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.