Apr 11, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Hi, Stampers!
Stampin’ Up! has so many gorgeous stamp sets. One of my favorites out of the Occasion Catalog is Grateful Bunch. The flowers are so perky and I adore the lace stamp! This stamp set even has its own punch, the Flower Bunch Punch. I grabbed this set and punch to do the Paper Craft Crew Challenges #189. The challenge this week is a sketch challenge.
Here is my card:
And here is the banner that was my inspiration:
I like this sketch because there are lots of pieces to it. It made it easy to add color and texture to my card.
My card is mounted on a Mint Macaron card base. On top of the base is a layer of Blushing Bride cardstock and a piece of Designer Series Paper from the Birthday Bouquet paper pack.
I pulled my colors from the DSP- Mint Macaron, Watermelon Wonder and Blushing Bride. The flowers and butterfly have a coating of Wink of Stella for a little sparkle. The butterfly is mounted on a Blushing Bride Bakers Twine bow with some Silver Metallic Thread to finish it off.
I hope you like this card as much as I do! I have the perfect person in mind to mail it off to.
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Happy stamping!
Robin
Apr 10, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Hi, Stampers!
My card today is for the PPA Color Challenge and the Fusion Challenge. Here is my card:
Sorry, my picture is so dark. It was a very dreary day in PA. today. This was the best I could do.
Here is the banner for the PPA Challenge. Michelle Quinno chose a fantastically fresh color palette.
Here is the inspiration for the Fusion Challenge. With this challenge, you may do the colors or the sketch or both. I chose just the sketch for my card today.
This card has many layers. I actually chose to mount the card onto the Crumb Cake Cardstock. The measurements for all the layers are:
Crumb Cake – 5 1/2 x 4 3/8
Cucumber Crush – 8 3/8 x 5 3/8 (fold in half and burnish with a bone folder)
Whisper White – 5 1/4 x 4
Bermuda Bay DSP – 5 1/8 x 3 7/8
This is how I put the shaker together: I used the 5th and 6th die cuts in from the outside of the Oval Framelets Dies. I also used the 5th die to cut a piece of window sheet acetate and a Whisper White piece.
I glued the Window Sheet oval to the Bermuda Bay ring.
I used the edges of a Dimensionals sheet to form the frame that will keep the shaker bits corralled. Make sure there are no gaps in your frame. You will have shaker bits escaping.
I took sequins from the Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim, punched circles from a Crumb Cake piece from March’s Paper Pumpkin, and dyed beads from one of those packets that packages sometimes contain to keep it dry.
(Tip: I cut open the white bag that says “Silica Gel, do not eat”. I put them in a mini cupcake wrapper and added a drop of Cucumber reinker. I mixed it around a bit and let the beads dry.)
I stamped the sentiment from the Birthday Blessings stamp set onto the white oval.
I flipped the Window Sheet over and added the shaker bits, peeled off the Dimensionals backing and put the Whisper White oval on top of them. Wallah! That’s it.
I finished the card front by adding the Cucumber Crush flowered piece that was also from March’s Paper Pumpkin. I stamped and punched 3 butterflies from the Papillion Potpourri stamp set. Finally, I made a bow out of the Cucumber Crush Dotted Lace Trim.
Whew! This card took awhile to assemble, but I think it was worth it. What do you think? Please leave me a comment below and subscribe to my blog.
Happy stamping!
Robin
Apr 9, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Hi, Stampers!
As I have been tidying up my garden, I have been dreaming about Summer. I especially was thinking about the flowers that will grow soon (hopefully). Then I remembered the Summer Silhouette stamp set sitting on my shelf looking lonely. This one’s been around awhile, but I just love it. I dusted it off and used for the TGIFc Challenge. Here’s my finished card:
Here’s the Challenge Bibi Cameron made that inspired my card:
All those strips at the bottoms had me scratching my head. Instead of finding papers or ribbons for them, I decided to ink strips instead. I used Lost Lagoon, Pool Party and Soft Sky for my strips. I repeated the Pool Party along with Sahara Sand when I stamped the flowers. For embellishments, I used some White Metallic Tape I had leftover from Sale-A-Bration and some Pool Party ribbon. The sentiment is from February’s Paper Pumpkin. I embossed it in white. Everything is on a Pool Party Cardstock base. This card didn’t come together easily, but I think it was worth the struggle.
If you have this set, dig it out and show me what you come up with!
Happy stamping!
Robin
Apr 8, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Hi, Stampers!
I had great fun stamping with a good friend yesterday. There’s something about stamping with others that makes me more creative. Is that the way it is with you?
One of the cards I completed is for this week’s GDP sketch challenge by Teneale Williams. It’s a very simple sketch with lots of possibilities. Here’s what I came up with:
And here is the GDP banner:
Since I’m not a Clean and Simple kind of gal, I was tempted to add much more to my card design. I really had to rein myself in. The focus of the card is on the top half for a reason, so I decided to leave the bottom blank.
I cut the butterfly using one of the dies from the Bold Butterfly die set. I cut a duplicate one out of some leftover Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack. The colored strip is a combination of colors I sprayed at random. The rhinestones showed the butterfly’s flight path and fulfilled the bottom element of the sketch. The sentiment is from the Happy Home stamp set and is embossed in white.
Thanks for stopping by today! I love comments so please leave one below.
Happy stamping!
Robin
Apr 7, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Hi, Stampers!
As soon as I saw that Laurie over at Paper Players had chosen a Western theme, I got so excited! I’ve been riding horses since I was three because my dad raised Quarter Horses. My dad HATES getting dressed up. He thinks a bright western shirt and his “good” jeans are just fine, no matter the occasion. So this card is for him.
and here’s the banner for the challenge
My “material” for my dad’s shirt is DSP from the Bohemian Designer Series paper pack. It actually looks very close to a shirt my dad wears. (He’s pretty hip for age 82!) I mounted the shirt on a Delightful Dijon card base. I used gold brads for the snaps. (Dad says if a shirt has buttons it’s not Western.)
The sentiment is from the retired Horse Frontier stamp set. I kept it just because horse themed sets don’t come around that often.
I’m putting this sharp card aside for Dad’s Father’s Day card. He’s a man of few words but it should produce a grin.
Let me know what you think and please subscribe if you liked today’s post!
I’m riding off into the sunset,
Robin
Apr 4, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Hi, Stampers!
I have a special friend who is having a birthday. This special friend deserves a special card, and I think I have just the card to make her smile. I used this week’s Fab Friday challenge as my inspiration.
Here’s the card I made.
And here’s the challenge from Fab Friday.
I just LOVE the way this card turned out! If colors could shout, these would shout Spring. They are so fresh and pretty!
To make the main panel of my card, I sponged the three colors onto Whisper White cardstock. I made sure the entire piece of cardstock was covered with sponging. Next, I stamped flower images from the Flower Patch stamp set using VersaMark, then embossed them with white embossing powder.
My sentiment and the border around it are from the Tin of Cards stamp set.
I added some bling with Pool Party Glitter Ribbon. This ribbon is very easy to work with. I was pleasantly surprised. This awesome ribbon will disappear when the new Annual Catalog comes out June 1st, so don’t forget to order some before then!
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Happy stamping!
Robin
