Category: Card Sketch Wins

Cards that have won card challenges/sketches.

Golden Stars

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Star light star bright, the first gold star I see tonight… yes, I made this up, but just look at the vibrant yellow golden stars in all their beauty right in front of your eyes.  I’m mostly a white gold kind of girl, but the Fab Friday 50 crew’s card challenge was gold and Whisper White.  Please leave a comment below and tell me if you heat emboss or if you would like to learn.

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I normally don’t do too many color challenges because as I’ve said before and I’ll say it again – I’m NOT crafty! But that’s what I love about card making, everyone Creates and Shares everything – LOL.

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Now let me tell you how I put it together – I stamped the stars with Versamark and heat embossed it with Gold Stampin’ Emboss.  I applied the rhinestones to give it that extra sparkle that every girl loves (diamonds truly are a girl’s best friend – LOL).  I then stamped the BE MERRY on vellum paper and can you believe I adhered it with Crystal Effects!?  I dabbed on a tiny bit of the glossy lacquer behind the stamped image and it worked perfect on the vellum!   I’ve listed the items I’ve used below so that you too can replicate the card.

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Products Used:

Holiday Invitation Photopolymer Stamp Set
$21.95
Bright & Beautiful Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$24.95
Gold Foil Sheets
$3.95
Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.50
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.50
Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder
$4.95
Heat Tool
$29.95
Crystal Effects
$6.25
Snail Permanent Adhesive
$6.95
Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments
$4.95

Welcome Home!

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This card was a complete surprise to me.  I had lunch at home and while eating a sandwhich decided to try to ‘kill two birds with one stone’.  I entered two card challenges and it WoW’d me because everything came together by trial and error.

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Since I preach that there are no mistakes in stamping… I had to put it to practice.  I made so many mistakes I wasn’t sure if I was boing to be able to pull it off.  Long and behold the colors came together, the ink smears disappeared and I’m very proud I can practice what I preach (I held my breath).

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These two challenges is the inspiration to make today’s card (Creative Challenge Club & Fab Friday)

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Products Used:

Holiday Home Photopolymer Stamp Set
$15.95
Homemade Holiday Framelits Dies
$21.95
Confetti Celebration Designer Series Paper
$10.95
Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Island Indigo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Strawberry Slush 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Island Indigo 1/4″ Cotton Ribbon
$5.95
Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details
$2.50
Alphabet Rotary Stamp
$14.95
Versamark Pad
$7.50
Big Shot
$99.95
Big Shot Magnetic Platform
$39.95
Stampin’ Dimensionals
$3.95
Fuse Fast Adhesive
$9.95
Snail Permanent Adhesive
$6.95

Sweet, Sweet Moments

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The sweet moments spent making a card are worth every minute.  My co-workers are amazed at how much I talk about Stampin’ Up!.  They even think I’m a little crazy about it and guess what?  I am… LoL.

This little hobby of mine has grown into a toddler.  My retired stamp sets are starting to move, just like I imagined.  Thank you so much to those of you who are viewing them and buying them one at a time.  If you want to see them… click here.

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Oh, color challenges scare me.  I heard you ask, “WHY!”  Because it means I have to come up with the sketch on my own… LoL.  It can take me hours to come up with something, that’s why!  But I supposed that’s why I like and prefer clean & simple.  This is why I took a stab at the Pals Paper Art 166 Color Challenge.

If you could do one thing that scares you… what would it be?  Enlighten me by leaving a comment below. =)

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At the end of the day we had a unit morale night with pizza from Pizza Hut and some really good BBQ chicken our Superintendent cooked up along with many sides.  It sure was yummy than the average food we eat at the dining facility!

What was the difference?  The food we BBQ’d had flavor and it was seasoned perfectly!  I’ll never take spices for granted… LoL.

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Products Used:
Field Flowers Clear Stamp Set
Dictionary Clear Stamp
Happy Day Clear Stamp Set
Morning Meadow Clear Stamp Set
Jewels Basic Pearl Large

Stampin’ Up! Perfect Pansies

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I used the Flower Shop to create these beautifully gorgeous perfect pansies! They are a beautiful addition to any project. The Flower Show Stamp Set coordinates with the Pansy Punch and once you try them… you are going to fall deeper in love with them.

Funny thing though… I’m not much of a flower girl, but this set I just had to have because you can get it as a bundle.  Check it out right here!

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This card is brought to you by Pals Paper Arts 164 Sketch Challenge.

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To give the pansies a little pop, I simply used Stampin’ Dimensionals on two of the flowers. The dimensionals really give them that 3-D pop. They look absolutely fantabulous.

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A couple of days ago, I shared how my sense of time was a bit off, but now I am back on track and boy did this week fly by!  I’m at the mid-way point of my tour and time is speeding back up again for me… yayyyyy.

However, there is one thing that has me going through various emotions this week. I’m missing out on Stampin’ Up!’s yearly convention in Salt Lake City, Utah.  It’s our 25th Silver Anniversary and from what I’m reading on Facebook, it’s a blast!  Everyone is receiving so many awesome goodies and I feel so left out.

But my Pals have pulled through form.  My Pals took a picture of me from my last deployment and have carried it around and taken pictures and shared it on our private Facebook page.  I feel so loved that they have taken time from their fun to honor me.

Here my picture is on a chair to honor me at the Convention.  Boy, do I feel so loved.
Here I am with Ronald McDonald.  Stampin’ Up! partners with Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) to bring comfort and creativity to the lives of Ronald McDonald House guests. Each year, thousands of families stay at more than 160 independently operated Ronald McDonald Houses in North America.  These Houses serve as temporary homes for the families of seriously ill children who are being treated in nearby hospitals.  See the special stamp here. 

Supplies Used to Make Card:

Flower Shop Clear Stamp Set
A Dozen Thoughts Clear Stamp Set
Pansy Flower Punch
Etcetera Designer Series Paper
Word Window Punch
Modern Label Punch

This post is a little longer than usual, but I just want to thank you so much for stopping by my blog and sharing your day with me.

Until the Next Post…

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Stampin’ Up! Two Challenges with One Card

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Seems these colors have become my favorite lately.  What perfect timing to use my favorite colors in not just one, but two card challenges… Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge #132 and {Freshly Made} Sketches! #29 This is the first time I used the water coloring paper and it works great when you are coloring in stamp images.  I think you will LOVE it too.


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Handmade Card Ingredients

Stamp Set: Bright Blossoms (Clear 125497), Teeny Tiny Wishes (Wood 115370)
Paper: Pretty in Pink (100459), Chocolate Chip (102128), Certain Celery (105125)
Ink Pad:  Soft Suade (115657), Old Olive (100702)
Marker: Certainly Celery (105016)
Make it Pop: Designer Twitterpated Button (125579)
Embossing Folder: Striped Textured Impressions (123128)

Freshly Made “Congratulatons” Sketch #27

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If you haven’t guessed it by now… Freshley Made Sketches is one of my favorite challenges!  Each time I’m in need of a freshly made sketch (no pun intended) for a card, I look to Freshly Made… =)  A good friend of mine will receive his railroad track promotiom to Captain!  He is looking forward to getting one of my cards and is sitting on the edge of his seat waiting for the mailman… LoL.  Hope you like it Chris… CONGRATULATIONS on your awesome achievement!!!

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Memories Last a Lifetime (FMS #20)

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This post is dedicated to Mrs. Lydia Deocampo.  Her husband, Ed aka “Honeyboy” went to Heaven on Jan. 6, 2012.  She has been feeling sad and lonely without her husband of more than 50 years.  Her daughter Gemma said, “My Papa was her memory; couch potato & “iron chef” partner; breakfast, lunch, and dinner date; medicine reminder; bill payer & organizer; Christmas stuff decorator, idol & fan; dishwasher; shopping, prayer, and church companion; and, best of all, her best friend and partner for more than 50 years!”

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When I read her post I knew I had to make Mrs. Deocampo a special card that would let her know that she is thought of by many of us in her time of sorrow.  I had the perfect stamp and FMS #20 was the perfect sketch.  This is why I love my hobby… it lets people know that they are in the thoughts and prayers of others.

I hope that this card brings her just a little bit of sunshine and a smile to her beautiful face because she is held up high in prayer for peace and comfort.  Her sweetheart’s MEMORIES will live in her heart for an eternity and those same MEMORIES will be carried on by their children.  I met him years ago and he welcomed me into his loving home offering me his friendship, as I was visiting their daughter, Gemma, who served in the Air Force with me.

for supplies to make this MEMORIES card.

Card Ingredients
Stamp Set:  Mixed Bunch (W125535) (C125537); Loving Thoughts (C125845)
Paper:  Cheerful Treat DSP (122381); Mocha Morning DSP (122366);
Pretty in Pink (100459); Melon Mambo (115320); Basic Black (121045)
Ink:  Melon Mambo (115656)
Punch:  Modern Label (119849); Punch Pack 3/8 Circle (118309);
Large Oval (119855); 1 3/4 Circle (119850); Blossom (125603)

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