Ring In The New Year! For: TSOT #253

Hello Stamping Friends,

It's been a while since I've blogged, but I'm here today with my final offering as a Try Stampin' -Or Not- On Tuesday design team member.  I've been on the team for the past year, and it's been such a fun, confidence building experience.  I thank all of the DT members at the blog for their creative spirits, and CheryAnn for her leadership at the blog.   I hope to participate in challenges from time to time as life permits.  ;-)

Here is my card for this week's sketch challenge.  It uses the new die set Large Number Framelits Dies.  I just love this bundle and will use it for a long time to come!  

My card:

The sketch:

This sketch is so awesome.  I love all of the possibilities that it provides.  Won't you take a few minutes to stretch your creative process and create a card based on it?  If you do, please share it on the TSOT blog or at the TSOT Facebook Page.  We'd all love to see your cards!

The Details:

I love color combo of black and gold.  It's so rich and festive.  So, these are the products I pulled out to make my card.  The numbers need the black shadow behind the gold one.  They just pop! 

I hope this card helps you ring in the new year and make more cards!

Happy Stamping,

barb

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Celebrate for TSOT #221 Color Challenge

Hello Stamping Friends,

Today's post is a rather masculine birthday card based on a color theme from Try Stampin' -Or Not- On Tuesday.  To be honest, this color combo freaked me out a little bit at first glance, and then I just let it roll around in my head for awhile and did some deep breathing LOL!   It's called a challenge for a reason, right?  :-)

My sketch inspiration was from this card:

I thought it was so cute that it made the top picks for my blog feature:  Sunday's One Stop, Blog Hop a few weeks ago. 

Here is the color challenge for this week:

And here is my take on the scheme:

For me, it's a bold statement of color:  I used the new Cucumber Crush, Night Of Navy, and Daffodil Delight

with a few navy candy dots for a little visual interest, and to mimic the stamped dots in the background. 

It's a very quick and easy card that could even translate into a neat personalized graduation card.  Just used the graduates school colors!

I hope you've enjoyed today's post and have a chance to try this color challenge this week.  Above all, take a deep breath and have fun!!

Happy Stampin'

barb

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Fabulous Four, Christmas Thanks

Hello Stamping Friends,

Just a quick post today as we are heading down south this week for a board game convention called Board Game Geek.  Now, before you get concerned about me, it's my husband who is the game geek in the family, I'm just the stamping obsessed one.  lol   I do, however, enjoy playing a game or two with him just to see if I can beat him.  I'm not competitive or anything...no, not me.  haha.  

Onto the card...

This one one of our stamp camp cards last weekend.  Quick and easy, but still eye-catching, too!  

Hope you enjoy.  

Happy Stamping,

barb

Nordic Noel Designer Series Paper is bright and catchy against the Garden Green cardstock, while the Stylish Stripes embossing folder adds just the right amount of texture. 

What a great sketch for any type of card using up lots of scraps, too.

Fabulous Four stamp set is wonderful as a focal point for this quick card, perfectly cropped with the Apothecary Accents Dies, and who doesn't love just a little hint of bling with the Regal Candy Dots

and Real Red Satin Woven Ribbon