Sweet Sorbet DSP Purge: Pool Party 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 Pool Party flower patterned DSP.

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

Three Challenges Card

Today's card challenged me to incorporate three different aspects: color combination, sketch, and retiring products. Actually the card was made for June's Stamp Club HW. Our instructor challenged us to the color combination and I added the sketch and retiring products.

Card #1

Color combination

Retiring product

Eastern Elegance DSP
Express Yourself Stamp Set

My version

Description: I'm still on a mission to use my retired DSP in some great and creative ways. When I started to make this card, I realized that I don't really have So Saffron, but my upline said we could use the closest. So, I went with Crushed Curry as featured in the Eastern Elegance DSP. The DSP also features Coastal Cabana instead of Pool Party, but in just the little bit that you see, it's not a big difference. I kept the card base in Pool Party. I then added some random stamping to the base to give some visual interest. Simple card, but great use of color.

Stamps: Mosaic Madness; Express Yourself (retired)
Inks: Pool Party; Basic Gray
Cardstock: Eastern Elegance DSP (retired); Pool Party; Smoky Slate
Accessories:
Tools: Hexagon Punch (banner ends)

Card #2

Color combination

Sketch

Retiring product

Eastern Elegance DSP
Express Yourself Stamp Set

My version

Description: My second card is again using the Pool Party, Smoky Slate, and Crushed Curry (instead of So Saffron) color combination. I also aimed to again use my Eastern Elegance DSP. But for this one, I added a Mojo Monday sketch. I love how the circle patterns blended into each other. However, I probably should have stuck to a Crushed Curry sentiment instead of adding the Pool Party. Oh well...

Stamps: Express Yourself (retired)
Inks: Pool Party
Cardstock: Eastern Elegance DSP (retired); Pool Party; Smoky Slate
Accessories:
Tools: 2" Circle Punch; Hexagon Punch (banner ends)

Card #3

Color combination

Sketch

Retiring product:

Eastern Elegance DSP
Banner Greetings Stamp Set

My version

Description: I think this is my favorite of the three cards I love the combination of patterns and colors. I think this design really does balance itself out.

Stamps: Banner Greetings (retired)
Inks: Pool Party
Cardstock: Eastern Elegance DSP (retired); Smoky Slate; Pool Party
Accessories:
Tools: Hexagon Punch (banner ends); 2" Circle Punch; 1 3/8" Circle Punch; 1 1/4" Circle Punch

Eastern Elegance DSP Purge

I've been a whirlwind of crafting lately. And I've been trying to use a ton of my retired SU DSP (so I can buy the new stuff of course!). The other day, I pulled out what remained of the Eastern Elegance DSP pack and went to town. In total, I made 20 cards out of the leftovers. It was very pretty paper, but it's time to move on...

Card #1

Card Inspiration from Stamp and Stretch

My version -- I chose to recreate the sample card but using my own supplies. I chose to do one card with the Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, and Whisper White color scheme. For the other I added in the Coastal Cabana color. The cutting is a bit wonky on the right card (ugh!), but overall I like the look.

Stamps: Express Yourself (retired)
Inks: Coastal Cabana; Basic Gray
Cardstock: Eastern Elegance DSP (retired); Coastal Cabana; Crushed Curry; Basic Black; Whisper White
Accessories: Coastal Cabana Ruffled Stretch Trim (retired)
Tools:

Card #2

Card Inspiration from Too Cool Stamping

My version -- I loved the idea of circles embossed with the DSP. I decided to go with a different folder than the example but kept the rest of the design very similar.

Stamps: A Round Array
Inks: Coastal Cabana
Cardstock: Crushed Curry; Smoky Slate; Whisper White; Eastern Elegance DSP (retired)
Accessories: Coastal Cabana Ruffled Stretch Trim (retired)
Tools: Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder (retired); 2" Circle Punch; 1 3/8" Circle Punch; 1 1/4" Circle Punch; 1" Circle Punch; 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch

Card #3

Card Inspiration from Northwest Stamper

My version -- I CASEd this card from upline' upline. I loved the simple look of this card, but did not have the coordinating ribbon. I instead went with a strip of DSP.

Stamps: Perfect Pennants
Inks: Basic Gray
Cardstock: Eastern Elegance DSP (retired); Smoky Slate; Whisper White
Accessories: Coastal Cabana Ruffled Stretch Trim (retired)
Tools: Sponges

Card #4

Card Inspiration from Inkspired Treasures

My version -- This card is just gorgeous. I had to copy it exactly. I love the "frilly" design.

Stamps: Express Yourself (retired)
Inks: Coastal Cabana; Basic Gray
Cardstock: Eastern Elegance DSP (retired); Coastal Cabana; Crushed Curry; Whisper White
Accessories: Silver pearls; Coastal Cabana Ruffled Stretch Trim (retired)
Tools: Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder (retired); Elegant Butterfly Punch

Card #5

Card Inspiration from Coffee and Cardstock on Etsy

My version -- Another very adorable fancy design. While I think the Coastal Cabana card works better, I like the other card's proportions more.

Stamps: Express Yourself (retired); Mixed Bunch
Inks: Basic Gray; Summer Starfruit (retired); Coastal Cabana
Cardstock: Eastern Elegance DSP (retired); Crushed Curry; Smoky Slate; Whisper White
Accessories: Large Pearls
Tools: Blossom Punch; Corner Rounder

Card #6

The last few cards are my attempt to use all my scraps of Eastern Elegance DSP.

Stamps: Express Yourself (retired)
Inks: Whisper White
Cardstock: Basic Black; Crushed Curry; Eastern Elegance DSP (retired)
Accessories:
Tools: Hexagon Punch (banner ends)

Card #7

Stamps: Express Yourself (retired)
Inks: Whisper White; Basic Gray
Cardstock: Eastern Elegance DSP; Crushed Curry; Basic Black; Whisper White
Accessories:
Tools: Hexagon Punch (banner ends)

Card #8

Stamps: Express Yourself (retired)
Inks: Basic Gray
Cardstock: Eastern Elegance DSP (retired); Smoky Slate; Whisper White
Accessories: Coastal Cabana Ruffled Stretch Trim (retired)
Tools:

Card #9

Stamps: Express Yourself (retired)
Inks: Coastal Cabana
Cardstock: Eastern Elegance DSP (retired); Smoky Slate; Whisper White
Accessories:
Tools: 1" Circle Punch; 1 1/4" Circle Punch; 1 3/8" Circle Punch; Hexagon Punch (banner ends)

Card #10

Stamps: Express Yourself (retired)
Inks: Coastal Cabana
Cardstock: Eastern Elegance DSP (retired); Smoky Slate; Whisper White
Accessories:
Tools: Hexagon Punch (banner ends)

Tea Themed Thinking of You Cards

Another case of me trying to use my retired SU DSP in some fun and easy way. While the pictures makes it look like I just made three cards, I actually made twelve cards (three of each color). I used two entire sheets of DSP and about a 1/3 of four other sheets. I added these twelve cards to my other OSW sets even though it isn't actually a OSW. They are still cute and easy cards.

Supplies:

Stamps: Random thinking of you stamp
Cardstock: Tea for Two DSP (retired); Pretty in Pink (retired
Accessories: Silver jewels

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Archives: Another Card Making Session

Originally published on February 8th, 2014

Reorganizing my Pinterest boards to include one for "This Week's Project" ideas has really motivated my crafting. Now I pull some random ideas over on Sunday night (recipes, cards, sketches, crafts, books, projects) and use that board for inspiration when I want to craft. I spend less time thinking of what I want to do and more time just doing. Love it! If you want to check it out, click here. It turns out I was crafting fool this week. Let's see what I made:

Card #1

My first card combines a color challenge and a sketch to create my homework for February Stamp Club. Again this week, I tried to use as many scraps as I could and not cut up whole sheets. It was a success. The only full sheets I cut were those used to make the card bases. I love the play of patterns with this card. I also added my own sentiment design. I didn't want to stamp over the floral patterned paper so I used some layering framelits to highlight the sentiment. The dimensions of the paper scraps are 4" x 3", 1.75" x 1.75", 0.25" x 1.75", 0.5" x 4"

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Best of Greetings
Inks: SU Primrose Petals
Cardstock: SU Primrose Petals, SU Gumball Green; various scraps
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eight; Dimensionals; SNAIL; Big Shot

Card #2

My second card used the same sketch as the first but I used different scrap papers. I also changed up the sentiment design in favor of an oval scrap I had laying around. While it's not a traditional sympathy card, I think the cool blues and greens are soothing and the patterns are completely distracting.

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Best of Greetings
Inks: SU Midnight Muse
Cardstock: SU DSP (don't know the name), various scraps
Tools: SNAIL

Card #3

My third card is straight from a card on my Pinterest boards. I love the simplicity of the squares but with the fun coordinating patterns. Robin used the SU Festival of Prints paper stack (which I have), but I decided to use more of small scraps. If you look closely, many of the papers used in this card were also used in card #2. Way to make double use of scraps!

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Best of Greetings
Inks: SU Marina Mist
Cardstock: SU DSP (can't remember name); various scraps
Tools: 1″ Square Punch; SNAIL

Card #4

My fourth card used a sketch (that has since disappeared from Pinterest, odd...) and my new SU Smoky Slate cardstock. I am in love with this shade of gray. It's light and not overpowering but such a fun departure from white bases. I also tried to again use a ton of scraps for this card and succeeded!

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Stacks of Wishes
Inks: SU Basic Gray
Cardstock: SU Smoky Slate; various scraps
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eight; SNAIL; Big Shot

Card #5

My fifth card came from the need to use these specific papers. So I scoured my techniques and sketches board and pulled this sketch out. The picture is horrid, but somehow I couldn't take a non-yellowed photo. Something about these papers just threw off the picture. Anyway, I am loving how geometric and layered this card is and yet it's still very nice and simple.

Stamps: Random Stampin' Up retired stamp
Inks: SU Pumpkin Pie
Cardstock: SU Pumpkin Pie; various scraps
Tools: 1 1/4" Circle Punch; SNAIL

Card #6

I adore the simplicity of the original butterfly card. I had to try and make my own. Looking at the finished project, I love the design and my pattern choices. But, the butterflies are all crooked... Next time, I need to use a ruler.

Stamps: Random Stampin' Up retired stamp
Inks: SU Primrose Petals
Cardstock: SU Print Poetry DSP
Tools: 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch; SU Bitty Butterfly Punch; SNAIL

Card #7

I wanted to try out a different interpretation of the butterfly card. For this one, I decided to make everything bigger and see what happened. I love the asymmetrical design of this card. I was going to just do a straight line of butterflies down the middle, but at the last minute I change up the placement. I like this look much better. Also, I repeated the use of the Print Poetry DSP but chose only papers featuring Midnight Muse, Raspberry Ripple, and Crumb Cake. I love the color play!

Stamps: Random Stampin' Up retired stamp
Inks: SU Raspberry Ripple
Cardstock: SU Primrose Petals
Tools: SU Elegant Butterfly Punch; 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch; SNAIL

Card #8

My last inspiration card was this gorgeous play of circles and patterns. To help me narrow down the choices, I used only paper from SU's retired Festival of Prints DSP stack. For the first card, I ended up using the Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Gumball Green, and Cherry Cobbler pages. I had to make it an actual Christmas card after seeing the results. My only issue is the placement of the circles. It was much harder than I thought it was going to be. Now I know how to place the first (bottom) row to get a better placement overall. Also, next time I will probably use a smaller size circle punch.

Stamps: Random Stampin' Up retired stamp
Inks: SU Cherry Cobbler
Cardstock: SU Festival of Prints DSP; various scraps
Accessories: 3D flower sticker
Tools: 1 1/4" Circle Punch; SNAIL

Card #9

My last card of the week is another version of the circles card. This time, I used the Island Indigo, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, and Crumb Cake papers from the stack. After putting it all together, it didn't look like a Christmas card so I made it a Congratulations card. Also, I did a bit better with the circle placements. I'm sure that I will revisit this design in the future.

Stamps: Random Stampin' Up retired stamp
Inks: SU Early Espresso
Cardstock: SU Festival of Prints DSP; various scraps
Accessories: Fabric flowers; brad
Tools: 1 1/4" Circe Punch; SNAIL

I'm loving my cards from this week. Next week, I want to play around with one sheet wonders...

Archives: Cards #24

Originally published on August 11th, 2013

I finally made it to one of our Meetup group's crop nights. I've been trying for almost two months. And it was so much fun! We got together to work on our own projects with some great ladies. We even got to create a make and take Halloween card. Very adorable! The card used SU's Pumpkin Pie ink that I've been contemplating buying for Arthur's thank you and arrival cards. After using it, I am convinced that it's the perfect color. Now I have to revise my stamp club order.

These are the other cards I created on Wednesday night. The first two are my stamp club homework. I flipped the sketch for the second card. I really love how it turned out.

The other three cards are just some fun cards I whipped up using scraps from my giant scrap box. I think the polka dots one is my favorite. It's clean and simple, but oh so pretty!

Archives: Cards #23

Originally published on June 23rd, 2013

Waiting until the last moment, I scrambled to finish my stamp club homework last week. I got on a roll and made four variations. My favorite is the first one. I love the subtle colors and play on pattern. The last one was my second attempt at negative image using a brayer. This one turned out much better than my first attempt. I love the watermelon colors and the simplicity of the star stamps.

This beauty of a card was made by my Stamp Club friend Sara. She made each of a us a pretty card. Of course, I got a new baby card with a nice little message inside. I love the simplicity of this card. Although I can't believe that she cut out that kangaroo. So nice!

At stamp club, we made three awesome cards. I always love Pam's designs. I love the ruffled ribbon on the first one, but don't think I would use it enough to justify the cost from Stampin' Up. The second card makes great use of washi tape to add extra fun to the butterfly. The third card was sent through Pam's trading program. The lady cut out each of the inserts. So time-consuming! But it does make for a gorgeous card.