Challenge 271

I was stamping with a friend, Kye Ann, today because we get together once a month and make cards for our church family and we have three guys in our fellowship who work on cars. Kye Ann pulled this dsp out and I grabbed the sketch from Stamping 411 and we put this together. I know it doesn't use Stampin' Up products exclusively but we were true to the sketch. I don't know what I'll do without the sketches each week. I have thoroughly enjoyed them and they have made me a better and faster stamper. 

I love how this card turned out and especially the bottom piece of gray card stock added a lot to this card. We could have paper pieced it also but were in quite a hurry. 

Thanks Stamping 411 for all that you have meant to me and done for me and my stamping ability. You will be greatly missed. 

Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Unknown
Paper: Basic Gray, Going Gray
Ink: More Mustard
Tools: Apothecary Accents Framelits, Adorning Accents Edgelits, 1 1/4 square punch

SC245 SCS Later rather than Sooner

This has taken me almost two weeks to get posted. I had it done fairly quickly but so much is going on in my life I just could not get it up here. Anyway, here it is.

The sketch that was going for that week, (2 weeks ago) looked difficult to me but once I got going on it it seemed to go together very nicely. Here is the layout. Give it a try anytime and link it to the thread over at Split Coast Stampers which is found here. If you upload a card over there and link it to a sketch challenge you will be amazed at the encouragement you will receive. Those people over there are so nice and they love to see anything anyone does. There are literally thousands of examples of card and scapbook page layouts for you to look at. You should really check it out. I do not get anything for telling you about this it's just a really cool place to go and check out. If you want ideas that's the place to be.
Well , here is the sketch that I made today's card from. If you have any questions just email me and I will be happy to answer any thing.

Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place

Supplies:
Stamps: Medallion 115223 Think Happy Thoughts 115092
Ink: Tempting Turquiose 100814 , Bordering Blue 102265, Ruby Red 102259, Basic Black 101179
Paper: Sahara Sand cs 105328 , basic black cs 102851, sweet slumber dsp (retired)
Tools: Big Shot 113439, top note die 113463, paper piercer 116631, stamp-a-ma-jig 101049, dimensionals 104430
Embellishments: ice circle rhinestone brad 109111

The Medallion

It's finally here. The Medallion stamp is the #1 seller at Stampin' Up right now. It is listed as a background stamp but how could this not be a focal point. It has such a wow factor. If you look at the front cover of the new catalog this card, or a similar version, is there.

This is what I did.

• I took a piece of naturals white cs 8 1/2 x 4 1/4, scored it at 4 1/4 and folded it in half.
• Then I inked up that beautiful Medallion stamp with More Mustard ink and stamped it right on the front of that cs.
• I took more mustard cs 4 1/4 x 1 and put the scallop edge punch to it. Adhered that to the right edge of the card.
• Then added a piece of brown dsp 1/4 x 4 1/4, and real red cs the same size along the right side.
  
• Stamped Thanks so much from Sincere Salutations right on the front in choc. chip.
  
• I used the spritzer tool with more mustard marker to give the entire card a speckled appearance.
  
• Then right in the center I attached a silver brad from hodgepodge hardware.

That's it and you have a great card to brighten someone's day.
Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Sincere Salutations 115068, Medallion 115223
Paper: More Mustard cs 100946, Real Red 102482, Naturals White 102316, brown dsp (retired)
Tools: Mat Pack 105826, paper piercer 116631, Scallop Edge Punch 112091, Color Spritzer Tool 107066
Ink: More Mustard 103162 , More Mustard marker 100076, chocolate chip 100908,
Embellishments: Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware 111325

The Owl's Story

I have been making cards with the new stamp set Animal Stories lately. I have grown kids and no grandchildren, yet so this set got set aside for a while. But it is so cute and once the ink gets on that rubber I just love all the stamps. These will be great for scrap booking too, especially for baby and little kid pictures. Like a day at the zoo, or ocean, or a hike in the woods.
I got this card from Amanda. I totally cased her card, except for one significant difference. I did not use the IN COLOR colors. I used the regular line of colors that will always be there. She has been so gracious to let me use her design.

There is a lot going on with this card.

• Let's start with the main card. It's elegant eggplant and it's stamped with the large flower stamp from Circle Circus in elegant eggplant for a bg.
  
• Then the whisper white cs 2 2/3 x 3 1/2 was stamped in tempting turquoise with the Teeny Tiny wishes HB.
• The 3 Ice Circle Rhinestone Brads were added using the mat pack and paper piercer to line them up in a neat row.
  
• This was backed with tempting turquoise cs 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 then more mustard cs. 3 x 4
• A square scallop was punched out of elegant eggplant and mounted on the white.
• The owl was stamped on a scrap of whisper white in more mustard, then using the stamp-a-ma-jig I hit it with a coating of versamark and clear embossing powder, heated it and got the nice shine on it. He was popped up with a dimensional.
• I put a piece of white cs inside, because the e. eggplant is so dark, and stamped a flower circle from circle circus on the bottom right corner and a sentiment in t. turquoise. I forgot to take a picture of that and I already gave this one to a friend for his birthday.
  

He really seemed to like it. His wife stamps also so I think he appreciated it very much.
Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Animal Stories 116716, Circle Circus 115778, Teeny Tiny Wishes 115370
Paper:Whisper White cs 100730, Tempting Turquoise cs 102067, More Mustard cs 100946, elegant eggplant cs 105126
Tools: Mat Pack 105826, paper piercer 116631 Stamp-A-Ma-Jig 101049, square scallop punch 112081, paper snips 103579
Ink: Tempting Turquoise 100814, More Mustard 103162 , elegant eggplant 105210
Embellishments: Ice Circle Rhinestone Brads 109111 (turquoise) dimensionals 104430

Upsy Daisy in Turquoise

I don't know why but lately I have been grabbing the Upsy Daisy stamp set to make my cards. I like it. At first when I got it I really couldn't think of much to do with it and then the wheels started turning and now I think it is one of the most versatile sets there is. It's solid but it can look like a line stamp and it can be used for a bg or the main focal point. What more could a girl want.
So here is another card made with Upsy Daisy and I think this is appropriate for a man. No flowery, ribbony, curly cues or scallops so that's what I'm going to do. Give it to a man. I hope he likes it and I hope you do too.

It's such a simple card so here are the steps.

• First there is the card 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in Tempting Turquoise (after it's folded)
• Then the Whisper White cs went through the Big Shot riding on top of the Top Note die.
• It came out with that cute little border of embossing around the edge.
  
• Using the stamp-a-ma-jig to place it just so, the daisies were inked in T. Turquoise then using the rock and roll method with taken with Teal.
• The sentiment was stamped in T. Turquoise on a scrap piece of Whisper White then punched out with the Word Window.
  
• I punched some T. Turquoise cs with the Modern Label punch. Then adhered the sentiment with a little turquoise brad and stuck it right on the front of the card with snail glue.

That's it.
I love my new camera. I wanted one that took really good close up shots and I think I got one. This happy birthday looks clear to me. I enjoy looking at close ups so I want to include them here also.
Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place. I hope you take some of these ideas and use them yourself. Stamp away.
Supplies:
Stamp Set: Upsy Daisy 111710
Paper:Whisper White cs 100730, Tempting Turquoise cs 102067
Tools: Big Shot 113439, Top Note Bigz Die 113463, Modern Label Punch 116630, Word Window Punch 105090, Mat Pack 105826, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig 101049
Ink: Tempting Turquoise 100814, Taken With Teal 103257
Embellishments: turquoise brad

Birthday Wishes

Here is another card using the Wednesday sketch 231 from SCS. A good example for doing 2 cards with the same layout but getting drastically different results. See this post for another example of this layout.

• I used creamy caramel cs for the card base, side fold 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Stamped that with choc. chip and the pretty petals bg stamp. For stamping with a background stamp lay it flat on your table, rubber side up, and ink it up with a brayer and your ink pad. Then lay the cs you want stamped on top of the rubber and using a piece of scrap paper on top of that gently rub it all over. Take away the paper and lift the cs up and you should have a really good imprint on your cs.
  
• Also a piece of textured old olive 2 1/4" x 4 3/4" was stamped with pretty petals and old olive ink, then cut in thirds, ending up with 3- 3/4" x 4 3/4" strips
• I backed each strip with 1" x 5" strip of choc. chip cs.
  
• Adhered them to the front of the card over the bg evenly spaced.
• Then I took a piece of very vanilla cs 1 3/4" square and stamped the leaves from Pocket Silhouettes on it in old olive along with birthday wishes in choc. chip ink from Wow Flowers.
  
• Backed that with a 2" square of choc. chip cs and using dimensionals adhered that to the card.
  

Again a cas card that is very quick and is appropriate for a man or a woman. I hope you like it and thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place.


Supplies:
Stamp Set: Pretty Petals 111008, Pocket Silhouettes 111672, Wow Flowers 111714
Paper: Creamy Caramel 102514, Chocolate Chip 102128, Very Vanilla 101650, Earth Elements 12X12 Textured Card Stock 108697
Tools: Bone Folder 102300, Paper Cutter 104152
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic 100908, Old Olive Classic 102277
Embellishments: Stampin' Dimensionals 104430

Okay, now you have stuck through to the end, read everything about this card and now if you are the first person to leave me a comment by July 17 @ 5 pm I will send you this card.

Boho Background Tiles

This is a great card if you need a quick one for a man. Punching out the squares with the square punch makes fast work of this project. The black and vanilla colors keep it very simply male. They don't like a lot of embellishments and that's okay because in the stamping world there is something for everyone. The clean lines really give this card a sharp look and remind me of an old fashioned tile floor but I also have a hand crafted bag that uses this same color scheme and I use it to carry all sorts of items when I need to tote them around. My inspiration came from here. Mary is a precision stamper who I have enjoyed following on her blog for a while now.

• The first thing I did was stamp the circle from the Boho bg set on a piece of 2" x 2" vanilla cs in basic black
• Then I backed that with a square of basic gray 2 1/8" and then backed that with a 2 1/2" square in black
• The main card measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" folded in half which is black.
• Next I punched out 12, 1 1/4" squares using the square punch. Six vanilla and six black.
  
• I added a small filigree brad to one of the gray squares and adhered that to the bottom left hand corner of the card Spaced the rest of them across the card and adhered them with snail adhesive.
• On the inside I attached a piece of vanilla cs measuring 4" x 5 1/4" because it is really hard to write on black cs.
  

It's just that simple. Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Boho Backgrounds 114940
Card Stock: Basic Black Card Stock 102851, Very Vanilla Card Stock 101650, Neutrals Card Stock 108588
Tools: Bone Folder 102300, 1-1/4 Inch Square Punch 104400
Ink: Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad 101179
Embellishments: Filigree Designer Brads 112577

Classic Pocket Watch

Today I am so happy with this card. Yesterday was my dad's 85th birthday and I gave this card to him. It's an old time item for an old time guy made to look like a pocket watch. I got my inspiration for this card from here. I basically cased this card but I didn't have the stamps she used so I used what I had. I am happy with the results.

• First I cut out two circles the same size. About 4 " in diameter.
  
• Then one 1/2" smaller.
  
• After stamping an image that fit exactly into the scallop circle punch I punched it out.
• I stamped the circle of dots and the A then punched out the circle with the 1 3/8" circle punch.
  
• The I used the small and large oval to create the handle of the watch
  
• Any swirly or vine stamp would work here. Like Boho Backgrounds little flower stamp.
  
• I sponged the edges with choc chip ink and used more mustard card stock.
  
• The word window is bent in half and it's what holds the two large circles together and creates the stem.

Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Boho Backgrounds 114940, True Friend 110378 (for the dotted circle), Any alphabet set like Contempo Alphabet 111570
Card Stock: More Mustard 100946
Tools: Word Window Punch 105090, large oval punch 107305, small oval punch 107304, Scallop Circle punch 109043, 1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch 104401, Circle Scissor Plus 112530
Ink: More Mustard Classic Ink Pad 103162, Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad 100908

Other Embellishments: sponge 101610

Star Spangled

Happy Independence Day! We celebrate our freedom in this country every year on July 4th and one of the symbols associated with that day, and our flag, is the star. Stampin' Up has some wonderful star punches to make those images so quick and simple. And beautiful red, white and blue card stock to add just the right colors. This is to celebrate the birth of our country and here is how I did it.

• I started with Whisper White cs for the base of the card, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" folded in half and creased with the bone folder.
  
• Real Red cs 5 1/4" x 4" for the next layer.I ran this through the Big Shot with the star texture plate. It's sort of hard to see in the picture but it's there. If you spray the cs lightly with rubbing alcohol just before it goes through the texturizing it will be more defined.
  
• Night of Navy 3/4" x 4"
  
• Two stars punched out with the large star punch. 1 in white cs and 1 in Night of Navy cs.
• 3 small stars punched out with the small star punch, 2 from white cs and 1 from Night of Navy cs
• Birthday Wishes was stamped on Whisper White in Real Red classic Ink then punched out with the word window and adhered to the Navy strip.
  
• I added the star brads on the 2 large stars in contrasting colors. They each go through the star and the red layer but not the white layer. Makes for a neat card inside.
  

All completed ready to send out to some lucky recipient. A simple card to make with high impact. Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Wow Flowers (sentiment) 111714
Card Stock: Real Red 102482, Whisper White 100730, Night Of Navy 100867
Tools: Large Star Punch 110710, Star Punch 109045, Word Window Punch 105090, Bone Folder 102300, Mat Pack 105826, Crop-A-Dile 108362,
Ink: Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad 103133
Other Embellishments: Star eyelets (retired)

Simple Silhouettes

Here is a quick and easy card to make that looks great, is good for a man or woman and by simply changing the sentiment you can make it into a card for any occasion. As it is it could be a thank you card or a thinking of you or to accompany a gift would also work. This card was inspired by here and here both at splitcoaststampers.

Supplies:
Stamp set: Pocket Silhouettes 111672
Itty Bitty BG 114996, The Best is Yet To Be (Retired)
Card Stock: Whisper White 100730, Bashful Blue 105120, Not Quite Navy 101722, Old Olive 100702
Tools: 1-3/4 Inch Circle Punch 112004, Scallop Square Punch 112081, Word Window Punch 105090, Mat Pack 105826, Paper Piercer
Ink: Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad 102277, Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin' Pad 103008, Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad 101731

TFL.

Golfer's Father's Day

I got my inspiration for this card from here. Hers is a little fancier but I wanted mine CAS to match the graphics with Trendy Trees. I simply hand drew the border for the land and sponged both the grass and sky. For the clouds I used a punched out scallop circle punch. I used whisper white card stock. I punched out a 1 1/4" square and trimmed it down for the flag and wrote on it with the Signo White Gel Pen.
So here is the list of supplies.
Trendy Trees stamp set
1 1/4" square punch
Scallop circle punch
Whisper white card stock
Ink: glorious green, bashful blue, always artichoke, garden green. chocolate chip, chocolate chip marker
sponges, a pencil with a new eraser ( for the hole)
Stamp-a-ma-jig
Thanks for stopping by Paula's Place

Upsy Daisy Congrats!

My son, Brock, who is a grad student at Northern Illinois University has completed his first year in a master's program in philosophy. He has done so well I made him this card to send him.

Stamps: Upsy Daisy, Congrats

Paper: glorious green , black, glossy white.

Ink: basic black, spectrum pad

Accessories: Tag corner punch, brayer, Big Shot and fiskars texture plate.

TFL