Stamping 411.....Happy Birthday

Happy Friday Peeps!!!

It's time for another new sketch challenge on the Stamping 411 Blog.

Here is the fun sketch for this week:

I had a bit of a time with this sketch at first, I tend to over think things but once I stepped back and thought about it a bit I decided to pull out  this cute little Stampin Up set called "Betsy's Blossoms". 

I stamped the bird with rich razzleberry ink twice and then cut it out and cut out the wing on the second one and added it to the bird with a dimensional.

The sentiment on here is from the "Curly Cute" stamp set.

The DSP on here is from the "Floral District" pack. The base of the card is rich razzleberry and then a layer of white and then the DSP. I added a banner under the bird with Daffodil Delight and the ribbon is Daffodil Delight seam binding. I finished it up with a few little flowers made with the Itty Bitty punch pack with rhinestone centers.

Be sure and head over the the Stamping 411 Blog to see what the other Designers have made using this sketch. 

I hope you will play along with us and if you do please link it up over on the 411 blog so we can all see.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

SSSC159......Birthday Wishes

Happy SundayPeeps!!

It is time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Here is the SWEET sketch Karen has for us this week:

A fun sketch with lots of layers and accents....my favorite kind!!!

I started out with a base of rich razzleberry card stock. 

I once again used pulled out the Stampin Up Floral District DSP and the "Betsy's Blossoms" stamp set. Both of these are just a tiny sneak peek of what is in store for you when the new catalog comes out June 1st.

I pulled my colors from this fun DSP, rich razzleberry, daffodil delight, old olive and whisper white.

Isn't that little bird so cute? Love the floral wings! 

I added some little flowers using one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack, and some 1/8 inch razzleberry taffeta ribbon. I stopped myself from making a sentiment flag, which is something I tend to do way to much, I stamped this sentiment, which comes from the retired "Occasional Quotes" stamp set,  with black ink directly onto my main panel. The bird and the wing are on dimesionals. I used the Pinking Heart edge punch to add the little element on the edge of the main piece.

I hope you can find some time to play along with us this week, I would love to see what you come up with, create a card or scrapbook page with this sketch and then go to Karen's blog and link up your project for all of us to see.

OK, let's see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Sketch Team, and Guest Designer has in store for us this week:

Karen-the Sweetest Thing 

Jen-JenTapler Designs-on vacation

Karen-Paper Playhouse-

Lynn-The Queen's Scene-is celebrating her 20th anniversary this weekend but will have her card up on Monday

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell 

Dana-Dana's House of Cards

and this week's Sweet Guest Designer: Melissa Hubert

Well, thank you for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

OCC Inspiration Challenge.....Birthday Wishes

Happy Saturday Peeps!!

It is time for another new challenge at Our Creative Corner.

Our hostess this week is the uber talented Meihsia Liu and she has a great photo inspiration challenge for us this week:

I am showing you some new goodies I got this week, a little sneak peek of some stamps and DSP that will be availabe June 1st when the new Stampin Up catalog goes live.

This stamp set is called "Betsy's Blossoms and the DSP is from the Floral District pack.

I used pumpkin pie ink to stamp the flower and Baja for the Bird.

I keep my card fairly Clean & Simple to mimic the crisp &clean feel of the inspiration photo. Love that quilt, don't you? It is gorgeous and really pops in the photo, it is certainly what I am drawn to in the photo.

I hope my card reflects the feel of the photo.

Be sure to check the Our Creative Corner Blog 

to see what the rest of the design team came up with for this fun challenge. 

I hope you can find some time to play along and if you do, don't forget to link it up over on the Our Creative Corner Blog so we can all see it!

Thanks for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki