Stamping 411 Chalenge 231

Hello everyone. Here is another challenge card for Stamping 411. This was a hard one for me because I like my life to be symetrical and this is definitely not. But I'm glad I did it, I felt like I was struggling through it but when I see my finished card, I love it. I couldn't find the background paper I wanted so I made my own. Then I incorporated the splitcoaststampers tutorial for the week into it. It's called spirelli. Here's the tutorial on that. My first attempt. I tried to add a sentiment but nothing looked right so I decided to just leave well enough alone. Let me know what you think.

The background was done with two shades of blue, direct to paper, then sponged with the bashful blue all over to soften and even it out. The snow flake is from merry details sizzlit die and is really sparkly.

Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place.

Supplies:

Stamps: The Snowflake Spot, Snow Flurries

Paper: Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Whisper White

Ink: Bashful Blue, Marina Mist

Tools: 2 3/8"scallop circle punch, paper piercer, Merry Details sizzlit die, Tombo mono adhesive and dazzling diamonds glitter, dimensionals, embroidery floss

Stamping 411 Challenge 228

Thanks to all the Operators over at Stamping 411 for choosing my card to be featured in the stamper's showcase. You all are wonderful and I appreciate all your hard work.

Here is the Stamping 411 sketch challenge 228 for this week. I love going over there and checking out what everyone else is doing with these but mostly I appreciate all their hard work to come up with these sketches which gives me someplace to start. To want to make a card and start with a blank sheet of card stock it makes it infinately easier if you have a direction to go. There are endless possibilities out there so we have to have somewhere to start. The sketches they provide do this for us. Then we just add the stamps and ink and things come together so great.

Look at it like this. You have 2 yards of fabric. It's laying on a table flat ready to be made into something. You wouldn't start randomly cutting on that fabric and hope something nice comes out of it. You get a pattern, whether it's for an apron, a pair of pants, a dress, a jacket, whatever it is you want to make you use the correct pattern, you lay it out on the fabric and cut it out accordingly. Same with card making. If we start with a sketch, or pattern, it makes it go a lot easier.

I combined the sketch with the color inspiration challenge 164. I smooch sprayed the ornament, which is hard to see in the photo, after I ran it through the Big shot with the petals-a-plenty ef. I used markers and blender pen to color the image which was stamped with stazon ink. I sponged the sky then used 2 way glue pen to apply the dazzling diamonds glitter. So it really sparkles. The little snowflake was cut with the Northern Frost strip die. I think everything else is pretty obvious. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place

Supplies:

Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Snow Flurries, Contempo Christmas

Paper: Lucky Limeade, Riding Hood Red, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Ink: Lucky Limeade, Riding Hood Red, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, Bashful Blue

Tools: Ornament Punch, Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder, Boho Blossom Punch, Dazzling Diamond glitter, 2-way glue, sponge, smooch spray, Northern Frost strip die, Big Shot, Silver cord