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Here are a few cards I created using the SU Petite Petals stamp set
with its coordinating punch:
This pink card also includes the Pansy Punch that coordinates
with the SU Flower Shop Stamp set.
It’s Friday, kiddos! Time for another fun challenge at the Friday Mashup # 166. Holly is asking us to get out some sequins. I was excited to use my new SU sequins in the 2013-15 In Colors. I was surprised how these little embellishments can really pack a big punch.
Card Recipe:
STAMPS: SU Flower Shop, SU Petite Petals, SU Gorgeous Grunge, SU Six-Sided Sampler, SU Language of Friendship for leaves (retired)
INK: SU Coastal Cabana, SU Baked Brown Sugar, SU Pistachio Pudding, SU Strawberry Slush
PAPER: SU Coastal Cabana, SU Baked Brown Sugar, SU Very Vanilla
ACCESSORIES: SU 2013-15 In Color Sequins
TOOLS: SU Petite Petals Punch, SU Pansy Punch, SU Bird Builder Punch
In my opinion, SU Gorgeous Grunge is a great “staple” stamp to have in your pantry!
Enjoy some stamping today!
Well, kids- there are two color challenges going on this week that are Red, White, and Blue. And, I finished a card today for The Paper Players # 199 and went to grab the badge and OOPS- I used the wrong blue- I used SU Pacific Point instead of Night of Navy! It was not even the blue for the other challenge…LOL!
Oh well, it’s all about the journey not the destination, right?
Another little side note….I had a very dear stamping friend email me last night and ask if I ever get frustrated when trying to design a card. She felt like she always ended up copying a card she sees on the internet. I reassured her that everyone does that, and I look for inspiration everywhere- looking at 100s of cards sometimes to get an idea to jumpstart my creativity.
I told her that my Stampin” Success Demonstrator magazine emphasizes and encourages CASEing cards. It was funny that my magazine came today reiterating that very sentiment. As I wrote her back it also reminded me to enjoy making the card even when I am lacking mojo. For example, this simple card came to be after I used up all my mojo planning for my Product Class. I was stumped with what I wanted to do with the colors but knew I could just rely on some basic principles like layering and popping an image with a dimensional to put together a card. I ended up being happy instead of frustrating myself because I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to do.
Card Recipe:
STAMPS: SU Flower Shop, SU Four You
INK: SU Real Red, SU Pacific Point
PAPER: SU Real Red, SU Pacific Point, SU Whisper White
ACCESSORIES: SU Pacific Point Candy Dot
TOOLS: SU Pansy Punch, SU Corner Rounder
Hey, Nancy- this one is for you since you waited so long for this stamp set:)
At first, I was really wondering how to incorporate ALL of the colors Avery picked for our shaped card challenge at the Friday Mashup #155 this week.
Create a project using the Colors ” Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder & Wild Wasabi”.
Create a ” Shaped card”.
Or Mash it up and create a “Shaped Card using the above Colors”.
After a few days of pondering, I thought of a flower pot card. I had not made one since my daughter’s 15th birthday, and she is 21 now and getting ready to graduate college in one month! With my craft hoarding tendencies, I actually found the card and got to work on a new one with the fabulous SU Flower Shop and Petite Petals with their coordinating punches. I used the Bird Builder Punch for the leaves.
Card Recipe:
STAMPS: SU Simply Sketched, SU Petite Petals, SU Flower Shop
INK: SU Wild Wasabi, SU Wisteria Wonder, SU Pool Party, SU Daffodil Delight, SU Calypso Coral
PAPER: SU Whisper White, SU Wild Wasabi, SU Wisteria Wonder, SU Pool Party, SU Daffodil Delight, SU Calypso Coral
ACCESSORIES: SU Wild Wasabi Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, SU Pearls
TOOLS: SU Blossom Punch, SU Petite Petals Punch, SU Bird Builder Punch, SU Oval Pucnch, SU Scallop Oval Punch, SU Adorning Accents Edgelits and EF
I could not (emboss) resist combining LeAnne’s color challenge at The Paper Players # 162 this week and Jen B.’s sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches # 103. I have not done this technique for many, many years and forgot what a great effect it has on a card. It is hard to believe the black panel was once white! I sponged on SU Pool Party and Rich Razzleberry in a random pattern covering my Whisper White cardstock, stamped the flowers in Versamark Watermark ink, and clear embossed them. I then sponged black ink over the panel turning the colorful background black and allowing the colors to show through only on the clear embossed flowers. I also liked how the black sentiment stood out on the Rich Razzleberry. And, yum…I love those Candy Dots.
Card Recipe:
STAMPS: SU Lots of Thanks, SU Flower Shop
INK: SU Pool Party, SU Rich Razzleberry, SU Basic Black, Versamark Watermark ink
PAPER: SU Pool Party, SU Rich Razzleberry, SU Whisper White
ACCESSORIES: SU Pool Party Candy Dots
TOOLS: SU Corner Rounder
