Tasteful Touches for #GDP294

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Today's card uses the fun sketch from Global Design Project, #294.  Please click on either my card or the GDP sketch image to visit their site.  I admit it was a bit of a tricky one for me, not really sure why :)  Maybe because of the angle, and because I wanted to use a particular stamp, the geometrical squares within the Tasteful Touches stamp set.  I have used the flower, feather and greenery so much but I haven't used the squares, so I was challenging myself to use a stamp I haven't used before.  This is why I love challenges!  Thank you Global Design Project for all the inspiration!

And here's the card details:

4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Magenta Madness card base   (4 1/4 x 11 folded in half portrait)

Scrap piece of Basic White cardstock for the flower

Tasteful Touches stamp set

Polished Pink ink pad & Stampin' Blends Markers

Memento Black ink

*****Simple one layer cards are fun to create, and easy to change up simply by using a different image from the set.  Click here, Lesley's Online Store to shop.  Remember if you spend $60, please use the Host Code for the month - found at the top right sidebar - of my blog, and I will send you a little thank you gift in the mail the following month with your thank you card.

Assembly and Trix:

*  Stamp the geometric squares using Polished Pink ink.  ***Trix, Keep the stamp set in the same position, vertically aligning it with the top of the card and fit in the pattern to create the aligned repetition.  

*  Stamp the flower using Memento Black ink onto a piece of Basic White cardstock, colour with Stampin' Blends Markers and fussy cut out.

*  Stamp the sentiment with Memento Black ink.  ***Trix, try to align the sentiment into the pattern by practicing on a scrap piece of paper first to see how the pattern flows and the sentiment can fit in.

*  Adhere the flower with Stampin' Dimensionals.

*  Embellish as desired, I used Black Matte Dots

*  Simple & done, wasn't that easy!  #simplestamping with Blends :)

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 Enjoy and have a super day!

Color & Contour Bundle with Ornate Layers for PP543

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Today I have a link to a super fun challenge for you, a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge from LeAnne at The Paper Players.  Please click on either my card or their blog image to visit their blog directly and play the game! - then go create a card! :)  Have fun!

For my card I chose blue, die-cut, heat embossing.  Enjoy!

And here's the card details:

4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Thick Basic White Cardstock (CS)  (4 1/4 x 11 folded in half)

3 1/2 x 5 Smoky Slate CS layer

Basic White Scrap for flower and sentiment

2 1/4 x 3 5/8 piece of Well  Suited Designer Series Paper (DSP)  **This DSP is retiring in June, therefore available while supplies last.  Please click here, Lesley's online store to purchase this paper. 

Color & Contour Bundle

Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder

Memento Black Ink

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers

Black Stampin' Emboss Powder, Versa Mark ink pad and Heat Tool

Pool Party Sheer Ribbon

Artistry Blooms Adhesive Backed Sequins

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Assembly & Trix:

*  Emboss one side of the Thick Basic White card base with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing folder.

*  Die cut the Smoky Slate layer with the second largest ornate layer die.

*  Adhere the DSP to the ornate layer with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

*  Stamp the flower with Memento Black ink and die cut using the Scalloped Contours die.

*  Colour the flower with Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers.

*  Stamp the sentiment and heat emboss with Black Stampin' Emboss Powder.

*  Adhere ribbon to the sentiment piece.  ***Trix, I choose to cut the Basic White piece to just fit the sentiment.  Then I created loops with the ribbon and adhered them to the back of the sentiment piece with Stampin' Seal adhesive.  Next adhere the sentiment label to the card with dimensionals. 

*  Embellish with a sequin.

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Nothing's Better Than stamp set for Fab Friday #214

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I love the new In-Colors! and we're celebrating them by throwing them all together on one card.  They work beautifully together but this was still a challenge for me as I tend not to put more than three different colours together on a card, unless they're already in the Designers Series Paper (DSP) - I guess that's just my style :)

Please click on either my card or the Fab Friday #214 image to go directly to their blog post.  Beautiful inspiration awaits.  And please join the challenge, make a card with some or all of the new In-Colors :)  

And here's the card details:

8 x 3 1/2 Evening Evergreen card base (8 x 7 folded in half)

3 3/4 x 1 3/4 Soft Succulent cardstock (CS) layer

3 3/4 x 1 3/4 Basic White CS layer

Scrap of Basic White CS for fancy drink images

1/2 inch strips of DSP, varying lengths for details.

Scalloped Contour Dies

Love You More Than Dies

Textured 3D Embossing Folder

Nothing's Better Than stamp set

Artistically Inked stamp set

Memento Black ink pad

Pale Papaya ink pad

Stampin' Blends Markers: Fresh Freesia; Polished Pink; Pale Papaya; Soft Succulent

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Assembly and Trix:

*  Scallop the edge of the Slimline card using the Scalloped Contour Dies.

*  Emboss the Soft Succulent layer with the textured embossing folder.

*  Stamp the Basic White layer with the Artistically Inked Stamp using Pale Papaya ink.  ***Trix, leave a bit of space in the centre to stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment.

*  Stamp the fancy drinks with Memento Black ink and cut out using the Love You More Than Dies.  Colour with Stampin' Blends Markers as you wish. 

*  Layer the coordinating strips of DSP to the Basic White layer and adhere using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (glue)  ***Trix, I chose to use 1/2 inch strips and I wanted the lengths to be uneven in length, but I glued each strip so that 1/4 of an inch would be visible to keep some visual balance.

*  Adhere the label to the Soft Succulent layer with glue.

*  Adhere to the card with Stampin' Dimensionls.

*  Adhere the fancy drinks to the label with glue.

Enjoy and have a super day!

 

Color & Contour for FMS #487

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Today's card was inspired by Jen T's Sketch Challenge from Freshly Made Sketches.  Please click on either my card or the FMS #487 image to go directly to their blog and enjoy all the inspiration!  Slimline cards are really fun, there's lots of white space to contrast the focal image or there's lots of space to cover with images.  Either way, give a slimline card a try and see what you can create.

 

And here's the card details:

8 x 3 1/2 Thick Basic White Cardstock (CS)   (8 x 7 folded in half)

1 3/4 x 3 3/4 Smoky Slate CS layer

1 x 2 Basic White CS for sentiment

Scrap piece of Basic White CS for flowers

Color & Contour Bundle

Tasteful Texture 3D Embossing Folder

Pool Party & Smoky Slate Ink

Well Suited Designer Series Paper (DSP) strips, 1/2 x 4 1/4 and 1/2 by 4 1/2

Pool Party Ribbon

Assembly & Trix:

*  Scallop the edge of the card base using the Scalloped Contour Dies.  ***Trix, align the scallop border first before cutting to ensure the scallops are evenly distributed along the edge of the card for visual balance. 

*  Stamp the sentiment using Smoky Slate ink on Basic White.

*  Stamp the flowers using Pool Party ink.  ***Trix, I coloured the inside of the flowers with a sponge dauber for a little bit of dimension.

*  Emboss the Smoky Slate CS piece with the Texted Embossing Folder.

*  Adhere the Basic White sentiment piece to the Smoky Slate with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (glue).  Adhere the DSP and ribbon to the base of the Smoky Slate layer with glue and set aside to dry.    ***Trix, before attaching the sentiment measure the flower placement around the sentiment.

*  Adhere the Smoky Slate to the card base with Stampin' Dimensionals. 

*  Adhere the flowers to the Smoky Slate layer with glue.  ***Trix, if more than half of the flower hangs off the Smoky Slate layer it should be adhered to the card base with a h dimensional so that it doesn't droop.

Enjoy and have a super day!