Stampin' Up! Everybunny Easter card

Edited 7:02 PM, see below
This past weekend, I posted a card created using the Utah Divas sketch challenge. (Scroll up if you are on my blog to see the post, otherwise click here.) The card posted there was the result of playing with the sketch, but I realized that I had created another version earlier. How could I forget about it? We used it in a workshop and everything!?! Silly me....

Edited to add:

Claudia asked for information about how this card came together. Here are a few details, in their simplest form:

• The Very Vanilla card base was embossed first (run through the Big Shot in the Tulip Frame embossing folder). 
• Then I added the Perfect Plum layer (cut to fit inside the frame). 
• Next came the vertical strip, the end of which is cut using the Decorative Label punch, the same one used to cut out the bunny image. 
• The scalloped edges underneath are two strips of Perfect Plum cut using our Dotted Scallop Ribbon punch.
• The rabbit was stamped onto Watercolor paper and colored in using an Aqua painter and the ink from the lids of Perfect Plum and Rose Red ink pads.
• Lastly, stamp the sentiment in the bottom right corner. Adorn with 3 Jewels - Basic Pearls.

Thanks for asking!

Supply Details:
 Stamps: Everybunny
Colors: Very Vanilla, Perfect Plum, Rose Red
Tools: Decorative Label punch, Scallop Dotted Ribbon punch, Big Shot with Tulips Frame embossing folder, Aqua Painter
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DivaSC176 Everybunny Baby Greeting Card

Happy weekend everyone and welcome to another sketch challenge with the Utah Divas! For a look at more samples using our sketch, including links to each contributing Diva, visit the UDI blog. Along with this challenge, you will also find additional ideas and challenges for your paper and digi-crafting!

My customers will likely recognize the card I made for this sketch. After creating it for the challenge, I wanted to play with it some more so we used it in our Friday class, too!

Because of how I stamped the little chickie, I ended up turning the sketch on it's side. The Lucky Limeade circles were getting lost in the stripes of the background so I moved them up a layer; instead of embellishing the strip of Pool Party card stock, they are jazzing up the edge of the water-colored piece. A strip of Pool Party Ruffled ribbon (isn't it pretty?) adds a little extra touch along with a little tag made of a punched circle and Pearls. Now... to find someone with a baby boy to send this to! ;)

Supply Details: 
Stamps: Everybunny
Ink: StazOn Black, So Saffron, Lucky Limeade, Certainly Celery
Paper: Lucky Limeade, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (A Sale-a-bration exclusive), Pool Party, Watercolor paper
Tools: 3/4" circle punch, Aqua Painter
Embellishments: Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Jewels Basic Pearls
 Always within reach: Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Paper Snips (103579), Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner (102394), Stampin' Scrub (102642)
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Paper Players DT Call

Earlier this week I was knocked out with a cold and had to put aside a couple of important plans. One was a workshop we had to bump out a couple of days, and the other was getting this post written! See - The Paper Players are having a Design Team Call and if you want to participate on the team you have to submit your request by Sunday! I almost missed it - yikes!

I would LOVE to participate on the Design Team. Challenges are the A, #1, Perfect way to create! Sketches can get you out of a rut like nobody's business and color challenges often provide a combination of colors you may not have considered previously. I don't know about you, but I am a blue jeans (because they match everything) kind of girl so suggestions of color combinations are always welcome! After all, the colors you put on a project really set the mood. The Paper Players also include a Clean and Simple challenge and a Theme challenge each month. What more could a crafter ask for to kick-start her/his creativity?


Here are three of my previously posted projects and what I was thinking when I made them:

It's fun to pair something bold and perky with a clean layout. I love how the embossed flowers accentuate the color even further.

Want to comfort or let someone know they are special? Try soothing colors and a few extras in the finishing details:

A favorite style of mine is clean and simple with a touch of elegance. This card uses neutrals with a small pop of color and simple embellishments:

Yes, challenges are wonderful. And that's why I am hoping to be considered and accepted for next quarter's design team! :)

For a look at The Paper Players latest challenge, just click here to visit their website.  Click on the "Challenge Schedule" tab for a look at the lineup of challenges they post on a monthly basis. Thanks for stopping by!


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DivaSC175 Little Lambs

You've made it through another week - need a crafty escape? How about a sketch to play with?

It's been too long since my Little Lambs stamp set has seen ink. For some reason, the sketch made me want to repeat the same image but change it up a little each time. After about an hour of playing around with them, I thought it might be fun to enclose the little fish in punched out circle frames (bubbles?) just to help draw a little more attention to them.

So maybe an hour might be a long time to play around and end up with this, but hey - I was ESCAPING, you know? I should have dragged it out a little more and maybe someone else would have folded the laundry... ha! I wish!

For additional ideas using today's sketch, be sure to visit the Utah Divas Blog. You'll see more samples, plus have access to the Divas' blogs and all the nitty gritty details.  Thanks for stopping by!

Supply Details:
Little Lambs stamp set, Basic Black ink for the main image. 
Colors: Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie and Real Red
Patterned  paper is from the Brights Designer Series Paper stack.

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How to video: quick and easy Blossom card

Our Blossom Punch and Mixed Bunch stamp set are designed to go together. Maybe one day soon I will actually use them that way! :)

Here's a quick and easy card you can make with simple ingredients and a wow finish. The video will show you how it came together. Enjoy!




Supply Details:
Stamps: Mixed Bunch
Ink: Wisteria Wonder
Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Tools: Blossom Punch
Embellishments: Jewels Basic Pearls
Always within reach: Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Paper Snips (103579), Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner (102394), Stampin' Scrub (102642)
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Video - How to make a Blossom punch flower

Hi everyone!

Check out this flower!

Want to see how it's done? Well, I made this video today so you could see it come together step-by-step. After taping and re-taping a couple of times, I realized I am having issues with the transfer of the video; somehow it keeps getting "blurry". So I apologize for the quality of the video, but I hope you will stick it out and see how easily this great flower comes together! Enjoy!


Supply Details: 
Blossom Punch (#125603), Modern Label punch ((#119849), Bone Folder (#102300), Paper Snips (#103579), Tombow Adhesive (#110755), Whisper White card stock (#100730)

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DivaSC174 SWAK Packed for Birthday

Here's our weekend sketch ladies. I hope you will play along!

Maybe you'll even be inspired to make a few cards. I made two this time while trying to kick start my mojo. It has been quite dormant lately - which is sorta annoying to tell you the truth -but luckily sketches always get me stamping again!

First let me show you my favorite card of the two I made with this sketch. No stamping, just lots of Itty Bitty punches!

Lettering from Headline Alphabet sizzlit strip

Color scheme: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Marina Mist, Real Red

And then I tried to make a kid's card. This time I left the sketch upright and used the "spotlighting" technique to highlight one area of the Packed for Birthday stamped image.

Sentiment from "Friendly Phrases"

Color Scheme based on the Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper: Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White. Ribbon is our Denim Ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today! To visit the Utah Divas Intl blog and see more ideas using this sketch -->click here<--. Don't forget to leave some bloggy love (comments)!

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Sudsol Tour 8

Hi Everyone and welcome to Sudsol's eighth blog tour! Sudsol is an on-line group and business resource for Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Along with project ideas, we share a lot of ideas for building and maintaining our businesses. But today, we're all about sharing projects with you!

First, how about a little project with a slightly different opening? Instead of opening up like a standard card, this one has a mini card layered onto a flat base. The recipient will need to unhook the string and lift the flap to reveal the hidden message. The end of the string is tucked (but not adhered) behind the gnome's hand just for fun!

Stamps: Gnome Sweet Gnome and Friendly Phrases

Next is a Valentine's card for my sweetie, so it's low on the frills. I wanted it to have a little something special, so the cupid is stamped and heat embossed with Silver Embossing Powder. Even though I have been stamping for many moons now, heat embossing still wows me. And look how nicely it coordinates with the Mini Silver Brads!

Stamps: P.S. I Love You

Every week on Sudsol,  a newsletter is released with a few challenges to help boost your creativity. This year, I am helping out by providing Scrapbook Challenges. Now, if you have read my blog before you may have noticed that I am primarily a card maker. However, I have been trying to share scrapbooking more often so I knew that taking this post would force me to scrap more. This page, created in My Digital Studio, fits this week's "Anything Goes" challenge as well as next week's sketch challenge. (So it's like a sneak peek!)

Created using My Digital Studio; download a free 30-day trial beginning 2/1/12!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I hope you have enjoyed at least one of the projects! If you are a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and would like additional information regarding Sudsol, stop by and try a free 2 week trial. See you there?

CONTINUE on the Blog Tour
SUDSOL2	Jennifer Blomquist

Supply Details for the cards shown above:

Stamps: PS I love You, Gnome Sweet Gnome, Friendly Phrases
Ink: Night of Navy, VersaMark, Basic Black, Stampin' Write Markers to color
Paper: Night of Navy, Regals Designer Series Paper stack, Marina Mist, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper
Tools: Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Silver Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 1/2" circle punch
Embellishments: Metallic Brads, White Baker's Twine
Always within reach: Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Paper Snips (103579), Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner (102394), Stampin' Scrub (102642)
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