PP31 Sketch Challenge

As promised, here is the card that I made for this week’s PP31 Sketch Challenge at The Paper Players designed by Ann (http://www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/).   It has been a pleasure to be a Guest Designer with such a wonderful group of ladies on the Design Team at The Paper Players!  They are all so talented and have given me so much inspiration and encouragement- please take a moment to visit the blog and give them some "love":-)

I love this sketch and decided to pull out one of my "old" favorite sets – Upsy Daisy and create another vintage card.  I seem to be drawn to the vintage style with all of the sponging, lace and ribbon details.  Even though I love the CAS look, it seems as though I struggle with the CAS or more contemporary styles:-)

To create this card:

Using the Big Shot, emboss a Crumb Cake panel with the Vintage Wallpaper EF and sponge with Early Espresso Classic Ink.   Mount this panel onto Basic Black.  Attach the 5/8” Basic Black ribbon and lace to the background panel and set aside.

Use your brayer to apply Marina Mist ink lightly and randomly onto a 2 ½” x 3 ½” piece of Whisper White.  Stamp the Upsy Daisy floral stamp with Early Espresso and then again in Basic Black over the Marina Mist background. 

Use the Color Spritzer Tool with an Early Espresso marker to lightly “spritz” the stamped images. Using Sponge Daubers with Soft Suede and Crumb Cake, antique the area around the flowers and edges.   Mount onto Basic Black, then onto Soft Suede and spray with Frost White Shimmer Paint.

Attach a 5/8” Black Satin Ribbon bow on the left and a small piece of 5/8” Black Satin Ribbon over the top right corner and adhere the Vintage Brad (I removed the stem from the brad and used a glue dot).  

I used previously embossed scraps with the Finial Press EF for the circles on the sentiment- Basic Black (1 ¼” circle) and Soft Suede (1 ¾” circle).  The sentiment is from Elements of Style stamped onto Whisper White with the Marina Mist background treatment described above for the floral image.  Apply adhesive and tuck under the ribbon layer, add pearls to finish the card.

Stamp Sets:  Upsy Daisy, Elements of Style
Cardstock:  Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Soft Suede

Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF,  Sponge Daubers, The Color Spritzer Tool, Early Espresso SU! Marker, Frost White Shimmer Paint, 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Vintage Brad, Pearls

Thanks again for visiting my blog and for all of your encouragement- have a great week! 

Another Upsy Daisy with the PPA61 Sketch Challenge

I know that I will be very busy this week getting ready for a workshop, my niece's 15th birthday and stamping with my Awana 5th & 6th Grade girls, so I decided to make one more card using the PPA61 sketch challenge (see http://www.palspaperarts.com/ ).  I can always take a nap tomorrow after church :-). 

I used the emboss resist technique along with sponge daubers with Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red and Pumpkin Pie. 

Stamp Sets:  Upsy Daisy, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories:  Big Shot, Finial Press EF, Sponge Daubers, Heat Gun, Clear EP, Scallop Trim Border and Photo Corner Punches, Color Spritzer Tool, Early Espresso Marker, Antique Brad, Pearls, 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for visiting and for all of your encouragment!

CAS85 Upsy Daisy

While I had the Upsy Daisy set out, I decided to create a couple of cards using the fall colors for the Clean and Simple (CAS) Challenge from Splitcoast (see http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=CAS85&what=keywords for their gallery submissions) along with the new SUO Challenge #2 Big Shot (see http://suochallenges.com/?p=36). 

The first card uses the emboss resist technique along with sponge daubers with Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red and Tangerine Tango. 

Stamp Sets:  Upsy Daisy, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Ink: Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango

Accessories:  Big Shot, Finial Press EF, Sponge Daubers, Word Window and Modern Label Punch, 5-in-1 Distressing Tool, Color Spritzer Tool, Early Espresso Marker, 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon. 

The second card uses the same set but instead of emboss resist, I punched the Very Vanilla circle out with the new 2 ½” XL Circle punch, sponged the colors with the sponge daubers and then stamped the Upsy Daisy in Early Espresso. 

I used the new embossing folder, Elegant Lines, and half of a previously embossed Top Note die cut and some more of that luscious Early Espresso Satin Ribbon. 

