JAI #158 : STAMPIN' UP!'S EVERYTHING ELEANOR

This week at Just Add Ink, Mae has come up with this fantastic sketch:

My starting point was a gorgeous piece of paper from Stampin' Up!'s Print Poetry Designer Series Paper stack.  It determined my colour scheme of Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla.  The next step was to show a bit of love to my reasonably new, but barely used, Everything Eleanor stamp set.  I love how the stamped label shape is the perfect mat to my sentiment panel, that was die-cut using one of the shapes from the Apothecary Accents framelits collection.

Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Wacky Wishes

Card: Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla

DSP: Print Poetry Designer Series Paper stack

Ink: Crumb Cake stampin' pad and marker, Midnight Muse stampin' pad and marker

Other: Apothecary Accents framelits, paper snips, Ticket Duo Builder punch, Basic Pearls, Large Basic Pearls, Square Lattice embossing folder, Crumb Cake seam binding, Midnight Muse stitched satin ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig, sponge daubers

 

 

The Just Add Ink team has some beautiful, varied, examples of how to use this sketch - you can check them out here.  We'd love to see how you use this sketch on your card, too, so please play along with us!

 

 

 



SC 074/13: A STAMPIN' UP! EASTER CARD

With only a few weeks until Easter is upon us, Sunny Challenges & Creations is running a challenge to make an Easter creation, based on this sketch:

Last year my friend Judy let me use her Everybunny stamp set, from Stampin' Up!, to stamp out a few images.  They've sat unloved for a long time, but one of the cute images was perfect for this challenge, so I had a bit of fun colouring it in and creating a card.  I consulted my Stampin' Up! Color Coach, and decided on a colour combination of Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette and Soft Suede.

I have rotated the sketch, and taken a bit of liberty with placement of the sentiment .... and here's the end result:

Stamps: Everybunny, Wacky Wishes, Confetti

Card: Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette, Watercolour Paper

Ink: Jet Black Staz-on inkpad, Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette and Soft Suede stampin' pads

Other: Blender pens, Cloudy Day embossing folder, Itty Bitty shapes punch, Basic Pearls, XL Oval punch, Victoria Crochet trim, Pink Pirouette taffeta ribbon, sponge dauber, stampin' dimensionals, multipurpose liquid glue, glue dots

 

 

 



STB # 6 : STAMPIN' UP! TEENAGE BOY BIRTHDAY CARD

This week's sketch at Seize the Birthday is to be used to make a masculine birthday card.

I used the sketch to make a card for my son's friend, who is turning 13.  Those of you who are regular visitors to my blog will know that I LOVE making masculine cards.  I've broken open my new packet of Parker's Patterns Designer Series Paper, from the Stampin' Up! Seasonal Catalogue ... and just love it for a 'boy' card.  Here's what I made for the teen:

Stamps: Wacky Wishes, Memorable Moments

Card: Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

DSP: Parker's Patterns Designer Series Paper

Ink: Crumb Cake and Not Quite Navy stampin' pads, Marina Mist and Cherry Cobbler markers

Other: Window Frame Framelits, Festive Paper-Piercing pack, Natural Trim ribbon, Tasteful Trim XL Bigz die, sponge daubers, Naturals Designer Button, Cherry Cobbler baker's twine, glue dots, stampin' dimensionals, Color Spritzer tool

 

 

 

STB #2: TEENAGE BOY CARD

Here's this week's sketch at Seize The Birthday ... the challenge is to create a masculine card, and the timing was perfect because I had to make a card for a special young man (waaaaay overdue for his birthday, but I'm sure it'll still be appreciated!).

I created an irregular-shaped central panel using my Top Note die from Stampin' Up!  After cutting a Top Note, I turned the die cut around 90 degrees, and cut again.  I then kept turning the die cut and putting it through my Big Shot, to end up with the shape below (I wanted it to be 'imperfect' for my boy's card).  I like how the ribbon treatment ended up looking like a little bow tie.

 

Stamps: Netting, Memorable Moments, Wacky Wishes, Owl Occasions

Card: Riding Hood Red smooth and textured, Basic Gray, Naturals White 

DSP: Twitterpated Designer Series Paper

Ink: Riding Hood Red and Basic Gray stampin' pads, Basic Gray marker

Other: Top Note die, Basic Gray taffeta ribbon, Tasteful Trim die, Finishing Touches Edgelits die, Basic Gray striped satin ribbon (reversed), In Color Printed Designer Brads, sponge dauber, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" Circle punches, glue dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

SC 055/12: NEW STAMPIN' UP! CHRISTMAS GOODIES

Today is my final post as a Guest Designer for Sunny Challenges & Creations - a bit sad!  I've really enjoyed being part of the Design Team for the month of August, and would like to thank Vicky, Kris and Gwen for having me on the team.

This week's sketch challenge is to be used to make a Christmas card.

It just so happens that I have a few new Christmas products in my stash, thanks to Stampin' Up! allowing us demonstrators to order items in advance of their release on 1st September.  I really love the "Be of Good Cheer" Designer Series Paper, so that forms the basis of my card.  The fun sentiment is from a new stamp set called Wacky Wishes (which is free with an order over $300).  Gumball Green, one of the five scrumptious new In Colors coming on 1st September, also features heavily on my card.

Stamps: Snow Swirled, Wacky Wishes (available 1st September)

Card: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Gumball Green

DSP: Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper

Ink: Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green stampin' pads

Other: Labels Collections Framelits die, Regals brads, Gumball Green stitched satin ribbon, Mat Pack and Paper Piercing Tool, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, mini glue dots

We'd love to have you join us for this Christmas challenge.  Make sure you check out the rest of the Design Team's samples for inspiration!