Sketch Challenge!

This weeks challenge at Stampin' Royalty is a sketch challenge! I took a little bit of liberty with the sketch, but kept the basics. But it gives you an idea of how you can take a sketch and make it your own! Use it as an inspiration! or you can translate it literally to your project if you are more comfortable that way. all in all, it is about creating something and having fun doing it!

For this card, i used Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive cardstock, and Rose Red Designer Seiries Paper. I punched out the flower using the biggest Scallop Circle punch, sprayed them with water, crumpled them up, then set them aside to let them dry.

I used the scallop trim punch for the 'ribbon', the Four Frames set to stamp the sentiment panel in Cherry Cobbler, stamped the Thank You in Basic Black from the Because I care set, punched it out with the decorative label punch, then punched out a frame in Cherry Cobbler. add a few pearls, a couple leaves, and a button, and you have a card!

For the Birds!

Hello, all! I have been away on vacation the last 2 weeks, but i am home safe now!

This project is for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge, which features birds!

I made a scrapbook page of my little girl and me using My Digital Studio. Let me tell you how much i love this program! we got home on Sunday evening, and i needed to have a project for this week by that night. I went to my trusty MDS, and put this page together in about an hour. (actually, the one on the Stampin' Royalty page!) i did go back later and added/adjusted a few things, but all in all, it took me only about an hour and a half to complete this project! not bad! what i love about it is you CAN make adjustments, change colors around, change sizes, ect. Love that MDS!

I Felt Like Scrappin'!

This weeks challenge at Stampin' Royalty is a sketch challenge!

I had been wanting to make a scrapbook page of my daughters 2nd grade picture, and this sketch seemed perfect for it!

I used the Paisly Petals Designer Seiries paper (will be available in a few days!) Bravo Burgundy cardstock, some chipboard letters pressed into Whisper White Craft ink, then sprinkled with Irridescent Ice embossing powder, some buttons from the brights collection, and a strip of bravo burgundy cardstock punched with the Dotted Scallop Robbon Border punch.

Water, Water, Everywhere!

Watercoloring! that is this weeks theme at Stampin' Royalty!

I watercolored the hydrangea first by giving the whole flower a wash of Bashful Blue, then just going in and putting Concord Crush on certain areas to give it dimension. I used Wild Wasabi for the leaves.

The cardbase if Concord Crush, the the paper is from the In Colors Hostess Paper Pack. I have used a Button from the Brights Button pack. I used markers in Concord Crush and Basic Black to color the sentiment, I punched it out using the oval punch.

Lot's O'Candles!

This picture didn't turn out very well because when i took it, the lighting was really bad. but anyway, here is a card! (trying to post more often!)

I handmade the little presents. easier than it looks! I just took a couple scrap pieces, and cut them in this shape (really easy!) added the polka dots and the little strips , and used circles with wedges cut out of them for the bows.

Spring it on Me!

Spring!!!! That is this weeks theme over at Stampin' Royalty! ahhh, spring. we had a little teaser of spring here yesterday! haha! we have had a very long winter, and i am ready for it to warm up, to see some birds and butterflies, and to go out into the sunshine! For this card, i started with some Daffodil Delight for a mat, then a patterned paper panel. I didn't put these on the cardbase yet, because i will need to put brads on it before putting in on the cardbase. I embossed the lily from the Fifth Avenue Floral onto watercolor paper with white embossing powder, then watercolored them, cut them out, and punched some leaves from the Two Step Bird punch in Old Olive and Certainly Celery, then set those aside. I cut out the butterflies from the Beautiful Butterflies Embosslit using my Big Shot, then sponged the edges with Daffodil Delight. I stamped the sentiment from the All Holidays set in Old Olive, then punched it out using the Designer Label punch. I just had some scrap strips of Whisper White that i inked the edges in a light brown and glued onto the card to create a fence. I then added the elements, then lastly, I put the metal frame on the sentiment, used my paper piercer to create the holes for the brads to go through, put in the brads, and put the whole thing on the Old Olive cardbase.

Super Simple Monday

yay! return of the simple!

For this card, i started with a River Rock cardbase, added a handcut piece of wild wasabi for the grass, a strip of wild wasabi for the stem, two leaves cut from a circle punch (punch the circle, then put it back in to create the leaf shape) a few circles in different sizes in Groovy Guava and Purely Pomegranate. The flower is made from teh scallop circle punch, then each one is folded twice and put in the shape of a flower. I added a button in the center, punched out a butterfly with sponged wings, a couple little rhinestones, and the letters from the Billboard Die Cut. I added faux stitching all around with either a pen marker, or white gel pen.

