Easter Color Inspired Birthday ~ HSS311, SSC201, CTC221

Hello there stampers!  Today I'm sharing my design team card for the newest challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  We've got a neat sketch for you to play along with!  To create my card I not only used the sketch, which I turned on it's side, but the colors from Sunday Stamps Challenge #201, and I used a theme and layout from Caseing the Catty Challenge #221. 

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

Stamps: Needle and Thread

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Pineapple Punch, Highland Heather

Paper: Same as inks, Vellum, Gingham Gala DSP

Accessories: Oval Framlits, Needle and Thread Thinlits, Basic Pearls

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Zach's 21st ~ Fusion Create

Hey stampers!  Today is a pretty special day for my middle son Zachary--He turns 21 today!  I made this special card for him using the inspiration and sketch from Fusion Card Challenge.  I thought the inspiration photo would lend itself nicely to a masculine card.

Now Zach is not a partier, but when you think of a 21st birthday you always think about being able to drink legally.  We are going out for supper tonight and I imagine he'll have a legal drink and be able to pull out his license to show that he is legal!  

I used the sentiment "party time" from {Happy Birthday Gorgeous}.

The sentiment on the inside is from a retired set called {Happy Hour}.  I cut the "21" twice, once with Wood Textures DSP and once with vellum and then I layered them.  I spritzed the whole thing with Shimmer Spritz for a more a subtle celebration feel.

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

Stamps: Happy Birthday Gorgeous, Happy Hour

Ink: Basic Gray

Paper: Black, Smokey Slate, Basic Gray, Vellum, Wood Textures DSP, (Black and White scrap from retired card pack)

Accessories: Large Numbers Framelits, Subtle TIEF, Champagne Shimmer Spritz

Mango Beautiful Day ~ CCMC553, TGIF204, SUO219

Hey stampers!  Today I'm sharing a card that takes in the Create with Connie and Mary color challenge #553, TGIF Challenge #204 Blends Markers, and SUO219 Coloring challenge. 

I loosely cased this card made by the amazing Dena Rekow.  I loved the layout and neutral with a pop of color, so that's the direction I wanted to go in.  

I started out stamping the cluster of flowers from {Wood Words} on a piece of Wood Textures DSP and then ran the whole thing through my big shot with the Subtle TIEF.  I stamped the sentiment from {Needle and Thread} on a 1 1/2" strip, also from Wood Textures DSP and adhered it in the middle of the main panel.  I stamped the flower from {Beautiful Day} in Memento ink and colored it with my Mango Melody Blends markers.  I colored the center of the flower and the leaf with light Crumb Cake and light Smokey Slate. The whole flower was fussy cut.

I then cut some leaves out of vellum from the retired Rose Garden Thinlits and layered them behind the Beautiful Day flower after it was popped up on dimensionals.  

Next, I layered the main panel on a piece of Gray Granite matte and also a piece of Crumb Cake.  The whole thing was then layered on a So Saffron card base.  

Lastly, I spayed the entire thing with Champagne Shimmer spritz.

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

Stamps: Beautiful Day, Needle and Thread

Ink: Mango Melody Blends, light Smokey Slate and light Crumb Cake Blends, Memento Black, Gray Granite

Paper: So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Smokey Slate, Wood Textures DSP, Vellum, Whisper White

Accessories: Subtle TIEF, Rose Garden Thinlits

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Let It Ride Palomino ~ CCMC553, CTC220, Inspire.Create.039, SUOC219

Hello there stampers!  Today's card is for an interesting color challenge at Create with Connie and Mary.  The colors are Gray Granite, So Saffron, and Mango Melody.  I was trying to come up with something different and thought of coloring the horse from {Let it Ride} like a Palomino.  I think she came out so nice, don't you?  I was originally gonna color her So Saffron, but I wanted to use the blends markers, and since there is not So Saffron blend I went with Mango Melody.  I tell you what....I NEVER thought that Mango Melody would be a color that I love, but I sure do!  Also, there is no Gray Granite blends, so I used a combo of light Crumb Cake and light Smokey Slate.

So, with the horse as my theme in place, which ties into Inspire.Create.Challenges #039 Pets theme, I needed a sketch to follow.  Casing The Catty always comes through, so I chose to case the rooster card on the right on page 11 in the Sale-a-bration catalog. 

I'm also participating in SUO Challenges #219: Coloring, which works wonderfully with my Blends marker horse. 

For the yellow background panel I ran a piece of So Saffron through the big shot with my Pinewood Plank TIEF and then sponged So Saffron ink into it to get the wood grain to show up a bit better.  I also sponged so Gray Granite over the top and sides as well.  To get the smaller, skinnier label from the Everyday Label punch, I cut a strip of gray Granite a little smaller than 1".  I stamped the sentiment on it and then fed the ends of the strip into one end of the punch at a time, as shown below.

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

Stamps: Let it Ride

Ink: Memento Black, Gray Granite, So Saffron, Mango Melody Blends, Light Crumb Cake and Light Smokey Slate Blends

Paper: Very Vanilla, Gray Granite, So Saffron

Accessories: Pinewood Plank TIEF, Braided Linen Trim, Everyday Label punch, Stitched Rectangle Framelits

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Enjoy Today ~ CCMC552, GDP180

Good Morning stampers!  Today's card is for Create with Connie and Mary's new sketch challenge #552.  I've also been inspired by the Case The Designer challenge #180 at Global Design Project.  I loved the colors and floral theme that Stesha Bloodhart used on her card, so that's the direction I went in! 

I spritzed the main panel with shimmer paint/alcohol mix.  I was trying to capture the sparkle, but it's tough to get a good photo.

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

Stamps: Eastern Beauty, Happy Birthday Gorgeous

Ink: Lovely Lipstick, Granny Apple Green, Mango Melody, black

Paper: Mango Melody brights DSP, Granny Apple Green, Lovely Lipstick foil, Black, White

Accessories: In color pearls, Decorative border ribbon punch, Rectangle stitched framelits

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Flowering Painted Desert ~ HSS310, SSSC200

Hello there stampers!  Today's card is inspired by Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #310 and Sunday Stamps Challenge #200 sketch.  I'm also entering the Stamp Ink Paper challenge #189 Gingham, Plaid, or Stripes.  I incorporated stripes on my card base.

Don't you think these are happy, spring colors!  What fun they are to play with!

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

Stamps: Flowering Desert, Waterfront

Ink: Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist

Paper: Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo, Whisper White, Brights DSP pack

Accessories: Lemon Lime Twist Ombre ribbon

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Birthday Card for Mom ~ CCMC551, CTC218, PP431

Hello stampers!  Today's card shows off a lovely color palette brought to you by the latest color challenge from Create with Connie and Mary.  For my card layout, I played along with Caseing The Catty Challenge #218.  I cased a card from the center section of the newest Sale-a-bration flyer.  I'm also playing along with the Paper Players spring fever challenge #431.

It was my mom's birthday recently so this card went to her.  She loves flowers, so this was perfect for her!  

If you look closely, the Fresh Fig panel has a fun technique applied to it.  I inked up the flat side of the Country Floral TIEF with Fresh Fig ink and laid my card stock on it.  When I ran it through the big shot, the ink transfered to the depressed areas, making the background a little darker than the raised portions of the paper.  It really is a lovely look and gives such dimension!

Here's a picture of the card I cased.

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

Stamps: Needle and Thread, Beautiful Day

Ink: Fresh Fig, Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink

Paper: Very Vanilla, Fresh Fig, Mossy Meadow

Accessories: Needlepoint elements framelits, Gold faceted gems, Country Floral TIEF

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny