Stampin Up

Wolf Birthday Card

| Lisa K

I purchased a used, but not really used set called Wolf, by Stampin Up. The main wolf image reminds me of a picture my brother painted, so I made this card with his birthday in mind.

I went to my stash to find the perfect paper for this card. I started with Gina K Designs Ivory CS to stamp the images on. I needed a background and found this piece of SU designer series paper, He’s All That, to place on the Dark Chocolate card base; it was folded and waiting to be used. Soft Succulent from SU matched this DSP, so I cut layers for each piece. This was originally created for the Challenge Your Stash group at SplitcoastStampers where we were challenged to make a masculine birthday card. I am happy with this card and it will mailed next month.

https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2024/01/seize-birthday-276-kraft-and-another.html

I am adding this to Seize the Birthday and using the Anything Goes option. Thanks for stopping by. 

Stack the Holidays

| Lisa K

I made a card this week that I can share. It will be entered in the Cardz 4 Galz challenge.

This stamp set is from Your Next Stamp along with the matching die. I used several alcohol markers to color this. The patterned paper is all Stampin Up, very retired. The cardbase is also SU. The sequins are SU from a Paper Pumpkin kit. I believe the stamp set is called Stack the Holidays.

https://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2023/12/214-christmas-card.html

I wish each of you a very Merry Christmas! Thanks for stopping by and seeing my fun card.

Autumn Birthday

| Lisa K

I am guest designing for the Seize the Birthday challenge. I feel honored to be asked.

I used the following items on this card: Stitched and Postage dies are from Catherine Pooler, the main image is from Your Next Stamp Sweater Weather, the greeting is from Stampin Up Paper Pumpkin, and the inks are Gina K Designs Ocean Mist, Warm Cocoa, and Lawn Fawn Celery. I sprayed Gold Shimmer spray on the background. I used alcohol markers for the images.

Come join the challenge at: https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2023/11/seize-birthday-274-fall-items.html

Color Challenge Cards

| Lisa K

I am sharing my color challenge cards for Splitcoast Stampers.

I created this card last week and posted it on November 9. The colors are Granny Apple Green, Polished Pink, and Balmy Blue. The dessert is to add anything else and I chose Yellow. I used the Stampin Up Pierced Bloom dies for the flowers and leaves and used Positive Thoughts and matching dies for the greeting and the butterfly. This went to a woman needing encouragement. This card won an award as the Color Challenge Favorite. I have won this one other time, so I was surprised to see the post.

Each Tuesday there is a new color challenge. I finished a card today for this week’s challenge.

This week’s colors are Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, and Poppy Parade. The dessert is to add any color you like. There is another challenge on Tuesday called Teapot Tuesday. It is usually to send a card to someone who had a loss, a special birthday, or need encouragement. This week’s person is for encouragement. They asked for the acronym CARE, using each letter to mean something on the card. I chose C = Circle, A = Aviary, R = Ribbon, and E = Embossing. I struggled with making up my mind, but liked the final card.

Thank you for sharing in my cards. I try each week to work on these challenges, as long as I have the matching colors or a close-enough match.

Thank You

| Lisa K

In July and August, I was a hostess and verified entries for the Dare to Get Dirty challenges at Splitcoast Stampers. One item I said I would perform is to send Thank You cards to the sponsors. These cards went out the door within in the last few weeks. I was waiting for all of the prizes to be given, which took a while.

This was one layout I used. Basically I took a 12 X 12 piece of DSP, patterned paper, from Stampin Up and cut it into 4 X 5 1/4 pieces. Then I matted the pieces with a matching piece of cardstock. The color is Evening Evergreen which matches the green in the DSP. I pulled an old Hero Arts greeting from my stash; it is in a woodblock designer case and there are many greeting stamps in the collection. I added the strip of cardstock as a ribbon substitute then finished with a gem.

This card will be added to the Cardz 4 Galz challenge: https://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2023/11/211-thank-you-thankful-or-thanksgiving.html

Thank you for stopping by. I always appreciate the comments. Our weather turned bitter cold this week but we are headed for 60 degrees today! I am excited as I do not like cold and it is a bit too early for winter.

