Graduation Party! ~ HSS264, AYSI149

Hello there stampers and welcome to another Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge!  We've got a yummy color trio to inspire you this time!  They seem so summery, don't they?

I'm smack in the middle of graduation card making, so that's where my mind went.  I also used the sketch challenge from As You See It to help me along.  I figured these colors lent themselves well for party balloons and what's graduation without balloons?  Boring, I say!

We hope you'll join us for our two week color challenge!  

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

CONgratUlaTIONS! ~ CCMC407

Happy Thursday everyone!  It's Create with Connie and Mary time again! 

I'm on a roll with graduation cards and figured the "Congratulations" from {Bravo} could be a perfect match-up for my grad card needs and this week's sketch!  

I was also inspired by Libby's card from our sketch challenge two weeks ago.  I loved the black and gray with the pop of pink.  This silver sparkle and shine make it go girly glam, I think.  I love it!

Instead of putting a greeting under the horizontal stripes I added a little dangling star.   

I hope you'll find time to play along with us at CCMC this week!  Hop on over to the blog and check out the creations from the other amazing designers!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

You Did It Grad! ~ CCMC357

Good Thursday Morning!  It's Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge time!  This week we've got a neat sketch for you!

I needed yet another graduation card, so that's were I went with the sketch.  I made the main square a shaker and filled it with red glimmer paper confetti stars, clear seed beads and silver sequins.  The graduation cap is just a 1 1/4" square punch and punched hexagon.  The tassel is from the balloon framelits.....isn't it perfect?!?!  I also added a red glimmer paper banner cut from the balloon framelits as well.  

The black striped paper is from the new Neutrals paper stack....it's got such wonderful patterns and neutral colors.....including gold and silver!

The sentiment is from {Bravo}. 

The card also measures 5"x 5", so I made an envelope to go with it.  I love the coordinating envelope and they are so easy to make with the envelope punch board.  I also added a coordinating insert for the envelope that I cut with the envelope insert die. 

Make sure you hop on over to Create With Connie and Mary and check out the other awesome designers!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

You Did It Star ~ CMCC68 & SSSC265

Good Wednesday morning!  It's Colour Me time once again!  This week is a bright and cheerful color combination.  Night of Navy, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry and Lost Lagoon.  I cannot wait to see the idea that everyone comes up with!  

I also used the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch 265. 

I used a couple different techniques to achieve my card.  First, for the acrylic block watercolor, I stamped some of the challenge inks directly onto my clear block.  I then held it at arms length and lightly misted it with a spray bottle filled with water.  I stamped the block directly onto Whisper White cardstock.  The look is a nice watercolored effect.  I used that piece to cut out the star. 

 The other technique I used was the Bouncing Brayer (the Crushed Curry layer).  I had recently seen this technique used on this card by Claire Broadwater.  I thought it was kinda cool and something I'd never tried before.  

Like I said at the beginning of the blog post....I'm so excited to see what everyone creates!  

Make sure you check out the DT blogs to gain inspiration!  

Angel Johns

Hayley Kew

Jenny Engelke (me)

Julia Wilson

Katie Brooks

Sandy Mathis

Tanja Kabel

Tara Bourgoin

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

Stamps: Bravo, Celebrate Today

Ink: Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Lost Lagoon

Paper: Night Of Navy, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Lost Lagoon

Accessories: Scallop Border punch, Star die, Lucky Stars EF, Dazzling Details

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny 

Congratulations Grad ~ CTC24

Hey everyone!  Today I'm playing with CASE-ing the Catty #24.  This is my first time playing along with the challenge.  I love the idea of this challenge site, though!  I encourage you to check it out and play along too!

The challenge this time was to CASE anything from the Easter section of the Occasions Catalogue (page 34 and 35).

• You can directly CASE a project (Copy and Share Everything) or use a sketch/layout, colour combo, embellishment, just to name a few examples, as a springboard for your own creations. 
• Or simply use some new Stampin' Up! Easter supplies from the Occasions Catalogue.

I used the card on page 34 on the bottom left side of the page as my inspiration.  I drew inspiration from the striped background, bold center panel, and the circle cutout with ribbon/string down the middle.

I decided to get a jump on graduation cards.  I used the Congratulations from {Bravo} and inked it up ombre style with Pistachio Pudding and Coastal Cabana.  I added stars in a sprinkle fashion after punching them out of Silver Glimmer paper with my Star Confetti punch.  Lastly I added a fussy cut graduation cap (which I colored a bit with a blender pen and Coastal Cabana ink) popped up on a dimensional.  Fun stuff!

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

Stamps: Bravo, Pure Gumption

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding, Memento Black

Paper: Best Year Ever DSP, Coastal Cabana, Black, White

Accessories: Confetti Stars punch, 1/4" black ribbon

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny