Bella Rose Delight – Freshly Made Sketches 418

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Today I am sharing a card made with much love for a challenge but I ran out of time to get it photographed and posted before I went out of town on a trip. Have YOU ever thought you could accomplish much more than you actually could?!? Please tell me I’m not alone!

Measurements:

  • White Card Base 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″

Details:

  • I’ve combined a bit of old and new with this card. This DSP by Stampin’ Up! – oh my goodness – I can’t even tell you how pretty I think it is! It’s a bit funny to me now because when I first started with Stampin’ Up!, I did NOT care for the color Red Riding Hood at all. But when paired with Pink Pirouette and Kiwi Kiss, it is just YUMMY!!
  • I adore the sketch this week and ventured outside of my SU supplies to use this wonderful curved edge die by MFT Stamps.

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  • I stamped the sentiment in Riding Hood Red, and then used the coordinating die to cut out a mat around it. I then cut out another mat in Kiwi Kiss, cut it in half horizontally and added it as a second mat.
  • I fussed for a bit before settling on adding these delightful butterflies, die cut from the long retired Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die. I do so love combining old and new!
  • The gems I added are from Honeybee Stamps – I have discovered that they have a fun assortment of colored rhinestones!!

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  • For the inside I layered a scalloped die cut on top of a mat of Riding Hood Red, with a pretty scrap of the Bella Rose DSP and a very simple sentiment.

I had so much fun making this card!! I know it is very late for the challenge it was created for, but here is the sketch I used and thank you to the FMS design team for always providing such wonderful inspiration!

Blessing to You!!

Supplies (all Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted):

Card Stock: Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red;  Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 110#

DSP: Bella Rose (2008 Annual Catalog)

Specialty Paper: None

Ink: Riding Hood Red (retired); Versamark Onyx Black

Stamps: You’ve Got This by Avery Elle

Dies: You’ve Got This by Avery Elle; Stitched Basic Edges by MFT Stamps; Scalloped A2 Card Frames by Honeybee Stamps; Beautiful Wings Embosslit (retired) and Envelope Die (retired)

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer (both retired)

Embellishments: Beautiful Wings Embosslit (retired); Wink of Stella; Log Cabin Gem Stickers by Honeybee Stamps

Other: Whisper White Envelope

Everything’s Coming Up Balloons – Sunday Stamps 117

Hello there friends! It’s Sunday, which means another Sunday Stamps challenge! Yay!! I’m sure most of you busy with holiday activities but the challenge runs for two weeks so play along if you have the chance!

SS117-12_20_15Isn’t this a pretty color combination?? It just says birthday to me, so that’s the direction I went:

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A sweet birthday card meant for a sweet young lady 🙂 I’ve had this stamp set for quite awhile and have no idea why I haven’t used it before now! I love that the balloons do double duty by having the sentiment on them so you can really fill the whole card front with balloons!

I tried and tried to stamp the balloon strings that are part of the stamp set but discovered that they had a manufacturing defect. I will take care of that with the company (it happens), and I tried working around the flaws without success, so I pulled out a die set instead. Aren’t the balloon strings and bows adorable?? Thank you Papertrey Ink, for rescuing me!

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I don’t think it would be a young lady’s birthday without some sparkle so I carefully added Wink of Stella to all the balloons. Now they look like a party!!

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And the inside…a super sweet sentiment!

I hope that my project has inspired you to join us in this challenge, for more inspiration please visit these lovely ladies:

Thank you for visiting today!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink; Crumb Cake by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: Neutrals Designer Series Paper Pack by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Hibiscus Burst and Sweet Blush by Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  Balloons by Avery Elle; Fabulous Four by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Balloons by Avery Elle; Femme Frames by Mama Elephant and Balloon Strings Dies by Papertrey Ink

Tools:  MISTI

Embellishments: Wink of Stella