Tricia's Stamping Creations: Stamping Inkspiration January Blog Hop Glimmer & Shine Sketch Challenge

Welcome to the Stamping Inkspiration January Blog Hop as we start off 2023 with a Sketch Challenge with some Glimmer and Shine. Our wonderful Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to get creative for the New Year. We will each be using the sketch below to create our projects as well as incorporating some glimmer and shine to add some bling.

For my card design today, I thought I would have some fun with two of the new Sale-a-bration Rewards available to earn free with a qualifying order. The Adorable Owls stamp set (Level 1 Reward) is so much fun to create with and pairs beautifully with the Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper (Level 2 Reward). I decided to create a fun birthday card using today's sketch and add some bling using Gold embossing, Gold Metallic Specialty Paper and the new Iridescent Pastel Gems in the new January-April 2023 Mini Catalog. This sweet card design is perfect for people of all ages and is sure to bring a smile to the recipient's face.

Products Used:

Adorable Owls stamp set (item #160269) Sale-a-bration Level 1 Reward

Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper (item #160836) Level 2 Reward

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Gold & Rose Gold 6"x6" Metallic Specialty Paper (item #156844)

Coastal Cabana Cardstock (item #131297)

Balmy Blue Cardstock (item #146982)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154882)

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154906)

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154830)

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154894)

Pale Papaya Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #155519)

Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (item #141897)

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item #144108)

Iridescent Pastel Gems (item #160429)

Measurements:

Coastal Cabana Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Large Stitched Square die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Balmy Blue Cardstock

Small Stitched Label die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Medium Stitched Square die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Owl heat embossed and fussy cut from the Adorable Owls stamp set

Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Gold Metallic Specialty Paper

Strip - 1" x 5 1/4"

This cute card design is easy to assemble and would work well for a variety of occasions. I chose the colors for my card design from the piece of designer series paper from the Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper. I attached the piece of designer series paper to the card front and then added the strip of Gold Metallic Specialty Paper to the card front, lining it up slightly off center, using the dots in the paper design. For the focal layers, I adhered the Basic White square to the Coastal Cabana Square and added it to the card front with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, lining up the corners with the Gold paper.

To create the owl, I heat embossed the image with Gold embossing powder onto a scrap of Basic White cardstock and colored it in with Stampin' Blends Markers. I then fussy cut the owl out and adhered it to the center of the Basic White square. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image onto a scrap of Balmy Blue cardstock and die cut it out with the smallest sentiment die from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I attached the sentiment die using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. Using the Clear Wink of Stella, I colored in the owl's eyes and party hat to give them a touch of shimmer and I added several of the Iridescent Pastel Gems for a little bling. I love how this cute card turned out and how the different elements add that touch of glimmer and shine to the card design.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to get creative and add a little bling to your projects. There are so many wonderful options to explore with the new January-April 2023 Mini Catalog. Don't forget to earn your favorite Sale-a-bration Rewards for free with a qualifying order.

Now it's time to visit Karen's blog and see what she has created with this month's challenge. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know how our projects inspired you. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

Roll Call List

Angie McKenzie ● Aurélie Fabre ● Shel Anderson

Leonie Stuart ● Danielle Kassing ● Jan Musselman

Tricia Butts ● Karen Henderson ● Rochelle Laird-Smith

Mo Rootes ● Marieke Bart ● Susan Webster ● Ann Krucek

Linda Moore ● Vickie Littlewood ● Robbie Susan Chandler

Teri West ● Annette Ball ● Judith Patterson

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you.