Lovely You Hearts for 3 Challenges

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Today's Valentines card is inspired by the Wear Red Day (which for me is Valentines day :) Inspo List over @ Festive Friday, the Theme Challenge over @ Global Design Project, all pulled together with Joanne's super Sketch Challenge over @ The Paper Players.  Please click the hyperlinks to visit the challenge blogs and enjoy the inspiration - then go make a card for your Valentine :)

***  The Trix  ***

*  Create a shiny, red, love filled sentiment - Do you know if you stamp with coloured ink on Vellum you can sprinkle on Clear Embossing Powder and heat set it for a shiny, red sentiment?  Yes, Cherry Cobbler and other ink colours, take awhile to dry on vellum - so splash on some embossing powder and make it shiny!

*  Hide the glue - Design the card first on vellum before adhering to the Basic White cardstock layer.  *Trix* cut the vellum a smidge smaller than the 3 1/4" x 4 1/2" Basic White layer, and heat emboss it.  Adhere the hearts, ribbon and rhinestones on the vellum.  Flip the vellum layer over, add glue where the hearts, ribbon & rhinestones are and then adhere to the Basic White layer.  

*  Find love sentiments in your existing stamp sets - The Lovely You Stamp Set, #152525 is not a Valentines stamp set, but I think the sentiment is perfect for Valentines.  

*  Repeat the colours - pick up the black from the Black & White 1/4" Gingham Ribbon, #156485 with a 3 7/16" x 4 9/16" layer of Basic Black cardstock to frame the Basic White and Vellum layer.  Adhere to the Cherry Cobbler 4 1/4" x 5 1/2 " card base.  

*  The Cherry Cobbler hearts are from the Country Bouquet Punch, #160382.  The Rhinestone Basic Jewels, #144220 are coloured with a Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Marker, #154880.

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Indescribable Gift for #rrcb199

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Today's card was created for the Tickled Pink Challenge #199 over @ Retro Rubber Challenge Blog.  My card was chosen as the winner for the #rrcb194 Challenge and now I have the opportunity to be a Guest Designer for the this challenge.  Thank you Design Team for choosing my card!  I love to play with the old stamps and it's a real treat to join the team for this fun challenge.

This card is also inspired by my dad.  His birthday is January 27th.  I miss him everyday and have very fond memories of our apple orchard.  This branch is an apple blossom branch to my eye, and its dads' birthday, so of course I have to stamp with it!

***  The Trix  ***

*  Stamp the image with Memento Black Ink and colour in with Flirty Flamingo, Soft Succulent & Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers.  *Trix* add a bit of Wink of Stella® Clear Glitter Brush, #141897 to the branch to give it a silvery look.

*  Adhere the stamped 4 x 4 piece of Very Vanilla to a Basic White layer a smidge bigger (1/16th of an inch) and then adhere to a Very Vanilla 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card base.  

*  Heat Emboss the sentiment with Silver Embossing Powder, #155555 

*  Create a Very Vanilla 1 1/4" x 4 1/4" band of texture with the Stripes from the Stripes & Splatters 3D Embossing Folder, #157980 and adhere with dimensionals.  Embellish with Festive Pearls, #159963

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I'm not sure the age of this stamp set, maybe around 2007.  The stamp was an old style clear mount.  Here's a *Trix* if you have one of these old sets, and the 'cling' doesn't grab the clear block as well, try adding a bit of Tombow Removable Adhesive to the cling side, it will grip the clear block.  

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However please be aware that the Freebies are available while supplies last.  If something has caught your eye, my advice is to shop early and earn those freebies :)

If you're like me and you like to have it all, consider purchasing the Starter Kit.  The Starter Kit is always the best value for your dollar, because it ships for free with no tax in most provinces.  

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.

   

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Something Fancy Stamp Set with Free DSP for #jai637

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Today's card was inspired by the sketch challenge over @ Just Add Ink .  If you'd like to give this sketch a try click the hyperlink, or the image below to visit the blog challenge post and see what you can create.

I tried to create a card with colours from my friends favourite football team, using the Dandy Designs DSP  from Sale-a-bration, #160836.  It's free while supplies last with a $120 order 'til February 28th 2023.  How did I do, can you guess the football team?

