Sweet Sorbet DSP Purge: Polka Dots Edition

Another attempt to use my retired DSP to make room for new fun stuff... This time I'm highlighting cards made from the Sweet Sorbet DSP pack (Sale-a-bration 2014). The following cards are primarily using the polka dot patterned paper.

Card #1

Card Inspiration from Wild West Stampin', Scrappin' and Crafts

My version

Description

Stamps: Perfect Pennants
Inks: Basic Black
Cardstock: Crisp Cantaloupe; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired); Whisper White
Accessories: Boutique Details (retired)
Tools: 1 1/4" Circle Punch

Card #2

Card Inspiration from Card Creations by Beth

My version

Description

Stamps:
Inks:
Cardstock: Pool Party; Basic Black; Whisper White; Crisp Cantaloupe; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Accessories: Boutique Details (retired); Crisp Cantaloupe Ruffled Stretch Trim (retired); Pool Party Ribbon (retired)
Tools: Blossom Punch; 1 1/4" Circle Punch; Chevron Embossing Folder; Swiss Dot Embossing Folder

Card #3

Card Inspiration from Avery's Owlery

My version

Description

Stamps: Morning Meadow (retired); Flower Shop
Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe; Certainly Celery (retired); Summer Starfruit; Blushing Bride; Pretty in Pink
Cardstock: Basic Black; Whisper White; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired); Pistachio Pudding
Accessories: Crisp Cantaloupe Ruffled Stretch Trim (retired)
Tools: Pansy Punch

Card #4

Card Inspiration from Stamp with Angela

My version

Description

Stamps: Perfect Pennants
Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe
Cardstock: Basic Black; Whisper White; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired); Summer Starfruit; Pistachio Pudding
Accessories: Boutique Details (retired)
Tools: Chevron Embossing Folder; Swiss Dot Embossing Folder; Label Dies (Spellbinders)

Card #5

Card Inspiration from Uncanny Crafting

My version

Description

Stamps:
Inks:
Cardstock: Crisp Cantaloupe; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Accessories: Boutique Details (retired)
Tools:

Card #6

Card Inspiration from A Stamping Journey

My version

Description

Stamps: Express Yourself (retired); Petite Petals
Inks: Basic Black; Crisp Cantaloupe
Cardstock: Whisper White; Crisp Cantaloupe; Pistachio Pudding; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Accessories: Silver Dots; Crisp Cantaloupe Ruffled Stretch Trim (retired)
Tools: Petite Petals Punch; Hexagon Punch (banner ends); Swiss Dot Embossing Folder; 1 1/4" Circle Punch; 1 3/8" Circle Punch

Card #7

Card Inspiration from Maine Mountain Stamper

My version

Description

Stamps: Vintage Verses (retired); Flower Shop
Inks: Summer Starfruit; Crisp Cantaloupe; Pool Party
Cardstock: Basic Black; Whisper White; Pistachio Pudding; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Accessories: Large pearls
Tools: Pansy Punch

Card #8

Card Inspiration from Inkspired Treasures

My version

Description

Stamps: Perfect Pennants; Petal Parade
Inks: Pool Party; Pistachio Pudding; Crisp Cantaloupe
Cardstock: Basic Black; Whisper White; Pistachio Pudding; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Accessories: Rhinestone jewels
Tools: Label dies (Spellbinders)

Card #9

Card Inspiration from Northwest Stamper

My version

Description

Stamps: Banner Blast
Inks: Pool Party; Crisp Cantaloupe; Summer Starfruit
Cardstock: Whisper White; Crisp Cantaloupe; Summer Starfruit; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Accessories:
Tools: Banner Punch; Patterned Scissors

Sweet Sorbet DSP Purge: Pool Party Edition

Card #1

Card Inspiration from Stamp with Amy K

My version

Description

Stamps: Best of Greetings (retired); Mixed Bunch; Flower Shop; Petite Petals
Inks: Basic Black; Pool Party
Cardstock: Pool Party; Basic Black; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired); Whisper White; Scrap polka dot paper
Accessories: Rhinestone Jewels
Tools: Patterned scissors; Blossom Punch; Pansy Punch; Petite Petals Punch; Hexagon Punch (banner ends)

Card #2

Card Inspiration from Ink It Up with Jessica

My version

Description

Stamps: Best of Greetings (retired)
Inks: Basic Black
Cardstock: Pool Party; Basic Black; Whisper White; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Accessories: Rhinestone Jewels
Tools: Elegant Butterfly Punch; Bitty Butterfly Punch

Card #3

Card Inspiration from Julie's Stamping Spot

My version

Description

Stamps: Sweet Essentials; Petite Petals
Inks: Basic Black; Pool Party
Cardstock: Basic Black; Pool Party; Whisper White; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired); Scrap polka dot paper
Accessories: Silver dots
Tools: Patterned scissors; Pansy Punch; Petite Petals Punch

Card #4

Card Inspiration from ARTfelt Impressions

My version

Description

Stamps: Perfect Pennants; Morning Meadow (retired)
Inks: Basic Black; Pool Party
Cardstock: Basic Black; Pool Party; Whisper White; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Accessories: Basic Gray Twine; Large Pearls
Tools: Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder; Pansy Punch

Card #5

Card Inspiration from Stamp Lady Katie

My version

Description

Stamps: Petal Parade (retired); Express Yourself (retired); Petite Petals
Inks: Pool Party; Basic BLack
Cardstock: Basic Black; Whisper White; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Accessories: Pool Party Ribbon (retired); Silver dots
Tools: Patterned Scissors; Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder; Petite Petals Punch

Card #6

Card Inspiration from Krystal's Card

My version

Description

Stamps: Sweet Essentials
Inks: Basic Black
Cardstock: Basic Black; Pool Party; Whisper White; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Accessories: Pool Party Ribbon (retired); Rhinestone Jewels
Tools: Blossom Punch; Pansy Punch; Petite Petals Punch; Bitty Butterfly Punch

Card #7

Description

Stamps: Best of Greetings (retired); Flower Shop
Inks: Pool Party; Basic Black
Cardstock: Basic Black; Whisper White; Pool Party; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Accessories: Pool Party Ribbon (retired)
Tools: Pansy Punch; Artisan Label Punch

Card #8

Description

Stamps: Wacky Wishes (retired)
Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe
Cardstock: Smoky Slate; Whisper White; Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Accessories: Silver dots
Tools: Blossom Punch; Petite Petals Punch

Make and Take and Stamp Club HW

I have two simple cards to share with you today. The first card was my make and take card from my May open house. I wanted allow everyone to make a simple card for free, but not make it too complicated. Enter the joys of monochromatic cards. I found this example on Pinterest. The original can be found at My Creative Corner.

And decided to recreate it using retiring colors and papers. I have to use them somehow! Each guest had the choice of making their card in Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, or Raspberry Ripple.

Supplies:

Stamps: Wacky Wishes (retired)
Cardstock: Gumball Green (retired); 2012-2014 In Color DSP (retired)
Ink: Gumball Green (retired)
Accessories: 2012-2014 In Color Dahlias (retired)
Tools: Patterned scissors; Snail; Paper Trimmer

The second card was my May stamp club homework. Our host is such a task master! We have to do homework every month! Oh, who am I kidding? We love it and usually end up making more than one example. I was distracted with other crafts this past month, so I only made one. Here's the sketch from Operation Write Home:

My interpretation uses a ton of current in colors and some retired DSP. I love the cool colors and pattern play. I played with the dimensions a bit (i think they are a bit off), but kept the design just like the sketch.

Supplies:

Stamps: Vintage Verses (retired)
Cardstock: Sweet Sorbet DSP (retired)
Accessories: Pistachio Pudding Ruffle Stretch Trim (retired)

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Crisp Cantaloupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

2013-2015 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack

$21.95

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

Craft & Paper Scissors

$29.95

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Archives: Playing with My New Supplies

Originally published on February 25th, 2014

This past week, I received a huge Stampin' Up order. My demonstrator, Pam, told me that she wanted to see me make cards with my new stuff. Of course, I had to dive right in. I had so much to play with and try out: tons of DSP, some punches, some stamp stamps, new ink colors, and some new embellishments. Here's pics of my new stash:

Card #1

Pam gave us the sketch above for our stamp club homework. I won't be attending March club (Arthur and I are flying that day to Indiana), but I did want to do the homework and get creative. I started with the idea of using my new Sweet Sorbet DSP. After finding a few different layering patterns, I paired them with my new Petite Petals stamps and punch. I love the play of florals with a touch of neutral (Sahara Sand based pattern paper). I left the card without sentiment because I didn't want it to get too busy. As an added bonus, everything on this card is Stampin' Up.

Stamps: Petite Petals
Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Summer Starfruit
Cardstock: Summer Starfruit, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Tools: Petite Petals Punch, SNAIL, Dimensionals

Card #2

The second card is again using the sketch from OWH. I wanted to play with my new Banner Blast stamps and punch, and this is what came out. I decided to skip the horizontal piece of DSP as I think it would have been much too busy. While card #1 used a lot of the floral patterns from the Sweet Sorbet DSP pack, this card uses the geometric designs. I love the polka dots! I think that design is my favorite in the entire pack. I had to use it a background! Plus, this is another all Stampin' Up card.

Stamps: Banner Blast
Inks: Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Black
Cardstock: Sweet Sorbet DSP; Summer Starfruit
Tools: Banner Punch, SNAIL, Dimensionals

Card #3

I initially tried to complete the sketch with patterns from the Birds of a Feather DSP, but found myself making some big changes. Ultimately, this is what came out after a lot of playing and changing pieces up. I loved the birds on a wire look and wanted to incorporate that piece somehow. Because of the big pattern with both bird designs, I designed to go subtle for the background patterns. They are all from the same design pack so of course they all work together. Another all SU card.

Stamps: Express Yourself
Inks: Raspberry Ripple
Cardstock: Primrose Petals; Birds of a Feather DSP
Accessories: 2012-2014 In Color Dahlias
Tools: Artisan Label Punch, SNAIL, glue dots, dimensionals

Card #4

This is my other attempt to use the sketch and the Birds of a Feather DSP. I decided that the two pieces overlapping (blue design and brown stripe) really threw off the balance of the card. So, I put the sentiment on top of the cross and added the dahlias in the opposite corner to help balance the card.

Stamps: Express Yourself
Inks: Primrose Petals
Cardstock: Primrose Petals, Birds of a Feather DSP
Accessories: 2012-2014 In Color Dahlias
Tools: Artisan Label Punch, SNAIL, Dimensionals, Glue dots

Card #5

I wanted to play some more with the Sweet Sorbet DSP pack, so I went onto my Pinterest boards for inspiration. The above card caught my eye and I knew I had to use it as inspiration. Just like Angie, I initially didn't know what to do with that black based pattern. It's incredibly loud in a 12 x 12 sheet, but if you cut it down and only use a piece, I really really love it. I kept her basic layout, but changed up some of the supplies for ones from my own stash.

Stamps: Perfect Pennants; Banner Blast
Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Basic Black
Cardstock: Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Accessories: WRMK Sew Easy Floss
Tools: Chevron scissors, Chevron Embossing Folder, Banner Punch, SNAIL, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Card #6

Another card inspired by a Pinterest pin. For my last card, I realized that I don't have any Pool Card cardstock, so I can't recreate the exact coloring on the above card. Instead, I used a piece of black scrap to give the card a bolder look. I love the look of the banners in a row. Plus, the colors really pop against the black (they look much brighter in person).

Stamps: Banner Blast
Inks: Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Black, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit
Cardstock: Whisper White, Black scrap, Pistachio Pudding, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Accessories: WRMK Easy Sew Floss
Tools: Banner Punch, SNAIL

Overall, I'm really loving my new supplies. Next week I want to branch out to some of the other pattern papers. I have a plan to use some for One Sheet Wonders...

Archives: Cards #32

Originally published on February 23rd, 2014

Not too much crafting this week. But I did manage to finish my last two swap collections: Black + White and Scraps. Next week, I need to get back to doing my weekly Project Life spreads and do my Stamp Club HW.

Shopping Scores: So much shopping this week! I went a bit crazy, but I'm sure I'll rein myself in and not really buy anything for a few weeks.

We stopped at Joann's after the Meetup to possibly grab some Project Life supplies. Well, the location we went to (Cupertino store) doesn't stock PL. But they were having a huge President's Day sale still with 50% off stickers and embellishments and 40% off paper stacks. Plus I had a mobile coupon for 15% my entire order (sale and regular priced items). Score! I got some adorable 6x6 stacks to make PL cards and maybe some greeting cards.

Also, my two Stampin' Up orders came. Look at the huge stash! It was my hostess month for club and I went a little crazy. My extra large order plus everyone else's resulted in $80 hostess dollars! Holy crap! Here's my haul:

Etcetera DSP
Tea for Two DSP
Comfort Cafe DSP
2012-2014 In Color Dahlia Assortment
8.5" x 11" Subtles Collections (Old color collection)
2013-2015 In Color Cardstock and Ink Bundle
2012-2014 In Color Cardstock
Twitterpated DSP
Fan Fair DSP
Parker's Patterns DSP
Floral District DSP
International Bazaar DSP
Sweet Sorbet DSP (SAB)
Pocketful of Posies DSP
Banner Punch (SAB)
Hexagon Punch
Blossom Petals Punch
Artisan Label Punch
Petite Petals Punch
Merry Minis Punch Pack
Sycamore Street Buttons and Ribbon Pack
Express Yourself Stamp Set (Hostess)
Perfect Pennants Stamp Set
Six-Sided Sampler Stamp Set
Petite Petals Stamp Set