Katie's Play Date

I invited some friends (and my Mom) over to play with my stamps last night, and here are the cards I came up with. I love how the creativity flows (and the wine!) when a group gets together!
My mom & I made this one together. We used Comfort Food stamp set. The dotted BG was made by inking the dotted texture plate for the Big Shot with Real Red ink, then run a piece of white cs through. The edges are done with the new Eyelet Border punch from SU, and the card base is Chocolate Chip.

For this one I used Polka Dot Punches from the SAB catty, stamped in Handsome Hunter on Very Vanilla cs. It's layered on Creamy Caramel and Handsome Hunter cs. The Very Vanilla BG was run through the Big Shot with the swirly texture plate. The card base is Certainly Celery, and the size of this card is 4 1/4" square.

For this one I used Botanical Blooms from SAB catty, with watercolor crayons on watercolor paper, then stamped outline in Basic Black. The card base is Old Olive.

This is another card using Comfort Food stamp set. The striped piece is Classic Stripes BG stamp. Colors for this one are Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Creamy Caramel, and Very Vanilla.

A Monkey for Greg

This card is for my nephew, Greg. He'll be 4 in a couple of weeks, and Aunt Katie always teases him & tells him he's a monkey! I used Sock Monkey (obviously!), stamped with black Stazon & colored with Prismacolor pencils. The background is Taken With Teal, run through the Big Shot with Harlequin texture plate & inked w/white craft. Buttons are from Button Bouquet. TFL!

Card in 30 minutes or less!

Today's limited supplies challenge on SCS is to make a card in 30 minutes or less! I made this card in 25 minutes! Colors used are Pink Pirouhette, Old Olive, and Whisper White. Image and sentiment are from Echoes of Kindness, and stamped in black Stazon, and the flower image is colored with Prismacolor pencils. The main image panel is distressed on the edges, and "splattered" with Close to Cocoa ink. TFL!

Sketch Challenge 218

I made this card for Sketch Challenge 218 on SCS. You can find the original challenge HERE.
I used Wonderful Watercolors stamp set, with Rich Regals watercolor crayons, and black Stazon ink for the main image panel and the two small strips. The background layer is stamped with Classic Stripes and Bella Toile, and the next-to-bottom layer is a scrap from a retired 6x6 prints pack. Colors used are Sahara Sand, Night of Navy, Always Artichoke, and Whisper White. The card is finished off with white grosgrain ribbon, vintage brads, and all edges sponged with Sahara Sand. TFL!

Birthday Sundae with a Cherry on Top!

I made this card for today's color challenge on SCS. The challenge today is to use Pink Passion, Chocolate Chip, and Kiwi Kiss on a card. I used Goody-Goody Gumdrops stamp set, with Classic Stripes BG stamp on the background. Image is colored with Stampin' Pastels using a blender pen, edge of main panel is sponged with Chocolate Chip, and "speckled" using a pool of Chocolate Chip reinker & toothbrush. I used the Scribbles Swirls Sizzlets die and Big Shot machine to make the Pink Passion swirls on the corners, and the cherry is highlighted with Crystal Effects.

Transparency Frame

Ok, so I had this idea the other day to make a frame out of a transparency, and this is how it turned out. The frame is 3x3, cut from a transparency sheet, then the center is punched out using the scallop square punch. I distressed the frame with timber brown Stazon ink, then stamped "love" with black Stazon. Chipboard photo corners and brads separate the from from the Very Vanilla background. Stamps used on this one are Brocade Basics, Canvas BG, Organic Grace, and Everyday Flexible Favorites (all retired, but still favorites of mine!). Colors are Bordering Blue, Night of Navy, and Very Vanilla cs, Night of Navy classic ink, Creamy Caramel craft ink, brown & black Stazon. The flower is colored with Stampin' Pastels. TFL!

Cracked Stone?

I've seen so many beautiful cards on SCS that feature the Polished Stone technique, and I wanted to try it for myself. The technique calls for several colors of classic reinkers, along with a metallic reinker, but all I have is classic reinkers. So, I thought I'd improvise and add Pearl-Ex powder to my paper along with the ink. So after inking, spritzing, smushing & letting my paper dry, I stamped the image from Upsy Daisy in black Stazon on top of my marbled paper. Then I ran it through the Big Shot with the Top Note die. The only problem was that the Pearl-Ex flakes off w/o something to bind it to the paper, so I then decided to cover the whole image with Versamark & clear embossing powder. It was then that I thought I'd try using UTEE (in 3 layers!) and do the Cracked Glass effect on the image. After removing from the freezer & cracking, I inked a sponge w/basic black ink and rubbed it into the cracks, then wiped the image clean w/a baby wipe. The flower border on the left side is from Fresh Cuts, and the sentiment is from Best Yet (retired hostess set). Cardstock colors used are Basic Black, Summer Sun, and Tangerine Tango.

S-Fold Card

I made this card for today's Ways T0 Use It challenge on SCS. The challenge today is called Embellishment Pile-up, and the idea is to layer several embellishments on top of each other to create one focal point, instead of spreading them out across the card. For my embellishments, I used olive green grosgrain ribbon (from Michaels), with cs flowers, and finally a Blue Square Ice brad holding it all together. I punched the flowers with my 5-Petal Flower punch out of Certainly Celery and Not Quite Navy cs, and stamped another flower in Certainly Celery on white cs then cut it out. I then spritzed all 3 with water, then formed them into a 3-d shape & let dry. For the card itself, the base is Not Quite Navy cut to 5 1/2 x 4 1/4. The "S" shaped piece is Very Vanilla cut to 4 x 11, scored at 5 1/4 and 8 1/8, then folded as you see. It is stamped with Baroque Border wheel in Certainly Celery, and the flower from Fresh Cuts in Not Quite Navy, and the edges are sponged with Certainly Celery. The sentiment is from All Holidays, and is stamped with Not Quite Navy, then layered on Certainly Celery and Not Quite Navy, and attached ONLY to the left side of the card. TFL!!!

Big Shot Card

This card was for the second color challenge Tuesday on SCS. The colors we were to use for this challenge were Cameo Coral, Old Olive, and Creamy Caramel. I used Very Vanilla as a neutral base for the card. The sentiment is from Full of Life, and I used the Brocade Swirl wheel on the left edge. The bird and flowers were cut out used the Birds & Blooms Sizzlet die set and Big Shot machine.

Framed Poppin' Pastels

This card is a combination of two
challenges this week on SCS. Monday's challenge was to create a card with a recessed window, and Tuesday's challenge was a color challenge using Bold Brights. I used Upsy Daisy and Flight of the Butterfly Stamp sets, and the Poppin' Pastels technique. To create this look, you stamp your images with Versamark, then use a sponge dauber to tap chalk from your Stampin' Pastels onto the card. The pastels will only stick to the Versamark, and not the dry cardstock, so the colors "Pop"! The directions for creating the recessed window can be found here:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=416393

Simply Gumdrops

This card is for today's Limited Supplies Challenge on SCS. The challenge was to make a Clean And Simple card - not too many layers, no special techniques. The card base is Tangerine Tango, the stripes & punched circles are Kiwi Kiss. The gumdrops are colored Tangering Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Real Red and Summer Sun, and highlighted with a little Dazzling Diamonds (gumdrops have to have a sugar coating, right?).

Challenge Cards

These are some cards I made for recent challenges on SCS. For more details, visit my gallery there: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=52983