Hello there, peeps! I’ve been quiet on the blogging front as helping my mom with life “things” has taken precedence. But I am SO happy to be back today with a special card and an announcement! The Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge is back up and running and today is their first challenge! I am the featured designer this week, which means that I get to create the Tic-Tac-Toe board! I filled it with things that I love so I hope you will love them too and play along! Without further ado, here is this week’s challenge board:
I used the far left column for today’s card: Flower, Ribbon, Punch.
Measurements:
- Card Base: 4 1/2″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
- First Layer: 4″ x 5 1/4″
- DSP Layer: 2 1/4″ x 5″ & 1 1/2″ x 5″
Details:
- I used this gorgeous DSP Sweet Girl by CTMH as my inspiration. This month’s theme is Home Decor/Congrats/Thinking of You. I decided congrats could mean baby, which gave me the chance to color this darling giraffe from Whimsy Stamps.
- I used rectangle stitched dies for my image as well as a foundation for my sentiment die. I snuck the punch in as an accent behind the focal image and even used up some positively ancient candy dots from Stampin’ Up!
- I used another rectangle die for the inside of the card and snuck in a scrap of coordinating DSP as a fun accent. The sentiment is from the same set as the giraffe from Whimsy Stamps.
I SO hope you’re as excited as I am to have this challenge back up and running, Tic-Tac-Toe boards are SO fun to play along with – the possibilities are endless!!
Please stop by the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge blog to see what the rest of the team has whipped up for you this week!
Supplies (all Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted):
Card Stock: Going Gray (R), Blushing Bride; Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80#
DSP: Sweet Girl by Close To My Heart
Ink: Going Gray (R) & Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Baby Animals by Whimsy Stamps
Alcohol Markers: W0 Warm Gray No. 0, W1 Warm Gray No. 1, and R11 Pale Cherry Pink by Copic; RP196 Pale Pink Light by Shin-Han
Dies: Stitched Rectangle by Stampin’ Up!; Congrats by Hero Arts
Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer (both retired); Everyday Label Punch
Embellishments: Blushing Bride 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon and Candy Dots, both retired
Other: Whisper White Envelope
Your card today is just precious. I’ve always been a sucker for anything with gray! And congrats on being chosen “featured designer” for the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge❤️
Love your card today. Sweet soft colors and cute stamp make this card adorable. Thanks for the inspiration.
So cute shannon!
Shannon your sweet giraffe is adorable! I love the soft and muted tones and the pink ribbon adds a real touch of luxury. Gorgeous and a fine way to kick off our new challenge board!
Shannon, this is so adorable!!!!!!!! Love the color combo and that sweet giraffe! XXX