I think it took me longer to type this out than it took for me to make it! haha! Ok, maybe the stitching will take a few extra minutes, but it's easy!

One Layout, Unlimited Possibilities

You can never have enough cupcakes, right? Here are a few examples of how you can take a layout, use what you have, and make several cards, making each one unique.

Needing some Sunshine!

My Sample card for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge is one that took me a while to figure out how to translate what i had in my mind to reality!

The challenge this week was specific colors, tempting Turqoise, Daffodil Delight, Blushing Bride, and Certainly Celery. I mostly used punches for this card. I used the Build a Cupcake punch for the clouds, the 1 3/4 circle for the sun, Boho Blossoms for the flowers, and hand cut the hills and the rays for the sun. I used markers to create stitching, and My Digital Studio to make my own sentiment.

Gone a Little Cupcake Crazy!

i just got my hands on the Build A Cupcake punch......i think i am in love! is there anything this punch can't do? well, ok, it can't go grocery shopping for you, but I do love it! I have made SEVERAL cards since picking this thing up! here is one of lots that i will be posting! I decided on this one today because it is the easiest of the ones i have made, so it fits my Super Simple Monday category, today being Monday and all. I just put patterned paper and a strip of trim punched cardstock on Purely Pomegranate cardstock. I punched circles in Pretty in Pink and Close to Cocoa. I then stamped and punched the bottoms of the cupcakes, then ran some scrap paper through the big shot using the Perfect Polka dots embossing folder, then punched them out using the cupcake punch. I used the owl punch for the little hearts, then stamped the sentiment in black. if you have all your supplies ready to go, this card goes together really quickly!!

Turn Up the Heat!

For this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge, we are turnin' up the heat! heat embossing, that is! that is the theme for this week. Here is my sample card. I used the Always set twig to stamp and then emboss in white on Crumb Cake cardstock for the background, and then i stamped and embossed the bird in black, then cut him out and used Dimensionals to put him on the card, i also did an extra branch to put in the birdies mouth. I used the Matchbox Die to cut out the mat for the senitment, then stamped, then cut out the sentiment from Great Friend. I used the Color Spritzer Tool and Early Espresso marker to create the spattering on the bottom of the card on Soft Suede cardstock, placed it on the card, sponged around the card with brown ink, and added pearls to finish it off.

Sketchy!

ok, i know this looks a little dark, but it looks really pretty in real life! It has silver embossing with the grey which gives it that sparkle and shine.

This was done for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge, which is a sketch challenge.

for the sentiment, i made and printed it from My Digital Studio, the papers are from the Neutrals patterned paper pack, and the hearts were made by first stamping and then embossing in silver the large heart from the Always set, then i used the hearts punch to punch them out, then i just glued them to grey cardstock, then trimmed around it to make mats.

Texture Time!

Allright! This weeks Challenge at Stampin' Royalty is all about texture! So for my sample, i gave it lots and lots!

I started by running the Very Vanilla and Pink Pirouhette panels through the Big Shot using Petals a Plenty and the Square Lattice embossing folders. I then punched out several of the flowers using the Boho Blossoms punch, misted them with water, crumpled them up, then uncrumpled them and let them dry (really only takes a few minutes for them to dry...then i punched the centers using the Owl and Build a Cupcake punches, then stamped and punched out the sentiment piece using the Decorative Label punch.

I put it all on a cardbase with a very vanilla mat and added lots of pretty pearls to finish it off. Again, this card really didn't take too much effort, but looks very nice.

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Took Me Long Enough!

Ok! so i admit it! I am a terrible procrastinator! This is a card i made and took a picture of many, many months ago and just now posting. I have been meaning to post more cards lately, but have just not had time to make very many! But we have been getting more sunshine around here the last few days, so i am hoping it will get me going!

So for now, i will post some of the ones that have been patiently waiting for thier turn!

Are Ya Feelin' Lucky?

This weeks challenge at Stampin' Royalty is St. Patricks themed! I kind of went with a more 'lucky' theme. but it has the 4 leaf clover, so that works, right? have you ever seen one? i was 'lucky' enough to see a few in the same field once. I thought that was pretty neat!

So this card was made with Garden Green and Black cardstock, garden green patterned paper, Old Olive ribbon, green brads, the hearts from the Heart to Heart punch, a button from the Brights Collection, and the sentiment was made with My Digital Studio, printed on Whisper White, then cut out!