30 Day Gratitude Challenge: Day 30

Good morning and Happy Wednesday!  We've reached the end of the month and the last day of this years gratitude challenge.  I've had so much fun, been really productive, and I hope have inspired you a little.  For the last card of the challenge I decided to use the Proverbial Stampers November Color and Sketch challenges as inspiration for today's card that mixes Holiday catalog items for a fun everyday card.

I started with Crumb Cake cardstock for the cardbase and then added a layer of Cherry Cobbler cardstock as a mat for the Very Vanilla cardfront.  On the cardfront I used the A World of Thanks background stamp set for the background (and greeting at the same time) and stamped it in Crumb Cake ink.  I took a piece of Always Artichoke cardstock and cut a flag and then embossed it with the Big Shot and Boho Chic Embossing Folder. 

For the main stamped image I used the Basket of Wishes stamp set and stamped the berry basket and berries in Chocolate Chip ink before coloring them in with a blender pen and Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, and Always Artichoke ink.  Once I was finished coloring I cut the image out using the Big Shot and Layering Circles Framelits and then used the same framelits to cut a scallop circle mat out of Always Artichoke cardstock. 

Of course you've seen I've had a thing for Copper Foil Paper lately and I decided to use it again on this card as an accent, this time cutting a circle out using the new Stitched Shapes Framelits for a beautiful edge.  I used dimensionals to attached the smaller circles to the foil circle for a little extra dimension.  The final touch was to tie a double bow using the Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine from the Baker's Twine Trio Pack (love getting three coordinating colors in one package!!)



This card makes me think of summer and all the fun times in the sun and love that you can get so many looks with this one stamp set, so versatile (I have to admit I really hope this set carries over to next years catalog)!

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Enjoy!

Diana

30 Day Gratitude Challenge: Day 20

Good morning and Happy Friday (really, all Fridays are happy days)!  With this being the last weekend before Thanksgiving and the “official” kickoff of the holiday season we’re going to be busy with holiday preparations, Super Saturday is tomorrow with 2 Christmas themed classes and then we’re going to  get to work decorating the house (I try to get all the decorations up before Thanksgiving so we can maximize the time to enjoy them.  There will also be some baking and cooking prep to get ready for Thanksgiving so really it’s going to be an awesome weekend all around!  This morning I wanted to share my card for the gratitude challenge and I decided to use another “new to the catalog” set, A World of Thanks.  This is a great background stamp and makes quick cards but don’t overlook the potential to use the individual sayings in the stamp as well.

I started with Blackberry Bliss cardstock for the cardbase and then used Very Vanilla cardstock for the cardfront and stamp the A World of Thanks stamp using Hello Honey ink.  Then I sponged around the edges with Soft Suede (did this sponging on all the layers of this card) and wrapped a piece of Blackberry Bliss 5/8” Stitched Cotton Ribbon around the cardfront before attaching it to the cardbase.  The greeting uses the same stamp and I used my Stampin’ Write Marker to ink just the part of the stamp I wanted and stamped it on a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock and then cut it out with the Big Shot and the Ovals Collection Framelits.  I added a string of pearls along the bottom of the greeting (both to accent it, but also to hide a little bit of that had transferred while stamping) and then attached the greeting with dimensionals.

A great thing about doing this to highlight a specific part of the image is that I was able to flip the oval since the text on the actual stamp is upside down so I could change the orientation and the font on this stamp is nice and fun!

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Have a great day!

Diana

Sketch Frenzy Friday: A World of Thanks

Good morning!  It’s been a nice and quiet week with Aidan being out of town but I’ll admit our exciting activities have been going to bed early (I know, so sad but so good at the same time).  It’s Friday so I have a new Sketch Frenzy Friday Sketch Challenge to share and we were given a unique panel layout so I decided to break out one of the new background stamps, A World of Thanks and used it for all the panels on the card.

I started with Old Olive for the cardbase and then added a piece of Basic Black cardstock that was the basis for my panels.  Next I took a piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamped on the one large piece after using my Stampin’ Write Markers to ink up the stamp so I have lots of color.  After stamping then I cut my panels, quick and easy and then attached it the card front.

There is so much going on with all the panels I didn’t want to add a lot to detract so  I added a some Basic Black Baker’s Twine around the cardfront and then tied a bow.  Of course I needed a little bling so I used some Silver and Red Glimmer Paper and the Medium Heart Punch, Itty Bitty Accent Punch Pack and the Big Shot and Star Collection Framelits to create the small center star and the larger glimmer star outline.  I glued the larger star directly to the cardfront and then used a dimensional to pop up the smaller star.

This background stamp is so fun I can see lots of uses for it using all the different language greetings either as they are or stamped individually, a real “bang for your buck” stamp, I will definitely be using it for lots of projects in the future.  The design team is also sharing some great designs so go check them out and come play along, this is also a great sketch for using scraps of DSP. 

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Have a great weekend,

Diana