Hand Stamped Sentiments - Monochromatic Challenge #82

I sure hope you will join me at Hand Stamped Sentiments this week for the Monochromatic Challenge. For my card I used products from the new Stampin' Up Idea Book and Catalog. Two of my favorite new colors are Pool Party and Island Indigo and a fav new stamp set, My Friend. I used VersaMark Ink to stamp the images and heat them set using Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder.  The sparkle of this card in real life is outta sight! If you are interested in any of the supplies I used on this card, please let me know.  I can be emailed at sherrysinknstamps@yahoo.com.  I'd love to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge Blog #78 - Fancy Fold

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we are have a Fancy Folds Chalenge.  It is really going to be fun to see what all our participants come up with. I really didn't know where I was going when I started this card.  I started folding and trying to create something different than what I had seen in the past.  I' don;t even have a name for the fold I used....maybe y'all can help me figure out what I should call it. I used quite a few new products from the new catalog...Lucky Limeade CS, Pool Party CS, Island Indigo Ink, Pool Party and Island Indigo Stampin' Write Markers and Fabulous Florets, Best Friends Forever and Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess set) Stamp Sets....other items include, Always Artichoke Ink, Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon, Shimmer Paint (mixed with alcohol for a mist), Rhinestone Jewels and Whisper White CS.   If you are interested in any of the materials I have used in this card, please let me know.  I can be reached through email at sherrysinknstamps@yahoo.com.

Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge Blog #71 - Wedding Theme

June is the most romantic time of year... the time that Brides and Grooms decide to tie the knot.  Ah, romance is in the air.  I love making cards for weddings, so I hope you do to and will join me for the Wedding Challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  This card was made with several items available only to demonstrators during the Sneak Peek of the new 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog.  The card stocks I used iare my new favorites.  I think I'll be buying a lot of them over the next two years.  They are just two of the new In-Colors (available for two years) Pool Party and Island Indigo.  Aren't they just beautiful together?  Just YUMMY!!!!! And the Marina Mist Seam Binding ribbon goes pretty well with it also.  Also on this card from the new IB&C is the string of dangling crystals stamp.  It comes from the new My Friend stamp set.  I added the rhinestones so it would look like a chrystal chandelier. From the Summer Mini is the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch that I made the lacy border with and used to trim out the sentiment.  To do all the stamping I mixed a little VersaMark re-inker with Island Indigo re-inker and after stamping, added Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder.  Stunning, just Stunning.  I will certainly be trying this technique again. It was co easy and the results in real life are spectacular. The other main focal point on this card is the Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  I embossed it with the Big Shot on the edge of the card stock, cut around it and backed it with the Island Indigo card stock, left a small margin and cut around the same shape, leaving a stunning look for this wedding card.  If you are interested in having any of the items lised in this project, please email me at sherrysinknstamps@yahoo.com.  I'd love to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. Also with  any $50 purchase from my Stampin' Up! Store, I'll send you a 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog for Free (US orders only, value $10, plus shipping).  Or if you'd just like to have a catalog, I'd be happy to mail one to you, for the cost of the catalog, plus shipping priority mail.  Happy Stamping!

I've been bakin' a cake!

Well as you can see I have been busy baking already this morning.  No, not really, but this has got to be the best of both worlds as far as cake goes....Loads of layers, lots of frosting (rhinestones), beautiful decorations (Elements of Style Flourish), and just a few candles.  Can you even imagine what would happen if there were 63 candles on this card.....no card left....all burned up!  LOL.  I thought this was a really cute card idea.  It turned out just like it was in my head.  So Happy Birthday to Me! (Doin' the Happy Birthday Dance).

Deck the Halls

This very blingy 4x4" card was designed to use a small left over scrap of the Deck the Halls DSP #120810.  I cut around the image and placed it on top of a Cherry Cobbler #119685 frame which was mounted on top on a Crumb Cake #120953 and another Cherry Cobbler mat.  It was decked out with rhinestones #119246 and a greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes #115370.

Deck the Halls act 2

This is another 4x4" card perfect to tuck inside a Christmas gift.  It was made with a scrap of Deck the Halls DSP #120810, mounted on Cherry Cobbler #119685, Crumb Cake #120953 and Old Olive #100702 CS. It is topped off with rhinestones #119246 and a piece of Early Espresso 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon #119964.                                                    

Artistic Etchings and Bella Toile

Oh my I had so much fun making this card recently. I used the Artistic Etchings and Bella Toile stamp sets. I stamped the Bella Toile in Versamark and heat set with Heat and Stick powder. Then sprinkled on Chocolate Supernova Glitter and heated again to set the glitter. Oh so gorgeous! So beautiful I couldn't bear to use the whole sheet I made so I pared it with the a piece of vellum with the Eiffle tower up on dimensionals and some of the beautiful new rhinestone from Stampin' Up! to light the way from the top of the tower. I colored the rhinestones to match the glitter with Copic Markers. Behind the vellum are more of the stamps from the Artistic Etchings set. Finally some chocolate satin Ribbon.