Party Piggy Grad/Birthday ~ GDP499

Hello stampers!  Today's card is for my oldest grandson's birthday/kindergarten graduation party.  

This is one of the great things about creating your own cards.  They can be customized to whatever you need!  I used the new Piggy Party stamp set and coordinating die to make this fun card.  I'm sharing it to Global Design Project #499 which challenges us to use animals this week.  

I wanted to use bright, fun colors and had set some scraps of these colors aside on my desk quite some time ago.  Even though this card is for my grandson, I thought the bright pink was just right for this cute little piggy.  And the sentiment fit right in with what I need the card for!  The WOO HOO is from a retired set called Amazing Phrases and the grad cap is from another retired set called Pomp and Circumstance.  My grandson's little cap and gown are a gold/yellow color, so I chose to make the cap Daffodil Delight to match.  

I think this turned out so cute and is fun.  He's gonna love it, I know!

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

Stamps: Party Piggy, Amazing Phrases, Pomp & Circumstance

Ink: Blueberry Bushel, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Polished Pink

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Blueberry Bushel, White, Polished Pink

Accessories: Party Piggy Dies

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Cheers and Sips To You! ~ TGIFC527, ATSAM494

Hello stampers! Today's card is for TGIF Challenges #527. The challenge this week is to use the Celebratory Sips collection.  I'm also playing along with Addicted To Stamps and More-any occasion challenge. 

I embossed one of the DSP's with the glass from the Cheers and Sips set in white and then cut it out with the coordinating die. I liked the red color in this glass. Next, I stamped the orange slices, mint leaves, and cherries on watercolor paper in each respective color of Timid Tiger, Old Olive, and Real Red. I brushed some water over them all and also added a little ink water coloring. 

After coloring, I cut them out with the coordinating dies and layered them on an Everyday Arches white die cut that was already laying on my desk from a previous project! 

For the background panel, I did a watercolor wash of Daffodil Delight and Old Olive. After it dried I embossed it with the Garden and Glass EF. 

I finished off the card by embossing on Timid Tiger CS and fussy cutting the Cheers sentiment and then adding a white twine curly bow behind it. I also accessorized with another little strip of Celebratory Sips DSP,  and some glassy dots. The To You sentiment was Stamped in Timid Tiger ink on a white scrap strip and cut at an angle to add interest. The whole thing was splattered with white ink to finish.  The only thing I wish I had added, looking back, was a brush of ink on the arch background behind the glass. I may have to re-do this card and try that. I cut several of these little wine glasses in different colors from the DSP, so I definitely could try again!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day! 

Jenny

 

Rapid Water Sail Away ~ CI188, AYSI342

Hello Stampers!  Today's card is a non-typical graduation card.  I used the color combo from Colour Inkspiration #188. Obviously they made a wonderful sea and sky combination.  I'm also playing along with As You See It Rapid Water Challenge #349.  This challenges us to make a card under 10 minutes from start to finish.  You can preplan your card and have your supplies ready.  I had made this card previously in different colors, so I had a bit of practice putting it together.  It's super simple really.  The Z-fold is quite simple, and you can see a video on how to do a z-fold card here.  From start to finish, this card took me 9 minutes, 45 seconds to make.  15 seconds to spare.  I should also mention that I cased Robbie Susan's card here. 

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

Sail Away ~ HSS464, TTTC271, RRCB255

Hello there stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge for the month of May.  I needed to make a sympathy card, so this sketch provided a great start for it.  I also used the Tic Tac Toe inspiration board of Die Cuts, Ribbon/Twine, and Embossing Folder.  I used my new bundle called Sunrise Sailing to complete this challenge.  I'm also playing along with the Retro Rubber color challenge.  My retro rubber is the sympathy sentiment from an old Sale-A-Bration set called Heal Your Heart.

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

Stamps: Sunrise Sailing, Heal Your Heart

Ink: Peach Pie, Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Black

Paper: Coastal Cabana, Tangerine Tango, Dandy Designs DSP, Country Woods DSP, White, Black

Accessories: Milky Dots, Linen Thread, Sailing Sunrise dies & EF

 

Delightful Wishes Mother's Day ~ HSS463

Hello Stampers!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge for May.

Our colors are Fresh Freesia, Summer Splash, and Soft Seafoam.

I decided to use these pretty, soft colors for a nice spring Mother's Day Card. I think these flowers look so pretty in Fresh Freesia.  The Soft Seafoam was perfect for the leaves and the Summer Splash made a nice background.

The flower stamps and dies are from the Delightful Wishes set.

The Mother's Day sentiment is from a retired set called A Nice Cuppa, which I punched out with a retired punch called Pretty Label.  I made a cute, little frame for the flowered branch to sit on with the amazing Everyday Arches dies.  I rounded out this card with some Antique Pearls.

 Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Cheers Mom ~ JUG774, JAI750

Hello Stampers!  Today's card is for Just Us Girls word week challenge (Fruit), and Just Add Ink color challenge using Peach Pie, Pretty In Pink, Summer Splash, and Basic Black.  I had fun using this new online exclusive set called Cheers and Sips.  It's so cute!  I was totally inspired by Kim Fee's card here.  I used the same layout design but changed up the colors to fit the color challenge.  

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

 

For a Special Person~ FMS685

Hello Stampers!  Today's card is for Freshly Made Sketches 685.

I used some new and old products on this card.  All the flowers are from Delightful Wishes, which is new, and the butterfly and sentiment are old products.  The butterfly is from a set called Best of Butterflies, and the sentiment is from Needle and Thread.

This card is going to a co-worker who definitely needs to be thanked and recognized!

Stamps: Delightful Wishes, Needle and Thread, Best of Butterflies

Paper: Blueberry Bushel, Daffodil Delight, Black, Lemon Lolli, Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green, and Lemon Lime Twist

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Versamark; Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, and Blueberry Bushel blends

Accessories: Radiating Stiches dies, Garden & Glass EF, Delightful Wishes dies, Opal Rounds, white ribbon, White EP

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny