Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge #683: Happy Place

Good morning,

I'm back and sharing another fun, summer themed card using this weeks Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge, simple stamping.  I love when cards come together quickly and usually when that's my goal I start with Designer Series Paper,  It really does the heavy lifting and elevates a project all by itself.  Today's card uses the Beach Boardwalk Designer Series paper and the background was completely done for me just needed to cut it down.

The cardbase is Crumb Cake cardstock and I matted the DSP with Basic Black cardstock.

The greeting is from the Happy Place stamp set and I love the detail in this card but to keep it simple I just stamped the "happy" in Basic Black ink on Crumb Cake and fussy cut it out before attaching with dimensionals.

The "birthday" was stamped in Melon Mambo ink on Basic White.  To finish off the card I used some flat pearls from the 2025-2027 In Colors Flat Pearls set because a little bling is always good.

I simply love this card and it's perfect for those summer birthdays.  Can you believe I've had this stamp set since it was first released and this is the first time inking it up, will definitely be playing with it again soon!

Make sure to check out the other cards the design team is sharing and I would love for you to play along with us and share what you create.

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

Product List

Happy Place Cling Stamp Set (English) [165966]	Beach Boardwalk 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [166820]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]
2025–2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls [165192]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Enjoy,

Diana

Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge #582: Something Fancy

Good morning,

It seems like summers are the perfect time for birthdays and we have lots of birthday celebrations this time of year so I thought it would be perfect to use this weeks Paper Craft Crew theme challenge to send birthday greetings to a friend.

Simple Stamping is perfect when you want to letter our fabulous designer series paper be the star and the Meandering Meadows Designer Series paper is perfect.

For this card I started with Balmy Blue cardstock for the cardbase and then matted a piece of the DSP (these scenes make me want to visit them) with Basic Black cardstock.

The greeting is from the Something Fancy stamp set and I started by cutting out a piece of Basic White cardstock using the Nested Essentials dies before stamping the greeting in Melon Mambo ink.  I attached the greeting with dimensionals and trimmed the left side of the die cut piece so it fit the cardfront.

I just added a double bow tied with Linen Thread and some pearls from the Basic Gray & Smoky Slate Pearls as the finishing touch.

This card is perfection!  I love the colors and feelings it brings out.  Make sure to check out the other cards the design team is sharing and we would love for you to play along with us and share what you create.

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

Product List

Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English) [160416]	Meandering Meadows 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162735]	Nested Essentials Dies [161597]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982]
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Linen Thread [104199]	Basic Gray & Smoky Slate Pearls [163416]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Enjoy,

Diana

Fab Friday Color Challenge #FabFri158: Healing Hugs

Good morning!

I hope you had an enjoyable weekend, ours was full of lots of sports and activities as usual but I was able to sneak away for a little bit of crafting fun and decided to play along with this weeks Fab Friday color challenge.  As soon as I saw these colors I knew this had to been a floral card (it would also help get me out of the snow and rain funk we've been having) so I decided to use the Healing Hugs stamp set, which had just arrived in my last order so I hadn't had a chance to ink it up yet.  I also decided to stick with the #simplestamping these and let the stamps be the stars.




I started with Crumb Cake cardstock for the cardbase and then added a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock as a mat for the Whisper White cardfront.  On the card front I started by stamping the open leaf image several times in the bottom left corner with Mossy Meadow ink and then used my Blender pen to color in the image so get different levels of color in the leaf.  I also stamped the cross stitch image using Crumb Cake ink and the greeting was stamped in Calypso Coral.

For the flower I started by inking the whole stamp with Petal Pink ink and then used a sponge to add little hints of Calypso Coral here and there.  After stamping I cut the flower out with Paper Snips and attached it to the cardfront with dimensionals.  To finish off the card I added some Petal Pink pears from the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls and then a double bow tied with Calypso Coral 1/8" Sheer Ribbon.

This stamp is one of the new ones in the DistINKive line so there is some great texture in the flower image that is so much better when you look at it up close. It's also great to have get well cards in your stash  and ready to go for when you find out someone is under the weather, and this will certainly brighten someone's day!

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

Product List

Healing Hugs Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146530]	Share What You Love Artisan Pearls [146927]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]	Calypso Coral 1/8" Sheer Ribbon [144173]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Blender Pens [102845]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]

Enjoy!

Diana

Paper Craft Crew Theme Challenge #PCC328: Incredible Like You

Good morning!

While we all love to impress with crazy, over the top cards we also have those times when we need something quick and simple and they still mean just as much to the receiver.  This week the Paper Craft Crew has a fun theme challenge where we're all embracing this simple stamping approach.  Now I have to admit, I think I spent more time on this making sure not to add a lot, versus my cards that have lots of layers, embellishments, etc. Keeping it simple is an art in itself.

Today's card uses Whisper White Thick cardstock for the cardbase and then has a piece of Basic Black cardstock as a mat for the Whisper White cardfront.

I used the Incredible Like You stamp set as it's got lots of wonderful greetings and images that really helps you get a "bang for your buck".  I started by stamping the striped image along the left side using Flirty Flamingo ink.  Next I stamped the flower stem which a two step stamp using Lemon Lime Twist and Old Olive ink.  The greeting was stamped in Basic Black ink.

The top of the flower is also two step stamped on a scrap piece of Whisper White paper using Flirty Flamingo and Melon Mambo ink (the images in this stamp set have some great detail that really helps dress it up).  After stamping I cut the flower out using Paper Snips and then attached it with dimensionals.  The final touch, of course a little bling, so I added a single rhinestone as the dot on the "i" in the greeting.

The black is a perfect way to offset the white and colors of this card and I love how it turned out, even if I didn't use the Big Shot, ribbons, etc.  Make sure to check out the other cards the design team is sharing using simple stamping and we would love for you to play along with us and share what you create.

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

Product List

Incredible Like You Photopolymer Stamp Set [148708]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272]

Enjoy,

Diana