Taco Fiesta with FMS#637

I was inspired by the little squares on this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge to design a card using my Taco Fiesta stamp set.  What fun!  This stamp set has a such a cute assortment of toppings and fun sentiments it was easy to fill the squares and come up with a card that made me smile.  

Here's the Sketch: 

Card Sketch by Karren Card Sketch by Karren 

Here's My Card:

I have to confess I really goofed up when I was making this card front.  Somehow I managed to flip the layers when I was adhering the stack to the card base, and wound up with the squares on the left rather than the right side of the card. OOPs!  Since the design on the Day at the Farm DSP was multi-directional, it didn't really make a difference, so I left things as is.  

I had so much fun stamping and colouring these images.  You can't really see because of the camera angle but I wanted all the red bits to be shiny so I topped them with a layer of Nuvo drops to bring on the shine.  

SUPPLIES USED:

Stamp Set:  

Taco Fiesta #160732 - Stampin' Up! (R) 

Inside sentiment from an old retired Stampin' Up! set.

Card Stock:

Daffodil Delight:

One piece of 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" for base.  

Cherry Cobbler 

One piece of 4" x 5 1/4" for mat and 3 scraps the square mats measuring 

1 1/2" x 1 1/2" 

Basic White

Two 4" x 5 1/4" for front and inside layers and scraps for 3 mats measuring 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" for card front.  Scraps for stamping images. 

Designer Paper:  

Day at the Farm 12 x 12 Stampin' Up! (R) 

Ink:  

Momento Basic Black for Images and sentiments

Cajan Craze, Poppy Parade, Real Red, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Parakeet Party Stampin Blends for coloured images. 

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Little Dreamers Baby Card - FMS #636

This weeks Freshly Made Sketch by Cecile had me puzzled and unsure of what I could do with it.  However I loved design teams wonderful samples and they eventually inspired me to be a bit more creative.  Here's the sketch: 

Here's My Card:

I was going to make a birthday card using my Zany Zoo characters and die cuts, but while I was looking through my scraps I found a piece of designer series paper with white clouds on a pool party background that captured my interest.  I decided to  cut and use this paper for the strips on the card.  From there everything seemed to fall into place and I came up with this baby card:

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets and Dies:

• Little Dreamers #161569 for lion and inside panel sentiment
• Teeny Tiny Wishes #127802 Stampin' Up! Retired for Hello Baby sentiment
• Little  Dreamers Dies #161578 for the two clouds

Ink:

• Memento Tuxedo Black 
• Marina Mist (R) for sentiments 
• Stampin' Blends: Crumb Cake Light/Dark, Light Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink and Lemon Lolly

Card Stock and DSP:

• Whisper White 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4" for base; a 3 7/8" x 5" piece for the front panel which was dry embossed with the Stars Embossing Folder (R); a 4" x 5 1/4" piece for inside panel and small scraps for the two die cut clouds. 
• Pool Party 4" x 5 1/4" for front panel 
• DSP Patterns Pack 112474 (R) Stampin' Up! - 2 pieces 3 1/4" x 1/2" and 2 pieces 2 1/2" x 1/2" for strips and a 4" x 1" strip for the inside panel.

Embellishments:  

• Iridescent Pearls #158987
• Tombow Multi Purpose Glue
• Dimensionals

I was quite please with this card and how quickly it came together once I decided on the supplies I would use.  For me that's always the hardest part.  I was sad to see the Little Dreamer Stamp set and dies retired as they've been my go-to baby baby set, and I always love the results.

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Latte Love Friendship Card for TSOT 646

Sketch #646 at Try Stampin' On Tuesday is open until May 19th, 2024.  I thought I would give it a go and I'm hoping you will too.  Sketches are a fun way to get your mojo in gear, especially if you're stuck and unsure of what you want to do.   

Here's My Card: 

Who doesn't love coffee or even better, getting together with a friend for a fresh brewed cuppa.

This card features stamps, dies and designer paper from the Latte Love  suite which is available as part of Stampin' Ups! Online exclusive product line.

Supplies Used:

Stamps, Dies and Paper:  

• Latte Love 15 piece stamp set #163455 Stampin' Up!- sentiments and large coffee mugs
• Latte Love Dies 20 pieces #163460 Stampin' Up - large and small coffee mugs
• Designer Paper - A Little Latte 12 x 12 #163453 - 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" square cut on diagonal for corner mats and a 4" x 5 1/4" piece for inside mat 
• Spotlight on Nature Circle Dies 12 dies - #163580 AC pg 69

A Little Latte DSP 

A Little Latte Suite - OnLine Exclusive #

Spotlight on Nature Dies #163590 pg 69 AC24/25

Cardstock:

• Whisper White 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 Scored at 4 1/4 for card base
• Whisper White 5" x 3 1/2" for inside layer and scrap for sentiment circle on front
• Pecan Pie 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" first layer 
• Lemon Lolly 3 " x 3" circle mat for front 
• Calypso Coral 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" cut on diagonal for dsp mats
• Calypso Coral 3 1/2 x 3/12 scrap for Spotlight on Nature circle
• and die cut cup for card inside 
• Lost Lagoon scrap for 1 1/4" stitched circle 

Accessories: 

• Opaque Faceted Gems #162979 Stampin' Up! 

Edit May 21st, 2024:  

I was just checking out the TSOT site looking for the next sketch challenge and I was delighted to see that my card was picked as one of the Top Three for Sketch Challenge #646.  Wow! That simply made my day!  

A big shout out to TSOT for choosing my card and all the wonderful comments.  Also a big congratulations to Cheryl and Cindy the other Top Three Winners.  Nice to join you in the circle! 

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Rock Star Masculine Birthday Card

We finally have some good weather and have spent the week tidying up in the garden and the garage.  Visits to the recycling plant to get rid of an accumulation of winter's junk and trips to local nurseries have been very rewarding.  

My husband and I are such creatures of habit always going to get our plants at Costco or Devans, but this week we surprised ourselves by checking out three new nurseries in the area.  Now our patios are looking inviting and we can't wait to entertain and use them again.   

This week's Freshly Made Sketch was designed by Jen B 

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Here's My Card: 

I used this simple sketch to design my "Rock Star" birthday card for a friend's son who is really into guitars and music. The card came together so easily using the Rock Legend Kit which can be purchased from the Online Exclusive kits available through Stampin' Up!.

This kit comes with everything you need to make eight cards.  I started my card with a basic black cardstock base that measured 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4".  On the right hand side of the card front I cut a 1" by 5 1/2" strip off so that the inside of the card was exposed.

For the front mat I cut one of the Crushed Curry card bases from the Rock Legend Kit down to 3"  x 5 3/8" and adhered it to the front of the card. For the rest of the front panel detail I layered a Velum Star with the guitar and Happy Birthday sentiment, both of which were adhered with dimensionals. Next I adhered five of the red plastic stars to fill up the white space on the star.  Voila, almost done!  

The inside of the card also came together very quickly.  I added a 1" x 5 3/8" strip from the reverse side of the card base that I'd used on the card front.  This Crushed Curry strip had no pattern.  I also cut a panel of Whisper White cardstock for the inside that measured 3" x 5 3/8" and adhered this beside the  Crushed Curry strip leaving a 1/16" gap between the two pieces.    

During the Last Chance Sale in April, I was fortunately enough to get the Rock Star Stamp Set and coordinating dies from the expiring mini catalogue.  I'm happy I did.  I stamped "Have a Rock and Roll Birthday" in Momento Black ink for the inside sentiment and I love how bold and masculine this stamp is.   

Sorry for the blur.  This stamp and die set is now retired.  

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Words of Comfort FMS Challenge 634

Sometimes you just need some comforting words and to know that someone's thinking of you.  I felt that this week's Freshly Made Sketch challenge with the sentiment on a diagonal would work well for this card. 

Here is Kim's sketch: 

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Here is my Card: 

I fell in love with the Thoughtful Journey 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper featured in the new Annual Catalogue and decided on a piece that would work perfectly for a background for this card. Each of the 48 double sided papers have wonderful patterns that you can mix and match. They coordinate with Blackberry Bliss, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock and Wild Wheat cardstocks.

I chose this piece which features some trees and has such a peaceful design.  

Supplies:

Cardstock:  

• 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of Moody Mauve scored at 4 1/4"
• 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 piece of Wild Wheat cardstock for mat
• 6" x 3/4" piece of Whisper White for center strip
• 5 1/4" x 4" piece of Whisper White for inside mat

Designer Series Paper:

• Thoughtful Journey 5 1/4 x 4 cut on an angle 

Accessories: 

• Starform Glitter strips and dots, Blackberry Bliss Ink and a sentiment stamp from the April Paper Pumpkin Delicate Wings stamp set. 

This card came together very quickly.  I hope you enjoyed this post.

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