Club Cards

Thought I would share the two cards my hostess club members made this month. The first one featured the Framed Tulips embossing folder done as a square instead of a rectangle, and the silhouette image from Easter Blossoms:

Edited to add: I learned to make the square embossed piece from my creative friend Donna at Butternut Sage. You can see a video of it here. We made a little “ruffle” of Newsprint DP at the bottom, and her basket was filled with Easter egg pearls!

The next one featured the Black Magic technique. A bold image was stamped in Craft white ink on Basic Black cardstock, then colored with SU colored pencils. This highlighted the SAB set Punch Bunch, the In Color Peach Parfait, and the Elegant Lines embossing folder:

I think everyone really enjoyed these; I know I did!
Be sure to stop back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge!!!

A Silly Little Card

I saw a couple of challenges yesterday, and I knew I had to put to paper an idea I had kicking around in my head.  It’s a little silly, but it was fun to make!  I do not send out St Patrick’s Day cards----no Irish in my family—but it’s always good to have a sample in my stash just in case someone is looking for one!  So let me show you the card first, then I’ll clue you in on the challenges:

The first challenge is Stampin’ Royalty’s color challenge:

the second is The Paper Variety’s “Let’s See Your Green”:

and the third is Stampin’ Celebration’s “A Little Bit of Luck”:

The card is pretty straight-forward; I made the hat with the tab punch, using half of the punch to punch out a Wild Wasabi piece, then punching it again to make a smaller piece.  I colored the branch punchouts with a Chocolate Chip marker for the bark; everything else is from the Owl Punch.  Again, it’s a fun little card---and that’s what St. Pat’s is all about, right?  Thanks for visiting today!

• Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes, Punch Bunch
• Paper:  Sahara Sand, WW, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Woodland Walk DP
• Ink:  Garden Green
• Acc:  Bird Punch, Owl Punch, Modern Label Punch, Tab Punch, Pearls, Choc Chip marker

Sale-a-Bration Challenges

I had some solid stamping time yesterday and made samples for the SAB set, Punch Bunch!  There were TONS of sketch challenges out in blogland this week, so I made use of several!  (Since I have so many, I am not going to show the sketches, but you can check the links!)  I don’t usually cram five cards into one post, so I apologize for the length!  If you need details about any of the supplies used, just email me!!

#1 doesn’t use a sketch!  It’s just my favorite! :D

#2 - Sketch:  Unscripted Sketches#90

#3 - Sketch:  Stamping411 Sketch 187

#4 - Sketch:  Card Patterns Sketch #99

 

#5 - Sketch:  Just Add Ink Sketch #52

Paper Players Sketch Challenge 31

You have to promise NOT to laugh too hard at this silly card!!  Today’s Paper Players sketch challenge comes from Ann, and it is a lovely sketch!  However, I promised that I would veer away from my vintage kick, and I did---I wanted to use my new SAB set Punch Bunch, my new (to me) Owl Punch, AND I wanted to keep up with my own personal Christmas card challenge!  But first, here’s Ann’s sketch:

And here’s my creation:

Oh my, there is a LOT going on here!  How do you like my little Santa owl?

I made good use of the Real Red Glimmer paper featured in the mini catalog:  his “coat”, hat and the border are all punched from it.  I also glittered up his hat brim and the snowflake from Northern Frost (still available!) with some DD glitter, too, and added a Glimmer brad!

The other little circle embellishment is made with three little trees diecut from the Merry Details die, and they’re all glittered up too!

So there you have it---a bright cheery Christmas card!  What will you do with this sketch?  Post your creation over at the Paper Players blog so we can all look at it---have fun!

• Stamps:  Punch Pals, All Holidays, Punch Bunch, Itty Bitty Bits 
• Paper:  WW, Real Red, Garden Green, More Mustard, Basic Black, Red Glimmer Paper, Play Date & Garden Green Patterns DP
• Ink:  Garden Green, Real Red, Versamark
• Acc: Circle, Scallop Border, Word Window, Dotted Scallop Ribbon, Owl & Spiral Border punches; Northern Frost and Merry Details diecuts, DD glitter, Iridescent Ice EP, Heat Tool, Glimmer Brad, Dimensionals, Nestie, marker