We are finishing up August with a neutral palette this week. We have Basic Beige, Pecan Pie, and Early Espresso. I knew that Woven Textures would fit the bill, but I surprised myself when I reached for Sunrise Sailing for the focal piece! So I have a Neutral Colors Sunrise…
I haven’t made a slimline card for a very “long” time! But that’s our challenge this week at Create with Stamping Friends, so I “stretched” myself – OK enough with the puns – and made a fun birthday card using Wildflower Birthday products. Here’s our challenge: And here’s my card:…
This week on Create with Stamping Friends we have a color challenge. I had so much fun making this card using Sunrise Sailing! I brushed the Timid Tiger (why do I keep wanting to call it Tony Tiger!?!) for the sunrise, and of course the Coastal Cabana for the water…
We’re starting August off with a sketch challenge! This fun sketch lets us show off both sides of our beautiful DSP. I’ve chosen Floral Impressions for my card. Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: Recipe: Blackberry Bliss Cardstock base, 11″x 4-1/4″, folded at 5-1/2″ Floral Impressions DSP, 5-1/4″x 4″…
I’m using Celebratory Sips for this week’s Create with Stamping Friends challenge. We are CASEing the catalog one more time and this is a fun one on page 89. Instead of mushrooms I’ve used the colorful beverages from the DSP. I did a little fussy cutting for a fun celebration…
Today at Create with Stamping Friends we are CASEing a card in the catalog, page 132. My card doesn’t look at all like this sample! What I decided to CASE was the technique “emboss resist.” The stamp set I used is Beautiful Butterflies. Here’s our challenge: And here’s my card:…
I’m not sure a card could be more feminine than this one with “Hello Lovely” and Florals in Bloom DSP! Hi! It’s Thursday and another Create with Stamping Friends. We are on our third week of CASEing the Catalog. Today we are working with this pretty card for a Hello…
Hi there! Today at Create with Stamping Friends we are CASEing (Copy and Selectively Edit) the Catalog on page 114. This is an interesting layout that I may not have noticed if not for this challenge. The feature stamp set is Natural Botanicals. And it includes heat embossing on foil!…
It is now July! Every July, Create with Stamping Friends has a month-long “CASE the Catalog” challenge. Today we start off with a card posted on page 110 of our Annual Catalog. This card shows off the block stamping technique, so I gave it a try. Here’s our challenge: And…
We are here with a sketch challenge today at Create with Stamping Friends! I’ve pulled out my favorite color combo, purple and blue) with some Floral Impressions DSP! Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: Details: Blackberry Bliss Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″ Floral Impressions DSP, 5-1/4″x 4″…
Welcome to our Thursday Create with Stamping Friends challenge! Today we have a color combo of Cloud Cover, Cajun Craze, and Petal Pink. I made a simple, graphic card that might be called a fractured card, a puzzle card, or a stained glass window card. I’m calling it a Remarkable…
Welcome to Create with Stamping Friends. This is our Thursday challenge and today we have a sketch to work with. I pulled out Woven Textures DSP for a love card with a masculine touch. Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: Materials & Measurements: Early Espresso Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″,…
Welcome to Create with Stamping Friends! We are starting June off with a color challenge ~ a purple combination that is soooo pretty! I chose to ink up Thankful Garden and put it with Lovely Garden DSP. Here’s our challenge: And here’s my card: All the details: Gorgeous Grape Cardstock…
Today we have a sketch challenge at Create with Stamping Friends. It’s a square card today. I love a square card! It’s just a little unexpected, and if you make it 4-1/4″x 4-1/4″ it will fit into one of our medium envelopes. Here’s the challenge: And here’s my card: This…
Today’s color challenge at Create with Stamping Friends gave me the opportunity to play with my new Impressions Abloom Bundle! While Strawberry Slush and Old Olive seemed like natural flower colors, I was not sure what to do with Secret Sea. Time to play around! Here’s the Challenge: Here’s my…
