LNS Challenge

We have a fun 2 week challenge for you over at on the LNS blog!  The challenge is to make a Christmas card, but you have to use non-traditional colors.  Are you up for the challenge?!  We hope so!  When you are done with your challenge card, you can simply load your card HERE.

For my challenge card I used the stamp set, Snow Day, from the current Holiday Catalog.  I inked up the snowman image using Crumb Cake, stamped off on a scrap piece of paper, and then stamped the image on a piece of Whisper White c/s.  Here's a list of what I used and my card:

Stamps: Snow Day, Itty Bitty Background (yes, I know it's retired, but I will always keep this awesome set around for fun background texture!)
Inks: Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Midnight Muse
Papers: Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Chocolate Chip, Season of Style DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper
Accessories: Big Shot, Deco Labels Collection Dies, Holiday Collection Die (star), Bitty Banners Die, Chocolate Chip Brads, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, SAMJ

Craft Fair Items

I am participating in a couple of craft shows next month, and here are some fun items I have been working on!

Gift boxes - I purchased a ton of these retired boxes from Stampin' Up! a couple of years ago, and am so glad that I did.  They make such a cute gift boxes!

Stamps: None
Inks: None
Papers: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Silver/Red Glimmer Papers, Gold
Accessories: Big Shot, Expressions Thinlits Die, Scentsational Season Framelit Dies, Stylish Stripes EF, White Baker's Twine, Jingle Bell, SU! Felt Pieces (retired), boxes, Dimensionals, mini-glue dots

Gift Card/Candy Holder - I used the retired SU! Scallop Envelope Die to make the gift card holders below.  Once I cut out the c/s, I than ran the c/s through my Big Shot using the Snowflake EF.  I ran a scrap piece of DSP through the Big Shot/Envelope Die for a piece to layer on the inside of the envelope.  I added a few embellishments, and came up with a cute and simple gift card holder!

Stamps: Pendant Parade
Papers: Whisper White, retired DSP
Inks: Real Red
Accessories: Big Shot, Scallop Envelope Die, Bitty Banners Framelits, Snowflake EF, Pretty in Pink Ribbon, Wild Wasabi Button, White Baker's Twine, Felt Snowflake, Mini-Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Candy, Gift Card

Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge

Well.........I am late as usual in my posts!  Time slipped away from me and I forgot to post the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge - my apologies to the team!  Below is this week's sketch; when you are finished you can load it HERE.



I used the stamp set, Secret Garden, for my card today. I love having the matching dies and don't have to hand cut the flowers from this set!  The flowers were stamped with Pink Pirouette and I then added a brad from Vintage Trinkets Collection in the middle.  Here's a list of what I used:

Stamps: Secret Garden, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Pink Pirouette, Pistachio Pudding, Early Espresso
Papers: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Pink Pirouette, Twitterpated DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Secret Garden Framelits, 3" Circle Die, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Delicate Designs EF, Word Windows Punch, Brocade Border Punch, Pink Pirouette Ribbon, White Baker's Twine, Vintage Trinkets Collection, Pearls, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots

LNS Challenge and Try Stampin' on Tuesday Combo Challenge!

For the next 2 weeks, the LNS challenge is to bling your card!  You can use anything type of "bling", be it rhinestones, pearls, ribbon - whatever catches your eye!  When you're done blinging out your work of art, you can simply load it HERE.

My card was also made for this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch Challenge.  You can find the sketch below and you can also load your card HERE!

And here is my card that I "blinged" out with pearls........

This week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch:

Here is a list of the supplies I used for my card:

Stamps: Secret Garden, Field Flowers, Express Yourself (saying)
Inks: Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango, Pistachio Pudding
Papers: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Venetian Romance DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Hearts Collection Framelit, Bitty Banner Framelits, Pearls, Distressing Tool, Clip, Sponge, Dimensionals

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge

Ready for a fun and challenging sketch today?  This week's Techno Stamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch is shown below, and we would love to have you play along with us this week!  Once your project is complete, you can post it HERE.

Here's this week's sketch:



I thought I would pull out one of the first stamp sets I purchased before I was a demonstrator, good 'ol Button Bear!  Anyone remember this little guy?  I stamped him on a piece of watercolor c/s using a Soft Suede ink.  I watercolored him in with my trusty brush using Soft Suede, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Pistachio Pudding inks.  I used the very cool Venetian Romance DSP for the background paper and added some texture using the Modern Mosaic EF.  Here is a list of what I used:

Stamps: Button Bear, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Soft Suede, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding
Papers: Very Vanilla, Crisp Cantaloupe, Soft Suede, Pistachio Pudding, Watercolor
Accessories: Big Shot, Modern Mosaic EF, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Bitty Banner Framelits, Natural 7/16" Trim, Very Vanilla Brads, Watercolor Brush, Dimensionals, Sponge

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

We have another really cool sketch for you over at Try Stampin' on Tuesday blog!



I love the simple layout of this sketch and the possibilities!  We would love to have you play along, and when you have finished your wonderful work of art, you can load it HERE!

I used the retired Halloween stamp set, A Haunting We Will Go, for my card.  I watercolored in the cat image using Pumpkin Pie, Going Gray, Smokey Slate, Pistachio Pudding and Summer Starfruit inks.   The saying was die cut using one of the Apothecary Accents Die.  Here's a list of what I used:

Stamps: A Haunting We Will Go
Inks: Black Stazon, Pumpkin Pie, Going Gray, Smokey Slate, Pistachio Pudding and Summer Starfruit
Papers: Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Witches' Brew DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Spider Web EF, Apothecary Accents Die, Bitty Banner Framelits, Black and Pumpkin Pie Brads, Large and Small Star Punches, Paper Piercing Tool, Sponge, Dimensionals, Watercolor Brush

Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge

Hey everyone - are you ready for another fun Try Stampin' on Tuesday challenge?  I like the clean and simple look for today's sketch, and hope you will find time in your busy summer schedule to play along!  The sketch is below, and you can load your card HERE.



I used one of my all time favorite retired sets, Pocket Fun, for my challenge card.  I stamped the images on Whisper White c/s using a black Stazon inkpad, watercolored them in, and then cut them out while watching Gibbs save the world on NCIS.  I used the new EF, Modern Mosaic, for the background.  Here's a list of what I used:



Stamps: Pocket Fun, Express Yourself (saying)
Inks: Rose Red, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Soft Suede, Bashful Blue
Papers: Whisper White, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Cutie Pie DSP (retired)
Accessories: Big Shot, Modern Mosaic EF, Bitty Banner Framelits, So Saffron Brads, Watercolor Brush, CAD, Barely Banana Brads, Scissors, Dimensionals

Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge

It's a very chilly 51 degrees Tuesday morning here and I am beginning to wonder if summer will ever show up.....so for me, it's a great excuse to stay inside and stamp!  The following is this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday challenge sketch:



We would love to see your work of art after you have created it, and you can simply load it in the gallery - which you can find HERE.

I did another direct to paper card for my challenge card.  I swiped So Saffron across the top and Baked Brown Sugar across the bottom.  I inked up the grass using the bird image from the set, Simply Sketched, using a Island Indigo marker.  The bird was watercolored in using a blender pen and Island Indigo and So Saffron ink.  Here's the rest of the details:

Stamps: Simply Sketched, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Island Indigo, So Saffron, Baked Brown Sugar

Papers: Very Vanilla, Baked Brown Sugar, Island Indigo

Accessories: Big Shot, Woodgrain EF, Bitty Banner Framelits, Flower and matching Brad, So Saffron Ribbon, Sponge, Dimensionals

Techno Stamper Lunchtime Challenge!

Are you ready for another fun and challenging Techno Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge?  Here's the sketch:



When you are done creating your card, you can post if  HERE.  Time to get crafting!!

