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Inkspirations challenge #37 - Perk Up

 
  
   
  

We're back with a sketch challenge this week, but with a twist... Chantelle is our host this month and she is challenging us to add polka dots to our creation this week. Easy-peasy, as I *heart* polka dots!!  

For my card, I pulled out a new favorite, Puns from the Past, and I used an idea that had been going around in my head ever since getting this set. You see, this set has all these really cute punny sentiments but it has not been translated to French, so I was thinking of some clever sentiments I could come up with on my own in French and this one-liner from François Pérusse, a comedian, kept popping up into my head to use with the percolator. I am not even going to attempt translating it, because it just doesn't translate all that well to English, but let's just say that my sister, who's as much of a Pérusse fan as I am and who also knows his bits by heart, will surely get a big kick out of this card, which I'll be sending to her for her birthday. (September 11th, nonetheless!)

To add the mug stain at the top of the patterned paper, I pulled out the Sip by Sip set and I wet the paper with my Aquapainter brush after stamping the image in Chocolate Chip to make the paper buckle a little bit.

     

 
 

  

  
 
 

Here are the links to the other Design Team members' creations:

 

Chantelle

Kirsty

Makeesha

Renée

Sarah-Jane

Teneale

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamp: Puns from the Past, Sip by Sip, Elements of Style
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Regal Rose
Designer papers: Chatterbox, My Mind's Eye
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose
Accessories: Love Note die-cut, brads, Chocolate Chip striped ribbon, Circle punch,
clear embossing powder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Aquapainter brush,
Regal Rose grosgrain ribbon, dauber, distressing tool (Cutting Kit), white envelope

  

Cute and Whimsical

When the Embellish Magazine challenge came out two weeks ago, I was looking for quick ideas to make samples for the event I was attending on that weekend and so I paired the color combo with the Taylored Expressions sketch and came up with this quick little cutie. The flower pot is from the Summer mini hostess set It's the Thought, which is just adorable, and I also used my brand-new toy, the Tasteful Trim die from the upcoming Holiday mini. I have to say, this mini is jam-packed with fabulous stuff and I hope you fall in love with it as much as I have, but of all of the fabulous goodies in it, the Tasteful Trim might be the item I was most looking forward to using. Maybe because the selection of new dies in the big catalogue was limited or because borders are a staple on any project, card or page. Here, I used the die to cut a scallop border out of chipboard, then I stuck a piece of sticky sheet on Peach Parfait cardstock and ran it through the Big Shot again. I glued the cardstock on the chipboard, peeled the red liner off and covered the border with Dazzling Diamond glitter. This glitter is transparent enough to let the Peach color show through, but gives the cardstock a sugar-coated look that really adds some charm to the piece.

I cannot wait to show you some more projects done with this die. My goal is to get Brandi to cave and buy it, since she admitted she wasn't really that taken with it. I'm always up for a good challenge, so let's see if I can make Brandi change her mind about it (and maybe convince some of my good customers they need one as well!).

 

 

 

Color Combo: Peack Parfait + Baja Breeze + Very Vanilla + Crumb Cake

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: C'est l'intention (It's the Thought)
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Peach Parfait
Inks: Basic Black, Peach Parfait, Baha Breeze, Crumb Cake
Papers: Baja Breeze Designer Papers
Accessories: Tasteful Trims die, circle punches, blending pen, Vanilla satin ribbon,
Dazzling Diamonds glitter, chipboard, Sticky Sheet, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Most Wonderful Time of the Year

This is the first card I made with the Greeting Card Kids set after receiving it and I used a mix of old and new to create this card. The ribbon used is the new Poppy Parade ribbon. It is soft like twill and really easy to use, plus very cute with its white edge. I only got Poppy Parade and Concord Crush to start, but I think I might get the rest of the colors as well.

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Voeux mignons (Teeny Tiny Wishes)
Cardstock: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Papers: Alpine DSP
Inks: Basic Black, Old Olive
Accessories: Felt Flurries, white envelope, Pretties kit, linen thread, corduroy button,
Circle Scissors Plus, Poppy Parade ribbon, mini library clip

 

Inkspiration challenge #36 (and Convention Display Sample #24) - Many Thanks

This is one of my favorite color combo ever! I love how rich those colors look together and how dainty the pink looks against the Chocolate Chip and the Rich Razzleberry. For this card, I created my own Chocolate Chip patterned paper using the flourish page from the Presto Patterns paper pack. I used a brayer to apply the ink so that I'd get a deep, even coverage.

 
  
  
   
  

 So I am sharing my very last convention display sample with you today! I guess that means I will have to start stamping again if I want to have something to share on my blog... 

The center of the Pretties flower was created using the So Many Thanks set, both on the Scallop Circle punched piece and on the little Jewelry tag. You'll recognize the beautiful Medallion background stamp in the back, another must-have.

     

 
 

  

  
 
   

Here are the links to the other Design Team members's creations:

  

Chantelle

Kirsty

Makeesha

Renée

Sarah-Jane

Teneale

 

 

Supplies
Stamp: So Many Thanks, Medallion
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip
Designer papers: Presto Patterns
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Rich Razzleberry
Punches: Scallop Circle, Circles, Jewelry Tag, 1/16 Handheld punch
Accessories: Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, Flower brad, Pretties kit

 

Convention Display Sample #23 - Trick or Treat Box

This is my favorite 3D project of the samples I've submitted for convention. I like the colors and I like how it sparkles! The idea for the black glittered cardstock came from the little black glittered star I had done on the Ho Ho Ho card. I really like how it had turned out and I wanted to reproduce the look on something bigger, so I used Versamark and Heat 'n Stick to cover the whole background piece on this box.

Note: It is extremely hard to get anything to stick on the glitter and I had to try quite a few adhesives before finding one that worked. The sticky strip wouldn't stay put (I know - this stuff usually won't come off without ripping everything apart with it, but in this case, it just kept sliding off the glitter.) If I remember correctly, it was the Mono Multi liquid glue that finally did the trick.

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Paisley Prints, Paisley Party wheel, Voeux mignons, Expressions festives
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, More Mustard, Basic Black
Inks: Versamark, More Mustard
Big Shot: Scallop Square die, Lots of Tags die, Two-step Bird
Accessories: Black striped grosgrain ribbon, Vanilla Smooch Spritz, chipboard,
Ticket Corner punch, Wide Oval punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Rhinestone brads,
Black embossing powder, Basic Black marker, daubers, Heat 'n Stick, Black glitter

 

Stampin' Royalty Guest Designer: School Days

Today's a special day because I have been invited by Sandra to play along as a Guest Designer for this week's Stampin' Royalty challenge! The theme is School Days and I hope you'll swing by to take part in the challenge as well!

When Sandra told me what the theme would be, I thought, "Perfect!" and I immediately pulled out my favorite new set from the catalogue, Greeting Card Kids. Aren't those kids just adorable in all of their vintage glory? I paired the image with two pieces of paper from the Newsprint pack (another personal fave), on which I used the Spiral punch to make it look like a page ripped up from a notebook, a piece of wood sheet (school = pencils and wooden desks, so it just seemed to fit the bill) and some jumbo eyelets in one of which I threaded my Poppy Parade ribbon. I remembered that the Teeny Tiny Wishes set has a sentiment that reads, "School is over" so I stamped and embossed that sentiment in black and then I added the A to Z stamp all over my Poppy Parade background.

The kids were stamped on watercolor paper, embossed in black and watercolored with ink and a blending pen. I also stamped the kids in Crumb Cake on a matching envelope to complete the set.

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, A to Z, Voeux mignons
Cardstock: Basic Black, Poppy Parade, watercolor paper
Designer paper: Newsprint
Inks: Poppy Parade, Versamark, Pear Pizzazz, Blush Blossom, Bashful Blue, Always Artichoke,
So Saffron, More Mustard, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, River Rock
Accessories: Jumbo eyelets, Poppy Parade ribbon, Corner Rounder punch,
blending pen, Black embossing powder, Circle Scissors Plus, dauber, Spiral punch,
Crumb Cake envelope, distressing tool (Cutting Kit), Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Convention Display Sample #22 - P is for Pumpkin

Here I come again with the glitter... On this one, I wanted a "P is for Pumpkin" look, so I cut a letter out of a sticky sheet using my Big Shot and the Simple Letters die and then layered it over a Not Quite Navy circle that had been stamped with the A to Z stamp. The Soft Suede cardstock was stamped with the Dot Dot Dot stamp and the card base was spritzed with a marker and the air tool. The pumpkin comes from the Paisley Prints stamp set, which will come out on September 1st, when the fa-bu-lous new Holidays mini is launched. Finally, I used a pumpkin striped ribbon on my card, but it was too wide for my design, so I folded it in half, rolled it around the cardstock and held it in place with two vintage brads. Matching buttons were threaded with fine strips of cardstock and added to the card as well.

