Inky Divas Challenge - Week of July 25

This week is Christmas in July for the Inky Divas Challenge.  We were to create a Christmas card that had to include embossing and the use of at least one framelit or thinlit die.

For the embossing I used the Woodlands Textured Embossing Folder for the background and I heat embossed one of the trees and the label.  I cut out the label using the Tags & Labels Framelits dies and the gold embossed tree was cut out using the Perfect Pines Framelits dies,

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Peaceful Pines
Ink - Old Olive, Versamark
Card Stock - Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Real Red, Merry Moments Designer Series Paper (retired)
Other - Linen Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder, Gold Embossing Powder,
Tags and Labels Framelits, Perfect Pines Framelits

Thinking About The Beach

A week or so ago when I went over to Judy's we made this very quick and versatile card.  Although we used the "thinking of you" sentiment from the Sheltering Tree stamp set it is a card that could be used for almost any occasion.

We cut a mask using one of the now retired Circle Framelits, laid it on the card front and sponged our landscape (or should I say seascape?)

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Sheltering Tree, Wetlands
Ink - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Pool Party, Soft Sky
Card Stock - Whisper White, Basic Black
Other - Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Sponges, Circle Framelits (retired)

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of July 11

This week's challenge was to use at least one shade of a purple and a blue.  I had a few scraps of Lost Lagoon and Elegant Eggplant on my craft table so decided to use those for my card.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Tin of Cards
Ink - Elegant Eggplant, Wild Wasabi, Always Artichoke
Card Stock - Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Wild Wasabi, Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Lost Lagoon (retired)
Other - Botanical Builder Framelits, Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of July 4, 2016

This week's challenge was to create a "Z" fold card but the posted sample looked more like a "Joy" fold card to me.  I decided to combine the two for my submission to the challenge.  The card will be one of the ones we give in celebration of my parents' upcoming 65th Wedding Anniversary.  The 65th is the Sapphire Anniversary so that is why I chose Night of Navy and Whisper White for my colours.

We were to use current Stampin' Product but I had to sneak in a few little retired products in order to get the card the way I wanted it to look.  The little heart punched piece as well as the "happy anniversary" sentiment are both retired.

This is the card closed - the punched circles at the bottom left hold it closed.

Here it is "unlatched".

An overhead view

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - Express Yourself (retired Hostess set), Number of Years

Ink - Night of Navy

Card Stock - Whisper White (Thick), Night of Navy, Floral Boutique DSP

Other - Large Numbers Framelits, Happy Heart Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Accents Punch (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots.

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of June 27

The challenge this week was to use a current Stampin' Up! punch and Framelit/Thinlit set.  I needed a Thank You card and knew I wanted to keep it clean and simple.  I had seen a card on Pinterest that fit the challenge as well as being clean and simple.

I used the Swirly Bird Thinlits, the Tree Builder Punch and the Owl Builder Punch (tiny heart) for the card.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Thoughtful Banners
Ink - Chocolate Chip
Card Stock - Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Cucumber Crush
Other - Swirly Bird Thinlits, Tree Builder and Owl Builder punches, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Happy Canada Day!

Happy Birthday to a Special Friend

Judy's grandson is turning 7 today.  Over the years he has become a special friend of mine.  I am not sure if he is a fan of Minions, but I thought THIS card was very cute and decided to make it for him.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Balloon Celebration, Sprinkles of Live
Ink - Pacific Point, Basic Black
Card Stock, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Basic Black
Other - Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Balloon Bouquet Punch, Owl Builder Punch

Happy 85th Birtthday Mum

Yesterday my mum celebrated her 85th birthday.  I knew I wanted to use the Large Numbers Framelits but wasn't sure what other elements to put on the card.  I headed over to Pinterest and found a card a liked very much and CASEd it.  The layout is identical, I just changed the colours and designer series paper.

Stampin Supplies
Stamps - Four You (retired)
Ink - Basic Black
Card Stock - Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Shimmery White, Gold Foil, Botanical Gardens DSP (retired), Botanical Gardens Vellum (retired)
Other - Large Numbers Framelits, Botanical Builders Framelits, Circle Framelits (retired), It's My Party Enamel Dots (retired), Banner Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of June 20

This week's challenge was to create a card using two of the current Stampin' Up! InColours along with one other current colours.  I have only purchased the markers from the 2016-2018 InColours so I opted to use Cucumber Crush and Watermelon from the 2015-2017 collection along with Blushing Bride.

I had purchased a Paper Share from Sandi McIver so I have samples of all of the current Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers.  I used a piece from the Playful Palette DSP Stack.  

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - Birthday Blooms

Ink - Basic Black

Card Stock - Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Cucumber Crush, Watermelon Wonder, 

                      Playful Palette DSP

Other - Swirly Bird Thinlits, Rose Garden Thinlits, Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue                         Dots

Happy Father's Day

This week (week of June 13) Crystal's challenge for the Inky Divas group was to create a Fun Fold or Slider Card with Father's Day for the theme.  I had seen and saved several different fun fold cards on Pinterest but was quite intrigued with THIS Z Fold card. 

I loved that it used the now retired The Open Sea stamp set.  I decided to pair it up with the Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper to create my card.

Here is the card closed

and here it is open.  

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - The Open Sea (retired); Thoughtful Banners
Ink - Early Espresso; Cherry Cobbler; Crumb Cake; Basic Black
Card Stock - Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy; Nautical Expedition DSP (retired)
Other - Duet Banner Punch; Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy 10th Birthday Cadence

It's hard to believe that it has been 10 years since my niece's daughter was born - it seems like it was just yesterday.  I had seen the card Patty Bennett made for her son's birthday and decided I wanted to CASE it.  You can see Patty's card HERE.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Perfect Pennants, Party Wishes, Balloon Celebration
Ink - Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Mint Macaron
Card Stock - Melon Mambo, Whisper White, It's My Party DSP Stack
Other - Balloon Bouquet Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Large Numbers Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Freshly Made Sketches - FMS 240

This week's challenge on the Freshly Made Sketches site reminded me of the "Triple Time Stamping" Technique.  It's been a long time since I tried the technique so I decided to give it a try.  I has seen THIS card on Pinterest and realised it fit the sketch perfectly.


You can see all of the design team samples as well as those posted by the participants by clicking HERE.




My card has one less layer but overall I think it fits the sketch pretty well.  I chose Pool Party ink and card stock thinking the Thick Baker's Twine I found in my stash was that colour as well.  I now realise that it is actually Coastal Cabana, but I think it looks good with the Pool Party.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Birthday Blooms, Thoughtful Banners
Ink - Pool Party
Card Stock - Whisper White, Pool Party
Other - Coastal Cabana Thick Baker's Twine (retired)

Inky Divas Challenge - Week of June 6

This week Crystal posted a sketch challenge - see below.

The project had to be either a Thank You, Graduation or Birthday card.  We did not have to use the same shapes as on the sketch but the lower ones had to be a different shape than those in the upper corner.

I wasn't sure what I wanted to do and took inspiration from the sketch but also from several cards I had seen on Pinterest and came up with this one:

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - Tin of Cards, Kinda Eclectic, Petite Petals

Ink - Basic Black, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight

Card Stock - Whisper White, Old Olive, It's My Party DSP (retired)

Other - It's My Party Enamel Dots (retired), Rhinestones, Bird Builder Punch (reired), Bitty Butterfly Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Simply Scored Board

Happy Birthday Sailor!

Yesterday Judy and I made another sweet card using the Swirly Birds stamp set.  Although neither of us is a fan of "fussy" cutting we stamped all of the elements for the boat and cut them out.  The larger of the two sails was curved with a bone folder and mounted to the card with two Stampin' Dimensionals stacked on top of each other.  The other sail and the boat were adhered with a single dimensional.

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

Stampin’ Supplies

Stamps – Swirly Birds, Thoughtful Banners

Ink – Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy

Card Stock – Whisper White, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Perfectly Artistic DSP (retired - SAB 2016)

Other – Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, Tree Builder Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Swirly Birds Sailboat

As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I was able to preorder a few items from the new catalogue that goes live on June 1.  One of my purchases was the bundle that included the Swirly Birds stamp set and coordinating Swirly Scribbles Thinlits.

Last week I went to Judy's and we made a card using the stamp set - CASE'd from cards we had seen on Pinerest.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Swirly Birds, Sheltering Tree
Ink - Island Indigo, Mint Macaron, Real Red, Crushed Curry
Card Stock - Whisper White, Island Indigo
Other - Stampin' Dimensionals, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits

Freshly Made Sketches - #FMS237

Happy Thursday!  Where does the week go!  Yesterday my brother in law and sister in law took me out for lunch and we had a great time chatting and catching up.  I thought this week's sketch by Linda Callahan would be a great layout for a simple thank you card.  You can link to the Freshly Made Sketches blog HERE to see all of the cards posted by the designers and other participants.

Here is the sketch:

For my card I wanted to use the bonus stamps that came with the April Paper Pumpkin Kit - All About Everything.  I used Sassy Salutations for the sentiment - I love the fonts used in that set.

I used Blackberry Bliss ink for the flower.  I inked up the larger flower, stamped it off twice on scrap paper and then stamped on my Whisper White layer.  The small flower was also inked up with Blackbery Bliss and was stamped off once before I stamped it onto the card.

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - All About Everything, Sassy Salutations

Ink - Basic Black, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss, Pool Party

Card Stock - Whisper White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Wildflower Fields DSP

Other - Tea Lace Doily, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Birthday Elena!

My niece Elena, celebrated her birthday yesterday.  This is the card I mailed to her.  Hopefully it arrived safely - I don't always trust that the cards I send get to the recipient.

I used elements from the December Paper Pumpkin to make the card.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - December 2015 Paper Pumpkin Kit
Ink - Soft Suede
Card Stock - Whisper White, Basic Black
Other - Gold Metallic Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Birthday Cindy!

My sister Cindy is celebrating a big birthday today - 60 years old!  I mailed this card to her and hope it arrived before today.  I am really liking the Botanical Blooms Stamp Set and coordinating framelits. I also used the Number of Years Stamp Set and Large Numbers Framelits to make this card.

I took a length of the White Jute Ribbon, snipped off the edge and was able to separate the strands to wrap around the card and make the bow.  Thanks to Kimberly VanDiepen for that hint.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Botanical Blooms, Number of Years, Papillon Potpourri
Ink - Basic Black Archival, Watermelon Wonder (Marker), Old Olive, Mossy Meadow
Card Stock - Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Blushing Bride, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Watermelon Wonder, Lost Lagoon, Basic Black, Botanicals Vellum (Sale a Bration 2016)
Other - Botanical Builders Framelits, Large Numbers Framelits, 2 1/2 Circle Punch, It's My Party Enamel Dots, Rhinestone, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Signo White Gel Pen, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, White Jute Ribbon,

Freshly Made Sketches - #236

Once again I played along with the Freshly Made Sketches.  You can link to this week's sketch HERE

Here is the sketch

I have a lot of punches in various shapes but because I wanted to use The Open Sea stamp set I settled on circle punches but I did use one of the dies from the Swirly Scribbles set to make the "waves".

And here's my card:

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps - The Open Sea (retiring), Thoughtful Banners

Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Basic Grey

Card Stock - Whisper White, Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler

Other - Linen Thread, Retired DSP, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, Handheld Stapler, 2" Circle Punch, 

2 1/2" Circle Punch, Circles Framelits, Banners Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Birthday Kelly!

Today is my sister in law Kelly's birthday.  Recently I have been making black and white cards with a pop of colour.  I had seen this one on Mary Fish's blog and decided I would make one for Kelly.  You can see Mary's card HERE.

Stampin' Supplies
Stamps - Remembering Your Birthday
Ink - Basic Black Archival
Card Stock - Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Mint Macaron
Other - Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Scallop Border Punch (retired), It's My Party Enamel Dots, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals