Thinking of You and Sponging Too

Today's card is one I quickly whipped up since I've been busy working on my cards For the Inky Fingers Club Summer Session.  Since I usually have a card or two left over from my stamp a stacks I decided to grab one of those to make a new one.  I think Pool Party and Soft Sky go pretty well with the Baja Breeze card stock I already had cut up. :)

Speaking of Inky Fingers I've been doing a LOT of sponging (and really do have inky fingers!)  After all the work I've been doing I can't wait to see what the other ladies are making for the summer session too.  Below are some cards that I've made in the past using the sponging technique if you're wondering what this is all about.  I'll be giving detailed step by step instructions with a lot of pictures on four new cards that I've created special for this club if you're interested in learning how to do this yourself.  

Inky Fingers Club
Summer 2013 Session
July 7th through July 20th

All New Stampin' Up! Products
Over 50 Exclusive Designs
Creative Card Sets and Containers
14 Daily Tutorials
Talented Guest Designers
Step by Step Directions
Lots of Photos

Daily Challenges with Prizes
Original Artwork Shipped to Members

I would love for you to become a member and join me and the other designers at the Inky Fingers Club HERE!  If you do decide to join and become a member please send me your email by clicking on the "Contact Me" box at the top of my blog. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Stippled Blossoms & Wetlands

Card Stock:  Baja Breeze (retired) & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Baja Breeze (retired), Soft Sky,

& Pistachio Pudding 

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

RHSSC - Bitty Butterfly Birthday

I must say I really like the new In Colors! :)  I was planning on using them for this week's Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge card, but then we had a little bit added on to the challenge toward the end of the week...we needed to make our cards into a Father's Day card too.  Well, today's card is the idea I had going in my head (I even the the set, punches and colors sitting out early in the week!).  I really didn't think butterflies were a very wise choice for a Father's day card, so I made this card for my friend's birthday instead. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Papillon Potpourri & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar, 

Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana & Strawberry Slush

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar, 

Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana & Strawberry Slush

Embossing Folder:  Honeycomb

Punches:  Modern Label, Word Window,

3/4" Circle & Bitty Butterfly

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist (retired)

Celebrate Today!

What an appropriate title for today's card...Celebrate Today!  It was my dad and mom's anniversary, so I wanted to make them something special.  Right now I'm working on sponging, so I wanted to make a nice scene for them.  I think I need to work on figuring out some different scenes, but for now this will have to do.  Since I started their card so late I went looking for a bit of help.  I liked the colors for this week's Paper Players color challenge, so I quickly pulled them out and got to work!  Since sponging makes my colors mix a little I knew I would end up with a hint of green on my card too.  I have no idea why I think this, but a card just doesn't seem right if it doesn't have any green on it.  Ok, I don't think that of all my cards, but I do think that about a lot of them that I make.  Maybe some of you have this weird obsession too...there has to be a certain color to make things just right. lol

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Serene Silhouettes & Perfectly Penned

Card Stock:  Calypso Coral, Pool Party, 

So Saffron & Early Espresso

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Calypso Coral, Pool Party, 

So Saffron & Early Espresso

Framelits:  Squares Collection

Sponges

RHSSC - Happy Father's Day

It's time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch card.  Not only do we need to do the sketch this week, but we had an extra challenge to make it a Father's Day card.  I started looking through my sets and realized I don't have very many masculine sets that aren't retired!  So once again I used my trusty The Open Sea set.  Don't forget to check out what the other Red Hot Stampers made over HERE.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  The Open Sea & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Midnight Muse & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Midnight Muse

Embossing Folder:  Stripes

Punches:  Modern Label, Word Window,

1 3/8" Circle & 2 1/2" Circle

Sponges

Need for Speed Wallet

I've been taking a bit of a break from blogging, but it's time to start again.  Today's "card" is for my nephew's birthday.  I've made these before, but thought I'd post another one since I think they're so cool. :)  I stamped and cut out the image, then taped it on the wallet front.  Then I run it through the Big Shot to get the textured look.  Of course I have to fill it with a bunch of fake stuff, however there is some real stuff in there even though you can't see it. :)

Another thing I want to add is what I talked about last week...  I'm a guest designer for the Inky Fingers Club and would love to have you join.  I'll be featuring sponging and have lots of pics and instructions on how to make four different scenes on four cards.  I'm not the only one designing, so you'll see a lot of great things out there!  Click HERE to register.  If you're one of the first fifty to sign up you get an Early Bird Discount of $19.95.  Here's some more info...

Inky Fingers Club

Summer 2013 Session
July 7th through July 20th

All New Stampin' Up! Products
Over 50 Exclusive Designs
Creative Card Sets and Containers
14 Daily Tutorials
Talented Guest Designers
Step by Step Directions
Lots of Photos

Daily Challenges with Prizes
Original Artwork Shipped to Members

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Need for Speed (retired)

Card Stock:  Soft Suede & Early Espresso

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Early Espresso

Embossing Folder:  Square Lattice

Sponges

RHSSC - Thinking of You

It's Sunday so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge card. :)  When I saw the sketch I decided I wanted to use a color that I haven't used in a while...Pacific Point.  Since I wanted to use the Window Frames Framelits I decided to make my card square this week.  It's a little busy with the flower added in, but I went with it anyway.  One thing you might have noticed is that I used shimmer paint.  I love shimmer paint and still have a LOT of it.  That means even though it's no longer available I still plan on using it until my supply runs out, or Stampin' Up! comes up with something similar to use that's affordable.  Don't forget to check out what the other Red Hot Stampers made using this design HERE.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Hello Doily, Blooming with Kindness

 & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Pacific Point & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Pacific Point

Framelits:  Window Frames

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist 

Sponges

Serene Silhouette Sunset

It's time for some sponge art again.  I've been practicing it since I'm going to be a guest designer this summer for the Inky Fingers Club!  I'm really excited about this!  It will be challenging, but so fun to create some more scenes using sponging.  I'm also excited to see what the other guest designers will be making too!  
Today's card is for my sister and brother-in-law's anniversary.  Funny thing...everything was going fine while I was working on it until I decided I wanted the yellow sponged a little darker.  Of course I had already attached my scene to the card and I ended up getting  the yellow on the lighter embossed part of my card!   Well, I was NOT about to start over! My mistake meant I had to sponge around the the rest of it too.  I think my mistake added just the extra touch it needed though.  I love it when a mistake turns into even something better than I first had planned! :) 



Here's a little more info about the Inky Fingers Club that you can join, not only for my projects, but for other projects by talented guest designers.

Inky Fingers Club
Summer 2013 Session
July 7th through July 20th

All New Stampin' Up! Products
Over 50 Exclusive Designs
Creative Card Sets and Containers
14 Daily Tutorials
Talented Guest Designers
Step by Step Directions
Lots of Photos

Daily Challenges with Prizes
Original Artwork Shipped to Members

In a couple of weeks I will be going away for the weekend to create four unique sponged scene cards with a special box to hold them in.  I will be taking a lot of pictures, and maybe even some video (yes, maybe! lol) so you can create some beautiful cards to give to family and friends.  I would love for you to become a member and join me and the other designers at the Inky Fingers Club HERE!  If you do decide to join and become a member please send me your email by clicking on the "Contact Me" box at the top of my blog. I can't wait to get my stamp set and get started!  :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Serene Silhouettes
Card Stock:  Island Indigo & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Calypso Coral, Summer Starfruit,
Pool Party, Island Indigo, & Lucky Limeade
StazOn:  Black
Embossing Folder:  Argyle
Framelits:  Apothecary Accents
Paper-Piercing Pack:  Essentials
Brads:  Neutrals (black)
Punches:  3/4" Circle (sun) & 1" Circle (framelit)
Sponges