Stamping 411 Challenge SSC258 Round not Square

Every Friday night Stamping 411 puts up it's Saturday Sketch challenge. Usually I start thinking about what I'm going to do right away but I have a lot of things going on right now. Other projects keeping me very busy so today I finally got to really look at what the sketch was about and finally an idea really just popped into my head. I have been wanting to make a circle shaped card and I knew I wanted daisies on it. Several weeks ago on splitcoaststampers the inkling was making shaped cards and I used that technique here. After I put together the white circle with the daffodil delight dsp and the regal rose scallop I was afraid running it through the Big Shot with the embossing folder would ruin the look but it just enhanced it. I think adding the little green leaves was just the final touch to really set off the pink flowers. I am thrilled with the way this card turned out. Please let me know what you think. 

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Supplies:
Stamps:Word Play
Paper: Choc Chip cs, Whisper White cs, Regal Rose cs, Old Olive cs,  dsp stack brights collection (Daffodil Delight)
Ink: Choc Chip
Tools: Big Shot, Petals a plenty ef, Square Lattice ef, Circle Scissors Plus, Scallop edge border punch, Bird builder punch, Flower, daisies #2 Bigz die, Scallop Circle Bigz die

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

Stamping 411 challenge 209

Here is another stamping 411 challenge. This one was harder for me than the others I have done but I'm glad I stuck with it. I think it turned out okay. I got to use several new (to me) items on this one. The Printed Petals and the Flower Garden embossing folders.

I cut all my pieces of card stock then ran them through the Big Shot with the respective ef and then sponged the image with like ink to make it stand out a little bit more.

Supplies:

Stamps: Printed Petals

Ink:Pretty in Pink, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Tools: 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, Scallop circle punch, Itty Bitty Shape punch pak, Framed Tulips ef, Flower Garden ef, petals a plenty ef

I hope you give Stamping 411 sketch challenge a try and thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place

Dasher Thanks

I wrote this a while ago and neglected to post it. This was the card I sent to my customers who ordered in December. Every time someone orders from me I send them a hand stamped card but I don't sign it. That way you can use it to send to someone else or you can keep it for your own enjoyment.

Now that Christmas is over you have to thank all those people for giving you all those gifts. Isn't this the best stamp. It's so simple and clean when it's stamped and it is a single stamp which only costs $8.95. And it's not just for Christmas, Dasher can go into the woods anytime of the year and be right at home.

Also, with a $50 order from Stampin' Up right now you can earn a FREE Dasher stamp. Just head on over to my website and see what some more samples of what you could do.

I used

Stamps: Dasher, Perfect Punches
Ink: Night of Navy, Whisper White Craft
Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue
Tools: Petals a Plenty ef, Ticket corner punch, Scallop oval punch
Accessories: White Gel Pen, Sponge, clear embossing powder

I think everything is pretty self explanatory. I did heat emboss the white on the perfect punch thank you before I punched it out. When you sponge under Dasher try to make it look like his shadow.

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Christmas Cardinal on a Quilt

Blythe Klipple sent me the instructions to make this card in her 12 days of Christmas. As soon as I saw it I knew that I would be making this and showing my stampers how to do it. I love the quilt look with the double run through the Big Shot. Here is her blog.  I will post the instructions here also. I changed the sentiment, I think tidings of comfort just go along with the quilt look. My mom is a quilter and I made sure she got this card for her Christmas card from me.

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Word Play clear (120651), wood (120308)

INK: Cherry Cobbler (119669)

CARD STOCK: Old Olive (100702), Cherry Cobbler (119685), Very Vanilla (101650), Daffodil Delight (119683), Garden Green (102584), Basic Black (121045)

ACCESSORIES: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Top Note Die (113463), 11/4" Square Large punch (119865), Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper (117159), Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder (116824), Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch (119275), 1-3/8" Circle Large Punch (119860), Heart Small Punch (117193), Two-Step Owl Extra-Large Punch (118074), Two-Step Bird Extra-Large Punch (117191), 2" x 1-3/8" Oval Extra-Large Punch (119859), Stamping Sponges (101610), Anywhere Glue Stick (104045), Snail Adhesive (104332), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

INSTRUCTIONS

To make the card:

1. Cut a piece of " Cherry Cobbler card stock 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" for your card base. Fold this in half.

2. Cut a 5-1/2" strip of Old Olive card stock and punch a border using the Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch. Adhere this to card front horizontally in center.

3. Cut a piece of Very Vanilla card stock 5" X 4-1/2" . Punch out 12 squares of designer series paper using the 11/4" Square Punch. Adhere in random order onto the piece of Very Vanilla card stock. I have found it easier to "smear" the Anywhere Glue Stick onto the base card stock, in this case, Very Vanilla. I chose to 'smear' mine glue stick as I go, not all at once. Then attach your squares.

4. Run this piece of Very Vanilla card stock through the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine using the Top Note die. Take this cut out piece and then run it back through the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine using the Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder. Adhere to your card.

To make the bird:

5. Punch a circle from Cherry Cobbler card stock using the 1-3/8" Circle Large Punch. Cut this in half in an arc shape. Punch a heart from Cherry Cobbler card stock using the Heart Small Punch. Adhere this one to the bottom back half of the half circle forming a tail.

6. Cut a 1" square from Basic Black card stock. Adhere to front of bird head and trim. Cut a 1" square from Daffodil Delight card stock. Cut in half and adhere to back of bird head to form beak. Punch out smallest circle from Two-Step Owl Extra-Large Punch and adhere to bird head for eye.

7. Punch out the branch from the Two-Step Bird Extra-Large Punch using Garden Green card stock. Adhere this to card front. Adhere bird so he's sitting on the branch.

8. Stamp Joy from the Word Play Stamp Set onto Very Vanilla card stock in Cherry Cobbler ink. Punch out, using Extra Large Oval Punch. Using Stamping Sponges, sponge around edges. Adhere to card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

9. You’re done.



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