Yippee Skippee Madness!!!

Good morning bloggers and thanks for joining me here with Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration.  Today is a Monday, and you know what that means.....its time for another great challenge!  This Monday is our Card Sketch Challenge.  Make sure you head over to our main blog to check out all the details and join us for a little sketchy fun!

 One of my new years goals was to stay on top of making and sending out birthday cards for family and friends.  Thought you might like to know, that so far, I am doing well!  This card is going to be heading to my husbands cousin for her Birthday!

I just loved this layout, cause it was fun and easy!  The best kind, right?!  I went with the mosaic madness theme here, cause Mondays are always a little full of madness around this household!

 

Kept the inside pretty simple with a whisper white layer, stamped along the side with matching mosaic tiles.

 

Card Supplies:

Stamp set:  mosaic madness, Yippee Skippee

Cardstock:  calypso coral, whisper white, coastal cabana, smoky slate

Ink:  calypso coral, coastal cabana, basic black

DSP:  Quatrefancy Specialty window sheet

Misc.  Banner framelit set, basic pearls, mosaic punch, modern label punch, mosaic embossing folder

 

All these supplies can be purchased HERE!

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope I have INKspired you to create and play along with our fun sketch!

Elegantly Shaped Card Tutorial

Good morning peeps!  Yesterday on Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration, myself, along with other design team members showed you some shaped cards.  I had created a shaped card using the labels framelit set and promised a tutorial to follow for those who would like to recreate it. 

Even though my card is detailed with lots of layers (which I love!), it can also be created as simple as you would like it to be.  My instructions below, show you how to get the basic shape of the base card.  After that, you can decorate and add layers as you wish.  This card can also be created using any shape from our framelit sets.  The possibilities are endless.

So lets get started:
This is another look at the card I created.  At the end of the post you will see a similar card I created and entered into the Artisan challenge last year with Stampin' Up!.

 

Step #1:

Cut a piece of cardstock to 5-1/2" x 11-3/4".  Score at 3-1/4", 5", 6-3/4" and 8-1/2".  The height of the card can be adjusted to work with any size framelit shape you want to use.  I used the largest Label Framelit.

STEP #2:

This step shows you how to fold and crease your card base.

STEP #3:

Once you have picked out your shape, lay it down on the edge of cardstock, aligning to the far edge and up and down, with just room to trace around.  This will be done on the left and right side of card.

STEP #4:

Now just take a pencil and lightly trace around the edge as shown in the picture.  Use scissors and cut out the shape on both left and right hand side.  Easy peasy so far right?

 STEP #5:
  The below picture, shows how to fold it up.  When folding, it won't matter if you place left side in first or the right side first.  I am left handed, so I guess I tend to fold in the left first. 

STEP #6:

Here it is all folded up on both sides.

STEP #7:

Pretend that in my sample picture below that I have cut the shape out on each side with my scissors!!  When cut and folded, this is how the front of your base will look like with no layers and decorating.  The bar that is in the center, is the piece that is really on the top and should show the most attention when decorating.  Since we are talking about decorating, its that time.  So get out that DSP, ink pads and stamp sets and get creative! 

Below is my card again, only this time it shows it all opened so you can really see all the layers.  As you can see, the inside of the card has three panels that have flat edges.  this is what allows the card to stand up to show off and display!  Each panel is layered with a piece of crushed curry that measure, 1-1/2" x 5-1/4".

 

I hope you have found my picture tutorial helpful and you are INKspired to go create your own version.  If you do, I would love to see your creation!

 

This is the pinwheel card that I created last year as one of my entries for the Artisan Challenge.  Even though I wasn't selected, I was still super excited to see that this card, along with others made it on the display boards at Stampin' Up! 2013 Convention!!  this card was made a little differently, but still has the same kind of affect.

 

 

 



Elegantly Shaped

 

Good morning bloggers and thanks for joining me here with Stylin' Stampin' INKspiraiton.  Today we are sharing with you, shaped cards!  So many of us get in a rut of making our cards using the same old standard shape and size of 4-1/4' x 5-1/2".  Well that's all good, but we all need to step outside the box and create fun shaped cards!  My card today is made using the Labels Framelit Collection and the Ovals Framelit set.  I will have a short picture tutorial tomorrow on my blog as a separate post for those who would like to recreate it.

This is what it looks like displayed open.  The way the base of the card is made and folded it can sit up for display.  You can see this in the picture below a little bit better.

And this is what it looks like all folded up.  This card has a finished measurement of 5-1/2" x 4-1/2" (about).  Just a little bigger than your standard A2 card, but with the envelope punch maker, you can easily make an envelope to fit.

Card Supplies:
Stamp set:  Best of Greetings
Cardstock:  coastal cabana, whisper white, crushed curry
Ink:  coastal cabana
Misc.:  labels and ovals framelit sets, scalloped oval punch, med. oval punch, coastal cabana ruffled ribbon, basic rhinestones, paper piercer and templates.

All these supplies can be purchased HERE!

Flower Shop 3 in a Row Technique

Good morning bloggers and thanks for joining me here with Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration.

Today we are sharing a technique called "3 in a row stamping".  Let me just say this is so simple, yet so fun to do.  I knew I wanted to use a flower set of some kind and decided on what better set than, "Flower Shop".  Click HERE to watch a great video tutorial on how this is done, by ClubScrap.

 

The hardest part was choosing the color and DSP I wanted to use, but after about 10 minutes of back and forth, I decided to have a cup of coffee... I decided to go with Afternoon Picnic DSP and Wisteria Wonder as my  color choice!!!  See the coffee helped! For my sentiment I used Best of Greetings stamp set.

Again, I used the same technique inside only with crushed curry this time.  I added a short strip of embossed very vanilla across the bottom with a piece of the new natural chevron ribbon under that.

 

Card Supplies:

Stamp Sets:  Best of Greetings, Flower Shop

Cardstock:  very vanilla, Wisteria Wonder

DSP:  Afternoon Picnic

Ink:  pear pizzazz, crushed curry and wisteria wonder

Misc.:  honeycomb embossing folder, apothecary accents framelit set, natural chevron ribbon, subtle candy dots.

 

All these products can be purchased HERE!

 

Thanks again for stopping by.  Don't forget to leave some "love" before heading over to the main blog of SSINKspiraiton, to see what the other design team members have created with this fun technique.  I hope I have INKspired you to go create!

 

Happy Watercolor Color Challenge with Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration!

 

Good morning bloggers and thanks for joining me with Stylin' Stampin' INKspiraiton!  Today is the 1st Monday of the month and you know what that means.....its time to get your craft on with a great Color Challenge!!  I hope our colors will INKspire you to go create and join us!

 

 

 

I decided to make a sympathy card using these soft colors.  I just love the simplicity of the "Happy Watercolor" stamp set from the new Spring Occasions catalog.  It makes for great cards to touch anyones heart.  I used the scalloped tag punch to stamp on with pink pirouette and wild wasabi, then I stamped in chocolate chip the flower image.  I even cut an extra flower and cut out one of the petals and layered with a foam dot to add a layer.  Added some mini pearls in the center and was done.  I love how the pink pirouette chevron ribbon ties it all together!

 

I always add a little something to the inside, cause that needs to look nice too!  I repeated the outside stamping on the inside but with the whole flower this time.

 

Card Supplies:

Stamp sets:  Happy Watercolor and Love & Sympathy

Ink:  pink pirouette, chocolate chip and wild wasabi

Cardstock:  chocolate chip, very vanilla, pink pirouette and wild wasabi

Punches:  large oval, decorative label and scalloped tag punch

Misc.  pink pirouette chevron ribbon, linen thread and antique brads

 

All these supplies can be purchased HERE!

 

Again thanks for stopping by, don't forget to leave some "love" and head over to SSINK's main blog to see the other design teams take on this months color challenge.  I hope it INKspires you to create with us!!