Good Times

The biweekly challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #555 is underway and scheduled to run through Sunday, May 22, 2022. Our challenges are always based on a sketch but we also offer an option. The option for the sketch below is using pastel colors.

Using a pretty collection of paper, my card went together quickly. I stamped, colored, and die-cut the image of the "farting" unicorn, which was borrowed from a friend. I also used some crafting license with the sketch due to the size of my focal image. I trimmed the paper to size, matted some of the pieces with black cardstock, and adhered them to the card base with foam tape. The sentiment was cut from ephemera that matched the paper. The black card base was lined with white cardstock.

We hope you will join us at the Try Stampin' on Tuesday blog. We have a new biweekly challenge beginning every Tuesday so there is always a challenge to try.

Materials
Stamps: Rubbernecker "Unicorns"
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Copic Alcohol Markers
Cardstock: Close to My Heart
Paper: CTMH: Tutti Frutti"
Misc.: CTMH thin foam tape

Gratitude

Challenges are so inspiring - I wish I had more time to participate in them! So it's time to play along with the biweekly Challenge #553 at Try Stampin' on Tuesday This challenge runs through Sunday, May 8, 2022. This is a sketch challenge with an option. The optional theme is "Things that Fly". I chose two flying insects - a bee and a moth because they are images found in the paper I used.

Onto a gray card base, I added a panel of teal cardstock followed by a panel of patterned paper. I thought this paper needed a little color so using a marker I touched up the centers of the flowers with yellow ink. I added additional coordinating patterned paper for the horizontal decoration at the bottom of the card front. The two flying insects were fussy cut and adhered with foam tape. The sentiment was stamped and die-cut then backed with an offset oval in coordinating yellow print paper. Foam tape was used to adhere the sentiment to the card and an enamel heart was affixed. The inside was lined with white cardstock and decorated with a yellow heart.

We look forward to seeing your creations at our TSOT Challenge #553. A new biweekly challenge begins every Tuesday morning so there is always an active challenge available to you.

Materials

Stamp: Pinkfresh Studios "Incredibly Grateful"

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black & Copic Alcohol Marker (Y15)

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Basic White, Smoky Slate & Lost Lagoon

Paper: Dare 2 B Artsy "Honey Bloomz" Collection

Die: Kat Scrappiness (oval)

Misc.: Illustrated Faith Enamel Hearts & foam tape

Grateful for Your Kindness

 
It's time to play along at Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #493. There are three required colors as seen on the color board below. Black, white and neutral colors are also permitted. You may use any brand of products but the colors should match closely.

I selected pink and orange cardstock and yellow dotted paper. First I cut the papers into strips of varying widths. Using score tape, I adhered the strips onto a small square of acetate, leaving a small space between the edges of each strip. Next, with a die, I cut a circle from the acetate. The butterfly was die-cut from black cardstock and adhered to the circle. I offset the circle, adhering with foam tape. I trimmed off the excess from the circle. To finish I added some black gems.

I hope you'll join us at the Color Dare Challenge Blog. A new biweekly challenge begins every Friday morning so there is always a challenge to try. This challenge runs through Thursday, May 5, 2022.

Materials

Stamp: Pinkfresh Studios "Incredibly Grateful"

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Basic White, Basic Black, Watermelon Wonder, Peach Parfait

Paper: from stash

Dies: Spellbinders (circle) & RCD (butterfly)

Misc.: SU! Acetate, Scrapbook.com score tape, black gems and foam tape from stash

Hey, Gorgeous!

The struggle is real... it's never quite clear to me why it takes me so long to develop a card for a color challenge. Maybe I overthink it. Here is my card for Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #489. The decision to use the inlay technique required even more time than usual but I am pleased with the results. 

Below is the Tictactoe board to guide you through the colors. Select three colors in a row, column, or diagonally to create your card. You may use as many of the colors on the board as you wish as long as you form a Tictactoe. Do not use any colors that are not on the board. Take note that Black and White may be used freely.

I selected a diagonal direction - Desert Rose, Sage, and Foiled Gold. I also used Ballerina, Glacier, and Rosemary. To a panel of black cardstock, I adhered a large gold foiled die-cut. I left some of the pieces intact but others I removed so I could inlay colored cardstock. I did not have anything close to Desert Rose in my cardstock or dye inks so made my own using a blend of Copic alcohol markers. I added the die-cut sentiment, plenty of sparkly gems, and attached a white card base. The inside was decorated with a small flower from the die-cut scraps.

We welcome you to our challenges. You are not required to use CTMH colors as long as your substitutes are very close. A new biweekly challenge begins every Friday morning so there is always an active challenge to join. This challenge ends on Thursday evening, April 7, 2022, and here is our Color Dare Blog #489. We hope to see your project!

Materials

Inks: Copic Alcohol Markers (R22 & E23) - sub for Desert Rose

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Basic White, Foiled Gold, Soft Succulent (sub for Rosemary), Mint Macaron (sub for Sage), Pool Party (sub for Glacier), Pink Pirouette (sub for Ballerina)

Dies: RCD (flower garden), Pink Fresh (sentiment)

Misc.: SU! Champagne Rhinestones

Give Thanks

Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge #529 is up on the challenge blog. This biweekly challenge will end on Sunday afternoon, October 31, 2021. This is a sketch challenge with a fun option. The option for this challenge is to use kitchen items in your design. I usually include the option in my card designs but I have absolutely no kitchen item or kitchen paper in my stash. I did have this handsome paper with fall foods so elected to use it.

I cut the various panels and pieces to configure my interpretation of the sketch. (I tend to add extra layers here and there.) A stamped sentiment on vanilla cardstock die-cut into an oval and adhered with foam tape was added. The inside was lined with vanilla cardstock and stamped with another Thanksgiving sentiment.

The Design Team invites you to play along with our biweekly challenges by visiting the TSOT529 Blog. We have a new biweekly challenge beginning every Tuesday so there is always a challenge in the works.

Materials

Stamps: Carta Bella "Gather Together"

Ink: Stampin' Up! Rich Razzleberry

Cardstock: SU! Very Vanilla, Old Olive & Pumpkin Pie

Patterned Paper: SU! Farmer's Market DSP (retired)

Dies: RCD (curved scalloped border) & Jeanine's Dies (oval mini-frames)

Misc.: Foam tape

Gold Galore Birthday

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #449 is open for entries through Thursday evening, July 1, 2021. If you're a fan of the color purple, then here's your chance to have some fun. Our guidelines for this biweekly challenge are to use shades of purple plus two additional colors. Black and white are free but do not count toward the two additional colors. I used green and gold as my two additional colors. My only free color is white.

I decided to create a slimline card for an upcoming family birthday. My recipient will be turning 50 next month and her favorite color is purple. I have two fairly new dies that I have been wanting to use along with a new stamp so here was my opportunity to use them. After stamping, coloring, and die-cutting the floral frame I added a panel of vellum along with a die-cut sentiment.

Next came some punched flowers and other die-cut bits. I arranged the glittered cardstock - some pieces directly to the card front and some with foam tape. The decorated floral frame was added to the card base, which had a die-cut diagonal grid adhered with thin foam tape. This was added to a white card base. The inside was lightly sponged with purple ink and a gold glitter flourish was added. Some gold pearls were added to finish the card.

The Design Team invites you to visit the Color Dare Blog and play along with our biweekly challenges. A new challenge begins each Friday morning and runs for two weeks.

 
Materials

Stamp: Pinkfresh Studio "Incredibly Grateful"

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Alcohol Markers, Distress Oxide "Wilted Violet"

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Vellum, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum

Paper: Stampin' Up! Glimmer (gold glitter) & WRMK (purple & white glitter)

Dies: Spellbinders (sentiment); Pinkfresh Studio "Slimline Diagonal Stripes" and "Incredibly Grateful"; MFT (large flourish on the inside); Frantic Stamper (gold branches)

Punches: Stampin' Up! "Flower Shop Pansy" & "Boho Blossoms"

Misc.: Stampin' Up! Gold Pearls & foam tape from stash

A Really Big Greeting!

Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge #497 begins today, Tuesday, March 9, and ends on Sunday evening, March 21, 2021. This biweekly challenge is usually based on a required sketch with an optional theme except when we have a "Mix-Up" Challenge. This "Mix-Up" Challenge gives you the opportunity to choose either the sketch provided or the suggested theme. You may combine them as well, so that provides you with three choices. We hope you'll play along with us!

I elected to use the sketch and the theme together while keeping the card simple. I tilted the sketch onto its side for a landscape orientation rather than a portrait. The sentiment is so large, that I created an A6-sized card rather than the usual A2. Onto a white card base, I added the inverted scalloped frame with a yellow mottled background paper. Then I die-cut the floral paper to say, "hi". In keeping with the sketch, I added the background paper bands using the same floral paper. The inside of the card is decorated with additional coordinating paper with sufficient space to add a personal message.

