Oh Holy Night ~ HSS403

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge #403.  I have to say that photo inspiration challenges are among my favorite to participate in!  There's always so many directions to go!  I was inspired by the nativity photo.  

I started with a piece of Misty Moonlight and stamped various star images on it from So Many Stars.  I embossed with white embossing powder and then used my blender brush to brush on some Night of Navy ink around the edges.  The white embossed parts must be wiped off with a cloth after blending.  I used Going Gray and Whisper White as coordinating colors for this card.  I also played around with the off-set corner mount for a little bit of added interest.  I finished the card off with a beautiful sentiment from the stamp set stamped in Going Gray ink on a label cut from the Tasteful Labels dies.  Some polka dot tulle ribbon and Metallic Mesh ribbon tucked behind the sentiment and a few rhinestone finish it all off. 

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Peaceful Deer in the Aspen ~ HSS402

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge for November.  Cherry Cobbler, Soft Succulent, and Evening Evergreen are the colors for the week.  

I chose to go with a nature theme and used several stamps from Peaceful Deer and added in the Aspen Trees die.  

The deer and rabbit were colored with blends and fussy cut out.  I stamped and embossed a few snowflakes above the aspens. 

I kept thinking I should add something more, like a ribbon or some other accessory, but ultimately decided against it.  Less is more.  

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny 

 

Fancy Leopard and Snowflake Christmas ~ HSS401; PP615

Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge #401 and all I can say is I LOVE THIS!  I have been waiting to use these particular items for ages and ages.  I was going through my scraps one day and came across the silver snowflake, the pink scalloped circle, the other snowflakes and the pink leopard print paper.  The oval is also an extra piece from an old project.  I just love, love, love how this came together!!! The baubles from For Everything Fancy Sequins surround the sentiment and boy, do they do their job!  They certainly make things fancy!!!! 

I'm also playing with The Paper Players Tic Tac Toe challenge.  I'm going diagonal using metallic, texture, and stitching.  The metallic is obvious, but there's a ton of texture going on with this card. The large white snowflake is cut from velvet paper.  More texture comes by way of the Evergreen embossed background and the sequins.  The stitched part is in the die cut oval.

  

Thanks for taking a look and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

For Everything Fancy CASE HSS400

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments photo inspiration challenge.  I chose to be inspired by the colors of the gourds and pumpkins. 

 I had seen a post on Instagram a while ago that used the For Everything Fancy sequins, only her card was in hues of  blues and tans.  I loved the use of the sequins down the one side, so I decided to case her card.  I wish I could remember who this gal was so I could give her credit....her card was so, so beautiful! I have a screenshot of it below, but no name to go with it. You are so very talented, whoever you are!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Wishing you Everything Wonderful ~ HSS399, TTTC181, PP611, CTC389

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge for the month of October.  They are fall-ish colors or could go Halloween too, I suppose.  

I had lots and lots of inspiration for this challenge.  First I started with Casing the Catty's bundle case challenge.  I cased a card from page 38 that features the Charming Sentiments bundle.

I also used the Tic Tac Toe challenge down the right side: Autumn Colors, Enamel dots or gems, and Ink blending.  Lastly I used the theme challenge from The Paper Players: Changing Seasons.  Their challenge inspiration photo held some of the same colors as our color challenge this week....a match made in heaven!

Here's a list of my supplies...

Stamps: Charming Sentiments

Paper: White, Pool Party, Beautifully Penned DSP, Shimmer White, Black

Ink: Pool party, Starry Sky, Pumpkin Pie, Memento Black

Accessories: Sentiment Silhouette dies, Intricate Leaves dies, Linen Thread, Blue gems, Layered Leaves EF

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Playing With Leftovers ~ HSS398

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments newest card sketch challenge.  I've had some of these leftovers laying around on my desk for quite some time.  In fact the only thing I cut for this card was the card base and the background DSP.  Everything else was already cut and stamped.  

The flowers were stamped and cut with Pretty Perennials, the gold holy leaves are cut from Seasonal Swirls dies. The sentiment is from Rustic Retreat. I really kinda like the way it came together!  

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Pumpkin Latte Season ~ HSS397, TTTC177, PP607, GDP359

Today's project is for Hand Stamped Sentiments Photo Inspiration challenge.  I chose to be inspired by the cup of coffee.  I love the knit blanket in the photo.  I also was inspired by Tic Tac Toe Challenge using Yellow, Leaves/Trees, and Pumpkin.  I'm also joining in on the Paper Players Fall Theme challenge and Global Design Project Fall/Autumn theme.  

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Press On, Merry Cafe Knit Together

Ink: Memento Black, Mango Melody and Old Olive blends, Cumb Cake

Paper: Cumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, White

Accessories: Seasonal Swirls die, Cable Knit EF, White EP, gold gems, linen thread

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Happiness Abounds Re-do ~ GDP357

Hey there stampers!  Today's card is a re-do of my card from my last post.  If you recall, I had the idea after my card was completed to use a mask and blend some ink over the white space on the main panel.  I wanted to try it, so I recreated the card only this time I used the colors from Global Design Project.  After all is said and done I think I like both cards!  I'm usually not one that likes a lot of unused space, so this card worked for me.  Now that I'm thinking about it, I should have made a mask with the die cut that comes with the Happiness Abounds die set......gosh, ideas, ideas!  Maybe I'll try one more!!! haha!

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Happiness Abounds, Artistically Inked

Paper: White, Tahitian Tide, Black

Ink: Memento black; Tahitian Tide, Flirty Flamingo, and Pool Party Blends; Pool Party

Accessories: Blossoming Happiness dies, Glossy Dots Assortment, Basic Patterns Decorative Mask, silver trimmed black 1/4" ribbon.

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Fall Happiness Abounds Sympathy ~ HSS396

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments August color challenge using a nice fall-ish combo of Calypso Coral, Rich Razzleberry, and Bermuda Bay.  

I colored up a bunch of flowers from my Happiness Abounds set in Calypso Coral blends and Rich Razzleberry blends.  The flowers were so soft and pretty in this layout that I thought a sympathy sentiment might go nicely.  The sentiments are from Very Best Occasions featured in the mini catalog. 

 Do you ever look at your finished card and then have a brilliant idea that could have stepped it up a notch?  That's what happened to me with this one.  After it was all finished I wished I had softly sponged a ink over a mask to fill in the left side of the main panel.  I may have to try this card again, maybe in different colors, and use a stencil.  

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Be Cool Penguin ~ HSS395, GDP355

Hello Stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge for the month of August.  I used the animal theme from Global Design Project to help me along with my card today.  I chose to use the cute little penguin set called Penguin Place. I used the four skinny columns in the sketch as shaker windows and filled them with blue sequins from the For Everything Fancy sequin set.  I also love the fun Polished Pink and Tahitian Tide color combo.  A little bit of Daffodil Delight for the penguins feet and beak, and some Granny Apple Green on the trees help break up the colors a bit.  

This was a fun project!  Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Christmas Glamper Greetings ~ HSS394

Hello Stampers!  Today's post is for Hand Stamped Sentiments photo inspiration challenge.  What a fun one!  I don't have the new camper die set from Stampin' Up called Tree Lot dies, but I did have the retired set called Glamper Greetings.  I still love this set and was thrilled to have a reason to pull it back out!  What a fun inspiration!  I hope to see many of you play along with us this week.

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Artistically Inked ~ HSS393

Hi stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge featuring Coastal Cabana, Highland Heather, and Orchid oasis.  Fun Colors!  

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Happiness Abounds ~ HSS392, GDP349

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge.  I chose to go floral and use the color combo from Global Design Project. 

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny