Happy Birthday, You Sweet Thing SUOC 226

Hello Stamping Friends,

I'm back today with a theme challenge from the fine folks over at Stampin' Up! Only Challenges, and their theme for these two weeks is birthdays!

What I love about this theme is that, we all make and send birthday cards to our loved ones...we always need birthday cards, right?  So, why don't you let this challenge spur you on to make a birthday card and post it to the SUO blog?  It's simple to do.  ;-)

So, I had a piece of the new Bird Ballad designer series papers laying around along with this sentiment that I hadn't used yet, so I came up with this little ditty!  I love how it turned out!  I hope you enjoy it too, and even take my sketch idea and use it on your next card.  (Remember to use up your scraps on the insides of your cards, too!  It's so fun to see that pop of color or coordinating design when you open the card!)

I hope you have time to spend in your craft space this week and take time to build your creative confidence along with me!

Blessings,
barb


SUO Theme: Birthdays



My Card:

Basic Black card stock, Bird Ballad designer series paper, Piece Of Cake stamp set, Scalloped Lace Trim, Classic Label Punch, Layering Circles Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals




Isn't it amazing what a tiny bit of detail does for a card, especially when you have such a busy dsp design like this one.  It doesn't take much to really finish it perfectly!

Shine for TSOT#271

Hello Stamping Friends,

Here today with a design for the TSOT sketch challenge.  I realize that I've used this new dsp, Pop of Pink, in another recent card, but I just had to cut into it to see what I could create.  As I mentioned before, pink isn't really my color, and I'm out of my comfort zone....but that's a good thing, right?   

So, onto my card for this challenge!

I hope you enjoy and find inspiration. 
Many blessings,
barb




Sketch #271 (go ahead.  Try it out this week. ;-))

My card:

Please excuse the poor photography in these photos.  I had a pretty difficult time capturing the pretty shine and elegance of this gold polka dot dsp.  In any case, I still kinda  l o v e   it! 

A few details:

A single rhinestone can make a card just pop, and I think it does it's job perfectly on this focal sentiment!

The stampin supply list is going to be quick on this post!

Cardstock:  Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Pop of Pink DSP, Gold Foil Paper

Stamp Set:  Sunburst Sayings

Ink:  Basic Black

Tools:  SU Circle punches in graduated sizes

Fun Extras:  Gold Thread, Basic Rhinestones 

Christmas In May? Why Yes, Please

Hello Everyone,

Just a disclaimer before posting my card:  The designer series paper that I used and stamp set are both retired.  The gumball green card stock is current as are the gumball green ink, cherry cobbler ink, and large rhinestones.  (I colored them using a red Sharpie marker) 

So, I found a cool sketch challenge here:  Always Playing With Paper and it was a Christmas challenge as well.  It cheered me up just thinking of Christmas, so I played. 

It was relatively quick and easy because it uses so much dsp.  I colored the owl stamp with markers which is fast and punching images is always quick.  Hope you enjoy!

barb

sketch

Happy Birthday, Man!

Hello Stamping Friends,

     Well, my last stamp camp is now in the books and its time to get back to stamping again for my blog.  :)  I checked out all of my challenge blogs this week and found three to combine for this new card.  

 I followed the

CAS (Clean and Simple) birthday challenge, Create With Connie and Mary sketch challenge, and 

Paper Players masculine challenge. 

Stamping Supplies:

Stamps: Blue Ribbon

Ink:  Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit

Paper:  Early Esspresso, Sarhara Sand, Island Indigo, 

*SoHo Subway 

Pretties:  Linen Thread

Accessories:  Woodgrain embossing folder, sponges, 2 3/8 scallop circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, stampin' dimensionals

*new product

On a personal note:  It's been a very emotional and challenging week here in Oklahoma City and the metro area.  Tornadoes ripping through our state on Sunday and Monday changed many lives and left in it's wake, piles of debris and much sadness.....BUT, Oklahomans are a very unique group of people; resilient and hopeful.  If you think of those who have been affected by these tornadoes, please pray for them and for all of us as we serve and give in anyway we can to bring about healing and rebuilding.

God Bless,

barb

Circles Galore!

Hello Friends,

     Hope this finds you all well on this Thursday afternoon.  Today I wanted to show you my take on another papercrafter's card.  I found the inspiration for my make and take card at Linda Higgin's blog, HERE.  My three cards show a little of my progression to the card I will use for my event.  Here is my first card.  It is a very close CASE ( Copy and Share Everything) of Linda's card. I changed my ribbon and my sentiment. 

The second card:

I added two layers of colored cardstock for the base of this card, changed the paper choices and the color of my sentiment to coordinate.  It is still the same sketch format.

The third card:

 This is my choice for the make and take.  Notice how I turned the sketch to a landscape format, but it still follows the sketch.

So, if you find a card design online that you love, you can always tweak it a little here an a little there to give it your own personal flair.  

Enjoy and Happy Stamping!

Stamping Supplies Include:

Perfectly Penned and  Delightful Dozen stamp sets

Sycamore Street Designer paper (sale-a-bration free item)

various SU cardstock colors

SU Ruffled ribbon, baker's twine, seam binding

SU Adorning Accents Embossing Edge Folder

All SU Circle punches
Fashionable Hearts Embosslit