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Stamping 411 – Sketch challenge

Well, I know I’m enjoying the last day of Convention…the time always goes by SO fast!  I love meeting up with friends I only see 1-2 times a year and the energy I get from being around all those creative people is unbelievable!  I haven’t missed a Convention in the over 7 years I’ve been a demonstrator!

For today’s Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge, I experimented with my Lattice Bigz Die a little.  I ran Rich Razzleberry cardstock thru the Big Shot with the Lattice Bigz Die, then cut the 4 square design in half, so I could line the bottom of the card with it.  I layered it over a design from Cottage Wall Designer Paper.  The base of the card is Rich Razzleberry, with a stripe of Melon Mambo.  I stamped the basil herb image from Herb Expressions in Old Olive on Whisper White, colored it with Stampin’ Up! markers and AquaPainter and layered it on Melon Mambo and Old Olive.  I did use the Ticket Corner punch on each corner of each layer.  I punched the butterfly with the new Butterfly punch from the Cottage Wall Designer Paper and added a Slot Punch body in Old Olive for contrast.  The greeting was stamped with Basic Black on the Rich Razzleberry base…hard to see in the picture.

Love this sketch!  I’ll be using it again.  Hope you try it out and post to Stamping 411 Mr. Linky so we can see your creations!

Have a GREAT weekend and safe travels to all my friends going home from Convention!

Herb Expressions

Woohoo!  Today is registration day for Convention.  We’ll pick up our bag and stamp sets and go thru Memento Mall and spend LOTS of money!  lol!  I’m sure we’ll find time to check out some of the display boards, too!  I also enjoy this day and seeing friends from past Conventions that I only see 1-2 times a year.

Today’s card is one for my SSUS (Sensational Stampin’ Up! Swappers) organized swap.  I used the Cottage Wall Designer Paper and colors for this one!  The base is Rich Razzleberry and layered with Pale Plum that I ran thru the Big Shot with the new Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder.  I used a strip of the Cottage Wall Designer Paper and layered it on Rich Razzleberry , too.  Finally, I used the new Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Two Tags Bigz Die with Whisper White to cut out the tag, added some Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Ribbon, tied up with linen thread and stamped the Lavender and greeting from Herb Expressions in Rich Razzleberry, too.

I was very pleased with how this turned out!  Tonight we head out to Lion’s Pantry (I’m told it is a must go to restaurant) with a couple friends I met at Leadership in January!  Fun!