Moroccan Nights Thank You Card

I know it has been  awhile since I posted. Sometimes I just feel like it is so hard to put myself "out there". I really do try to do better. I feel I shouldn't post things that have retired from the "Stampin' Up!" world. I would probably post more often if I did, but, oh well. What do you think about posting stuff that has been retired?

Okay! Well, here is a new card, using all current product, of course. I hope you like it.

All supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:

Stamp set: Moroccan Nights

Ink: Versamark Watermark Ink Pad

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum

Accessories: Big Shot, Hello You Thinlits Dies, Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, Gold 1/8" Ribbon, Metallics Sequin Assortment, Tombow Mono Liquid Glue

Here is another view of my card. I die-cut 4 of the greeting and then layered them one on top of the other to give it more of a dimensional look. The medallion image in the Moroccan Nights stamp set, I  heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I think it makes a beautiful background.

I kind of struggled with this set a bit, so I went on to Pinterest and created a visual inspiration board, and then I did a search for all things Moroccan, such as lanterns, tiles and color combinations. From there I felt the inspiration I needed to create something I think is beautiful. I hope you do too!

Thanks for visiting!
Kathryn

#GDP032 : Theme: Case the Designer Card Challenge

Over at the Global Design Project blog, the new challenge is to create a project based on a card created by a member of the design team. The designer is Krista Frattin who is a member of the Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team. These people are amazingly talented, and they come up with really creative and cute projects, so it was fun to draw some inspiration from one of them. 

All supplies are from Stampin' Up!:

Stamp set: Friendly Wishes

Cardstock colors: Old Olive, Pacific Point, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot, Chalk Talk Framelits, Circle Punches: 1-3/4" and 1", Gold Sequin Trim, Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack, Stampin' Write Markers: Old Olive and Pacific Point, Dimensionals

Here is the inspiration piece:

Krista's card is beautiful, and I was inspired by the placement of the greeting, and the floral embellishment. Also by the placing of the whole piece of DSP as the background.

Thank you Krista for your amazing work!

I hope you like my work, as well, and thank you for stopping by to look!

Kathryn

Happy Easter! Lamb Card

Just a quick note to wish you all a Happy Easter!

All Supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:

Stamp Sets: Balloon Celebration, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Archival Basic Black, Whisper White Craft

Card Stock: Whisper White Thick, Pool Party, Mint Macaron, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black

Accessories: Fringe Scissors, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Owl Builder Punch, Flower Medallion Punch,

2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Pool Party 1/4" Cotton Ribbon, Dimensionals

I hope you all have had a wonderful, joyful Easter, and that we all may rejoice in Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, and his Atoning Sacrifice and Resurrection. 

Happy Easter Sabbath!

Kathryn

Global Design Project #027: Theme Thank You Card

I really should do more of these challenge blogs. Sometimes, though, I just don't see them in time to get something created, photographed and posted to my blog in time. But TODAY was different. I know that the time is getting close to the challenge being closed, but I think I made it! YAY!

I have been admiring and loving the inspiration pieces that I see on the Global Design Project blog for several months now, but have not participated in it up until now. The theme for this challenge was  "thank you". Here is my card.

All Supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:

Stamp sets: Remarkable You, Bloomin' Love, and Crazy About You

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

Ink Pads: StazOn Jet Black, Pink Pirouette, Cucumber Crush, So Saffron

Accessories: Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper, Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framelits, Paper Snips, Dimensionals, Blender Pens

I know it is hard to tell that the flower image is cut out, so I included another view of it. It is also a Z-Fold card, which is a bit easier to tell from this other image. The banner is also "fussy cut" and popped up.

Here is the banner from the Global Design Project Challenge blog:

I hope that you like my challenge entry, and enjoy all the other entries that have been posted as well. #GDP027

Thanks for visiting,

Kathryn

Remarkable You "sketchy" card

When I was growing up, I loved to draw and color. I am sure many of you did the same. Recently I have been attending a class at my local public library geared toward coloring for adults. I cannot tell how happy this has made me. Granted, I am not coloring in children's coloring books anymore, and I am not using crayons, but the joy I feel when I can add color to an image and have it look beautiful afterwards...well, I am sure you know the feeling!

I decided that I would check out some of my stamping images and see if I had any that would lend themselves to this coloring/sketching technique. I was inspired by a video on youtube by Melanie Muenchinger : How to Create a Sketchbook Look with Stamps & Pencils: Shading Techniques. I don't have her stamps but I do own a largish collection of Prismacolor Pencils, so I thought I would give it a try.

All supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:

Stamp sets: Remarkable You, Remembering Your Birthday

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black by Tsukineko Co.

Colored Pencils: Berol Prismacolor in White PC 938, French Grey 30% PC 1070, French Grey 70% PC 1074, and French Grey 90% PC 1076

Accessories: Dimensionals

I love the sketchy feel that this has! I hope you like it too. I kept it simple so that the focus was on the colored image. (Simple is definitely not my usual card style!) But it makes for a nice card for a man. In fact, I gave a similar card to my husband for his birthday about a week or so ago. He really liked it! And so do I!

I hope you try this fun technique, and then share it with us. I would love to see your work!

Thanks for stopping by,

Kathryn

Your Presents Christmas Card

Just some Christmas card inspiration, in case you need an idea for a card. 

This stamp set, called "Your Presents" was designed to be used with the KISS-ing technique, which is where you ink up the patterned stamp, and then you take the large solid stamp and "KISS" them together, or rather, press them together carefully. This way the design from the one stamp is transferred to the large solid area of the other stamp. I used this technique on the striped ornament and the ornament with the little tree pattern on it. The red ornament is the large solid stamp and I just inked it up like you would regularly do with my Cherry Cobbler ink pad.

All Supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:

Stamp set: Your Presents

Cardstock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Sky

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Pear Pizzazz, Hello Honey

Accessories: Season of Cheer Designer Series Paper, Rhinestones Basic Jewels, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Project Life Journaling Pens, Dimensionals, Stampin' Sponges

I know that this is a really busy time of year for a lot of us, so I appreciate you stopping by to take a look at my work! If you want to order any Stampin' Up! supplies to create this card (or anything else from Stampin' Up!) and you live in the United States, just leave me a comment and I will get right back to you!

Thanks,

Kathryn

#tgifc30 - White Christmas

So, I saw that the theme for the current challenge over at TGIF Challenges Blog was "White Christmas, and I just happened to have made this card recently, so I thought, "Perfect! Until I went to write this post and realized that the "Bright and Beautiful" stamp set was retired last year! (What!!?) Oh well.  I still think it turned out really pretty.

So the challenge is themed "White Christmas". I think it fits. Here it is:

All supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:

Stamp set: Bright and Beautiful (retired)

Cardstock: Whisper White Thick

Ink: VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad

Accessories: Gold Glimmer Paper, Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, Big Shot, Stars Framelits Dies, Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Whisper White 1/4" Cotton Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

It embossed up nicely, don't you think?

Here is the badge for the challenge theme (#tgifc30):

Check out the design team inspiration pieces and the other entries, and maybe play along too!

Thanks for visiting!

Kathryn