CP Sketch #12 Trendy Trees

I just fell in love with this stamp set the minute I saw it. I love its simplicity and clean lines. Another thing I love is Stampin' Up!'s new Texturz plates. I used the large polka dot plate for this card. I dug out my SU pastels for this card which I used for the leaves on the trees. The chocolate grosgrain is threaded through a small slit I made with a craft knife. I hope you like it!

Recipe:

Trendy Trees stamp set

Basic Brown and VersaMark ink

Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip CS

ticket corner punch, SU Texturz plate, craft knife, circle punches, SU pastels, dimensionals, chocolate chip grosgrain, Stamp-a-ma-jig

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Just Jawing

I think this is such a cute skull and crossbones. It is one stamp set my 16 year old daughter asked for. I made this for a swap with my Stampers' 10 that uses patterned paper and/or odd shaped card. I incorporated both in this card. It is 5 1/2" square card and also used patterned paper. I stamped the skull twice...once on the white CS and again on the Pink Pirouette patterned paper, cut out the skull on the patterned paper and placed over the skull on white. This technique is called paper piecing. I added pink glitter for the eyes (love that glitz!). I finished the card off by punching a heart with a Sizzix paddle punch and running white ric rac through it.

Recipe: Stamp Set - Just Jawing; Cardstock - Basic Black, Pink Piroutte, Whisper White, Pink Piroutte patterned paper; Basic Black and Whisper White ink; Access - pink glitter, Sizzix paddle punch, white ric rac

Smiling Giraffe

Isn't this a sweet stamp? This is another mystery image challenge that I played in. This image came from Pat Huntoon. This giraffe makes me smile. I had some uninked Africa-themed stamps that I finally got to use. The background is the polished stone technique. The rust background directly behind the giraffe is textured with a Fiskar's texture plate (another neglected toy). It is framed with a Krylon copper leafing pen.

Recipe:

Cardstock: Really Rust, white glossy, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Brown

Accessories: copper square brads, alcohol ink, Krylon copper leafing pen

Baby Giraffe

I don't get many opportunities to make baby cards, so I really enjoyed making this one. I colored the giraffe with Prisma colored pencils blended with Goo Gone. The background behind the giraffe is vellum CS run through the polka dot Cuttlebug embossing folder. The scalloped frame is a Sizzix die. I love the softness of this card. I hope you like it, too.

Recipe:

Stamp: Inkadinkado

Card stock: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Vellum CS

Ink: Basic Brown

Accessories: Pink Pirouette striped grosgrain, Prisma colored pencils, Goo Gone, Cuttlebug polka dot embossing folder, Sizzix scallop frame, button, embroidery floss

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Mystery Image Challenge

This is a card I made for a Mystery Image Challenge that I participated in last month. The challenge hostess sends each participant the same stamped images and we each make a card with it and send to the person we get assigned. It is so fun to see what everyone comes up with using the same image. It is amazing how different each card can be.

I colored the balerina with Prisma colored pencils blended with Goo Gone. I colored and cut out the balerina costume and popped it up and added glitter (love my glitter). I framed her using a Sizzix oval frame and used my white gel pen to make dots on the scallops. Here is the recipe:

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Pink Pirouette printed paper, Certainly Celery and Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Sizzix scallop oval frame, 2 oval punches (SU), Cuttlebug polka dot embossing folder, lt. pink dotted organdy ribbon, paper piercer, white gel pen and a rhinestone