Apple Mixed Media Card

| Lisa K

Sometimes I like to dive into Mixed Media. Each week on Splitcoast Stampers there is a Mix challenge. The challenge on Friday was to select apples or pumpkins and create a mixed media project with your favorite. I like both apples and pumpkins, but chose to create with apples.

I used the stamp set Apple Harvest by Stampin Up, which was released in July 2022 along with matching dies that were released in August 2022. To begin with my background, I use a Decorative Mask from the Abundant Beauty set, also Stampin Up. I generally call these stencils and this is a set of 6. I embossed the background with the herringbone stencil, then added Simon Hurley Solar Paste to part of the embossed panel. Then I decided to cut the scallop using a die. That was a mistake as it flattens the embossing. The pattern is still visible but it is not as raised as it was after I embossed it.

I colored the apple image with Prismacolor pencils and blended with Gamsol. I die cut the image. Then I added leaves and flowers. The flowers were colored with a bit of rose ink and a blending brush. I found gems in my stash to match the ink.

This card will be entered in the Retro Rubber Challenge: https://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/my-blog/2023/10/challenge-217-anything-goes.html

I enjoyed my dive into mixed media. I have been trying to use those supplies in my stash and I have quite a few pastes waiting to be used. Thanks for stopping by. I am involved in a swap for several weeks with the same person. This card will be headed to my swap partner this week.

Silhouette Thinking of You

| Lisa K

So many choices available for challenges and consuming my time on World Cardmaking Day. I chose a color challenge that I enjoy.

This is being entered in the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge: https://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/2023/10/design-team-call-and-challenge-522.html

The colors are Blueberry Bushel, Fresh Freesia, and Daffodil Delight. My fingers have a blue tint, once again. Every time I use Blueberry Bushel, I tend to wear it for quite a while.

I ink blended Fresh Freesia and Daffodil Delight together. Then came back with an Inkadinkadoo stamp. I have no idea of the name of the set, but it has many botanical silhouette images and this one fit my rectangle perfectly. The greeting came from Gina K Designs. I added the twine to give it more balance.

I enjoyed the challenge. Thanks for stopping by and sharing in my card.

Sending Love

| Lisa K

This card was mailed today going to a lady who lost her husband a few month’s ago to cancer. She is in need of encouragement.

The challenges were from Splitcoast Stampers. Each Tuesday a person is highlighted who needs a card. This week’s card is going to Mary Jo who recently lost her husband. The other challenge is the color challenge. I blended the colors of Coastal Cabana, Lemon Lime Twist (I substituted Key Lime from Gina K Designs), and Daffodil Delight on the card front. Then I stamped flowers from Simon Says Stamp Vintage Garden. The greeting came from the Sending Love set from Gina K Designs.

For the inside of the card I used the same colors and greeting from Gina K Designs Nurturing Blooms. I wrote over the top of the inked blooms.

I am thankful that I do not create too many of these cards. Thanks for stopping by.

Fractured Coloring

| Lisa K

The Monday Technique on Splitcoast Stampers is all about the Fractured Card Technique. Buddy Gerry has been knocking this technique out of the park! I have had this tutorial for a few months but not had the nudge to work on it. Today was the day!! This will be entered in the Shopping Our Stash challenge to color our favorite way.

I used Lynn Dunn’s tutorial for my measurements: https://stamptasticdesigns.com/2023/08/09/fractured-card-technique/

The patterned paper is Hand Penned DSP by Stampin Up, retired. The floral image is from Reverse Confetti, Elegant Florals, also retired as RC closed last year. I colored the image using SU Blends in Mint Macaron and Pale Papaya, also adding Light Pink and Light Yellow Spectrum Noir Tri-blends. Usually alcohol markers is my go-to for coloring. I own a lot of other mediums, but I rarely reach for them first.

The cardstock base and strips are all Mint Macaron from Stampin Up. I cut the 1/4 inch strips with a Pink Fresh Studio strip die; it makes it so easy and all are straight cuts.

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2023/09/sos506-color-me-beautiful.html

I enjoyed this technique. I was able to use scraps for the strips. I was also able to shop my stash, which I really like. The greeting is from a wood block set that rarely sees ink and the speckles are from an old set, again, rarely seeing ink. Thanks for stopping by and seeing this new to me, technique.