Awesome Otters Hello Card

  Hello Stampers!  

I am so enjoying how sketch challenges are sparking my creative mojo!!  They are so much fun so I am not sure why I was so intimidated by them.  I am doing another Atlantic Card Sketch Chellenge this week.  Since it is the next to the last day of Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration, and I had not used the Awesome Otters stamp set yet, I pulled that out and got to work.  I paired it with another fabulous Sale-a-bration freebie, the Simply Marbleous DSP, which I thought looked like water and was a match made in heaven for the otters!  

I used sketch 461 from Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge.  Here it is:

                                             

The card came together pretty quickly.  Here were the steps:

• I stamped the otters on Basic White CS scrap pieces and cut them out with the layer circle dies.  I also cut a scalloped circle die in the next larger size in Misty Moonlight CS as a background mat.  I used Stampin' Blends to color in the water and the otter. 
• I embossed a 1" strip of Basic White CS and embossed it with the Bark 3D embossing folder and used a Blending Brush and Misty Moonlight ink to lightly sponge the "waves".
• I layered a 1" strip of the script font vellum from the Layering Designs Vellum, overlapping it behind the Basic White CS layer with glue dots, and placed it in the center of the card front on top of the wavy side of the DSP.
• I stamped the sentiment Hello sentiment from the Garden Birdhouses stamp set in Misty Moonlight ink on Basic White CS and bannered the right side with the Banner Pick a Punch.  I also lightly sponged around the edges of the sentiment before adhering it in the lower left corner of the card front with glue dots.
• A few strategically placed Opal Rounds on the card front and it was done!
• I added a sentiment on the Basic White CS for the card inside using the now retired In Your Words stamp set from the last Sale-a-bration as the set just has such awesome sentiments.  But you could use any sentiment stamp.  I also stamped another otter in the lower left corner and colored it similar to the other ones.  I used a scrap strip of the DSP to decorate the right side of the card inside.

On the envelope front, I stamped another swimming otter and colored it in as before.  Some more wavy DSP on the envelope flap, and it was done too!

I hope you enjoyed my card today!  If you want to recreate this card, the  measurements and supplies I used are below.  If you live in the USA and don't already have a demonstrator, I would love to assist you with your crafting needs.  If you would like a copy of the new catalog or a calendar of my class schedule, please let me know, and I will be glad to send you one.

Until next time...

Happy Stamping!

Laurie B.

Cardstock (CS) & Designer Series Paper (DSP):

Night of Navy CS – 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at  4 1/4"- card base

Misty Moonlight CS - 1@ 3" x 3" - scalloped circle

Basic White CS - 5 1/4" x 4"- card inside; 1 @ 3" x 3" - layering circle card front; 1" x 2" - card front sentiment; 1" x 5 1/4" - layering mat for embossing

Layering Designs Vellum - 1 @ 1" x 5 1/4" - card front layer

Simply Marbelous DSP - (Misty Moonlight/ight of Navy color) 1 @ 5 1/4" x 4" - card front DSP layer, 1/2" x 4" - card inside decorative strip; 2" x 6" - envelope flap

Product List:

Please use Host Code JSSS2HNM when placing orders under $150 during the month of February 2022.  Also, remember this is the last month of Sale-a-Bration which means that you earn a free product for every $50.00 purchased!  See the catalog links on the right side of my blog to see what you can earn for free.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Product List

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $8.75	Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153081] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75
Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Layering Designs [157764] $10.00	Simply Marbleous 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158128] $0.00	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $7.50
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Awesome Otters Cling Stamp Set (English) [158087] $0.00	Garden Birdhouses Photopolymer Stamp Set [155090] $18.00
In Your Words Host Cling Stamp Set (English) [156619] $23.00	Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153108] $9.00	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906] $9.00
Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830] $9.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $9.00	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $4.50
Blending Brushes [153611] $12.00	Opal Rounds [154289] $7.50	Take Your Pick [144107] $10.00
Layering Circles Dies [151770] $35.00	Bark 3 D Embossing Folder [155431] $10.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00
Banners Pick A Punch [153608] $23.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00

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Rainbows & Sunshine Happy Birthday Card

 Hello Stampers!  

Well, I had so much fun last week doing the Atlantic Card Sketch Chellenge, I decided to do another one!  I made it using the really cute Rainbows & Sunshine DSP, which is a Sale-a-bration FREEBIE until the end of February.  I think it is just the prettiest paper!  I paired it with the sentiment from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set.

I used sketch 460 from Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge.  Here it is:

The card really was easy to pull together.  A little stamping, punching some cute clouds with the cloud punch, and some gluing and just like that, card done!

• I stamped the sentiment on two clouds punched from Basic White CS, one in Melon Mambo and one in Bermuda Bay.
• I punched some clouds from the Rainbow and Sunshine DSP as well as the rainbow and assembled them on top of another piece of  the DSP which was the background piece. 
• I scattered some blue Waves basic jewels from the new Suite coming in the next Annual catalog. 
• I added another sentiment from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set on the card inside in Melon Mambo ink and a corner of rainbow in the corner of the card inside.

On the envelope front, I stamped the heart full strength once, then twisted the stamp to just slightly overlap the hearts and stamped again without re-inking, and did that on both lower corners.

I sponged a cloud in Bermuda Bay ink using the negative space from the cloud punch out as a mask.  Some matching DSP on the envelope flap completed it!

I hope you enjoyed my card today!  If you want to recreate this card, the  measurements and supplies I used are below.  If you live in the USA and don't already have a demonstrator, I would love to assist you with your crafting needs.  If you would like a copy of the new catalog or a calendar of my class schedule, please let me know, and I will be glad to send you one.

Until next time...

Happy Stamping!

Laurie B.

Cardstock (CS) & Designer Series Paper (DSP):

Bermuda Bay CS – 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at  4 1/4"- card base

Basic White CS - 5 1/4" x 4"- card inside; 2 @ 2" x 2" - cloud punches

Rainbow & Sunshine DSP - 1 @ 5 1/4" x 4" - card front DSP layer, cloud and rainbow punch outs; 2" x 6" - envelope flap

Product List:

Please use Host Code JSSS2HNM when placing orders under $150 during the month of February 2022.  Also, remember this is the last month of Sale-a-Bration which means that you earn a free product for every $50.00 purchased!  See the catalog links on the right side of my blog to see what you can earn for free.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Sunshine & Rainbows 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158126] $0.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $7.50	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $7.50	Blending Brushes [153611] $12.00
Cloud Punch [157749] $18.00	Sweet Ice Cream Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158224] $17.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

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Sweet Conversations Slim Line Valentine Card

 Hello Stampers!  

Happy Valentine's Day!!  (Okay, well it technically is Monday, but I hope you are sharing the day with the one you love!)  I will be sharing the day with my hubby and my fur baby, Lilly.  Love them both!  I will be fixing them both a special dinner, and I will be giving my hubby this card.  

I made it using the Sweet Conversations Bundle which is part of the Sweet Talk Suite in the current mini catalog.  The DSP is a pattern from the Sweet Talk DSP which is part of this suite, and I thought it worked well on this card.  I LOVE the little envelope die in the set with the hearts spilling out of it.  And I have not done many slim line cards, so they are always fun to try!

If you follow my blog, you might remember that one of my New Year resolutions was to challenge myself to participate in stamping and card challenges.  Well, this month I decided to get one done in time to actually enter the challenge!  It will be my first official entry in a challenge!  Woohoo, a resolution I actually kept!   I used sketch 459 from Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge.  Here it is:

The card really was easy to pull together.  A little stamping, die cutting, and some gluing and just like that, card done!

• All the stamping was done in Real Red ink on Blushing Bride or Basic White CS.  
• All the little hearts were die cuts from the Sweet Hearts Dies along with that adorable tiny envelope!
• I then assembled the card as the sketch showed, and added another row of the hearts on the bottom of the card inside.

On the envelope front, I stamped the heart full strength once, then twisted the stamp to just slightly overlap the hearts and stamped again without re-inking, and did that on both lower corners.

Some matching DSP on a legal size envelope flap I had from the dollar store and, then I had an envelope as pretty as the card!

I hope you enjoyed my card today!  If you want to recreate this card, the  measurements and supplies I used are below.  If you live in the USA and don't already have a demonstrator, I would love to assist you with your crafting needs.  If you would like a copy of the new catalog or a calendar of my class schedule, please let me know, and I will be glad to send you one.

Until next time...

Happy Stamping!

Laurie B.

Cardstock (CS) & Designer Series Paper (DSP):

Real Red CS – 7" x 8 1/4", scored at  3 1/2" on the 7" side - card base; 3" x 2 1/2" - small envelope die cut, 3/4" x 4" - heart outline card inside & small hearts card front

Blushing Bride CS - 2 @  3 1/4" x 8" - card front & inside mats; 1" x 8 1/2" - heart die cuts

Basic White CS - 3" x 7 3/4" - card inside; 3 @ 2" x 2" - card front squares; 1" x 1" - heart in envelope

Sweet Talk DSP - 1 @ 3" x 7 3/4" - card front DSP layers; 9 1/2" x 3" - envelope flap

Product List:

Please use Host Code JSSS2HNM when placing orders under $150 during the month of February 2022.  Also, remember this is the last month of Sale-a-Bration which means that you earn a free product for every $50.00 purchased!  See the catalog links on the right side of my blog to see what you can earn for free.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131198] $8.75
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Sweet Talk 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [157616] $11.50	Sweet Conversations Bundle (English) [157624] $42.25
Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00
Take Your Pick [144107] $10.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00

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