TSOT #405

Welcome to another great sketch challenge over at Try Stampin' On Tuesday! 

This weeks optional add on is 

ANYTHING GOES!

Here is my card.  I used all items from the new Flower Market kit from Carta Bella.

TSOT# 403

Hi everyone. Welcome to another great sketch challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday.  I just realized that I missed my last one! Oops. I totally don't know how that happened. Well, back at it today!!

Today's sketch is a fun one with an optional theme of EMBOSSING. I really like this sketch. The strip kind of reminds me of a bookmark.

Here is what I came up with. This took a bit of time for me and two tries to get one I really liked. I'm not sure why but I had a hard time with this one.  I guess I was still sleepy lol.

Here is a close up of my embossing. I stamped the hearts and then embossed them in a clear sparkly powder.

Many Thanks TSOT #399

I had a lot of fun with today's Try Stampin' On Tuesday challenge.  As soon as I saw this sketch I knew exactly which stamp set I was going to use.  The sketch is a mix up so there are so many different possibilities!!

I decided to do the sketch and to use the bright colors in the upper left hand corner of the photo. I love how vibrant they are and couldn't wait to get to it.

Here is what I came up with.  I love this many thanks stamp set from Catherine Pooler Designs. So versatile.

I popped up each layer to get a little dimension and to add interest.  I am loving my dimensional dots as of late. The only embellishment I added was a strip of silver glitter tape.  I'm really loving how this card turned out. 

Love Your Heart TSOT #397

Welcome to another great challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday!  We have a fun double challenge going on as we are teaming up with Retro Rubber Challenge Blog. I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with! You can do both challenges or just one.  Your choice!

Here is my card.  I combined both together to get my finished project.  

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity Stamps: Alfie-Hearts & Soul mouse, Find the Key (have had these for a few years)

Dies: Elizabeth Crafts Designs: Fitted circles, Fitted frames 5-lace circles

Ink: Fun Stampers Journey: river stone & black licorice

Cardstock: brown, pink, lilac and white

Access: Nuvo Glitter Drops-pink champagne

Happy Anniversary! TSOT #395

Hi everyone and welcome to another challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday! This weeks sketch is a fun one and have a great optional theme that everyone can do.

Optional theme: ribbon or twine

I really had a lot of fun making this card.  When I saw the sketch I knew exactly what stamp set I was going to use!

I love this stamp set from Catherine Pooler.  This came out in her recent SOA box and it's really a versatile stamp set.  I used light blue ink and a sponge to create the sky background.  

I Love You TSOT #394

Welcome to another fun sketch challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday! I had a lot of fun coming up with my card today.  I started out with just doing an embossed background and just started adding things.  I don't usually put so much on a card but this was a lot of fun!

Here is my finished card.  I did a lot of ink to paper this time.  I really liked how the unicorn starting popping once I added the two colors.  I tried embossing the sentiment but it just wouldn't turn out. Does embossing powder go bad?

Here is a close up of some of the different elements. The black circles have a little bit of glitter in them but is subtle enough to not take away from the glitter embossed roses.

Supplies:

Catherine Pooler: Roses stencil

                             Midnight ink

                             Rose petals ink

                             Skylight ink

                             Vintage peacock embossing powder

Jane Davenport: Happy Little Unicorn dies

Spellbinders: Fun Filled Rings dies

From stash: white cardstcock, pink cardstock

Love You TSOT #392

Another wonderful day for a sketch challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday.  Today's sketch is a square card.  I'm not usually one to make other size cards so this was a great challenge for me.

This sketch also has a optional theme: Metallic Madness

Here is my finished card. I used a couple of different "metallic" elements. My Base is a shimmer grey, then I added a mirrored red and the love you is embossed is silver.  I had a lot of fun with this card.

Love Builds TSOT #390

Hi everyone! Welcome to another sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday.  The sketch this week has an optional theme that you can add to make your project really pop.

Optional Theme: Bold and Bright

I used scraps that were on my table to create my card for this challenge.  I usually don't remember I have these sentiment cards until after I have created something.

Penguin-ing Like Christmas TSOT 388

Welcome to another great sketch at Try Stampin' On Tuesday.  I can't believe that we are just 15 days away from Christmas! Where did this year go? Anyone else feeling like it went just a bit TO fast this year?  It seems the older I get the faster they go.

On to todays sketch

Here is my card.  I found this cute stamp and die set at the Scrapbook expo this year and it just fit with this sketch. He is just to darn cute!

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Penguins stamp set
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Penguins die set
Elizabeth Craft Designs - Cute Winter Sentiments

Fun Stamper's Journey - Black licorice ink pad

Merry Tree TSOT #386

Hi everyone! Welcome to another great sketch challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday.  This sketch was a bit of a challenge for me.  I ended up scrapping my first card and starting over.  You know how it is, something looks good in your head but not on paper. 

Here is today's sketch and there is a BLING IT UP challenge along with it.  You can bling it or not. Your choice.  

I decided to add just a bit of bling by using nuvo red slippers glitter drops as garland on my tree and a couple of drops on the background.  I used Spellbinders Christmas Tree etched die and Spellbinders fancy edged rectangle die to create my card. 

I used a brush silver cardstock from Stampin' Up! to cut out the words.  I wish it was a bit more vibrant but in person it's so pretty. Just enough...

Now it's your turn.  Head over to TSOT and get crafting with us!

So Fabulous TSOT #384

Welcome to another installment of Try Stampin' On Tuesday sketch challenge.  I've had a real fascination with Unicorns lately and couldn't help but use on for this sketch.

I die cut out the unicorn and used bright markers to color in select areas.  I then used pop dots to give some dimension.  

Supplies:

FSJ Magical Unicorn stamp set
FSJ Magical Unicorn die set
Melissa Frances raindrop stencil
FSJ Black Licorice ink pad
FSJ Pool Play ink pad

Glitter Technique Challenge TSOT!

This week I have the pleasure of doing the feature technique over at Try Stampin' On Tuesday.  I choose glitter and couldn't wait to get started.  Below is the tutorial on how to create a glitter background.  Make sure to head over to the website to see more and add your own glitter fun!!

Step 1: Get your favorite double sided adhesive paper. This is what I happened to have on hand.

Step 2: Peel the backing off your adhesive sheet and adhere to a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" card base (I used white, but any color will work). Trim off the excess. 

Step 3: Choose the glitter colors you'd like to use.  You can do as many or as little colors. I decided on two.

Step 4: Peel off the top protector on the adhesive sheet

Step 5: Start with your first glitter and sprinkle in random areas.  Making sure to "flick" off the excess after each pour.

Step 6: Finish by adding the second color and "flicking" off the excess after each pour.

Here is the finished sheet.  Now it's ready to finish decorating.

Here is my finished card using this amazing background.  I'm loving how it turned out and can't wait to see what you come up with!!

TSOT #383 Every Moment Matters

Hi everyone! Welcome to another great sketch challenge for Try Stampin' On Tuesday! I'm loving todays sketch challenge and secondary challenge.

Here is your sketch for today.  The optional theme is Cozy Patterns

Here is my card.  I created the background by stamping the images in muted colors.  I also embossed the purple square to give a bit more dimension.

Now it's your turn! Start crafting and upload your creation to Try Stampin' On Tuesday!

TSOT Color Challenge #5 All Things

This cards colors was a happy accident. What do I mean, well, I pulled out these colors and stamp set to create the card and happened to look at the design team challenge for this week and the colors matched! Great minds and all I suppose lol. 

This is my favorite time of year and I love playing with these colors.  So many possibilities! 

Here is my finished card.  I fussy cut out the leaves (after I already die cut them, I know, more work right) but I didn't want the white border that was around them.  This way I was able to "distress" them a bit and give them a little more depth.

Here is a closer look at the leaves and twine. Now it's your turn. Head over to TSOT and share your creation with us!

Supplies: 

Stamp set: Zen Leaves Bundle,

Inks: cocoa powder, pretty pansy, haystack and pomegranate splash 

Cardstock: cocoa powder, pomegranate splash and whip cream 

Accessories: wood grain embossing folder, yellow twine and black pearls

Dream Believe Gratitude Journal

Hello.  Welcome to another sketch installment at Try Stamping On Tuesday.  I had a bit of a hard time deciding what I wanted to do with sketch.  Sometimes the mojo just takes a bit of a break.  Then I was watching a video from Fun Stamper's Journey and the inspiration hit (actually two videos).

I decided to take my project from a card to a notebook.  I love the idea of a gratitude journal and have wanted to start one for quite some time.  So my project will have a tutorial with it as well for you.

Here is the sketch

I found an old notebook that my kids didn't use for school and it's perfect for this sketch.

Step 1: Start with any size or shape notebook you want.  Make sure to remove any labels that may be on it (as I did here)

Step 2: Cut two pieces of cardstock to fit the cover (mine was 9 3/4x 7 1/2 inches). I also cut two pieces for the inside covers as well.

Step 3: Attach the pieces you cut to the cover of your notebook

Step 4: Open the cover and cut off any excess paper.  Mine had just a bit and rounded corners to remove.

Step 5: Choose a washi tape or ribbon (can also use cardstock, although it may be harder to attach) and run it over the edge of your notebook.  Make sure it's wide enough to go around the binding.  Trim edges after you've wrapped it around the binding.

Step 6: Add another layer of ribbon, cardstock or washi tape to give it a more cohesive look (as you'll see in the finished project I had to change to a different color for this as the black wouldn't stick)

Step 7: Start decorating your notebook as you'd like.  I love the oval with embossing. I used a dauber to add some color to the raised embossing to bring it out a bit more.  I then punched out the flowers and rolled the petals with my bone folder and layered them.

Here is a close up of the flowers. You can also see how I colored the embossing as well.