The Rainbow Card Challenge: Tantalizing Tangerine

Hi, all! Happy July! I hope you are all well and staying safe! This month, we decided to use a warm color for our inspiration at The Rainbow Card Challenge, and I hope you love it! This month's challenge is called Tantalizing Tangerine! Take a peek at our fun inspiration for this month...

SO much inspiration there, don't you agree? I LOVE it! I was very inspired by the floral images and decided to go CAS! Here's what I came up with...

I created this card with two stamp sets from Stampin' Up!, a little bit of dry embossing (trust me, it's there--lines above and below the sentiment), and some fun washi tape to help anchor and create a clean line for the floral images. 

I totally love how this card turned out! I got to use some of my washi stash, and I love the way the various orange ink colors work together! What do you think? I would love to hear your opinion about it in the comments below!

If you're looking for even more inspiration, you should take a peek at what the other amazingly talented gals on the design team have created, too! 

WELCOME TO IZZY!!! We are so glad you've joined us!

Em | Nandini | Sue | Katy | Mary Ellen | Izzy Scrap

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! I hope you come and join our challenge--I always love to see what you create! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

Sweetest Blessing

Hi, friends!  I'm back to share an ALMOST one layer card using some beautiful stamps from Red Rubber Designs!  I was inspired by the upcoming Valentine's holiday when creating this card.  I also wanted to create a fun layered stamped collage with some fun colors.  Did I succeed???  You tell me...

To start, I stamped the rose image from the Rosa set.  I colored it with bright pink and green markers before stamping it.  I then added some light gray with a stamp from the Vintage Postage set and some turquoise with a stamp from the Vintage Backgrounds set.  After stamping that, I stamped the sentiment, from the Joyful Notes set, onto vellum.  I added that with staples to hold it in place, then added some pink rhinestones.

The finishing touch was some pink gingham ribbon up top.  I think this turned out to be a very pretty card, and I hope you agree!  I would love to hear your thoughts about it in the comments below!

I'm entering this card into these fabulous challenges~

Addicted to Stamps and More: CAS

Crafts Galore: Use a Digi or Stamp

Mod Square: Hearts and/or Flowers

Paper Creator: Must Be Love

That's all for me today, friends!  Thank you so much for stopping by to take a peek! I hope you join in the fun with these fabulous challenges.  Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)

Project supplies:

Rosa Cling Set | Red Rubber Designs

Vintage Postage Cling Set | Red Rubber Designs

Vintage Backgrounds Cling Set | Red Rubber Designs

Joyful Notes Set | Red Rubber Designs

Inspired By Stamping: Monthly IBSIC 98

Hi, all!  It's time for another monthly challenge for Inspired By Stamping, and there is some beautiful inspiration from you to choose from this month!  You can choose to be inspired by one, two, or all three of the prompts.  Check them out...

 

Beautiful, right?  I decided to go with the sketch and the colors.  I got a few of the elements mixed up in my brain while making this card, but I think you can still see the main sketch in my card.  Take a peek...

I created my stamped panel by stamping elements from the Friends Forever, Hexagons, and Butterflies sets. I quickly did a bit of water coloring after stamping the hexagons by just dragging some of the ink towards the center of the shapes.  The butterflies were inked using the Rock 'n' Roll technique.  The sentiment, from the Trendy Circle Sentiments set, was stamped and heat emboss onto some vellum, then punched out and added to the panel.

The last steps were to add a few rhinestones, mat the stamped panel, then add it to a card base prepped with some patterned paper.  I really love the way this card turned out!  I hope you do, too!  Please leave me a comment below and let me know what you think. :)

That's all for me today!  Make sure to hop over to the Inspired By Stamping online store to grab these fabulous products.  Also, don't forget to join in our monthly challenge for your chance to win some goodies, too!  Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping to you all! :)

Project supplies:

   

Great Impressions: Christmas Tag

Hey, y'all!  I hope everyone is having a great week and a wonderful day!  I'm back today with another creation using stamps from the Great Impressions online store!  Today I've got a Christmas tag to share with you--it's NEVER too early to start holiday crafting!!!

For my focal panel, I did a little collage stamping with G140 Pine Branch and D281 Berry Sprig.  I find that when I do collage stamping, it's best to employ generational stamping as well.  This adds more texture to your panel.  I finished this portion of the tag by sponging the edges and adding part of F249 Warmest Greetings, embossed in sparkly black, as my sentiment.  A few pearls were the perfect elegant accent to highlight this beautiful sentiment.

