Stamping 411.....Happy Birthday

Happy Friday Peeps!!!

It's time for another new sketch challenge on the Stamping 411 Blog.

Here is the fun sketch for this week:

I had a bit of a time with this sketch at first, I tend to over think things but once I stepped back and thought about it a bit I decided to pull out  this cute little Stampin Up set called "Betsy's Blossoms". 

I stamped the bird with rich razzleberry ink twice and then cut it out and cut out the wing on the second one and added it to the bird with a dimensional.

The sentiment on here is from the "Curly Cute" stamp set.

The DSP on here is from the "Floral District" pack. The base of the card is rich razzleberry and then a layer of white and then the DSP. I added a banner under the bird with Daffodil Delight and the ribbon is Daffodil Delight seam binding. I finished it up with a few little flowers made with the Itty Bitty punch pack with rhinestone centers.

Be sure and head over the the Stamping 411 Blog to see what the other Designers have made using this sketch. 

I hope you will play along with us and if you do please link it up over on the 411 blog so we can all see.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Stamping 411....Happy Birthday

Happy Friday Peeps!!

Time for another Stamping 411 challenge. 

I have told you all before how freaked out I get by sketches like this one, you know the kind with small repeating elements. I find them a bit challenging to say the least.

I did know immediately that I wanted to use this Stampin Up set called "Bright Blossoms". I got it back when it was first made available to us and it has sit virtually unused since then. The images are quite small, so perfect for this type of sketch. 

I am kinda hooked on rich razzlebbery, it is such a great color. 

Here is the sketch we are using this week:

I stamped the small images with razzleberry and gumball green ink. I used my 1" circle and 1-1/4" circle punches for the flowers and mat pieces.

The sentiment on here comes from the retired "Happiest Birthday Wishes" stamp set.

The DSP on here is from the Summer Smooches paper pack. I used some new daffodil delight ribbon and a few little rhinestones for my embellishments. 

The inside:

Now be sure and head over the the Stamping 411 Blog to see what the other Designers have made using this sketch.

 I hope you will play along with us and if you do please link it up over on the 411 blog so we can all see.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

 

Stamping 411.......Many Thanks

Happy Monday Peeps and Memorial Day for all of us here in the US.

Love this holiday, a three day weekend, the official start of summer and the day to honor our Veterans.

Today I am sharing a card made using the sketch this week on the Stamping 411 Blog.

I can not even tell you how obsessed I am with Geraniums. A fave summer flower of mine. 

I think of them as old fashioned, the remind me of a favorite Aunt, she always had a flower box full of them on her front porch every summer. 

I especially love the red ones, and I wanted to try to make some.

 I really dislike that SU does not have some pretty old fashion flower stamps, some with clay pots or flower boxes and geraniums.......oh well! :)

I am not sure my final creation looks alot like a geranium, but I still like the outcome.

I used one of the punches from the "Itty Bitty Punch Pack" to make my flower head. I punched alot of flowers using both real read and cherry cobbler card stock. I used my cushioned foam piece from my mat pack to lay the flowers on and pressed the center in. I punched a circle with scrap paper and curled it by using the foam mat and my stylus, going around in circles from the edge to the center and then used a couple of dimesionals to add it to my base piece. I then just started gluing on my little flower heads all over the circle, overlapping to cover the circle.

I then used some always artichoke scraps to make my stem and leaves. the leaves are punched with the butterfly punch and then embossed with the square lattice EF.

The clay pots was made using some cajun craze card stock, I cut a square and then angle cut from the top to bottom to make the flower pot. I added a small strip across the top of that piece. I sponged the edges heavily with cajun craze ink.

One thing I know about geraniums is that the little flower heads fall off alot, so I added a few random flowers around the bottom of the pot.

The sentiment is from the "Petite Pairs" stamp set, I used my 1" circle and 1-1/4" circle punch for the sentiment and mat.

I colored several small pearls with a copic marker to add to the flower centers and to the corners and sentiment piece.

So what do you think, does it sorta resemble a geranium?

