RHSSC - Serene Silhouettes

It's Sunday so for those of you who follow me regularly you know I'm going to show you my take on this week's Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge.  Not sure what I think of this card, but the rest of my family seems to like it. :)  It was hard to get a decent picture of it though since it has shimmer.  Yup, I found another way to add shimmer without it costing too much.  I mix the vanilla shimmer smooch spritz with rubbing alcohol just like I did with the champagne mist shimmer paint.  It doesn't go as far as the shimmer paint since you don't get as much in the bottle as the shimmer paint, but it goes a lot farther than the small spritzer of smooch spritz.  Plus when I mix it with the alcohol and put it in a different spritzer it doesn't blob on the card like the smooch spritz does.  Yup, I'm happy since I can make things shimmery again without using a retired product. :)  Don't forget to head over to the Red Hot Stampers blog HERE to check out what the other ladies made using this week's sketch.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Serene Silhouettes & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay,

Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Garden Green & Island Indigo

Versa Mark

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  Clear

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Sponges

 To make the background I started with very vanilla card stock and sponged about one inch circles all over it with the colors I have listed (except Night of Navy).  I made sure they were nice and dark and filled in everywhere.  Let the card stock sit for a few minutes, then rub it all over with the embossing buddy (the background piece needs to be dry so your embossing powder only sticks where you stamp).  Then I used the VersaMark pad to stamp my design all over it (from Everything Eleanor).  Use clear embossing powder over the VersaMark and heat it making sure it is melted and shiny.  The last step is to sponge over the whole piece with Night of Navy, then wipe down with a kleenex or rag to get the color off your embossed design.  This color is dark enough that it covers all the colors you sponged on earlier except where you put your clear embossing powder.  I did spritz it with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz mixed with rubbing alcohol, but that is optional.

Sponged Field Flowers x 2

Today I have a couple of cards to show you, or should I say one card made with two different colors.  Does that even make sense? lol  Anyway, I started with this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday's sketch challenge to make a sympathy card.  Since I also love the colors on this month's Stampin' Celebration challenge I figured I could combine them.  However when I was done with my card I thought it was just too dark for a sympathy card.  Don't get me wrong I LOVE the colors, just wasn't sure if they were right for that kind of card.  So I made it into a thank you card instead, and it's going to a fellow demo.  Hope she likes it. ;)  Since I still needed a sympathy card I figured I could just change up the colors to lighten it up...so that's what I did.  You can see that one at the bottom of this post. :)  Not sure which one I like better...

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

First Card

Stamp Sets:  Fabulous Florets & Sweet Essentials

Card Stock:  Elegant Eggplant & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Elegant Eggplant, Pacific Point & Pear Pizzazz

Versa Mark

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White

Bigz Die:  Scallop Circle

Framelits:  Circles Collection

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Sponges

Stamp Sets:  Fabulous Florets & Loving Thoughts

Card Stock:  Blushing Bride & Whisper White

Classic Stamin' Pads:  Blushing Bride, So Saffron & Pistachio Pudding

Versa Mark

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White

Bigz Die:  Scallop Circle

Framelits:  Circles Collection

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Sponges

RHSSC - Postage Due

Since I had two ideas going through my head when I did the Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge, and because it's our 100th challenge I thought I'd post a second card.  It didn't turn out exactly like I had imagined, but what card ever does?! lol  Remember we are giving away blog candy for our 100th challenge, so make sure you head over to the Red Hot Stampers HERE to see what it's all about. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Postage Due &  Dictionary

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler & Whisper White

StazOn:  Black

Punches:  1" Square & 1 1/4" Square (retired)

Framelits:  Squares Collection (smallest one)

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Simply Sketched Thank You

It's Sunday so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge card...and it's our 100th challenge!  Since it's our 100th we're giving away blog candy!   Check out the Red Hot Stampers' blog HERE to see what everyone else designed and to see what we're giving away. :) 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Simply Sketched

Card Stock:  Rose Red & Whisper White

Stampin' Write Markers:  Rose Red & Wild Wasabi

Blender Pen

Embossing Folder:  Delicate Designs

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Sponges

Gorgeous Grunge Make and Take

Today I have another quick post for you.  I took another make and take and did a take and make making up something similiar, but not the same as the make and take that they gave us.  Did you get all of that?! lol  Yup, I'm just saying I changed things up again.  For some reason I like to do that, but that's what's so great about making cards...you can make them your own way. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Gorgeous Grunge & Sassy Salutations

Card Stock:  Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe & Whisper White

Glimmer Paper:  Silver

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe & Strawberry Slush

Punch:  2 1/2" Circle

Framelits:  Circles

Baker's Twine:  White

Buttons:  Designer Very Vintage 

Blooming with Kindness Birthday

First things first...the new Holiday Catalog is available to order from. :)  If you want to check it out click HERE, or you can click the picture of the catalog on the side bar of my blog.  

And now just a short post to show you some quick and easy note cards I made using the make and takes from convention.  I totally changed what they had on their note cards, but sometimes I just like to do that.  I think those of you who stamp do the same thing every now and then too! lol

And here is the package all wrapped up for you to give away once your note cards are all done.  Yes, I changed this up a bit too.   Hmm....now who should I give these too? :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Blooming with Kindness

Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Coastal Cabanna, Pistachio Pudding,

Strawberry Slush & Crisp Cantaloupe

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Wetlands Sponged Birthday

Well, last night I managed to get this card made, but was too tired to take pictures and post it to my blog.   What's up with that???  I'm supposed to be a night owl! lol  Anyway, I saw the Paper Players sketch challenge for this week and decided to use it since I thought it would be great for a masculine card.  Since I needed some colors I decided to use Hand Stamped Sentiments inspiration challenge too.  I'm not sure if we were supposed to be inspired by the picture itself, but I was inspired to use the colors in their picture.  After pulling a piece of card stock out of every color in the photo I thought, "What in the world am I going to do with all of these colors?!" lol  That's when I decided to do a little sponging again since all the colors would work well with a "picture".  In June I was doing a LOT of sponging, but because of restrictions (which I agreed to) I am not allowed to show any of the cards I made.  I thought it was time to get busy and make another one so I could show some great cards that can be made using the Wetlands set. :)  This card only took me an hour start to finish.  That's amazing for me since the whole process including looking at the challenges, pulling everything out and actually making it were all included.  Wish I could have come up with my cards this fast when I had to sponge four of them for the Inky Fingers Club!! lol

  

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Wetlands

Card Stock:  Baked Brown Sugar, Pear Pizzazz & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Baked Brown Sugar, Pear Pizzazz,

Raspberry Ripple, So Saffron, Marina Mist & Basic Black

Stampin' Write Markers:  Baked Brown Sugar,

Pear Pizzaz & Basic Black

Embossing Folder:  Woodgrain

Candy Dots:  Pear Pizzazz

Punch:  3/4" Circle

Blender Pen

Sponges