Ink. Stamp. Share. April Monthly Blog Hop Sketch Challenge

Welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share. April Monthly Blog Hop and this month we have a sketch challenge to help spark our creativity. You will be visiting with wonderful Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world as they share their tips and ideas to help inspire you. 

Sketches are a wonderful starting point when you need inspiration for a card design. It is like a road map that helps you to plan your layout and you choose what colors and images you want to use to create your own unique version. 

For my card design, I chose to use one of the pretty papers from the Flowers For Every Season 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #152486) for the lower half of the background and I chose colors from this paper to create my card design. For the decorative element, I chose to use one of the detailed butterflies from the Brilliant Wings Dies (item #155523) and the sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set, which is one of my go-to sentiment stamp sets for birthdays. 

Products Used:

Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set (item #148618) - Retiring

Flowers For Every Season 6"x6" Designer Series Paper 

(item #152486) - Retiring 

Banner Triple Punch (item #138292) - Retiring

Brilliant Wings Dies (item #155523)

Meadow Moments Embossing Folders (item #153126)

Stitched Rectangles Dies (item #151820)

Misty Moonlight Cardstock (item #153081)

Just Jade Cardstock (item #153079)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

White Embossing Powder (item #109132) - Retiring

Just Jade 1/4" Ribbon (item #153621) - Retiring

Basic Rhinestone Jewels (item #144220)

Measurements:

Misty Moonlight Cardstock

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

Banner - 1 1/2" x 4" (One end punched with the Banner Triple Punch)

Sentiment Label die cut with one of the Stitched Rectangles Dies

Just Jade Cardstock

Banner - 1 /2" x 4" (One end punched with the Banner Triple Punch)

Basic White Cardstock

Background Layer - 5 1/4" x 4" Embossed with one of the Meadow Moments Embossing Folders

Detailed Butterfly die cut with the Brilliant Wings Dies

Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper

Layer - 2" x 5 1/4"

By following the layout of the sketch, it is easy to assemble this card to create a pretty clean and simple design. I embossed the Basic White cardstock layer to add texture and added the designer series paper layer to the bottom of this background layer. I added a piece of Just Jade 1/4" Ribbon to cover the seam of the designer series paper and provide the element in the sketch. For the banners, I used the Banner Triple Punch to create a banner on one end of the Misty Moonlight and Just Jade strips and then trimmed the length so that the Misty Moonlight piece was approx. 3 1/2" long and the Just Jade piece was approx. 3 3/4" long. I layered them and attached them to the left side of the card front, adding the detailed Basic White butterfly as the element in the sketch. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with White Embossing Powder onto a piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock and die cut it with one of the Stitched Rectangles Dies and added it to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. To finish off the design, I added three Basic Rhinestone Jewels for a touch of bling. This card design would work well for a variety of occasions and you could adapt it to work other designer series paper patterns to create a completely different look. There are so many wonderful possibilities to explore when using a sketch. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to try creating your own beautiful projects using this fun sketch challenge. A sketch layout can be a wonderful way to help get you started when you are experiencing a creative block and they help to provide a road map for your own beautiful creations.

Now it's time to visit Mo's wonderful blog and see what beautiful projects she has to share with us using this sketch. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List below to find your way. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. 

Roll Call

Jo Blackman

Libby Fens

Kim Price

Kirsty Pattrick

Dana Sullivan

Sue McDonald

Stacey Marsh

Karen Egan

Cindy Mitchell-Clark

Gez Carpenter

Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Verity Pursglove

Tricia Butts

Mo Rootes

Rochelle Laird-Smith

Jill Chapman

Victoria Littlewood

Donna Coffman

Joanna Barnes

Susan Simpson

Deb Naylor

Annette Elias

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Stamping Inkspirations April Blog Hop Birthdays

Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations April Blog Hop as we showcase project ideas to help celebrate the birthdays in our lives. Birthdays are a special occasion and everyone gets to enjoy their own special day each year, so why not celebrate it with a card or gift to let them know how much you care. You will be visiting with talented stampers from around the world as they share their projects and ideas to help inspire you.