 

 

 

Color Combo: Peach Parfait + Pear PIzzazz + Not Quite Navy + Soft Suede

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Paisley Prints, Dot Dot Dot, A to Z
Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede
Inks: Peach Parfait, Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede
Accessories: Simple Letters die, Sticky sheet, Champagne glitter, Vintage brads,
Pumpkin striped grosgrain ribbon, Soft Suede polka dot ribbon,
Paper piercer and Mat pack, Corner Rounder punch, Circle punch,
Air tool, Old Olive marker, Buttons, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Convention Display Sample #21 - Golden Leaves

Aren't those leaves just scrumptious when they are gold-embossed on dark cardstock? This is the very first card I put together after receiving the convention sets and I felt I was off to a good start.

I rolled the Paisley Party wheel (coming in the Holidays mini) in Early Espresso ink and then rolled it on the now retired large twill ribbon, then added a few gold brads here and there. The Early Espresso background was embossed with the embossing folder from the Summer mini and I used a combination of punches (Scallop Oval, Large Oval, Two-step bird for the branches) and a Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware frame along with a word from the Fabulous Phrases set to create the sentiment block at the bottom.

 

 

 

Color Combo: Early Espresso + Cajun Craze + More Mustard + Rich Razzleberry
 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Paisley Prints, Paisley Party wheel, Fabulous Phrases
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Rich Razzleberry
Inks: Versamark, Early Espresso
Punches: Scallop Oval, Large Oval, Two-step bird, Small Oval
Accessories: Gold embossing powder, gold brads, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, twill, square lattice embossing folder

 

Convention Display Sample #20 - Oh, baby!

I thought I would try to make a baby card with Paisley Prints, so I selected the two hearts from the set and stamped them in soft colours to create a background. Some of the hearts were stamped in Versamark and embossed with Iridescent Ice powder. Then, I stamped the big heart in Celery on matching cardstock, punched it out with the Full Heart punch and added a ribbon bow made with the new Daffodil Delight taffeta ribbon. I matted the heart with a circle punched out of Marina Mist cardstock and stamped with the A to Z stamp (still one of my favorite). The sentiment is Bienvenue bébé, one of the single stamps you can get in the catalogue. This is another one that I've gotten a lot of use out of because I like the size and font of it. The card base was embossed with the Perfect Polka Dot folder and I inked the edges of all of my cardstock to soften the look.

You could definitely just change the color scheme and get an instant Valentine's or Love card.

 

 

Color Combo: Daffodil Delight + Certainly Celery + Marina Mist + Early Espresso

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Paisley Prints, Bienvenue bébé
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Certainly Celery, Marina Mist, Very Vanilla
Inks: Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Certainly Celery, Marina Mist, Versamark
Big Shot: Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder
Accessories: Full Heart punch, daubers, Iridescent Ice embossing powder,
Daffodil taffeta ribbon, 1-3/4 Circle punch, marker, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Convention Display Sample #19 - Bag o' Prints

Oh, how I am sad that the Scallop Bag left the catalogue! It was one of my favorite die to use when making treat boxes. Oh, well... Here's a last homage to it with the Paisley Prints set (which will be featured in the upcoming Holidays mini). It also uses the Heart-shaped Treat cups, which are still available in the catalogue. By adding the treat cup to the front of the bag, it creates a window to the content of the bag. It is also a nice way to get more in the container since the treat cup is pretty small itself.

I tried to include the new colors and In Colors as much as possible in my convention sample designs, and this is one of the combo that came about when I was shuffling my scraps around trying to find combos that included Concord Crush in them.

 

 

 

 

Color Combo: Concord Crush + Pear Pizzazz + Melon Mambo
 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Paisley Prints, Paisley Party
Cardstock: Pear PIzzazz, Melon Mambo, Concord Crush
Inks: Melon Mambo
Big Shot die: Scallop Bag
Punches: Full Heart, Pinking Heart border, Horizontal Slot punch,
Heart to Heart, Circle
Accessories: Button, rhinestone brad, white gel pen, white satin ribbon,
Heart Treat Cup, Concord Crush marker

 

Convention Display Sample #18 - Shamrock

What is up with me adding glitter to everything?! This is a very simple design, but the glitter really glams it up a notch, and it showcases the use of the matching wheel, Paisley Party. The sentiment comes from an oldie but goodie, Sinceres Salutations. The hearts from the Paisley Prints set were stamped in Certainly Celery cardstock, then punched out with the Full Heart punch and the glitter was added all around the hearts with Crystal Effects.

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Paisley Prints, Paisley Party
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Certainly Celery
Inks: Versamark, Soft Suede, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Green glitter, Crystal Effects, button,
Linen thread, Stamp-a-Ma-Jig

 

Inkspiration Challenge #35 - Hush, Little Baby...

 
  
   
  
 

And we're baack!! Missed us last week? For the sketch challenge this week, I used one of the stamps from Stamping Bella I bought on my shopping trip there with Makeesha. I selected some beautiful soft-colored, glittered patterned papers from My Mind's Eye and colored my Huggabugg image to match. Then, I looked through my stamps and found a matching sentiment for the image in the Vogue Verses set that says something like, "A new baby, a happy family."

I used a bit of vellum that I punched with the Scallop Trim border and corner punches and then ran throguh the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder for added dimension. I'm quite pleased with how this one turned out, and I hope you'll like it, too!

 

    

  

  
 
 

Here are the links to the other Design Team members's creations:

 

Chantelle

Kirsty

Makeesha

Renée

Sarah-Jane

Teneale

 

 

Supplies
Stamp: Huggabugg (Stamping Bella), Vogue Verses (SU!)
Cardstock: Bazzill, vellum (SU!)
Patterned papers: My Mind's Eye
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Marina Mist (SU!), Barely Banana (SU!)
Big Shot: Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder
Punches: Scallop Trim border and corner, Bitty punches, Lacy Border (Martha Stewart)
Accessories: Nestabilities, markers, glittered brads (Doodlebug Design),
Stampin' Dimensionals, Bitty Buttons, needlework floss (DMC), gold ribbon (SU!), yellow rickrack

 

Convention Display Sample #17 - Queens of Art

So I was looking at my pictures trying to find something fitting for the Paisley Prints set (from the upcoming Holidays mini) and then I saw this picture of me with the Queen of Heart taken at Disney. It had been taken purposely since my team's name is Dames en art (or Queens of Art). Perfect! I matched the colors in the picture and so I picked Real Red, Concord Crush, Basic Black and Whisper White as my color combo.

The big heart from the Paisley Prints set was stamped in Versamark, covered it in Heat & Stick and then in red glitter. I used the small heart with Real Red ink and then punched the big heart with the Full Heart punch and the small hearts with the Heart to Heart punch.

I used some sticky strip to create a ruffled ribbon border and added some black brads on it. The main title was created with the Wild Wild West Alphabet (oh, how sad I am that this one retired...) embossed in white powder on Basic Black cardstock and punched out with the Large Oval punch, and then topped with the crown from the Extreme Elements set.

I matted my picture with black and white cardstock to look like a playing card. I also used the Q from the Taffy Alphabet set and the small heart from Paisley Prints to complete the card look. Then I handwrote my journaling with a black marker around the picture.

The Concord Crush cardstock in the background was punched with the Pinking Heart border and corner punches, and I added two heart-shaped Bitty buttons with punched cardstock underneath in the left-side corner.

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Paisley Prints, Taffy Alphabet, Wild West Alphabet, Extreme Elements
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red, Concord Crush
Designer papers: Jackpot
Inks: Real Red, Concord Crush, Basic Black, Versamark
Punches: Pinking Heart border and corner, Jewelry Tag, Full Heart, Heart to Heart,
Bitty heart, Corner Rounder, Large Oval
Accessories: Heat 'n Stick, Red glitter, Button, Pretties (pearl), red striped grosgrasin ribbon,
Sticky Strip, Vintage brads, clear embossing powder, Basic Black marker, Bitty Buttons

 

Convention Display Sample #16 - Christmas Trees

Sneak peek alert! I am now moving on to a brand-new set which will be part of the upcoming Holidays mini called Paisley Prints. Here, I used the paisley tree to create a winter scene. All three trees were created differently: one was stamped in Celery ink, the second was clear-emboss and on the third, I did some emboss-resist using shimmer paint. I topped the trees with some Bitty buttons under which I placed pieces of Blushing Bride cardstock punched with the Bitty punches.

The card base was cut using the Scallop Square die and I used my handheld punches to add holes all around to create a lacy look. I then layered two cardstock squares and held them in place with a rhinestone brad, which also serves as an hinge so that you can flip the card open.

The blue sky was sprayed with Silver Foil Smooch Spray, which created a very neat snow-falling shimmery look. I used the cutting wheel from the Cutting Kit to cut two snow hills out of Shimmery White cardstock and vellum cardstock, and I used Crystal Effects to add clear chunky glitter on the border.

The sentiment comes from the Fabulous Phrases kit and was punched out using the Large Oval punch.

 

 

 

Color Combo: Blushing Bride + Marina Mist + Pear Pizzazz 
 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Paisley Prints, Fabulous Phrases
Cardstock: Blushing Bride, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Shimmery White, Vellum
Inks: Pear Pizzazz, Versamark, Marina Mist
Big Shot dies: Scallop Square
Punches: Large Oval, handheld punches (1/8 and 1/16), Ticket Corner, Small Star, Bitty punches
Accessories: Twine, rhinestone brad, White Frost shimmer paint,
clear embossing powder, clear chunky glitter, Crystal Effects, Cutting Kit,
Bitty Buttons, Silver Foil Smooch spray, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Convention Display Sample #15 - Gift Bag

This is the last of the Just Believe samples and my second 3D project. I had those white gift bags at home that I had bought quite a while ago and I thought I could use the Scallop Circle die to make a topper for it. Could the size be any more perfect?! (Said in my best Chandler voice)

To create the topper, all you have to do is die-cut a circle with the Scallop Circle die and then do a score mark with your bone folder in the middle of the circle, fold it in half and use your Word Window punch to punch out an opening on the fold. My warning to you: If you plan on adding layers to decorate your scallop circle, punch the opening before adding the layers, otherwise the whole topped will become too thick to use the punch on (especially since you're doubling the layers when you fold the circle in half). To decorate the scallop circle, I pulled out a sheet from the Presto Patterns paper pack and sponged some Baja Breeze ink on it before adding some Vanilla Smooch Spritz for an extra sparkly look.

At the bottom of the bag, I created a decorative strip on which I clear-embossed the stems from the set and then I sponged some White Frost shimmer paint to reveal the pattern (the resist-emboss technique works with the shimmer paint as well). Then, the whole bag was accesorized with the Pretties kit and voilà! A fabulous gift bag with which you will impress.

 

 

 

 

Color Combo: Marina Mist + Baja Breeze + Certainly Celery

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Just Believe, Fabulous Phrases
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Marina Mist
Designer Papers: Presto Patterns
Inks: Versamark, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Marina Mist
Big Shot: Scallop Circle die
Accessories: Pretties kit, Celery satin ribbon, White Frost shimmer paint,
Vanilla Smooch Spray, Circle Scissors Plus, Word Window punch, mini library clip

 

Trousses de renouvellement des couleurs

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Trousses de renouvellement des couleurs SU!

 

 

Convention Display Sample #14 - Metal Tin Frame

This is one of the 3D projects I created with the Just Believe set. On the display boards, the metal tin was closed so you could only see the front, but now I am going to share what was hidden inside...

There were quite a few steps involved in getting this frame done. First of all, I stamped the circle from Just Believe in Versamark on the cover of the metal tin and then clear-embossed the image. Two tips to remember: wash the tin with some rubbing alcohol before doing embossing (to prevent the embossing powder clinging everywhere it should not) and be careful not to hold the metal tin with your hands while embossing because the metal will become very hot!

To create the sparkly XOXO inside the frame, I used the Big Shot, the Simple Letters dies and a Sticky Sheet. My tip to you is to rub your Embossing Buddy all over the cardstock before peeling off the protective backing and pourring the glitter on your sticky letters. This will make the process of getting the stray glitter back in the container so much easier. At the left of the letters, I stamped in Versamark and clear-embossed the silhouette flowers from the Just Believe set. I also clear-embossed the little stem and cut it out with scissors, then popped it up on Dimensionals over the flowers. I then added a punched border underneath my letters, which continues on the other side of the frame, which creates a visual link between the two sides.

 

 

 

 

Color Combo: Not Quite Navy + Concord Crush + Riding Hood Red + Old Olive
   

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Just Believe, Fabulous Phrases
Cardstock: Concord Crush, Riding Hood Red, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive
Inks: Versamark, Concord Crush, Riding Hood Red, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive
Big Shot: Simple Alphabet dies
Punches: Eyelet border punch, Corner Rounder, Jewelry Tag
Accessories: Markers, glitter, button, Sticky Sheets, Clear embossing powder,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Olive satin ribbon, rhinestone brad, Red striped grosgrain ribbon

 

Convention Display Sample #13 - Ho Ho Ho...

