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Pretty Pink Drinks

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> #8 – colours.

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And here is my take:

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My first thought with these colors was a flower, but I really wanted to do something else. I just re-joined the birthday RAK group at SCS so I am in need of birthday cards. I thought the Happy Hour set would work well for these colors.

Originally I just had the top portion blank with two different drinks stamped above the ribbon, but it felt too bare. I flipped the paper over and did the random stamping instead. I like how this one turned out.

It is hard to see in the picture, but the top of the glass and the bottom of the liquid both have glitter on them.

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Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Here’s to you on your birthday
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Happy Hour;
Ink/Card Stock: Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Whisper White; Black (VersaFine);
Other: Olive ribbon, Dazzling Details, Pink DSP;

FYI – Birthday Shells

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It is time for another For Your Inspiration challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> FYI37.

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This is a cool photo. I loved the white clouds on the blue sky. And the photo theme allowed me to make a birthday card for my beach-loving mom.

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I embossed the shells with white powder. Since the shells have a text background to them, I added a strip of text paper and wrapped it up with some string.

One note, my embossing has never been this good. I had been blaming old powder, but even after a fresh batch I had issues. Why it took me so long, I don’t know – but I finally re-inked my Versamark pad. And now I have perfect embossing! I need to get better at re-inking everything!

A final note, my card is a bit shorter than normal (5 1/4 x 4 1/4). The reason is that I did not stamp my sentiment straight. I straightened it up by trimming the panel, then just trimmed my card base to match. Just another way to save a card.

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Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Debbie
Michelle
Mynnette
Regina
Rochelle
Rudlis
Sara
Steph
Vicki

I hope you join us at For Your Inspiration!

A Little About the Challenge: The For Your Inspiration challenge is posted the first and third Thursday of every month; each challenge is open for two weeks. To play, use the photo to inspire you and create a card – very simple! Make sure you tell us in your blog post how you were inspired!

Birthday Wishes
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: By the Sea Shore, Bring on the Cake;
Colors: Marina Mist;
Other: White EP, First Edition DSP, Espresso twine; Versamark ink (Tsukineko);

Purple Field Flowers

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I needed a thank you card. I broke out the Field Flowers set – one I love, but hadn’t inked up yet.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Thanks
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Field Flowers, Kindness Matters;
Colors: Wisteria Wonder, Eggplant, Wasabi, Naturals White;
Other: Wisteria ribbon, Finishing Touches die;

Joyous Doilies

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I found a new challenge 🙂 It is CAS Colours & Sketches. I made this card for their latest color challenge (challenge #2). The colors to use are: Garden Green, Lucky Limeade, Real Red. I did substitute Riding Hood Red as I prefer that slightly muted shade.

I like making Christmas cards out of non-holiday sets – it makes me feel like I’m getting the most out of them.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Joy at Christmas
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Delicate Doilies, Perfect Punches;
Colors: Riding Hood Red, Garden Green, Lucky Limeade, White;
Other: Scallop Circle punch;

Holiday Thanks

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Next week is the December InkUp stamp camp. I had two cards to create for the camp.

This first card is a holiday thank you card using Watercolor Winter. I love this stamp set and wish it was part of the big catalog so I could use it again next year.

The flower is cut-out and popped up, then finished with a few rhinestones. I used Old Olive as the base, but it seems a bit bright in the photo.

My assignment for this second card was to use heat-n-stick powder. It is hard to see in the photo, but above the mug is the steam image in glitter. Honestly, I’m not sure why StampinUp sells heat-n-stick. If I want to have a sparkly shape, I use the Iridescent Ice embossing powder. But I do use heat-n-stick for adding flock to images so I am glad I have it around.

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thank you
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Watercolor Winter, Delightful Dozen;
Colors: Old Olive, Primrose Petals, White;
Other: Jewels-Rhinestones;
Merry Christmas
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Scentsational Season, Teeny Tiny Wishes;
Colors: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Vanilla;
Other: Be of Good Cheer DSP, Heat-n-Stick powder, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Holiday Collection framelit dies, Labels Collection framelit die;

Christmas Whimsy

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This is my second project for InkUp. My task was to use Stylin’ Snowfolk to make a whimsical style card.

This stamp set certainly makes “whimsy” easy! I went with brighter colors that I felt worked with the whimsy style.

I stamped the snowman body, including face and buttons, onto white paper and cut him out. The arms are stamped onto the Bashful Blue panel.

The hills are hand cut.

Thanks for taking a peek!

christmas cheer
All supplies Stampin’Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Stylin’ Snowfolk, Sweet Essentials;
Colors: Crumb, Bashful, White, Basic Grey, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red;
Other: Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder;

Christmas Plums

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This weekend I tackled a couple projects for my mom’s upcoming stamp camp. For my first project, my task was to use Perfect Plum and Lovely as a Tree to create a Christmas card.

I started this card by stamping the line of trees image using Perfect Plum ink. I stamped the same image on scrap paper and trimmed it along the landscape edge. I used temporary adhesive to attach my scrap-paper mask and sponged on the ink. I wanted the darkest bits to be in the center so the color fades out at the top and bottom.

I added some Dazzling Details glitter glue to the trees and ground and finished off the card with a panel mat of the Silver Glitter paper.

I do like this card, but I felt the sponging/masking was too time consuming for camp.

So, instead, I CASEd this card by Janet Yates and created my card:

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Merry Christmas
All supplies Stampin’Up unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, More Merry Messages;
Colors: Perfect Plum, Baja Breeze;
Other: Silver Glitter Paper, Dazzling Details (glitter glue);
Christmas Blessings
All supplies Stampin’Up unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, More Merry Messages;
Colors: Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Naturals Ivory;
Other: Plum Taffeta ribbon;

Sail Toward Your Dreams

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I created this card for my Mom’s September stamp camp. My assignment was to use Open Seas to create a masculine card.

Honestly, I haven’t stamped in weeks (between school, being on the new PTA board, and some web design clients – I just haven’t had time). I was a little worried when I sat down to get this done (and since I left it to the last minute, I *had* to do it – mojo or no). I am actually really happy with how this turned out. It is simple, but still pleasing.

I used most of the stamps from the set to create the collage. Ideally the “spine” of the card would have had the twine done through it like bookbinding, but since this is for camp I didn’t feel it was worth the time involved.

The sentiment is vague enough that it could be used for a few different occasions.

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Direction of Your Dreams
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Open Seas, Word Play;
Colors: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse, More Mustard, Old Olive, Bravo Burgundy;
Other: Neutrals Patterns Pack DSP, Linen Thread;

So Sorry

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Just like yesterday’s post, I used the layout by Lynn (here).

For this card, I wanted a more calm card (instead of yesterday’s bright colors). I started with a Crumb Cake card base (something not so dark that I could still stamp the sentiment without having to heat emboss it to show up). I used a bit Comfort Cafe DSP for the top portion.

Using the punches and DSP made this a really quick card!

I really like that this card can be used for just about any “sorry” situation.

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So Sorry
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Mixed Bunch, So Sorry;
Colors: Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso;
Other: Dimensionals, Blossom Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch;

Moroccan Feel

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I really loved the layout on Lynn’s cards (here) – which were inspired by another card.

I really love this bright color combo. And I adore the border image from Summer Silhouettes. I used a stampa-ma-jig to get it stamped consecutively.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Birthday Wishes
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Summer Silhouettes, Bring on the Cake;
Colors: White, Summer Starfruit, Riding Hood Red, Island Indigo, Basic Grey;
Other: Jewel – Rhinestone, Dimensionals, Blossom Punch;