Bear Hugs- Wishing You A Lake Full of Fish

Hi Again Friends!

Here is another card that I created this past weekend using a brand new stamp set from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini, Bear Hugs along with the coordinating Bear Hugs Framelits™ and a few of my favorite online stamping challenges.

This card was created using the Create with Connie and Mary CCMC398 Color Challenge, the JAI303 “E” Challenge (“E” for Embossing) and FabFri83 Sketch Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above galleries yet, I hope you will find the time to do so- wonderful Design Team samples and inspiration from all!

This card was fun and easy to create:

Ink the sentiment, large bear and three of the fish images from Bear Hugs using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock. 

Using an AquaPainter™ with Soft Suede Classic Ink, color the bear and lightly color the fish, add Mossy Meadow along with Watermelon Wonder to the three fish.

Trim the sentiment and create the banner points with the Hexagon Punch, mount onto Mossy Meadow cardstock and punch the ends with the Hexagon Punch as well.

Use the Big Shot™ with coordinating Bear Hugs Framelits™ to cut out the bear and the three fish.

Create a rope from Natural Linen Thread and adhere the three fish to the “line”.

Emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Arrows Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, a scrap piece of Watermelon Wonder and Soft Suede with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and a small rectangle piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Zig Zag Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.

Trim and mount the rectangular piece of embossed Whisper White cardstock to a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock, wrap a few strands of Natural Linen Thread around the panel and set aside.

Add the strips of Woodgrain embossed Watermelon Wonder and Soft Suede cardstock with a stapler to the embossed Arrows Whisper White panel, trim and mount onto a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock and adhere the entire background panel onto the Watermelon Wonder card base.

Add the Zig Zag embossed rectangle along with the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals®, add the line of fish to the bear and mount the bear to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Bear Hugs

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow, Watermelon Wonder

Paper: Whisper White, , Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow, Watermelon Wonder

Accessories: Big Shot™, Arrow, Woodgrain and Zig Zag Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Bear Hugs Framelits™, Stapler, Natural Linen Thread, Hexagon Punch

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you have a wonderful Easter Week!!

SUO141 Happy Floral Birthday

Hi Friends!   

It’s time for the SUO141 “Happy Birthday” Challenge and I decided to create a Clean and Layered (CAL) card using the Create with Connieand Mary CCMC391 Sketch Challenge along with the FUSION “Woodgrain Neutral” Inspiration Photo Challenge (I was inspired by the blue and white along with the neutral colors :-)).

I hope you will have a chance to check out my sister Design Team member samples at the SU-Only Challenge site as well as the fantastic Design Team samples at the other two challenge sites- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Zig Zag Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Tip Top Taupe cardstock.

Trim the embossed panel and mount onto Whisper White cardstock, trim again and mount onto the Night of Navy card base.

Stamp the sentiment from Rose Wonder using Night of Navy Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, trim and create a banner using the Hexagon Punch.

Add a strip of Night of Navy cardstock to the card base, adhere the loops of Gold Thread and mount the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

De-static a piece of Vellum with the Embossing Buddy®, ink the floral stamp from Flower Shop and the branch image from Choose Happiness using Versamark™ Ink and stamp three of the floral images and two of the branches onto the vellum.

Apply White Stampin’ Emboss® Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. 

Color the images using Stampin' Write Markers- Marina Mist for the flowers and Wild Wasabi for the leaves.

Wipe off the excess ink from the embossing and carefully fussy cut the images.

Mount the leaves and flowers to the card front, add the Early Espresso buttons (with Night of Navy strips as “thread”) to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:  Rose Wonder, Flower Shop, Choose Happiness

Ink:  Versamark™, Night of Navy; Stampin' Write Markers- Marina Mist and Wild Wasabi

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Tip Top Taupe

Accessories: Big Shot™, Zig Zag Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Hexagon Punch, Gold Thread, retired Early Espresso buttons

Thanks again for stopping by and we hope to see your Stampin’ Up! Only project in our “Happy Birthday” Challenge gallery!

Lighthearted Leaves- Believe :-)

Hello Again Friends!

This is the second card I created using the Create with Connie and Mary CCMC370 ColorChallenge with the new Lighthearted Leaves stamp set.

I am also linking this to the Simon  Says Wednesday“Anything Goes” Challenge :-)

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites yet, again, I would encourage you to do so- gorgeous Design Team samples and as well as inspiration from their galleries!

To create this card:

Use Sponge Daubers to apply Pool Party and Watermelon Wonder Classic Ink to a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  

Use the Embossing Buddy® to de-static a sponged panel, ink the Lighthearted Leaves images using Versamark™ Ink, stamp onto the panel, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder and use the Heat Tool to heat set the powder.

Ink the honeycomb image from Butterfly Basics with Pool Party Classic Ink randomly stamp onto the background, add a few highlights with the Chalk Marker, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Stamp the sentiment using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim the panel and create the banner points with the Hexagon Punch, mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, trim again and repeat with the punch to create the banner points.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Pool Party cardstock, trim the panel, mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock and add the stamped panel to the center.

Emboss a piece of Watermelon Wonder cardstock using the Zig Zag Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder,  mount the focal image panel, trim and mount onto the Basic Black card base.

Mount the sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Lighthearted Leaves, Butterfly Basics

Ink: Versamark™, Pool Party, Watermelon Wonder; Chalk Marker

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Pool Party, Watermelon Wonder

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Woodgrain  and Zig Zag Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Sponge Daubers, Hexagon Punch

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I still have a few more Lighthearted Leaves cards to share- hugs and have a blessed day!  

SUO117 Hello There Teen Card

Hi Stampers!   

It’s time for the new SUO117 “Just for Teens” Challenge and I decided to create a card using the new hostess set, Time to Celebrate along with a Project Life® by Stampin’ Up! Everyday Adventure project card as the base for the images.  

Not sure if a teen would like this card but I think the bird image in this set is so cute!

I was also inspired by the Splitcoaststampers "Try A New Technique" TLC520 Embossing Folder Stamping Challenge- see their gallery here.   I did use the embossing folder to stamp the chevron on the right hand side of the bird image :-)

I hope you will find the time to check the both challenge sites and create your own Stampin’ Up! Teen Card to join in on the fun!

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Zig Zag Textured Impressions™  Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Strawberry Slush cardstock, trim and mount onto the Bermuda Bay card base.

Using the card from the Project Life® by Stampin’ Up! Everyday Adventure set, stamp the bird and sentiment from the hostess set, Time to Celebrate using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink.

Color the bird using Stampin’ Write Markers- Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry and Rose Red (I could not locate my Strawberry Slush marker- oops!) :-).   Use the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write marker to add shadows around the bird, circle border, arrow and the sentiment box. 

Ink the large splatter image from Gorgeous Grunge with Crumb Cake Classic Ink and stamp over the bird and sentiment images. 

Ink the interior of the Chevron Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder using Rose Red Classic Ink and spritz with a bit of water.  Create a mask for the circle and sentiment box on the Project Life® card and lay the inked/spritzed part of the embossing folder face down onto the masked card to “stamp” the chevron. 

Trim the Project Life® panel and round the top right hand corner using the 3/8” Project Life® Corner Rounder Punch.  Use the 2 ½” Circle Punch to punch out a portion of the top left had corner. 

Mount the panel onto a piece of Strawberry Slush cardstock, round the top tight hand corner and remove part of the top left hand corner using the same punches as above.

Create the banner using the Banner Punch punching pieces from Bermuda Bay and Strawberry Slush cardstock as well as the retired Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper (DSP).

Using a Craft Mat with a Hot Glue Gun, adhere the banners together in an arch form and add the Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim to cover the glued edges.

Using the same papers as above, add a few banners to the lower right hand side of the panel as well.

Mount the panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add a few Rhinestones near the sentiment to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:  Time to Celebrate, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Crumb Cake and Rose Red Classic Ink; Stampin’ Write Markers- Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Rose Red, Crumb Cake

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush; Everyday Adventure Project Life® by Stampin’ Up!, retired Eastern Elegance DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Chevron and Zig Zag Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders,  Banner Punch, Rhinestones, Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim

Thanks again for taking the time to visit – I hope that you will join in on in on the fun with your Stampin’ Up! Only creations and create your own “Just for Teens” project!

CC493 Joy of the Journey

Hi Stampers!   

This is the first card of two that I created for the new CC493 Splitcoaststampers’ Color Challenge- Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon and Old Olive with the dessert option- use something recycled :-)

If you have not visited the challenge site yet, I encourage you to do so- marvelous inspiration and I hope you can play along with us this week!

To create this card:

The main focal panel is from Graphic 45’s Come Away With Me paper series – darken some of the colors using Stampin’ Write markers- Old Olive for the trees, Lost Lagoon for the background and Calypso Coral for the dress.

Once the coloring was finished, apply Ranger© Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Stain to “antique” the paper.

Mount the panel onto Calypso Coral cardstock, trim and mount onto Lost Lagoon cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Zig Zag Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of retired Epic Day Designer Series Paper (DSP).  Lightly sand the embossed panel using a Sanding Block, trim and mount onto a piece of Lost Lagoon cardstock.

Add a piece of cardboard (for the recycled item- split the cardboard to open up for the core to show) along with a ½ White Tea Lace Paper Doily.  Add the 3/8” Lost Lagoon Silky Taffeta ribbon strips and triple ribbon bow.

Mount the panel onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock, trim again and mount onto Lost Lagoon cardstock and finally mount onto the Calypso Coral card base.

Create the rolled flowers from Lost Lagoon and Calypso Coral cardstock using 1 ¼” and 1 ¾” Scallop Circle Punches- punch the scallop circles, hand cut a wavy spiral from the outside of the scallop circle toward the center, use the retired Crimper Tool to distress a bit (or just scrunch the paper by hand), roll up from the outside edge and adhere using Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive or a Hot Glue Gun.    Create the leaves from Old Olive cardstock with the Bird Builder Punch.

Add the flowers to the card front along with the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: None

Paper/Cardstock:  Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Come Away With Me (Graphic 45)

Ink: Stampin' Write Markers- Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive; Ranger© Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Stain

Accessories: Punches: Bird Builder, Scallop Circle- 1 ¾”, 1 ¼”; Pearls, 3/8” Lost Lagoon Silky Taffeta Ribbon, Sanding Block, cardboard, 1/2 White Tea Lace Paper Doily

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a wonderful week and come play along!