Mixed Bunch- 2 Different CAS Cards- 3 Challenges

Hi Stampers! 

I wanted to create a few CAS cards with the new stamp set, Mixed Bunch and decided to utilize a few of my favorite weekly challenges.  I had fun making these cards- I hope you like them!

The first card uses the FMS20 Sketch from Freshly Made Sketches “Going Long” along with the JAI103 Color Challenge at Just Add Ink.  If you have the time, check out both of these sites- the Design Team samples as well as the other entries are wonderful!

This card was quick and easy- embossing with the Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, add some DSP, layered cardstock, ribbon,  heat embossed flower and pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Mixed Bunch, Blessings from Heaven

Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red, Real Red DSP (retired Hostess Pack)

Ink:  Versamark™, Real Red

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Red Embossing Powder (retired), Blossom Punch, 5/8” Real Red Satin Ribbon (retired), Pearls

 

The second card is a simple Black and White study using the Stampin’ Queen’s SQSC24 Sketch.  This site provides a weekly challenge that is very unique and creative- they have a fabulous design team with a lot of inspiration!  I hope you have a chance to check them out as well…

Again, this card only requires a few embossing folders, a die cut, a few punches, heat embossed flower, ribbon and pearls to finish off the card.  

Stamp Sets:  Mixed Bunch, Tiny Tags

Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink:  Versamark™, Basic Black

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Scallop Circle Bigz™ Die, Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders- Perfect Polka Dots, Square Lattice, Snowburst, Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder, Punches- 3” Circle, Jewelry Tag, Blossom;  Silver Brad, 5/8” White Satin Ribbon, Pearls

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

Love You- Three in One!

Hi Stampers!   

I finally had a chance to be creative again this evening and decided to participate in this week’s PP80 Sketch Challengewith The Paper Players (love the sketch Anne Marie!) along with the colors from this week's CQC122 ColourQ Challenge and the Stampin' Royalty SR109 “Valentine's Day- It's All About Love” Theme Challenge.  Again, if you have the time, please stop by each of these sites and check out all of the fabulous inspiration!

To create this card:

Emboss a piece of Crumb Cake using the Big Shot™ with the Elegant Bouquet Impressions™ Embossing Folder and a piece of Real Red Designer Series Paper with the Finial Press Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Lightly sand the Real Red layer and stamp  the background stamp from Charming with Crumb Cake ink lightly over the Crumb Cake layer.

Use Stampin’ Write markers to color the floral image (I used Real Red, Regal Rose and Basic Black) and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock.  Emboss with the Big Shot™ and the Designer Label (Oval) Frame Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Carefully cut around the edge and layer onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock (cut with the Framelits™ Labels Die. 

Punch out a few flowers with the Boho Blossom Punch from Real Red and Basic Black cardstock, add the 5/8” Black Satin Ribbon, Pearls and sentiment to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Charming, Short and Sweet

Paper: Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Real Red DSP

Ink: Basic Black, Stampin’ Write marker s- Basic Black, Real Red, Regal Rose

Updated version- added ribbon, pearls and a few more flowers 

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders- Elegant Bouquet, Finial Press, Designer Label (Oval) Frame, Framelits™ Labels Die, Sanding Block, Mediium Oval Punch (retired), Boho Blossoms Punch, Pearls, 5/8” Black Satin Ribbon


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I decided to add additional pearls, ribbon and flowers to add more "pizzazz":-)


If you have the time, let me know which one you like better....




Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you enjoy this card and the rest of your week- God Bless!

Praying for You- Inspiration and a Sketch

Hi Stampers! 

I wanted to create one more card this weekend and chose to use the Stampin’ Royalty SRC108 PhotoInspiration along with the FMS19 Freshly Made Sketch Challenge.  I love the colors in the photo and since I was still thinking about warmer weather from my earlier post, decided to add a few flowers to hurry spring along.  If you have the time, stop by their sites and check out their inspiring projects:-)

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ and emboss a piece of Whisper White, Marina Mist and So Saffron with the Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Use the new Adorning Accents Edgelits™ to cut the piece of Night of Navy cardstock.

 

De-static a piece of Whisper White with the Embossing Buddy®, stamp the frame from Notably Ornate with Versamark® ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss®  Navy Embossing Powder (retired), heat with the Heat Tool and once cooled, carefully cut out the frame.