So when I saw the sentiment "Some things have to be believed to be seen," it rhymed with Santa Claus for me. I unfortunately didn't have any Santa stamp so I was trying to figure out a way to refer to him without having an actual image. I figured I could use the red striped grosgrain ribbon and add a series of Ho Ho Ho somewhere... This is how I came with the idea of creating my own patterned paper with alphabet stamps. Some letters were stamped with Old Olive ink and the smaller ones were stamped in Versamark and embossed with Iridescent Ice powder.

The Kraft/Crumb Cake card base was sprayed with shimmer mist and the small punched star was completely covered with black glitter and accented with a rhinestone brad, so this card really glitters! To get the frame without the flowers silhouette, I used a Real Red marker to ink only the edges and since I wanted frame to be clear-embossed, I used a clever trick I have learned from Brandi Wiggins (a.k.a. The Master) herself: while your stamp is still down on your page when you stamp the first time, place your Stamp-a-Ma-Jig positioner on the corner of your stamp and take the stamp away. While making sure your SAMJ doesn't move, clean your stamp, ink it with second ink (in my case, with the Versamarker) and stamp again using the SAMJ as reference. This is how I managed to get a clear-embossed frame while using markers to ink my stamp.

Shh - don't tell my other cards, but I think this one is my fave convention card sample of the bunch!!

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Just Believe, Just Perfect Alphabet, Taffy Alphabet
Cardstock: Kraft/Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Inks: Old Olive, Versamark, Real Red, Basic Black
Accessories: Versamarker, Clear embossing powder, Iridescent Ice embossing powder,
red striped grosgrain ribbon, Small Star punch, red rhinestone brad, dimensional glue dot,
black glitter, Heat 'n stick, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Convention Display Sample #12 - Flower

If you are looking for this week's Inkspirations challenge, please note that we are on Holidays this week. We will be back next Friday with a brand-new challenge for you, though, so don't miss it!

So, what can I say about today's project? It's cute, it's simple, it features the Just Believe set and it makes me smile! I really like the mix of the blue, yellow and orange together. Very summery! And the project actually has a touch of shimmer which isn't picked up by the camera, as I've sprayed the main circle and flower with shimmer mist. Gosh, I love that stuff! I just want to spray everything sparkly now!

I've used the Bashful Blue satin ribbon on this project and here's a heads-up to you: although the satin ribbon has been added to the main catalogue and will be staying after the mini ends (yeah!!), some of the colours like Bashful Blue and Basic Grey are not coming back, so if you want to add those to your collection, be sure to order them before the Summer mini ends on August 31st!

 

 

 

Color Combo: Bashful Blue + Pumpkin Pie + So Saffron + Very Vanilla

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Just Believe
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Bashful Blue
Designer papers: Tall Tales, Travel Journal (Summer Minicatalogue)
Inks: Pumpkin pie, Bashful Blue, So Saffron
Accessories: Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, Bashful Blue satin ribbon,
Flower punch, Shimmer Mist, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Circle punch,
Circle Scissors Plus, brads

 

Convention Display Sample #11 - For You

This simple card is, oddly enough, the one sample that gave me the most grief. My first idea was to stamp the stems on the blue cardstock and then add the three circles from the set stamped in Daffodil Delight, punched and popped up on Dimensionals. Looked pretty enough in my head - not so much on the actual sample. It looked too "bulky," if that makes any sense, so I finally dropped the circles and used the new Daffodil taffeta ribbon instead.

The yellow background was dry-embossed and so I made sure to stamp the frame and sentiment on it before running it into the Big Shot. To get the two-tone foliage, I stamped the image twice on the cardstock before inking it again so that some of the branches were darker than others. I used the distressing tool from the Cutter Kit on the edges of the blue cardstock and matted with a brown cardstock punched with the Scallop Trim punch and then I was done!

The card showcases three of our new colours: Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist and Early Espresso.

 

 

 

Color Combo: Daffodil Delight + Marina Mist + Early Espresso

 

 

Convention Display Samples #10 - Jud & Seb

I had to use pictures of immediate family for my scrapbook pages, so I had warned my sister her face would probably be prominently be displayed at convention this year! What can I say - she's just so darn photogenic!

I used the circle from the Just Believe set to make a border by stamping it alternately in Certainly Celery and Old Olive, and I added pearls at the jonction of each circle. I layered the border on Olive striped grosgrain ribbon. The picture was matted with patterned paper from the Island Oasis DSP pack.

On the bottom, I used some Basic Black cardstock that I sprayed with some shimmer mist. It's too bad that the camera doesn't pick up the shimmer - it's quite lovely IRL. Then, I stamped the frame from the set in Versamark and embossed it with black powder and added a bit of journaling with my white gel pen.

The title was created using the second frame from the stamp set, and I stamped the names with the Just Perfect Alphabet and added the ampersand from the Go Go Alphabet die set. What I did is that I die-cut the ampersand and used it as a mask. Then I sponged some White Frosty shimmer paint all over my cardstock, then took off the mask and used a marker to trace the outline of the ampersand so that it would show up better.

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Just Believe, Just Perfect Alphabet
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black
Designer papers: Island Oasis
Inks: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Basic Black, Versamark
Accessories; White gel pen, black embossing powder, shimmer mist,
Olive striped grosgrain ribbon, pearls (Pretties kit), Basic Black marker,
White Frost shimmer paint, Go Go Boots Alphabet dies, sponge

 

Convention Display Samples #9 - Wasabi Sky

You can never go wrong with a little bit of sponging, so for my next card, I used a Very Vanilla cardstock and created a mask with the Curly Label punch and then sponged green ink all around it. I stamped the stems from the Just Believe set in River Rock and then I stamped the sentiment in the masked section in River Rock as well. On closer inspection, I thought the text was a little too light, so I went back to stamp the sentiment again in Wild Wasabi instead. I used my Stamp-a-Ma-Jig to line it up and purposely stamped it a little bit to the side of the first one I had stamped, to create a shadow effect to my text.

I embellished my card using some Kraft taffeta ribbon, a Vanilla jumbo grommet and a Vanilla button, which I threaded a thin strip of Wasabi cardstock.

I think this card can be easily reproduced and changed to accomodate any occasion depending on the colours and the sentiment you use.

 

 

 

Color Combo: Wild Wasabi + River Rock + Very Vanilla
 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Just Believe
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, River Rock, Wild Wasabi
Inks: River Rock, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Curly Label punch, sponge, button, jumbo grommet,
kraft taffeta ribbon, vintage brad

 

Convention Display Sample #8 - Sunset

When I saw this new stamp set, I immediately thought I had to do a sunset with shades of yellows and oranges. It turned out exactly like what I wanted. I particularly like the orange sentiment against the yellow sky. It sort of blends with the colors of the sky but can still be easily read.

The foliage was stamped in Basic Black Craft ink and embossed with black powder. Then, I used the circle from the stamp set to create a row of scallops underneath my black satin ribbon. The buttons were threaded with thin paper strips (a great tip if you don't have matching floss on hand).

 

 

 

Color Combo: Daffodil Delight + Pumpkin Pie + Tango Tangerine + Basic Black
 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Just Believe
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Tango Tangerine, Daffodil Delight
Inks: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Tango Tangerine, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Black embossing powder, Circle punch, Black satin ribbon,
Buttons, Top note die

 

Convention Display Sample #7 - Thanks Tags

When I got started on the convention samples, I tried to find new color combos that would showcase the new colors and In Colors as much as possible. Here, I combined Pear Pizzazz with Soft Suede and Tempting Turquoise for a soft, soothing look.

I had this idea that I could stamp the word thanks from the Fabulous Phrases set on little scraps of cardstock and create a frame around my So Many Thanks sentiment block. When I tried to put the card together, though, the whole thing felt too crowded and it didn't work quite as nicely as I had envisioned, so I decided to push the words back a little bit and create a more uniform border.

I struggled a bit at first with having all of my tags even. Then, I realized I could make my life simpler by first punching the words out with the Word Window punch and then snipping both ends at a right angle to make a rectangle. To add interest to the border, I punched one of the thanks with my beloved Jewelry Tag punch.

I also used the Pinking Heart border and corner punches on the Tempting Turquoise mat.

 

 

 

Color Combo: Tempting Turquoise + Pear Pizzazz + Soft Suede

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies

Stamps: So Many Thanks, Fabulous Phrases
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Inks: Tempting Turquoise, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede
Punches: Pinking Hearts border and corner, Jewelry Tag, 1-3/4 Circle
Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals