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Stamping 411 – Greeting Card Kids

I think this set is adorable!  I'm not one that normally likes to "color" in my images, but this one is hard to resist!  I used the Stamping 411 sketch for my start.

And here is my card:

I started with Bashful Blue as my base card and ran the front thru the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder.  I used Stampin' Up!'s Celebrations Designer Paper for a banner across the front, and layered it on Pacific Point cardstock.  I punched the top and bottom edge of the Pacific Point with the Eyelet Border Punch.  For the focal piece, I used Greeting Card Kids stamp set and stamped the little boy and girl on Whisper White oval from Ovals #2 die with Black Stazon and layered it on the Old Olive cardstock Oval.  I used my Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen to color them in.   I added a wire clip from the Clips Assortment and Pear Pizzazz Ribbon on the left.

For the greeting, I stamped Thinking of You from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Basic Black on Whisper White, punched with the Word Window and layered it on the Modern Label punch in Real Red, then the Scallop Oval punch in Pacific Point.  That was popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I added a clear Itty Bitty Button with the X punched from Old Olive along the right side of the greeting as a final touch.  I like how it turned out!

Make sure to check out the rest of the Stamping 411 Design Operators to see what they have done with this sketch!  Play along and upload your creation over there, too!

Stamping 411 – Growing Green

Time again for the Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge!  I decided to use a new set in the big catalog, Going Green.  I liked the open lines of this set.  Plus, it pairs up with the new designer paper, Woodland Walk with its very soft and soothing colors of Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip.

Here's my card:

I pulled out the Garden Green color from the Woodland Walk Designer Paper and used it for my base card.  I added a layer of Early Espresso card stock on top of that, then the Designer Paper.  I cut a piece of Early Espresso with the Dotted Ribbon Punch and placed along the right hand side.  I cut a circle shape with my Circle Scissors Tool from Crumb Cake, then ran it thru the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Impressions Folder. 

For the focal piece, I stamped the open branch pattern on Very Vanilla with Garden Green, then layered it on Early Espresso card stock.  I used my piercing tool and mat for the design in the upper right corner.  I distressed and sponged all the layers with more Early Espresso and the Cutter Kit Distressing Tool.  Finally, I stamped Thank You in Early Espresso and punched it with the Curly Label Punch.

Now…can someone tell me what set this Thank You sentiment belongs to???  It got separated from the rest of its family!  lol!  I know it is not Teeny Tiny Wishes…although very similar.

Make sure to check out the rest of the Stamping 411 Design Operators to see what they have done this week.  And…take a moment and design your own card from this sketch to play along!  We love seeing your creations!

Stamping 411 Sketch – Aviary

Time for another Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge!  A really fun and easy sketch this week…it came together pretty quickly!  We invite you to play along and upload your creation over on Stamping 411.  And, check out what the other Design Team Operators did this week!

And here is my card using the fun Stampin' Up! stamp set, Aviary!

I started with a base card of Daffodil Delight.  Then I cut strips of Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi and Marina Mist and ran them thru the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Impressions Folder.  I layered them onto Early Espresso cardstock.  I cut another strip of Early Espresso used the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch, then placed it along the left side. 

For the center, I stamped the Birdcage from Stampin' Up!'s Aviary stamp set in Early Espresso on Whisper White, then added the Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi and Daffodil Delight birds inked with Stampin' Write Markers.  I punched it with the Wide Oval Punch and then I punched Marina Mist cardstock with the Modern Label Punch, cut it in half, and placed it behind the Wide Oval.  I added two Rhinestone jewels to each side.  I wrapped the 1/8 Taffeta Daffodil Delight Ribbon to the back and tied a bow at the top of the birdcage.  Finally, I stamped "let's celebrate" from On Your Birthday stamp set in Early Espresso, then punched with the Small Oval Punch and placed on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I had lots of fun playing with this Stamping 411 sketch…hope you do, too!

Stamping 411 – Cute by the Inch

Another week and time for Stamping 411's sketch challenge #SSC163!  I sat down to work on my card and thought some designer paper would be awesome in the big block area of the sketch…but which one?  So, I ruffled thru my Designer Paper Sampler and saw this one from Play Date!  Perfect! 

And here is what I ended up with!

I pulled my colors from the Play Date Designer Paper and used Tempting Turquoise for the base of the card.  I ran the front thru the Big Shot with Finial Press Impressions Folder.  I layered the 3×4 piece of Designer Paper on Espresso Cardstock, then placed on the front of the card.  I wrapped Real Red Taffeta Ribbon around the So Saffron cardstock strip, then adhered to the bottom of the card.  I stamped Eat Cake from the Level 2 Hostess Set, Cute by the Inch, in Real Red on Whisper White, punched it with the 1 3/8 Circle punch, then layered it on the Large Oval Punch.  I added a Rhinestone Jewel to the frosting of the cupcake for a little bling!  I think this will be a fun birthday card for my little nephew (ummm, great-nephew!)

Make sure to check out the rest of the Stamping 411 Operators to see what they have done this week.  And play along!  We'd love to see what you do with the sketch inspiration.

Stamping 411 – Morning Cup

Feeling kind of puny today…think I'm coming down with a cold…throat is scratchy and I'm very tired.  Tried to take a nap this afternoon, but hubby came home early from work!

Selene created a very simple sketch for this week's Stamping 411 sketch challenge SSC162.  When I saw the trio of images for the front, I immediately thought of the coffee cup in Stampin' Up!'s new Morning Cup stamp set (plus it was sitting out on my desk from Club night!)

Here's my intrepretation:

When I'm trying to decide on a color scheme, sometimes I try to go with colors I haven't used in a while.  I know I've been using a lot of reds, yellows, blues and greens…my pinks have been neglected!  So I pulled out the base of Pretty in Pink cardstock.  I layered on Regal Rose and ran it thru my Big Shot with the Petals A Plenty Impressions Folder for some texture.  I stamped the trio of Coffee Cups from Morning Cup in Basic Black on Very Vanilla cardstock, then watercolored with Stampin' Write Markers and the AquaPainter.  I decided the bottom looked a little plain, so added a Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon bow.  I also added some bling with the Rhinestone Jewels in the center of each heart on the cups.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.  Make sure to check out what the other Stamping 411 Operators did with the sketch this week!

Stamping 411 – Wicked Cool!

I'm back!!!  Wow…what an AWESOME time at Convention!  I was so happy that I decided to go…even at the last minute!  I ran into MANY people that I know…always so much fun catching up and seeing my online friends in person!  AND…lots of friends up on stage for Sales, Cruise and Recruiting marches…along with Demos of the Year!  Congratulations to everyone!

I needed to leave Convention on Friday night to go to my son's Wedding Reception in Wisconsin…remember, he had been married in Cancun a few weeks ago, and this was the reception for Beth's family.  Our family reception in Ohio is in a few weeks.  So, yes, we've extended the party all summer!  lol!  Had a wonderful party there, too!  So…now it is back to normal (ha, ha…) for a few weeks!

Somehow Selene didn't get this card for the Stamping 411 challenge this week, and my computer didn't save it on my Blog post, so I couldn't go in and edit it while I was at Convention!  It's a little late, but I LOVED how it turned out, so I'm sharing it anyway!  Here's the sketch:

And…here is my card!  Again, I'm using the Wicked Cool stamp set and Wicked Fun Designer Paper!  LOVE them!  lol!

I started with a base of Cajan Craze cardstock and layered on Basic Black cardstock.  I used a piece of the Wicked Fun Designer Paper and roughed up the edges with the Cutter Kit.  I tied the Black Satin Ribbon with a bow around the top.  I stamped the cobweb in Basic  Black on Whisper White, then the greeting in Cajan Craze.  I added one of the Rhinestone Jewels to the center.  I distressed the edges with the Cutter Kit and layered it on Basic Black that I also distressed.  Finally, I used the new bat punch for my accents along the bottom as the sketch showed.  Isn't it fun????

OK…hubby is still home today, so we are doing laundry, catching up on yardwork and hopefully get some running done for the upcoming Wedding Reception here in Ohio!  I have BIG shoes to fill to compete with their party!  lol!  Make sure to check out what the rest of the Stamping 411 Operators did this week with the sketch!

Stamping 411

It is time for another awesome sketch from Selene.  This week's was really a challenge.  I'm anxious to see what the other Design Operators did with it this week!  Check them out over on Stamping 411!

The base card is from the new In Color, Pear Pizzazz.  I added the scrap of Greenhouse Gala Designer Paper that was sitting on my desk.  I also had the embossed Top Note on my desk, left over from another project.  I had used the Vintage Wallpaper Impressions Folder on Whisper White, then cut it with the Top Note die.  I used the Eyelet Border Punch and Daffodil Delight Textured Cardstock to make the border across the top of the Designer Paper, then place a narrow piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock across the seam to hide it.  I ran some of the 1/8" Daffodil Delight Taffeta across the Chocolate Chip and secured it in the back.

The flower is from Blossom Party die, a Stampin' Up! original die that I just bought.  The flower is a fun size and I thought went perfectly with the sketch!  I added a Neutrals Flower Brad in the center of it and added a Word Window tag of Pear Pizzazz.  I stamped Just For You in Chocolate Chip from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  Finally, I thought the White Top Note needed a little color, so I used the new circle Itty Bitty Punch and Daffodil Delight to make two circles for the corner.

After I finished this card, I had a thought on using this sketch for one of my Convention swap cards!  I'll let you see it after I work on it!  Tomorrow is a busy day with my second Customer Appreciation Party!

Don't forget to check out Stamping 411 and play along with this week's sketch challenge!

Stamping 411 – Friends Never Fade

This was just one of those cards that took me TWICE as long to make as it should have!  It is an EASY sketch…but I was trying to force an image that just competed with the bold background paper.  Maybe I should have used only half the DSP, but that wouldn't have followed the sketch very closely.  Oh well, here is this week's Stamping 411 sketch challenge.  I think I ended up "rescuing" it by adding an additional piece of cardstock under the ribbon.

I started with the returning Baja Breeze cardstock for the base, then layered on the awesome Greenhouse Gala Designer Paper.  I added a strip of Pumpkin Pie cardstock.  If you look closely, I used my Scoring Blade to run design scoring lines above and below the ribbon for some extra texture.  I created the bow from Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon and secured it in the back.

I inked up the floral image from Stampin' Up!'s Friends Never Fade stamp set in Pumpkin Pie and stamped on Whisper White, then matted on Chocolate Chip and Pear Pizzazz (I'm going to LOVE this color!).  Finally, I stamped Thank You from Thank You Kindly in Chocolate Chip on Baja Breeze and punched with the Modern Label punch. 

I hope you think I rescued it, too!  lol!  Make sure to check out the rest of the fabulous Stamping 411 Design Operators.  I know their cards will be awesome as usual!

Stamping 411 –

I'm still suffering a little tummy upset from Cancun, I think.  Plus woke up with a sinus migraine, so my day didn't really get started until this afternoon!  I almost forgot to get my post ready for Stamping 411's sketch challenge today!  Selene created another fun sketch for us to try. 

I had one of Stampin' Up!'s Fifth Avenue Floral reinker rose "starts" on my desk that I hadn't used yet.  I made up a bunch of them several months ago.  This one was done with Summer Sun and Pumpkin Pie…making it an almost Cameo Coral color.  I love roses this color!

I used Stampin' Dimensionals to place the rose on top of the Whisper White layer, and that was placed on Cameo Coral.  I used a piece of Kaleidoscope Designer Paper in the background and placed on the base card of Cameo Coral.  I wrapped the Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon around and tied a knot.  I punched the leaves from the bird punch and ran them thru the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder for some texture.  Finally, I added "get together" from Stampin' Up!'s In A Word stamp set in the Summer Mini, inking it with Cameo Coral and Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Markers, then punching with the Large Oval Punch.  I placed it on the Scallop Oval punched from Cameo Coral. 

So, it turned out completely different that what started in my head, but I'm actually pretty pleased with it!  Make sure to check out the rest of the Stamping 411 Design Operators to see what they've done this week!  Then use the sketch to create your own card and upload it to Inlinkz over on Stamping 411…it's easy to play along!

Stamping 411 – Tropical Party

Stamping 411 has a cool sketch this week!  I can't wait to see what the Design Operators over on Stamping 411 did with it (I know…I say that every week!)  But, I'm always surprised at how each of us intrepret the sketches.  I don't know how Selene keeps coming up with these neat sketches!

I wanted a tropical feel to my card, so I pulled out Tropical Party!  I started by stamping a few leaves along the bottom of the center Whisper White diamond piece with Old Olive Classic Ink.  I stamped the Coconut Drink on scrap White and cut it out, then placed it on the leaves.  I layered the Whisper White on Pumpkin Pie. 

I used a base card of Tempting Turquoise, then added the stripe pattern from Island Oasis, layered on Old Olive.  After I placed the diamond element, I stamped So Saffron, Rose Red and Pumpkin Pie flowers on scrap Whisper White, cut them out and secured on the front.  I added Mini Brads to the centers of the flowers.  I also stamped one of the leaves and cut it out to place under the flowers.  Finally, I stamped Cheers to You (from the set of that name) on Whisper White, punched with the Large Oval Punch, then layered on the Scallop Oval cut from Old Olive cardstock.  I colored the unbrella and straw with various Stampin' Write Markers.

So…cheers to my son and new daughter-in-law who just got married!!!! 

Make sure to check out the rest of the Operators on Stamping 411 to see their fabulous creations!