Love You More

Hi Friends!

I have been busy this summer trying to organizing my stamping studio and have decided to focus on using some of my older stamps and paper this year (I believe I could create a card every day for years using a different stamp set and still not use all of my stamps :-)). 

I wanted to take a break this evening and decided to pull out the retired Stampin’ Up! Love You More stamp set along with the retired I Am Me designer series paper.  I paired the two with the current Work of Art stamp set to create a quick Clean and Simple (CAS) card.   

Clean and Simple cards are still difficult for me (I tend to be a more Shabby Chic/Mixed Media artist) so to focus my design process, I incorporated the CAS(E) This Sketch #232 Sketch Challenge along with the #93  Keyword Challenge at The Challenge (Simple, Friendship) into the design. 

Since I have a large selection of stamp sets (most of which are retired Stampin' Up!), I find that online challenges help me limit my choices and at least finish a card:-)).  

If you have not had a chance to check out the above challenges yet, I hope you will find the time to do so- great inspiration from all!

This was a very simple card to create:

1). Trim a piece of Whisper White cardstock to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”, mount onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock, trim close to the edge and mount onto a piece of Real Red cardstock.

2). De-static a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock with an Embossing Buddy®, stamp the globe image with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.  Once the powder has cooled, color the heart with the Real Red Stampin’ Wrtie Marker and the ocean with the Pool Party Marker.  Fussy-cut the image and use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the ocean.

3). Cut a piece of the I Am Me patterned paper, layer onto Basic Gray cardstock and again  onto Real Red cardstock. 

4). Ink the chevron stamp from Work of Art with Pool Party Classic Ink, stamp on an angle onto the card front several times before adhering the layered designer paper panel.  Trim the panel to the edges of the card front and mount the entire card front onto the Extra Thick Whisper White card base.

5). Ink the sentiment from Love You More with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.

6). Mount the fussy cut globe image with dimensional foam onto the card front.

7). Finish off the card by adding a few accents with Nuvo™ Crystal Glossy Black Drops.

Stamp Sets: Love You More, Work of Art

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Pool Party Classic Ink; Stampin’ Write Markers- Pool Party, Real Red; Clear Wink of Stella®

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Real Red, retired I AM Me DSP

Accessories/Tools: Embossing Buddy®, Clear EP, Heat Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and I hope all of you have a wonderful week!

Honeycomb Happiness- Hello, Sweet Friend

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a great week so far!  Today, I wanted to play along with the new stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration catalog, Honeycomb Happiness (I just love this cute little chick image :-)).

I decided to use the Sugar Pea Designs Sugar Sketch SPDSS35 along with the Simon Monday“Something New” Challenge (this set is brand new).

Again, if you have not visited the above challenge sites yet, I hope you will find time to do so- terrific Design Team designs and as well as their galleries!!

To create this card:

Ink the chick image from Honeycomb Happiness with Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock.

Color the image with Stampin’ Write Markers- Daffodil Delight, Delightful Dijon and Pumpkin Pie (using a AquaPainter™ to blend).

Carefully cut out the bird image and set aside.

Create the tag element with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch from Whisper White cardstock and cover with retired Sweet Shoppe and I Am Me Designer Series Paper (DSP) with Real Red scraps for layering.

Add the ¼ White Tea Lace Doily along with Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Island Indigo Ribbon and Rhinestones.

Layer the retired Sweet Shoppe DSP onto Real Red cardstock (rounding the corners of each with the Envelope Punch Board), layering again onto Pool Party cardstock and finally onto Real Red cardstock.

Mount the layered background panel onto the Whisper White card base and add the Island Indigo strip per the sketch.

Heat emboss the sentiment from Six-Sided Sampler using Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder onto Real Red cardstock and punch out with the Sweetheart Punch.

Add the sentiment to the lower part of the tag and mount the tag onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the chick image with Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Honeycomb Happiness (2016 SAB), Six-Sided Sampler

Ink: Versamark™, Stāz-On® Jet Black; Stampin’ Write Markers- Daffodil Delight, Delightful Dijon, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Whisper White, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Real Red; retired Sweet Shoppe and I Am Me DSP

Accessories:  Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Punches- Scalloped Tag Topper, Sweetheart; White Tea Lace Doily, Rhinestones, ¼” Island Indigo Stitched Satin Ribbon, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon

I know that “cute-sy” is not my normal style but don't you think that this little chick is just too adorable :-) ??

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a fabulous evening and tomorrow morning will be the start of the 2016 Card Concept Challenges!  Hope you can stop back again soon-hugs!!

Sending Wishes Your Way- A Fun Sketch with a Nautical Theme :-)

Hi Again Stampers!!

This card was created using the Pals Paper Arts PPA264 Sketch Challenge along with the Time Out #38 Inspiration Challenge.

If you have not already done so, I hope you will find the time to visit the above sites to check out the fantastic Design Team samples as well as their galleries!

To create this card:

Stamp the lighthouse image and the sentiment using  Night of Navy Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock.  Carefully "fussy-cut" the lighthouse and color the stripes using the Real Red Stampin’ Write marker.

Create the banner for the sentiment using the Hexagon Punch, mount onto a piece of Night of Navy cardstock creating the banner points again with the Hexagon Punch.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto Night of Navy cardstock, trim and mount onto the Real Red card base.

Trim the retired I Am Me DSP into strips, mount onto Night of Navy cardstock and adhere to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Cut the anchor die using the Big Shot™ from Silver Foil paper and create the “rope” with Natural Linen Thread, looping around the sentiment.

Add the banners (created with the Banner Punch from scraps of Maritime and I Am Me DSP) along the bottom of the sentiment and mount the sentiment panel onto the card front.

Add the lighthouse image to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®  to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: From Land to Sea, Butterfly Basics

Ink: Night of Navy; Stampin’ Write Real Red Marker

Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Real Red, Silver Foil;  Retired I Am Me and Maritime DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™,  Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder™, Wplus9 Design Studio Nautical Notions Die, Punches- Hexagon and Banner, Linen Thread

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- you are all such a huge encouragement to me!!

PP242 Sail Away

Hi Again Stampers! 

This card was created using the Paper Players PP242 Sketch Challenge along with the Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use It WT515 “Use an Oval” Challenge (see details here and gallery here) and the USEIT2015 Challenge (see gallery here). 

If you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you will find the time to visit the above sites- they have wonderful Design Team samples as well as inspiration from their galleries!

I decided to use a retired stamp, Sail Away in a digital image from My Digital Studio (MDS)  that I had previously printed and in my stash J

To create this card:

Print or stamp the Sail Away image onto Whisper White cardstock, cut with the Big Shot™ with the Ovals Collection Framelits™ and cut another oval from Basic Black cardstock.

Color the image with an AquaPainter™ along with Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencils and Pacific Point Classic Ink. 

Create a mask from scrap paper for the moon and ocean horizon line,  lightly sponge Melon Mambo Classic Ink onto the background and dilute with an AquaPainter™.

Add a few white highlights using Faber-Castell White Pitt Pen marker.

Trim the High Tide Designer Series Paper (DSP) and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, add a scrap strip of Basic Black cardstock to cover the seam.

Create the banner strips of I Am Me and High Tide DSP using the Hexagon Punch and mount onto Basic Black cardstock (punching the banner points with the Hexagon Punch as well).   

Mount the banner strips onto the card front and add the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the sentiment from Moon Lake using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, punch out using the Word Window  Punch, create the banners using the Banner Punch and mount onto Basic Black cardstock.

Using a few scraps from the same DSP, create the banner points using the Banner Punch and adhere behind the sentiment.

Mount the sentiment and add the retired Antique Copper Hodgepodge Hardware clip to finish off the card.

Stamps:  Sail Away (MDS version), Moon Lake

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Melon Mambo, Pacific Point,  Printer Ink- Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red, I Am Me and High Tide DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Ovals Collection Framelits™,  AquaPainter™, Sponge Dauber, Punches- Hexagon, Banner; retired Antique Copper Hodgepodge Hardware

Thanks again for visiting…the new SU-Only Challenge starts tomorrow morning- hope you can drop by again soon! 

SR233 Nautical Card with Two Versions :-)

Hi Stampers!!

I had a chance to play in my craft room this evening and decided to create a card for the Stampin’ Royalty SR233 Color Challenge.  I love the colors and thought that they would make a great nautical card so I pulled out the new set, Traveler.

I hope you have a chance to visit their site and check out the Design Team samples and other entries- great job by all!

 To create this card:

Version #1

Ink the script stamp from By The Tide using Night of Navy Classic Ink, stamp off and repeatedly stamp over the continents on a piece of I Am Me Designer Series Paper (DSP).  Trim the panel and add a strip of Night of Navy cardstock to the lower part of the DSP.

Punch out banners from the retired Fresh Prints DSP stack (along with a few from a piece of retired Night of Navy DSP) and adhere to the bottom of the panel.

Ink the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Night of Navy Classic Ink, stamp off onto a piece of scrap paper and stamp onto the DSP.

Stamp the sentiments from Bravo using Coastal Cabana Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, re-ink the same sentiments with Night of Navy Classic Ink and stamp over the initial stamping (creating a shadow effect).  

Stamp the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Night of Navy Classic Ink, stamp off onto a piece of scrap paper and stamp over the sentiment area.

 

Add the vertical strip of Night of Navy and Real Red cardstock (I used scraps for this layer).  Adhere the map panel to the upper part of the Whisper White layer, trim and mount onto Coastal Cabana cardstock, trim and mount onto Night of Navy cardstock, trim and adhere to the Real Red card base.

 Ink the ship stamp from Traveler using Night of Navy Classic Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock, add a few highlights using the Real Red Stampin’ Write marker and punch out using the 2 ½” XL Circle Punch.

Version#2- "Stepped Up" with brads :-)

Using the 2 ½” XL Circle Punch, punch out one circle from Night of Navy, Real Red and Whisper White cardstock, cut each circle in half and adhere in a rotating pattern around the ship image.

Mount the ship onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

To “step” up the card, adhere the three retired Star brads to finish off the “stepped-up” version of the card :-)

Stamp Sets: Traveler, By The Tide, Gorgeous Grunge, Bravo

Ink: Night of Navy, Coastal Cabana, Real Red Stampin’ Write marker

Paper: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy, Real Red, retired Fresh Prints DSP stack, Retired Night of Navy DSP (hostess set)

Accessories: Punches- 2 ½” Circle, Banner, retired Star brads

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you have a great week!

Happy Birthday Anne Marie!!

Hi Stampers! 

This past week, Anne Marie Hile celebrated a milestone birthday and I wanted to create a card in her honor for the  Dynamic Duos Happy Birthday Surprise Linky Party for Anne Marie!   

 I met Anne Marie a few years ago through my Guest Designer spot on The Paper Players and have always admired her artwork!  Now I get to interact with her weekly again through the Dynamic Duos Design Team- I am so thrilled!

Anne Marie loves pink so I decided to incorporate some shades of pink in the card and use the CCMC277Sketch for the layout.   I hope you will have the time to visit the Dynamic Duos site (scroll down a bit past the new challenge to see all of the other cards for Anne Marie) as well as the Create with Connie and Mary site! 

 

To create this card:

Use an AquaPainter™ to apply a light coat of Pool Party Classic Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  

Allow to dry and stamp the Notable Notions script image over the background as well as the stem from Field Flowers using Early Espresso Classic Ink.  

Punch out with the 2 ½” XL Circle Punch and adhere another 2 ½” Circle from Early Espresso cardstock behind the stamped images. 

  

Stamp the flowers from Field Flowers onto a separate piece of Whisper White using Early Espresso Classic Ink.  Color using Stampin’ Write Markers- Blush Blossom, Primrose Petals and Sahara Sand. Add a few highlights with the Chalk Marker and “fussy-cut” the flowers mounting onto the stems using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Use the Big Shot™ to emboss a piece of Blushing Bride Designer Series Paper (DSP) with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Trim and mount onto a card base of Early Espresso cardstock.

Ink the interior of the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder using Raspberry Ripple Classic Ink and emboss a piece of Raspberry Ripple cardstock.  Trim for the vertical panels of the sketch (rounding the outside corners of the smallest panel using the Envelope Punch Board). 

Create the banner from I Am Me DSP and mount onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock.  Add the scrap trim of the embossed Raspberry Ripple cardstock. 

Add the vertical panels, the banner to the card front and the focal image (using Stampin’ Dimensionals®).   

Stamp the sentiment using Early Espresso cardstock, punch out using the Word Window Punch and adhere to a piece of Early Espresso cardstock (punched with the Modern Label punch). 

Stamp Sets: Field Flowers, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Notable Notions

Ink: Early Espresso, Pool Party, Stampin’ Write markers- Old Olive, Blushing Bride, Primrose Petals, Sahara Sand

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Early Espresso, Raspberry Ripple, Designer Series Paper- I Am Me, retired Blushing Bride

Accessories: Big Shot™, Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders- Vintage Wallpaper (retired), Woodgrain;   AquaPainter™, Punches- 2 ½” XL Circle, Word Window, Modern Label, Hexagon (for banner), Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- Happy Birthday Anne Marie!! 

Life is a Daring Adventure- Another CAS for World Card Making Day

Hi again Stampers! 

Since yesterday was World Card Making Day, I spent some time in my craft room to create a few Clean and Simple (CAS) cards. 

This card was created using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch #23Challenge along with a few pre-printed images from My Digital Studio (MDS) – if you have a chance, check out their site for great sketches and ideas :-)

To create this card:

In My Digital Studio (MDS), open a blank 8.5 x 11 custom page and insert the stamp brush image "Sunflower" and the sentiment from "Daring Adventure" (re-size both images).  Print the images using your computer printer and hand cut (“fussy” cut) the Sunflower image and use a trimmer to cut the sentiment (layer the sentiment onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock).

Using Sponge Daubers, color the Sunflower image using Summer Starfruit Classic Ink for the petals and Soft Suede Classic Ink for the flower center.  Use the Chalk Marker to highlight the seeds in the center of the sunflower.

Cut the banner strip from the I Am Me Designer Series Paper and hand cut the banner points (or use the 1 3/8” Square Punch).  Layer onto Basic Black cardstock and cut the banner points to match.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Basic Gray cardstock.  Layer onto a piece of Whisper White and again onto the Basic Black card base.

Mount the banner, sentiment and sunflower element per the sketch and add a few Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Sunflower, Daring Adventure (both MDS)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Summer Starfruit, Soft Suede

Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Gray, I Am Me Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, Chlak Marker.  Pearls

 Thanks again for stopping by- I will be posting a few more of the Card Making CAS Cards shortly..I had so much fun!!