Get Sketchy #39

May 28, 2010March 18, 2015

I’ve been trying to use as many of my Stampin’ Up stamps as possible for the card challenges that I regularly participate in. This is the first time I’ve used stamps from the “Eastern Influences” Set.

Here’s the challenge sketch for Get Sketchy #39:

and here’s the card that I made!

Supplies used:

Basic Grey patterned paper (Lily Kate and June Bug collections)

Colored Pencils

Ribbon

Cardstock (Stampin’ Up)

Martha Stewart border punch

Ink (Stampin’ Up and Colorbox)

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Crate Paper Sketch Challenge

May 27, 2010March 18, 2015

I recently sent in a card to Crate Paper’s latest sketch challenge…I love their lines, especially the Pink Plum collection!

This is the sketch we worked with for the challenge:

and this is the card I made! I turned the sketch on its side and made a purse card. I wasn’t the winner, but my card was one of the entries showcased on the Crate Paper blog. (Click here if you’d like to see all of the beautiful entries that were featured!)

This is the inside; I made a pocket to enclose a gift card or other special note:

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colourQ #33

May 18, 2010March 18, 20154 Comments

This week’s colourQ is a set of fun, bright summery colors. Since I live in the Pacific Northwest, I can always use a little more sunshine!

Since I substituted Old Olive for the Kiwi Kiss last week, I searched through my papers for something that matched a bit better…and this is what I came up with!

The cardstock is Bermuda Bay and Soft Suede from Stampin’ Up!, the papers are from 3 Bugs in a Rug and Pink Paislee. The cardstock accent is from Melody Ross, and the die-cut flowers and leaves are from K & Company. The ribbon is from Martha Stewart and the adhesive pearls are from Prima.

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Stampin’ Celebration Challenge #2

May 18, 2010March 18, 20155 Comments

This is Stampin’ Celebration’s second weekly challenge, and it features bright colors and robots! It looked like fun, so I decided to play along! (Click here to visit them!)

Here’s the inspiration:

and here’s the card I made!

The robot and “boom box” stamps are from Imaginisce’s Live Loud collection. The dotted paper is from American Crafts’ Heat Wave, and the striped paper is from KI Memories. The letter stickers are from My Little Shoebox. I colored the stamped images with Sakura Glaze and Stardust pens. The cardstock is from Stampin’ Up!

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Act 30 – Stacey’s Stamping Stage

May 17, 2010March 18, 20154 Comments

This week’s color combo at Stacey’s Stamping Stage was a tough one! I’m sure you’ll understand when you see the colors we played with!

And they are…

I didn’t have trouble finding paper for the first four colors, but the pink had me stumped! I guess it’s because of how the orange and black had me thinking of Halloween!

So, I came up with this card for my entry…

I used paper from Cosmo Cricket’s Haunted collection (I guess I had to work that in somehow)!

Other supplies: Karen Foster gem brad, Prima e-Line pearls, Basic Black ink from Stampin’ Up!, Border punch from Martha Stewart, ribbon, “Elegant Thank You” stamp from Stampin’ Up!

I love these challenges because they get me making new things in colors I wouldn’t normally put together!

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Unscripted Sketches #55

May 17, 2010March 18, 20154 Comments

This is my entry for the latest Unscripted Sketches (#55) challenge, which is based on this sketch:

I love this paper from 3 Bugs in a Rug! I’m not sure if it’s the colors, or the birds, or both, but it makes me happy!

Other supplies: Bazzill cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type, jeweled and glitter brads, small white Bazzill paper flower. I made the larger part of the paper flower accent out of phone book pages.

To make the flower, I punched circles out of the phone book pages, folded them into fourths, then cut a curve on the top end. I unfolded the pieces, crumpled them a little, then stuck a brad through the center.

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CPS #167

May 17, 2010March 18, 20152 Comments

My card for CPS #167, which is based on this sketch:

I turned the sketch for my card, and used a paper frame by K & Company to make the main element of the sketch. It was precut, so that helped out a lot!

The papers I used are from Basic Grey’s Nook & Pantry collection, American Crafts’ Letterbox collection and Cosmo Cricket’s Material Girl collection. The buttons are also from Cosmo Cricket and are “sewn” with linen thread. I think the ribbon is from Creative Impressions, and the stamp is from Stampin’ Up!’s Puns from the Past collection.

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Some Miscellaneous Cards…

May 17, 2010March 18, 2015

Here are a couple of cards that I made recently:

This card is for my sister-in-law, who’s having knee surgery in a few days.

Paper: Cosmo Cricket’s Material Girl collection, Bo Bunny’s Mamarazzi, kraft paper

Stamp: Fun & Fast Notes collection, Stampin’ Up!

Flowers: K & Company

Other: Colorbox chalk ink, Stampin’ Up Soft Suede ink, Glaze pens by Sakura, colored pencils

This is the Father’s Day card that I made for my father-in-law.

Patterned paper: Bo Bunny’s Mamarazzi collection, kraft paper

Stamps: Technique Tuesday

Brads: Karen Foster

Ribbon: American Crafts

Other: Glaze and Stardust pens by Sakura, ink in Basic Black from Stampin’ Up!

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Get Sketchy #38

May 15, 2010March 18, 20152 Comments

Here’s this week’s Get Sketchy inspiration:

and here’s the card I made for the challenge! The stamped images are from Stampin’ Up’s Dream Garden and Eastern Blooms sets. The rub-ons are from Cosmo Cricket, and the patterned paper is from Crate Paper.

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Sassy Lil’ Sketches: May

May 15, 2010March 18, 20153 Comments

I can’t seem to get enough of Crate Paper’s Pink Plum collection! I used it for my Sassy Lil’ Sketches card entry based on their May card sketch! (You can find the details here.)

This is my card! I used border stickers and papers from Crate Paper. The flowers are stamped in Stampin’ Up’s Melon Mambo ink on Cameo Coral Cardstock.