Pretty Postage Due

As soon as I saw the Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge I knew what set I was going to use to make my card.  At first I was going to just stamp the set in black making the whole card red, white and black.  That was just a little too plain for me so I used the stampin' write markers to fill in the flower.  Just the extra touch it needed to highlight that corner for the challenge. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Postage Due

Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black & Whisper White

StazOn:  Black

Stampin' Write Markers:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black,

Always Artichoke & So Saffron

Punch:  1" Square & 1 1/4" Square

Framelits:  Square Collection 

Ribbon:  Seam Binding in 3/8" Cherry Cobbler

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Triple Floral Fusion

It's Sunday so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge card.  We have a pretty clean and simple sketch today and I really like it.  I need to learn to simplify my cards at times and this sketch helps me do the trick.  Don't forget to check out what the other Red Hot Stampers made HERE!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Sweet Essentials

Card Stock:  Crisp Cantaloupe & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Crisp Cantaloupe

Embossing Folder:  Fancy Fan

Sizzlit:  Floral Fusion

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

By the Tide Birthday

 Since I have a couple of stamp a stacks coming up next week I figured I'd better get busy planning my cards!  Of course I love to use sketch and color challenges for them, and that's never been more true than this week!  Since I need a couple of masculine cards I thought the colors over at the Colour Q challenge and the sketch at Try Stampin' on Tuesday would be perfect to use with my By the Tide set.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  By the Tide & Express Yourself (hostess)

Card Stock:  Early Espresso & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Island Indigo, Pacific Point & Pear Pizzazz

Embossing Folder:  Square Lattice

Framelits:  Ovals Collection

Hello My Friend

Today's card is a clean and simple one-layer card for this week's Paper Players challenge, and let me tell you a one-layer card is definitely a challenge for me!  I had no idea what to do so I pulled out a set that I haven't played with for a while...My Friend.  It turned out better than I thought it would, and I was happy when I only had to color everything in one time! :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  My Friend

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla

Stampin' Write Markers:  Elegant Eggplant, Pacific Point

& Always Artichoke

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

RHSSC - Too Kind

I have a quick and simple card for today's Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge.  After I decided I wanted to use the set Too Kind I picked a color combo that I haven't used in a while...Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive.  I also made the banner horizontal instead of vertical because it covered up too much of my flowers and looked funny that way. ;)   Don't forget to check out the other great cards made by the Red Hot Stampers HERE.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Too Kind & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Rich Razzleberry & Old Olive

Punch:  1/2" Circle

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Clean and Simple Floral Fusion

Today's card is going to be a quick post since I decided at the LAST minute to enter a couple of sketch challenges and one is closing soon! lol  I chose the Paper Craft Crew for my sketch and the Paper Players for my colors.  I wanted to keep it pretty clean and simple when I saw what the colors were and knew I could do it with this sketch.  However I know my daughter is going to tell me it's too white when I show it to her the next time she visits. ;)  

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Card Stock:  Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Strawberry Slush,
Crisp Cantaloupe & Pear Pizzazz
Embossing Folder:  Modern Mosaic
Framelites:  Window Frames
Sizzlits:  Floral Fusion & Little Leaves
Jewels:  Basic Pearls
Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer
Sponges

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.