Dear Rose ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Well I have been a little slack in posting lately. :(  Do you ever get so busy that you can't even think straight...Yup, I was just about there!  Thankfully I'm through all of that and ready to share another card I made that was inspired by convention last month.

Dear Rose ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today's card is inspired by Try Stampin' on Tuesday's Tic Tac Tuesday's challenge #2.

World Map ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today is my dad's birthday and I had to whip up a card for him...as usual it's always last minute!

Summer Rose in Neutrals ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Yesterday I told you I'd be posting the same card, just in different colors.  
I love the soft color of this card. :) 

Which one do you like better?  Yesterday's card or today's card? 
 I still haven't made up my mind!

Whip Cream

Oatmeal Cookie

Hazelnut Blend

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Summer Rose ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

I have another card to share with you today using the stamp set Summer Rose.  I sent today's card out to anyone who placed an order. :)  I'll be sharing the same card with you tomorrow that everyone will be making at my August Stamp a Stacks.  One twist with that card...it's in neutral colors.  I'm not sure which card I like better.  I love the colors on today's card, but I also love the soft look of the card I'll be posting tomorrow.

This card was inspired by Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday's sketch challenge #331.  You can only play this particular challenge on FB this time around (HERE).  The next challenge has resumed as normal (HERE).  Here is the sketch #331

Banana Cream

Pineapple Smoothie

Rich Coral

Limeade Splash

Whip Cream

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Using Splashes as Watercolor ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today's card is something that I've been doing a little bit of lately...watercolor.  I love the look of watercolor and was inspired by a video by thefrugalcrafter.  Check her out!  She does a LOT of different kinds of crafting and has videos galore! lol  
So I'm telling you right now I did not come up with this scene on my own.  I did use my own colors because I don't have any actual watercolor paints.  I try to use what I have on hand from Fun Stampers Journey.  For today's card that means using Journey Color Splashes! 

I tried this on several different watercolor papers and found that I liked it the best on 140 lb hot press watercolor paper.  Anything with texture didn't seem to work for me.  Probably because I wasn't using true watercolor paints.  I've never used them though so I don't really know!

These are the color of card stock that I used.

Whip Cream

Lemon Grass

Kiwi Slice

Denim Days

Yes, these are the Journey Splashes that I used.  I just did a bit of mixing. :)

Pineapple Smoothie

Sour Lemon

Sweet Berry

Cool Pool

Turbo Teal

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Other supplies used:

Fabriano 140 lb. hot press watercolor paper
1" Flat Brush
Size 6 and 10 Filbert Brushes

Sentimental Prints ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

I have a fun card to share with you today that was inspired by sketch #325 over at Try Stampin or Not on Tuesday.  Some of my favorite cards have come out of designs from this blog challenge. :)  This week the sketch is pretty clean and simple and I managed to keep it that way too!  

This is the sketch for this week.  Make sure you check out all the other great cards made by the design team this week HERE.  We'd love to see what you create with it too. :)

Whip Cream

Pretty Amethyst

Grape Fusion

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Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Dahlia Burst ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today's card is special because I made it for my mom for her birthday. :)  I know I've made a lot of blue cards lately, but it just seems to be the color that works for me...and it's my mom's favorite color. :)

I stamped the image with clear pigment ink on watercolor paper and embossed it with white embossing power.  Then I used Journey Splashes mixed with water to watercolor in the flowers and leaves.  I did a bit of light blue around the whole image too and did some blue and green splats.

Whip Cream

Cool Pool

Turbo Teal

Blue Lagoon

Lemon Grass

Green Olive

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

I would love to be your Journey Coach! If you are thinking about joining 
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Supplies used on this card:

140# Hot Press Watercolor Paper
#4 Round Paint Brush

Stay Wild in Watercolor ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today's card is a sympathy card I sent out to a friend of mine.  I don't know about anyone else, but sympathy cards are always the hardest type card for me to make.  Not that the card itself is hard, but I want to send just the right one.  I've heard a lot of people say they like to have sympathy cards on hand, but I can't do that for some reason.  I like to make something special and unique for each family.  Don't get me wrong...I don't expect that from anyone and appreciate each card I receive!  

