Happy Birthday Chalkboard Style

Hi Everyone!

Welcome back to an Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Monday!!  This week's sketch is fabulous as per normal!  Here it is:

Swing by the blog on Wednesday to check out the rest of the Design Team creations.  And, of course, we would love to see you play along!!

Here is my creation:

I finally had a chance to try Stampin' Up!'s new Chalkboard paper and inks - to be honest, I was a little disappointed.  As you can see, it's really hard to pick out the sentiment on the black chalkboard paper.  It's probably because I did something incorrectly and need to practice a few more times to see how it will turn out.  I'll try it again soon to see.

I also had fun with the new Itty Bitty Accents Apoxy Stickers.  I used the star punch from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack to punch out Calypso Coral stars to attach to the stickers and give them a fun colour background so they would stand out.  Finally, I used the Happy Birthday stamp from the Big Day Stamp Set to create a fun background on the Coastal Cabana card stock.

Card Recipe (all products used are Stampin' Up! products unless otherwise indicated):

Card Stock: Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Chalkboard Paper
Stamp Sets: Big Day
Inks: Coastal Cabana, Aquamarine Colorbox Chalk Ink
Tools/Techniques: Itty Bitty Accents Apoxy Stickers, Best Year Ever Accessory Pack - 1/4" Polyester Ribbon - Calypso Coral

Thanks so much for dropping by, I'm so glad you did!
Steph

A Masculine Big Day Birthday

Hi All,

Hope you are all doing well.  I am back today with a Guest Designer post for Sunday Stamps.  I have had a lot of fun with these ladies - thanks so much Holly for letting me spend the month with you all!

This week is a super fun colour combination - Soft Sky, Basic Grey, Smoky Slate and Very Vanilla.  I was inspired by the inspiration photo as well - it screams birthday (and baby but I'm going with birthday on this one!) to me!  I encourage you all to head over to Sunday Stamps to check out the rest of the fabulous DT creations and of course, play along!!

Here is my creation:

I will be entering this card in a couple of other challenges as well:

1. Seize the Birthday

I have decided not to use the "toppings" options this week and to play along with the "Anything Goes" portion of the challenge.

2. Addicted to Stamps

It is also an "Anything Goes" week over at Addicted to Stamps.  :)

I'm so glad to be adding to my birthday card stash - it is so needed!!  Especially masculine ones.

Card Recipe (all products used are Stampin' Up! products unless otherwise indicated):

Card Stock:  Soft Sky, Basic Grey, Very Vanilla

Stamp Sets: Big Day

Inks: Soft Sky, Basic Grey, Smoky Slate

Tools/Techniques: Chalk Talk Framelits, Big Shot, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Soft Sky, Neutrals Candy Dots - Basic Grey

Thanks for stopping by, I'm so glad you did!

Steph

Big Day Birthday

Hi Everyone,

I have another card to share with you today - I think I may be on a roll with this crafting thing lately!  I don't think I have posted this much in a long, long time!  Love it!

As always, I drew inspiration from a few challenges:

1. The Challenge

I haven't had a chance to play along with this challenge before but I had a lot of fun doing so this week.

2. The Paper Players

This was a tough challenge for me this week - to have the sentiment as the focal point.  I'm not really sure I pulled it off but I had fun trying!

Here is my card:

I used the new Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP from Stampin' Up!'s Sale-a-bration catalogue.  This is such a fun paper, it is an emboss resist paper.  So I sponged a few different colours around and then wiped off any excess so that the stars looked bright and white.  I'm sure I will have a lot of fun with this awesome paper.

I don't know about anyone else out there, but when I was done with this card and looked at the sponged strip, it reminded me of Rainbow Brite...Lol!

Card Recipe (all products are Stampin' Up! products unless otherwise indicated):

Card Stock: Whisper White, Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP
Stamp Sets: Big Day (Sale-a-bration)
Inks: Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Rose Red, Melon Mambo Blendabilities, Coastal Cabana Blendabilities, Versamark
Tools/Techniques: Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks so much for dropping my, I'm so happy you did.
Steph