SSINKIC31: Welcome Baby

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the photo below as inspiration.

I went into this card wanting to use a nice bright pink and bright blue. I played around with some color combos, but wasn't feeling it. Instead, I opted for a more subtle palette of Blushing Bride and Lost Lagoon. Does anyone else look at these colors and think baby colors? I certainly do. I used a layered stamping technique and layered on elements from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set. To finish off the card, I added a nice sentiment from my new Welcome Words stamp set.

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic; Welcome Words
• Inks: Blushing Bride; Lost Lagoon
• Cardstock: Lost Lagoon; Whisper White
• Accessories:
• Tools:

Hello Babies!

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using punches. I pulled out two punches that I haven't used in awhile: Petite Petals and Hexagon Punch!

Two of my friends are having babies in the next couple of months and I always make baby cards for their sprinkles. One is having a girl (hence the pink card) and the other is not finding out until the birth (hence the gender neutral card). I love the play of pattern, color, and shape on these cards. Fairly simple, but the layers make the card. And my favorite part hands down is the strip of Metallic Glitter Tape (silver) and Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper. That little bit of sparkly just finishes the card for me!

• Stamps: Petite Pairs; Six Sided Sampler
• Inks: Crumb Cake; Blushing Bride; Basic Gray; Daffodil Delight
• Cardstock: Neutrals DSP; Blushing Bride; So Saffron; Whisper White; Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper
• Accessories: Candy Dots; Metallic Glitter Tape (silver)
• Tools: Hexagon Punch; Petite Petals Punch

Diamond Anniversary

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using some of our favorite products. Currently I am in love with the sentiment stamp set Happy Happenings. I love having a variety of good sentiments in great fonts. This set delivers.

This card was a 60th Anniversary card for my grandparents. I stuck with a Rich Razzleberry, black, white, and Dazzling Diamonds color palette. Did you know that the 60th Anniversary is the Diamond Anniversary? I didn't until I looked it up, but now that I know I had to make a card featuring diamonds. I added a great sentiment and some die cut pieces to fill out the card.

• Stamps: Happy Happenings
• Inks: Rich Razzleberry
• Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry; Whisper White; Basic Black; Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper
• Accessories: Metallics Sequin Assortment; Tea Lace Paper Doilies
• Tools: Floral Frames Framelits

SSINKCS25: Schoolhouse Banners

Today’s card is featured over at Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration and features a fun card sketch challenge today.

I started with this great Mint Macaron DSP and started building a great new baby card. I had fun coloring the Hey There Buds card. Blushing Bride, Pink Pirouette, and Mint Macaron are the perfect combination. I finished this card off with a sentiment from Crazy About You. I finished the card and realized that the Hey There Buds stamp is retired. Ugh! I can't use retired cards for the SSINK blog. What to do? It's a cute card so I had to feature it on my blog, but I went back to the sketch to find current items to make my design team card...

I started this card with the beautiful polka dot DSP from the Schoolhouse pack. I layered the polka dot print over the opposite side featuring numbers. Beautiful combo! To finish out the card, I added a simple sentiment, some washi tape, and a punched banner. Very cute!

• Stamps: Hello Life; Crazy About You; Hey There Buds
• Inks: Mint Macaron; Blushing Bride; Pink Pirouette; Staz-on Black
• Cardstock: 2015-2017 In Colors DSP; Crumb Cake; Schoolhouse DSP; Pacific Point
• Accessories: Seasons of Cheer Washi Tape
• Tools: Banner Punch

Sparkly Anniversary

One of the anniversary cards that I made for my grandparents' 60th Anniversary. I chose a purple, black, white, and diamond color palette. My favorite piece is the dazzling diamonds paper. Simple but striking card.

• Stamps: Your Perfect Day (retired)
• Inks: Rich Razzleberry
• Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry; Basic Black; Whisper White; Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper
• Accessories: Everyday Chic Washi Tape
• Tools: Sweetheart Punch; Ovals Framelits

Retiring Series: Label Love and Lullaby

The new catalog is coming... But before we get there, I'm highlighting some of my favorite retiring stamp sets and retiring DSP. Cute baby card featuring Label Love and the Lullaby DSP. I love the layers on this card, simple yet striking. I punched out the labels and layered those on top of a piece of Lullaby DSP. I tucked a piece of Coastal Cabana ribbon under the DSP and popped up some stars on top. This could have been made in girl or boy colors using the same products.

• Stamps: Label Love
• Inks: Coastal Cabana
• Cardstock: Baked Brown Sugar; Lullaby DSP
• Accessories: Coastal Cabana Stretch Trim Ribbon (retired)
• Tools: Artisan Label Punch; Stars Framelits

Retiring Series: Itty Bitty Banners and Sweet Dreams

The new catalog is coming... But before we get there, I'm highlighting some of my favorite retiring stamp sets and retiring DSP. For Itty Bitty Banners (can't believe this is retiring!), I decided to make two baby cards. I have so many friends that are pregnant right now that I need a ton of baby cards on hand for showers and deliveries. Right now the boy/girl ratio is about 50% so I made one girl and one boy.

The girl card features some patterns from the Sweet Dreams DSP pack. I love the fun geometrics in that pack! I added a few banners and a stamped flower to top it off. Very simple but fun.

For the boy card, I went with a cute little design I saw on Pinterest. Check out this sailboat! All made from various pieces from the Work of Art stamp set. I finished off the card with a little "sweet baby" banner.

• Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners; Petal Potpurri
• Inks: Marina Mist; Pistachio Pudding; Wild Wasabi; Calypso Coral; Hello Honey
• Cardstock: Sweet Dreams DSP; Marina Mist; Pistachio Pudding; Crisp Cantaloupe
• Accessories:
• Tools: Bitty Banners Framelits; Flower Medallion Punch

Use Your Scraps

For May I am featuring a class called Use Your Scraps. We all have a ton of scrap pieces of paper lying around. What to do with them? Here are three ideas for you:

Card #1 Long Banners

A simple way to use scraps is to make them into various length banners. For this card, I took some random pieces of Moonlight DSP and cut them into random lengths. The banners fill most of the card. Adding a punched sentiment and some candy dots completes the look.

• Stamps: Hello There
• Inks: Lost Lagoon
• Cardstock: Basic Gray; Moonlight DSP
• Accessories: Brights Candy Dots
• Tools: Scallop Punch; Hexagon Punch (banner ends)

Card #2 Hexagon Punch

The second card features my favorite scrap technique: hexagons. I love the repeat of patterns and colors in this card. A simple sentiment finishes the card.

• Stamps: Label Love
• Inks: Midnight Muse (retired)
• Cardstock: Gumball Green (retired); Summer Starfruit (retired); Print Poetry DSP (retired)
• Accessories:
• Tools: Artisan Label Punch; Hexagon Punch (banner ends)

Card #3 Short Banners

Lastly, I have a cute rainbow colored card featuring short banners. I love the play of patterns on this one.

• Stamps: Petite Pairs
• Inks: Rich Razzleberry
• Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry; Random scraps
• Accessories: Gumball Green Ribbon (retired)
• Tools: Banner Punch; 1" Circle Punch; 1 1/4" Circle Punch; Decorative Dots Embossing Folder

Patterned Wedding Card

I had to make a wedding card for my friend but was stumped as to what to do. I wanted to incorporate her favorite color: purple. I ended up using one of my newer stamp sets: Your Perfect Day. I added some nice Something Borrowed for a neutral palette. But my favorite part is the stamped garlands. I love photopolymer stamps. They make stamp layering so easy. I love the colors and design.

• Stamps: Your Perfect Day
• Inks: Chocolate Chip; Perfect Plum; Wild Wasabi
• Cardstock: Perfect Plum; Whisper White; Something Borrowed DSP
• Accessories: Lavender ribbon
• Tools:

Wedding and a Baby

One of March-April's featured classes is Special Occasions. You often need a sympathy, congratulations, wedding, and baby card throughout the year, but don't usually make them. This class fixes that problem while using some great new products from SU!

Card #1

For the wedding card, I wanted to feature my new Butterfly Thinlits. This card has a lot going on without being overly complicated.

• Stamps: Your Perfect Day
• Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe; Crumb Cake
• Cardstock: Crisp Cantaloupe; Sahara Sand; Whisper White; Something Borrowed DSP
• Accessories: Roses
• Tools: Butterfly Thinlits; Label die cuts

Card #2

The baby card highlights the new baby suite products from the Occasions catalog. The only piece I didn't use was the washi tape. I also have a version of this card in pink, yellow, and gray, and one in just yellow and gray.

• Stamps: Little Sunshine
• Inks: Basic Gray; Lost Lagoon
• Cardstock: Whisper White; Sweet Dreams DSP
• Accessories: Sweet Dreams buttons; Gray twine
• Tools: Sweetheart Punch; Square Framelits