kind” set. The orange cardstock is by Die Cuts with a View, and the rest is Stampin’ Up. I wrapped some ribbon around the card to make the starburst effect in the sketch.

Great challenge sketch this week! As a side note, I’ve been asked what I use as a pedestal for my cards… It’s a container from some Prima flowers that I bought a while ago!

Thanks for looking!

CPS #169

May 30, 2010March 18, 20151 Comment

I rotated this week’s CPS sketch (#169) to make a masculine thank you card. It could also be used as a Father’s Day card with the right sentiment inside.

Here’s the CPS sketch:

and this is the card I made!

I used Bo Bunny’s Mamarazzi collection and Paper Loft’s Dude collection for this card. The screw brads are by Karen Foster, and the letter stickers are by October Afternoon and Cosmo Cricket.

Thank YOU for looking at my card!

Unscripted Sketches #57

May 30, 2010March 18, 20156 Comments

For this week’s Unscripted Sketches challenge, I had a hard time deciding what stamps to use, but I eventually picked two from Imaginisce’s “Scooter’s Vacation” collection.

Here’s the latest Unscripted Sketch:

and this is my card!

I used papers from Sassafrass, Chocolate Chip and Soft Suede ink from Stampin’ Up!, Tangerine chalk ink from Colorbox, cardstock from Core’dinations, ribbon from American Crafts, letter stickers by Making Memories, and Glaze pens to color in the stamped images.

Thanks for looking!

Get Sketchy #40

May 30, 2010March 18, 20151 Comment

There’s a double challenge with this week’s Get Sketchy inspiration; to use the sketch below and to make a Father’s Day card.

I used papers by Bo Bunny (Mamarazzi collection) and Paper Loft’s Dude collection for my card. The stamp is from Crafty Secrets’ “Favorite Fellas” collection. I stamped the shoe background in Chocolate Chip, then stamped the shoes again in Basic Black and popped them up with a foam square. I used Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type stickers for the sentiment.

Thanks for looking!

Curtain Call – Act 31

May 28, 2010March 18, 20152 Comments

This week’s Curtain Call was a tough one for me; there were several pastels in the inspiration colors…and then I was stumped about how to incorporate the green and navy:

This is the card I finally came up with…

The patterned paper is from Pink Paislee, and the cardstock is from Stampin’ Up. The suitcase stamp is by Imaginisce. The map background is Heidi Swapp tape that I found on clearance at Michael’s. The letter stickers are from Making Memories.

Thanks for looking!

colourQ #34

May 28, 2010March 18, 20152 Comments

For this week’s colourQ, I used some more of my Crafty Secrets stamps to create my card. Here’s the color inspiration:

I used the coffee cup stamps and the sentiment from Crafty Secrets’ “Coffee & Tea” Art Stamps set. The patterned paper is from Pink Paislee and the cardstock is Stampin’ Up and Core’dinations.

The ribbon is from Creative Impressions. I used Chocolate Chip and Brilliant Blue inks by Stampin’ Up for my images and sentiment.

Thanks for looking!

Unscripted Sketches #56

May 28, 2010March 18, 20151 Comment

For this week’s Unscripted Sketches challenge, I used a cute new hostess stamp set (called “It’s the Thought”) from Stampin’ Up! that’s available in the Summer Mini catalog and some paper from Jillibean Soup that I love!

Here’s the sketch:

I flipped the sketch for my card:

I also used a white gel pen to make the stitching accents. I also used some Glaze gel pens to color in the stamped images and accent the cherries on the patterned paper.

Thanks for looking!

Stampin’ Royalty #21

May 28, 2010March 18, 20157 Comments

This week’s Stampin’ Royalty challenge is all about color! Here’s the inspiration:

and here’s what I came up with for my card!

The cardstock is from Stampin’ Up! (white, Rich Razzleberry, Certainly Celery and Pretty In Pink). The gift bag stamps are from the “Bitty Birthday” set, also by SU.

I originally stamped the bags on white cardstock, then on the three challenge colors. I cut out the bags and popped them up on foam squares. I cut the tissue paper parts out and swapped them as I glued them down on top of the white stamped image.

The ribbon is from Creative Impressions and is pleated with the help of some mini Glue Dots. The rhinestone is from Bo Bunny. I colored in the flowers with Sakura Glaze pens.

Thanks very much for looking!

Stampin’ Celebration #4

May 28, 2010March 18, 20154 Comments

I love Stampin’ Celebration challenges…they are a little different than some of the other card blog challenges I work on! The inspiration pictures for each challenge have so many elements, which open up lots of possibilities to create an awesome card or project!

This is the latest challenge…there’s cherries, kraft, gingham, reds, a little pop of yellow…and that’s just what I noticed at first glance…I know there’s got to be more hidden in the pictures that I didn’t draw from!

This is the card that I made!

The stamps are from Crafty Secrets. I’ve had them for a while, but have never used them on a card before.

The cherry patterned paper is from October Afternoon and the red dot paper is from Graphic 45.

Instead of green gingham ribbon, I used blue because the scrap of green ribbon I had wasn’t long enough!

The cherry brad is from Creative Imaginations and I added a white paper flower from Imaginisce with a little yellow button for the center.

The inks I used were Stampin’ Up Soft Suede and Colorbox chalk ink.

Thanks for looking, this was another fun Stampin’ Celebration challenge!

CPS #168

May 28, 2010March 18, 20151 Comment

For CPS #168, I finally got to use some Paper Source stamps I picked up on clearance at the Bellevue Square store a few months ago. I think they’ve got lots of potential, but I didn’t know how to start using them on my cards. When I saw this week’s CPS sketch, I knew they’d be perfect!

First, here’s the inspiration sketch:

and this is the card that I made with my stamps:

The patterned paper I used is from Basic Grey (June Bug and Wisteria collections). The gem stamps are from Paper Source. The cardstock and ink are from Stampin’ Up (Rich Razzleberry, Perfect Plum, Basic Blue and Old Olive). To make the gems sparkle, I used a clear Stardust pen. I typed and printed the sentiment using the CK Wistful font.

Thanks for looking!