It’s Thursday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends challenge! The July month of challenges are some of my favorites! Each week we will be using a sample card from the current Stampin’ Up! catalog and recreating it using either the layout, the colors, or a combination of both!
FOOTBALL FAN
I don’t have any of my grandkids playing football, so I wasn’t really sure I “needed” this stamp set! It’s one of the stand-alone sets in the July Online Exclusive offerings! BUT…then I remembered that I DO have a TON of avid Ohio State football fans in the family! I knew I could use it for some birthday cards! It was perfect for this challenge! PLUS, the greetings could be used for any sport!
Stampin’ Details:
- The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Poppy Parade cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
- A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Smoky Slate cardstock was added on front.
- A 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 piece of Basic White cardstock was added to the center.
- The 3 x 4- piece of Smoky Slate was layered with alternating 1/2 x 3 strips of Poppy Parade cardstock to create the background.
- The football player was stamped with Basic Black Hybrid Ink and colored with Smoky Slate, Poppy Parade, Pecan Pie and Ivory Stampin’ Blends. It was hand-cut and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- The greeting was stamped with Smoky Slate Ink on Basic White cardstock and cut with the Stylish Shapes Die. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- The pennant was stamped with Poppy Parade Ink on Basic White cardstock and hand-cut, then added to a 1/8″ strip of Basic Black, then tucked under the circle using a Stampin’ Dimensional.
- A trio of black Wonderful Stars Puffy Stickers were added to the background.
Oh…I can’t wait to share this card with my Buckeye fans! OK, check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.
Supplies:
Stamps: Football Fan
Ink: Basic Black Hybrid, Poppy Parade
Blends: Ivory, Pecan Pie, Poppy Parade, Smoky Slate
Cardstock: Basic White, Poppy Parade, Smoky Slate, Basic Black
Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Wonderful Stars Puffy Stickers, Adhesives
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Paxton is our newest baby and his mom said he really didn't have any theme for his room (probably because he is the 4th child!) His dad plays professional baseball, and the family loves Ohio State, we also have a cousin who plays baseball for Ohio State, so I made Paxton's Build A Bear into a baseball uniform!
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