Stampin’ Celebration #7

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There’s great inspiration at Stampin’ Celebration this week for making a last-minute Father’s Day Card! Like many other crafters, I find it hard sometimes to make masculine cards, because so much of the paper that I buy and see in the stores is geared toward girls and women. So, challenges like these are perfect for making me consider using the supplies that I have in different ways!

For this week’s challenge, I’m using stamps from Crafty Secrets’ “Favorite Fellas” set.

Here are the inspiration photos:

I chose the tie, the colors of navy and yellow and French blue as the inspiration for my card:
I made a background with the tie stamp and Creamy Caramel ink on some Die Cuts with a View cardstock. Then I stamped one of the ties on Stampin’ Up Not Quite Navy cardstock and wrapped a strip of Bo Bunny Sunflower Double Dot around the tie to make the stripes. Both sentiments were stamped with Stampin’ Up Chocolate Chip ink. The navy houndstooth patterned paper is from Pink Paislee. The lighter blue cardstock is from Core’dinations. I used a white gel pen to make the dark tie “pop.”
Thanks for looking!

CPS #171

This week’s sketch over at CPS was a simple one, and I enjoyed working with it! The prize sponsor for this week is Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps.

Here’s the sketch:

I used the diamond/argyle pattern on the sketch as the inspiration for the background paper on my card:
Instead of repeating three small elements in the lower right corner, I used the space for one large image. I also added a solid strip of cardstock to provide a place for the sentiment.
Here are the supplies I used:
Paper: kraft, Not Quite Navy and Whisper White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), Die Cuts with a View cardstock (card base)
Stamp: Paper Source
Ink: Chocolate Chip (Stampin’ Up!)
Letter stickers: Cosmo Cricket & Making Memories
Thanks for looking!

Curtain Call #34

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I love this Memory Box chair stamp! I’ve been using it on a lot of cards lately, and thought it would go great on my card entry for this week’s Curtain Call Challenge!

I’m not used to working with these colors, so it was great to broaden my horizons a bit! This is the card I came up with:

The grey card base (from Die Cuts with a View) was embossed in my Sizzix Big Shot. I sanded the embossed image to make it stand out more. I substituted kraft cardstock for the Sahara Sand, and used Dusty Durango for the chair and for the matting on the stamped sentiment. Whisper White was used for the image backgrounds. I used Rich Razzleberry ink for the sentiment and a strip of that cardstock for the punched border.

The stamps are from Memory Box (chair) and Studio G (sentiment). The chair image was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink.

Thanks very much for looking!

colourQ #37

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Yesterday, I went shopping for some new rubber stamps, and found a cute lantern stamp at Paper Source. I thought it would work great with this week’s colourQ (#37):

The colors and the rubber stamp made me think of a summer garden party, so I came up with this idea for my card:
I freehand-cut the grass from the Always Artichoke cardstock and embossed the cardstock with my Sizzix Big Shot.
The sentiment stamp is from Stampin’ Up’s “In A Word ” set, which is available in the Summer Mini Catalog.
I stamped the “get” part again on Apricot Appeal cardstock and glued it over the white image to emphasize the inside part.
All of my stamped images were done in Chocolate Chip ink. Stampin’ Up and Core’dinations cardstock were used to complete the card. My other supplies were ecru embroidery thread and Making Memories brads.
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Get Sketchy #42

This week’s challenge at Get Sketchy was a tough one for me! I guess sometimes I’m a bit too literal in following sketches, so it tends to make certain challenges that much harder for me!

Here’s the sketch for this week:

For my card, I used papers from Bo Bunny’s “Sophie” collection and stamps from Fiskars. The stamps are part of a clear set that I picked up on sale. I love the fun girly images in that set!
I used an EK Success border punch to make the waves. The cardstock base and Basic Black ink are from Stampin’ Up!
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Stampin Celebration #6

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Next in my batch of updates is the latest challenge at Stampin’ Celebration. I can always find inspiration in the challenge photos presented each week, even if I don’t have the chance to play along. The biggest challenge for me is deciding which pieces to use in my cards! If you haven’t played along at Stampin’ Celebration yet, give it a try!

For example, here’s this week’s challenge photos:

So many great possibilities to choose from when designing a card! Here’s my take, which includes flowers, border stripes, pink, and some extra touches:
 

I used SU cardstock for the base and the embossed section. The stamps I used are from SU’s “Hello Again” set. I used Melon Mambo, Old Olive and Chocolate Chip to stamp the images and sentiment. The dotted cardstock is from Bazzill and the patterned paper is from Bo Bunny (one of their older collections, “Alyssa”). The gem brad is from Karen Foster.

Thanks for looking!

Unscripted Sketches #59

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I’m really excited about my upcoming guest designer spot at Unscripted Sketches! I’ll be designing for sketch #62 on July 3…just a few weeks away!

Here’s the sketch for this week’s challenge:

I flipped the sketch for my card, which uses papers from Cosmo Cricket’s Chemistry line.
The stamps I used are from Stampin’ Up’s “Of the Earth” (image) and “Short & Sweet” (sentiment) sets.
The cardstock is also from Stampin’ Up. I used Chocolate Chip ink to stamp on this card.
I made the plaid brad with my i-Top and a scrap of Collage Press paper.
Thanks very much for looking!

Stampin’ Royalty #23

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For this week’s Stampin’ Royalty challenge, I got to use my Big Shot for the first time! The inspiration for this week is a photo of some Stampin’ Up projects and products!
The green that I used on my card is a little different, but I drew from the flowers on branches and some of the other details in the photo for my card:
 

I stamped the flowers in Melon Mambo ink, cut each one out and glued it over the flowers stamped in Chocolate Chip ink. The sentiment is from the “Short & Sweet” set, and is stamped in Old Olive. The cardstock is also from Stampin’ Up, except for the yellow, which is a scrap of Bo Bunny Double Dot.

The embossing was done with a Textured Impressions folder and the Sizzix Big Shot.

Thanks for looking!

Color Throwdown #96

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This is my first entry to the Color Throwdown! I made a baby card for this one, based on this week’s colors:

I used cardstock from Stampin’ Up! in Whisper White and Pumpkin Pie. The background paper is from Bo Bunny’s Alissa collection and Sunflower Double Dot.
 
The carriage stamp is from SU’s “Fun and Fast Notes” collection. I made my own brad with the i-Top, using a diaper pin stamp from the “Short & Sweet” set. I also used the matching sentiment from the same set.
The border punch is by Martha Stewart Crafts. I used SU Chocolate Chip ink to stamp the images and a Glaze pen to color in the orange parts.
Thanks very much for looking!

Tiffany Doodles Challenge #1

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I’ve heard a lot about digital stamps, and I recently discovered Tiffany Doodles, so I thought I’d give the first challenge a try! Tiffany’s site has lots of cute digital stamps, and she also provides lots of freebies to get you started!

The first challenge uses this sketch:

For my card, I used a freebie birdhouse digital stamp. That was the easy part; coming up with the rest of the card was the challenge for me!
 

The papers are from My Mind’s Eye and October Afternoon. The digital stamp is from Tiffany Doodles (of course!) I colored my stamped image with Glaze pens and colored pencils. The button brads are from Making Memories, and the cardstock is from Stampin’ Up!
This was a fun challenge, and I look forward to more of them at Tiffany Doodles!
Thanks for looking!