Thursday, April 30, 2015

Rocky Retro Thanks

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I can't get enough of the Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack! Today I tried to use one of the Island Indigo patterns, but it just wasn't working for me in this design. So, I turned it over and there were those gorgeous river rocks! Love them!


I'm playing along in this week's Retro Sketches challenge. I  switched it up just a bit. Instead of a sentiment on a flag at the bottom of the design, I used a length of ribbon for my "flag" and stamped the sentiment right onto one of the mats.

 

I started with a Basic Gray card base, cut lengthwise. I added the Adventure Bound layer and a Smoky Slate layer, cut like the sketch. I rounded the corners of these pieces to add a little interest. I stamped the "Thanks So Much" sentiment from the "B.Y.O.P." set (carrying over to the NEW catalog!!!) in Basic Gray. Next I added some blotches and dots from the "Gorgeous Grunge" set (also carrying over!) in Smoky Slate.

Finally, I added a Smoky Slate button from the Neutrals Designer Buttons collection, tied with a bit of Whisper White Baker's Twine. I attached the button with a glue dot. I tried not to add a bow at the bottom and just leave the strip of Whisper White 1/4" Cotton Ribbon...but I just couldn't!! So I tied another piece of Whisper White Cotton Ribbon onto the strip to make a bow. It just had to be.


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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Nacho Dad

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I'm still trying to use some of the "Adventure Bound" Designer Series Paper Stack. I love, love, love this paper and I've horded it for too long. Today I pulled out the sheet with the river rocks on it. It's gorgeous on its own, but it needed a little something if I would enter it into this week's Nacho Average Sketch Challenge!



So after I'd chosen this DSP sheet, my color scheme was set. I used a Sahara Sand card base and a Basic Black mat. I adhered the river rocks onto Basic Black mat. I added a length of 7/8" Natural Cotton Ribbon and adhered this to the card base.

Next, I stamped the globe from "The Open Sea" stamp set in Jet Black Stazon onto a piece of Vellum Cardstock. I used my heat tool to set the image because I didn't want it to smear on the Vellum. I punched this piece with the 2" Circle Punch. I punched another 2" circle in Sahara Sand and adhered the vellum piece with 2 glue dots hidden in the globe image.

Using the Circle Framelits collection, a cut another circle from Basic Black to mount my globe onto. I attached the globe assembly to the card with Stampin' Dimenstionals.

Finally, I stamped a sentiment from the "And Many More" stamp set in Jet Black Stazon onto a piece of Sahara Sand. I flagged the end of this piece with the Banner Punch and attached it to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.


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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Wasabi Sky Work of Art

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I haven't used the "Work of Art" stamp set in a long time. Demonstrators who attended the catalog reveal last year received this stamp set for FREE. We were ALL using it for a while because it was the only set we had from the new catalog. And then we saw a bunch of squirrels and forgot about this set--well, I forgot about it.

I thought "Work of Art" would be a great choice for this  week's color challenge at the Create with Connie & Mary challenge blog.

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I started with a Basic Gray card base and added a Whisper White panel. I stamped the zigzag element from the "Work of Art" set three times in Soft Sky. Next I cut a Wild Wasabi square to use as a mat and a slightly smaller Whisper White square. I stamped one of the spotches in Soft Sky full strength, and then stamped off one time. Then I stamped the splotch in Wild Wasabi full strength, and then stamped off once. I added the sentiment in Basic Gray.

I added a length of Wild Wasabi Seam Binding Ribbon at the bottom of the card--I can't seem to make a card without ribbon!! I mounted the square element with Stampin' Dimensionals and finished the card by randomly adding some Basic Rhinestones.


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Monday, April 27, 2015

Shadows in the Trees

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I was looking for a quick and easy idea for a card because, as usual, my daily tasks have expanded and almost surpassed my allotted time. (Well, I could stay up later, but I really put a premium on getting to bed at a decent time every night. Yes, I do know that concept is sacrilege to stampers!!)

I remembered that one of my fave stampers, Patty Bennett, had done some awesome things with the "Adventure Bound" Designer Series Paper Stack. So, I hopped on over to Patty's Stamping Spot and lo and behold, several of Patty's downline members had created some awesome cards with this DSP stack!! I saw this one by Donna Demko and knew I just had to CASE (copy and share everything) it!! Donna has an awesome video on her site, if you want to see how the master created the card. Here's how I made mine.

Just like Donna, I started with a Sahara Sand card base, cut the long way. I added a Basic Black mat. I cut the DSP just a bit smaller than the Basic Black mat and another piece of Vellum the same size as the DSP.

Next I cut the mid-section of another piece of the DSP to be the focal point for the card. I backed that with a Basic Black mat and adhered it to the front of the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Finally, I used the "Thanks So Much" sentiment from the "B.Y.O.P" set. I inked the stamp with Versamark and then heat embossing with Black Embossing Powder. 

So amazingly gorgeous! Thanks so much for this fabulous idea, Donna!!


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