Bright and Cheerful * Textures and Frames

 This card is for a special someone's birthday coming up in a few weeks. I like to have cards like this on hand because they are gender neutral and are suitable for both young and old. This card is also for the Just Add Ink #570 Challenge. 

For this challenge you were required to use Night of Navy, Coastal Cabana and white. Three great colors. 

I chose to use the Textures and Frames Stamp set in order to keep my card nonfeminine. I ended up using only the rectangle stamp to keep it simple.

The sentiment was from the Biggest Wish Stamp set. I added Coastal Cabana Artistic Blooms Sequins to add just enough bling. 

Simple cards are sometimes the best cards. I hope these bold and bright colors brighten your day! Be sure to check all of the projects of this challenge. 

Happy Stamping!

Feminine, Fancy and Ornate

Hello All and Happy Labor Day. Today's card uses a sketch from Stampin' Fancy Friday. When I saw the sketch I thought it would be great for this retired stamp set. The lovely flowers from the Ornate Style Stamp Set are perfect for the WWC323 - Cathy's Challenge: All Things Feminine.

I pulled from the 2021-2023 In-Colors for this card. Fresh Freesia, Soft Succulent and Pale Papaya blends and cardstock create softness. I used Evening Evergreen for stamping the image and sentiment.

The sentiment is from the still current Ornate Thanks Stamp Set. The cut out was done using The Ornate Layers Dies.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I am off to enjoy family, smoked brisket and to raise a glass of Cote des Roses to toast the end of a great summer. 🍷 

Pansy Patch for The Paper Players #556 and Sunday Stamps #264

Pansies have always been my favorite flower. This suite of projects is fabulous. The DSP is perfect in design and color. This card is for the PPC#556 A Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. My choices include feminine, birthday and floral. I'm also joining Sunday Stamps Challenge for the first time.

I spent the day stamping and waiting for my wine delivery. I am so ready for some cool weather and heavy reds. 

For this card, I started with the Pansy Petals DSP. I cut a 5 1/8" by 1 7/8 " piece. I cut the same size piece of Fresh Freesia In-Color DSP. These were adhered to a piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock. I used a scrap of the DSP to cover the seam. This Panel was dry embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D Folder.  

The pansies were stamped with using the Pansy Patch stamp set and Fresh Freesia, Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight Inks. Then cut out with using the coordinating Pansy dies. The leaves were stamped using Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent inks.

The sentiment was stamped on a piece of Basic White cardstock using Evening Evergreen ink. This panel was cut using the Stitched rectangle dies and framed with Evening Evergreen cardstock. Fresh Freesia In-Color Jewels added a bit of sparkle to finish the card.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, be sure to check out the other projects in these fun challenges. Sunday Stamps #264 Sketch Challenge and PP#558 Tic-Tac-Toe

Cheers and HAPPY STAMPING!

Mildly Wild for TGIF Challenge

The color combination of the Blackberry Beauty Specialty paper is the basis week's #TGIF331 Inspiration Challenge. I like how the brightness of the Polished Pink pops against the Blackberry Bliss and Cinnamon Cider.

I took a lot of inspiration for this card from Artisan Designer Chelsey Christensen. She used the Sparkle of the Season stamp set.

I spent a whole lot of time pondering just how much CASE-ing is acceptable. This is always something I struggle with when creating public cards.

I started with a Very Vanilla card layer. With a mask made from the Painted Labels dies, Rich Razzleberry ink and a blending brush I created an image to anchor the focal point.

I added leaves and flowers using the Lovely You stamp set. The sentiment is also from the Lovely You set.

This layer was mounted onto a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. A Polished Pink ribbon was tied around the two layers and then attached to a Cinnamon Cider card base.

The bunny was stamped from the Nature's Beauty stamp set and colored with blends. I fussy cut the rabbit and added it to the card with dimensionals. 

Thanks for looking at my card. Check out all the other cards created for this TGIF331 Challenge.

Welcoming Woods for Just Add "N" Challenge

This week's Just Add Ink Challenge #569 was "N". I thought navy, Nothings Better Than, niece's birthday... I was anxious to play with the Welcoming Woods stamp set so I decided on nature.

For this card I started with putting the trees onto Crumb Cake card stock with white embossing powder. I then stamped the leaves using Mango Melody Ink and touched with Wink of Stella.

I added a slight border of Mango Melody to tie the colors together. There is also a Mango Melody leaf shadowing the Be Dazzling die cut leaf.

The Peaceful Prints DSP was cut with The Rectangular Dies for a layer of interest.

The sentiment is also from the Welcoming Woods stamp set. I embossed it with white powder and flagged the end. I attached it with dimensionals.

What I like most about this card is the brightness of the Mango Melody against the neutral colors.

Be sure to check out all of the other projects and challenges at the Just Add Ink Blog. 

Stop back at my blog later to see what becomes of these two stamped images.

Happy Stamping!

Blackberry Beauty Specialty Paper for Freshly Made Sketches 500

 Wow, what a milestone, this is Freshly Made Sketches 500th Challenge! For this challenge, I let the gorgeous Blackberry Beauty Specialty paper do the heavy lifting. 

I started with an Early Espresso card base. A gold Brushed Metallic cardstock layer borders a layer of the specialty paper. I  distressed a 2" strip of the Queen Anne's Lace piece of Blackberry Beauty paper for the focal point. 

The sentiment is from the retired Country Home stamp set. It is gold embossed onto Early Espresso cardstock.

Gold Glitter Enamel Dots and a gold twine add some sparkle to finish off the card.

Thanks for visiting and viewing my card. Be sure to check out all of the other cards at FMS500 

Have a great day!

Take 2: Blackberry Beauty Specialty Paper and Intricate Leaves Dies

For the current Global Design Project Challenge #306, For this sketch challenge, I again used some of the gorgeous Blackberry Beauty Specialty paper. The colors in this paper are perfect for fall leaves.

I am loving this paper and this die set. Some day soon I will actually use the coordinating Gorgeous Leaves stamp set. 

For this card I started with a Rich Razzleberry card base. Layered onto the base was a piece of Cinnamon Cider cardstock bordering the specialty paper.

One of the Scalloped Contour dies was used to cut a rectangle from the Cork Specialty paper. 

Be Dazzling Specialty paper and coordinating cardstock was used to cut out leaves.

The sentiment taken from the Lovely You stamp set was stamped using Early Espresso ink onto a Cinnamon Cider scrap. 

Linen thread was wrapped around the card layers and tied in a bow to bring it all together.

I'm glad you stopped by today! Be sure to check out Global Design Project #306 and see all of the fabulous cards for this sketch.