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IM329 – Inspirational Sketches

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Welcome to our Create with Stamping Friends Inspiration Monday challenges.  This week’s inspiration challenge is a pretty nature print with beautiful colors!

INSPIRATIONAL SKETCHES

I just got this Inspirational Sketches set with some extra host credits I had.  I love the sketchy images…don’t know why I didn’t get it before now.  But I’m glad it is staying available for a while longer!  This card I combined one of the new In Colors, Petunia Pop, with Pebbled Path for a more muted look!

 

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Petunia Pop cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
  • The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pebbled Path cardstock was embossed with the Distressed Brick Embossing Folder.
  • The arch from the Garden Meadow Dies was cut from Petunia Pop cardstock and blended around the edges with Pebbled Path Ink and a Blending Brush.
  • The mushrooms were stamped with Blackberry Bliss Ink in the center.
  • The grass was cut with the Garden Meadow Dies from Lemon Lime Twist cardstock and sponged along the bottom with Pebbled Path Ink, then added to the bottom of the arch.  It was added to the front.
  • The greeting from Inspirational Sketches was stamped with Pebbled Path on 3/4 x 3 piece of Basic White cardstock, cut one end at an angle, and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones were added to the background.

 

 

Doesn’t that capture the look of the inspiration photo?  OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

 

 

 

 

Supplies:
Stamps: Inspirational Sketches
Inks:  Blackberry Bliss, Pebbled Path
Cardstock:  Basic White, Pebbled Path, Petunia Pop, Lemon Lime Twist
Accessories: Garden Meadow Dies, Distressed Brick Embossing Folder, Iridescent Rhinestones, Adhesives

But first check out our current Collection…

How fun to create a traditional Christmas Village using Stampin' Up!'s WELCOME NOEL BUNDLE! Stamp the houses, trees and deer elements to build your holiday scene or cut them quickly with the detailed shapes and the WELCOME NOEL DIES. We used greetings from the Winter Adventures stamp set or use your own sentiments to finish it off. We've paired the WELCOME NOEL BUNDLE with the WINTER DREAMS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring white on deep blue designs for your winter-themed crafts. Our WELCOME NOEL COLLECTION gives you step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO enhanced special fold card ideas for a total of SIX tutorials to use in your classes or personal use.  See more details HERE!

Create the feel of a nature walk through the winter woods with Stampin' Up! FROSTED PINECONES BUNDLE! Stamp the pinecone and then add textured details using the FROSTED PINECONES DECORATIVE MASKS or cut the detailed shapes with the FROSTED PINECONES DIES. Add one of the heartfelt winter sentiments to finish it off. We've paired the FROSTED PINECONES BUNDLE with the WHISPERING WOODS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER. Our FROSTED PINECONES COLLECTION gives you step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO small decor ideas for a total of SIX tutorials, all full of seasonal charm.  See more details HERE!

Boo! October brings Halloween and the playful images in Stampin' Up!'s WEB OF FUN BUNDLE will create a little spooky fun on your cards, paper crafts, and scrapbook pages! The large greetings and detailed spiders and webs will fill your project space with eerie delights! We've paired the WEB OF FUN BUNDLE with the FRIGHTENING FUN 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER containing even more Halloween patterns and designs! Our WEB OF FUN COLLECTION gives you step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO favor ideas for a total of SIX tutorials, all full of festive Halloween charm. See more details HERE!

 

 

IM221 – Hippo Happiness

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Happy Monday! It’s time for our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenge!  This week we have some DARLING mushroom cupcakes!

HIPPO HAPPINESS AND CACTUS BUILDER PUNCH

I don’t have the cute Iconic Dies that Mary used on her card (and inspiration for this cupcake photo!), so had to get creative!  Mary likes to challenge me once in a while!  But I think I rose to the challenge, even though I used a lot of different dies and punches to get there!

Stampin’ Details:

    • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Just Jade cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
    • A 4 x 5-1/2 piece of Bloom Where You Are Planted DSP was added to the front (punch out the mushroom stems with the Cactus Builder Punch in a place that will be covered by the leaf DSP.)
    • Add a 2 x 5 piece of the tropical leaf pattern in the Bloom Where You Are Plante DSP and adhere to left side.
    • Cut the large medallion with Hippo & Friends Dies from Just Jade cardstock.  Stamp the It’s Your Birthday greeting from Mischievous Mouse Stamp Set in Memento Black Ink in upper right corner. Add to front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
    • Cut two different sized Layering Circles from Real Red cardstock with the Dies.  Add Basic White 1/4″ circles to the top and trim the bottom on a curve.  Use the two punched Cactus Builder mushroom stems and adhere everything to the medallion with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
    • Cut the grass with Palm Dies from Granny Apple Green cardstock.  Adhere to front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
    • Cut the flowers from Daffodil Delight, Polished Pink and Bermuda Bay cardstock with the Hippo & Friends flower die.  Add to grass.
    • Stamp the butterfly from Hippo Happiness with Bumblebee detail and Daffodil Delight background on Basic White cardstock and cut with the Hippo & Friends Die.  Add to the background with Mini Stampin’ Dimensional.
    • Add Matte Decorative Dots to the flower centers and the butterfly body.

Ha!  I did it!!!  The DSP and the Cactus Builder Punch worked PERFECTLY for the stems of the mushrooms!  OK…check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Monday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

But first check out our current Collection…

How fun to create a traditional Christmas Village using Stampin' Up!'s WELCOME NOEL BUNDLE! Stamp the houses, trees and deer elements to build your holiday scene or cut them quickly with the detailed shapes and the WELCOME NOEL DIES. We used greetings from the Winter Adventures stamp set or use your own sentiments to finish it off. We've paired the WELCOME NOEL BUNDLE with the WINTER DREAMS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring white on deep blue designs for your winter-themed crafts. Our WELCOME NOEL COLLECTION gives you step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO enhanced special fold card ideas for a total of SIX tutorials to use in your classes or personal use.  See more details HERE!

Create the feel of a nature walk through the winter woods with Stampin' Up! FROSTED PINECONES BUNDLE! Stamp the pinecone and then add textured details using the FROSTED PINECONES DECORATIVE MASKS or cut the detailed shapes with the FROSTED PINECONES DIES. Add one of the heartfelt winter sentiments to finish it off. We've paired the FROSTED PINECONES BUNDLE with the WHISPERING WOODS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER. Our FROSTED PINECONES COLLECTION gives you step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO small decor ideas for a total of SIX tutorials, all full of seasonal charm.  See more details HERE!

Boo! October brings Halloween and the playful images in Stampin' Up!'s WEB OF FUN BUNDLE will create a little spooky fun on your cards, paper crafts, and scrapbook pages! The large greetings and detailed spiders and webs will fill your project space with eerie delights! We've paired the WEB OF FUN BUNDLE with the FRIGHTENING FUN 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER containing even more Halloween patterns and designs! Our WEB OF FUN COLLECTION gives you step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO favor ideas for a total of SIX tutorials, all full of festive Halloween charm. See more details HERE!

 

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