TGIF Sketch Challenge

#stampinup   I've been following Stampin' Up Artisan Jennifer Frost's blog "Pretty Heart" for a while now. I love her style--it's clean and simple and always very pretty! I saw that she was playing in a new-to-me challenge and I thought I'd play along, too. The challenge is TGIF Challenges and this week's challenge is a sketch.



I pulled out my never inked "Going Global" stamp set (how has this set never been inked yet?!) and got to work. I also pulled out the coordinating Going Places 6"x6" Designer Series Paper Stack because I just love these papers! I chose the DSP with the script as my background. I added a Real Red mat and adhered this to a Basic Black card base with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment from "Going Global" in Basic Black Archival Ink onto a Whisper White scrap and punched it out with the 2" Circle Punch. I adhered this to a large Gold Metallic Foil Doily. I adhered the foil doily to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. 

To finish the card, I punched a heart with one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack from Red Glimmer Paper and added it to the card with a Stampin' Dimensional, cut in half.

This card was quick and easy and I think it turned out super cute!!

tams# 5485

Product List

Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	2" Circle Punch [133782] $18.00	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787] $17.00	Red Glimmer Paper [121790] $5.00
Metallic Foil Doilies [138392] $4.00	Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack [140581] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $7.00
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $7.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Going Global Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140748] $19.00

Soaring Birthday

#stampinup   #saleabration2016   The "Sky Is the Limit" stamp set is only available during the first half of Sale-a-Bration and will retire on February 15! It's a fabulous set--perfect for masculine cards--so you'll want to get a $50 Sale-a-Bration order in now and add this set for FREE!

I paired the "Sky Is the Limit" set with my favorite Going Places Designer Series Paper (6"x6" stack) from the Occasions catalog. I love the textures and colors! I started with a Sahara Sand card base and added one of the Going Places DSP sheets as a mat. I cut two 1"x4-1/16" strips of other sheets of this paper and adhered them to the card.

Next, I stamped the airplane and "happy birthday" in Basic Black Archival Ink onto Very Vanilla card stock and cut it out with one of the Deco Labels Collection Framelits. I added two flags cut with the Banner Punch from a "swirly" piece of the DSP. I adhered the label to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Finally, I tied a length of Basic Black Baker's Twine through a Very Vanilla Designer Button and adhered this to the card with two Glue Dots.

tams# 5449

Product List

Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Basic Black Baker's Twine [134576] $3.00	Neutrals Designer Buttons [130031] $8.00
Deco Labels Framelits Die [130102] $25.00	Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack [140581] $8.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $8.50	Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121043] $7.00
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Sky Is The Limit Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141349] $0.00

Just for You Again

#stampinup   #saleabration2016   I can't seem to stop playing with the "Botanicals for You" stamp set and the yummy Wildflower Fields Designer Series paper--both of which are available as FREE items with a qualifying order during Sale-a-Bration. I love these colors and the bold sentiment!

For today's card, I started with a "whoopsies" element I had on my desk. I'd stamped the sentiment in Lost Lagoon and the flowers in Calypso Coral, with Old Olive leaves, onto a piece of Whisper White card stock for a previous card, but there was a shadow on one of the flowers, so I put it aside and started over. Today, I cut the panel down to 2" and made it into a label using the Scallop Top Label Punch. I rounded the ends of the tag with the Envelope Punch Board.

I slipped a length of Calypso Coral Seam Binding Ribbon through the tag, tied it with a length of Gold Metallic Baker's Twine, and tied on a length of  Gold Sequin Trim. I added a piece of Calypso Coral Card Stock, cut with my Fringe Scissors, to make the tag stand out atop the Wildflower Fields DSP. The tag is adhered to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals and the whole assembly is adhered to a Lost Lagoon card base.

tams# 5448

Product List

Botanicals For You Wood-Mount Stamp Set [141234] $0.00	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [133644] $6.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983] $6.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $6.50
Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133679] $7.00	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Tag Topper Scalloped Punch [133324] $23.00
Envelope Punch Board [133774] $20.00	Calypso Coral 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon [134569] $7.00	Gold Baker's Twine [132975] $3.50	Gold Sequin Trim [132983] $5.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Stepping It Up For You

#stampinup   #saleabration2016   Yesterday I used the "Botanicals for You" Sale-a-Bration stamp set to make a clean and simple card. Today, I've stepped it up a bit. I loved the layout that Amy Koenders used on this card. (You can see Amy's card and other using this set on my "Botanicals for You" Pinterest board.) But I'm still loving the Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper--another FREE item with a qualifying SAB purchase--so I went with that!

Using a floral sheet of the Wildflower Fields DSP and Amy's layout as a starting point, I stamped the "just for you" sentiment in Lost Lagoon onto a Whisper White panel. I backed this with a Lost Lagoon mat. I cut a fringe of Calypso Coral with my Fringe Scissors and adhered that to the back of the sentiment piece. I adhered the sentiment piece to the Wildflower Fields DSP with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I wrapped a length of Pool Party 1/4" Cotton Ribbon around the assembly before adhering it to a Lost Lagoon card base.

Instead of stamping the cute flowers from the "Botanicals for You" set, I punched some flowers with one of the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack punches--one each in Hello Honey, Calypso Coral, and Pool Party. To finish the card I added a small Pearl Jewel Embellishment to the center of each flower.

tams# 5424

Product List

Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247] $5.00	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787] $17.00	Pool Party 1/4" Cotton Ribbon [134568] $6.00
Fringe Scissors [133325] $10.00	Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper [141022] $0.00	Hello Honey 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133678] $7.00	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122924] $7.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925] $7.00	Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133679] $7.00	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [133644] $6.50
Botanicals For You Wood-Mount Stamp Set [141234] $0.00