I love, love, LOVE this sketch! So much fun!! I made a goal for myself this Stampin' Up! year that I would use more Designer Series Paper. So far, I am managing to use it on most of my projects as of late!! Today is no exception! I love how the numbers from the Soho Subway DSP pack are an important element of today's card. Fitting for a birthday, I think!
Here's the sketch:
And here's my take:
I hesitated ordering Positively Chevron (that gumbo background stamp) as I wasn't sure the chevron pattern would stick around. I'm still not "positive" it will, but I couldn't hold myself back any longer. I have a thing for chevrons. To get the worn look, I inked up the entire stamp (it's a big one) and then just dabbed it with a scrap of paper. Lightly in some places, more pressure in others. This gave it an uneven, slightly worn effect. Easy peasy.
I also chose to use linen thread as the vertical piece of the sketch as I didn't want to cover up any of those gorgeous numbers. I'm planning to recreate multiples of this card (it didn't take long) to give to our church's Kid's Birthday Ministry. We send out over 200 cards a year to each and every child who has a birthday! We have a great team of about 8 ladies, I think ;)
...And that sweet little cupcake. Here's your closeup, Cupcake..
Again I used Sketched Birthday on this project. I've really been drawn to that set lately. The sketchy images are just fun, I suppose. I used Stampin' Write markers to colour the image Early Espresso and Crisp Cantaloupe. I pulled those colours from the Soho Subway DSP. That's a great way to coordinate your card. Just use the same colours as your DSP.
Here's one more view, just because it's fun:
Hope you enjoy the sketch challenge and that the Design Team entries inspire you to create something you love!!
Have a fun & creative weekend!
Tamara
Stampin' Supplies:
Stamp Set: Sketched Birthday, Positively Chevron
Card stock: Summer Starfruit, Early Espresso, Crisp Cantaloupe, Very Vanilla, Soho Subway DSP
Ink: Summer Starfruit Classic Ink Pad, Crisp Cantaloupe and Early Espresso Stampin' Write markers
Tools: 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" scallop circle punch
Accesories: Basic Pearls, linen thread
Other: Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Sponge, Snail Adhesive
Well peeps,
the big day has FINALLY arrived! You've met all of the design team
members and now it's time to be inspired and GO CREATE! We're SO excited
to launch this new challenge blog and hope that LOTS and LOTS of you
will play along with us!
Here's the sketch: Apparently the sketch didn't upload correctly in the original post. Hopefully this time it does :)
And here's what I came up with:
A little busier than my normal style (if I have a normal...or a style???) One of my goals this Stamping year is to use more Designer Series Paper. I order it because I love it and then I.do.not.use.it. None of it. It sits, looking extremely pretty, on the shelf never to grace the front of a card. Enter DSP. This is from the Birthday Basics pack. The colours are fun and I thought this would make a great kids card. The card is busy, kids are busy. Perfect!
Here's another view:
And just because I wanted to see it a bit different, I created this one. Similar but not the same.
The Crisp Cantaloupe flags are a little long for my liking (say that 3 times fast) and I like how they look when embossed rather than plain as is here. I do, however, like those balloons. They fill up the white space a little more. The balloons are stamped off once in Smoky Slate.
Which one is your favourite? Do you think this would be a good kids' card? Leave me a comment and let me know :)
Enjoy your FRIDAY! And a have a great weekend!
Tamara
Stampin' Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Bring on the Cake, Sketched Birthday
Ink: Basic Gray, Smoky Slate Classic Ink
Card Stock: Raspberry Ripple, Crisp Cantaloupe,Island Indigo Whisper White, Birthday Basics DSP
Accessories: 1/8" Silver Taffeta ribbon, Silver Button, Vintage Faceted Button
Tools: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Polka Dots TIEF (Textured Impressions Embossing Folder)
I made this sweet card for the newest addition in a very close friend's family! Little Hayden was born in May (showing how long my camera cord was lost since I hadn't uploaded these photos!). I wanted the card to be boyish, but still cute and soft. I think I achieved that this go.
What do you think? It's So Saffron, Pool Party, and Basic Gray. It was a fun colour combo to work with. Hayden was not quite 10 days old when I met him, so I thought it was appropriate enough that I could still say Happy Birth-day! I got some snuggle time in and visited with his sweet momma. It's so good to have friends who know what it's like having toddlers at home! It's easy to feel very overwhelemed at times, but I know I have a good circle of other moms going through the same struggles. It's nice to know I'm not alone. That's partly why I love stamping and papercrafting so much. It's a way for me to BE ME. Having young kids means doing a lot for everyone else, except yourself. Through my stamping, I've been able to escape and have "me time" almost every day. I've also met a lot of great friends (and babysitters) through stamping, which is a huge positive!
Anyways, I got a little sidetracked.
I hope you like little Hayden's first birthday card!
Tamara
Stampin' Supplies:
Stamp Set: Patterned Occasions (SAB), That's the Ticket
Card Stock: Basic Gray, So Saffron, Pool Party
Ink: Pool Party, So Saffron, Basic Gray classic Ink, Basic Gray stampin' write marker
Accessories: Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals
Tools: Big Shot die cutting machine, Polka Dot TIEF, 2 1/2" Circle punch, Ticket Duo Punch
I made these cards a REALLY long time ago, but then I misplaced the cable for my camera and couldn't upload any photos. We did a big rearrange of rooms in our house recently and my camera cord reappeared! It's too bad that now basically all of the stamps and papers I used are now retired! I thought you might enjoy seeing them anyways. You can always subsitute a stamp set you do have along with Designer Series Paper you have on hand. (If you don't have ANY, please shop with me at my online store).
This is still one of my all time favorite boy stamp sets! It wasn't for sale at my Rubber Rummage sale and I'm not sure I'll ever part with it. Even when my little boy grows up, it'll be something I use for years to come! I used markers to colour in the stamps and then did some paper piecing by snipping out the bucket part of the dump truck and then popping it up with a dimensional.
Parker's Patterns Designer Series Paper was a great package of paper for creating masculine cards. Even the yellow chevron pattern has a rugged look to it.
Here's bascially the same card just a different orientation:
Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping in!
Tamara
Stampin' Supplies:
Stamp Set: I Dig You
Ink: Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Markers
Card Stock: Marina Mist, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Parker's Patterns DSP
Other: Stampin Sponge & Early Espresso classic ink, dimensionals
Butterflies! What is it about butterflies that draws us to them? Is it their beautiful colourings? Bright colours set against darkest black? Maybe it's the way they flutter from here to there and come to rest so delicately on a flower or even our hand? There's something about butterflies that is so elegant and beautiful...
Today's card was one I found on Pinterest and then changed just a bit. I'm not sure to whom I owe the credit, but Thank You! This is probably my favourite of the Stamper's Dozen Birthday card class I did this year.
The colours are Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, and Basic Black. The scallop border punch adds a border for the whisper white pennant that's been run through the Big Shot with the Fancy Fan TIEF for that gorgeous texture. The butterflies from Papillion Potpourri were inked in Daffodil Delight and then punched out using the Elegant Butterfly punch. A trio of rhinestones lends them some "je ne sais quoi". The sentiment is from Bring on the Cake.
Hope this brightens up your Friday!
Tamara
