Chalkboard Technique with Elements of Style

Today's card is a technique I've never tried before that I saw over on the Friday Mashup...the chalkboard technique.  I was going to use this as one of my stamp a stack cards, but thought it would take me a lot more work to prep it than it would take the ladies to make it.  I've got to keep their cards at least a little challenging, right? ;)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Elements of Style

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Primrose Petals & Whisper White

Versa Mark

Stamin' Emboss Powder:  White

StazOn Ink:  White

Embossing Folder:  Vintage Wallpaper

Ribbon:  3/8" Stitched Satin in Primrose Petals

Celebrate Today!

Today's card is another one of my March stamp a stack cards that was inspired by the Paper Craft Crew card sketch challenge.  I wanted to use a color I haven't used in a while, so I decided on Calypso Coral.  I also wanted to show the ladies how easy it is to make a small flower using the creped filter paper.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Hello Doily & Perfectly Penned

Card Stock:  Calypso Coral & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad: Calypso Coral

Embossing Folder:  Vintage Wallpaper

Ribbon:  3/8" Ruffled in Calypso Coral 

& 3/8" Taffeta in Whisper White

Spritzed Creped Filter Paper 

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

RHSSC - By the Tide

Well, I've been saying that I needed to use challenges to help me out with my stamp a stack cards for this month, and this card is no exception.  I used my Red Hot Stampers sketch challenge for this card.  I did cheat on the sketch just a little though.  I didn't put four squares on the card...oh no! ;)  Don't forget to check out the other cards made using this sketch challenge.  Just click here. 

I thought I'd take a pic at an angle so you could see that I actually did something on the inside of my card for once! :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  By the Tide & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Night of Navy, Island Indigo & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Night of Navy, Island Indigo & Baja Breeze

Punches:  1 3/8" Square, 1 1/4" Square & Word Window

Sponges

Swallowtail for HHS Color Challenge

Here is another card I made for this month's stamp a stack.  And of course I'm using another challenge...Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge #155. :) Wow, I'm really going to have a fun time embossing and cutting out all of these butterflies!  I have to admit I wasn't sure about this stamp when I first saw it.  However after seeing what other ladies were making I had to give it a try myself.  Sponging the colors on after embossing makes it just beautiful!

All of that sparkle that you can see is actually in the embossing powder.  I was looking for some black embossing powder and guess I don't have any!  What's up with that? ! lol  All I could find was on old stash of Bedazzled Black, but I love how it turned out!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Swallowtail

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry 

& Daffodil Delight

Embossing Folder:  Lacy Brocade

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  Bedazzled Black (retired)

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Everything Eleanor

Well, I'm having a hard time coming up with this month's stamp a stack cards, so I'm turning to some challenges to help me out.  The first one to help me out is The Paper Players.  They have a color challenge this week, and it sure is nice to let someone else pick the colors!  I found the colors a bit challenging...I wasn't sure where to throw in the Lucky Limeage, but I'm happy with what I came up with. :)  Not so sure I'm going to be happy when it's time to do my prep work, and I have all that fussy cutting to do though! lol

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Everything Eleanor, Blooming with Kindness

& En Francais

Card Stock:  Regal Rose, Earl Espresso & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Regal Rose, Pool Party & Lucky Limeade

Framelits:  Apothecary Accents

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges

Pastel Fox & Friends

Well, I have another post for you today.  I wanted to enter a card into The Friday Mashup this week and here's why...their theme is "Let's Celebrate!" since it's their 100th challenge.  That means I was able to choose which challenge I wanted to do out of the past 99.  I didn't get very far through their list of past challenges when I saw the "Let's Get Punchy Baby" challenge and knew that was the one I was going to do since I needed baby card for a shower this week at church.  I used a retired set, but I don't have any other sets that I can use for baby cards. :(  Plus this set is just so cute!  I can tell you one thing...I won't be making a lot of these cards with all the fussy cutting I did, that's for sure!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Fox & Friends

Card Stock:  Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, 

Certainly Celery, Pool Party & Wisteria Wonder

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, 

Certainly Celery, Pool Party & Wisteria Wonder

Punches:  1 1/4" Circle & 1 3/8" Circle

Embossing Folder:  Delicate Designs

Daffodil Delights

These two cards are definitely not the norm for me, but I made them to feature the Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit.  I think they turned out pretty cute, but I know beauty is always in the eye of the beholder. ;)  The card on the left took a little bit of work to fold up the flowers to make them look like daffodil buds, and cutting the strips of grass.  The flower itself was pretty easy to make though.  The yellow flower was super easy to make.  Just sponge the edges, clip the outside cup, layer the pieces and attach with the brad in the middle.  Making the stem and leaves were easy too. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Calypso Coral & Summer Starfruit

Punch:  Large Oval

Embossing Folder:  Adorning Accents

Edgelits:  Adorning Accents

Creped Filter Paper

Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist