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Dirty Dozen - May Projects

These are the projects I made for the May Dirty Dozen gallery on Splitcoast Stampers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cornered

Inspiration: Freshly Made Sketch #339 + Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge #290

This is a fairly simple card, as reflected by the simple supplies list, but I must say I'm pretty happy with the result. The colors look great together, and the addition of a little touch of copper really made a huge difference in the final result. I used copper embossing powder for the bird, but I also lined the two corner pieces with a strip of Copper Foil paper, and that totally changed the look of the bottom part. I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of white cardstock, handcut it and popped it on Dimensionals, and I also used the same sentiment tone on tone to create a pattern on my piece of Marina Mist cardstock. Confession time: I never really liked that shade of blue and had the hardest time pairing it with anything to make good use of my ink and cardstock. Paired with these two colours, though, it looks good. What's funny, though, is that I initially wanted to make my card base with Marina Mist (you know, try to use it up!), but the color combo was not looking as good. By simply switching the blue card base for a Razzleberry one, and using the blue for the corner, the combo suddenly came alive. I'm still amazed at how big of a difference subtle design changes can make sometimes. I will miss this fun stamp set, I must say.

 

Retiring items:

• Marina Mist cardstock and ink
• Color Me Happy stamp set

 

 

 

 

Color Combo: Marina Mist + Rich Razzleberry + Old Olive

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Couleur bonheur (Color Me Happy)
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Marina Mist, Old Olive, Whisper White, Shimmery White
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Marina Mist, Old Olive
Accessories: Fresh Fig 1/8" Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Copper Foil Paper,
Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder, White Medium Envelope

 

Buttercup Flower Cart

Inspiration: Tuesday Morning Sketch #455

Just giving one of my favorite stamp sets, Friendship's Sweetest Thoughts, one last whirl before it retires.

 

Retiring items:

• Hello Friend stamp set
• Friendship's Sweetest Thoughts stamp set (2018 Occasions Catalogue)
• Regals Enamel Shapes
• Paper Doilies
• Night of Navy Velvet Ribbon (2018 Occasions Catalogue)

 

 

 

Color Combo: Night of Navy + Pacific Point + Crushed Curry

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Friendship's Sweetest Thoughts, Bonjour très chère (Hello Friend)
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Crushed Curry, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Crushed Curry, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede,
Lost Lagoon, Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky
Accessories: Circle Punches, Layering Circle Framelits, White Paper Doilies,
Regals and Metallics Enamel Shapes, White Medium Envelopes, Night of Navy Velvet Ribbon,
5/8" Burlap Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

 

Happy Birthday Sunshine

Inspiration: Little Red Wagon #447 (Under the Sun) + Simon Says Stamp (Inspired by a Song - Itsy Bitsy Yellow Polka Dot Bikini) + past challenge ColourQ #21

This card is one of those creations where the ideas came fast and easy. I knew I wanted to create my background with the Radiating Rays stencil from MFT. I knew I wanted to use the images from the adorable Beach Day stamp set from Neat & Tangled. I knew I would use Distress Oxide inks to ink everything. And I knew I wanted to use bright colours and make my card base out of vellum cardstock for a nice frosty look that would balance out the bright colours.

I got going from there, and along the way, I decided to add the new polka dot ribbon from Stampin' Up! Because the base is see-through, I feel it's easy to work into various designs without overwhelming them. I also decided to use Frosty Sparkle Glitter Kiss through the same stencil to create a shimmery halo around the sun. Then, I decided to stamp my sentiment in the sun center and add a die-cut above it. The sentiment rads, "Happy birthday sunshine" (in French). I

've added the main panel on the front of the card and the mat inside to sandwich the adhesive in between so that it wouldn't show through the vellum card base.That's where experience and good advice come in, as I wouldn't have thought to do that back when I first started crafting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Beach Day (Neat & Tangled); Salut (Hello - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Green Galore, Whisper White, Vellum
Inks: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Squeezed Lemonade, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron,
Bundled Sage (Distress Oxide - Ranger); Melon Mambo, Cucumber Crush (Stampin' Up! Classic Ink)
Accessories: Radiating Rays Stencil (My Favorite Things); Frosty Sparkle Glitter Kiss (Cosmic Shimmer);
White Medium Envelope, Stampin' Dimensionals, White 5/8" Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon (Stampin' Up!);
Stitched Rectangle Stackables Dies, Grassy Border Die (Lawn Fawn);
bonne fête merci joyeux Noël Dies (Simple à souhait); Markers (Copic); Blending Tool (Ranger)