After that, all that was left was to add my stamped and embossed panel to the glittery red tag base!  Some black stitched ribbon tied in the black sentiment and matting from the tag.  I love the final product!  I'm one tag closer to being done with my holiday crafting now! ;)

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek at my creation!  Hop over to the Great Impressions blog for more inspiration and come play along with our monthly challenge, too!  If you use stamps from Great Impressions, you'll be able to link up your creation in our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Golden Hello

Hello, friends!  I'm here with a "just because" one layer card for your viewing pleasure!  I had tons of fun stamping card and I hope you like it, too!  I've used stamps from the Inspired By Stamping store and I think they all mesh well.  Come and take a look...

Since this is a one layer card, all that really happened was some collage stamping and a bit of embossing...with some touches of bling! :)  I started by stamping the harlequin patterned strip from the French Country set.  I then added the chevron patterned strips using stamps from the Pretty Planners set.  I then added a sentiment from the Summer Fun set by heat embossing it in gold onto the card base.

I then stamped two leaves from the Happy Fall set near the sentiment and added a few gold sequins.  It's hard to photograph the shine of this creation, but it looks awesome in real life!  Anyone have any good tips for photographing metallic embellished creations?!  I'm all ears!

The finished product is a super fun CAS one layer autumnal greeting card!  This will definitely mail well and I think the recipient will like it, too.  Now to decide who to send it to! :)

That's all for me today!  I hope that you join in the fun of the fabulous challenges that I am linkin up with--you can find the list of them below my signature!  HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

Linking to these fabulous challenge~

CAS(e) This Sketch: Sketch Inspiration

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie: Photo Inspiration

Ruby's Rainbows: Autumn Leaves

Moo-Mania & More: Autumnal Coloring

Eureka Stamps: Use Some Bling

Collage Stamping: Spring Edition

I am SO ready for spring! ;)  I usually don't complain about the weather because I'd rather be snowed in and freezing than hotter than...you know what.  BUT, the weather has been just a bit TOO much the past few weeks and I am ready for spring!!!  And so, I've made a spring card. ;)

Here's my card~

For these fabulous challenges~

Fashionable Stamping: Build It Up

Crafting for All Seasons: Sentiment as Focus

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Inspirational Goes

I used stamps by Great Impressions (sentiment), Stampin' Up! (branch and yellow image), and Inspired By Stamping (green image), liquid pearls by Ranger, a clear glitter gel pen by Sakura (to color in blossoms), glitter paper by DCWV, and all other supplies (including the vellum) are by Stampin' Up!.  Can you see the green punched shape behind the vellum?  It makes the sentiment easier to read in real life...and gave me a way to pop the panel up! :)

I hope you like my little bit of spring!  I also hope you take some time to craft today and to join in the fun with these challenges!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all, friends!

House of Cards: Challenge Reminder

Hi, friends!  Just a quick post to remind you that we have our bi-weekly challenge going on at House of Cards and it is now halfway over!  HURRY!!!

This time around, we're asking for cards that reflect a CAS or Classic/Elegant style and that follow...

...this sketch~

Here's my CAS card~

And the details~

I've used rhinestones by Basic Grey, glitter by Studio G, and all other supplies used are from Stampin' Up!.

Thanks for taking time to stop by today!  I hope that you join in the fun--just one week left!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Krafty Christmas

I L-O-V-E kraft paper.  I'm sure it's mainly because it's trendy right now, but I'm cool with that. ;)  I've got two krafty Christmas cards to show you in this post, so come and take a peek...

Card #1~

For these fabulous challenges~

Merry Monday: Color Inspiration + Ribbon

ABC Christmas: A for Anything Christmas

I've used a sentiment stamp by Inkadinkado, collage stamps by Rubber Stamp Tapestry, liquid pearls by Ranger, a clear glitter gel pen by Sakura, pearls by Studio 120, a red Sharpie (colored pearls), a border punch by EK Success, and all other supplies are by Stampin' Up!.

Now for card #2~

For these fabulous challenges~

Make My Monday: Use kraft paper

Christmas Cards All Year Round: Anything Christmas Goes 

The Glory of Christmas: Clean & Simple

I've used a sentiment by Inkadinkado, collage stamps by Rubber Stamp Tapestry, kraft card stock by Paper Shelter, red pearls from my stash, and inks and papers by Stampin' Up!.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you like what you see and that you take a little time to create today!  HUGS and merry stamping to you all!