Stamping Inkspirations - Sketch Challenge

 

Hello friends!! How Lucky can a girl get than to play with 2 great sketches in the same week??!. You know I Love a sketch.  I find they are a great starting point!! This particular sketch inspired me to pull out our new two toned cardstock and start tearing!!  The new cardstock is a bit lighter weight than our current cardstock and it is 2 shades different than the current cardstock, one on the front and one on the back.  It’s fast becoming a new favourite of mine!! First, here is the sketch.

See doesn't it make you wanna start tearing and crumpling paper??!!  

Here is what I made. 

The cardbase is Petal Pink 5.5 x 8.5", scored at 4.25"

The white layer is 4 1/8 x 5 3/8" and stamped with snowflakes

Then I used the darker side of the Petal Pink two-toned cardstock measured at 3 x 4"

I used the same width of 3" and tore to fit where I wanted flipping them to get the darker and lighter sides. The first darker layer I crumpled for some dimension, the last piece under the Pool Party Layer was embossed with snowflakes.  I crumpled and stamped snowflakes on the Pool Party layer.  But I didn't just stamp them, I used versa mark then Pool Party Ink and clear embossing powder to make them shiny.  I tied a bow with the gorgeous silver and white 1/2" sheer ribbon.  Then adhered to the front of the card and sprinkled with Rhinestones for a little more pizzaz!!  I Love how it turned out and may make a few in various colours!!  Angie picked out an Awesome sketch!!  I Love my card!!

This is your reminder to stamp the inside of the card and your envelope!!  Something you do not get from a card purchased in the store!!

Please hop along to the next blog 

as there are lots more beautiful cards to be inspired by!!

Angie McKenzie   ●  Aurélie Fabre   ●  Danielle Kassing

   Leonie Stuart  ●  Annette Ball  ●  Karen Henderson

Mo Rootes  ●  Judith Patterson  ●  Kim Fee

AWOW - Sketch Challenge

 

Hello friends!  Today we have a sketch!! My favourite kind of hop!! 

So first here is the sketch.

 I have been playing with the Snowy Wonder Bundle and that circle in the middle screams for a snow globe, and right away when I saw this sketch that is all I can see.  Sketches are great and I changed it up a little bit.

Details:

Cardbase 5.5 x 4.25", scored at 4.25"

Poppy Parade Layer 4 1/8 x 5 3/8"

Pool Party 1.75" x 4" (2 pieces, embossed with the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder)

DSP is 1.50 x 4 1/8"

I attached the Pool Party and dsp to the Poppy layer, then wrapped the Real Red & White Bakers twine then attached it to the white cardbase

The Petal Pink two toned cardstock is 2.25 x 4.75"

The snow globe is fussy cut from the Snowy Wonder dsp and adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals

I embellished with the Real Red and White Adhesive backed Peppermints to finish it off.

I hope you Love it as much as I do!!  Please keep hopping to see what my friends from around the world have made with this sketch...I can't wait!!

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Kelly Taranto - US

Chris Smith - US

Theresa McEntee - US

Bree Renwick - US

Lori Willcox - CA

Cheryl Hamilton - US

The 14th of the month is Team Hop Day

 

Hello friends!! Today we are playing with sketches!

I just received the new Seaside Wishes bundle and cold not wait to play with it!!

I ended up using the two sketches on the left as my inspiration.  I would love to have used all 4..but alas time was not on my side.

This bundle has a embossing folder and it is gorgeous!  I used watercolour paper in the folder, spritzed it  then used a waterbrush and Boho blue on the whole thing.  Dried it with my heat gun and decided to add Misty Moonlight to the sand dollars.  The dies have coral bits and starfish.  I used Calypso coral and a brush to colour the starfish, which is also watercolour paper.  Then added a linen thread bow to the bck of my sentiment and a strip of Thoughtful Designs paper for a bit of sparkle.

I used a technique I saw my buddy Emma Goddard us and had to duplicate it!! I inked up the actual embossing folder, Spritzed it, added a piece of watercolour paper and ran it through the Stamp Cut and Emboss machine.  Oh I forgot to tell you I used Gorgeous Grape...Did you know that a live sand dollar is a beautiful purple??? They are sooo Pretty!!!

I stamped a Mistly Moomlight starfish in both sizes and added more coral, linen thread and a white heat embossed on black sentiment...which always looks so great!!

I hope you enjoyed my cards and I hope you try out these sketches!!

Check out what the rest of the team made by clicking below.

Happy Stampin'!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Stamping Inkspirations - Christmas in July

Christmas in July!!

I know what you are thinking...

NOT during summer!!

But you guys, I am always so far behind by the time that November gets here that my Christmas cards don't show up until January!!!  Here is a little story.  We went to our friends house in Virginia, the plan was to go visit their sons new homes, one in Virginia and the other in North Carolina.  Then back to their house to welcome the New Year.  Well didn't my Christas cards show up the day we arrived at both of their homes!! I got accused of slipping them into their mail boxes.  Ha! Ha!  They had postage and marking thank goodness!!  I don't think my friend got hers until we had left.  I am determined NOT to let that happen this year!!!  And I thought others might be in the same situation and like to get a head start too.  If you aren't that person, I have used a couple of sketches that you can use some non Christmas..at least then...you can still get your craft on!! Plus our fearless leader has provided colour inspiration!!

Old Olive, Poppy Parade, Peach Pie, Basic Beige, Balmy Blue

I used Peach Pie and Balmy Blue for my background and a little white heat embossing.

I blended with both colours too.  Then stamped and fussy cut 2 Poppy Parade Snowflakes.  The sentiment is white heat embossing on Balmy Blue cardstock.

I am curious what you think??

Old Olive, Poppy Parade, Peach Pie, Basic Beige and Crumb Cake

The background is stamped off Basic Beige and Crumb cake with some Crumb Cake blending.

Then I stamped a few snowflakes with Peach Pie and die cut the circles.

I then blended some peach pie near the darkest stamping to add some dimension.

The sentiment is white heat embossing on Poppy Parade.

I hope you enjoyed my Christmas in July cards.

Please keep hopping to see what others have made!!

Happy Stampin'

Angie McKenzie  ●  Aurélie Fabre

Jan Musselman   ●  Mo Rootes

   Leonie Stuart  ●  Karen Henderson  ●  Annette Ball

Judith Patterson  ●  Tricia Butts

 

Coast to Coast Creators - retiring products

Welcome friends!  Today is team hop day!  We are showcasing the products that are retiring when the current mini catalogue ends on April 30th.

The Hey Chuck bundle was a MUST have when I saw it.  Having worked in the chicken business for more than 25 years, I still have a soft spot for these birds!!

I have showcased this stamp set using a super fun fold!!

 Please go check out the others!!!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

AWOW - March Blues

 

Hello friends!  Today is an Around the World on a Wednesday kinda day!!

I am very excited about the theme; March Blues.  I Love all the Stampin' Up! Blues!!

Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Misty Moonlight, and Night of Navy 

are the blues for the challenge.

So as not to make any of them feel unloved I played with them ALL!!

I pulled out the much loved, but somewhat neglected Colour and Contour.  I used it at my card buffet recently and thought it would be perfect for this theme.  I also used the Sympathy sentiment from Heartfelt Hexagon.  While stamping that sentiment with some daisies I was struck by how I could easily make a simple card with this set and could not help myself!!

These were made using the last bits of Boho Blue and Mistly Moonlight.

First up is Balmy Blue, I stamped with Balmy Blue all over the card front, tied a bow with my favourite variegated ribbon (which I have also been neglecting).  Blended a little colour to the flower centers then a sploosh of Wink of Stella.  I stamped and fussy cut a few out to add some sparkle to the middles then went nuts with the Basic Rhinestones LOL!

Pool Party!! One of my favourite colours although I don't think I would consider it a blue so much.  This is all over the card front stamping with pool party.  I started in the center and worked my way out from there.  The centers were coloured with a Blends marker.  Stamped and cut out a few leaves.  added somePool Party Ribbon and Rhinestones.  To make the sentiment stand out I inked it up with Versamark then Pool Party and finished with clear and embossing powder and my heat tool.

Night of Navy, I am sure that I could have stamped Night of Navy on Night of Navy, but I thought the white heat embossed flowers would stand out more.  

More importantly it photographed really well!!

There is some blending of Night of Navy around the edges..but it is pretty faint in this photo.

Misty Moonlight.  I punched out a bunch of Hexagons, randomly stamped flowers on them.  Arranged them on the card front and blended some Misty Moonlight on the bottom right edge to create a cool effect.  All the shapes are adhered with dimensionals.

I hope you enjoyed my cards and that you give these ideas a try. 

Really you can do this with any flowers!!  

Please keep on hopping and see what my friends around the world have made.. 

Next stop is Angie McKenzie who is the brains and organizer of this worldly crew!!

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Ximena Morales - DE

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Kelly Taranto - US

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US

Chris Smith - US

Tricia Butts - US

Theresa McEntee - US

Lori Willcox - CA

Cheryl Hamilton - US

Fun fold

Hello Friends!!

I’ve been sewing for my dancer and got behind in posting. 

Today’s card is featuring the gorgeous Meandering Meadow Designer Series Paper.  I used a fun fold to show off this paper. 

Measurements

Card Base 4.25 x 11", score at 2, 4, 7.5"

2nd piece 2.5 x 11", score at 5.5

Blueberry Bushel

Meandering Meadow dsp item# 162735

You won’t find this paper in a catalogue. 

It is online only and you can find it in the Online Exclusives section of the shopping website. 

Click on the Canadian Flag!!

Click on Shop Products 

The Online Exclusives are just below the kits! 

Hope you give this card a try!!