Ornate Florals ~ HSS338, JUGS533

Hello there stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments new sketch challenge created by yours truly!  I took this opportunity to play with my new Ornate Garden Suite.  I followed the inspiration photo from Just Us Girls for my color palette, using Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade, Balmy Blue, Rococo Rose, and Granny Apple Green.  I colored the image with my Blends markers in the coordinating colors.  

After coloring the Ornate Style stamp I fussy cut it out.  I cut a black mat from the Ornate Layers dies and adhered it all to a white base embossed with the Ornate Floral EF.  The Ornate Thanks set has many, many options for thank yous and I absolutely love the script font!  Everything coordinates so well together! 

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Emboss Resist Wild Rose ~ CCMC609

Hello Stampers!  Today's card is for Create with Connie and Mary's new color challenge featuring Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana, and Bermuda Bay.  

I chose to use the To A Wild Rose set for this one.  For my background piece I embossed the leaf stamp with white embossing powder on white cardstock and then used a sponge with Coastal Cabana ink to lay the color over the top. I edged the two pieced with the edge die cut from Wild Rose.  It's all laid on a base of Bermuda Bay.  

I stamped the flower with my stamparatus.  It makes a two step stamp...or in this case, a three step stamp.....so much easier to stamp, especially if you have to make multiple!

The CONGRATULATIONS sentiment is from Beautiful Bouquet.

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Birthday Pickup ~ CCMC608, PP486

Hey there stampers!  Today's card is for Create with Connie and Mary's new sketch challenge. Isn't this a cute one?  I really like it and think I'll probably return to it sometime in the future. 

I also used the color combo from The Paper Players.....well sorta.  I wanted to color the truck with my blends markers and I only had Daffodil Delight and Balmy Blue.  I also used Crumb Cake for the neutral.  My card combines blue, yellow, and a neutral anyway!

I'm gonna let you in on a secret.....the little linen bow is hiding a mistake.  When I stamped the balloons I didn't get them stamped close enough to the bed of the pickup.  there was a slight gap, so I added the bow to disguise it!  You'd never know!  

I need to use this set more...it's so cute!

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

Stamps: Let It Ride

Ink: Memento Black, Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, light Smokey Slate, and light Black Blends markers

Paper: White, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, and Daffodil Delight DSP

Accessories: Linen Thread, Stitched Nested Labels, Subtle EF

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Crushed Poppy Roses ~ CCMC607, AYSI222, SSC228

Hello there stampers!  I hope you are all doing well and not to tired of social distancing!  I live a pretty rural part of the country and while parts of our lives have changed, much remains the same.  I work for the postal system, so I am working through this all, which I don't mind at all.  Anyway, I hope you all are well and untouched by this virus!  

Today's card is for Create with Connie and Mary's new color challenge.   Bright and cheerful is what I say about these colors!  Poppy Parade is such a fun color.  I must admit that when it first came out I really didn't think I'd like it, but then again that happens to me with a lot of colors that I don't think I like at first.  I'm thankful for these kinds of challenges because it forces me to play with colors and accessories I might not usually go towards.  

I also used the theme from As You See It #222 and the sketch from Sunday Stamps #228 to help me along with my design team card. 

I started by stamping the flowers from To A Wild Rose with Stazon Ink on watercolor paper.  I then water-colored the images with my aqua painter and pads.  They were die cut with the coordinating die cuts, but I did go back in to trim them up with my scissors a bit because sometimes I don't like the white edges showing.  I added some of the script Poppy Parade DSP for the background, and then added some gold thread and a gold faceted gem for my something shiny and ribbon or trim.  I couldn't decided on a sentiment, so I just left it off.

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Great Pair ~ CCMC606

Hi there stampers!  Today's card is for Create with Connie and Mary's latest challenge, which is a sketch.  I had some fun with this one!  The images are fun and super easy to color with Blends markers.  

I used Animal Outing set and chose the "Together We Make A Great Pair" sentiment.  At some point I'll give this to someone I've worked on a project with or something!

I wanted to keep the card fairly simple in case I decided to give it to a man.....like my husband or sons!  I think in that case the less accessories the better.

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

Stamps: Animal Outing

Ink: Memento Black;  Bronze, Crumb Cake, Smokey Slate, Pool Party, and Pear Pizzazz blends

Paper: Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, White

Accessories: Animal Friends dies, Layering Circles dies, Layered Leaves EF

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Spring Tulips ~ HSS336, GDP254, JUGS529

Hello Stampers! Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge #336.  I also used the photo inspiration from Just Us Girls and the sketch from Global Design Project.

I was inspired by the tulips from the photo and used my Beautiful Bouquet stamp set to make my group of tulips.  

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

Stamps: Beautiful Bouquet

Ink: Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight

Paper: White, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Brights DSP

Accessories: Well Written Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Pool Party Shimmer Ribbon

Take Me Away Sunset ~ CCMC605, PP483

Is anyone else dreaming of someplace tropical?  I'd love to be laying on a beach somewhere looking at a sunset like this and surrounded by tropical flowers!  Sounds so lovely doesn't it?

So, today's card is for Create with Connie and Mary's new color challenge.  I automatically think of a sunset and water when I look at these colors, so that's the direction I went!  

I also used the sketch from The Paper Players so help me complete my inspiration.

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

Stamps: Waterfront, Tropical Chic

Ink: Grapefruit Grove, Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana

Paper: White

Accessories: Braided trim, Stitched Shapes dies, Tropical Thinlits die, sponges

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny