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!

Color Throwdown #105

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If not for this week’s Color Throwdown challenge, I never would have thought to combine these colors to make a card…but that’s what a challenge is all about, right?

For my card, I stamped everything in Soft Suede ink using an image and sentiment from Lawn Fawn’s “How Delightful” collection.
I debossed some Soft Suede cardstock for the base (which is really just flipping the embossed part around so that the pattern goes in instead of popping up), cut a strip of Elegant Eggplant cardstock and border punched two strips of white cardstock.
Then I pleated the white border strips to make them look like lacy ribbon. I used Always Artichoke to mat the stamped image and sentiment, and glued tiny rhinestones to the chandelier to lighten up the card. Finally, I added some sparkly detail with a glitter gel pen.
Thanks very much for looking at my card! To see the design team’s delightful examples and the other lovely entries, please visit The Color Throwdown!

Unscripted Sketches #67

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This week’s Unscripted Sketch (#67) really challenged me! I’ve been working with Cosmo Cricket papers and Lawn Fawn stamps for the last few cards I’ve made, so that part of the design process was relatively easy. Trying to make all the elements work with the sketch — that was the challenge!

Here’s sketch #67:

For my entry, I used the button stamp from Lawn Fawn’s “Sew Lovely” collection, and a sentiment stamp, which was applied to a chipboard tag altered with acrylic paint.
The papers and chipboard accents on my card are from Cosmo Cricket’s Material Girl collection. I used a micro-tip pen to draw the stitching on the card and the tag. The ribbon I used to thread the chipboard button is by The Girls Paperie.
Thanks for taking the time to look at my card! I hope you’ll check out the other entries for this week’s Unscripted Sketches challenge and the fabulous examples created by the design team!

Get Sketchy #50

For this week’s Get Sketchy challenge, I continued to work with the combo of Lawn Fawn stamps and Cosmo Cricket papers.

Here’s the sketch for this week!

and here’s my card!
The patterned paper and chipboard flower is from Cosmo Cricket (Material Girl and Garden Variety collections), The stamps are from Lawn Fawn’s “Sew Lovely” set. I used Bo Bunny Double Dot to accent the dress form. I tied a scrap of ribbon through the center of a button to accent the chipboard flower. Everything was stamped using Stampin’ Up Chocolate Chip ink.
My other supplies include:
Clear glaze gel pen
Martha Stewart Embossing Border Punch
Chestnut Colorbox cat’s eye ink
Micro-tip felt pen to create stitching
Thanks for taking the time to look at my card! I hope you’ll visit Get Sketchy to check out the design team’s fabulous creations and to see the other awesome entries for this week’s challenge, which is sponsored by EAD Designs!

CPS #179

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This week’s CPS sketch challenge (#179)  features a very versatile sketch to use in card making, and is  sponsored by The Stamps of Life.
For my card, I used some cute Lawn Fawn stamps that I bought earlier this month. My card style tends to be more “Fun & Cute” than anything else, and I love these stamps from the “Sew Lovely” collection!
The papers I used are from Cosmo Cricket’s “Material Girl” collection, as is the chipboard flower accent.
I added a Creative Imaginations jeweled brad to the center and pleated some ribbon by The Girls Paperie to add a border to the card. I used Stampin’ Up Chocolate Chip ink to do all of my stamping. The sentiment is stamped on a chipboard tag that I altered with acrylic paint. I used a micro-tip felt pen to create the stitching effect on the tag.
Thanks for taking the time to look at my card!

Bo Bunny Card Challenge – August 2

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Bo Bunny is hosting another card sketch challenge! Here’s the sketch for the latest one:

For my card, I used almost all Bo Bunny products. The only item that’s not by Bo Bunny (other than glue dots and a tape runner) is the clear dimensional gel pen that I used to accent the paper and cardstock stickers.

My supply list:
Paper: Double Dot (Concord, Frost & Turquoise), Paper (Petal Pushers and Peacock Lane collections)
Rub-ons (Peacock Lane)
Combo Stickers (Sophie & Sun Kissed – I used the punctuation dots to accent the cardstock sticker on the top left)
Large gem: Peacock Lane Buttons & Bling
Other: clear dimensional gel pen, glue dots, tape runner
Thanks for taking the time to look at my card!

Stampin’ Celebration #14

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It’s time for another fabulous Stampin’ Celebration Challenge! (#14) Here’s this week’s inspiration photo collage:
For my card, I borrowed the blue/white/brown color scheme and decided to make a masculine-ish card featuring some of my favorite coffee-themed stamps by Elzybells!
Supply list:
Paper: Pink Paislee, KaiserCraft, Bo Bunny Double Dot, Stampin’ Up Kraft and Whisper White cardstock, Core’dinations cardstock
Ink: Stampin’ Up Chocolate Chip
Other: corner rounder, white gel pen, blue and red dimensional gel pens
Thanks so much for looking at my card…I hope you’ll play along with Stampin’ Celebration this week!