Shimmery Snowflake Soiree

Today's card is a color challenge from 'Tis The Season...Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo and Pear Pizzazz with the optional trim of adding glitter. I wasn't sure how the colors would look together, but I think I actually got them to work out. :)  So did the other ladies so make sure you check out all the other designers' cards and play along with us HERE too!  When I made my first card I was only going to make the snowflakes glittery, but that took too long because I'd have to clean the stamp off every time I stamped it.  That's when I decided to make the whole top piece sparkle instead of just the snowflakes.  The vote at my house was for the 2nd card that was all glittery. ;)

The first card...

The second card...

...and the group of four.  I'm still determined to  make four cards each time so I'm not spending so much time next fall working on all of them.  :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Snowflake Soiree & Sweet Essentials

Card Stock:  Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Tempting Turquoise, 

Melon Mambo & Pear Pizzazz

Versa Mark

Heat and Stick Powder

Dazzling Diamonds

TSoT - By the Tide

Today's card is my design for this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday.  I didn't really flip the card, just decided to make it horizontal instead of vertical since it suited the set I was using a little better.  It's also the second masculine card for this month's stamp a stack.  After I figured out all of my cards I realized they are all white with blue or blue and green on them except this one. lol   Yup, it's the odd one out. :) 

Just a few quick stamps on the inside of the card too.  Don't forget to check out what the other designers made HERE, and you can play along too if you'd like. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  By the Tide & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Soft Suede, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Soft Suede & Crumb Cake

Sponges

Soft Serene Silhouettes

Just a quick post for today.  This is one of the cards I'll be using for this month's stamp a stack.  It was inspired by this week's Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge.  To get the blue and green color behind the stamp I used a sponge and rubbed it back and forth and re-inked it until I got it as dark as I wanted it. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Serene Silhouettes & Simply Sketched

Card Stock:  Pool Party & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Pool Party & Pear Pizzazz

StazOn:  Black

Framelits:  Windows Collection

Festive Paper-Piercing Pack

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Sponges

Witches' Brew Box

A couple of weeks ago I made a box using Witches' Brew DSP for the Creative Crew on Splitcoast Stampers.  When I showed it to my daughter she asked if I would make another one so she could give them to give to the kids she nannies.  I had to change the paper that I used since I didn't have enough to do it the same way as the other.  I decided to enter this box in The Paper Players sketch challenge for this week since it's "Trick or Treat" a Halloween card or treat holder.  If you'd like to see my other box click HERE.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Measurements for box.  

Cut an 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of card stock or DSP

Score 1" around all edges

Score at 3 3/4" and 4 3/4" down from the long edge

Card Stock:  Witches' Brew DSP

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Pumpkin Pie

Bigz Dies:  Autumn Accents & Top Note

Sponges

TSoT - So Grateful

Today's card is my design for Try Stampin' on Tuesday and its twist is Give Thanks.  I did some quick sponging to create a sunset, then added crushed curry in the background.  However I didn't like the crushed curry and had to change the background to blushing bride.  The crushed curry was way out of my comfort zone, but I didn't want to use whisper white or very vanilla either.  My daughters think I use those colors way too much. ;)  

Don't forget to check out what the other designers made using this sketch HERE.  Don't forget to play along too!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Best of Flowers & Apothecary Art

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Blushing Bride 

& Very Vanilla (sponged piece)

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Pool Party, Crushed Curry, 

Crisp Cantaloupe, Pumpkin Pie & Old Olive

StazOn Black & Versa Mark

Embossing Powder:  White

Punch:  3/4" Circle & 2 1/2" Circle

Framelits:  Circles Collection

Embossing Folder:  Woodgrain

Sponges

The Open Sea World Map

Today's card is inspired by Friday Mashup #130 - Let's Cut it Up.  I needed a stamp that was big enough to tear and another stamp that I could cut out, but I didn't want it to be too fussy! lol  Since I need a masculine card for this month's stamp a stack I figured World Map and The Open Sea would work great for this sketch.  Just stamp the world map twice in two different colors, tear one of the maps and place it on top of the other map.  Since I didn't want to cut the whole ship out I figured the globe would be easier to cut.  So I stamped the globe first and the ship over top of it.  That way I only needed to cut the water and just a little bit on the ship and the rest was a circle. :)  

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  The Open Sea, World Map & Express Yourself

Card Stock:  Island Indigo, Garden Green & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Island Indigo & Garden Green

Punch 1 1/4" Circle

Sponges

Freshly Made Flower Shop

Today I'm playing with Freshly Made Sketches for the first time.  I've been following them for a couple of weeks and thought it was time I played along.  I finally bought the Flower Shop stamp set after having the punch for quite a while.  It kind of reminds me of the flower I use so much from the Fabulous Florets set except I don't have to cut these flowers out!   This card went together pretty fast! :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Flower Shop & Blooming with Kindness

Card Stock:  Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Island Indigo

Versa Mark

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White

Punch:  Pansy

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Sponges