Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis
It’s been awhile since I’ve played along with the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week’s sketch caught my eye, and I was in the mood to try something different.
I used the Stampin’ Up “Language of Friendship” stamp set that I received with a cardstock order several months ago.
Additional Supplies: Stampin’ Up cardstock; Versafine ink; Spellbinders dies; Echo Park patterned paper; May Arts twine; October Afternoon button; Fiskars punch; Sizzix embossing folder
This week’s Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge is to use the picture below as inspiration for a card that is VINTAGE.
After a lot of ideas swirled through my head, I became inspired by the vintage papers in Basic Grey’s “Paper Cottage” collection. I love the soft teal, gold, and dark gray. I imagined the snowman from “Freezy Fellas,” who I feel is vintage-y in his top hat, greeting spring by protecting himself with a parasol from the sun. Instead of hiding from the new season, he’s ready for it!
Supplies: Stampin’ Up cardstock (gray); Spellbinders oval die; Echo Park digital paper (background); Divine Twine
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It’s Day Four of the January Release at Neat & Tangled Stamps. Today, I’m showing three cards I created with “Party Dots” – an incredibly versatile set that includes a must-have “Let’s Celebrate” sentiment stamp. This stamp set lends itself to card making for a multitude of occasions – weddings, wedding announcements, birthday parties, graduations, …
For my first card, I heat embossed the background with one of the dots stamps using Versamark and American Crafts Zing! powder. I stamped the die-cut heart with silver pigment ink. The “Let’s Celebrate” banner and sentiment are heat embossed with Hero Arts silver powder. I guess when I think “celebrate” I turn to metallic colors!
My second card is similar – the die cut hearts are stamped with pigment ink and the “Let’s Celebrate” banner and sentiment are heat embossed with Hero Arts silver powder. I added a few rhinestones for some bling!
For my final card, I heat embossed the sentiment onto a die cut banner and paired it with an EK Success wedding cake. The background is dry embossed.
Don’t forget to head over to the Neat & Tangled Blog for inspiration from more of the design team and to enter today’s giveaway – the winner will receive the “Party Dots” stamp set! While you’re there, check out the posts from the rest of the week as well. You still have time to enter to win the sets revealed earlier this week. All of the January release stamp sets will be available for purchase at the Neat & Tangled store, tomorrow, Friday, January 11.
This week’s Retrosketches sketch is fantastic, and I couldn’t wait to play along!
I combined a monkey and banana from a Hero Arts digital set with some of the newly-released Hero Arts stamps. The tweed background stamp is one I will be reaching for all year!
I’m also linking this card up with the CAS-ual Fridays challenge focused on “Thanks.”
Supplies: October Afternoon Midway Collection (orange-striped paper); Hero Arts Monkeying Around digital stamp set
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It’s time for the first Pinspired Challenge! The inspirational photo is for you to interpret anyway you want! You can take from the colors, the style or the technique! You can also make any kind of craft you want as well, whether it’s a card, layout or altered item!
This first challenge is sponsored by The Alley Way Stamps who are generously offering the winner one stamp set of their choice.
Here’s my take on the challenge image:
I wanted to capture the birthday theme, as well as the colors, from the pinspiration. I added a dry embossed background to replicate the polka dots on the cake.
Be sure to head over to the Pinspired Challenges blog to see the creations from the rest of the “Pin Heads” (aka Design Team) and find out the details for playing along. Three runner ups will be chosen and win a “Pin Pal” badge for their blog. A winner will also be chosen by the “Pin Heads” and will win a “Pin Perfect” badge for their blog, as well as the prize from The Alley Way Stamps. We can’t wait to see your creations!
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