  
Here is a video showing how I created this card using the ATS stamp Stay Wild, the Dark Roast ink pad and Dark Roast and Gold Silk. 

 If you get my blog through email you'll need to go to the bottom of the email and click on "Simply Sara Stampin'".  That will bring you to my blog where you'll have access to see the video.  For some reason it doesn't show in emails!

Dark Roast

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Supplies used on this card:

140 lb. hot pressed watercolor paper
1/2" flat watercolor brush

Decorative Doily (Stamps from May's Bloom Box!) ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today's card is inspired by Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday's sketch challenge #321.  I have to admit I didn't know what I was going to do, but when I showed my upline the sketch she said, "Use May's Bloom Box".  Duh...why didn't I think of that!? lol  I have to say these are really intricate and beautiful doily stamps.  There are three different stamps and I used them all on my card, but not as individual stamps.  The smallest doily was added to the bottom right doily just to change it up a bit because I didn't want two of the same doilies.



Here is this week's sketch.  I did have to turn mine sideways to get everything to fit, but that's the way it goes with my cards...most of the time! lol  Make sure you check out all the other great cards made using this sketch HERE. 

Butter Cream

Oatmeal Cookie

Cocoa Powder

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

I would love to be your Journey Coach! If you are thinking about joining 
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Supplies used on this card: 

May Bloom Box  Stamp Set ~ KO-0001  ~ $24.95

Wonderful Day ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card and Video

I've been taking a bit of a break from blogging, but I haven't taken a break from creating!  I've made a few cards I'll be sharing over the next week or so and a couple of videos too.  Today I want to share a card that the ladies at my April stamp a stacks created.  It has just a touch of "watercolor" in it.

Here's a video I created for this card...it's very simple to make! :)  If my blog posts are emailed to you you'll need to click on the link to my blog if you want to watch the video.

Butter Cream

Orange Creamsicle

Lemon Grass

Black Licorice

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Tiger Blooms ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Before I get into today's card I want to remind you that this is the last day to sign up with Fun Stampers Journey as a coach and save $50 on one of two kits (you need to use the code JMWJB50 when you check out).  In addition to saving on one of two kits you will receive a stamp set that I showed you HERE last week.  Richard created the card below with the stamp set. I'd love to have you join my team! Just click "Join My Team" above to check it out. If you have any questions please contact me!

Boy do I have a CAS card for you today that was inspired by Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday's sketch challenge #311.  Yes, I'm saying it again...I stretched the sketch!  When don't I do that? lol  Since the optional theme is checkerboard or plaid I had to opt for something a little different which is CAS since I don't have either of those right now.

I used my ATS stamp Tiger Blooms, stamped it with clear pigment ink, poured my gold embossing powder on it, used my heat gun to melt it and there you have it.  Since the stamp has three flowers I figured the top and bottom flower represented the blue on the sketch and the middle one that juts to the right is the white square. :)  

Make sure you head over to TSOT Here to check out what the other designers created.  Lot's of great cards using this sketch.  If you get a chance to play we'd love to check out how this sketch inspired you. :)

I can't tell you how difficult it was to get a good picture of the gold on this card.  It was either to shiny, dull or a mixture of both.  The top flower in the picture above is the closest I could get to how it actually looks.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

I would love to be your Journey Coach! If you are thinking about joining 
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Supplies used on this card:

Tiger Blooms ATS - AT-0179

Price: $7.95

Sentimental Prints Stamp Set - SS-0072

Price: $19.95

Whip Cream 8.5 x 11 Cardstock - CS-0040

Price: $6.95

Clear Pigment Ink Pad - IP-0102

Price: $9.95

Journey Gold- Embossing Powder - IP-0101

Price: $4.95

Journey Heat Gun - TO-0083

Price: $27.95

Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner - AD-0081

Price: $6.95

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