DD #99 : STAMPIN' UP!'S ANOTHER GREAT YEAR

The current challenge at Dynamic Duos really called out to me, because it includes a colour I've been neglecting for a long time - Rich Razzleberry.

Here's the challenge:

 

 

I've let the large sentiment from Another Great Year take centre stage on my card.  It's gold-embossed, and the banners are coloured with a Rich Razzleberry marker.  I wanted to add some teensy flowers, but wanted them to be subtle, so used Creped Filter paper, and inserted a brad into each flower centre.

 

The light was not great for taking this photo - I got home from work when the natural light was fading, and, joy of joys, one of the fluorescent overhead lights in my craft room had decided to stop working!

 

 

 

 

Here's a better shot that shows the lovely sheen of the gold embossing:

Stamps: Another Great Year, Banner Blast

Card: Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Whisper White

DSP: Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper

Ink: Versamark inkpad, Basic Black craft stampin' pad, Whisper White craft stampin pad, Rich Razzleberry marker

Other: Gold stampin' emboss powder, Clear stampin' emboss powder, Essentials Paper-piercing pack, Paper-Piercing tool, Banner punch, Owl Builder punch (tiny heart on banner), Itty Bitty shapes punch, Neutrals and Brights brads, Tasteful Trim Bigz die, Creped Filter Paper, Sticky strip, sponge dauber

 

 

 



JAI #208: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY COLOUR CHALLENGE

This week's colour challenge, over at Just Add Ink, inspired me when I sat down to make a card for hubby.  Yesterday we celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary.  We went out for a meal together - just the two of us.  I can't quite remember the last time we made time to do that, so it was a special way to mark the occasion.

Here is the very cool colour combo Mae suggested for our challenge this week:

My card, for the world's luckiest husband (ha ha), turned out like this:

Stamps: Hearts A Flutter, Morning Post Numbers, Off the Grid, Banner Blast, Express Yourself

Card: Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Calypso Coral

DSP: Pacific Point and Smoky Slate Patterns Designer Series Papers

Ink: Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate and Pacific Point stampin' pads

Other: Banners framelits, 1 3/4" Circle punch, Decorative Label punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Smoky Slate chevron ribbon, Hearts A Flutter framelits, Brights and Neutrals candy dots, sponge daubers, glue dots

 

 

Make sure you check out the awesome cards the rest of the Design Team have made, using this colour combo.  Why not play along with us?  We'd love to see what you come up with.

 

 



JAI # 203: STAMPIN' UP! GINGHAM GARDEN GET WELL

This week at Just Add Ink, we have a sketch from Paula that lends itself to all sorts of possibilities!

Here's the sketch, to use as a starting point for your card/scrapbook page/other papercraft project:

 

 

I wanted to show some love to my Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper - it's so cute, and happy, but has been sitting unused in my craft room for a while.  Here's my take on the sketch:

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Express Yourself, Banner Blast (tiny flowers), Four Frames

Card: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Melon Mambo

DSP: Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper, Island Indigo Patterns DSP (retired)

Ink: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Island Indigo stampin' pads

Other: Envelope Punch Board (to make paper bow), Daffodil Delight stitched grosgrain, Decorative Label punch, Delicate Details Lace Tape, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin' Dimensionals, glue dots, sponge daubers, Basic Rhinestones, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

 

 

Make sure you take a look at the rest of the Design Team's samples.  We hope you'll play along with us, too.

 

 

JAI #202: JUST ADD STRIPES

This week's challenge at Just Add Ink, courtesy of Paula, is to "just add ... stripes" to our papercraft project.

Lately I've been having a lot of fun with the new Retro Fresh papers from Stampin' Up!, and one of the patterns fits the bill nicely for this challenge.  Here's my (almost monochromatic) card, featuring the Hexagon Hive thinlits die:

 

Stamps: Happy Watercolor, Banner Blast

Card: Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla, Crisp Cantaloupe, Baked Brown Sugar

DSP: Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper

Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Tangerine Tango and Baked Brown Sugar stampin' pads

Other: Hexagon Hive thinlits die, Itty Bitty Shapes punch, 1/2" Circle punch, 7/8" Scallop Circle punch, In Color Boutique Details embellishment, Bitty Banners framelits, Circle Card thinlits die (banner), Basic Pearls, sponge dauber, Needlepoint Border embossing folder, Crisp Cantaloupe stretch ruffle trim, glue dots

 

 

You can see the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team's samples here.  We hope you'll play along, and share your stripey creation with us!

 

 

 

STAMPIN' UP! LANGUAGE OF LOVE FOR C4C220

The current challenge at Crazy4Challenges is to use the following colours on a Valentine's Day card:

We don't "do" Valentine's, but I do like to tell people in my life how I feel about them, so I came up with a card using the soon-to-be-released (tomorrow, in fact!) stamp set called Language of Love.  The larger pennants and flags, and the heart border at the bottom of the card, are created with these stamps.  Although it's almost impossible to see in the photo, the Very Vanilla panel on the front of the card is stamped with Stampin' Up!'s Dictionary stamp, using Blushing Bride ink (stamped off first).

 

Stamps: Language of Love, Banner Blast, Chalk Talk, Dictionary

Card: Chocolate Chip, Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Blushing Bride, Coastal Cabana and Crumb Cake stampin' pads, Blsuhing Bride marker

Other: Stamp-a-ma-jig, XL Oval punch, Deco Labels framelits, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Petite Pennants Builder punch, Basic Pearls, sponge dauber, Banner punch, Baker's Twine from Sweet Sorbet Accessories Pack (Sale-a-Bration item), glue dots, paper snips

 

 



STAMPIN' UP! BANNER BLAST MASCULINE CARD

Yesterday was my husband's birthday,  and the card I made him features one of the upcoming Sale-a-Bration stamp sets, called Banner Blast.  This set contains, amongst other stamps, a variety of very sweet little flag stamps. It will be available from 28th January, along with a co-ordinating punch.  These items are free with qualifying orders (one freebie per $90.00 spent on catalogue product) - how cool is that?!

 

Stamps: World Map, Background Builders, Label Love, Banner Blast (SAB), Simply Stars

Card: Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Naturals Ivory

DSP: Night of Navy Patterns Designer Series Paper (retired)

Ink: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso and Night of Navy stampin' pads

Other: Apothecary Accents framelits, Artisan Label punch, Banner punch (SAB), Linen Thread, sponge daubers