TST #150 Happy Birthday Dear You...

Wow can you believe that we are at 150 great sketch challenges over at Try Stampin on Tuesday.  Seems like just yesterday that I joined this group first off participating in the challenges and then being asked to join such a great group of gals as a Designer.

Today we have a quick and easy sketch challenge for you, however we are asking that you incorporate "Polka Dots".

Please use Polka Dots

I kind of sneaked in my Polka Dots as a DSP in the background, but I still managed to get them in.

Usually I only show one view of my card but the polka dots were just peaking through on the first shot so I decided to show a second view which also gives a closer look at the bow.

My bow was made with the bowmaker my DH made for me even though I am still getting used to working with it it is great for getting just the right sized bow.  

This card is for a colleague that is a bit of a jewelry hound so that is why I chose to put the extra Bling on the card.

Hope you like what I have come up with, now it's your turn.  Need more inspiration then 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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Birthday Wishes

Today I have a card that came from a sketch by Mary Jo Price-Williams at TSSC #251 as well as a challenge over at Late Night Stampers for birthdays.

 

Unfortunately the colours did not come out very well.  The DSP I used from from MME, Everyday Tango and is actually green with a slight tinge of blue.  The background CS is Old Olive and I embossed it with the modern wallpaper embossing folder.  I was originally going to use the other side of the paper, but once I played around with the ink I liked this side better.  The lines you see are from the ink pad.  I used the ink pad and lightly blotted it around the CS creating the lines.  It gave it a rustic look.  The bird was punched out using the Two Step Bird Punch and the same DSP as the other paper.  This time you can see the blue on the paper.  I laid the leaves out and added a rustic look to them with the ink pad as well.  

Even close up you still can't see the green in the DSP.  

I hope you like what I have come up with.  

Nancy

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Sing a Song Mr. Blue Jay

Today I have a card that was originally inspired by a challenge over at Stampin Fun & Friends. Once I started the card I realized that it also fell into so many challenges this week I thought I had hit the jackpot.

The first challenge was the one at Stampin Fun and Friends, being an inspiration challenge.  This great photo was the inspiration.  It was taken by my dear friend CherylAnn Robinson.

The second challenge was over at Less is More being a music challenge.

The third challenge was over at Fashionable Stamping Challenges being a challenge to add a bird.  This will be the first time I have entered a challenge at this sight and boy are there some great cards there.  Lots of talent.

I had already submitted a card to the challenge over at Latenight Stampers but this one fell into the challenge perimeters so I decided to take a chance and enter a second card.

This was a great card to make and once I got started it just seem to come together like a puzzle with the last piece being the beautiful little blue bird!

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

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thanks...For All You Do...

Today I have a recreation of a card that was demonstrated through the Cards...Cards...Cards... session over at Stampin Fun and Friends.  The original was designed by Kris McIntosh.

I created my version of the card for my husband.  I wanted to use colours not associated with fall, but I also love the French Foliage stamp set so I decided to combine, Marina Mist and Concord Crush.  The technique used was a form of masking.  My husband has been my Rock these days and without him I really don't know where I would get my strength.  So, Thanks...For all you do!

I took the wording from the stamp set For All You Do and recreated it using my Word program on the computer.  I needed it to be larger than that of the actual stamp set and this allowed me to use the wording and the sizing that I wanted.

I hope you like what I have come up with.  You can still join the group at Stampin Fun and Friends.  Just click on the link to the right of my blog.

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

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TST #83

It's Tuesday so time once again for Try Stampin on Tuesday.  Once again we have a great sketch for you to try.  Although I have to say it stumped me a little and I procrastinated until I was down to the last minute.  

I decided to go with the Gently Falling stamp set once again blending Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive to come up with my leaf.  The background was stamped using the Muscial Notes stamp and then lightly sponged and watermarks added from my all time favourite stamp set French Foliage.

I hope you like what I have come up with.  Now it's your turn.  Hop on over to Try Stampin and see what the other Designers have created to inspire you.  Don't forget to post your card so we can all enjoy your work.

Nancy

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TST #81

It's Tuesday...so time once again for Try Stampin on Tuesday.  Today's sketch leaves a lot to the imagination and I have used the sketch to create a subtle but dramatic effect. 

I started with a Marina Mist card base and then using Whisper White and my scoreboard I made diaginal lines accross the card front.  Then using the Spellbinders Labels Five I cut out, stamped and sponged the front.  Then with Vintage Vogue and More Mustard (an unusual colour combination) I stamped and cut out the two flowers.  Added a little bling to the flower centres and a button.  Voila!

Now it's your turn.  Hop on over to the Try Stampin website and give the sketch a try.  I know you will be inspired by the great cards that have been made by the other designers.

Hope you like what I have come up with.

Nancy

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Inspiration for 2 Challenges

First off sorry for no card on Masculine Monday.  Time just snuck up on me and before I knew it I was out of time for a card.  So to make it up I have come up with a card that was inspired by a stamp set, but at the same time combines two challenges.  One challenge at The Dynamic Duos, and one over at I Spy Sketches.

This is the stamp set that inspired my card.

When I saw this stamp set come through on an email, I ran to my stamp sets and pulled out Gently Falling to recreate the effect.  I started by stampin the Musical Notes onto Very Vanilla CS and then over that I stamped the outline of the maple leaf from Gently Falling.  Then I began to sponge in the two colours.  I started with the green in the middle and then accented the outside with the Pumpkin Pie.  Finished the edges off to make them more rustic with Chocolate Chip.  I think the effect came out just great and I can't wait to try it again with one of the other leaves from the same set. 

Not sure who or what the card will be for yet so I will leave the sentiment until I need it.

Here is my card:

You can see in the close-up of the leaf the musical notes stamped through the leaf.  

I hope you like what I have come up with.

Nancy

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Butterfly Thank You

My daughter needed a card for her other family (one that she has babysat for years and looks just like the girls in that family).  They were picking her up at the airport after her rainy and chilly week with us during her Spring Break.

The family is very much into nature so I figured butterflies would be a great touch.

The card was cut on a diagonal and then trifolded.  Each of the butterflies were die cut twice.  One shows on the front the other on the back.  Then the spaces in between were filled in with the smaller butterflies from the Beautiful Wings Sizzlet.

Hope you enjoy!

Nancy

Masculine Monday 27/2/2012

Time for this weeks Masculine Monday card.  This week used my Sense of Time stamp set as the inspiration and before I knew it I had forgotten to use the Sense of Time stamp set.  


I started with the Sizzix Clock Die and stamped the clock portion with the musical notes stamp set and added a pendulum on the bottom using the Word Window Punch.  The sentiment is from Elements of Style.


Hope you enjoy!


Nancy

Pink Birthday Wishes

Going through my emails today I came across a Challenge over at
Joan's Garden Challenge #7.  The Challenge had a few must haves in it:

Create a card with lots of layers
Colour theme should be Pink and White
Add some dimensional flowers
Use a rectangle and an oval layer

This is what I came up with.  Although the flowers show as purple they actually are more pink but photographed differently.

I'm sure either way the lucky person this Birthday Card is going to will not even know the difference.  

Happy Birthday!

Hope you enjoy!

Nancy
 

If You Want to Be Happy, Be!

 
This card originally started out as a card for my Brother and his new Wife, but then I changed my mind when I found a saying that was more appropriate for the occasion.

I started with a plain piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamped it with the French Script background stamp.  Then using Elements of Style of stamped the flowers twice. Then I sponged the edges of the card and flowers to give it a more weathered look.  

My new found love of the Spellbinders Nestabilities encouraged me to use two different sizes to create the sentiment focus and then finished it all off with a bow and hat pin.
 
The card that I did end up giving them was made at the last minute as we were going out the door.  In fact I almost forgot to photograph it.  

Still using the purple tones I die cut one of the Labels Five in Whisper White and used the Muscial Notes stamp to stamp over it.  Then using the Labels Five in a smaller size I die cut a hole in the oiginal one on a diagonal and stamped the inside with All Around Quotes.  I used the portion that was die cut out and turned it over and used it inside the card with the unstamped side out.  Finished the card off with a hat pin and bow.

Hope you enjoy!

Nancy