TST #116 Pretty In Pink

Today I have a special card for a co-worker that has resigned.  Yes we seem to be dropping like flies!  However I'm sure that her new adventure will be more rewarding.  Her favourite colour is Pink and she is allergic to flowers so this is the only way we can give her flowers.

I have decided to combine this card with the challenge we have this week at Try Stampin on Tuesday.

I'm sure that when you look at this sketch your imagination will just be running wild, there are so many things that you can do with this one.

Knowing that I wanted to work in the colour Pink I decided to make my card base Pink and then work up from there.  After embossing a strip of CS with the Modern Wallpaper folder I used the Spellbinder Labels 13 two middle dies to create the faux frame for the flower.  After die cutting and then embossing it I left the dies on and sponged the visible areas of the CS with Rich Razzleberry. 

Now onto the flower...

Stamping out the large flower from Everything Eleanor three times I cut and sponged the edges. The bottom layer had only two petals - the ones that is most underneath the flower.  The next level was the the next two petals that appeared to be the next layer and then finally the top two petals.  Each petal was sponged to give it more depth according to its location on the flower.  By curling the edges of the flower there was more depth given as well.

Finally I needed some leaves.  I wanted to keep everything Pink so I used the Two Step Bird Punch and punched three leaves out.  I randomly stamped them with the middle sized flower from Everything Eleanor, then sponged and curled the edges.

The flower centre was created using three pieces of red wire and adding beads to them and glueing them to the centre.

I hope you like what I have come up with.  Now it's your turn.  How would you see this sketch done?  Need a little more inspiration?  Hop over to the Try Stampin web site and see what the other Great Designers have in store for you.

Thanks for stoppping by.

Nancy

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Freshly Made Sketch #83 The Open Sea

As I was going through my emails this morning I came across the sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches and was taken by the sketch they had there.

To be honest I am definitely in a slump these days.  I want to stamp and play, but I am going through some really hard times with my Dad and his continued decline with dementia.  Seeing that he was in the Navy during the war I always seem to make him nautical themed cards for birthdays and such.  This one is just to say "I Love You Dad" even though you may not think I do.

I started with the Open Sea DSP for the background and using a distressing tool I distressed the edges of the DSP.  Then I stamped onto kraft CS the anchors and the manifest to the strip behind the wheel and boat.  Using bakers twine (since I didn't have any real rope I created the horizontal line behind the images.  I stamped out the ship over the Open Sea DSP and cut it out.  Using dimensionals I made the wheel appear to be of the paper.

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Nancy

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TST #115 For a Fellow Artist

It's definitely Birthday month around here.  Today I have made a Birthday Card for a fellow employee who is a fabulous watercolour and acrylic painter.  At Christmas time he blessed each of us with one of his watercolours for our Christmas card.  To show just how special he is  I decided to use the sketch from Try Stampin on Tuesday, to create his card.

As soon as I saw the sketch I immediately saw a painters pallet, brush and piece of art work.  

I used markers to colour the feather and then once I stamped the image I blended in a few more of the colours that I have put onto the painters pallet in the background.  I then spritzed the "canvas" using the spritzer tool.

 

So from one fellow artist to another...Happy Birthday Jon!  

Hope you like what I have done with the sketch.  Now it's your turn.  Need a little more inspiration?  Hop on over to the Try Stampin site and see what the other Great Designers have in store for you.

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

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TST #114 Happy Birthday Sherry

April seems to be my month for lots of Birthdays and this card is made for a co-worker.  The sad part about this card is I found out the day after I made the card that Sherry had resigned.  She will definitely be missed in my books.

I have used the sketch from Try Stampin on Tuesday for my inspiration on this card.

I had originally started this card in the portrait position, but once I finished it and thought that it looked much better in the landscape form so I switched it up, which didn't take much other than the sentiment inside and a slight repositioning of the centre band.

The person that is getting this card is a girly girl who loves the colour purple so purple was the obvious choice for this card.

Using purple wire, yes purple wire I threaded beads onto and through the centre piece of the pendant.

I hope you like what I have come up with, now it's your turn.  Need a little more inspiration, then hop on over to the Try Stampin site and see what the other Great Designers have in store for you.  Don't forget to post your creation for everyone to see.

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

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Office in an Armour!? & Everyone's a Winner!

Last week we held a Silent Auction at work to raise money for Kids with Cancer.  One of the pieces was a HUGH armoire complete with shelving inside.

To my surprise no one bid on it except for me so I was very happy to take it and give it a new home.  It did need a little repair as it had been used to store manuals, etc in and had a few nicks.  However once I got the old touch up paint out and my hubby fixed the hinges it was like a new piece.

Just about everything now has a home and is neat and tidy.

We are all a winner.  Kids with Cancer was happy to receive the  $100 and I gained peace of mind knowing where everything is.


Nancy

TST #113 Scraps in 5!

That right 5!  It took my 5 minutes using scraps to make this card.

I used the sketch from this weeks Try Stampin on Tuesday, and a tag that I had created ages ago.

  

I used to use the tag as a book mark before I started reading on my Kobo about a year ago, so I simply trimmed it down to fit into the little pocket that I created for the front of the card.  The colours were obviously taken from the colours used on the tag.

In order to create the design along the bottom of the card I stamped using the rock n roll method to the oak leaf and then with the coordinating cardstock I torn the edge of it on an angle and using a screwer I rolled the edges to give it an even more tattered look.

The tag can still be removed and this card can be given to anyone who still reads the old fashion way!

I hope you like what I have created.  Now it's your turn.  Use some of your old scraps and see what you can come up with.  Can you beat my 5 minutes!  Give it a try.  Need some more inspiration to create your own card.  Hop on over to the Try Stampin site to see what the other Great Designers have in store for you.  Don't forget to post your card so that we can all see what you have created.  

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

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TST# 112 Happy 30th Birthday...Son!

Today is Tuesday.  Tomorrow is Wednesday.  Tomorrow is my son's 30th Birthday.  I always joke that the Easter Bunny brought him because he was born on Easter Sunday.

I decided to use the sketch from Try Stampin on Tuesday  to create his card.

I wanted to try out a new pop-up die that I got while in Florida for this card as well so I turned the sketch from a portrait to a landscape.

Once I had chosen the DSP that I wanted to use I knew that the sentiment inside would be a breeze with Happiest Birthday Wishes, because it followed the random lettering of the DSP that I used.

I created the "Not that BIG" using my computer and then die cut it out, but you could also use the MDS program or any other program.  The "30" was cut using my Cricket, which I must say I have had it sitting collecting dust for a while.

Now it's your turn.  Hop on over to the Try Stampin site to see what the other Designers have in store for you and then make sure that you show us what you got.  

Hope you like what I have come up with.  

Most importantly "Happy Birthday Son".

Nancy

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