AYSI Challenge #004

Week 4 coming your way! Amanda is doing such a great job designing these sketches! I've been so inspired and look forward to each new challenge!  

Here's this week's sketch: 

 I really loved the bicycle image from last month's My Paper Pumpkin and so I used it in this week's challenge.  I'd seen a technique call motion stamping so I thought I'd give that a try. 

 It was actually a happy coincidence that this card worked for this sketch! I had been surfing Pinterest for some ideas for my monthly technique class and this is sort of a collaboration of a bunch of things I liked from various cards! 

First of all, I love these colours! Coastal Cabana and Basic Gray. Yum! 

Second, that RIBBON! Some people don't like this ruffle stretch trim ribbon. I think maybe they should play with it a bit more! It's gorgeous to just add that "something special". 

The "thank you so much" stamp is also from the My Paper Pumpkin kit. I paper snipped it out and then cut out a few extra. Quick tip: stamp on the other colours, snip out, and flip over! So much easier than trying to trace or snip without some guidelines.   The three pennants are held together with a little silver brad.

One more view cuz it's just SO fun! Motion stamping is fairly simple. Ink your stamp once and stamp your paper. Then quickly stamp again and again without reinking.  This provides the fade or look of motion to your image. Give it a try, it's a quick and easy technique with great results!

Hope you've enjoyed this week's sketch! Be sure to play along with us :)

Tamara

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamp Sets: August My Paper Pumpkin kit
Card Stock: Coastal Cabana, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Gray classic ink
Accessories: Coastal Cabana Ruffle stretch trim, silver mini brad
Tools: Big shot die cutting machine, Honeycomb TIEF
Other: Dimensionals, paper snips, glue dots, Snail adhesive

Just Because

I mentioned in my last post that I went on a Pinterest inspired card making binge. I'll share a few of the cards I created today. A few cards I loved so much that I just copied them exactly. No changes whatsoever. 

 Of course I was drawn to this card because of the yellow and gray (actually Summer Starfruit). I CASE'd this from Diane Squires at Stamp and Embellish.  There are a lot of new products too! The honeycomb folder and two tone ribbon are from the Spring Mini Catalogue, and the Sycamore Street DSP and Vintage Verses stamp set are FREE through Sale-a-bration! 

You might notice the hints of white on the honeycomb texture. I rubbed a craft ink pad in Whisper White very lightly over just the raised parts being careful not to get it inside. Love it!

 I love the Just because stamp with the pretty flourish. Definitely has a vintage feel to it. A lone rhinestone adorns the open space. (By the way, isn't that two tone ribbon fab?!? I love the gray and black threads and the shimmer it gives! It's even more gorgeous in person!)

Hope you're having a great start to your week! Don't forget, it's DOWNLOAD DAY! Head over to my online store to see the newest downloads! 

Tamara

Stampin' Supplies:
Card Stock: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Sycamore Street DSP
Stamp Set: Vintage Verses
Ink: Basic Gray classic ink, Whisper White craft ink
Accessories: Two Tone ribbon (black and gray), basic rhinestone
Tools: Big Shot Diecut Machine, Honeycomb TIEF, Extra large oval punch, corner rounder punch

Just Stamp

While at the Papercrafter's Paradise retreat last weekend, I worked on a lot of Pinterest cards that I had really liked. We had various challenges throughout the weekend, and one was a Colour Challenge. If you've never done one before, a colour challenge is when you are give a few colours and you have to create something with ONLY those colours. White and Vanilla don't count.  The colours we were given were Primrose Petals, Baja Breeze, Wild Wasabi, and Sahara Sand. I added Very Vanilla to the mix.

   

I had seen a "STAMP" collage on Pinterest that I loved so I decided to re-create it using these colours and my own personal style. (Sorry for the reflection, I put it inside a glass frame). 

I absolutely LOVE how it turned out! I'm even thinking of offering it as a class! Who wouldn't want this in their stamping space? It inspires me just looking at it!

I used the Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies to cut out the letters STAMP in Sahara Sand.  I ran the letters through the Big Shot again inside of the Fancy Fan TIEF.  There's various embossing and sponging on a lot of the squares. It's fun because each square is different. I had a lot of fun putting this together. I'll include the products used in the "Stampin' Supplies" section at the end of the post. 

Hope you're inspired!

Tamara

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps: Loving Thoughts
Card Stock: Baja Breeze, Primrose Petals, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, That's Amore DSP
Ink:  Baja Breeze, Primrose Petals, Sahara Sand, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Basic Pearls, Linen Thread, Vanilla Flower Trim
Tools: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies, Honeycomb, Fancy Fan, Chevron, Delicate Designs, Needlepoint Border, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Hearts Collection Framelits, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Stampin Sponges

MOJO Monday 281 I Dig You take II

              

I know I already posted today, but I wanted to get this up for the Mojo Monday and the Dynamic Duos colour challenge!! I tried uploading from my iPod as I couldn't find my camera but it.wasn't.working.at.all!! So, I looked a little harder and found my camera! Yippee!

 

Mojo Monday 281

  

Dynamic Duos

Let's get on with the card!

I love this sketch! It didn't take me too long to come up with this card as I already had the sketch, thanks to Mojo Monday, and the colours, thanks to the Dynamic Duos. I did simplify it just a tad as I wanted to KISS (which I have renamed Keep It Simple Sweetie 'cuz no one likes being called stupid!).

Some fun texture makes this a textile card for a little boy! This card was designed for my cousin who is getting married in August. She's going to send it to her nephew to ask him to be her ringbearer. I think he'll say "YES!" but maybe only if he gets a digger or truck ;)

 To make the greeting pop up, I just scored two lines close together and mountain/valley folded them. The "stitched" border is just a marker. It's messy so don't look too close....StoP looking!! :)

Hope you've enjoyed today's double posts!

Tamara

Stampin' Supplies:

Stamp Set: I Dig You

Card Stock: Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black and Tempting Turquoise Stampin' Write Markers

Accessories:None

Tools: Big Shot, Chevron TIEF, Honeycomb TIEF, Simply Scored, 2.5" circle punch, paper snips, dimensionals