 

Red Lobster

Inspiration: Lawn Fawnatics #29 + Lasting Memory Layout challenge #393 (stars) + Page Maps November 2017

This is admittedly not the best or most interesting picture, but I still wanted to include it in our family vacation album because it's the only one I thought about taking while we were at Red Lobster. There were many a meal at Red Lobster restaurants when the family traveled when my sister and I were younger. It was part of our vacation tradition. At some point, a lot of Red Lobster restaurants closed in Eastern Canada, so I think there's something sentimental about stopping at one when we travel. Unfortunately for my niece, the restaurant doesn't do the treasure chest with little gadgets for kids or the colorful mocktails with the mug you got to keep. Nonetheless, this didn't prevent us from enjoying our meal.

When I pull out a patterned paper collection, I usually make a scrapbook page first, and then a card with the scraps, but this time around, the card inspiration came first and then I thought the paper and stickers would work great for my Red Lobster picture. Years ago, I purchased a HP Photosmart printer and it ended up being a great purchase. I will still send my big batches to an outside printer, but I use my printer to print out individual pictures. This has really helped me stay more current with the pictures I scrapbook and also to be able to create right away when an idea strikes. This is exactly what happened here - got the idea and finished the page all in one evening. Gotta love when that happens.

You'll recognize some of Lawn Fawn's new release in my design. I used the Porthole Frames to create my title block, and I paired them with the You Are Sublime stamp set and dies to decorate the left side. The gold-star vellum was something I found while looking through my patterned papers and set aside because I thought it would look nice with the nautical paper. On a whim, I decided to make a border and I LOVE how the portholes look tucked under it. The vellum allows the portholes to show, but it also makes the design more interesting to not see the entire circles (like on the sketch).

The lighthouse was a cardstock sticker from the collection, and I wanted beams to come out of it, so I was trying to think of how I could cut my vellum and get the right angle, and then it hit me that I could probably just use my Sunburst Thinlits die to make them. It worked out perfectly! A little bit of old, a little bit of brand-spanking new, all adding up to a fun page!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: You Are Sublime (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Pool Party Core'dinations, Poppy Parade, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Vellum,
Silver Foil Paper (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers and Stickers: Ahoy There (Echo Park)
Vellum: Confetti (Crate Paper)
Dies: You Are Sublime, Porthole Frames (Lawn Fawn); Sunburst (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Markers (Copic); Kraft Cord, Stampin' Dimensionals, Designer Washi Tape,
Regals Enamel Shapes, Mini Stapler, Poppy Parade and Night of Navy Stampin' Write Markers (Stampin' Up!)

 

Retirement Relaxation

Inspiration: Lawn Fawnatics #29 + May Viva La Verve Sketch + Little Red Wagon #446 (Waterworlds)

I found those nautical patterned papers in my stash that I thought could work well with the new sealife-themed Lawn Fawn stamps and dies. I knew the porthole and circle flap would work great with the sketch, and I had a nice ombre patterned paper in the collection that allowed me to make a quick water background.

I wanted to add a French sentiment on the front of the flap, so I went looking through my stash and paired two sentiments together to read "Happy Retirement! It's time to relax!" Seemed to go well with the little diver (who by the way might be my favorite image of the new release!).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: You Are Sublime (Lawn Fawn); Retraite (Simple à souhait)
Cardstock: Pool Party, Whisper White, Silver Foil (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers: Ahoy There (Echo Park)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Night of Navy (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Porthole Frames, Lift the Flap Circles and You Are Sublime Dies,
Sweetheart Single Cord (Lawn Fawn); White Medium Envelope, Brights Enamel Shapes, Metallic Brads,
Triple Banner Punch, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up!); Glossy Accents (Ranger);
Sentiment Dies (Waffle Flower); Markers (Copic); Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer Brush (Nuvo)

 

This One Time, At Band Camp...

Lawn Fawn blew it out of the water again with its Summer release. They're just full of lovely, unique ideas and I love how the new stuff always coordinate with the older stuff, breathing new life into supplies we already have. So I came home with my new purchases, spent part of the evening cutting my dies apart and organizing my new stuff, knowing I would have more time to stamp over the weekend. (Three day weekend the day after new release = perfect timing!)

When I woke up Friday morning, this idea popped into my head: how 'bout making a band camp card, inspired by American Pie's famous quote: "This one time, at band camp..." I had the Critter Concert music-playing animals, and I remembered that the Screen Time stamp set had a little girl. In all of two minutes, I knew I wanted to use the curtains from the Shadow Box Theater Add-On dies, the Speech Bubble dies to add the quote, the Little Music Notes dies to embellish and make a Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up to get dimension. I wrote those ideas down quickly on a sheet of paper, because unfortunately I was expected at work and couldn't get stamping, but Friday evening, after work, I went straight to working on that idea.

Pretty much all I had to pick was a color combo, because the rest of the design was very clear in my mind. (This does not happen often, but I love when it does!) I wasn't sure how I would work the flute into my little girl's image, but the way her hands are placed is just perfect to have her hold the flute, which I handcut from the racoon image. There's a little circle on the left side, which is the racoon's hands, but really, it looks here like the metal mouthpiece from a transverse flute. The quote was designed in Word and printed on cardstock, before I die-cut it using the Speech Bubbles dies. I layered the bubbles over a music staff die-cut out of gold foil paper.

I am so, so pleased with the final result. And I just crack a smile every tme I look at it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Woodgrain (Stampin' Up!); Musical Background (Taylored Expressions)
Cardstock: Blackberry Bliss, Wisteria Wonder, Raspberry Ripple, So Saffron, Whisper White, Gold Foil (Stampin' Up!)
Designer Series Paper Stack: 2011-2013 in Color
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Blackberry Bliss, Wisteria Wonder, So Saffron, Raspberry Ripple (Stampin' Up!)
Dies: Critter Concert, Screen Time, Speech Bubbles, Shadow Box Theater Add-On,
Little Musical Notes, Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Frames (Lawn Fawn)
Accessories: Markers (Copic); Stampin' Dimensionals, White Medium Envelope (Stampin' Up!)

 

Retiring Cool Treats: Watercolor Treats

I'm still playing with the stamp sets that will soon retire from the Stampin' Up! catalogue. I'm bummed to see Cool Treats go, it was one of my personal favorites. I decided to create a watercolored look for them by misting the ink with water before stamping on Thick Whisper White cardstock. The bold sentiment comes from the Hello Friends stamp set. I stamped it in Basic Black Archival ink and embossed it with Clear embossing powder.

The design was inspired by CAS(E) This Sketch #272.

 

Retiring items:

• Cool Treats stamp set
• Hello Friend stamp set
• Sweet Sugarplum cardstock and ink
• Peekaboo Peach cardstock and ink
• Soft Sky ink

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Cool Treats, Bonjour très chère (Hello Friend)
Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Sweet Sugarplum, Peekaboo Peach
Inks: Basic Black, So Saffron, Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, Berry Burst,
Pear Pizzazz, Sweet Sugarplum, Soft Sky
Accessories: Decorative Ribbon Border, Envelope Punch Board (Corner Rounder),
White Medium Envelope, Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Pool Party Baker's Twine,
Color Spritzer, So Saffron Stampin' Write Marker

 

Hexagon Planter

Inspiration: Inspired By #20

There were three elements I drew from the inspiration picture: the hexagons, the colors and the wood. I got this idea that I could dust off my Hexagon Hive Thinlits and have flowers growing out of it.

I die-cut the shape out of the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack and then went looking for some flowers and picked the Beautiful Bouquet bundle. The colors were inspired by past ColourQ combo #127, which reproduces nicely the soft colours from the inspiration picture. I embossed the pink back piece with the Basket Weave 3D embossing folder, which adds jsut the right touch of texture.

A sentiment from the stamp set was embossed in Blushing Bride embossing powder and I used the retired Hexagon punch to punch it out of the patterned paper, and layer it with Dimensionals. I did the same thing with one of the top hexagon, using one of the discarded piece and mounting it on Dimensionals to layer over the existing grid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Ravissant bouquet (Beautiful Bouquet)
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Cameo Coral, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper Stack: Wood Textures
Ink: Certainly Celery, Cameo Coral, Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip, VersaMark
Acessories: Hexagon Hive Thinlits, Hexagon Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Bouquet Bunch Framelits, Pearl Basic Jewels, Basket Weave 3D Embossing Folder,
White Medium Envelope, Neutrals Candy Dots, Subtles Enamel Shapes

 

Hello Birdie

Last week, the Simon Says Stamp blog posted a video about a technique using embossing powders. This was unlike anything I had ever seen before and I was inspired to give the technique a try right away. I have chipboard sitting in my stash from years ago when Stampin' Up! was carrying it, so I took it out and selected a bird. I looked at my embossing powder collection and tried to pick colours that would look nice together, so I mixed Gold Pearl, Tango Tangerine, Pool Party and a touch of white. After doing a couple of layers with the colored powders, I wanted to add the ultra-thick embossing enamel on top. Now, I know I've bought some UTEE back when I started crafting but for the life of me, I couldn't find that jar anywhere. (And I'm sure I didn't manage to get through it all since it was quite a big jar.) So I had to settle for building layers after layers after layers of clear embossing powders. I have a couple of jars of scented embossing powders from years ago and I figured I could use that instead of my regular clear embossing powder, especially since I was experimenting. (So this card smells like vanilla, which you can't tell from the picture!) I also dropped some Glitz Tinsel Glitter in the molten powder while it was still hot. I think that's my favorite touch on the chipboard piece, it's subtle but it has a nice shimmer with a blue-green sheen in there that matches the rest of the project nicely.

So I was happy with the bird I created, but it was late and I had to go to bed, so I left the bird aside and it took a good week before I was able to come back to it. I was finally inspired to make a card with it today, based on the Paper Craft Crew sketch #292, Simon Says Stamp Monday (Stencil It) and Try Stampin' on Tuesday Tic Tac Toe #3 (Emboss + Blue + Outdoors).

On the background, I sponged some So Saffron ink through my stencil, cleaned it and then sponged VersaMark only in certain spots, which I embossed with the same Gold Pearl embossing powder I had previously used. I embossed a piece of Core'dinations cardstock with the Brick Wall embossing folder and lightly sanded the surface to show the white core and give the piece dimension. I had this idea that I wanted a grey circle to mimick the opening of a bird house, and I cut a wooden dowel to make the perch. I stamped a "Happy Birthday" sentiment at the bottom, added a bit of foliage with die-cuts and finished the card off with cord and enamel dots.

Because the chipboard piece was hanging over the edge of the card, I used my envelope punch board to make an oversize envelope. I also pulled out Stampin' Up!'s retired bird punch to decorate the envelope and the inside of the card. This was a satisfying project, as I learned a new technique but pulled out older items I've had in my supplies for a while. It's always nice to know I'm not hoarding my older stuff without ever using it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Pour ton anniversaire (On Your Birthday - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Tango Tangerine, So Saffron, Basic Grey, Pool Party, Pool Party Core'dinations (Stampin' Up!)
Designer Series Paper Stacks: 2011-2013 In Color, Brights, Subtles
Ink: VersaMark, So Safron, Basic Grey
Accessories: Bird Punch, Envelope Punch Board, Stampin' Dimensionals, Brick Wall Embossing Folder,
Layering Circle Framelits, Sanding Block. Ticket Corner Punch, Eclectic Layers Thinlits, Tango Tangerine/White Cord Trim,
Triple Banner Punch, Starburst Framelits, Lots of Labels Framelits, Perfect Pair On Board Chipboard (Stampin' Up!);
Wood Dowel; Glitz Tinsel Glitter (Recollections); Birthday Girl Sprinkles (Doodlebug Design);
Embossing Powders - Gold Pearl (Ranger), Tango Tangerine, Pool Party, White, Vanilla-Scented Clear (Stampin' Up!)

 

Christmas Hats

Inspiration: Merry Monday #290 + Freshly Made #337

I couldn't think of any Christmas stamps I own that have bells on it, but I knew I had jingle bells in my embellishments, so I decided to make a card using the Jolly Friends stamp set and add bells to the characters' hats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Jolly Friends, Quatuor des Fêtes (Four the Holidays - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Night of Navy (Stampin' Up!)
Designer Series Paper: Season of Cheer (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Hello Honey (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers, Mini Jingle Bells, Rhinestone Accents,
Cheery Cobbler Baker's Twine, Envelope Punch Board, Santa Hat Punch (Stampin' Up!)
Stitched Rectangle Stackables Dies, Stitched Square Frames Dies (Lawn Fawn);
Sequins (Little Things by Lucy's Cards); Markers (Copic)

 

Calla Lilies

Today, I wanted to play with retiring items from the annual catalogue, so I pulled out the Naturally Electic Designer Series Paper and the Remarkable You stamp set. Based on the Tuesday Morning Sketch #453, I came up with this layout. The word at the bottom of the flowers is "Hope" in French. The flowers were stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Shimmery White cardstock and watercolored with inks. I also used two dies from the Eclectic Layers Thinlits dies: I die-cut leaves out of patterned paper, and I used the big piece with an embossing mat to emboss the design instead of cutting it. I like how it turned out, I think it really adds to the final card.

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Remarkable You
Cardstock: Peekaboo Peach, Shimmery White
Designer Series Paper: Naturally Eclectic
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Emerald Envy, Peekaboo Peach, Tango Tangerine,
Sahara Sand, Lemon Lime Twist
Accessories: Envelope Punch Board, Layering Oval Framelits,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Aqua Painter Brush, Eclectic Layers Thinlits,
Voeux ensoleillés Thinlits, Designer Washi Tape, Fresh Fig 1/8" Ribbon

 

Retiring Sweet Cupcake: Birthday Cupcake

I'm playing with some of the Stampin' Up! items that are about to retire, and the Clean&Simple sketch #70 inspired me to pull out the Sweet Cupcake stamp set.The sentiment comes from the Oh Happy Day Card Kit stamp set, and it reads "Celebration Day."

I will miss those papers and this stamp set, they were some of my personal faves.

 

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Douceurs sucrées (Sweet Cupcake), Une belle journée (Oh Happy Day)
Cardstock: Peekaboo Peach, Berry Burst, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper Stack: Picture Perfect Party
Ink: Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Peekaboo Peach
Accessories: Glimmer Ribbon, Black Glimmer Paper, Cupcake Cutouts Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Clear Wink of Stella Brush, White Medium Envelope

 

Mother's Day Fairy Dust

Inspiration: Lawn Fawnatics #28

My niece asked to spend some time with me over the weekend, and I knew that she wanted us to craft together, so since it was Mother's Day weekend, I prepared a card that she could reproduce for her mom. I tried to make something that would be simple enough that she could put together, but still pretty, and this is what I came up with, based on the challenge sketch. She's 5½, and she loooves working with the Big Shot. Every time we craft together, I keep seeing the improvement in her coloring and handcutting skills. I was commenting on that and saying that it was because she was probably practicing a lot at daycare, and she said that they didn't. I know that statement to be wrong, so when I pointed out that she does craft project that she brings over to her place, and she answered, "Yes, but it's not pretty craft like what we are doing now." Hahaha! So apparently, I'm one-upping daycare!

As you can see, she took some liberties with the coloring and the sequins, but aside from using the tools right, now putting glue on my kitchen table and not hurting herself, I give her free rein to create. In the end, I want to foster her creativity and have her be pleased with the result. I also prepared a project ahead of time because she's told me in the past she likes it when I have something ready for her when she comes over. And look at that smile! She was so happy to show it off and equally as excited to present her mom with the card when we joined her at the restaurant later that day.

Oh, and if you look closely at the picture of her card, you'll see she colored the grass between the little stepping stones in front of the fairy house. She didn't like the white cardstock showing around it. Haha! I've noticed that she does not really get the white borders around the images left by the dies. When she fussy cuts, she follows the black lines very closely, so she's commented a few times about those white borders!

 

 

Auntie's version

 

Megan's version

 

Supplies
Stamps: Fairy Friends (Lawn Fawn), Voeux mignons (Teeny Tiny Wishes - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pool Party
Cards and Envelopes: Tutti-Frutti Pack (2018 SAB - Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Basic Grey Archival Ink (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Markers (Copic); Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer Brush (Nuvo);
Stampin' Dimensionals, Classic Label Punch, Tutti-Frutti Adhesive-Backed Sequins (Stampin' Up!),
Grassy Border Lawn Cuts, Fairy Friends Lawn Cuts, Outside Ink Stackables Hearts (Lawn Fawn)

 

Glamping

I'm still playing with the retiring items from Stampin' Up!'s annual catalogue. The Glamper Greetings stamp set seemed like a good fit with the Pick a Pattern Designer Series Paper. I was inspired by MFT Sketch #384.

 

Retiring items:

• Pick a Pattern Designer Series Paper
• Glamper Greetings stamp set
• Emerald Envy ink and cardstock
• Enamel Shapes
• Lots of Labels Framelits

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Glamper Greetings, Tu es charmante (You're Delightful)
Cardstock: Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper: Pick a Pattern
Ink: Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy, Flirty Flamingo, Sahara Sand, Basic Black
Accessories: Lots of Labels Framelits, Pick a Pattern Washi Tape, Emerald Envy Ribbon,
Envelope Punch Board, Stampin' Dimensionals, Star Punches, Enamel Shapes (In Color, Regals)

 

For the Boys

Inspiration: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday (For the Boys) + CAS Sketch #271 + Stamp Ink Paper #149 (Dads & Grads)

When I saw the CAS Sketch, I knew it was my chance to pull out the Sneak a Peek stamp set and have the critters peek in windows. I was looking for patterned papers and the second stack I looked at had nautical papers in it, and I instantly decided to turn the square windows from the sketch into portholes. From there, the card evolved pretty easily. I used my Repeating Circles die from Simon Says Stamp yo make lining up the windows easier (the dies has six holes, but I only used a row of three).

The images were colored with Prismacolor pencils on one of the patterned paper, which is kraft coloured. I think if I had used actual kraft cardstock, it might have had more teeth and helped with blending, but I like how my coloring turned out nonetheless. The sentiment reads "Happy Father's Day, Dad" and I stamped it on patterned paper, then cut the words apart, both in order to fit the long sentiment in the narrow space, but also to have the words stand out on the patterned paper. The little banner at the top is from the dies that came with my Sidekick machine that I thought I wouldn't use and have now used twice in a couple of days. I filled the heart shape with a gold enamel heart.

I had to punch out many circles before I found a combo that worked on the portholes, so instead of wasting those punched circles, I used them to decorate the inside of the card and the envelope. (Remember it's a good place to put those scraps to good use!)

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Sneak a Peek (Taylored Expressions), Tout en losange (All-around Argyle - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: So Saffron
Patterned Papers: Rough & Tumble (Carta Bella)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Blueberry Bushel, So Saffron, Poppy Parade (Stampin' Up! Classic Ink)
Accessories: Repeating Circles Die (Simon Says Stamp); Platinum Liquid Pearl (Ranger); Pencils (Prismacolor);
Crumb Cake Medium Envelope, Stampin' Dimensionals, Metallic Enamel Shapes, Circle Punches (Stampin' Up!);
Stitched Rectangle Stackables Dies (Lawn Fawn); Banner Dies (Sizzix)

 

Your Birthday is a Work of Art

I'm trying to focus on retiring items with my latest creations. Today's starting point was the Painter's Palette stamp set and the Pick a Motif Designer Series Paper. The design came from Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch #289. On a whim, I decided to turn the frame into a shaker card. I used the translation of "Your idea to have a birthday was simply a stroke of genius."

Retiring items:

• Painter's Palette stamp set
• Pick a Motif Designer Series Paper
• Enamel Shapes
• Lots of Labels Framelits
• Emerald Envy Cardstock and Ink

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Palette d'artiste (Painter's Palette)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Emerald Envy
Designer Series Paper: Pick a Pattern
Ink: Emerald Envy, Crushed Curry, Basic Black, Flirty Flamingo
Accessories: Envelope Punch Board, Lots of Labels Framelits, Adhesive Foam Strips,
Window Sheet, Sequins, Circle Punch, 2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes, Pick a Pattern Washi Tape