Rockstar - The Stamping Chef Challenge #55

It's time for another challenge at The Stamping Chef and as usual it's Anything Goes so feel free to use any digi you have but we love to see you use a TSC image and if you do, your project gets entered twice. Check out all the rules HERE.

This week I used the lovely Cat Sixx. I printed her and colored her with my copics and the cut her out with a Spellbinders die using the "Out of the Box" technique. I had some retired CTMH paper and some glitter paper that I used to cut out the stars.

COPIC KEY:

Okay, now it's your turn to make something and post it to the linky on the Challenge site so I can visit and leave some love.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Cat Sixx (TSC digi); CTMH You Rock (retired)
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - CTMH Cocoa Cafe Collection (retired); purple glitter; SS White
Spellbinders Rectangles; Sweet 'n Sassy Star dies, Copic Markers

Grad Tag

As promised, here is the tag I made for friend's daughter. Both her and my daughter are in the same band together and she plays guitar and sings.

I found this image from Simply Betty Stamps and new it was perfect! I left the guitar white because her guitar is also white and I took a little liberty with the hair. The image is colored with copics and although it's hard to see, I went over the belt  and arm bands with a Wink of Stella clear glitter pen and also went up the side of the pants with the black glitter pen.

I stamped the music on the background and then added some modeling paste through a stencil and went over it with a little teal Dylusions spray when it
was dry. I sponged all the edges with some black ink to grunge it up a little. I die cut some black glitter paper with a some star dies from Sweet 'N Sassy and I had some matching glitter ribbon.

For the back, I used the same colors I used in her hair for the words and then stamped some music notes along the bottom and left plenty of space for a message. I was thrilled with how this came out.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Simply Betty Andy (digi); PTI Signature Greetings, Congrats All Ways, Backgoiund Basics: Sheet Music; CTMH You Rock
Paper - SS White, Aqua Mist
Ink - Memento Grey Flannel
Spellbinders Super Ellipse, SNSS Stars dies, Dylusions spray ink, modeling paste, diamonds stencil, Copics

Copic Key

Be a Star Box Card

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E21, E04, V95, R20; Hair - E51, E53, E55, E57; 

Outfit - R91, R83, R85, R59, YG0000, YG03, G82; Guitar - YR21, YR23, YR24, YR27, E33, E35, E37, W3, W4

I was asked to make a card for a special girl who was turning 10 this past weekend. She is a cutie with beautiful blonde hair and loves to play the guitar. I had recently see these box cards "pop" up all over blogland and I thought it would be the perfect interactive card for a 10 year old. I found the tutorial for the Pop-Up Box Card at Splitcoast HERE.

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I found the perfect digital image from La La Land Crafts of the little girl with the guitar. I printed her and colored her with copics. I then cut her out and attached her to the card. I also cut out stars with several different dies, glittered and embossed them and attached then to some clear acetate. I also die cut the little girls name and age.

I used my clear Wink of Stella glitter pen on the band in her hat and also on her boots, as well as on the raised dots on the large embossed star behind her. Unfortunately, this was hard to capture with the camera but it adds a beautiful glimmer to the image.

I added a sentiment to the back and left a large area for her mom and dad to write a message.

I wish I could have been there to see her face when she opened it. This was one of those projects that I just loved making. I think I may have to make some more. ;)

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Mod Marci (digi), PTI Superstars and Birthday Basics
Ink - Versafine Black Onyx
Paper - Hibiscus Burst, Sweet Leaf, patterned paper from my scraps
PTI Block Alphabet Upper and Lower, Bubble Talk and By the Numbers dies, Spellbinders Wonky Rectangles, Sizzix, Copic, Wink of Stella Clear, glitter

Sweet 'n Sassy Birthday Hop

Thanks for joining us today to celebrate the 5th Birthday of Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps!

I met Korin at a local craft show when a friend introduced us (thanks Mary).  We have kept in touch and run into each other frequently through our crafty endeavors.  I love that she offers both stamps and dies and really enjoy her fresh style.

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For my project, I used one of my favorite stamps, Kindness. After I colored the flowers with my copics, I cut the flowers by hand although you could use the coordinating die. I added a little black glitter to the centers of each flower for some added texture.

As part of the birthday celebration, Korin is picking 4 random participants to receive a $15 gift certificate to the Sweet ‘N Sassy store!  In order to be eligible, be sure to leave a comment on all the blogs by 12:00 a.m. EST Friday, November 30th.  The winners will be announced on the SNSS Blog on December 1st.

Products Used:
Stamp Set - Kindness
Paper - Rustic Cream, Harvest Gold, Orange Zest
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals Nestabilities, embossing folder, Yellow Daisy Glimmer Mist, black glitter
Copic Markers - Y15, Y17, Y38

My Treasure - Jars of Joy Challenge

Happy Monday to you!  Today I want to share a card I made for the Moxie Fab - Jars of Joy Challenge.  There's a lot of eye candy on the blog for inspiration, so I hope you'll play along.

As a child, I liked to collect shells and sand whenever we visited the beach.  I used to keep my treasures in a jar in my room.  This was my inspiration for this challenge.

I went clean and simple for this card but added some texture with an impression plate and a little Flower Soft.  I had these K & Company shells for awhile and thought they would be perfect for my jar. First I cut the pint jar into my panel and then ran it through my cuttlebug with the Linen impression plate. I then added a piece of acrylic behind it to give it that glass look.  On another piece of white cardstock, I stamped my image and added my shells and sprinkled my Flower Soft.

This card brings back a lot of happy memories and was fun to make. Thanks to the Moxie Fab World for such a fun challenge!

Products Used:

Stamp Sets – Papertrey Ink Friendship Jar: Summer Fillers and Hello Sunshine; Sweet and Sassy Stamps Happy Place

Paper – Stampers Select White

Ink – Memento Tuxedo Black

Papertrey Ink Linen impression plate and Pint jar die; K & Company Travel Die Cut Cardstock; Ultra Fine Sand Flower Soft; acetate; foam dimensionals

Copic Markers – 0, B0000, B000, B00

Soaring Birthday

Today is my daughter's birthday!  She is an amazing little girl who is very smart, funny and beautiful.  She has a lot of dreams (didn't we all when we were young) and as her mom, I try to encourage her and let her make her own decisions (within reason).  She is growing into an awesome person and I am so proud to be a small part of that.

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This brings me to the card I want to show you today.  I wanted something special for her birthday and she still loves my interactive cards.  She really liked the card I made for her friend so I decided to make her the same type of card.

For hers, I die cut the clouds using a sheet of scor-tape and added glitter.  I also used one of the new embossing folders I found on sale at ACMoore.  I used a brayer to ink the folder and then placed white cardstock in it and ran it through the cuttlebug. I die dut and stamped the air balloons and added some contrasting color using copic markers.

I simply love the way this came out and so did the birthday girl! Now we are off to have some birthday fun with her BFF.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - PTI Everyday Button Bits, Up, Up, & Away, 2011 Birthday Tags, Movers & Shakers Sentiments
Paper - PTI SS White, Blueberry Sky
Ink - CTMH Sky; Versafine Onyx Black
SNSS Clouds & Raindrops die, PTI Up, Up & Away, Mat Stack 5 and Slider dies, Darice Cloudy Sky embossing folder, cloud template, scor-tape sheet, glitter, plastic strips
Copic Markers - B95, V15, BG05

SNSS Butterfly Thank You

This is the card I entered into the SNSS July Release CAS challenge on Splitcoast.  The challenge was to create a one-layer card so I thought I would do a little masking and sponging.

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I bought this stamp set awhile ago but hadn't gotten the chance to ink it up.  I made a mask with copy paper using one of the Spellbinders Labels die, sponged Tea Dye ink inside along the edges and then stamped the flourish.  I colored the wings with a glitter pen and then added a couple of gems here and there.  I also went along the edges of the image with a copic marker to give it a little dimension.

There is still time to play along with this and the other release challenges!

Products Used:
Stamp Set - SNSS Butterfly Flourish
Paper - PTI Rustic Cream
Ink - Versafine Vintage Sepia; Tea Dye Duo
Nestabilities, Sakura clear glitter gel pen, adhesive gems
Copic marker W1

Stars & Stripes Birthday

One of my daughter's best friends and I are birthday buddies.  We are both firecracker babies born on the 4th!  Although we celebrated on Wednesday, her official party is today so I made this card for my daughter to give her.  You'll recognize the layout as the same as the card I made for her other friend.

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I stamped the background with Impression Obsession's Distressed Corduroy and Canvas Cover-a-Card stamps onto Kraft cardstock and then added a little patterned paper from Jillibean.  I cut some of the stars from a scor-tape adhesive sheet and attached them to cardstock and added glitter.  I cut strips from a plastic box that one of my stamp sets came in and attached the stars to them.  The ribbon was threaded through the slider mechanism and doesn't interfere with how it works.  Once again, I included a gift card.

I am so happy with how this turned out and I'm pretty sure the birthday girl is going to like it.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - WPlus9 A Pocketful; Impression Obsession Distressed Corduroy and Canvas Cover-a-Card; PTI Movers & Shakers Sentiments, Super Stars and Through the Trees
Paper - Jillibean Watermelon Gaspacho; PTI SS White, Kraft, Enchanted Evening and Fine Linen
Ink - Fresh Ink Capri Blue, Cocoa; Tea Dye Duo
SNSS Star dies; WPlus9 A Pocketful dies; PTI Movers & Shakers Slider dies; scor-tape sheet, glitter, plastic

Interactive Birthday Card

My daughter had a birthday party to attend for one of her school friends and he was having it at a go-kart/arcade place similar to a Dave and Busters.  I needed something quick that could hold a gift card and this is what I came up with.

The gift card is tucked into the back pocket behind the car and is revealed when you pull the tab.  I used Impression Obsession's Cover-a-Card Distressed Corduroy to create the background and a set of new cloud dies I purchased from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

I had the pleasure of watching the birthday boy open the card and he really liked the interactive feature...and the gift card.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - PTI Movers and Shakers Sentiments, Through the Trees, Enjoy the Ride; Impression Obsession Cover-a-Card Distressed Corduroy
Paper - PTI SS White, Smokey Shadow, Pure Poppy
Ink - Fresh Ink Red Currant, Slate; CTMH Sky; Versafine Onyx Black
PTI Sliders Dies, Enjoy the Ride die; SNSS Clouds and Raindrops dies

Flower Soft - The Patriot

This week Flower Soft is introducing a new mix called The Patriot.  It's perfect for all your July 4th cards as well as any other patriotic themed projects you may have.  I am partial to this one because my birthday happens to be on the 4th.  ;)

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For my card, I cut a star from a sheet of scor-tape and attached it to the center of a larger star and then sprinkled my Flower Soft on top.  My border is a new acquisition from Sweet 'n Sassy.  I cut two borders, one white and one red and then popped out some of the red stars and added it to the white border.  I also popped out some of the white stars to allow the blue background to show through.

Please be sure to check the Flower Soft Blog for even more inspiration using The Patriot.  Also, to celebrate the release of the new Flower Soft "The Patriot" mix, there is an amazing launch special offer for you! Up until July 4th, every purchase of The Patriot will come with a FREE pack of our Moments in Time – Boys Sports, Card Toppers™. If you have never tried Card Toppers™ then this is a great way to get your hands on some.

Visit the Flower Soft Webstore promotional offers section and put this code - USNW1Patriot - into the box to see full details.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - PTI Super Stars
Paper - PTI SS White, Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy, Kraft
Ink - CTMH White Daisy, Bamboo
Flower Soft - The Patriot
Stripes impression plate, Seeing Stars dies, Block Alpha Upper Case, Sweet 'n Sassy Hearts and Stars Scallop border die, Scor-tape

Holy Communion Card

I had two Communion cards to make this year and rather than reinvent the wheel, I chose to use the same cross idea I created earlier for a Heartfelt Creations DT assignment but I added a wonderful sentiment from a new Sweet n' Sassy stamp set.  I also used one of the other sentiments from the same set on the inside.  This time, I used a pearlized paper for the cross mat and the card mat.

Products Used:
Paper - PTI SS White, Pearlized cream
Ink - Versafine Vintage Sepia

Graceful Calla Lily

Cross and Lilies Die

Victoria EF

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