We hope you'll join us at the TSOT497 Challenge Blog for the challenge fun!

Materials

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White and Elegant Eggplant

Paper: Stampin' Up! "Painted Blooms" Collection (retired)

Dies: Lawn Fawn (inverted scalloped rectangles) & Winnie & Walter (sentiment)

Get Well Gnome

It's hard to believe that this is the last challenge of the year at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #487. This biweekly challenge runs from Tuesday, December 8, through Sunday, December 20, 2020. The TSOT Design Team will take a break for the holidays but we'll see you again in 2021! This challenge sketch includes an option to create a "Get Well" card, which can include Thinking of You and other similar greetings.

First, I adhered a panel of "watery" blue paper to a white card base. Onto that, I added a panel of patterned paper with tiny hearts, attaching the scalloped edges in red cardstock. I downloaded the digital gnome image, resized, printed, and colored it with Copic markers. I fussy cut the image, backed it with foam tape, and added it to the card front. The sentiment was stamped onto a punched label, which was adhered with a banner to the card. The inside was decorated with patterned paper.

Please take a few minutes and visit the TSOT487 Blog to view the sample cards made by the Design Team. You can also check out our guidelines while you're there. We hope you'll play along.

Materials

Stamp: Paper Smooches "Smooches" and KLM Digital Designs "Nurse Gnome"

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, DOX Blueprint Sketch & Copic Alcohol Markers

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White & Real Red
Paper: CTMH: "More Magical" & "Something Fierce" Collections
Die: Lawn Fawn Fancy Scallops
Punch: Stampin' Up! "Lovely Labels"
Misc.: Illustrated Faith (blue enamel heart) & foam tape from stash

Grateful, Thankful, Blessed - CAS

Thank you for visiting my blog today! My card is in response to the Color My Heart Color Color Dare Challenge #391, which began on Friday, April 24, and will end on Thursday evening, May 7, 2020. This is a biweekly color challenge with a twist. The required twist is to use three shades of the same color. Certain neutrals are permitted so I used black and white.

I selected three shades of blue-green to create a Clean and Simple (CAS) card. Blue-Greens are by far my favorites. The sentiments were die-cut, the hearts were created with a punch. These elements were added to a panel of black cardstock. The decorated panel was then adhered to a coordinating card base using foam tape for dimension. The card base was lined with a panel of white cardstock and decorated with a strip of black and more hearts. 

If you like a challenge, the Color Dare Blog provides challenging color combinations with occasional twists. Our challenges are biweekly in duration and begin every Friday morning so there is always a challenge underway!

Technique: Clean and Simple (CAS)
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")

Materials
Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Marina Mist
Die: Reverse Confetti "Grateful, Thankful, Blessed"
Punch: Stampin' Up! "Confetti Hearts"
Misc.: Foam tape   

Good Luck

2/29/2020 Update: This "Good Luck" card brought some good luck! It was named Favorite of the Week in the Splitcoast Stamper Forum for the week ending 2/29/2020. 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #356 has been underway since Monday, February 17, and ends Sunday, February 23, 2020. This is a weekly sketch challenge and a personal favorite.

Using a recently acquired stamp set, I stamped this simple pagoda with navy blue ink, colored it with Copic markers, then placed the image so it would appear on the lower right side of the die cut rectangle. The rectangle was matted with two different colors of cardstock. Onto a card base, I adhered two layers of cardstock along with the patterned paper. Two thin strips of cardstock were added in keeping with the sketch. The die cut rectangle was adhered to the card front using foam tape. Instead of a bow, I added an image of an Asian fan that I downloaded from a free website, colored with Copic markers, fussy cut and matted in navy cardstock. The inside of the card was lined with a panel of white cardstock and decorated with scrap paper and another Copic-colored fan. The sentiment was matted with cardstock and adhered.

Be sure to visit the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Blog and join in the challenge fun!

Materials

Stamp: Stampin' Up! "Power of Hope"

Inks: Stampin' Up! Night of Navy & Copic Markers

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Night of Navy, Peach Parfait (retired)

Patterned Paper: Photo Play "Kanji"

Die: Reasonable "Stitched Rounded Rectangles"

Misc.: foam tape