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki

411 Sketch.....Hello

Happy Monday Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the sketch this week on the Stamping 411 Blog.

Here is the sketch:

I decided to make some fun Black Eyed Susan's, a favorite summer flower of mine.

I used the Sizzix Daisies #2 die to make my flowers. I used daffodil delight card stock and cut the daises in half and sponged the petals a bit with some soft suede ink.

the centers are made using my circle and large oval punches. I then embossed the centers with the square lattice EF and sponged the edges of the chocolate chip card stock with early espresso ink. 

The flowers are mounted with dimesionals to the embossed  BG.

The base of the card is daffodil delight.

I used some chocolate chip scallop edged polka dot ribbon. I turned the polka dots to the back and tied my bow.

The sentiment is from the SAB Elementary Elegance stamp set. I used the curly label punch to punch it out.

Thanks for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

411 Sketch x 2

Good Sunday Morning Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a couple of cards I made using the sketch this week on the Stamping 411 Blog.

Of course my card is not exactly like the sketch:

But you can see the basics of the sketch on my cards.

The first one uses Concord Crush and Wisteria Wonder card stock along with Whisper White.

I used the Stampin Up "Mixed Bunch" stamp set

This one I used Melon Mambo and Pretty in Pink card stock along with the Whisper White. 

I stamped and embossed the BG pieces and added to the bases. The flowers are stamped with the two colors respectively and I used the Blossom punch to punch them out. The centers are punched with my 1 inch and 1-1/4 inch circle punches. 

I added a silver brad to the flower centers, and also to the top corners and to represent the element in the bottom corner of the sketch.

The sentiment on the Concord Crush card is from the "Curly Cute" stamp set and the pink sentiment is from the "Occasional Quotes" stamp set.

I used the Build a Blossom punch for the leaves.

Can you believe NO ribbon? I know not my normal, but I like how these cards turned out, simple but oh so pretty IRL. The colors are so rich!

Well, that is it from me for today, thanks for stopping by and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki

411 Sketch---Thank You

Happy Hump Day Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I whipped up last night using the sketch challenge on the Stamping 411 Blog. Well, that is what I started out with, I strayed just a bit from the sketch. 

I think you can still see the basic sketch on my card. I tilted the main panel a bit but the rest is  pretty much all there.

The base of my card is confetti cream card stock and then I followed that with some peach parfait and the DSP is from the SAB Everyday Enchantment pack.

The flowers are from the Stampin Up "Field Flowers" and this time I stamped the flowers with some black stazon and used my markers to color. I used lucky limeade fro the stems and for the flowers I used Peach and tangerine and also some pumpkin pie. The centers are crumb cake, soft suede and early espresso.

I added just a bit of a punched edge with some lucky limeade and the scallop trim edge punch.

I used some peach parfait ribbon and basic pearls for the accents.

The sentiemnt comes form the Occasional Quotes stamp set.

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

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

411Sketch

Happy Sunday Peeps!!

I thought I would give the sketch challenge on the Stamping 411 blog a go and since I wanted to use the Stampin Up "Just My Type" stamp set I went with another black and white, well vanilla in this case, with a splash of color card!

I stamped the typewriter with black craft ink and embossed with clear embossing powder, it is so pretty and shiny IRL.  I stamped the "thank you" onto the paper are but I smudged it a bit so I stamped it again and made a little sentiment flag. Not how I wanted to do it, I wanted it to be directly on the paper like it was typed but it didn't work out that way. It is all good tho, I like the little flag sentiment piece. I added a small red flower punched with one of the small punches from the Itty Bitty punch pack and I used a small black rhinestone that came from the retired, I got them off the clearance rack awhile back, Black Flourishes in the flower center. The DSP is retired as well, it is from the Newsprint pack. I thought it went with the "typewriter" theme.

I used some basic black for the base and the next layer is very vanilla. I embossed a small strip of black with the square lattice EF for the bottom. The red is a strip punched with the scallop edge punch. I finished it up with some real red satin ribbon and a few more black rhinestones at the top!

Well, thanks for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki