SSC373 Christmas Traditions ~ Merry & Bright

Hi All!  Welcome to another Sunday Stamps challenge.  I signed up for Stampin' Up's Traditions of Christmas craft class on Facebook to get some creative juices flowing, and *spoiler alert*, I flipped one of the cards to match this week's sketch.

This was also my shoebox project for the NEPA shoebox swap.

Here's this week's sketch by Heather.

Stamps: Christmas Greenery, Traditional Labels; Old Olive, Secret Sea, Pool Party, Whisper White, Traditions of Christmas DSP, Gold Foil; Ink: Old Olive, Secret Sea, Pool Party Stampin' Blends; Accessories: Opal Rounds, Wink of Stella, Blender Pen, Christmas Greenery Dies, Traditional Labels Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

NEPA Shoebox Swap: Baking Spirits Bright

Today I'm attending Northeast Pennsylvania (NEPA) Shoebox Swap with some of my Splitcoaststampers friends.  Meeting IRL!  This year's theme is "Baking Spirits Bright".

ATC:  I thought it would be fun to "bake" a pumpkin pie rather than Christmas treats.

Stamps: More Than Autumn, Acorny Thank You; Paper: Timid Tiger, Lemon Lime Twist, Old Olive, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Autumn Traditions DSP, Typeset DSP; Ink: Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends; Accessories: Blending Brush, Watercolor Brush, Sprig Punch, Give It A Whirl Dies, Bitty Banners Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

Fancy Fold:  I challenged myself to use up some 6 x 6" DSP.  So I created the Double Gate Fold using these instructions.

The inside of the card does say "Baking spirits bright".  Why not?

Stamps: Homemade Treats, Gingerbread Man; Paper: Real Red, Pecan Pie, Whisper White, Various Card Bases, Various DSP; Ink: Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Pecan Pie, Smoky Slate; Accessories: Forever Plaid EF, Homemade Treats Die, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

So much fun with my lovely friends!

I've got one more swap to share tomorrow...

SSC371/SSC369 That Stinks!

Hey All!  Welcome to another Sunday Stamps challenge.

I created a card for our downline meeting, using as many current products as I could pull together.  Wanting to follow the previous color combination, I started stamping and said, um, my wagon does not look like it's full of old hay.  Hmmm.  Well, switch gears and make it a twisted card.

The inside sentiment says "I forgot your birthday."

Here's this week's sketch by Deb, combined with a previous color challenge.

Stamps: Tractor & Co, Just Stickin' Cuty by Unity; Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Nests of Winter DSP; Ink: Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Misty Moonlight, Pecan Pie, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark; Accessories: Earth Tones Shimmer Gems, White Embossing Powder, Tractor & Co Dies, Die-Cutting Machine.

SSC366/SSC364 In Color Cone Flowers

[This is happening!  I'm gonna make a card!]  Hello All, welcome to my little corner of the internet where I struggle to find time in the summer to make a card.  This week I'm going to double dip, using the current color combination on Sunday Stamps, as well as a make up on a missed sketch.

I couldn't resist making a cone flower card, using some In Colors.  [I used a rubber brayer to add some color to the embossed sentiment.]

And sure enough, I have a photo of some cone flowers on my phone as well.

Here is this week's color combination and past sketch by Lisa.

Stamps: Daisy Lane, Nature Walk; Paper: Darling Duckling, Timid Tiger, Pool Party, Fresh Freesia, Whisper White, Sunny Days DSP; Ink: Timid Tiger, Pool Party, Fresh Freesia, Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends; Accessories: 2025-27 In Color Flat Pearls, Flower Soft, 1/2" Circle Punch, Brayer, Sponges, Thoughtful Moments Hybrid EF, Die-Cutting Machine, e-cutter.

This is a good time to let you know you can shop the 2025-27 In Color sale starting August 5.

SSC362 Layered Thoughts

Hello All!  Swinging in late for the Sunday Stamps challenge this week.  I am doubling up, making a downline shoebox swap as well.  Our group usually swap with every new catalog, and I don't have many new sets from this one, so I'm using the sentiment set Layered Thoughts we received from Onstage Raleigh.

I paired the sentiment with some birthday images from Turtle-y Cute DSP (which you can cut out with the Turtle-y Awesome Dies).

Here's this week's sketch by Melissa.

Stamps: Layered Thoughts; Paper: Shaded Spruce, Whisper White, Turtle-y Cute DSP; Ink: Shaded Spruce; Accessories: Shades of Green Hexagons, Turtle-y Awesome Dies, Die-Cutting Machine.

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SSC361/SSC360 Perk Up!

Welcome to the next Sunday Stamps challenge!  I've had Taylored Expressions Perk Up! bundle sitting on my shelf for a long while, and I haven't had a chance to ink it up.  This stamp & stencil combo makes super fun background, plus you can die-cut the cups for a main images as well.  

I went with neutrals for the background, and incorporated some new Stampin' Up! In Colors for the focal point.  I stacked the sentiment to get it to pop up off the card.

Here is this week's sketch by Laurie, and I'm playing catch-up on last time's color challenge.

Stamps: TE Perk Up! Stamp & Stencil, TE Cofee Create Repeat; Paper: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla; Ink: Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling, Cloud Cover, Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Soft Suede, Versamark; Accessories: Earth Tones Gems, White Embossing Powder, Blending Brushes, Perk Up! Dies, Coffee Create Repeat Dies, Die-Cutting Machine.

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SSC359 Turtle-y Awesome

Hi All!  Welcome back for another Sunday Stamps challenge.

The new two-tone card stock has a white core, which is great for sanding techniques.  It reminds me of the old Core'dinations paper, so I dug some of my old stock out to play with.

Here is this week's sketch by Heather.

Stamps: Turtle-y Awesome, Oceanfront; Paper: Gumball Green Core'dinations, Cloud Cover, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Turtle-y Cute DSP; Ink: Balmy Blue, Gray Granite, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Stampin' Blends; Accessories: Shade of Green Hexagons; White EP, Sanding Block, Turtle Textures EF, Turtle-y Awesome Dies, Die-Cutting Machine, Dimensionals.

At OnStage, we attended an after hours event using Turtle-y Awesome, and I managed one make & take with limited supplies.

Sara and Logan did a cute turtle-y stage presentation at the closing session of OnStage.  I sent this gif to my sons, who were huge TMNT fans as kids.

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