Freshly Made Sketches #521

Welcome back. I'm so glad you stopped in today. I have another simple  card to show you today.

I'm playing along with two challenges for this card. My layout is using this week's Freshly Made Sketches. In case you missed it, I made it as one of the Perfect Princesses for last week's challenge. Yay! And for my colour choices, I'm following the Color Throwdown's Valentine charcuterie board colour scheme.

I thought for sure it would be easy using pink, red and kraft together, especially making Valentine cards but I did struggle a bit. I ended up using Petal Pink DSP (this is where I had issues), Real Red matte layer, Melon Mambo for the flowers and Crumb Cake for the base.

Supplies I used:

• Forever Blossoms stamp set: 151457
• Crumb Cake card stock: 120953
• Real Red card stock:102482
• Basic White card stock: 159276
• Friendly Hello DSP: 159990 ( FREE SAB product)
• Memento ink pad: 132708
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Crumb Cake: 154882
  
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Melon Mambo: 153112
  
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Real Red, light only: 154899
  
• Stampin' Blends Combo Pack, Flirty Flamingo, light only:154884
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
• Cherry Blossoms dies: 151456
• Black Rhinestones Jewels: retired
• Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430

 

For the inside of the card, I stamped and coloured the cherry blossom. Have I mentioned how much I love colouring. I also added it to the envelope with some DSP on the flap. Now I have a coordinating set. I'll throw in a tip here:

When colouring with Stampin' Blends on your envelopes, insert a scrap paper in the envelope to absorb the bleed through. I usually remember this step but I was rushing to get it done. Don't do that either!!! I was going to scrap it, as it's not up to my standards to sell or give to customers but then I thought, my close friends and family won't mind the oopsie.

Well that's all for today. Here's hoping you get some crafty time in this weekend.

Krafty Chicks Challenge #597: Stamp Act

 Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Welcome February and more winter weather. According the famous groundhog and his tradition, we have 6 more weeks of it. Let's hope it's on the mild side. I wouldn't mind a bit more snow though, just not a blizzard.

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.

February is also the month of LOVE! So I'll be creating lots of love, Valentine, anniversary type cards for the next couple of week, starting with this one. This is also a Throwback Thursday card. Just about everything I used has been retired; the stamp set, the dies, the mask too.

I wanted dimension and I forgot all about the Foam Adhesive Sheets when I die cut the word LOVE. So I die cut it two more times, then used liquid glue to adhere all the layers. It's a little fiddly getting the letters to line up. Take your time with this step!

Supplies I used:

• Sunshine Sayings stamp set: retired
• Bermuda Bay card stock: 131197
• Real Red card stock: 102482
• Pool Party card stock: 122924
• Basic White card stock: 159276
• Flirty Flamingo ink pad: 147052
• VersaMark ink pad: 102283
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine: 149653
• Sunshine Wishes Thinlit dies: retired
• Heat Tool: 129053
• White Embossing powder: 155554
• Hearts & Stars decorative masks: retired
• Blending Brushes: 153611
• Multipurpose Liquid Glue: 110755
• In the supply picture I am showing Memento ink, but I didn't use it. Oops!
  

I like to keep the inside of the card and the envelope CAS. A little masking on the envelope will keep the card flat and not have to add extra postage. When I blended the heart mask onto my card front, I used a full quarter panel. This way, when I trimmed it to size, I used the cut off for the inside. Work smarter, not harder. Sometimes I master this, but honestly I'm not that lucky.

If you 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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