Stamp What #2

Today is the 2nd month of a new challenge with the three collaborators you have seen many times in the past--Kelly, Jeanette and me!  Kelly came up with a new challenge called Stamp What?   We are to randomly pick a Stampin' Up set and make a card with that set.  Get the dust off of those forgotten Stampin' Up sets!  Stamp What?!!

Rebecca picked the first set off of my shelf for my January card and here is my card with the last set alphabetically--You're Amazing. I picked out the patterned paper-Birthday Bouquet  and then picked the colors to use for my card.  I used a set of Taylored Expressions Inside Bracket Stacklets for the layers.  I met the challenge! And, I am excited to do this every month!  

We post on the 29th of each month as this is a Leap Year and so I get to post today--February 29th!  I love the new challenge Kelly!

Here is the inside of my card.

Please be sure to check out the other Stamp What? cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards! I hope Kelly and Jeanette like my card. There will not be any themes for our monthly cards, other than maybe using a special color like green for March.  Be sure to check back to see what we are up to on the 29th of March.

Image/Sentiment: Stampin' Up You're Amazing

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Recollections 110# White; Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow, Blushing Bride, Old Olive, Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper

Ink: Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

Accessories:  Taylored Expressions Inside Bracket Stacklets

Go Old School

Today is the 28th, the the day I post a project for our Challenge Your Stash group on SCS.  This is our 38th month of de-stashing-we are into our 4th year of our challenges. 

The premise is to create a card or something else that uses only items that are in your own stamp room--nothing new is to be purchased.  The hostess each month posts their challenge to the group and the card is due to be posted on the 28th. Each person in the group creates their card with their own image, their own papers, their own embellishments with their own supplies--using up items from their own stash!  The card can be for any occasion and each person is encouraged to send the card on its way to someone so it can be admired.  It is a way for us to step out of the box a bit and create something that follows a challenge--isn't that what a challenge is supposed to be.  And--no money is spent as all items are to be already available in each of own stamping spaces.

Jen posted our February challenge--Go Old School!

So, I decided that the background had to be the Old School part of the challenge and to use a Stampin' Up background stamp! I went with Musical Score and stamped it with black ink on white cardstock.  I added the birthday sentiments from Birthday Bright, layered with Real Red.  I added black enamel dots to complete the card.  

Here is the inside of my card, with numbers on washi tape 

If you check some of the blogs on my sidebar, you may find others who have posted their cards in the next few days.  There may be more posted in the thread on SCS, so you might want to check out the link here.  We also have a keyword for the SCS Gallery--it is CYSFEB.  You might see many cards there is you do a search.  They probably will be posted today or in the next few days.

I hope you enjoyed my card and I know I am excited to check out what my other hoarders, I mean stash reducers have made!  Thanks for stopping by today!  For March, Barbara is up.  Be sure to check back to see what we create!

Image/Sentiment:  Stampin' Up Musical Score, Birthday Bright

Cardstock:  Recollections 110" White; Stampin' Up Real Red, Basic Black

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Up Real Red

Accessories: Black Enamel Dots

Easter Blessings

This is card #8 for my A Card A Week Challenge.  This is my final February card and this month is use a sketch from SCS.  I went to the first page of the Sketch Card Challenges and picked a few to do for the month.  This week is sketch 767.

My Easter card uses a Verses Rubber Stamp called Easter Blessings.  I paired the cute sentiment with some sweet Easter Doodlebug patterned paper and added a ribbon. And, some cute Easter Brads!

Here is the inside of my card:

I really like the look of this card and hope you do too.

I hope you will stop back for the next Tuesday to see my first card with another SCS theme for March--use an alphabet challenge!

Image/Sentiment:  Verses Rubber Stamps Easter Blessings

Cardstock:  Recollections 110# Ivory; Stampin' Up Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green; Doodlebug Design Easter Assortment

Ink:  Stampin' Up Granny Apple Green

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Ribbon; Easter Brads

Creative Card Chicks

This is my card for February's Monthly Challenge for the Creative Card Chicks.  This group is a kind of mystery image swap, where we each get an image and additional items to complete the challenge each month. 

I am the hostess this month and sent everyone this pretty floral image from Gina K Designs called Vintage Rose.  I included some sentiments for each person to chose from.  I also sent some patterned paper along with other cute embellishments.  

I colored the cute image with my Copic Markers and added some Wink of Stella over the flowers.  I added a vanilla doily, vanilla ribbon, enamel dots and a sympathy sentiment.

Here is the inside of my card:

The Creative Card Chicks are to post our cards between the 21st and 23rd of each month--so if you check the blogs on my sidebars, you may see more of these wonderful creations! Many of our members also post their card in our SCS thread--so you might find more there.  This is the eighth month of the new round.  Be sure to come back and join us again in March with an image that  Julie sends out.

Image/Sentiment:  Gina K Designs Vintage Rose Stamp Set

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Recollections 110# White; Stampin' Up Blushing Bride, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand, Falling in Love Designer Series Paper

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Copic Markers; Stampin' Up Very Vanilla Ribbon, Doily, Oval Punches; Wink of Stella

Friday's With The Project Bin

It is Friday, so  that means that I am back with another card for The Project Bin Stamps--A Way With Words!  This year, we are changing our posting dates and I am posting every first and third Friday, using one of the great photopolymer stamp sets from this sweet company.  So, please plan to come back to see what I have created--I think you too will love these great sentiment stamp sets.  And, remember, some of the sets come with matching steel dies! Denise is the owner, founder and creator of these wonderful stamp sets.  The sentiments she has for us to ink up are just perfect for any holiday or time of year.  Please be sure to go and check them out! 