Today I am sharing a fun, colorful birthday card that would be perfect for the kids in your life. It's been a while since I have played with the Dino Days stamp set (item #149406) and coordinating Dino Dies (item #149636) and I had forgotten how much fun they were to create with. I paired them with one of the designs from the Playing With Patterns 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #152490) to create a card that would be great for either boys or girls. I am sorry to see these wonderful products from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog retire soon. They are great for making cards for kids to celebrate a variety of occasions.

Products Used:

Dino Days stamp set (item #149406) - Retiring

Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set (item #148618) - Retiring

Dino Dies (item #149636) - Retiring

Tasteful Labels Dies (item #152886)

Playing With Patterns 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #152490) Retiring

Coastal Cabana Cardstock (item #131297)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Calypso Coral Classic Ink Pad (item #147101)

Crushed Curry Classic Ink Pad (item #147087)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

White Embossing Powder (item #109132) - Retiring

Playing With Patterns Resin Dots (item #152467)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Coastal Cabana Cardstock

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

Label die cut with the Tasteful Labels Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Sentiment Label die cut with Tasteful Labels Dies

Scrap for stamped dinosaur images (Dino Days stamp set and die cut with Dino Dies)

Playing With Patterns Designer Series Paper

Background Layer - 5 1/4" x 4"

The patterns in the Playing with Patterns 6"x6" Designer Series Paper are perfect for creating cards for kids. The bright cheerful colors and designs make great backgrounds for cards and work well for boys and girls of all ages. The colors I chose for the dinosaurs came from the colors in the background paper to coordinate. I love the way the sentiment pops against the Coastal Cabana cardstock with the White embossing. The happy birthday sentiment is just one of the great options from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set and fit perfectly in the die cut label from the Tasteful Labels Dies. I love how the Purple Posy Resin Dots add a nice embellishment without being too over the top. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create fun birthday cards for the kids in your life. Explore the wonderful options that Stampin' Up! has to offer.

Now it's time to visit my wonderful friend Jan's blog and see what beautiful projects she has to share with us. Just click the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List below to find you way. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. Please leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. Thank you for your support.

Roll Call List

Angie McKenzie  ●  Leonie Stuart  ●  Alejandra Gomez

 Danielle Kassing  ●  Annette Ball  ●  Kirstie Pattrick

Linda Moore  ● Mo Rootes  ●  Libby Fens

Tricia Butts  ●  Jan Musselman  ●  Aurélie Fabre

Narelle Fasulo  ●  Sandra Mastello  ●  Karen Henderson

  Susan Simpson  ●  Susan Webster  ●  Melissa Faust

JoAnn Pollock  ●  Gez Carpenter  ●  Jo Blackman

Jill Chapman  ●  Rochelle Laird-Smith  ●  Melissa Gifford

Terry Hamilton  ●  Deb Macdowell  ●  Satomi Wellard

Shel Anderson  ●  Elaine de Montmorency  ●  Ann Krucek 

Chris Smith  ●  Cheryl Hamilton  ●  Teri West

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Tricia Butts
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GSF April Blog Hop Rainbow

Welcome to the Global Stamping Friends (aka GSF) April Blog Hop and our theme this month is Rainbow. You will be visiting with talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world as they share their ideas and projects to help inspire you.

Today I decided to use the beautiful Brights 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #152487) to create this fun and cheerful birthday card. Using strips from 7 different colors, I created the rainbow, using the polka dot pattern from this designer series paper pack. I used Basic Black cardstock for the background to help make these bright colors pop and I love the contrast of Black and White that creates a frame for these wonderful colors. I used the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set (item #148618) for my sentiment and heat embossed it onto Black cardstock to help it stand out. This card design works well for people of all ages and is a wonderful way to celebrate a special day. 

Products Used:

Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set (item #148518) Retiring

Everyday Label Punch (item #144668)

Thick Basic White Cardstock (item #159229)

Basic Black Cardstock (item #121045)

Brights 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #152487) Retiring

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

White Embossing Powder (item #109132)

Silver 3/8" Metallic Edge Ribbon (item #144213) Retiring

Basic Rhinestone Jewels (item #144220)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Basic White Cardstock

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

Basic Black Cardstock

Background Layer for strips - 4 7/8" x 3 5/8"

Background Matte Layer - 5" x 3 3/4"

Sentiment Label punched with the Everyday Label Punch

Brights 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (polka dot pattern)

3/4" x 3 1/2" - 1 Strip of each of the following colors:

Poppy Parade, Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Pacific Point, Gorgeous Grape

This clean and simple card design is easy to create and assemble. To create the rainbow of strips, I adhered each of the strips to the Basic Black cardstock layer (4 7/8" x 3 5/8") in rainbow order, leaving a slim border between each strip. I then attached this layer to the Basic Black matte background layer to create a frame around the focal pattern. I attached a piece of the Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon around the middle of this layer and added the sentiment label on top with Stampin' Dimensionals. The sentiment was heat embossed with White embossing powder and I added small Basic Rhinestone Jewels to decorate the label. To complete the card design, I attached the focal layer to the card base with Stampin' Dimensionals to pop it up. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore using a rainbow of colors to create your own wonderful projects. Some of the products that I used to create today's card are retiring and are available while supplies last or until May 3rd. If you are interested in ordering any of these products, you may visit my Online Store by clicking the link below.

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

Blog Hop Roll Call

1. Amanda Farlinger

2. Rachel Macleod

3. Kimberley Anne Morris

4. Tricia Butts

5. Jan Musselman

6. Marieke Bart

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New At SU July Blog Hop 2020-2022 In Colors

It's time to hop along with the New At SU July Blog Hop and this month we are showcasing the amazing new 2020-2022 In Colors from the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. You will be visiting with talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators as they share ideas and projects to help inspire you. I am excited to see what everyone has to share this month with these beautiful new colors.

 Today's card features three of the new 2020-2022 In Colors - Misty Moonlight, Bumblebee and Just Jade. I wanted to create a masculine birthday card and I loved how these three colors looked together. I chose the Pattern Play Bundle (item #154087) from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog and combined it with various In Color products to create this clean and simple card design. 

 To create this card, I started with a Thick Whisper White cardstock card base and I added a 5"x3 3/4" layer of Misty Moonlight cardstock. I added a 4 3/4" x3 1/2" layer of Whisper White cardstock to create the background and used stamped two of the images from the Pattern Play stamp set using Bumblebee and Just Jade Classic ink pads. 

The main sentiment was created by die cutting the letters from Just Jade cardstock using the Playful Alphabet Dies (item #152706) and I attached them to a 1 3/4" x 3 3/4" Misty Moonlight piece of cardstock. For the smaller sentiment, I heat embossed the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set (item #148618) with White Embossing Powder onto a 3/4" strip of Just Jade cardstock. I used the Lovely Labels Pick A Punch (item #152883) to create the label. 

To assemble the card, I added a piece of Bumblebee 1/4" Ribbon (item #153622) across the center of the stamped background panel and then attached it to the Misty Moonlight cardstock layer. I attached this to the card base with Stampin' Dimensionals to pop it up. For the Just Jade sentiment label, I attached it to the bottom of the Misty Moonlight sentiment piece with Stampin' Dimensionals and added two Basic Rhinestones for a touch of bling. This card was simple to create and I love how the products coordinate to make it simple to create with these beautiful colors. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design inspires you to explore these beautiful new In Colors and create your own wonderful projects. 

Now it's time to visit Sharon's blog and see what she has created with the beautiful new In Colors. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List below to find your way. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. 

July 2020 Blog Hop Roll Call 

Creative Juice by Loni - In Color Memories & More Cards

Tricia's Stamping Creations - Pattern Play with In Color

As the Ink Dries - Moonlight, Jade & Whale Done

A Crowning Creation - Lovely You In Color

Stamping Flair - Fancy Phrases In Colour

Gifted Hands Ink - Misty Moonlight

A Little Kinder - Bumblebee

Moore Fun Stamping - Pretty Parasol In Color

Jemini Crafts - In Colour Postage for You

Stamping with the Copper Cropper - In Colors

Playing with Paper Crafting - Tasteful Touches In Colour

Terryfic Cards - Just Jade

247inkspiration - In Color Flowers for Every Season Suite

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