***  The Trix ***

* Angles on a card always challenge me a bit, but I think I figured out a *Trix* for this one.  After cutting the angle pieces from two coordinating 4 x 5 1/4 pieces of dsp glue them to a 4 x 5 1/2 piece of vellum before adhering them to the Bermuda Bay cardstock layer.  The Multipurpose Glue allows you to squish them into place evenly on the vellum layer.

*  Stamp the sentiment from the Something Fancy Stamp Set, #160416 on Basic White then cut out with a Stylish Shapes, #158183 circle die.  Adhere the circle to a Bermuda Bay Stylish Shapes banner die.

*  The card base is Night of Navy.  Is your guess correct? The answer is the Miami Dophins - Navy, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, & Mango Melody.  (& yes, when I compared the colours online, I thought Mango Melody was closer to the orange they use than Pumpkin Pie).   

 

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If you've ever considered purchasing the Starter Kit, Sale-a-bration is an excellent time to Join the Stampin' Up!® community.  The Starter Kit is always the best value for your dollar, because it ships for free with no tax in most provinces.  

*** However ***

During Sale-a-bration choose from

Three Stampin' Up!®  Starter Kit Options, ...

*  Receive the new Boho Blue Mini Stamp Cut & Emboss Machine for free & Choose $225 worth of products from any current catalogue and pay $175 (no shipping or taxes in most provinces)   ***Save $107.22 & get $136 worth of product*** 

*  Receive the original white Mini Machine for free & Choose $225 worth of products from any current catalogue and pay $175 (no shipping or taxes in most provinces)  ***Save $107.22 & get $136 worth of product***

*  Your choice of $225 Stampin' Up!® products for only $135  ***Save $147.22 & get $90 worth of product***   

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.   

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Ready To Ride DSP & Something Fancy Bundle for #hssic406 & #gdp378

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Today's card is inspired by the Sketch Challenge over @ Global Design Project and the Inspiration Challenge over @ Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge.  Please click on the hyperlinks or the images below to visit the blogs and enjoy the inspiration.

***  The Trix  ***

*  Keep the colour palette simple - the #hssic406 picture inspired the black, white & red  focus of my card - I love that sweet little kitty in the pic, 'she' reminds me of my childhood cat named Cleo :)  Anyway,.... the card base is Basic Black, with a 1" strip of wrenches from the Ready To Ride Specialty DSP, #160752.  The Basic White Tag is from the Something Fancy Dies, #160425 and the Cherry Cobbler hearts are from the Country Bouquet Punch, #160382.

*  Balance the scale of the patterns - the wrenches on the strip of dsp are large, but the pattern created by the Metal Plate 3DEmbossing Folder, #160766 are smaller, they work together.  I think the rule of thumb when mixing patterns is to vary the size of the pattern.  

*  The extras - tie the tag on the card with Black Bakers Twine, #155475 *Trix* the tag isn't really tied on, it's held in place with dimensionals, but I did tie the twine around the Basic Black, DPS, and embossed layer layer, then through the tag and tied a bow, before gluing it to the card base.  Embellish with hearts - no extra gems are needed - just like the sentiment says 'Nothing Fancy Just Love' 

 

***  Click here to shop and please remember to use the Host Code, found on the right sidebar of this blog post, when your order is $60 - $135 to receive a thank you gift from me.  

If you've ever considered purchasing the Starter Kit, Sale-a-bration is an excellent time to Join the Stampin' Up!® community.  The Starter Kit is always the best value for your dollar, because it ships for free with no tax in most provinces.  

*** However ***

During Sale-a-bration choose from

Three Stampin' Up!®  Starter Kit Options, ...

*  Receive the new Boho Blue Mini Stamp Cut & Emboss Machine for free & Choose $225 worth of products from any current catalogue and pay $175 (no shipping or taxes in most provinces)   ***Save $107.22 & get $136 worth of product*** 

*  Receive the original white Mini Machine for free & Choose $225 worth of products from any current catalogue and pay $175 (no shipping or taxes in most provinces)  ***Save $107.22 & get $136 worth of product***

*  Your choice of $225 Stampin' Up!® products for only $135  ***Save $147.22 & get $90 worth of product*** 

  

It's simply the best value for the dollar.  Choose your favourites as your 'Starter Kit', there is no commitment to sell or promote Stampin' Up!® products unless you wish to.  I purchased the Starter Kit to save money and enjoyed a discount on my purchases for 5 years until I decided to start my online business.   

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