Everything SR#329

Howdy all! Back again!! Being home and caught up on other things has allowed some time in the stamp room lately. I have a huge mountain to climb in getting it cleaned out (goal=huge garage sale) but I've at least managed to sort out all retired/retiring stamps and accessories so that I know what is current! Not much left to work with, especially in the accessory department, but my preorder is arriving today so that should help.

After working around the house all day yesterday, I decided I was stamping something last night! After browsing a few of my favorite challenges, I settled on the Stampin' Royalty color challenge. Here is my card.

You may have to enlarge that to see the detail, but the colors as shown below are Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate and Pool Party.

The background is done with the Timeless Textures set from the Occasions Catalog. It will be continuing into the new catalog-yeah! This set was top of my stack to put together. The flower and words are from a set that was FREE with the April My Paper Pumpkin. All About Everything. Great flower and words!

Card base is Crumb Cake, accent layer Pool Party. Background Whisper White. The stamped background elements: dots in Crumb Cake, squares in Smoky Slate, swirls in Pool Party. All stamped off once to give the very light effect. I sponged a little Crumb Cake around the edge. The words were stamped full ink, You Are My in Pool Party and Everything in Crumb Cake. The flower was stamped on another piece of Whisper White, cut out and attached with a Stampin' Dimensional. Final accent, a Metal Rimmed Pearl for the center of the flower.

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Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$20.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$7.00

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Stampin' Dimensionals
$4.00

Metal Rimmed Pearls
$5.00

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Blackberry Very Merry SR253

The Stampin' Royalty challenge this week was Silver. I can do that!!

The tag is from Merry Everything in the Holiday Catalog. Note Tag punch also in the Mini. Blackberry is my FAVORITE new color!! Silver Glimmer paper. Silver ribbon. Stars Embossing Folder. Very easy bling!!

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Merry Everything Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$16.95

Silver Glimmer Paper
$4.95

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$6.95

Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$7.95

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad
$5.95

1/8" Circle Handheld Punch
$8.95

Silver 1/8" Ribbon
$4.95

Note Tag Punch
$16.95

Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folders
$7.95

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Hello Fall! SR#252

Hello again! Wish the real fall colors would stay around longer. Usually the wind kicks in and the leaves all blow away! I had Christmas in my head all day thinking about this sketch. Ended up using the fall set and DSP from the Mini, For all Things and Color Me Autumn.

This is for the Stampin' Royalty sketch challenge this week. So glad to be back stamping-will do my best to keep going!! Here is the card I came up with

 

based on this sketch 

 

Colors are Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry and Whisper White. DSP is the Color Me Autumn from the Holiday Catalog. Set is For All Things, also from the Holiday Catalog. New Gold Button with Linen Thread for the accent. Hello Honey ribbon across the bottom.

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For All Things Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$17.95

Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper
$10.95

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$6.95

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$6.95

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$8.50

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad
$5.95

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad
$5.95

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad
$5.95

Gold Basic Metal Buttons
$7.95

Linen Thread
$4.50

Hello Honey 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon
$8.95

2-1/2" Circle Punch
$16.95

2-3/8" Circle Scallop Punch
$16.95

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$6.95

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Rain or Shine Royalty

I made some time to play last night, and chose the Sketch Challenge at Stampin' Royalty for inspiration. Here is what I came up with

based on this sketch.

Have I mentioned I REALLY like this  Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP?? The bright color combinations are just too fun!! Card base is Pacific Point with an accent of Daffodil Delight behind the Whisper White background. I embossed the background with the new Cloudy Day folder. Across the center is the stripe print from the pack with a Lucky Limeade accent. The circle/scallop accents are the dotted print from the DSP pack on Pacific Point. I couldn't find two circles that worked well together size wise so I settled on the 1-3/4" circle on the 2-3/8" Scallop. The pinwheel was cut with the new Pinwheel Sizzlit from another print from Sunshine & Sprinkles. It is secured together with a Daffodil Delight brad and attached with a Mini Glue Dot. The umbrella was stamped in Pacific Point and cut out. I attached it with a dimensional over the handle. The saying is in  Lucky Limeade. A Melon Mambo dotted ribbon is the final accent behind the umbrella layer.

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Mixed Bunch Royalty Sunshine

Took a little time to play tonight after spending most of the day doing paperwork I've neglected during the year. Oops :) Stampin' Royalty has a picture inspiration challenge this week, and this idea has been running around in my head for a few days. 

Here is the challenge picture

and my creation. I knew the minute I saw the picture I was doing something with the Mixed Bunch Flowers. Great new set!!

The colors are Marina Mist and Daffodil Delight. Think I'm ready for Spring-too much blah outside right now!! Card base is Marina Mist with a Daffodil Delight accent layer behind the background Daffodil Delight DSP dot print. I stamped two of the bold flowers in Daffodil, and two in Marina Mist and punched with the Blossom Punch. Same with the centers but punched with the 1" circle punch. Then I pulled out buttons (from the Subtles & Brights sets) in the same colors and added White Bakers Twine to the center of each. The saying is from Pursuit of Happiness and was stamped in Marina Mist on the Daffodil DSP. The flowers were all attached with dimensional, the Marina ones first, then the Daffodil ones. Love it-Bright and Cherry!!

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Blended French Foliage SR92

Hello all! Hope you're having a good weekend. Trying to get back on track here. My husband and I went to California's Napa Valley last week, and I'm having trouble getting back on schedule! And with Open Houses next weekend and projects not planned-that is NOT a good thing!! Napa however, was very good!! We highly recommend it!

I'm trying to stamp a few things and get back in creative mood. I was browsing challenges last night and found this color challenge at Stampin' Royalty. Had to do it!!

Any excuse to use purple and I'm in! And, French Foliage was out from something else I was doing, so of course I used it too!! I really do have other sets!! This card uses the Baby Wipe technique. I'm trying it out to see if it would be a good thing to do for an Open House card. I'm liking it so far-love the blended look of the colors!!

The card base is Elegant Eggplant with a More Mustard layer behind the background of Naturals White. The leaves are multi-colored with Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive & More Mustard. Over those, I stamped So Saffron Splatter dots. The edge was also sponged with So Saffron. The ribbon was attached before layering the background onto the More Mustard. A separate piece was put into an Antique Brad to look like a bow, and attached over the straight piece. If I'd been thinking, I would have included the straight piece also in the brad-it lays a little better that way! The saying is from Word Play and was stamped in Elegant Eggplant with a light leaf over it. The edge was sponged with So Saffron, and a few splatter dots added. After layering onto More Mustard and Elegant Eggplant, it was attached to the background with dimensionals.

Pretty quick and easy card! Love the colors!! Thanks for stopping by today!!

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SU! Catalog Items used: 121166 French Foliage Clear * 120651 Word Play Clear * 105126 Elegant Eggplant Card Stock * 100946 More Mustard Card Stock * 102316 Naturals White Card Stock * 103162 More Mustard Classic Ink * 105210 Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink * 101962 More Mustard Classic Reinker * 105222 Elegant Eggplant Classic Reinker * 100531 Old Olive Classic Reinker * 124143 Elegant Eggplant 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon * 117273 Antique Brads * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 103683 Mini Glue Dots

Top Pick!

Yeah!! I made the Top 3 at Stampin' Royalty for my Fall card!! I think I'm inspired to go stamp!! :)

French Foliage SR88

Don't fall off your chair anyone!! I stamped just for fun!! YEAH!! I saw this great color challenge last week over at Stampin' Royalty and new immediately that I needed to do it, and that I needed to pull out French Foliage!! It took me until today to get it done!!

Here are the colors:

And here is what I came up with!!

I'm missed using this set! And it's starting to feel like fall around here. Well, not exactly today-it's 90 something and windy. But back to the 70's tomorrow!

Back to the card! The base is Concord Crush with an accent layer of Tangerine Tango behind the stamped background. On Naturals White card stock, I stamped the leaves in Concord Crush, Daffodil Delight & Tangerine Tango. Lastly I added the "splatter" image in Certainly Celery, some full strength, some stamped off once. Click to enlarge the photo if you can't see the Celery-it's pretty light! The edge was sponged with Certainly Celery before tying the Daffodil Delight ribbon around and attaching to the card base. I had more ribbon than usual, so I attempted a bow and it worked first try so I left it!! The saying is from Pursuit of Happiness and was stamped in Concord Crush. The Daffodil leaf was added as well as some Celery splatters and a sponged Celery edge. It is layered onto Concord Crush and attached with dimensionals over the ribbon.

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Strength & Hope

I should be working on my taxes, but just wasn't feeling it! So, I took a creative break. Well, I've not actually gotten started this weekend so I guess it's not really a break-ha!

Anyway, I've been browsing through some of my favorite challenges now that my schedule is a little more free, and found this fun sketch at Stampin' Royalty.

Here is what I came up with featuring a sneak peek of an upcoming set, Strength & Hope. This set is in the Summer Mini and Stampin' Up! will be donating $2 from the purchase of each set to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The set is available in Wood, Clear and even as a Digital Kit. Love it!

Card base is Blushing Bride with a Basic Gray accent layer behind a Very Vanilla background. On the background I stamped a word stamp from the set in Blushing Bride. It has a variety of encouraging words together such as: courage, hope, support, strength. I sponged the edge with Blushing Bride. Two DSP strips are attached as in the sketch. The butterfly was stamped twice in Blushing Bride. Once on a Very Vanilla panel layered over Basic Gray and Blushing Bride. And again on a scrap and cut out. After I curled him on my paper piercer (of course!!), I attached him with a dimensional. I added a strip of pearls for accent. Near the bottom, two strips of Very Vanilla Taffeta ribbon criss-cross. The Hope image was stamped in Blushing Bride on Vanilla and punched with the 1-1/4" punch, layered on a 1-3/8" Blushing Bride, and attached with dimensionals. A small Paper Daisy was attached next to it with a Pearl in the center. 

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SU! Catalog Items used: 118100 Strength & Hope Wood (123660 Clear) * 119796 Blushing Bride Card Stock * 121044 Basic Gray Card Stock * 101650 Very Vanilla Card Stock * 119786 Blushing Bride Classic Ink * 117158 Patterns DSP In Colors * 119247 Pearls * 119243 Paper Daisies * 119960 Very Vanilla 1/8" Taffeta * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 116631 Paper-Piercing Tool * 119861 1-1/4" Circle Punch * 119860 1-3/8" Circle Punch