Paper Craft Cew Card Sketch #39

Here's this weeks great card sketch and challenge from the Paper Craft Crew.  Just click on this link to see all the great samples from the design team.

As you know, if you visit my blog frequently, I went through a rough patch in the beginning of the year with illness and dealing with the loss of my little dog Murphy.  So many people were so good to me and offered me so much support, I thought I would take this opportunity to make some Thank You cards to express my appreciation.

The background and ribbon colours in the sketch design and the tiny floral pattern on the DSP inspired me to design something Victorian or Vintage for my entry this week.  

With that in mind, I went through my stash and found a retired designer paper called Attic Boutique.  One of the designer papers that attracted me featured vintage corsets and horns in an array of colours and I knew it would work perfectly with what I had in mind. To go with this paper I chose the retired stamp set called Rue Des Fleures, which has the same elements and great sentiments.

Here is my card:

I stamped the 3 sentiments from the Rue Des Fleures stamp set in Early Espresso Ink directly onto the Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper.  But, before stamping the sentiment I inked up the stamps with Versa Mark ink and then Early Espresso ink and then heat set with Early Espresso Embossing Powder.  This added a little dimension without making it look too glossy.  

I added a vintage dimensional flower from the 5/8" Flower Trim strips.  You get 2 yards of these little rosettes in each strip and they're so versatile.  I could have left it as is but decided to tie the flower into the colours of the background papers with a little Baja Breeze daubed on the edges.  Easy Peasy!  I used Crystal Effects to mount the flower onto the card. 

The circles and the sentiment layers are popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals to give definition and make the element fit over the ribbon.    

5/8" Flower Trim Product #126869 - available until May 31, 2013

Products Used:

Stamp Set:  Stampin' Up! - Rue Des Fleures

DSP:  Attic Boutique

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight

Ink:  Early Espresso and Baja Breeze 

Accessories:  1 1/4", 1 3/8", 1 3/4" circle punches, Retired designer brads, Flower Trim (#126869 Spring Mini), Baja Breeze retired ribbon,Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder (this will be retiring the end of may #120175 IB&C), Stampin' Dimensionals #104430, Crystal Effects #101055


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MOJO Monday - MOJO289 Get Well Soon Card

I was a little late with posting my card for the Mojo Monday #289 Sketch Challenge, but that's alright.  The nice thing about these sketch challenges is that you can really do it just as a challenge to yourself and then you can do them anytime.  

I liked the layout on this sketch with its paper splitting theme.  I hadn't tried that before and let me tell you it challenged my accuracy with a cutting blade. It worked out okay in the end, and I'm proud to share my rendition here today.

I chose a Get Well Card theme for this sketch.  I have a few folks who have just recently had surgery or it is imminent and I thought this was a cheery way to express my good thoughts to them.  

Get Well Card Based on Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #289

Stamps:  Oh, Whale #129132 Summer Mini

Cardstock:  Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point and Marina Mist

Ink:  Marina Mist, Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight

DSP:  Sunshine and Sprinkle, #126922 Summer Mini 

Accessories:
Big Shot Machine, Cloudy Day#127022 and Delicate Designs #127023 Embossing Folders, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack #126187, Happy Whale Clearlits Die #129403, 2 1/2" Circle Punch #120906.  Six Regal Rose brads #11938 Subtles Brad Pack, and Dazzling Details Glitter Adhesive #124117.  

 

Happy Whale Clearlits Die on pg 29 of the Spring Mini item #129403

Oh, Whale Stamp Set Clear Mount item #129132 page 29 Spring Mini catalogue.  Such a cute set.  Available until May 30, 2013. 

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PCCCS#38 Challenge - Thanks So Much

Thanks for dropping by.  Today I made a card for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch #38 challenge.  I used the following:

Stamps:  Thanks So Much # 130733 

DSP:  This and That Epic Day DSP 

Cardstock:  Marina Mist, Gumball Green, Daoffodil Delight

Ink:  Regal Rose, Marina Mist, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit.

Accessories:  Dazzling Details Glitter Adhesive #124117 in Silver, Ovals Collection Framelit Dies #129381, Beautiful Wings Embosslits #118,138, Elegant Butterfly Punch #126526, Perfect          Pennants Bigz L die cuts 123126.

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And here are some views of my card.  Let me know how you like it.  These colours and the design are not common ones for me, but I fell in luv with this sketch the moment I began to design the card.
 

I love the way I was able to layer the ovals on this card.  The Ovals Collection Framelit Dies made it so easy.   I layered 3 butterfly images cut using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit for the two Gumball Green butterflies and the Elegant Butterfly Punch was used for the Marina Mist butterfly.  Rolling the wings with a bamboo skewer gave the wings some added dimension. 

I coloured the designs on the banner with Stampin' Up! Markers in Marina Mist, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit and Regal Rose and then stamped the image on some very vanilla card stock.  I hand cut the banner. I also ran some Dazzling  Details along the lines separating each design to give a little glimmer.. 

The Dazzling Diamonds Silver Glitter Adhesive makes these little butterflies fairly dance off the page.

And there you have it.  I hope to do more of the Paper Crafts Crew Card Sketch challenges.  Hope you'll play along too.  It's a great way to stretch your creative wings.

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It's the Bomb!

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Stampin' Up! has just released a new stamp set called Bomb's Away.  It's a tongue in cheek, cheeky kind of set.  This new set can be used for those occasions when you just want to poke fun.  To see more on this set go visit the Stampin' Up! Blog, where Dave B of Catalogue Design will give you all the details.   

Tricky Tip Tuesday – Upcycling Wood Blocks

Tricky Tip Tuesday – Upcycling Wood Blocks

Here's this week's share from Stampin' Up!s  Cindy B.  Sr. Staff Writer.  I guess you could call this "Thinking Outside the Block".

This week’s “tricky tip” shows you an easy way to upcycle wood blocks.  Simply design your labels in MDS, apply Crystal Effects to the back of the label, adhere the label to the wood block, then brush another layer of Crystal Effects over the wood block and label. It takes just minutes and is so much fun! 









Stay tuned for next Tuesday's Tricky Tip Tuesday post.  Until then Happy Stamping!

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