I made this card several years ago at a stamping event in Champaign, Illinois. I liked it so much I featured it in a card buffet months later. I had a few people make the card but had a lot of leftover paper cut. So, I decided even though the stamp set was retired, and the paper no longer available I could create a card with the leftover supplies that used current products.
I really like the end results and may do something similar to other card leftovers.
I had so much fun playing with the Oh So Eclectic stamp set. Next week I am going to focus on a stamp set that will be a part of the new Holiday catalog. You will be able to order it ahead of time and get started on your Christmas cards early.
I was looking through some of the Challenge sites I like and decided to follow the one called ssinkspiration.blogspot.com The challenge they have for this week is a technique challenge. This site is interesting because their challenges change each week.
1st Monday Color challenge
2nd Monday sketch challenge
3rd Monday inkspiration
4th Monday a technique
This week's technique
I created my background and then turned it into the card seen above. It was great fun and I decided it should be the technique I use for my club members in august.
Why don't you try it out for yourself and let me know what you think?
It will be Friday already tomorrow. I will be showing you how I took a card that uses a retired stamp set and changed it to use only current supplies.
Look at the background of this card. Isn't that a WOW! I found a card like this posted by Krista Thomas on Pinterest. I was wondering how on earth she embossed with a thinlit. Instead I found out that she just cut out several of the same thinlit shape and glued them to the background of the card. That was a real WOW for me.
Check out the colors of the flowers. Notice how they are darker on the outside edge than the inside. I was also wondering how I would do that ....Did I need to use two colors, or stamp off then stamp on. Well, the stamp is created so that it looks like 2 separate colors. Love it.
Come back tomorrow to see a card I made using a technique that was posted on the ssinkspiration challenge blog site.
Back from a wonderful time in Maine. I checked the Stampin'Up! site and noticed that the Daisy Punch is still unorderable, so I decided to feature a different stamp set this week. Another favorite....Oh So Eclectic.
The technique I want to feature this week is on this card. Look at the background. If you did not know better wouldn't you think this was designer paper. Well, Robin, my upline created her own designer paper by using a variety of the stamps in the set. I love this idea. I received this as a swap for the Butterfly Friends swap a couple of months ago.
Did you know if you join my team you will also be a member of the Butterfly Friends team. I meet monthly with my team, but we also meet monthly with the bigger team. Any time I can get new ideas, I love it. So, I try to attend the team meeting whenever I can.
Joining my team is pretty sweet till the end of July. Why?
1. You get the starter kit valued at $125 for just $99.
2. You also get a Getting started kit valued at $50.
3. In addition you receive a Christmas set from the not yet revealed Holiday catalog.
It is a great deal that is one of the best I have heard on in a while.
Contact me above if you are interested in joining my team. I would love to make you a part of the Super Snails.
Tomorrow I will be posting a WOW card that I found on Pinterest and CASED.
What I love about this card I found on Pinterest posted by BJ Peters. I like a lot of the cards she posts so am providing you a link to her blog since you might like them too.
1. First off I love the color Lemon Lime Twist
2. Secondly, I love the embossing folder called Layered Leaves. It is one of the thicker folders that comes out with a very layered image.
3. Finally, I love the stamp set, the images, the matching thinlits and of course the matching designer paper.
Thanks BJ for a great card design.
This ends my week of favorites. Next week I will be returning from a great adventure in Maine with my family. I will feature my latest scrapbook layouts so come back and see what I made using old and new products.
Don't you think the stamped images on this card look like they are actually a piece of designer paper. Well, they are some of the stamps that are included in the Oh So Eclectic stamps set found on page 133 of our new catalog. Robin made the card and made me fall in love with the colors and the stamp set.
Come back tomorrow to see a card made with the Easter Palace thinlits.
