Baby Baptism

The daughter of some of our closest friends is getting baptized tomorrow.  We were invited to celebrate with them, so I needed to make a baptism card.  I thought this weeks sketch at Freshly Made Sketches was perfect for what I envisioned.

I wanted to use this cross die cut from Spellbinders.  I cut it out in metallic silver, but decided to layer it with some baby pink cardstock behind it so it stood out better.

Supplies Used:
Die cut - Spellbinders
Embossing Folder:  Lacy Brocade - Stampin' Up!
Cardstock - White - Stampin' Up!, Baby Pink - CTMH
Silver Metallic paper - Creative Memories
Lace Tape - Decollections

Keep Calm Color Throwdown #433

I was poking around the internet trying to find a color challenge.  I found the challenge at The Color Throwdown, this week it was to use the colors cornflower blue, green and white.  I immediately knew that I had to try that challenge. The first stamp that came to mind when I saw this challenge was the Watercolor Wash stamp from Stampin' Up!

Also this week at Split Coast Stampers, the clean and simple challenge (CAS419) is to create a card with green, Irish, or lucky.  This is my first attempt at a clean and simple card.  While I like the look that other people create in this style, I myself have a hard time executing it.  I still was unsure about it, then my 10 year old found it and gushed about it.

Supplies used:
Stamps:  Watercolor Wash and Carry On - Stampin' Up!
Ink:  Sweet Leaf and Pacifica - CTMH
Cardstock - Stampin' Up!
Embellishments:  Sparkles - CTMH. Sequins - Target

Master's Butterfly Mojo Monday 487

I enjoyed pulling this card together, I was able to pull out paper that I haven't used many times. I followed the Mojo Monday sketch for this card.

Stamps:  Beautiful You - Verve

Ink:  Tuxedo Black - Memento

Paper:  Sycamore Street - Stampin' Up!

Embellishments:  Ribbon - May Arts, Bitty Sparkle - CTMH

Hello Day

I used the sketch from Split Coast Stampers card sketch challenge for this next card.  I just love this stamp, she makes me smile.  To give her a little more attitude, I tried to color her outfit with bright colors, just on the verge of clashing.  I used Diamond Glaze on the sunglasses lenses, and Wink of Stella on the keys and necklaces.  Since it's the beginning of March, I'm enjoying using this bright paper and dreaming of summer days.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Hello Day - The Angel Company
Ink:  Tuxedo Black - Memento
Paper:  The Freshly Picked Stack - DCWV, Hollyhock cardstock - CTMH
Embellishments:  Ricrac - CTMH, Diamond Glaze - Judikins, Wink of Stella. Copics, BIC markers

Spotlight on Friendship

I decided to try the  challenge at Time Out Challenges.  The card needed to have a love or friendship theme and as an option, use the spotlight stamping technique.  I admit, I had to google that technique, you add color to one raised area of your image.  It took me a few days of thinking about the technique and going through my stamps sets not once, but twice, before I decided on this set.  I'm not sure I did the technique correctly, but I did like the final card I came up with.   I stamped the image twice, once in black, once in Lagoon.  I cut the black image out with a circle die, and fussy cut the friendship banner out with a scissors.

I have a confession, this is actually take 2 on this card.  The first one didn't have the black mat between the card base and the newspaper print paper.  It also had a white mat beneath the diamond layer instead of the ruffle ribbon.  I didn't like it.  It needed more.  So I ripped it apart and went in search of black cardstock.  I'm out.  I had to cut the back off a black card so I could have something to cut the scallop circle out of.  Thankfully, I had cut the scallop with enough edge that I could use it under the newsprint paper.  I also added 3 clear sparkles to the bottom right corner.

Stamp:  From My Heart - Stampin' Up!
Ink:  Lagoon - Close to My Heart, Tuxedo Black - Memento
Paper:  Enchanted Collection - Bo Bunny
Dies:  Spellbinders
Ribbon and Sparkles:  Stampin' Up!

Rolling By Mojo Monday 486

This week for Mojo Monday, I decided to pull out a stamp set that I've had for over 5 years.  As far as I can remember, it's never seen ink.  It's to cute to let it sit unused any longer.  I colored it with Copics and BIC markers.  I glazed the bubble with Diamond Glaze.  I wanted to use paper with a fun pattern and bright colors.  I finally settled on The Freshly Picked Stack from DCWV.  I had a hard time finding a cardstock that matched the paper.  My cardstock stash is running low, but I'm bound and determined to use most of it up.  I'm trying to decide which brand I want to purchase, Close to My Heart again, or switch to another company.  Eventually I will have to decide, but for now, I use what I have.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Cute Chick - The Angel Company
Ink:  Tuxedo Black - Memento
Cardstock:  Hollyhock - Close to My Heart
Markers: Copic and BIC
Embellishments:  Sparkle - Close to My Heart, Diamond Glaze - Judikins

Sparkly Nature's Peace

For the Merry Monday challenge this week, we are to have a creation with shimmer and sparkle.  I've been enjoying using up paper that I've had for a number of years and pulling out stamps and other supplies that I haven't even used yet.  This week, the stamp set was Nature's Peace from Stampin' Up!.  I also had iridescent ice embossing powder from Stampin' Up! that I hadn't opened yet.  For some reason, I was thinking the embossing powder was white with glitter mixed in, so my first creation came out like this:

Not exactly what I was hoping for.  I wanted the shimmer from the powder, but something that was easier to read, so I decided to try using a white pigment ink pad to stamp the image and then top it with the iridescent ice embossing powder.  I also decided to change the cardstock color, attempt number 2 came out looking like this:

I liked the changes on take #2 better.  However, once I got that far, it occurred to me that I should try silver embossing powder (and of course a darker blue cardstock).  So here's take #3:

After playing around with all 3 takes, I decided to cut them out using a Spellbinders die, and to add bitty sparkles to the centers of the snowflakes for some added sparkle.  Which one is your favorite?

Supplies Used:
Stampset:  Nature's Peace - Stampin' Up!
Inks:  White Daisy Pigment - Close to My Heart, Versamark
Cardstock:  Cherry Cobbler - Stampin' Up!, Twilight Blue, Outdoor Denim - Close to My Heart
Embossing Powder - Iridescent Ice - Stampin' Up!, Silver - Close to My Heart
Embellishments - Bitty Sparkles - Close to My Heart
Paper - Good Cheer paper pad - October Afternoon
Diecut - Spellbinders