3 Cheers For You!

One more hello for tonight!

I don't know about anyone else but I have been pouring over the CAS(E) This Sketch! Challenge sketch all week.  I had no idea where to go with it at all.

Today, I was chatting with a friend of mine and she told me to basically think outside the box.  So tonight, it finally came to me.  I hope you like my card.  :)

I have also decided to link this card up with this week's Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge.  Challenge #84 was to create a Clean and Simple (CAS) card.

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up! Products):

Card Stock:
Whisper White, Winter Frost Specialty DSP

Ink:
Basic Black, Bermuda Bay

Stamp Sets:
Happy Hour

Tools/Techniques:
Sponging, Scoring Tool, Basic Jewels Rhinestones

Thanks for dropping by!!

Steph

Make a Wish...

Hi Again Everyone,

Another quick post to get in so that I can link up with a couple of challenges before they close!

I had a lot of fun making this card and think it will be a super great masculine birthday card.

Here is my card:

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

1. The Friday Mashup

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project with "Hexagons".
2. Create a project with "Triangles". 
3. or Create a project using "Hexagons" & "Triangles". 

I used some of Stampin' Up!'s new Kaleidoscope DSP that incorporates triangles and then created my own DSP by stamping hexagons from the Six Sided Sampler stamp set onto some Whisper White card stock.

2.  Colour Me...!

This week is Colour Me...Playful! using some fantastic colours!  I did not have Smoky Slate so I substituted with Basic Gray.

3. Try Stampin On Tuesday

I loved the sketch over at this challenge blog this week and could not wait to use it.  They just recently celebrated their 3rd Birthday!  Wow!  Congratulations!!!

Card Recipe (Stampin' Up! Products only):

Card Stock:

Whisper White, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Kaleidoscope DSP

Ink:

Bermuda Bay, Real Red

Stamp Sets:

Perfect Pennants, Six Sided Sampler

Tools/Techniques:

Bermuda Bay 1/8" Ribbon, Square Framelits, Big Shot, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks for dropping by!!

Steph

A Card with Shaving Cream???

Hi Everyone!!

Hope you are all enjoying your week - can you believe it's Wednesday all ready??  I am really going through Olympic withdrawal.  I am totally missing cheering on those Canadian athletes and showing my Canadian pride.  Go Canada Go!

Today, I tried a really cool technique that can be found over at Technique Time Tuesday - using shaving cream!!  You must check it out!!  It is really great for creating your own DSP or background papers.

I used the Shaving Cream Technique and combined it with a couple of other challenges including Triple Threat week over at Dynamic Duos for the colours which I thought would be great with the shaving cream technique.

I also decided to use the sketch over at The Paper Players.  Loved the sketch from Jaydee this week!

And, without further ado, here is my card for this post:

This was a really fun technique, I highly recommend checking out Technique Time Tuesday, they have a new technique to try each month.  This one was messy and super fun to do!!

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up! Products - other than the shaving cream! (ha!)):

Card Stock:

Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango

Ink:

Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Versamark

Stamp Sets:

See Ya Later

Tools/Techniques:

Wild Wasabi Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Big Shot, Chalk Talk Framelits, Basic Jewels - Rhinestones, Shaving Cream

Thanks for dropping by!

Steph

Friend to Friend

Hi Everyone!

Well the weekend has come to an end - I hope you have all had a wonderful one.

Just stopping in with a quick post before bed.  Not sure what I am going to do now - the Olympics are over - I am sure I will start to go into withdrawal starting tonight as soon as I hit the hay!

Anyway, tonight I put together a card using the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.



I was in love with this sketch as soon as I saw it and knew it would be the perfect sketch to showcase Stampin' Up!'s Watercolour Wonder DSP.  I have been wanting to use this particular sheet of DSP on a card for a while but have been wracking my brain trying to think of the best way to use it as it is just so very pretty and I absolutely love the colours in it!

I have also decided to link my card up with the challenge over at The Card Concept.  Their challenge this week is to Use a Floral Theme - I think I've got that covered.

I have decided to enter my card in the Clean and Layering portion of The Card Concept challenge.

Finally here is my card, I hope you enjoy it.

Card Recipe (Stampin' Up! products only):

Card Stock:

Island Indigo, Whisper White, Water Colour Wonder DSP

Ink:

Island Indigo

Stamp Sets:

Teeny Tiny Wishes

Tools/Techniques:

Neutral Candy Dots

Thanks for dropping by!

Steph

Cozy Quilt

Happy Weekend Everyone!

I just wanted to take a moment to share a quick card with you today.  I have been tossing ideas back and forth all week for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge.  This week is Cozy Quilts...

Well last night, I finally found the inspiration I needed.  Scrapbook and Cards Today posted a great link on their Facebook page to Queen & Co in which they used Washi Tape to create a patchwork effect.  Well, I thought this would be just perfect for a quilt and for this challenge!

Here is my card:

Card Recipe:

Card Stock:

Very Vanilla

Ink:

Melon Mambo

Stamp Sets:

Perfect Pennants

Tools/Techniques:

Big Shot, Chalk Talk Framelits, Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks for dropping by!

Steph

Classic Rock!!

Hi again everyone!

One more post for this evening.  Tonight I wanted to focus on creating a masculine birthday card, it's always nice to have a few of those around.  I always find that I never have enough.

I decided to use the Retro Sketches Challenge sketch for this week as my layout.  I really enjoy playing along with these guys, they have some fantastic sketches!

Here is my card:

I have also decided to link this card up with the Less is More Challenge.  The challenge is to create a masculine card.  I find that this card is not quite my usual "CAS" style, I think that is more due to the fabulous DSP which I completely love.

Card Recipe:

Card Stock: 

Very Vanilla, Retro Fresh DSP

Ink:

Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar

Stamp Sets:

Bombs Away Birthday Photopolymer 

Tools/Techniques:

Big Shot, Square Framelits, Oval Framelits, Essential Wooden Elements, Sponging

Thanks again for dropping by!

Steph

More Yellow!

Hi Everyone!

Today the challenge that I chose to go with again called for yellow - what am I doing to myself?!?!  But, I have been wanting to ink the Petite Petals stamp set up for some time so today was the day and my inspiration came from the following challenges:

1. Sunday Stamps

I pulled my inspiration for colours from this challenge as well as the photo and thought that it would be the perfect time to break out the Petite Petals!

2. CAS(E) This Sketch

I thought this was a great sketch and would be perfect for a display of flowers.

Here is my card:

Card Recipe:

Card Stock:

Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Ink:

Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green

Stamp Set:

Petite Petals, Precious Butterflies, Simply Sketched

Tools/Techniques:

Sponging, Petite Petals Punch

Thanks for dropping by!

Steph

Out of my Comfort Zone with Black and Yellow...

Hi Everyone!  Happy Tuesday!

Today I decided I would totally step outside of my comfort zone and try the challenge over at Dynamic Duos.

I am seriously NOT a yellow person at all...and this combination made me think of nothing but bumble bees.  All I wanted to do was use my Honeycomb Embossing Folder and totally run with it.  But that would have been within my comfort zone to do just that!  So, I decided to move outside and put together a black and yellow card and to embrace the dessert option of a shaped/fun fold as well.  I decided to try my hand at one of those File Folder Cards that I have seen everyone on Pinterest doing using the fantastic Envelope Punch Board.  If you haven't tried one of these before, I suggest checking out Angie's Video Tutorial over at Chic 'N Scratch - she has a TON of video tutorials and does AMAZING work.  I used her tutorial to help me figure out the ins and outs of these types of cards - Thanks Angie!

For the flower, I used the Blossom Punch as the base and then punched 3 labels using the Modern Label Punch.  They fit just perfectly with the Blossom Punch to form a great outlined flower.  I also used the 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch to punch out the centre of the flower.

Card Recipe (all Stampin' Up! products):

Card Stock:

Daffodil Delight, Basic Black

Ink:

Basic Black

Stamp Sets:

Simply Sketched, Mixed Bunch

Tools/Techniques:

Envelop Punch Board, Big Shot, Neutrals Candy Dots, Modern Label Punch, 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Blossom Punch, Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks for dropping by!

Steph

Christmas in February?

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had an absolutely fabulous weekend!

I have been thinking about getting a start on my Christmas Cards for some time now and have been looking at various Christmas Blog Challenges but have been having a hard time getting into the mindset of going for it.  I want winter to be over so the thought of creating a Christmas Card was kind of scary...  But today, I decided to go for it, even though I didn't use a Christmas Challenge Blog to do it! lol

I decided to use the colour theme from Colour Me...! this week.  I thought Rich Razzleberry and Pool Party would make for a very non-traditional colour combination for a Christmas card.

I also drew inspiration from this week's Freshly Made Sketches fun sketch.  

And here is my card:

At first, for the circles, I had thought about stamping and punching out particular shapes but then I decided to stamp a bunch of snowflakes in Coastal Cabana (I did not have Pool Party ink so that was as close as I could get and it matches really well) and Rich Razzleberry on Whisper White card stock.  This created my own DSP, if you will.  I then took my 1" Circle Punch and randomly punched out circles from the generated DSP.  It turned out much better than my first attempt and created a much more fun look on the card.

Card Recipe:

Card Stock:

Rich Razzleberry, Pool Party, Whisper White

Ink:

Rich Razzleberry, Coastal Cabana (I did not have Pool Part Ink so this was as close as I could get)

Stamp Sets:

Endless Wishes

Tools/Techniques:

1" Circle Punch, Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

Thanks for dropping by!

Steph