SSSC152.....Happy Birthday

Happy Sunday Peeps!!

It is time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Here is the SWEET sketch Karen has for us this week:

One of the good things about doing this sketch challenge every other week is it gives me alot more time to come up with something I like, that is also what is BAD about having that extra week. I tend to over think everything I do and that goes double for my card making! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE most sketch challenges but the ones with small repeating elements like this one tend to freak me out a bit!  I never know what exactly to do with them.

These cute little flowers I used on my card are from the Stampin Up "Array of Sunshine" stamp set. I had stamped them cut them out and layered them up for another project I was working on and then couldn't make them work. I laid them aside and they were still laying on my desk when I started to think about this sketch. 

they worked out great for the small square elements on the sketch.

The base of the card is daffodil delight card stock and the DSP on here is from the Pocketful of Posies paper pack. I have been hooked on using these rhinestone and pearl swirls lately, (non SU). On this card I used some clear rhinestone swirls made by Prima.
The sentiment is from the "A word For You" stamp set and is stamped with black stazon onto white. I cut the ends and curled it to create the "flag".

I hope you can find some time to play along with us this week, I would love to see what you come up with, create a card or scrapbook page with this sketch and then go to Karen's blog and link up your project for all of us to see.

OK, let's see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Sketch Team, and Guest Designer has in store for us this week:

Karen-the Sweetest Thing 

Jen-JenTapler Designs-

Karen-Paper Playhouse-

Lynn-The Queen's Scene

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell

Dana-Dana's House of Cards

and

Jessie Rone-Sweet Sunday Guest Designer

Well, thank you for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

CC352.....Merry Christmas

Happy Hump Day Peeps

So sorry for the late post, I had this schedule to go live this morning and it didn't and since I was busy with other things today I did not notice.

This is a card I made using the Color Challenge on Splitcoaststampers and the Paper Players Challenge to create a Christmas card using non traditional  colors are non holiday stamps. I used the Stampin Up Array of Sunshine stamp set to create my Christmas roses. 

Altho the flowers look pink I assure you they are stamped with my real red ink pad. The lighter flower is just made by stamping the flower stamp again with out re-inking.

I made the holly leaves with my oval and slit punches. I know what you are thinking, holly does not have flowers, it has berries, but I think the holly leaves look nice and give the card a winter/Christmas feel.

The DSP is from the Holly Berry Bouquet pack and I added a pretty bow, of course. The sentiment on here is from the Contempo Christmas stamp set

Just wanted to give you a heads up to check out this post at Vintage Paper Designs where she has featured my tree ornaments in her Vintage Paper Holiday Inspiration. What an honor, and she was so sweet to contact me about them. There is some really cute ideas in her post and I am thrilled to be included!!

Well, that is all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

CC349.....Birthday Wishes

Happy Hump Day Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the color challenge this week on Splitcoaststampers.

Loved this color combo, Baja Breeze, Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade with a neutral of your choice and the dessert option was to have a decorative edge.

I immediately thought of flowers, these colors are perfect for that. I pulled out a set I LOVE, the Stampin Up "Array of Sunshine" This is a hostess set. I stamped a bunch of the flower onto whisper white card stock using calypso coral ink. I stamped the flower twice with out re-inking to get the two shades of coral. I stamped the leaves with lucky limeade and then I cut them all out an layered up the flowers. I mounted them onto a piece of whisper white card stock that I embossed with the dot folder. I matted the white with a piece of calypso coral card stock. I tucked in a bunch of the cut out leaves around the flowers.

The base of the card is baja breeze and then a layer of white and more baja breeze. I sponged the edges of the baja card stock with baja ink. I punched a strip of lucky limeade with the lace edge punch and ran that across the bottom part of the card. I added the flower piece to the card with some dimensionals.

I added some pearls to the center of the flowers and the "pearl flourishes" are non SU. The sentiment is from the "Something to Celebrate" stamp set, I believe this set is retired.

Well, that is all from me thanks for stopping by and

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Color Challenge....Happy Birthday

Happy Tuesday Peeps.

It is the last Tuesday of August and my last card as a guest designer with the color challenges on Splitcoaststampers. This one was a tough one for me, More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler and Calypso Coral. I fretted around a bit with these colors. I made two different cards, this being one of them.

I used the Stampin Up hostess set called "Array of Sunshine". I stamped the flowers onto very vanilla card stock with Cherry Cobbler and Calypso Coral ink. My Cherry Cobbler ink pad has gone a bit funky, it isn't stamping very good and it seems to be kinda gummy of something??!!!?? But I digress!!

I cut out the flowers and layered them up and added them to my square with dimesionals. The main image panel is just cherry cobbler and some First Edition DSP layered together. I added some swirls and leaves made with More Mustard card stock.

The base of the card is Cherry Cobbler and then I used some More Mustard card stock that I embossed with the square lattice EF.

I added some cherry cobbler seam binding ribbon and some silver pearls, non SU.

The sentiment on here is a retired hostess set called "Something to Celebrate".

Well, that is all from me today, thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

SSSC128.....Happiness always

Good Morning Peeps!!!

It is Sunday which means it's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Here is the SWEET sketch Karen has for us this week:

Cute sketch huh and a tilted panel.....gotta love that!!!

As you can see I messed up a bit on the sketch. I had looked at it before starting my card but not while putting it together, hence the wrong way tilt!!! The rest is right tho!

I wanted to use some of this great new Stampin' Up paper called "Cheerful Treat". I love the colors in this pack. the base of my card is Concord Crush and then I followed that with some Wisteria Wonder and then the DSP.  I added three strips of  Concord Crush Ribbon across the top of the card. I then started the main image panel. Wisteria Wonder, Concord Crush and then whisper white.

I had all this done before heading over to me friend Wendy's house for some stamping therapy. I took the set I wanted to use with me the hostess set  "Array of Sunshine". I knew from trial and error that I wanted to make a Melon Mambo layered flower on the main piece and add a couple of other colored flowers to the sides and of course the leaves. I got alot of input from Wendy, she suggested the sentiment and it was also her buttons I used, some she had in her stash, but they matched perfectly.  I cut out several leaves from the sizzix sizzlits little leaves die with some Lucky Limeade card stock. I decide after cutting out the leaves that they needed something so I embossed them with the Square Lattice EF.

I hope you can find some time to play along with us this week, I would love to see what you come up with, create a card or scrapbook page with this sketch and then go to Karen's blog and link up your project for all of us to see.

OK, let's see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Sketch Team has in store for us this week:

Karen-the Sweetest Thing 

Jen-JenTapler Designs

Karen-Paper Playhouse- is taking a few weeks off

Lynn-The Queen's Scene

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell

Dana-Dana's House of Cards

Well, thank you for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki