CCC#040: August 2014 Challenge: #InstaLove

CCC#040

August 2014 Monthly Challenge

#InstaLove

This month's challenge from Catherine & Cathy Create is to make a project inspired by social media in some way... hashtags, Instagram, Facebook, selfies... You name it - if it's online, it's all good! :)

My first instinct for this challenge was to make some Project Life cards (which I still plan to do, by the way, so stay tuned!). But then I decided to think beyond myself a little bit. It dawned on me that this would be a perfect challenge to make a "boy" project for! So, I decided to think about what a teenage boy would like, and make a birthday card.

I love how this stamped background paper came out! But, let me tell you, it took a long time to make!  I used two different stamp sets - #hello and @SoSocial. They both have awesome "hashtag" style sentiments for a ton of different occasions. I pulled out all the birthday, boy, and generic (#awesomeness, #friendsarethebest, etc.) sentiments and stamped them randomly on the diagonal on Whisper White cardstock. I used Bermuda Bay, Tangelo Twist, and Pear Pizzazz inks. So here's why it took me so long... I can't line anything up for beans. So my Stamp-a-ma-Jig is my bff. But I decided I wanted to use all of the relevant sentiments (I think there were 10) and I wanted to stamp them randomly - not always the same sentiments in the same colors or in the same order. So I had to stamp on the Stamp-a-ma-Jig imaging sheet, then stamp on the cardstock. Every. Single. Time. If I were going to do this again, I'd suck it up, choose 3 or 4 sentiments, and keep them in the same colors so I didn't have to keep re-doing the imaging sheet! If I had enough clear blocks to keep all my stamps mounted, it probably wouldn't have taken quite as long. LOL!

The awesome, huge @ symbol (which, by the way, doesn't seem to have a name in English) is from the #hello set. I heat embossed it with Versamark ink, black embossing powder, and my heat tool on Whisper White cardstock. The sentiment is from Four You, and it's stamped on Tangelo Twist cardstock. I also added a little wood veneer banner from the Wooden Elements Embellishments for some added interest.

So that's it for me for today! Make sure you head over to Catherine & Cathy Create because the other DT members have some awesome projects to share with you, too! And if you share your social media inspired project, you might win some goodies!

#happystampinfriends! LOL :-D

CCC#020: Cards Challenge - Birthday Bonanza!

January 2014 Cards Challenge: Birthday Bonanza!

Now that Christmas is over, it's time to replenish our stocks of year-round cards :) Hence this month's card challenge: Birthday cards. I decided to use the new Retro Fresh DSP collection again and make a sort-of masculine, sort-of kid card. So… for a young boy maybe? LOL :) Let's just say it's not overtly feminine. 

Super super simple! One DSP collection, two stamp sets. A little bit of fussy cutting (stars) and some clear heat embossing (Tangerine Tango banner), but otherwise this card came together really easily. 

Now get on over to Catherine and Cathy Create to check out the other DT Members' cards! Go get inspired, then create your own birthday card. Link it up to the challenge post and you might win a new stamp set! What are you waiting for!? :)

Happy Stampin'! :)

Make a Wish Card Supplies

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Start-to-Finish Sunday #29 - Nautical Masculine Card

In honor of Father's Day, I decided today to make a masculine card. Well, also because I needed a card to go with the pie I made for my dad :)

I chose to use the By the Tide stamp set - This set is a carry-over from the Spring Catalog and I'm so thrilled that Stampin' Up! brought it back! The nautical look is very on-trend right now, and I live right by the ocean, so I love seashell and fish images. I did use a Father's Day sentiment on this card, but you could very easily change out the sentiment to make this a masculine card for any occasion. You could also change the colors and make it more of a feminine nautical card.

Check out the video below, or over on my YouTube channel. Hope you enjoy, and I hope you and all the fathers in your life had a lovely day!

Happy Stampin'! :)



Supplies used in this card:

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Start-to-Finish Sunday #13 - Masculine (ish) Birthday Card

Welcome to this week's Start-to-Finish Sunday card! I wanted to try to make a masculine card this week. I love the way the card came out, and while I wouldn't necessarily call it masculine, it's at least not girly! :)

I went with a super simple layout and mostly neutral colors with a pop of blue. I love the cake stamp from the Make a Wish set in the Spring catalog. And the designer paper is a Sale-a-Bration option - from now through March 22, you can choose one of the exclusive Sale-a-Bration items for free for every $50 you spend! (Check out all the options here!) This DSP collection is called Sycamore Street (#127540) and I absolutely adore it! It's got an awesome color combination. This is one of the simpler patterns, but I love the Island Indigo with the Pool Party and gray.

You can watch the video below, or check it out over on my YouTube channel.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week and Happy Stampin'! :)



Masculine (ish) Birthday Card Supplies

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Fall Felt Boutonniere

Hello friends! Happy September!

Can you believe it's September?! Where did the summer go? This is such a bittersweet time of year, isn't it? Here on Cape Cod, we're happy to have things quiet down a bit. But I'll miss the warm weather, and I still hope to get in another trip to the beach. Still, I have to say I'm looking forward to fall.

I've been having so much fun playing with A Muse Studio's new felt. I haven't even used it on a card yet because my mind has just been so full of fun ideas! For starters...

I used the new Autumn Acorns die from Papertrey Ink to make this fall boutonniere. And I borrowed Maile Belles' awesome idea of turning a button into an acorn. I mean, come on... What goes together better than felt and buttons? :)

And check out my cutie hubs! He was such a good sport, letting me dress him up and take tons of pictures. Love him!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great Labor Day Weekend!