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

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

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

Time to pull out your stampin' goodies, and join us over at the Try Stampin' on Tuesday challenge blog!  We have another great sketch for you:

Once you're done creating your challenge project, you can simply load it HERE.  We can't wait to see what you have created; thanks for playing along today!

For my challenge card, I reached once again for my favorite SAB set, Feeling Sentimental.  After I heat embossed and stamped the image, I then crumpled up the cardstock to give the images a more vintage look.  I ran a scrap piece of Very Vanilla c/s through my Big Shot using the Honeycomb EF, and then ran both a Soft Suede and Early Espresso inkpad over the top of the honeycombs and edges.  I then gently ripped and curled some of the edges of the honeycomb.  I used the DSP, Mocha Morning, as a background.  I think this DSP works really well with this set and wish it wasn't retired! Here's the details:

Stamps: Feeling Sentimental

Inks: Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Papers: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Mocha Morning DSP

Accessories: Big Shot, Honeycomb EF, Heat Gun, Vanilla EP, Neutral Brads, 1-1/4" Square Punch, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Button from the Artisan Embellishments Kit, Paper Distressing Tool, Very Vanilla Ribbon, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge

We have another fun sketch challenge for you today over on the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge Blog!  And here it is:

You can find the link for the blog and the design team samples: HERE.  Once you have created your project, you can then simply load it on the blog by clicking where it is written, " Click here to enter" - easy peasy!

For my project I once again used the fab SAB set, Feeling Sentimental.  I used up some of the retired Razzleberry Lemonade DSP for the background and then feathered the edges with Pumpkin Pie and Rich Razzleberry.  I also swiped these same inkpads over the Whisper White c/s that was embossed using the new Honeycomb EF.  Here's a list of what else I used and a pic of my project:

Stamps: Feeling Sentimental

Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie

Papers: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

Accessories: Big Shot, Honeycomb EF, 3" Circle Die, Pumpkin Pie Button, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Rich Razzleberry Brads, 1-1/4" Square Punch, Dimensionals

LNS Challenge

I am excited to let you know that the LNS Challenge group has a new blog! You can find the link for the new challenge blog HERE! You can now load your challenge projects directly onto this blog instead of through Yahoo.

This week's challenge is to create a project using snowflakes. Below are two projects I created for this challenge. The first project is a card using the new Honeycomb EF from the new spring catalog. I love the texture this new embossing folders creates! I embossed some designer papers using this folder, cut them out and layered them on the honeycombs. The snowflakes were made using the Snow Flurry die, glimmer paper and DSP. Below is a list of items I used for this project.

Stamp Sets: Pennant Parade (saying)
Inks: Cherry Cobbler
Papers: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Be of Good Cheer DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper
Accessories: Big Shot, Honeycomb EF, Snow Flurry Die, Glimmer Brad, Little Labels Punch Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Scissors, Dimensionals

I have been seeing these cute gift tags made into the shape of a coffee holder and thought it would make a cute project for this challenge as well.  The mug was pretty easy to make - you cut a piece of c/s 2-1/2" x 6-1/2 and score it at 3-1/4".  You then open up the tag and the cut an angle off 1/2" from the fold.  The belly band is 1" x 3", the top of the mug is 1" x 2-3/4" and I then used a corner round of the top edges.

Stamps: None
Inks: None
Papers: Very Vanilla, Be of Good Cheer DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Big Shot, Northern Flurry Folder, Snow Flurry Die, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Glimmer Brad, Gumball Green Ribbon, Brad, CAD, Dimensionals, Dimensionals

Try Stampin' on Tuesday!

Merry Christmas everyone; may your Christmas be filled with much
love, laughter, joy and wonderful moments as we celebrate Jesus' Birthday!

Below is the sketch for this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday! challenge.  I know it's Christmas and a very busy time of the year, but we hope that you'll find time to play along with us this week!  You can post your work of art HERE!

And below is the card that I made using one of the new SAB sets, Feeling Sentimental.  I thought it would pair nicely with the retired DSP, Mocha Morning Specialty that I recently purchased from the SU! clearance rack.  I embossed the Ferris wheel using Ivory EP, and then sponged some Soft Suede and Early Espresso around the image.  Next I lightly dragged an Early Espresso ink around the edges of both the saying and Ferris wheel image.  For the background piece, I used the new Honeycomb EF from the upcoming Spring catalog - isn't the texture really cool!?!  Here's a list of the rest of the items I used:

Stamps: Feeling Sentimental SAB
Inks: Early Espresso, Soft Suede
Papers: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Mocha Morning Specialty DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Honeycomb EF, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Paper Doily Sizzlits L Die, Neutral Button, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Brad, Sponges, Dimensionals