Love Always Dani and Brad ~ SSC62

 

My younger cousin is getting married on Monday, 11/11/13.  What a wonderful anniversary date, don't you think?  I used the sketch from Sunday Stamps Challenge 62.  

 

 

 Her wedding colors are red, black and white, so I obviously incorporated them into the card. 

I finally got a chance to use the "Love" from the Thinlits Expressions die pack.  The "Merry" and "Thankful" have had pretty good workouts, but not love.  I had seen a video on YouTube a while back showing that if you put a piece of wax paper between your cardstock and the thinlit die, the paper releases easier from the die.  It really does work!  Especially with the "Thankful".....it's such a long word.  Thank you to whoever was brainy enough to think that up!

 

 

I'm slowly but surely using up my library clips.  I've found a few projects to use them on, but I've found it hard to incorporate them.  I think it fits in well with this project. 

 

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

Stamps: Affection Collection, Tiny Tags

Paper: Real Red, Black, Day and Night DSP (retired), Glimmer Red

Ink: Black, Real Red

Accessories: Thinlits Expressions and Labels Collection die, Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, Library clips, Rhinestone, Vintage Wallpaper EF

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Congratulations Dani and Brad!

Jenny

 

Sassy Grad ~ DD52 & FM109

 

Dynamic Duos is celebrating!  To commerate their one year anniversary, we get to pick any past DD color combo.  I did a six month stint as a designer at DD, so I have a special affection for these challenges!  I chose to go with color combo #7...Melon Mambo and Basic Black.

 

Graduation is still the name of the game for me lately.  I am almost done, however....whew!  My grand total is up to 19 graduation cards! We live in a small, rural community and I have teenagers, so we have recieved several graduation announcements.  I also have a middle school grad this year, so that means gifts for his fellow classmates. 

For this card I used the sketch from The Friday Mashup....I missed the deadline by just a couple of hours though!  Shoot!    

 

I've had this fun black and white paper that I bought at Hobby Lobby for quite a while now.  I've mainly only used it in the spring for graduation cards, and here it is again!  I thought the leopard print was really fun and goes well with the bright Melon Mambo.  I was trying to come up with some different combos of stamps for my grad cards also.  I'm the kind of girl who likes to make one and be done.  I hardly ever make mulitples of the same card.  This fun little phrase from Pure Gumption fit just perfectly into the modern label punch, which fit perfectly into the medallion from the valentine stamp set Affection Collection.  The little No. 1 banner is also from Affection Collection.  I think the two sets fit nicely together! 

 

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

Stamps: Pure Gumption, Affection Collection

Paper: Melon Mambo, Floral District & Recollections DP, Black, White

Ink: Black, Melon Mambo

Accessories: 1/4" black ribbon, rhinestones, circle cutter, modern label punch

 

Happy Anniversary Dynamic Duos! 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Dynamic Duos #36

Good Saturday morning everyone!  It's black tie week at Dynamic Duos and the featured colors are Real Red and Basic Black.  There is also a dessert option of a valentine theme.  Be sure to pop over to the other design team members blogs for more inspiration!  I tell you, all these gals are talented!

Allyson Andersen

Christina Barnes

Vicki Burdick

Karen Day

Deanna Dean

Anne Marie Hile

Erna Logtenberg

Bobbie Trost

Amy White 

I wanted to use the Affection Collection set, especially the little set of wings with the heart, so that was my starting point.  I decided on going the shabby chic/distressed route also.  First I stamped the wings twice with   Stazon Black ink and fussy cut them out.  I sponged real red onto the bottom set and crumb cake on the top set.  I cut a heart out of red glimmer paper and layered it on the wings with a dimensional.  

  I ran the red background paper through my Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper EF, then sponged it with Crumb Cake ink for more distressing/antiquing.

I've seen a few different tutorials on how to do the crinkly bow, like on my card, but the easiest way I've found to do this is to first tie your ribbon in a bow, spray it with water, crinkle or wad it up in your hand, and then use your heat tool to dry it.  Easy Peasy! 

 The rest is pretty self explanatory. 

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

Stamps: Affection Collection

Paper: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Polka Dot Parade DP, First Edition Dp, Red Glimmer

Ink: Real Red, Stazon Black, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Vintage Faceted button, Striped Grosgrain ribbon, Notebook border punch, Vanilla Seam Binding ribbon, Vintage Wallpaper EF

Thanks for taking a peek!   

Jenny

A Favorite Color Combo

Pink and Navy...one of my all time favorite color combos.  I was sooooo very excited when I saw these were the challenge colors over at Create With Connie and Mary this week!  I also needed a birthday card for one of my very best friends and it just so happens Seize The Birthday challenge blog launches this week with a fun sketch geared toward all things girly.  Perfect!

I started by stamping the main panel in Midnight Muse ink with a stamp from a brand new set of mine from SU called Affection Collection.  I used my labels 3 die from Spellbinders to cut it out.  I also did a little sponging with Pink Pirouette ink around the edge of the die to make a subtle frame.  Then, I ran my brayer over my Illumination ink pad and brayered the shimmery ink right onto the main panel!  I love how this turned out!  I also inked up the Lacy Brocade EF with the same and ran it through the Big Shot.  It gives a little shimmer to the raised background. 

I liked this look so much that I also brayered over the Friend label and the little banner in the corner.  Some pearls, as well as the designer paper and ribbon all work together to finish off my card.

Here's a list of supplies I used....

Stamps: Affection Collection

Paper: White, Midnight Muse, In Color DP, Pink Pirouette

Ink: Midnight Muse, Pink Pirouette, Illuminate

Accessories: Lacy Brocade EF, Pink Pirouette grosgrain ribbon, Midnight Muse satin ribbon, Spellbinders Labels 3 die, Modern Label punch, Pearls

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny