TSSC 300 - Making a Point

So, apparently last week when I changed the sketch around, I was actually channeling this week's sketch.  Who knew?  Oh...probably Mary Jo, who makes the sketches :)

Here's my card.

It's kind of hard to read in the picture, but under the shoe it says, "when it comes to friends, you're a shoe in."  The Memories stamp is because with good friends, you always have good memories.  Then, to emphasize my point, I finished off the inside with this:

Here's this week's Techno Stamper Sketch Challenge sketch:

 You can see the rest of the design team samples and play along at the TSSC site.  I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Making a Point (hostess),  Loving Thoughts, Amazing Family, Itty Bitty Banners
Cardstock:  Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Staz On Black
Designer Series Paper:  Neutrals Patterns
Accessories:  Banner Punch (SAB)
Big Shot:  Circle Framelits

I also entered this in the Late Night Stampers Challenge, which is to use dies or framelits.  As much as I use my Big Shot, that's right up my alley!

Remember to check back tomorrow for this week's Weekly Deals.

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope you have an amazing Mother's Day!

I have two cards to share with you today.  Each uses the Stampin' Up stamp set, Amazing Family.

Colors:  Whisper White, Not Quite Navy (retiring), Regal Rose (retiring), Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight.

Border was punched with the scallop trim border punch.

 

Close up of the layered Quintessential Flower (retiring).  I actually could have done one more, but I kept this one at 4 layers.

I stamped the first flower directly on the card.  Punched the Regal Rose flower with the 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch.  Then used the 1" Circle Punch (Wild Wasabi) and 1/2" Circle Punch (Daffodil Delight).  I topped it with a Basic Pearl.

 Inside of the card (Delightful Dozen, retiring, and Something to Celebrate, retired)

The second card:

Colors:  Whisper White, Not Quite Navy (retiring), Lucky Limeade (retiring), Daffodil Delight

Big Shot (Border):  Delicate Designs Embossing Folders

Ribbon:  1/8" Stitched Taffeta Ribbon (Daffodil Delight, retiring)

Punches: 7/8" Scallop Circle, 1 1/4" Scallop Circle, 1/2" Circle, 3/4" Circle, Corner Rounder

TSSC258 And LNS 218 - Amazing Family

Here's my card for this week's Techno Stamper Sketch Challenge and Late Night Stampers Challenge:

 

I guess I'm in a Floral Frames Framelits mood.  I didn't even think about/remember that I used them for last week's TSSChallenge.  But, as I started putting this card together, they just seemed right for it.  I started with no ideas - except the colors (for LNS) and the sketch (for TSSC).  Then I just started adding elements.  I am pretty sure I never would have come up with this card on my own, which as I've said before, is the fun of challenges.

 Edit 4/9/13 - If you are wondering about the stamp, I used Stampin' Write markers to color the words.  The stamp itself, which is from Amazing Family, says YOU'RE SUCH AN AMAZING.  The set has several stamps with family words - Mother, Father, Sister, Brother, and Friend - which you can put after the Amazing stamp (so you get YOU'RE SUCH AN AMAZING MOTHER).  But by using the markers I could just color the two words and get YOU'RE AMAZING.

The Late Night Stampers Challenge this week is a color challenge.  Use Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple, and Old Olive on a project.

Here's the sketch for the Techno Stamper (aka Monday Lunchtime) Sketch Challenge:

You might have seen the challenges and had an idea -- or two, because they are separate challenges.  You don't have to incorporate both into one project.  But, if you're like I was and draw a blank, don't let that stop you from playing along.  Just start designing with the colors and/or the sketch in mind.  You never know what you might come up with!

You can see the other design team samples and link your entries at the following locations.  I'm looking forward to seeing what you make.

Late Night Stampers Challenge 218

Techno Stamper Sketch Challenge 258

Recipe:

Stamps:  Amazing Family

Big Shot:  Floral Frames Framelits, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Card stock:  Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple, Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink:  Raspberry Ripple, Old Olive

Accessories:  Brights Buttons, White Baker's Twine

LNS Challenge 217 (Blue Ribbon, Amazing Family)

The Late Night Stampers Challenge this week was to create something inspired by candy.  Here's my card:

 This is a close up of the ribbon:

I stamped the ribbon from the Stampin' Up! set, Blue Ribbon, on Silver Glimmer paper.  The stamped image didn't show up very well, so I colored it with Night of Navy.  Since I was coloring, I cheated and punched out the ribbon top with the XL Scallop Circle punch rather than cut it out by hand.  It's hard to tell, but it really makes a pretty, sparkly blue for the ribbon.  Next time, though, instead of stamping I think I'll just use the punch and leave it silver.  The ink did not dry quickly and so I ended up with Night of Navy all over my hands.  Even though I washed my hands frequently, I still kept getting it on me and eventually smudged my card.  It wasn't all bad.  I ended up sponging the card with Night of Navy and Silver which carries on the slightly grunge look of the Blue Ribbon set.  The silver doesn't show up much in the picture, but I like the way it mixes with the Night of Navy.  I colored the "1" with the Silver Stampin' Dazzle Marker.

Can you guess what candy inspired this card?  A York Peppermint Patty wrapper.  The blue seemed darker on the wrapper (empty of course, because I had to eat the candy for inspiration, lol) in my craft room.  But that could be because I only had the overhead light on and not the brighter one on my craft table.

You can see the rest of the design team samples and link your entry here.  Hope you'll play along this week!

Late Night Stampers Challenge 209 - Amazing Family

I am very excited and honored to announce that I have been asked to be a guest designer for the Late Night Stampers (LNS) weekly challenge.  Thanks so much for asking me!  I've played along with this challenge several times in the past so you may have seen posts referring to the LNS challenge.  I invite all of you to check out the creative samples made by the design team and also to play along yourself.

This week's theme is Feeling Blue--make a sample with blue as your main color.  Here's what I created:

My sister is also my friend, so it seemed appropriate to put the two together.  The ampersand came from Lovely Letters.  I saw something recently (I think in our demo magazine from Stampin' Up) about using the ampersand from alphabet sets.  That may have helped spark the idea for this card.  I added the butterflies from the Butterfly Embosslits to go with the butterflies on the designer series paper from Patio Party.  I added a rhinestone on bottom image for a little sparkle.  Ink colors are Pool Party and Midnight Muse.

I'm so pleased to be a part of this talented group of stampers.  I hope you enjoy seeing my samples each week.

Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 248

I am very excited to announce that I was invited to be on the Techno Stamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge Team.  I'm quite honored because Mary Jo Price-Williams saw my work and liked it enough to invite me.  The members of the team are listed at the bottom of this post.  They are a talented group of stampers.

Here's this week's sketch:

I was pretty literal with my card and followed the sketch closely.  The color combination reminded me of summer and 4th of July, which made me think of the fair and Ferris Wheels.  Here's what I came up with:

The stamps are from the Sale-A-Bration set Feeling Sentimental, which can be yours free with a $50 order.  Colors:  Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple. 

The sketch is merely a starting point to jog your creativity.  This week's sketch also inspired the next card.  It is not nearly as literal as the other.  I turned it on its side and replaced the two same colored layers with a ribbon at one end and flowers at the other.  The stamps are from Amazing Family, which is in the new Spring Catalog.

I love how one sketch can inspire so many different ideas.  Why don't you let the sketch inspire you?  Create a card using the sketch and link to it so we can all see your creation.  Never done this before and not sure how?  Just ask and I'll walk you through it.

Sketch Team Members:

Sue Root 
Nicole Tugrul
Robbie Rubala
Ellen LeFevre
Tanya Bell
Carolyn Bennett
Jonia Smith
Mary Brown
Mary Jo Price-Williams