I am so excited to see what great stamp sets Denise has in mind for the future.  I am sure she will have some wonderful sentiments for us to ink up and for you to consider purchasing!  I just know you too will love creating cards with these stamp sets!!!  

If you want to check out more creations from the design team, be sure to check out The Project Bin Blog as often as you can.  Every day there is a different card posted by one of the design team members.  

For my second card for February, I used the newest stamp set called Just Sayin'.  This set comes with 17 great sentiments with some wonderful sentiments to mix and match to come up with your perfect message--from Happy Birthday to showing how much your friend means to you.  I seem to be making a few masculine cards lately and this set is perfect for that!

Here is the Just Sayin' stamp set:

Here is the inside of my card:

I hope you have enjoyed my card for The Project Bin. Check back on every week, any day on The Project Bin Blog for inspiration for the team but especially on Friday's to check out my cards. I am so excited to be on this wonderful design team!  

Image/Sentiment:  The Project Bin Just Sayin' Stamp Set

Cardstock: Recollections 110# Ivory; Stampin' Up Night of Navy, Tranquil Tide, Crumb Cake, True Gentleman Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Stampin' Up Night of Navy, Tranquil Tide, 

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Mini Banner Punch; Ivory Brads; Gina Marie Pierced Chain Rectangles

Sleepy Owl

This is my card for the 48th round of the Unidentified Image swap on SCS.  It is a group of ladies who are a part of a bi-monthly swap where we all use the same image, sent to us by the hostess.  The unidentified part is that we are to not discuss the image at all until the day they are to be posted.   The image for this round was provided by Jody!  She will swap the cards and include the next image that Janet sent in our return envie. And then we get to do it all again--for round #49--in April! 

Jody sent everyone this sweet Inkadinkado image of a sleepy owl.  She said she has had this image for along time and has only inked it up once--until she stamped the images for us. I colored the image with my Copic Markers and used the Stampin' Up Petals & Paisley designer series paper I selected for the color palette. I also used Stampin' Up's Layering Circle Dies for the image.  I added Thinking of You from the Essential Sentiments from A*muse.

Here is the inside of my card:

If you check some of the other blogs listed on my sidebars, you may find some other swappers who have posted their creations within the past couple of days as they date to post was the 18th--or they may post in the upcoming days. You can also check out SCS and use the keyword UIS48 to see some posted there.  I hope everyone in the swap likes my card--and that you do too!

Image/Sentiment: Inkadinkado Owl/A*muse Essential Sentiments
 
Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Georgia Pacific 110# White;  Stampin' Up Mint Macaron, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Petals & Paisley Designer Series Paper
 
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
 
Accessories:  Copic Markers; Stampin' Up Mint Macaron Mini Stripe Ribbon, Layering Circle Dies, Cajun Brads

Stop, Drop and Roll

Today is the third Wednesday of the month and this is my Ready, Set, Go Challenge Card! The 3 Musketeers--Kelly, Jeanette and me--are back with another challenge for February-our 33rd month!  That means we are coming to the end our third year--YAY! 

Kelly provided the challenge for February: Stop, Drop and Roll!  Remember when you were little and were taught that in fire safety?  She asked us to take each part of that saying for our challenge.

Stop-Use one of the letter of STOP as your main color.  
Drop-Use any element on the card that you have to drop-like re-inkers, Nuvo drops, water, etc.
Roll-Use anything that rolls-a brayer, a marble.  Drop and Roll pair nicely together!

Ready? Set? Go!

I decided to go with a technique that I did for the first time more than 10 years ago--Rolling Marble Technique.  First, the STOP color--Shaded Spruce-extra credit for 2 S's!  Drop--I dropped a few drops of the Shaded Spruce re-inker into a plastic stamp case.  I then added a few marbles and a piece of white cardstock to roll around!  I added a triple layered Cheers die from Stampin' UP, but I think I should have used a different color for more contrast.  I think I met the challenge!

Here is the inside of my card, with a sentiment from an A*Muse stamp set.

Please be sure to check out the other Ready, Set, Go cards.  Here is a link to Jeanette's and Kelly's blog.  I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards! I hope Kelly and Jeanette like my card. I am up for the next theme, so be sure to check back to see what we are up to on the 3rd Wednesday in March!  

Image/Sentiment: Stampin' Up Cheers to That/Sentiment A*Muse Essential Sentiments

Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Recollections 110# White; Stampin' Up Shaded Spruce, Mint Macaron, Calypso Coral

Ink: Stampin' Up Shaded Spruce

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Cheers Die; Wine Glass Brads; 

Dapper Dad Again

This is card #7 for my A Card A Week Challenge.  This is my third February card and this month is use a sketch from SCS.  I went to the first page of the Sketch Card Challenges and picked a few to do for the month.  This week is sketch 784.

My masculine card uses a fun Stampin' Up set called Dapper Dad.  It is one of my favorite male sets to ink up!  I paired the watch image with some argyle patterned paper and added a ribbon. Then, for another Father's Day card, I went again with one of the great A*Muse sentiment sets.   

Here is the inside of my card:

I really like the look of this card and hope you do too.

I hope you will stop back for the next Tuesday to see my final card with another SCS sketch for my February theme!

Image/Sentiment:  Stampin' Up Dapper Dad/Sentiment A*Muse Essential Sentiments

Cardstock:  Recollections 110# Ivory; Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow, Old Olive; Graphic 45 A Proper Gentleman Collection

Ink:  Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Old Olive 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon