Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Boob Tubes!!

I made this card for this week's Play Date Cafe Challenge #84 . I just got this stamp set in and I really wanted to use it so I decided to make it work with this color challenge and I really like how it turned out. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. UPDATE: This card got Honorable Mention at The Play Date Cafe!!




Here's what I came up with.


Materials
Card stock - Whisper White (Stampin Up)
Stamp set - Boob Tubes (Paper Smooches)
Ink - Black (Memento)
Markers - assorted colors (Copic)
Corner Chomper (Crop a Dile)
Paper Snips (Martha Stewart)


Instructions
1. Create card from card stock - final size 4.25 x 5.5
2. Round bottom corners of card
3. Stamp images, color and cut out
4. Stamp sentiment
5. Adhere images to card with foam tape

Rise Above it All

I made this card for the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #5 this week. It is a sketch challenge and I immediately thought of this stamp when I saw the sketch. I love this stamp and haven't had a chance to use it so I was very excited to make this card. Thanks for taking a look!




Here's what I came up with.






Materials
Card stock: Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up)
Stamp Sets: Clouds - Sunny Happy Skies, Balloon, Bldgs, Sentiment - April 2011 Kit of the Month (Unity Stamp Company)
Ink: Black (Memento)
Markers: Assorted colors (Copic)
Colored Pencil: White (Crayola)


Instructions:
1. Create card from card stock - finished size is 4.25 x 5.25
2. Stamp images, color with markers and color cloud with a good old white colored pencil
3. That's it - easy peasy

Friday, June 3, 2011

Tuesday Trigger - Classically Modern

I made this card for this week's Tuesday Trigger in the Moxie Fab World. Below is the photo that was the inspiration for my card. I was inspired by the blue floral, silver shiny mirror, crisp modern whites, clean design of the photo. Click here to join the Tuesday Trigger fun. 


Here's what I came up with.



Materials
Card stock - Whisper White (Stampin' Up)
Stamp Sets - Flower Fancy (Stampin' Up) Imagine Words (Impression Obsession)
Ink - Not Quite Navy (Stampin' Up)
Embossing Powder - Silver (Stampin' Up)
Rhinestones (Stampin' Up)
Corner Chomper (Crop-a-dile)

Instructions
1. Create card from card stock - finished size is 4.25 x 5.5
2. Cut 2 white panels 4 x 5.25 and 3.75 x 5 and adhere to card with foam tape
3. Stamp outline of flowers, then insides of flowers and add rhinestones
4. Emboss sentiment, round corners and adhere to card with foam tape

Seaside Shack

I made this card for the current Impression Obsession challenge - "Let's Hear it for the Boys". They had a Memorial Day sale and I picked up a few new stamps and I was glad I got this one, because I didn't have any masculine IO stamps. I love this stamp and it was so much fun to color. Thanks for taking a look!!



Materials
Card stock - Sahara Sand, Whisper White (Stampin' Up)
Decorative Paper - Light Blue Distressed (Recollections)
Stamp - Seaside Shack (Impression Obsession)
Die - Cloud - (Cricut - Going Places)
Punch - Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch (Stampin Up)
Ink - Black (Memento), Markers - assorted colors (Copic)
Paper Snips (Martha Stewart)

Instructions
1. Create card from card stock - finished size is 5 x 5
2. Cut decorative paper panel to 5 x 3 and adhere to card
3. Cut clouds with Cricut and adhere to card
4. Cut dotted scallop border and adhere to card
5. Stamp image, color, fussy cut and adhere to card

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Moxie Fab Winner!! Chevron Chic Challenge

I'm so honored to be named as one of the five winners of the Chevron Chic Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. This is the favor bag that I made using Chevron Stamps from Papertrey Ink. The inks are Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie and Melon Mambo, the ribbon is Pacific Point, and the bag is a die - all from Stampin Up. Here is the link where you can view all the challenge winners.