Need for Speed Birthday

Today I needed to make a card for my nephew who is turning 20.  What do you make for a guy that's turning 20?!  I went to my trusty retired set Need for Speed and whipped this card up using the Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge for the week.  Whew...glad there are all these sketch challenges out there to help me out even though I twisted this one around just a bit. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Need For Speed (retired), Gorgeous Grunge 

& Banner Greetings

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Smoky Slate & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Smoky Slate

Stampin' Write Markers:  Basic Black & Smoky Slate

Embossing Folder:  Houndstooth

Sponges

Creative Crew - CCREW0913SF

Ok, this is my fourth (and final) challenge for the September Creative Crew Challenges!  Whew...I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever get these posts done! lol  Our last challenge was Scrapbook and More Focus: Make a gift for a good neighbor as you celebrate National Good Neighbor Day (September 28th).

I went more the traditional route and made a set of four all occasion cards for my neighbor with a simple but pretty box to put the cards and envelops in. Who doesn't need a card to send out every now and then? :)

I had to take individual pics too.  I always like to see cards up nice and close so I can check out all the detail. :)

And of course a box to package it all up in!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets: Apothecary Art & Loving Thoughts

Card Stock:  Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Pool Party, Perfect Plum & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Blushing Bride, Daffodil Delight, 

Pool Party & Perfect Plum

Accessories: Embossing Folder: Fancy Fan, Framelits: Labels Collection; Festive Paper-piercing Pack; Ribbon: 3/8" Seam Binding in Very Vanilla; Jewels: Basic Pearls

Creative Crew - CCREW0913HF

Here is the Creative Crews Third challenge...Holiday Focus: 911 Remembrance. It's not a holiday, but it's a day that has been imprinted on our minds.  Make a project with the Big Shot that allows you to remember a day from your past. If you wish to share the significance of this day, we'd love to read about it.

 Since the 4th of July is my favorite holiday I decided to use the set Too Kind by flipping the flowers upside down to make fireworks. I Love other holidays, but this is one where we get to be outside to celebrate with the family. We start the day off with a parade and end it with festive fireworks. :)  Just a fun day to celebrate the freedom we have.

I must say I have a hard time remember or following directions or something.  I guess I just got excited when I figured out the flowers would make cool fireworks that I just plain ol' forgot to use the Big Shot with my first card...

  I did change it though and it was so quick and simple to do too. :)

Just a few quick stamps on the inside too.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Too Kind & Seasonal Sayings

Card Stock: Real Red, Night of Navy & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Real Red & Night of Navy

Versa Mark

Accessories: Framelits: Apothocary Accents; Stampin' Emboss Powder: White; Heat & Stick Powder; Dazzling Diamonds; Candy Dots: Regals

Creative Crew - CCREW0913CF

My second project for the Creative Crew over at Splitcoast was a Catalog Focus: use any of the stampsets on pages 111-119 in the annual catalog.  Make a project in a new way to you by using a technique you've never tried or a special fold never used by you before. Continue to use at least two of the colors from the color focus, crushed curry, coastal cabana, smoky slate or whisper white.

I decided to use Coastal Cabana and Whisper white for my colors.  And believe it or not I had never used the bleaching technique.  So I pulled out a set and got busy, however I kind of made a mistake and didn't use a set from the listed pages. :( So this is the first card I came up with and I loved it.  I was so bummed that I had to make another card, but...

I loved the second one I came up with too and it was using one of the sets I was supposed to use! :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  My Friend & Pleasant Poppies

Card Stock:  Coastal Cabana & Whisper White

Ink: Versa Mark

Accessories: Stampin' Emboss Powder: White; Festive Papaer-piercing Pack; Punch: 1" Square; Framelits: Windows Collection; Ribbon: 5/8" Organza in Whisper Whte; Jewels: Basic Pearls; Bleach; Sponges

Techniques: Bleaching

Creative Crew - CCREW0913DF

I'm so excited that I was asked to be a part of the Creative Crew over on Splitcoast for the September-December challenges.  Today I'll have a handful of posts for you to check out all of the projects I made for the month of September.  

My first challenge was DSP/Color Focus: Our journey of self improvement begins with Eastern Elegance designer papers or the colors crushed curry, coastal cabana, smoky slate and whisper white.  Make a project using these colors for someone you admire. Tell us why this person is significant to you.  

Since I didn't have the DSP I just went with the colors.  I had just recently bought the pansy punch and wanted to use it, but I wanted my flower to have layers like the real pansies. :)  I decided to cut the punched flower into pieces and reassemble them.  Since I admire my mom for so many reasons and for giving me my love of flowers I made this card in honor of her. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamps Sets:  En Francis

Card Stock:  Smoky Slate & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads: Crushed Curry, Coastal Cabana & Smoky Slate Stampin' Write Marker: Crushed Curry

Punch: Pansy

Tea Lace Paper Doilies

Jewels: Basic Rhinestones

Sponges

By the Tide Birthday

It's Sunday so it's time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge card.  Since I need a couple of masculine birthday cards I decided to use By the Tide for this week's sketch.  Don't forget to check out what the other Red Hot Stampers made over at their blog HERE.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  By the Tide

Card Stock:  Early Espresso & Crumb Cake

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Early Espresso & Crumb Cake

Punch:  1" Square

Framelits:  Square Collection

Linen Thread

Sponges

Holiday Catalog Blog Hop

Hi Everyone!  I'm excited about today's post since it is a BLOG HOP with a couple of Stampin' Up! groups the Red Hot Stampers and Inking With Frenchie.  Either you're starting here at my blog or you came over from Sara Lincoln's blog...Mrs. Lincoln's Inkin'.  Weren't her projects great!  At the bottom of my post I will link you to the next blog so don't forget to check it out!  In all of our blogs you will be seeing cards and projects made using different sets and supplies from the Holiday Catalog.  This is a great way to see how you can use the sets and accessories.  My post features the set O Holy Night.  I knew as soon as I saw it in the catalog that I wanted to use it for my Christmas cards.  Not because it stood out, but because of the words on the stamp. :)  I figured I'd come up with three different cards to give myself an idea of what I'd like to make.  I don't know if I'll use one of these or not, but at least I have some ideas now and so do you. :)  

This is a picture of the three cards and three ornaments I made.  Since I love the color Pool Party I decided to use it for all the cards and ornaments with a touch of Island Indigo in there too.

This is the first card I came up with and the simplest one to make...and I do like simple when I'm making around 90 cards!

For my second card I wanted to add a little more detail than I did to the first card and add a little more color - Island Indigo.  I also wanted a little twist to this card by incorporating a cross so it would tell a continuation of the story from Christmas to Easter.  

My third card takes the most work since I do some embossing and sponging using the emboss resist technique.  I guess you could just emboss on Pool Party card stock, but I wanted the look of the ink on it instead. 

I also wanted to make a few ornaments using this set.  I highlighted a few words here and there in Island Indigo so they would stand out.  I also used the silver glimmer paper to add a little sparkle.  Plus it was easier to cut out two of those so I didn't have to stamp and highlight four ornament pieces for each ornament. :)

Here's the next blog you need to hop over to...my fellow stamper and friend Christi at Christi's Creative Crew.  Just click HERE to check out what she made.

Thanks for looking and have a great day! 

Stamp Set:  O Holy Night

Card Stock:  Pool Party & Very Vanilla

Glimmer Paper:  Silver

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Pool Party & Island Indigo

Versa Mark

Ribbon:  1/2" Seam Binding in Pool Party

Embossing Folders:  Modern Mosaic,

Fancy Fan & Stripes

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White

Punch:  Decorative Label

Candy Dots:  Subtles

Framelits:  Holiday Ornaments

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Sponges