Thoughts of You - Technostamper #258

Today is a good day.  Blogger is finally up and running as of this morning.  For over 2 weeks I have been unable to publish without changing over to another browser - a bit of a pain.  It's amazing how small things can make you happy.
The weather, however, is not making me happy!  Would you believe there's a winter warning (yes snow) for tomorrow!  Guess it's a card making day!
Here is my card for the TSS challenge:

 

I made the base card out of Marina Mist card stock, and layered it with Very Vanilla card stock, and then a sheet of DSP from the Print Poetry DSP pack.

Three strips of Midnight muse were attached across the top of the card, after which I attached an embossed banner in Marina Mist.

The image was stamped several times.  Once on Parker's DSP and the sail was cut out; once in Summer Starburst, and the boat was cut out.  Then the image was stamped using Midnight Muse onto a 2 1/2" punched circle.  I used a blender pen to remove the ink from the sail, and colored it with  a Raspberry Ripple marker .  The sailboat was then paper pieced together.  With the mat pack and paper piercer, the circle was paper pierced all the way around.  Then it was matted with Midnight Muse circle.  The two were attached using dimensionals.

A bow of stitched satin Raspberry Ripple was placed at the top of the image.

Here's a list of materials/supplies used:

Stamps: Moving Forward, Sassy Salutations

Inks: Midnight Muse, Summer Starburst, Raspberry Ripple marker

Papers: Marina Mist, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Parker's DSP, Print Poetry DSP pack

Accessories: Ovals framelits, 2 1/2" circle punch, Mat pack & paper piercer, 3/8" stitched Raspberry Ripple satin ribbon, Square lattice folder, dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sailboat Baby - Unscripted Sketches 189

I seem to be needing a lot of baby cards lately, so I thought I'd use the sketch with Unscripted Sketches here to make a baby boy card.  The challenge this week is also a piggy back challenge i.e. i do something to or with the circle. Alter it somehow- distress it, tear it, layer it, etc. Make the circle a unique focal point!  Since this is a baby card I did not want to distress or tear the circle, so I layered it.

 

I started out by punching out a 2 1/2" circle in Whisper White and layering it with Baja Breeze card stock.  On the Whisper White circle, I stamped the sailboat which had been inked with markers.  A piece of daffodil delight designer paper was used to paper piece the sail of the boat.

The circle was then pierced with the mat pack and paper piercer and attached to the Baja Breeze layer with dimensionals.

Stamps: Moving Forward, One in a Million

Inks: Pacific Point, SU markers (Pacific Point, Marina Mist, Real Red, Daffodil Delight)

Papers: Baja Breeze, Whisper Whtie, Patio Party DSP, DSP retired

Accessories: White Baker's Twine, Mat pack & Paper piercer, dimensionals

Bike and Frog - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #95

My craft shows are finally finished, and I can now spend time preparing for my own Christmas.  I feel like I have been in perpetual motion since the beginning of September - thank goodness that has almost stopped.  Two more classes to teach and then finito - no more until January.
The card I made for the sketch challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday uses the stamp set "Moving Forward" - indicative of the movements I have been experiencing - all motion and little rest.  However, the movements in the card are all fun.

 

Stamp:  Moving Forward

Inks: Gumball Green, Black Stazon, SU markers

Papers: Real Red, Whisper White, Gumball Green, Red Polka Dot DSP

Accessories: Delicate Design folder, Limeade Green/white baker's twine, Dazzling details, dimensionals