Festive red and white

This is my cards for this week's Simply Stampin blog challenge - week 36. The theme is Snowflake Sparkle.

The stamp set I have used for the cards are 'Delicate doilies' and 'Contempo Christmas' both by Stampin' Up. I thought the style of the doilies stamps reminded me of delicate snowflakes. By using the red and white colour scheme I felt it gave it a festive feel.



For my first card (above) I stamped the doilies first with a clear VersaMark ink pad. I used red WOW embossing powder to heat emboss the stamped design. In the gaps I stamped the smaller doilies with a Real Red ink pad from Stampin' Up. I cut the design into three pieces and mounted them onto red card. I stamped the doilies onto the card blank with the Real Red ink pad. To finish I add a strip of ribbon. The greeting stamp is from the 'Contempo Christmas' stamp set.



My second card (above) I heat embossed the doilies images again. To finish this card I added a ribbon bow.

Christmas white and blue

This is my card for the following challenges
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge Week 76 - No Designer Paper
Simply Stamping blog challenge - sketch

I have used Stampin' Up stamps to create all the background papers.



To begin I cut panels of white and dark blue card. One of the panels I punched with my Stampin' Up Eyelet punch. This panel I stamped with a snowflake design. The ink pad I used was Night of Navy and the stamp is from Season of Joy stamp set. The long strip and the other white panel was stamped with Baja Blue ink pad. The two flower stamps were from the Season of Joy set again. I stamped the dark blue card panel with white craft ink.



The main image is Dasher stamp. The greeting is from Contempo Christmas. I stamped the two snowflakes and punched these out with circle punches.

I layered all the panels onto a square card blank. To finish I added glitter and blue dots.

Festive trio

This is a set of card I've made using Stampin' Up stamps and ink pads. I am entering these cards into this week's challenge Simply Stampin' blog challenge.

This week's challenge is a colour challenge of Melon Mambo, Perfect Plum, Bashful Blue, Whisper White. Unfortunately I don't have these colours so I have used my closest colours of Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry and Pixie Pink. The stamp sets I used for the cards are Seasons of Joy and Tree Trimmings. I stamped each element directly onto square card blanks.







These are quick and easy cards to make which is ideal if you have a lot to make. These designs would work in a variety of colour combinations.

Simply Stampin' Challenge 22

This is my card for this week's Simply Stampin' blog challenge. This week's challenge was a sketch challenge. I used Stampin' Up stamps and inks for my card.

I begun by stamping the main image. The stamps I used were Dasher and the wording is from Season of Joy stamp set. I stamped these in Chocolate Chip and Real Red ink pads onto white card. I mounted the image onto Kraft and dark brown card panels.



I used the snowflake stamp and the flower stamp from the Seasons of Joy stamp set to create the patterned panels. I used Real Red and Crumb Cake ink pads. I punched a strip of white card with my Eyelet Punch which I added across the card.



I also stamped the small and large flower from the Season of Joy stamp set in Pear Pizzazz ink onto white card. I cut these out and added them to the card. I stamped the large flower again in Real Red and cut out the centre dots which I added to the Pear Pizzazz flower. To finish I added small dots around the edge of the Kraft panel.

Simply Stampin' Challenge 21

This is my card for this week's Simply Stampin' blog challenge. The theme of this week's challenge was 'Punch it up!' The products I used for the card are by Stampin' Up.

I cut a square of Kraft card. In the centre I punch the heart shape so the Treat Cup could be inserted. Using my Small Heart punch I punched a selection of coloured card for the confetti hearts.



On a square of white card I stamped the heart shaped wording and flower heart design with Rose Pink ink pad. I coloured in the flower with a Blending Pen and Pretty in Pink ink pad. I cut another square of Kraft card. I layered all the panels and Treat Cup together



I stamped a small flower design in Pretty in Pink around the edge of a square card blank. I stamped the greeting tags using Tiny Tags stamp set. I punched the tag out and added then then the squares with Linen Thread. I added the panels to the card blank. To finish the card I added small dots with my Rich Razzleberry ink pad.

Simply Stampin' Challenge 20

This is my card for this week's Simply Stampin' blog challenge. The challenge is a colour challenge - Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Early Espresso & Pacific Point. As I don't have Early Espresso I have used Chocolate Chip instead.



The stamp set I have used for this card is Sweet Summer by Stampin' Up. I stamped each image on white card with Pretty in Pink, Pacific Point and Chocolate Chip ink pad. I used Blender Pens and the ink pads to colour in the image. I punched the bottom edge of the white card panel with my Stampin' Up eyelet punch.



I used my Stampin' Up Tiny Tags stamp set to stamp the greeting in Pacific Point ink pad. I punched it out with the Tag punch. I added this to the white panel with blue ribbon. I cover a card blank with brown card. I added the white panel onto the card.

Simply Stampin' Challenge 16

This is my card for this week's Simply Stampin' blog challenge. This week's challenge was a sketch challenge. The products I used are by Stampin' Up.

I begun by stamping the two large rose images. I used 'A rose is a rose' stamp set and a Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the two layers. I used Rose Red and Pretty in Pink inks. I also stamped the leaves in Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive. I cut out each element.



I cut a square of white card for the background and a rectangle for the side strip. I used the Baby Blossoms stamp set to stamp the pattern. I used the same ink colours again and also So Saffron for the yellow rose heads. I mounted these onto panels of Kraft card. I stamped the greeting in brown ink using Happy Moments stamp set.



On a strip of Kraft card I added a strip of Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon. I put the card together following the sketch. The large rose and leaves were added with foam pads. To finish the card I added white faux stitching.

Simply Stampin' Challenge 13

This is my card for this week's Simply Stampin' blog challenge. This week's challenge was a sketch challenge.

The Stampin' Up stamp set I used for the card was 'Growing Green'. I used this set and various coloured ink pads to create each patterned panel.



The ink pads I used were Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz. I used the Blending Pen and the ink pads to colour in the stamped outlines. I mounted the panels onto dark brown card.



I covered a card blank with Kraft card. Again I stamped the outline floral images onto the card with Chocolate Chip ink pad. I added a piece of Linen Thread across one of the panels onto this I tied Tiny Tags. To finish I added a gem.

Simply Stampin' Challenge 10

These are my cards for this week's Simply Stampin' blog challenge. This week's challenge is a sketch challenge. The stamp set I have used for the card is 'Ornate Flowers' from Stampin' Up.

For all the cards I begun by stamping the background papers using one of the stamps from the Ornate Flowers stamp set. I stamped a panel in each of the chosen colours. I used the same stamp again for the main image.



I covered three square card blanks. Onto this I added a square panel in a dark shade of card and the stamped patterned panels. I punched a strip of the darker coloured card using my Stampin' Up scalloped edge punch. This was added to the cards along with two strip of coloured card. The main image was added with foam pads.

To finish the card I stamped three tags using the Stampin' Up 'Tiny Tags' stamp. I punched these out using the Jewelry Tag Medium punch. I added the tags to the card and finished with a ribbon bow.

Real Red and black



Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive



Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip

Simply Stampin' Challenge 9

This is my card for this week's Simply Stampin' blog challenge. The theme of this week's challenge was 'Floral Frenzy'.

I begun by stamping the patterned background paper. The stamp set I used was 'Baby Blossoms'. The ink pads I used were Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink and Old Olive. To line up each element of the flower and stems I used a Stamp-a-ma-jig. All these items are by Stampin' Up. I mounted the flower patterned background onto a square of Kraft card.



I punched a strip of white card with a Eyelet punch. I added this to the card. Onto this I added a strip of Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon. I stamped a spotty frame using Crumb Cake ink pad. The frame is from the stamp set 'Four Frames'. I stamped a greeting in Chocolate Chip and a rose using the 'Baby Blossoms' set. To finish the card I added two gems.

Simply Stampin' Challenge 8

This is my card for this week's Simply Stampin' Challenge blog. This week's challenge was a colour challenge - Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight. For my card I have used Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and So Yellow as this was the nearest yellow colour I have. The stamp set I used was 'Just Believe' by Stampin' Up.



I begun by creating the main image. I coloured the stamp with Old Olive and So Yellow marker pens and stamped it three times onto a panel of white card. I cut the panel into three equal sided pieces and mounted each piece onto Pumpkin Pie card.



I covered a card blank with a panel of Old Olive card. Onto this I added a strip of Pumpkin Pie card and two pieces of Linen Thread. I colour the greeting frame with marker pens and stamped onto a piece of white card. I stamp the greeting in Old Olive. I added the greeting with foam pads. To finish the card I tied a bow of Linen Thread.

Simply Stampin' Challenge 7

This is my card for this week's Simply Stampin' blog challenge. This week's challenge was a sketch challenge. The stamp set I used was 'Ornate Flowers' by Stampin' Up.

I begun by creating the main flower image. I used the flower stamp from the Ornate Flowers stamp set. I coloured in the stamp with Stampin' Up Markers and then stamped the image onto cream card. I mounted this onto green and burgundy card.



I stamping two pieces of cream card with the flower stamp to create background papers. I used Rich Razzleberry and Pear Pizzazz ink pads. I mounted the green patterned paper onto a piece of green card. Onto this I added strips of green card and burgundy ribbon. The main flower image was added with foam pads. I stamped the greeting in Rich Razzleberry. The stamps I used were Tiny Tags. I punched out the tags with the tag punch. I threaded ribbon through the tags and added them to the card. To finish the card I added small dots with a Rich Razzleberry marker.

Buttons and bows

This is my card for two challenges.

Fab 'n' Funky challenge blog and my second entry for this week's Simply Stampin' challenge blog.

The theme for both challenges is 'Buttons and Bows'.

I begun by creating the button background paper. The base paper I used was 'confetti white'. I used the new Stampin' Up 'Button, Button' stamp set. I stamped the large buttons first and then masked theses with post-it notes. I then stamped the smaller buttons. I used So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz and Crumb Cake Stampin' Up ink pads.



To the top corner of the patterned paper I added a strip of Baja Breeze Seam binding ribbon. Onto this I added a bow, tied with the same ribbon, with a brad. I mounted this onto a Kraft card blank.



I punched four corners using Stampin' Up photo corner punch. For the greeting frame I used the label stamp from the new Stampin' Up 'Baby Blossoms' stamp set. I stamped the frame and the greeting in Chocolate Chip.

To finish I added faux stitching with a white pen and two stamp buttons to the greeting label with foam pads.

Simply Stampin' Challenge 6

This is my card for this week's Simply Stampin' challenge blog. The theme of this week's challenge was 'buttons and bows'. I have used two new Stampin' Up sets from the mini catalogue for this card - 'Baby Blossoms' and 'Button, Button'.



I begun my stamping each patchwork squares using the 'Baby Blossoms' set. I used Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive Stampin' Up ink pads and a light pink ink pad. I added theses onto a square panel of white card. Across the corner I attached a strip of light green Stampin' Up ribbon and a bow. I added the panel to a card blank. I stamped the large button in Crumb Cake ink pad. I added two additional layers of white card to the button. I drilled holes and tied a piece of Linen Thread through the holes. The button was attached to the bow.



I stamped the label from the 'Baby Blossoms' in Crumb Cake. The greeting is from the 'Simply Said' set. I cut out the label and added it with foam pads to the card.

I stamped some small button from the 'Button, Button' set. I added two additional layers of card to each button. I used the 1/2" circle punch to punch out each button. I added colour to the buttons using a Blender pen. I used a pokey tool to add the holes. To finish the card I added faux stitching.

Simply Stampin' Challenge 5

After making the Top Three at Simply Stampin last week I was inspired to get my card for this week's challenge made today. So, this is my card for this week's Simply Stampin Challenge blog. The challenge was a colour change so I have used Rich Razzleberry and Always Artichoke for my card as I had these colours in my stash.



I begun my stamping the bird, flowers and heart in Rich Razzleberry. The stamp set I used was 'Punch Potpourri' Hostess set by Stampin' Up. I used 'Two-step Bird', 'Boho Blossoms' and the 'Heart' punch to punch out all the elements. I also punched out 'Boho Blossoms' in 'Always Artichoke' card.

I used 'Blender pens' to added colour to the punched flowers. I used my 'Rich Razzleberry' marker to colour the centres. I cut a panels of white and 'Always Artichoke' card. I punched the edge of each with 'Eyelet Border' punch.



I added a strip of white card and 'Rich Razzleberry' spotted ribbon across the card. Onto this I added the stamped heart and tags. The Tag's greeting start is part of the 'Tiny Tags' stamp set. All the elements were added the a square card blank. To finish I added tiny dots.