Stamp Sets:  Upsy Daisy,  Heard From The Heart

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Ink: Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango

Accessories:  Big Shot, Elegant Lines and Square Lattice EF, Sponge Daubers, Color Spritzer Tool, Early Espresso Marker, 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon. 

Thanks again for visiting!  Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I hope all of you are able to take time to have some fun stamping- it is so therapeutic! 

PPA61 and CC288 Best Wishes

I decided to create a card using the colors for the CC288 Splitcoast Color Combination (see http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=CC288&what=keywords for more gallery submissions) and the PPA61 sketch challenge (see http://www.palspaperarts.com/ for more details and other great samples). 

Even though these colors are so soft and pastel (they would make a great baby card- I see another project on the horizon:-) , I decided to try a masking technique with sponge daubers and the Upsy Daisy set. 

I wanted to make a very quick card so I did not add a lot of details.  The Blushing Bride layer was embossed with the Finial Press EF, but before embossing I used the brayer to ink up the inside top layer of the embossing folder with Marina Mist.

Stamp Sets:  Upsy Daisy, Oval All

Cardstock: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Always Artichoke, Marina Mist

Ink: Always Artichoke, Blushing Bride, Marina Mist
Accessories:  Big Shot, Finial Press and Square Lattice EF, Sponge Daubers, Medium Oval and Scallop Oval Punch, Antique Brad, Pearls, White Taffeta and 5/8” Marina Mist Satin Ribbon. 

Thanks again for visiting- it truly blesses my day!

CC287 Two Cards- One Challenge

Blessing My Life...

I decided to stamp a few cards tonight using the colors from the Splitcoast Stampers Color Challenge #CC287 Concord Parfait Pizzazz – see http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/color-combinations-f43/cc287-concord-parfait-pizzazz-t505188.html for more details.

The first card utilizes the technique called “Rock –n- Roll” with Upsy Daisy, along with some of my "old" favorite tools.

I stamped the scroll design from Friends 24-7 in Peach Parfait on a piece of the Pear Pizzazz DP (from the 2010 In colors Hostess Pack). After stamping the Upsy Daisy stamp in Peach Parfait, I rolled the edges with Concord Crush- also sponged a bit of Concord Crush with a sponge dauber for dimension.

Tore the edge with The Tearing Edge™, sponged all the edges with Concord Crush and added a torn edge of Pear Pizzazz. Mounted this entire layer on a piece of Concord Crush DP (from the same Hostess Pack).

Using the Color Spritzer Tool with the Pear Pizzazz and Peach Parfait markers, I “spritzed” the background area and for the final step, sprayed with Frost White Shimmer Paint mist.

I used the Crimper Tool with a small piece of Pear Pizzazz, layered it with the new Victoria Crochet Trim along with one of the new Antique Brads for the bottom layer piece.  Stamped the sentiment from Herbal Expressions (I love the expressions in this set) and “huffed” on the previously inked scroll stamp from Friends 24-7. I used the Large Oval punch, sponged the edges with Concord Crush and added a few pearls in the corner for the final touch- I just love those pearls:-).

Stamp Sets: Upsy Daisy, Friends 24-7, Herbal Expressions

Cardstock: Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz

Ink: Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: The Tearing Edge™, Crimper Tool, Color Spritzer Tool, SU! Markers, Large Oval Punch, Victoria Crochet Trim, Antique Brad, Sponge Dabers, Pearls, Frost White Shimmer Paint Mist

CC287 Happy Anniversary

While I was designing the first card, I had stamped the

bird image in Concord Crush and the same scroll stamp in Peach Parfait. I had also already distressed the edges with the 5-in-1 Tool, sponged and “spritzed” as described above.

I already had the embossed Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz layers on hand (used the Vintage Wallpaper EF) and sprayed with the Frost White Shimmer Paint Mist from a previous card. I cut a piece of Concord Crush and punched the edge with the Scallop Trim Border Punch, added the Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon and of course, more pearls:-)

I used the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Concord Crush and punched it out with the new XL Decorative Label Punch. Sponged the edges with Concord Crush and stamped the same scroll over the sentiment. Using the Large Oval Punch (from a piece of embossed Concord Crush) underneath the sentiment and layered the entire card front onto Concord Crush.

Stamp Sets: Friends 24-7, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock: Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White

Ink: Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Color Spritzer Tool, SU! Markers, Large Oval Punch, Sponge Dabers, Pearls, White Taffeta Ribbon, Frost White Shimmer Paint Mist

Thanks again for visiting- I hope you like these cards!  Have a great week and God Bless!

SSC167 Thinking of You

This card was created for the Stamping 411 with the Operators Challenge Sketch Challenge #SSC167  http://www.stamping411.blogspot.com/ . UPDATE- what an honor- this card was chosen as one of the Operator Picks!

I used a masking technique with sponge daubers for the background, then stamped with the background script from Flores Suaves. Embossed the Upsy Daisy image with Early Espresso, cut the panel into thirds and adhered to the Pear Pizzazz layer. Sponged the edges with Early Espresso and using a Color Spritzer Tool with an Early Espresso marker, “spritzed” the background and adhered the embossed panel to the So Saffron DP (which was torn, crumpled and distressed with sponge daubers).

The embossed piece of Early Espresso sprayed with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint and the Pear Pizzazz strip (already embossed and sprayed with Frost White Shimmer Paint) were from my scraps from previous projects.

I attached the ribbon, layered the Pear Pizzazz layer, the panel layer and the brads.

Stamp Sets: Upsy Daisy, Flores Suaves, Sincere Sentiments

Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Early Espresso

Ink: So Saffron, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz and Early Espresso

Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, The Tearing Edge, Antique Brads, Large Oval and Decorative Label Punches, Frost White and Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint and 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for stopping by- Have a blessed Sunday!

Two Cards- Three Challenges!

CCMC113 Wish Big

Hi Stampers! Today I decided to create two cards for several challenges.

The first card was created for the Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge #CCMC113 http://www.createwithconnieandmary.com/ and as you can see in the inspiration photo, the colors are bright, summery and fun!

At the first viewing of this photo, all I could focus on was the birthday theme, the bright yellow, multiple shades of beautiful blue along with the pop of red and the stars. The yellow and blues remind me of French Country and so I decided to use the emboss resist technique and focus on the colors versus the images.  I find that the emboss resist technique works so well with Upsy Daisy, so I could not resist :-)

Stamp Sets: Upsy Daisy, Flores Sauves, Short & Sweet

Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red, Daffodil Delight

Ink: Versamark, Daffodil Delight, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Real Red
Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Embossing Buddy, Clear EP, Heat Gun, Sponge Daubers, Modern Label and Word Window Punch, Pearls, Ribbon from my stash


I first embossed the Clear EP on the Whisper White and then sponged the sun and sky using a mask. The flowers seemed to need something else, so I inked the stamp in Versamark and then into Real Red and stamped over the original image. When I heat set, the Real Red seemed to recess into the White (clear). I like the effect- what do you think?

PPA57 Sketch Challenge with Stamping411 Color Inspiration #138

The second card was created using the sketch from Pals Paper Arts http://www.palspaperarts.com/ and the colors from the Stamping411 #138 http://www.stamping411.blogspot.com/ and was what I call an  “experiment” card.

The "experiment" was the enhanced designer paper with the floral images.  The base is Designer Series Paper- Blushing Bride from the Hostess Pack and I stamped the main floral image and the matching smaller flower with the 2-Step process using Elegant Eggplant. 

I felt that the flowers needed more dimension, so I first shadow-outlined the flower images with the Blushing Bride marker.  It still seemed to be pale to me so I decided to color with the Elegant Eggplant marker and that seemed to be too much of a contrast with the rest of the Blushing Bride background, so I ended up filling in all of the areas between the flowers!

I then grabbed my Color Spritzer Tool and “spritzed” the card with the Blushing Bride and Elegant Eggplant markers and colored the centers with Peach Parfait. Final step was to spray with Frost White Shimmer Paint mist and then again with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint mist and add the pearl details. All of the coloring brought back memories of my childhood- I always loved coloring :-)  To the left is a close-up of the new DP- it has a lot of "dimension" in real life!

Stamp Sets: Flower Fancy, Herb Expressions and En Francais

Cardstock: Whisper White, Peach Parfait, Elegant Eggplant, Blushing Bride
Accessories: Big Shot, Finial Press EF, SU! Markers- Peach Parfait, Blushing Bride and Elegant Eggplant, XL Flower Punch, Pretties Kit, Pearls, Frost White and Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint, Color Spritzer Tool, retired ¼” Elegant Eggplant grosgrain ribbon


I hope you like my “experimental” DP- thanks again for visiting me today!