Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!
Welcome May. I am starting to see some green popping through the dirt. It's such a wonderful sight! And pretty soon it will be full of colour, I can't wait. I haven't even started my seedlings yet. I am running so far behind. We've decided to downsize our garden this year. It was tough for me in the fall to harvest and winterize by myself. I say that now but when planting starts in a couple of weeks, I might change my mind. Anyway...
Onto my card for this week's Krafty Chicks Challenge : Stamp Act. As long as something is stamped, be it an image or a sentiment, it qualifies for the Stamp Act challenge.
I'm back to creating Throwback Thursday cards with retired stamp sets. Just now, that pile has gotten bigger with the recently retired Stampin' Up! 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue. I haven't sorted out yet which stamp sets are keepers and which ones will go up for sale. I also played along with Freshly Made Sketches. That always have a clean and simple layout, it makes card creating easier.
Here's a close up of my cupcakes. You can see I coloured them with my Stampin' Blends and then raised them with Stampin' Dimensionals. Did I mention I enjoy colouring?
Supplies I used:
- Birthday Cheer stamp set: retired
- Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
- Memento ink pad: 132708
- Poppy Parade ink pad: 147050
- Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Crumb Cake: 154882
- Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Flirty Flamingo: 154884
- Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Balmy Blue: 154830
- Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Mint Macaron: 154889
- Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, dark Daffodil Delight: 154883
- Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, dark Melon Mambo: 153112
- Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, dark Blackberry Bliss: 154877
- Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope just as CAS. Here I added and coloured some cupcakes and sprinkle in the background. I used a mask (stamp on printer paper and fussy cut on the outline of cupcake) to cover the cupcake and then stamped the sprinkles. Can't wait till I get my hand on the Masking Paper. Did you see this in the new 2022-2023 Annual catalogue?? Page 149 #9.
Need more inspiration for the Stamp Act challenge, hop on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog to get the details. And upload your project so that we can see what's happening in your craft space.
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So pretty I like coming to see your cards, they are like breathing fresh air, always so pretty, but this one, makes me think I should make cupcakes. Yummy! Way to go friend, have a great day! Cheers, L :)
ReplyDeleteSweet card, I really love that background confetti stamp, and the envelope and inside are just as fun as the front!
ReplyDeleteOops, I guess I had to sign in to Google (?) so you would know who left that comment. Just me!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a super sweet and yummy take on the sketch! I love the fun confetti background. Thanks so much for joining in at Freshly Made Sketches this week.
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