SSC395 Frosted Pinecones

Hey All, I'm back!  Life has gotten in the way of stamping, but I'm swinging back in with a card for Sunday Stamps.

Quick and easy using coordinating decorative masks and dies & this week's sketch by Heather.

Stamps: Frosted Pinecones; Paper: Secret Sea, Pecan Pie, Whisper White, Painted Collage DSP; Ink: Golden Glow, Secret Sea, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso, Versamark; Accessories: Pearls of Beauty, White Embossing Powder, Dotted Scalloped Ribbon Border Punch, Dimensionals.

SSC385 Make a Splash

Another card for this week's Sunday Stamps challenge. 

Again, here's this week's sketch by Heather.

Stamps: Friendly Fins; Paper: Flirty Flamingo, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Soft Sea Foam, Lemon Lime Twist, Very Vanilla, Unbound Beauty DSP; Ink: Smoky Slate, Memento Gray Flannel; Accessories: Frosted Iridescent Dots, Friendly Fins Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

SSC385 Coffee Tour

Hello All!  Welcome to the next Sunday Stamps challenge.  This week's sketch works well with flowers, but I wanted to come up with something different. 

Hubs and I have recently been doing a "coffee tour", bicycle rides with coffee & pastry stops, which led me to an interesting theme for a card.

Here's this week's sketch by Heather, which I flipped for my card.

Stamps: More Than Autumn, Enjoy the Ride by Darkroom Door, Coffee Cafe; Paper: Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Unbound Beauty DSP, Tranquil Textures DSP; Ink: Early Espresso, Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Itty Bitty Accents Epoxy Stickers, Purple Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Blushing Bride Sequin Trim, Coffee Cups Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

And that card led to a silly card, a DONUT RIDE,

using Global Design Project #538 sketch.

Stamps: Bike Ride, More Than Autumn, Coffee Cafe, Enjoy the Ride by Darkroom Door; Paper: Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo, Summer Splash, Crumb Cake, Unbound Beauty DSP, Tranquil Textures DSP, Coffee Break DSP; Ink: Melon Mambo, Early Espresso, Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Earth Tones Shimmer Gems, Build a Bike Dies, Coffee Cups Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

SSC384 In Color Planted Paradise

Welcome to the next Sunday Stamps challenge!  I'm doing a little more playing with the retiring 2024-2026 In Colors and DSP.  It's always sad to store retiring colors away, so they've been sitting out of my desk for just a little bit more love.

For this week's colors, I thought of the potted plant set, Planted Paradise, and for quick work, I copied a layout by Stacey Marsh.  I did a little bit of mixing of Lemon Lolly and Shy Shamrock to get a little lighter green color.

Here's this week's color combination and the sketch I used from Create with Stamping Friends.

Stamps: Planted Paradise, Wonderful Thoughts; Paper: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Whisper White, Unbounded Beauty DSP; Ink: Pretty in Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lolly, Shy Shamrock, Cloud Cover, Versamark; Accessories: Flowers for Every Season Gems, Blushing Bride Baker's Twine, White Embossing Powder, Wonderful Thoughts Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

SSC383 Old Colors, New Old Bear

Hello All!  I'm a little late for this round of Sunday Stamps.  I'm still focusing on the retiring 2024-2026 In Colors sitting on my desk, combining old with the new Silly Old Bear suite coming out in May.

Here's this week's sketch by Deb.

Stamps: Sweet Words & Labels; Paper: Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight, Peach Pie, Very Vanilla, Silly Old Bear DSP, Unbounded Beauty DSP; Ink: Daffodil Delight, Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Tiny Bee Trinkets, Blending Brush, 2" Circle Punch, Sweet Old Friends Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

SSC382 Petunia Garden

Hello Everyone!  Time for another Sunday Stamps challenge.  Today I'm focusing on neglected colors, in this case Petunia Pop.

The 2024-2026 In Colors, including Petunia Pop, are retiring in April.  Make sure you check your supply for your favorites and stock up!

Here's this week's sketch by Amy.

Stamps: Thankful Garden, Fabulous Sayings; Paper: Petunia Pop, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Whisper White, Unbounded Beauty DSP; Ink: Petunia Pop, Berry Burst, Granny Apple Green, Old Olive, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray; Accessories: Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots, Blending Brushes, Thankful Garden Decorative Masks, Thankful Garden Dies, Everyday Arches Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

Shamrock Beauty

Hello Everyone!  The time to think about retiring 2024-2026 In Colors is here, so I thought I would focus on some retiring and neglected colors, in this case Shy Shamrock.

Looking for inspiring color combinations, I found one from Global Design Project.

The 2024-2026 In Colors are retiring in April.  Make sure you check your supply for your favorites and stock up!

Stamps: Enduring Beauty, Fabulous Sayings; Paper: Pretty Peacock, Whisper White, Bright & Beautiful DSP; Ink: Lemon Lolly, Shy Shamrock, Pretty Peacock, Basic Gray, Versamark; Accessories: Delightful Decorative Dots, White EP, Blending Brushes, Enduring Beauty Decorative Masks, Dimensionals.

SSC381 Lovely Blossoms

Welcome to another Sunday Stamps challenge!  I've been enjoying some of the online craft classes Stampin' Up! is offering, particularly the Lovely Blossoms Craft Class.

The DSP has a page that can be cut apart for tags or squares or what-have-you.  The squares inspired me to create a card using a previous Sunday Stamps sketch and the featured bundle (seeing as it and lots of scraps were on my desk).

Here is this week's color combination and sketch I used for my card.

Stamps: Lovely Arrangements; Paper: Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Lovely Blossoms DSP; Ink: Petal Pink, Cloud Cover, Secret Sea; Accessories: Blending Brush, Lovely Arrangement Dies, 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

Here are the cards I made from the class (including tags and an album, altered into cards).

I have plenty of flower bundles, but I do enjoy playing with supplies that would not catch by eye otherwise and making cards outside my typical style zone.  Very fun!

VSN Go for the Gold, Part III

More continuation of Splitcoaststampers Virtual Stamp Night challenge cards, 

Time to Warm Up:

Warm drink, that is.  I'm CASEing a card from Concord & 9th with the supplies I have on hand.

Stamps: C9 Alpine Village; Paper: Crisp Cantaloupe, Old Olive, Evening Evergreen, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Whisper White; Ink: Versamark; Accessories: Dew Drops, Silver Baker's Twine, White EP, Leaf Punch, Mama Elephant Stitched Flurries Cover, C9 Alpine Village Dies, Coffee Cups Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

Jump for Joy:

Things that jump, including a fancy fold that jumps out.  I tried my hand at the accordion tent fold, using these measurements, so the tent portion kinda jumps out at you, right?

Stamps: Turtle-y Awesome; Paper: Garden Green, Balmy Blue, Whisper White, Turtle-y Cute DSP, Country Gingham DSP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Shades of Green Hexagons, Turtle-y Awesome Dies, Die-Cutting Machine.

SSC380 Gears & Textures

Hi All, welcome to another Sunday Stamps challenge.  I combined this week's challenge with one from the recent Splitcoaststampers Virtual Stamp Night.

Metallics ~ gold, silver, bronze:

The VSN theme is "Go for the Gold" in honor of the Winter Olympics.  Sticking with more of a steampunk vibe, my card must be participating in the vintage Olympics with copper metals, LOL!

The card layout idea was a mirror flip of one by Becca Whitham.  Here is this week's sketch by Claire.

Stamps: Fabulous Sayings; Paper: Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla, Brushed with Beauty DSP; Ink: Pecan Pie, Versamark; Accessories: Pearl Jewels, Copper EP, Gears & Textures Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

VSN Go for the Gold, Part II

Another continuation of Splitcoaststampers Virtual Stamp Night challenge cards, 

Goldfish:

Part of the point of VSN is to pull out and play with supplies you haven't touched in a long time.  Kudos for using up some patterned paper and scraps of card stock!

The lily pads came out looking pretty unique.  I had stamped with Pistachio Pudding ink and then colored with Granny Apple Dark & Mossy Meadow Light Stampin' Blends.

I'm using another previous Sunday Stamps color challenge. 

Stamps: All the Good Things, Lovely Lily Pad; Paper: Cloud Cover, Whisper White, Lily Impressions DSP, Vellum; Ink: Peach Pie, Timid Tiger, Pistachio Pudding, Cloud Cover, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Stampin' Blends; Accessories: Flowers for Every Season Gems, Clear EP, Sponge Brayer.

Wave Your Flag:

Any flag on your card.  My card has a few, so I think I'm covered.

Fun again to pull out retired stamps and patterned paper!  I'm actually not sure the stamps have ever seen ink.

I'm using another previous Sunday Stamps sketch by Melissa.

Stamps: Holiday Home, Tasty Trucks, Boardwalk Fun; Paper: Cloud Cover, Gray Granite, Whisper White, Best Route DSP; Ink: Night of Navy, Vintage Violet, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, Lawn Fawn Jet Black, Pumpkin Pie & Night of Navy Stampin' Write Markers; Accessories: Aquapainter, Banner Punch, Homemade Holiday Dies, Rainbow Builder Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

Improving your Performance:

Improve on a card in your gallery.  I had mentioned when I made a triple z-fold card that when I made one again, I would alter the dimensions to fit a finished A2 card.

The dimensions I used are 5-1/2 x 6-3/4" CS, scored at 4-1/4 & 5-1/2".  Also three 1-1/4 x 6-3/4" CS strips, scored at 1-1/4 & 2-1/2".  This type of card is a great excuse to get out those neglected stamp and coordinating paper combos.

Stamps: Bee My Valentine; Paper: Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Bee Mine DSP; Ink: Petal Pink, Sweet Sorbet, Lemon Lime Twist, Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Die-Cutting Machine.

VSN Go for the Gold

Continuing on with Splitcoaststampers Virtual Stamp Night cards, 

Compulsory Round ~ Back to the Fundamentals:

Use only paper, ink, and stamps.  Of course I cheated a little bit by using coordinating dies rather than fussy cutting.

I'm using an old color combination from Sunday Stamps from my "idea stash".  These challenges are a great way to use some retired product and scraps!

Stamps: Warmest Heart, Sophisticated Sled, Falling Snow BG; Paper: Flirty Flamingo, Darling Duckling, Smoky Slate, Gray Granite, Whisper White; Ink: Crushed Curry, Moody Mauve, Smoky Slate, Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends; Accessories: Warmest Heart Dies, Sophisticated Sled Dies, Die-Cutting Machine.

Made of Snow:

Ski hills & snow people.  Vikki Jo mentioned snow angels, and I was wondering if I could come up with something with my current stash.

I hand-sketched a mask for the snow angel and circle punch for the footprints.

Stamps: Cookie-Cutter Christmas, Christmas Pines, Mountain Adventure; Paper: Cloud Cover, Whisper White; Ink: Mint Macaron, Emerald Envy, Balmy Blue, Cloud Cover, Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends; Accessories: Blender Pen, Blending Brush, Deckled Rectangle Dies, Die-Cutting Machine.

Gold Stars on a CAS Card:

Well, I'm attempting a CAS card in terms of layers, but the background has quite a bit of work into it.  (Masking and stamping was an option wrought with possibility for error.)

I blended Darling Duckling ink on the background, and then splattered with masking fluid.  Once dry, I blended Island Indigo and Night of Navy ink to create a nighttime sky.  Not showing up well are the die-cut stars made with gold foil paper.

I'm using another previous Sunday Stamps challenge from my "ideas stash", a sketch by Lisa.

Stamps: Musical Jamboree; Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Gold Foil Sheets; Ink: Darling Duckling, Island Indigo, Night of Navy, Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends; Accessories: Masking Fluid, Blending Brushes, Hexagons EF, Snowy Wonder Dies, Die-Cutting Machine.

Boardwalk Fun

Hi All!  Today I'll show you the card I put together for my downline shoebox swap.  I wanted to make a card that had a little more depth.  A z-fold card is always fun, and the orientation of the rollercoaster dictated the card open on the right rather than the traditional left.

Here's the closed view.

The z-fold dimensions: card base 4-1/4 x 9-1/2", scored at 5-1/2 & 7-1/2"; bottom strip 1-1/2 x 9-1/2", scored at 2 & 4".

Stamps: Boardwalk Fun; Paper: Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Beautiful Bokeh DSP, Nests of Winter DSP; Ink: Smoky Slate; Accessories: Starburst Sequins, Sponge Brayer, Boardwalk Fun Dies, Die-Cutting Machine.

The weather today is windy and cold, windchill down to -13F, so I hunkered down and alternated between reading and stamping.  For fun, I played along with the recent Virtual Stamp Night on Splitcoaststampers.

Bonus VSN Color Challenge:

The theme is "Go for the Gold".  After watching the Winter Olympics Day 1 skiathlon, I was inspired to make an Italian flag color challenge card.  I pulled out the retired Let the Good Times Roll bundle, to pair with Boardwalk Fun, and altered by z-fold dimensions to fit the rollercoaster.

These z-fold dimensions are card base 4-1/4 x 8-1/2", scored at 5-1/2 & 7"; bottom strip 1-1/8 x 8-1/2", scored at 1-1/2 & 3".

Stamps: Let the Good Times Roll, Boardwalk Fun; Paper: Poppy Parade, Garden Green, Mossy Meadow, Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Flowering Fields DSP; Ink: Poppy Parade, Old Olive, Garden Green, Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Fine Sparkle Gems, Thrill Ride Pop Up Dies, Boardwalk Fun Dies, Die-Cutting Machine.