Lots of Stamping Today

Hey Everybody,

I've been busy doing some of the challenges on Splitcoaststampers today. Each day of the week there are challenges for card making. The nice thing about these is that it stretches your comfort zone, gets you to use your supplies and teaches you new things. 

Here's my card. This will be donated to a local hospital.

 Our challenge this week on Splitcoaststampers is to make a Clean and Simple (CAS) creation with a square card or squares on your creation.

I made a square in a square for my card. I tried to find acrylic blocks that were squares, but the one I had wasn't big enough.
I put the acrylic block into the ink then spritzed it with water and stamped on my cardstock. When the inked blocks were dry, I stamped the flower image and the sentiment.
Inside it reads ...is being sure of what we cannot see

The next challenge today is called the Technique Lovers Challenge.   

The challenge was to make a Ribbon Pinwheel Card.  Here is the video I used to make this card.

I'm always looking for ways to use up my designer series scraps. This card was perfect!

I cut my paper as instructed in the video and formed the pinwheel. Then I added the triangles. I then dry embossed with the SU eyelet 3D embossing folder. Lastly, I added the bling in the center and the sentiment.

This will go to a cancer floor at a local hospital.

The next two cards were made with the Stampin' Up designer series paper called Thoughtful Journey.  I continue to look for ways to use up my designer series paper scraps.

The first card was a panel that I cut apart then glued it to a piece of peacock glimmer paper.  The card base was dry embossed with the Fern 3D embossing folder.

Begin with a piece of designer series paper that is 2 3/4" x 4".

First cut is at 1". Turn this strip and cut at 2 1/2".  So your top strip is 1" x 2 1/2" and the bottom piece is 1" x 1 1/2".

Take the next strip and cut it at 1 3/4".  Your top piece on the right side is 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" and the bottom piece is 1 3/4" x 2 1/4".

Glimmer paper is 3" x 4 1/4"

I used a piece of pretty peacock that is 4" x 5 1/4" and dry embossed with the 3D Fern embossing folder.

That layer was placed on a white card base.  The sentiment is from Unbounded Love stamp set.  I used a retired border die to add the scallops below the sentiment. I added a bit of ribbon to the corner and used a sponge dauber to color the outline of the sentiment tag.

The next card uses the same sized papers without cutting the image panel. Instead of cardstock behind the glimmer paper, I used a piece of the Thoughtful Journey designer series paper. Then I added it to a white card base.  I used an alcohol marker to color the white ribbon to match the glimmer paper.

While working on the last two cards, I noticed a lot of strips of designer series paper.  I saw someone online lay strips of designer series paper alternating left/right. They made their card vertical so the strips went across.  I turned my card and dry embossed with the Hammered Metal 3D embossing folder which is retired. I edged the sentiment piece with boho blue ink. The sentiment was added with dimensionals.

These cards will also go to the cancer floor of a local hospital. Praying that they make a difference in someone's day.

Blessings,

Sue