Diva Inspiration Challenge

Hi Stampers! My Diva Sisters invited me to play the Diva Inspiration Challenge (IC). I have to admit, I tried the IC before but didn't enjoy it. I stressed over trying to re-create the inspiration item instead of letting my own creativity take the lead. Once I became more comfortable stamping my own ideas, the challenge was FUN!

So, this card was inspired by this beautiful photograph of treetops and blue summer sky. I imagine the photographer was standing with her head way back, holding the camera up high to get this shot. She was likely inspired by the bright colors that remain at the end of summer and maybe a little dizzy too.

But, anyway, I wanted my card to reflect the feel of autumn in Erie, PA. The dominant autumn hues are the warm reds, oranges and golds which I translated to SU! colors: So Saffron, Dusty Durango and Soft Suede. For the focal image of my design, I chose the Medallion stamp set since it reminded me of the swirl pattern in the photograph. See the complete Supply List below:

Stamp Sets: Medallion (115223) and Grateful Greetings (Holiday Mini 116511)

Cardstock: So Saffron (105118), Soft Suede (115318), Very Vanilla (101650)

Inks: So Saffron Craft (105237), Dusty Durango Classic (115654)

Other: Soft Suede 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115612), Gold Elastic Cord (Holiday Mini 109867), Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder (109130), Embossing Buddy (103083), Powder Pals (102197) Heat Tool (100005), Stamping Sponges (101610), Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads (109110), Stampin Dimensionals (104430)

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To make this card, ink the Medallion stamp with So Saffron Craft Ink and stamp on Very Vanilla CS. Quickly sprinkle the image with Clear Embossing Powder and then set with the Heat Gun. Ink a Stamping Sponge with Dusty Durango Classic Ink and rub over the entire area of the Very Vanilla CS from the middle out toward the edges. Sponging in that direction provides the deeper Dusty Durango in the middle of the image and lighter shades toward the edges. Once you've inked to your heart's content, remove the ink from the embossed image by gently wiping with a tissue. This is the Emboss Resist technique since the embossed image resists the classic dye ink.

The sentiment is from the Grateful Greetings stamp set which is a must have for your sentiment collection. I used Paper Snips (103579) to trim the sentiment into a banner which I embelished with a Rhinestone Brad and popped up using Stampin' Dimensionals.

I had fun making this card and playing along with the Diva Inspiration Challenge. Please post a link to your creation on the Diva page. Thank you for stopping by and Happy Stampin'!

Season of Friendship

Hi Stampers! I am back from an invigorating demonstrator get-together that I attended with my good friend Jen Bell. We traveled to Cambridge, Ontario and enjoyed the company of our northern Canadian neighbors. The event was hosted by Andrea Walford and Donna Henley who did a fabulous job providing great stamping projects and two inspirational speakers, Glenda Travelstead and Kim Van Diepen. I am creatively rejuvenated. You can see all the projects here at Andrea's blog http://andreawalford.com/

Anyway, I would like to share this fun Thanksgiving card with you. The idea for this card is from this spectacular sample from Aubrie. I was not ambitious enough to cut out all of the leaves and you can see that I changed up the tag element a bit.

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Season of Friendship & Seeing Spots
Cardstock: Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Whisper White, Autumn Vine DSP
Inks: Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Really Rust
Other: Designer Label Punch, 1-1/4 inch and 3/4 inch Circle Punches, 1/16 Handheld Punch, Gold Brads, Chocolate Chip 1/4 inch Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Have a great day and Happy Stampin'! EdieB

Autumn Harvest

Don't put away your Halloween sets quite yet. Pumpkins, moons, and scarecrows are great for the Thanksgiving holiday as well. These seasonal icons

work nicely for birthday cards, thank-you notes, congratulations or just simple stationery.

Here is the pumpkin from the Autumn Harvest stamp set used to make a Thanksgiving card. The pumpkin is Tangerine Tango with a Garden Green stem. Since we don't have Tangerine Tango markers, I used a blender pen to apply Tangerine Tango ink directly to the rubber. Use ink from a Re-Inker or squeeze an ink pad while closed to press a bit of ink into the lid of the case then pick the ink up with a blender pen to apply to the rubber stamp.

The colors of this card are a bit non-traditional but they work for me. The card base is Baja Breeze. The printed paper is from the Hawaii Papaya Designer Series Papers and is Tangerine Tango & white. The DSP is accented by Chocolate Chip cardstock and a knot of Chocolate Chip 5/8 inch grosgrain ribbon.

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Autumn Harvest, Holidays & Wishes

Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Hawaii Papaya

Inks: Tangerine Tango, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip

Other: Gold Brads, 1/16 Handheld Punch, Scalloped Edge Punch, Chocolate Chip 5/8 inch grosgrain ribbon, Blender Pens

Thank you visiting my blog. Happy Stampin'! EdieB