MOJO Monday 302

          This is the first project I’ve designed since my trip to the hospital last week.  I’m back and feeling better and my heart rate is back to normal!  Thank you, Lord.  This is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge.  I’ve done two-step stamping using SU’s new Crisp Cantaloupe Ink and Calypso Coral using the Stippled Blossom SS also from SU.  I’ve wanted to do that for a while and this is my chance to design a girlie Birthday Card.  I like how it turned out and hope that you do, too!

·       Stamp set(s):  SU – Stippled Blossoms & Simply Sketched 

·       Ink(s):  SU – Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Calypso Coral

·        Paper:  Graphic 45 – Baby 2 Bride Collection, Baby Button Bingo; SU – Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Calypso Coral, & Very Vanilla CS

·       Dies & Embossing folders:  SU – Framelits Ovals Collection and Secret Garden Dies; EF – Elegant Lines(retired) & Fancy Fan; Spellbinders – Classic Scalloped Squares Large

·       Embellishments/Other things of note:  Stamp-a-ma-Jig; McGill Paper Blossoms Craft Molding Mat & Tools; SU – Stretch Ruffled Trim Ribbon in Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Pearls Large, Stampin’ Dimensionals

          The card is 4.25” by 5.5” with a left side fold.  The two-step stamping technique is so easy with the Stamp-a-ma-jig and it really turns out a beautiful flower with this stamp set that is fast becoming one of my favorites.  I’d use it more if Stampin’ Up! had a die to cut it out with since I’m not a fan of fussy cutting.  I’ll do it when I have to like it this case.  But, HINT, HINT Stampin’ Up!, you really need to get with the industry!  Enough of my preaching!!  The only thing I really did a little different to add depth to the leaves I cut out was stenciling the leaves with color on color Pistachio Pudding while the die was still in place.  I shortened the leaf stem a bit to make it work with the size of my corner embellishment.  I really liked the Graphic 45 paper I used from my stash here.  Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding Papers and Inks were perfect matches. 

          Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.  I hope you are also enjoying the new look of my blog.  I updated yesterday and like the new look!

Many Blessings,

Donna

Viva la Verve SketchJune 2013 Challenge, Week 2 entry

 

         My previous post was also a sympathy card.  I needed one more for the same family.  I had put up on a shelf 4, 6x6 paper pads that I got at Archivers in Raleigh during my last visit down east to see our oldest daughter and her husband for graduation.  I found that the new Baked Brown Sugar In Color just released in the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue was a perfect match to the neutral I the Echo Park collection.  I wanted to go a bit vintage to go with the stamp that had a favorite old-time hymn, Amazing Grace.  Pistachio Pudding and Strawberry Slush also go well with this collection, in case you are out and about and run across this paper pad!

·       Stamp set(s):  Stampin’ Up! Simply Sketched; Heartfelt Creations:  Vintage Background, Book Frame I and Cross & Lilies

·       Ink(s):  Stampin’ Up!:  Baked Brown Sugar & Pistachio Pudding(new In Color 2013-2015)

·       Paper:  Stampin’ Up!:  Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White & White Tea Lace Paper Doilies; Echo Park Paper – Everyday Eclectic 6x6 Paper Pad

·       Dies & Embossing folders:   Spellbinders Labels 7; Stampin’ Up! Lacy Brocade EF

·       Embellishments/Other things of note:  American Crafts Ribbon

The card went together easily and the layers and embossing add just enough depth to make the project look interesting without being too fussy.  I liked the effect of stamping the background and sentiment color on color, in this case, Baked Brown Sugar from Stampin’ Up!.  It turned out well and worked with the Echo Park paper’s sheet music theme!  The Viva la Verve Sketch Challenge sketch for the 2^nd week, came together easily for me.  Some sketches just work better for me, go figure!

Thank you for dropping by and taking a look at my offering for the Verve Sketch Challenge.  I sure would love to see a gift certificate for my efforts.  They have some great stamps & dies! 

Many Blessings,

Donna

PS:  Below are the detail picture of the front to see the color on color image of the background stamp and the sentiment and of the inside of the card.  I forgot to take a picture until after Thom & I had signed it!  Yes, it really is going to be used!

                                

Simply Sketched Sympathy & VLVJun2013, Week 3

 

         It is never a happy day when you need a sympathy card to send to a friend or relative, but that is where I found myself earlier this week.  I know that the colors I chose are not the usual for a sympathy card, but as a Christian and as I heard more about how my friend’s 16 year old grandson died, I didn’t feel that a somber sympathy card would be appropriate.  This wonderful young man is now home with his Heavenly Father and the girl he went into the surf to save is alive.  We rejoice with her family while feeling the pain and loss of our friend’s family.  It just didn’t feel right to make a somber card to me, so this is what I chose - a sunny yellow and green to symbolize the Son of Man and green for my friend’s grandson’s new life in Heaven.  The card is 5” x 7” with a top fold.

·       Stamp set(s):  Stampin’ Up! – Simply Sketched(new); Heartfelt Creations Cross & Lilies

·       Ink(s):  SU Pear Pizazz    

·      Paper:  Prima, Sun Kiss Collection “Sweet Tea”;  Stampin’ Up! – Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizazz, Core’dinations Early Espresso, Whisper White, Floral District DSP(retired)

·       Dies & Embossing folders:  Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circles & Ovals Large; Stampin’ Up! Embossing Folder Fancy Fan

·       Embellishments/Other things of note:  White Velvet Ribbon – Basic Grey; SU Seam Binding Ribbon – Pear Pizazz; SU Basic Jewels Pearls, Large; Martha Stewart Doily Lace Border Punch

The card design is of course from Viva la Verve’s June Sketch Challenge.  The layout is straight forward, although I did move the circle – pieced with Daffodil Delight and Floral District paper – to the middle of the layout.  The yellow circle is a deliberate allusion to the sun, and I just wanted it centered.  I liked the sunflowers on the Prima paper and wanted the viewer to be able to see them as well. 

Thank you for taking a look at my card today!  I hope that you enjoyed your time here.  Please feel free to leave me a comment.  I’d love your feedback!

Many Blessings,

Donna

PS:  Below is the inside of the card.