For my card, I stamped the flower image from the set, Secret Garden, onto a piece of Tea for Two DSP using Basic Black ink, and then used the coordinating die to cut the flowers out.  I stamped the stem from the set, Field Flowers, on a piece of Very Vanilla c/s using  Lucky Limeade ink.  I then cut it out using an Apothecary Accent Die.  Here's a list of what I used to create my card:

Stamps: Secret Garden, Field Flowers, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Basic Black, Lucky Limeade, Early Espresso

Papers: Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Lucky Limeade, Tea for Two DSP

Accessories: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Die, Bitty Banners Framelits, Secret Gardens Framelits, Modern Mosaic EF, Very Vintage Designer Buttons, So Saffron Brads, Certainly Celery Brad, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

We have a really fun challenge for you today over at Try Stampin' on Tuesday!  You can find the sketch below, and when you are done creating your work of art, you can simply load it HERE!



I did the direct to paper technique for my card.  I swiped So Saffron across the top of the Very Vanilla c/s and then Pistachio Pudding across the bottom.  I inked just the grass on the bottom of the bird image from the set, Simply Sketched, using an Early Espresso marker, and stamped it across the card.  I then sponged some Early Espresso across the bottom.  I colored in the bird image (stamped separately on a scrap piece of paper) with Island Indigo and So Saffron before cutting it out and mounting it on the card front.  Here's a list of what I used:

Stamps: Simply Sketched
Inks: Early Espresso, Pistachio Pudding, So Saffron, Island Indigo
Papers: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Pistachio Pudding, Soho Subway DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Modern Mosaic EF, Bitty Banner Framelits, Barely Banana Brads, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Sponge

Monday Lunch Time Sketch!

Happy Monday everyone!  It's looks like another stormy day here; which makes for perfect day to be inside and stamp and play along with today's Techno Stamper challenge!  Below is the sketch, and you can load your creation once it's done HERE,



For my card I used the set, Bright Blossoms, which I have to admit I have had for a long time but have never used until now......I inked up the vase image with a Soft Suede marker and put a small post-it-note at the top before stamping the stems with Lucky Limeade.  I then added retired Everyday Enchantment brads for the flowers.  The saying is from the set, Itty Bitty Banners, stamped in Soft Suede and cut out using a Bitty Banner Framelit.  Here's the rest of the details:

Stamps: Bright Blossoms, Itty Bitty Banners
Inks: Soft Suede, Lucky Limeade
Papers: Whisper White, Tea for Two DSP, Soft Suede, Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Big Shot, Windows Frame Framelits, Bitty Banner Framelits, Cloudy Day EF, Scallop Border Punch, Everyday Enchantment Brads, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals

Techno Stamper: Monday Lunchtime Challenge!

Are you ready for another challenge this beautiful Monday morning?  I hope so, as we have another great challenge for you over at the Monday Sketch Lunchtime Challenge!  Here's the sketch below; once you are finished with your work of art, you can simply load it HERE!



Below is my take on the challenge and I used my new fav color combo, Early Espresso and Crisp Cantaloupe!  The DSP at the bottom is called Soho Subway and I love how it accents the Crisp Cantaloupe.  Here is a list of what I used:

Stamps: Blooming with Kindness, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe, Early Espresso
Papers: Very Vanilla, Crisp Cantaloupe, Early Espresso
Accessories: Big Shot, Beautifully Baroque EF, Crochet Trim Ribbon, Vintage Pin and Brads, Bitty Banner Framelit, Blender Pen, Sponge, Dimensionals

Techno Stamper Challenge!

Hard to believe it's June here in Chicagoland with the very cool temps today.  Trying to resist the urge to put the heat on, and hoping now that the sun is out that things will start to warm up!

Below is the sketch for this week's Techno Stamper Lunchtime Challenge:

 

When you are finished with your card, you can download it: HERE

For my card I used the new hostess set, Simply Sketched.  I stamped the flower image twice on Whisper White; once using Old Olive ink, and the other using Rich Razzleberry ink.  I cut out the flower stamped with Rich Razzleberry and layered it over the Old Olive stamped flower.  I also lightly blended the color around the edges with a blender pen.

Hope you can play along this week!  Here's the details:

Stamps: Simply Sketched, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Inks: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry
Papers: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Early Espresso
Accessories: Big Shot, Elegant Lines EF, Perfect Polka Dot EF, Bitty Banner Framelits, Old Olive Button, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Doily, Distressing Tool, Blender Pen, Sponge, Dimensionals, Scissors

Techno Stamper Monday Challenge

Happy Monday morning!  I had a busy weekend as my son's football team had their annual mulch sale.  I wasn't sure if I would be able to get my card for this week's challenge, but am glad I was able to squeeze in some stamping time!

Another great sketch this week!  We would love to see what you have created using the sketch below.  When you are finished, you can load your creation HERE.



I decided to go with Rich Razzleberry for my main color, and used some SAB Sycamore Street DSP I had left over.  I stamped the flower from Secret Garden 3 times with Rich Razzleberry and then cut out different sections and layered them to give the card some depth.  Here's a list of what I used:

Stamps: Secret Garden, Itty Bitty Banners
Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive
Papers: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, SAB Sycamore Street DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Secret Garden Framlit Die, Honeycomb EF, Designer Frames EF, Bitty Banner Framelits, White and Rich Razzleberry Brads, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals

Monday's Technostamper Lunch Challenge!

It's Monday and spring break, and it's lightly snowing!  Spring still hasn't come to the Chicago land area yet, and I can't wait for it start warming up!

We have another fun Technostamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge for you!  You can find the sketch below.  When you are finished crafting your work of art, you can download it HERE

I have two card views for this challenge.  After I created my first card (bottom card), I felt it was too plain and needed a little something extra.  I used the Bitty Butterfly Punch from the current Occasions Catalog to punch out 3 butterflies from the Tea for Two DSP (also from the Occasions Catalog).

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Calypso Coral
Papers: Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Tea for Two DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Lacy Brocade EF, Bitty Banner Framelits, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Blossom Punch, Pearls, Neutral Button, Calypso Coral Ribbon, Sponges, Sewing Machine/Thread, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots

3D LNS Challenge

Good morning; it's Monday, spring break and it's snowing.  I can't wait for warmer weather and to not have to wear my winter coat anymore!!

We have a really fun challenge for you this week, and that is to create a 3D project - treat holder, basket, candy bar wrapper, candles, etc.!  Lots of possibilities for this great challenge, and we can't wait to see what you create.  You can load your project on the LNS blog, and you can find the link: HERE.

I saw an absolutely adorable bunny on the Stampin' Up! visitors site made using the Oval Framelits.  Since I don't have these framelits and I thought I would improvise and use the oval punches that I have instead.  The bunny was pretty easy to make, and I think my little guy turned out cute!  This is how I made my version of the bunny from the SU site:

- I used the extra-large oval punch for the body.
- The used the large oval punch for the ears.
- I used the small oval punch for the inside of the ears, hands and feet and the egg (which I then trimmed more).
- The eyes and heart were made using the owl punch.

Here's the rest of the details:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Island Indigo
Papers: Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, So Saffron, Basic Black, Tea for Two DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Honey Comb EF, Bitty Banner Framelits, Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die, Extra-large, large and small Oval Punches, Owl Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch, Pool Party Baker's Twine, Calypso Coral Ribbon, CAD, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Sticky Strip Tape

Combo Challenge Post

Good morning everyone!  I have a combined challenge post using the same stamp set for you this Monday morning......Technostamper Monday Lunchtime Challenge and this week's Late Night Stamper Challenge.  This week's LNS challenge is to use your favorite SAB set.  For me it's the stamp set, Feeling Sentimental.  It's definitely a set I will keep for years to come, and feel it's a great set to use for guy cards.

First Up - The Technostamper Challenge Card

Here is the sketch, and you can click HERE to play along:

For my card, I stamped the phone booth image 3 times, twice using Calypso Coral ink and once using Early Espresso ink onto Very Vanilla c/s.  For the Calypso Coral images, I cut just the doors out on one image and then the whole phone image on the other.  I then layered the phone booth and then the doors over the early Espresso image, and used my Early Espresso inkpad to swipe the edges of the cut out pieces.  I used a piece of Tea for Two DSP for the background, and wanted to grunge it up a bit.  I crumpled up the DSP and then swiped the Early Espresso inkpad over it.  I think it gives it an interesting effect to the paper.  I then added some Very Vanilla Brads and Early Espresso ribbon, and a saying from the set, Teeny Tiny Wishes.  Here's the rest of the details:

Stamps: SAB Feeling Sentimental, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Calypso Coral, Early Espresso

Papers: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Tea for Two DSP

Accessories: Big Shot, Apothecary Accent Dies, Bitty Banner Framelits, Very Vanilla Brads, Early Espresso Ribbon, Sponges, Scissors, Dimensionals

Late Night Stamper Challenge - Saying Goodbye to SAB!

It's hard to believe that this is the last week for this year's SAB - another great selection of FREE stamps and embellishments!  You can download your project HERE.

Once again I went with my favorite set, Feeling Sentimental, for my challenge card.  I love how you can create motion with the bike image, and thought I would go with this look again for my card.  I used the Stamp-a-ma-Jig to help place the bike.  I inked the image up with Soft Suede ink and then just kept stamping the image until the image was very faint.  I then used the Honeycomb EF on only half of the Very Vanilla c/s and then added a strip of First Edition DSP for the background.  I used distressing tool on the edges and then swiped the edges with the Soft Suede inkpad.  Here's more of the details:

Stamps: Feeling Sentimental SAB, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Soft Suede

Papers: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, First Edition DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot, Honeycomb EF, Bitty Banner Framelits, 1-3/8" Square Punch, Soft Suede Brads and Ribbon, Vintage Trinkets, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Distressing Tool, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals

Monday Lunchtime Sketch!

Below is the sketch for this week's Techno Stamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch.  Lots of possibilities for this fun CAS challenge!   We would love for you to play along this week!  Simply load your work of art using this LINK!

I was going through my stamp sets yesterday to find a set to use for this challenge and found this gem, Simply Soft.  I colored in the flower image using Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler markers, and then added some pearls in the middle.  The image was cut out using one of the Apothecary Accent Dies, and then I ran some Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon through the holes I punched at the top and bottom of the die using my CAD.  I am going to send this card to a customer that placed an online order, I hope she likes it! Here's the details:

Stamps: Simply Soft, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Soft Suede, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler

Papers: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Botanical Gazette DSP

Accessories: Big Shot, Apothecary Accent Die, Bitty Banner Framelits, Bitty Butterfly Punch, CAD, Tea Lace Paper Dollie, Pearls, Lacy Brocade EF, Dimensionals

Technostamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch

The Windy city is living up to it's name today as we have 40-50mph winds today.  So it's a great day to stay inside and stamp.  We have a great sketch for you today over at the Technocstamper Monday Lunchtime blog, and here it is:

When you are finished with your wonderful work of art, you can simply post it on the Technostamper blog, and you can find the link right HERE!

I also used this card for this week's LNS challenge as well; which was to create a project using a SAB set.  You can load your finished project on the LNS blog, and you can find the link HERE.

For my card, I once again reached for my favorite SAB set, Feeling Sentimental.  I think this has to be my absolute favorite SAB set yet, and love the vintage look you can get with this versatile set.  I stamped the image of the bicycle 5 times on a piece of Very Vanilla c/s using a Stamp-a-Ma-Jig to help me with placement.  I then used the edge of the Soft Suede inkpad to feather the cardstock and DSP.  Here's a list of what I used and my card:

Stamps: Feeling Sentimental, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Soft Suede, Marina Mist

Papers: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Marina Mist, Beau Chateau DSP

Accessories: Big Shot, 3" Circle Die, Bitty Banners Framelits, Ticket Corner Punch, Vintage Trinkets, Soft Suede Ribbon, Marina Mist Brads, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Tool

LNS Challenge - Let's Heat Things Up!

Time to pull out your embossing powder and heat gun for this week's LNS challenge!  Your challenge for this week is to create a project using heat embossing.  Once you have created your project, you can load it HERE.  It really is simple to play along!

I used Early Espresso embossing powder for my project, and my favorite SAB set, Feeling Sentimental.  After I embossed the image, I distressed the edges, carefully wadded up the cardstock and then feathered the edges using a sponge and Early Espresso ink.  You can find more details below:

Stamps: Feeling Sentimental, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Inks: Early Espresso
Papers: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, More Mocha DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits, Early Espresso EP, Heat Gun, Very Vanilla Brads, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Vintage Trinkets, Distressing Tool, Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Tool