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Sassy Charlotte

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Apparently stamping with Lori put me in a stamping mood. I started working on this card last night and finished it up during the girls’ naptime today. The image is Sassy Charlotte for the Sassy Studio Designs Sassy in the City Relay which also required it to be a friendship card. I was inspired by the two DT members who had paper pieced her dress. The Pink Elephant Challenge #154, which is a sketch, had perfect timing debuting today while I was browsing for composition ideas. I’m also submitting this card for Phindy’s Place Challenge #111 to use gingham or plaid.

Sassy Charlotte Card

Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs – Sassy Charlotte; Stampin’ Up Small Sayings
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Gray, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Uptown (floral), Prints Certainly Celery (polka dot) and Pawsitively Prints (gingham)
Ink: Stazon Jet Black; Dell laser
Embellishments: Queen & Co. white pearls
Tools: Spellbinders Nesties oval and scalloped oval; Stampin’ Up markers; Prismacolor colored pencils

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Stamping with Lori

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Lori and I used to get together pretty regularly to stamp together. However, since having Janette, my Sunday afternoons haven’t gelled yet. I have taken Janette with me a few times, but I was never very productive stamping wise. So this time, we got together yesterday night after the girls went to bed. I’m hoping that our stampy get togethers become more regular soon.

I had two cards that I worked on while at Lori’s and finished up this afternoon during nap time, which was actually about an hour.

First up is a card for our good friend Aric’s upcoming birthday. I used The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge #164 for the card layout. I used a technique called Embossed Embossing for  Hambo Hoedown Challenge #71. I hand wrote the sentiment strips and I am going to stamp the inside with happy birthday. I am also submitting this card for the following challenges: Just Us Girls Challenge #142 which was an inspiration photo of a hot dog barbeque and Your Next Stamp Challenge #3 which is anything goes.

To the King of the Grill

Stamps: Hambo Stamps – Barbecue Man
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Ballet Blue; silver cardstock from Lori
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Summer Picnic
Ink: Stazon Jet Black; Versamark
Embellishments: Stampin’ Up clear embossing powder
Tools: Cuttlebug Diamond Plate and Mosiac embossing folders; Stampin’ Up markers; atYou Spica silver marker

This second card is for our nephew’s 12th birthday in July. I used the June Sketch for You to Try for the card layout. Lori hooked me up with that super cute monster paper. It went perfectly with my stamp set. I am also submitting this card for the following challenges: I was inspired by Disney’s Monster’s Inc for Do You Stack Up Challenge #77.

Happy Birthday Human

Stamps: Technique Tuesday – Monsters Ink
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Island Indigo
Designer Paper: monster paper
Ink: Stazon Jet Black
Embellishments: The Twinery mandarin; Stampin’ Up Baja Breeze 5/8″ striped grosgrain ribbon
Tools: Martha Stewart Balloon punch; Prismacolor colored pencils; dimensionals

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May Sketch for You to Try

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This month I had great intentions of playing with the May Sketch for You to Try early on in the month; however, I didn’t finish up the card until today. I decided to make a baby card. I wanted it to be gender neutral. I’m also entering this in the Simon Says Challenge this week, which is “anything goes.”

Stamps: Mo’s Digital Pencil – sumpin’s wrong; Stampin’ Up – Small Sayings
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Taken with Teal
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Petals & Paisleys
Ink: Dell laser printer; Stazon Jet Black
Embellishments: Stampin’ Up So Saffron grosgrain ribbon, Pretty in Pink gingham ribbon
Tools: Prismacolor colored pencils

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April Sketch for You to Try

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Here’s my card using the April Sketch for You to Try. I didn’t have a sentiment that I felt would fit size-wise, so I will just put one on the inside when I decide what it needs to be. You can’t tell very well by my photo, but the leaves, the fairy wings, and part of the mushroom were colored with atYou Spica markers and shimmer in real life. Because of that bling, I’m also submitting this for Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #161 to make a card or project with spring bling.

 Stamps: Steady On (Yours Truly) – Fairy Tattoo
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Cameo Coral, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Rose Red
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up don’t remember the line right now
Ink: Dell laser printer
Tools: Stampin’ Up markers; atYou Spica markers

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March Sketch for You to Try

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My sweet nephew Cameron turned 4 yesterday. This weekend, we’re going up to Keller for his birthday party. Jessica is super excited.

I decided to make him a birthday card using this month’s Sketch for You to Try. I started this card when I went over to my friend Lori’s on Sunday to stamp, but since I took Janette with me, I didn’t exactly accomplish a whole lot. I finished up today, just in time as Saturday is the last day to submit a card. I’m now 3 for 3 for 2012. Hopefully, this year I can make a card with every sketch for the year and get in the drawing for the prize at the end of the year.

Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps – Monster Bday Balloon; Stampin’ Up – On Your Birthday
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up don’t remember the line right now
Ink: Dell laser printer; Stazon Jet Black
Accessories: green ribbon that Lori hooked me up with
Tools: Prismacolor colored pencils

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