Stampin' Fun with Diana: Good Greetings

Friday, September 19, 2014

Sketch Frenzy Friday Sketch Challenge: Mixed Bunch Birthday Greetings

Happy Friday! Just a few hours before we get to start the weekend and from what I hear we're going to get a least one more weekend of "summer-like" weather before fall may officially take over so I'm going to enjoy the sun and fun while I can. Today it's time for another card for the Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch challenge. Stacey gave us the layout this week and boy was it fun. I have lots of September birthdays so I decided to use this sketch for one of the birthday cards I needed (love it when I get to share the joy with the cards I make) so this card was made for a special young girl we adore. I started out with Tempting Turquoise cardstock for the cardbase and then layered it with Basic Gray cardstock that was embossed with the Big Shot and the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder. Next I added a flag made of the Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper. I also added three large rhinestones to the bottom right corner of the cardfront.

I used the Mixed Bunch stamp set for the flower and stamped the flower twice in Strawberry Slush ink, once on Whisper White and again on Strawberry Slush before punching out the flowers with the Blossom Punch. I used my bone folder to help curl up the petals. The center of the flower uses the same stamp set and is stamped in Tempting Turquoise before being punched out with the 3/4" Circle Punch and attached it with dimesionals. A rhinestone is the perfect accent for the center.

The greeting is from the Good Greetings Stamp set (an exclusive hostess stamp set you can get for FREE right now when you have a party or order of $300 or more (in addition the normal hostess benefits)). I stamped it on a strip of Pistachio Pudding cardstock with Tempting Turquoise ink. Now to get the shape, I used my Big Shot and the Windows Collection Framelits and just centered the strip in the window to give a fun shape to the label and attached it to the card with dimesionals. It's fun to see what different shapes you can make using the framelits in non-traditional ideas.

This card is so bright and cheery, perfect to spread special birthday greetings, so fun. Make sure to check out the other design team cards, so much inspiration.

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today's card:

Big Shot

$99.95

Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$7.95

Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments

$4.95

Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Strawberry Slush 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Mixed Bunch Clear Stamp Set

Window Frames Collection Framelits Die

$26.95

Pistachio Pudding 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

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I hope you enjoy and have a chance to play along with the sketch challenge this week.

Happy stamping,

Diana

Friday, September 5, 2014

Sketch Frenzy Friday Card Sketch Challenge: Bright & Beautiful Christmas Greetings

Happy Friday! I have to admit I’m glad this was a short week to help us get back into the school and work routine after vacation and summer break, we’re getting better each day. I don’t know about you but I’m ready to fully embrace fall and the upcoming holidays and am beyond excited for all the great products in this years Holiday Catalog, I can’t stop using these fun new items. For this weeks Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch challenge I decided to make a Christmas card using lots of fun goodies from the new catalog. As you know I have love of all things stars right now so I was very excited to use the new Confetti Stars Border Punch as an accent and really drove the rest of the card. I started with Cherry Cobbler for the Cardbase and added a piece of Basic Black cardstock that was embossed with the Big Shot and the Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder. Next I took a piece of Gold Foil Paper and the Confetti Stars Punch and punched across so when I attached it to the cardstock the black shows through and the stars really pop.

Next I used the Bright & Beautiful stamp set and stamped once with the medium star on Whisper White cardstock and Cherry Cobbler ink. I used the smallest star and stamped on Basic Black cardstock with Versamark ink and used the Heat Tool and Gold Embossing Powder. Then I used the Big Shot and the Star Collection Framelits to cut out both stars, easy peasy. I used dimensionals to attach the smaller star so it pops and a Cherry Cobbler Candy Dot from the Regals Candy Dots was added to the center of the star before attaching it to the cardfront.

The last step is the greeting and I used the new super exclusive hostess set, Good Greetings, that

you can only get between now and October 31, 2014 when you host a party of $300 or more (an individual order of $300 or more would also qualify for this free stamp set). This set has some awesome greetings and coordinates with the Endless Wishes and Endless Birthday Wishes stamp sets so make sure to add it to your collection. The greeting is stamped on Cherry Cobbler cardstock using Momento Ink. Do you like the shape of the cut out? Wonder how I did that? I used the Chalk Talk Framelits and only used part of the framlit to cut out my greeting (there are lots of great shapes you can create using the framelits if you use your imagination). The greeting was attached to the card with dimensionals.

I really like the clean, elegant lines (with plenty of bling) of this card, plus it’s very mailable which is perfect for holidays. I have to admit, typically I have our family Christmas cards completed by the end of August (minus the family picture) so I don’t have to stress about it but I haven’t made this years, or even know what I want to do, this may be a candidate, what do you think?

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on todays card: