TST # 99

My oh my where does the time go.  Can you believe that we are at #99 for our sketch challenges at Try Stampin on Tuesday. 

I hope that everyone had a Very Merry Christmas and you are looking forward to the New Year.  I know we had a great Christmas here with our new Grandson opening up lots of presents, mainly for him.  As usual though the paper and boxes were more impressive than the gift at that age. 

This week I needed a Birthday card for a co-worker so that is what I decided to do for the sketch. 

When I first saw this sketch I had so many ideas in my head, but then when I started I was stuck because of the colour combination that I had picked.  You see the person this card is for is a girly-girl and I wanted it to be soft and "girly" looking.  However I didn't quite have the right shade of pink to go with the DSP that I had chosen so I had to compromise and combine red and pink together to get my balance.

Instead of a bow I went with a pin/bead embellishment and then accented the smaller circle with pearls which also mimicked the pearls on either end of the pin. 

The colours did not show up as nicely as they are in living colour but I was none the less happy with the final outcome.  

As a final note for today I would like to wish everyone the best for a Safe and Happy New Year! 

Thanks for stopping by during this hectic time of year.

Nancy

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Double the Pleasure, Double the Fun....Twins!

A fellow co-worker asked me to make her a special card for a baby shower that she was attending.  The  proud Momma-to-Be is having TWINS!  They already know that they are having  boy and a girl.

I thought about this one for a while.  First I thought I would make an explosion card with cribs, but too expensive.  So to simplify things I thought diaper!

I Googled "diaper card template" and found numerous templates to make diaper cards with.  There was so much to choose from and the inspirations were great.  After seeing what was available, I set out to make my card.

I started with Whisper White CS and cut out the basic diaper shape.  Then using a blue ginham and pink polka-dot DSP that I had I adhered them using sticky strip to the diaper base down the middle, leaving the legs open.  

Then with plain CS in the corresponding colours I punched out a scalloped edge for the one side and a diamond edge for the other.  After punching these out I ran them through my crimper several times to break the fibers to allow them to be more easily applied to the diaper.  Again with sticky strip I adhered these crimped pieces inside the two layers of the cardstock.

Next was my inside.  I searched for a greeting that would be appropriate for Twins, but couldn't find anything I liked to I decided to try it on my own.  I printed this out on regular paper and adhered it to the inside of the card. This is what I came up with. Then I added the little hand and foot prints to the inside of the base.

I cut slits in the front of the diaper and adhered diaper pins to the openings using glue dots.  The card fit perfectly into a regular card envelop.

 

I was very pleased with the outcome and I'm sure that the Mommy-to-Be will be happy with it too (or should I say Two!)

Thanks for dropping by.

Nancy

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TST #67

It's Tuesday so it must be time for Try Stampin on Tuesday.  Jen has given us another great sketch this week.

I did have some trouble coming up with a card for this one.  I was able to go with the band, but had trouble with the background piece.

I shaddowed the oak leaves from the SU Leaves #2 Die with Tempting Turquoise to make them stand out and added a little silver bling with black floss.

The inside of the card follows along with the outside theme.

I actually started out with the card below, but ended up settling for the card above as my submission this week.  The card above could be used as a masculine card whereas the card below is definitely for a female.

I hope you like what I have come up with.  Now it's your turn.  Make sure you post your card on the Try Stampin website so I can see what you have come up with.

Hope you enjoy.

Nancy

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TST #54 Gerber Daisy

This week at Try Sampin on Tuesday I decided to take the sketch challenge and make a happy spring card using Daisies #2 die from Stampin Up.

The strips behind the flower are done using Old Olive cardstock and are stamped using the French Foliage stamp set, punched on the edge using a Lace Scalloped Edge Punch then run through a crimper. Behind the flower is accented with a decorative flourish.  I decided not to put a sentiment on the card until I am ready to use it.

Now it is your turn.  Stop by and show us what you can do!

Hope you enjoy!

Nancy