Create the rolled flowers from So Saffron cardstock with the 1 3/8” Circle Punch and the Crimper Tool.  Cut each crimped circle into a spiral, roll up, glue and add a Pearl for the center. 

Assemble the layers, add the Pear Pizzazz bow and Silver Brads and mount onto the Whisper White card base to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Notably Ornate, Thoughts and Prayers

Cardstock: Whisper White, Marina Mist, Night of Navy, So Saffron

Ink:  Versamark™

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Adorning Edgelits™, Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Navy Embossing Powder (retired), Punches- 1 ¼” Circle, 1 3/8” Circle, Bird Builder, Medium Oval, Modern Label, Silver Brads, Pearls 

Thanks again for stopping by and the encouragement it is to me! I hope all of you have a wonderful week! 

Balmy Breezes- Three In One!

Hi Stampers! 

When I first saw that theme at this week’s HandStamped Sentiments HSSTC102 Beach Inspiration Challenge  my mind immediately thought of warmer weather and a cruise my husband and I took many years ago to the Bahamas years. 

I decided to combine this challenge with the wonderful colors from this week’s Simply Stampin’ #44Challenge and the Splitcoast Stampers SC367 Challenge.  Balmy Breezes, a retired SU! set reminds me of Nassau and I thought it would be perfect :-)).   Again, if you want to be inspired as well, check out the Design Team samples and other entries- they are absolutely gorgeous! 

To create this card:

Use Versamark™ ink and stamp the tree image into Very Vanilla cardstock.  Apply Dark Brown Stampin’ Emboss® Powder (retired) and heat emboss with the Heat Tool. 

Stamp the other images in the set using River Rock and Not Quite Navy cardstock, distress the edges with the Distressing Tool, lightly sponge Early Espresso around the edges and mount onto a distressed piece of Not Quite Navy cardstock. 

Apply Not Quite Navy ink directly to the smooth interior side of the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions™ Folder, use the Big Shot™ to emboss a piece of River Rock cardstock . 

Mount this panel and a piece of River Rock Designer Series Paper onto Early Espresso cardstock. Add the 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon and the sentiment to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Balmy Breezes (retired), Short and Sweet

 Ink: Versamark™, Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy, River Rock

Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy, River Rock

 Accessories:  Big Shot™,  Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Dauber, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Dark Brown Embossing Powder(retired), 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon(retired), Distressing Tool, Hemp Twine, Antique Brass Hodgepodge Hardware (retired)

Thanks again for visiting and allowing me to “walk down memory lane”- I hope all of you enjoy your week and have time to recall a great memory of your own! 

CAS for Simply Stampin' Sketch#43

Hi Stampers! 

I wanted to create another Clean and Simple (CAS) card and chose the wonderful Sketch#43 at Simply Stampin’ for my inspiration. 

This is my first time participating with their challenge blog and I love all of the Design Team ideas as well as the individual entries- great job ladies! 

This sketch has so many possibilities but I decided to let the beautiful Mocha Morning Designer Series Paper "take the stage" on this card:-)  

To create this card:

With the Big Shot™, emboss a piece of the Very Vanilla with the Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Use the 1 1/” Square Punch to punch out five squares from the Mocha Morning DSP and mount onto Basic Black squares punched with the 1 3/8” Square Punch.

Stamp the sentiment with Basic Black Classic Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, punch out with the Large Oval Punch and layer onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock (punched with the Decorative Label Punch).

Add the 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon bow and Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Sincere Salutations

Ink:  Basic Black

Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Mocha Morning DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders , Punches- 1 ¼” and 1 3/8” Square, Large Oval and Decorative Label, 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon,  Pearls  

Thanks again for visiting- it is such an encouragement to me! I hope all of you have a wonderful week! 

PP79 With Sympathy- Scrap Card

Hi Stampers!   

I decided to create another card for the PP79 Paper Players “CAS Tag It” Challenge since (oops!) I did not notice the “CAS” part of the challenge with my first card…:-)

I pulled out my scrap bin and found a piece of an embossed panel from Lovely As A Tree and decided to create a quick, easy card with this scrap, a few pieces of Designer Specialty papers and of course, ribbon and pearls!

To create this card:

Stamp the tree image with Versamark™ ink and heat emboss using the Heat Tool and Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder. 

Trim a piece of Basic Black Cardstock to the size of the tag, punch the upper part of the tag using the Curly Label Punch (putting the cardstock in from the reverse) and punch the bottom layer with the Pinking Hearts Border Punch (also punch the bottom layer of a piece of Whisper White cardstock that is the same width as the tag).

Layer the DSP, Whisper White and Basic Black for the card front. Add the scrap ribbon and pearls to the bottom of the tag, add the bow and sentiment (layered with the Decorative Label Punch using the short end) to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Lovely As A Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes

 Ink: Versamark™, Rich Razzleberry

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Designer Series Paper (Neutrals Pack)

Accessories:  Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder, Punches- Decorative Label, Pinking Hearts Border, Curly Label, Pearls, 5/8” Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon (retired)

Thanks again for visiting and making my day!  I hope you have a wonderful week creating and enjoying our craft! 

Friend to Friend- Two in One!

Hi Stampers! 

 

I decided to create one more card this weekend and chose the PP79 Paper Players "Tag It" challenge along with the SR107 Color Challenge from Stamping Royalty (a new challenge site for me).  Again, both sites have fantastic design teams and the samples are beautiful- if you have the time, check them out!

The colors were a bit bold and I wanted to show that even bold colors can create a vintage style card, so once the design was determined, this card was fairly quick to create- a bit of heat embossing, coloring and dry embossing and you are finished!

To create this card:

With Versamark™ ink stamp the floral image from Elements of Style onto a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock that has been trimmed to a tag size.  H­­­­­eat emboss with Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder. Once the embossing powder cools, color the image with Stampin’ Write markers in Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade and Pumpkin Pie. 

Distress the edges with the Distressing Tool and use a Sponge Dauber with Crumb Cake ink to “antique” the edges.  Ink up the background stamp, Netting with Crumb Cake and stamp over the image as well.

Mount onto a piece of Pumpkin Pie DSP and distress the edges.  Attach a part of a doily from Flirtatious DSP (sponged with Crumb Cake ) and mount onto an embossed piece of Tempting Turquoise cardstock (embossed with the Big Shot™ and the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder). 

Mount onto another piece of the Pumpkin Pie DSP (over a cardstock base), add the sentiment, pearls and bow to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:  Elements of Style, Netting (background stamp), Teeny Tiny Wishes

 Ink: Versamark™, Tempting Turquoise, Stampin’ Write Markers- Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade and Pumpkin Pie

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Tempting Turquoise, Flirtatious DSP, Pumpkin Pie DSP (retired hostess pack)

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Vintage Wallpaper Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder, Distressing Tool, Punches- Modern Label, Word Window, Pearls, Sponge Dauber, 5/8” Pumpkin Pie Satin Ribbon (retired)

Thanks again for stopping by- have a wonderful week! 

Best Wishes- Another Two in One!

Hi Again Stampers!

I was able to create one more card today using the colors from the Create with Connie and Mary CCMC185 Challenge along with the Stamping 411 SSC239 Sketch.  Love both of these challenge sites and their designers have created amazing projects- thanks again to both sites for all of their had work and inspiration! 

Although the color combination is bright and "fruity", I decided to create a vintage card using one of may favorite stamp sets, Established Elegance.  

To create this card:

Create the collage by randomly stamping the images from Established Elegance using Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait and Calypso Coral onto Very Vanilla. 

Cut the focal image out using the Big Shot™ with the Framelits™ Label Collection and emboss with the Designer Label Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Use the 1” Circle Punch to punch out the three elements on the right and mount onto Lucky Limeade circles (use the 1 ¼” Circle Punch for layering).

Emboss the Lucky Limeade Designer Series Paper with the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and the Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB) with the Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Lightly sand both panels to expose the white core and lightly sponge to “distress”.

Assemble the card, add the Lucky Limeade 1/8” Organdy Ribbon (SAB) along with the sentiment, Very Vanilla Taffeta bow, pearls and brad to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Established Elegance, Short and Sweet

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, Peach Parfait, Lucky Limeade DSP, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB)

Ink: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait

Accessories: Big Shot™, Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders- Finial Press, Designer Label (Oval), Vintage Wallpaper, Framelits™ Labels Collection, Punches- Decorative Label, Word Window, Modern Label, 1” and 1 ¼” Circle, Sanding Block, Sponge Dauber, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Lucky Limeade 1/8” Organdy Ribbon (SAB), Everyday Enchantment Brad (SAB)

Thanks again for visiting and all of your encouragement!  I hope all of you have a wonderful week and try to find time for yourself :-)