A Striking Combination

Hi again everyone!

As I mentioned earlier, I was so excited to play with a bunch of new stamp sets last night that my friend had brought over - I can barely wait to get my order on Tuesday and have even more new things to play with!

One of my favorite new sets is Bloom with Hope - it is truly a stunning and very versatile set so I was extremely excited to use it on this card.

I, ofcourse, got my inspiration from a couple of great challenges.

1. Colour Me...!

This week's colour combination was a "striking" one.  I, unfortunately, went by memory and instead of using Soft Sky, used Pool Party.  Oh well, close enough!

2. Seize the Sketch

I loved this week's sketch and found it to be super versatile.

Here's my card:

Like I said, I really love this new stamp set and the sentiments that are in it are simply beautiful.

Card Recipe:

Card Stock:  Pool Party, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White

Stamp Sets: Bloom with Hope

Ink: Pool Party, Elegant Eggplant

Tools/Techniques: Pretty Print Embossing Folder

Thanks for dropping by!

Steph

A Nautical Father's Day

Hi Everyone,

I don't know where the time has gone or where my crafting bug has gone lately...  It was so nice to get together with a couple of my friends today and actually craft!  It was a much needed release.

Today I thought I should get my Father's Day card done - unfortunately it won't make it to my Dad in time for Father's Day.  He will enjoy it once it gets there however.

I thought I would enter a few challenges in order to get my card done:

1) Seize the Sketch

I loved this week's sketch - it was perfect!

2) The Paper Players

I really thought the colours of Real Red, Night of Navy and Whisper White would be perfect for a nautical theme.  It would also allow me to use some of my new DSP - Maritime.

3) The Card Concept

Today's post from The Card Concept challenge was perfect - use a nautical theme!  I decided to play along in the Clean & Layered portion of the challenge this week.

So combining all of these challenges, here is my card:

Card Recipe:

Card Stock: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Maritime DSP

Inks: Versamark

Stamp Sets: The Open Sea, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Tools/Techniques: Circles Framelits, Itty Bitty Labels Framelits, Smoky Slate Embossing Powder, Whisper White Bakers Twine.

Thanks for dropping by!!

Steph

You Make Me Happy!

Just a quick blog post before Hubby and I head out on our Valentines date.

I wanted to share with you the card I made for Hubby for this special love day:

This card was inspired by the sketch over at Seize the Sketch:

And the colours I used (red and black) were the exact colours we used for our wedding day - I love using them as it reminds me of that special day.

Card Recipe:

Card Stock:

Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White, Fresh Prints DSP Stack, Red Glimmer Paper

Ink:

Basic Black, Real Red, Versamark

Stamp Sets:

Perfect Pennants, Hearts a Flutter, Banner Blast

Tools/Techniques:

Big Shot, Starburst Framelits, Banners Framelits, White Embossing Powder, Small Heart Punch, Heat Tool.

Thanks for dropping by!  Enjoy your Valentines Day however you choose to celebrate it!

Steph