So Sentimental Monochromatic Swap Card

I participated in a swap this month using either carry-over items or new catalog items. I chose to use a carry-over stamp set. I’m using the Mojo Monday Sketch #536 again for this card. My mojo is still running low so I’ve learned that the easiest way for me to work around that is to use sketches and apparently monochromatic color schemes.

I have three versions of my card. First is my original design. I embossed a 4″ x 5 1/4″ panel and adhered it to the front of the card and I used the Scalloped Lace Trim.

I normally don’t like to emboss my card base but in this instance I thought it looked better to have the entire front of the card embossed. I also didn’t have enough of the Scalloped Lace Trim for all of the swap cards, so out it went too. Here is my second card and my swap card.

I also made one more card like my original with the Scalloped Lace Trim but the whole front of the card embossed. This one is my favorite. You probably can’t see it in the photos but the butterflies have Wink of Stella on them.

Supplies:

148580	Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set
153828	So Sentimental Bundle
151691	So Sentimental Cling Stamp Set
146986	Highland Heather 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
150881	Purple Posy 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
101856	Vellum 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
140272	Whisper White 8 1/2″ x 11″ Thick Cardstock
147103	Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad
148523	Butterfly Duet Punch
149658	3D Embossing Folder Plate
151474	Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder
149634	Scripty 3D Embossing Folder
151690	Stitched So Sweetly Dies
141337	Stamping Sponges
144219	Pearl Basic Jewels
141897	Clear WINK OF STELLA GLITTER BRUSH
149593	Very Vanilla 3/8″ Scalloped Lace Trim
104430	Stampin’ Dimensionals
144108	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

Say Goodbye to Breathtaking Bouquet

It’s no secret if you follow my blog that I loved the Breathtaking Bouquet stamp. I was cleaning off my crafting table and I found a leftover piece of watercolor paper embossed with this stamp. Well, I got out my pigment sprinkles and I attempted to watercolor on the stamped image. It’s really hard to see white embossing on white paper but I gave it a try. I much prefer just using the pigment sprinkles and a spray bottle. 🙂

After I finished the watercolor, I die cut the image and sprayed it with a mixture of Frost White Shimmer paint and rubbing alcohol to give it a little shimmer. The sentiment comes from the retiring Kindness & Compassion stamp set. I die cut the edge of the card base with the border scalloped die from the Stitched Be Mine dies.

Check out these projects I made using the Breathtaking Bouquet stamp.

Check out these projects I made using the Kindness & Compassion stamp set.

Supplies:

151612	Breathtaking Bouquet Cling Stamp
151342	Kindness & Compassion Cling Stamp Set
148527	Stitched Be Mine Dies
148551	Stitched Rectangles Dies
146987	Gorgeous Grape 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
140272	Whisper White 8 1/2″ x 11″ Thick Cardstock
149612	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper
147103	Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad
102283	Versamark Stamp Pad
109132	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder
103083	Embossing Buddy
129053	Heat Tool
149663	Pigment Sprinkles
149494	Noble Peacock Rhinestones
146343	Leaves Trinkets
147046	Frost White Shimmer Paint
126185	Stampin’ Spritzers
104430	Stampin’ Dimensionals

Say Goodbye to Royal Peacock

It’s time to say Goodbye to the Royal Peacock stamp set along with the rest of the items in the suite. I loved the Nobel Peacock Specialty Designer Series Paper and Foil sheets. They are just so pretty I had to use all of the foil colors on this card along with a piece of the specialty DSP. I even stamped the inside of the card, I don’t usually do that because I donate many of the cards I make.

I’m playing along with Fusion Card Challenge.

Check out these projects I made using the Royal Peacock stamp set.

Supplies:

151100	Royal Peacock Bundle Photopolymer
149464	Royal Peacock Photopolymer Stamp Set
149582	Detailed Peacock Dies
151690	Stitched So Sweetly Dies
149658	3D Embossing Folder Plate
151785	Tufted 3D Embossing Folder
149493	Noble Peacock Specialty Designer Series Paper
149495	Noble Peacock Foil Sheets
150880	Pretty Peacock 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
100730	Whisper White 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
150083	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
102283	Versamark Stamp Pad
141636	Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder
103083	Embossing Buddy
129053	Heat Tool

Say Goodbye to This Little Piggy

I used the light Calypso Coral, Light Smoky Slate, Light Soft Suede, and Color Lifter Stampin’ Blends markers to color the image. Then I inked around it using Balmy Blue and a make up brush. I also inked the smaller circle because the white was too stark.

I followed Mojo Monday sketch #536.

Check out some other projects I’ve made using This Little Piggy.

Supplies:

151227	This Little Piggy Cling Stamp Set
141705	Layering Circles Dies
149478	Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper
150884	Terracotta Tile 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
140272	Whisper White 8 1/2″ x 11″ Thick Cardstock
147105	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad
132708	Tuxedo Black Memento Stamp Pad
144608	Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter
144042	Calypso Coral Light Stampin’ Blends
144045	Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
145054	Smoky Slate Light Stampin’ Blends
145058	Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
146874	Soft Suede Light Stampin’ Blends
147273	Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
104430	Stampin’ Dimensionals

Say Goodbye to Daisy Delight

I don’t have to be too sad to say goodbye to Daisy Delight because I also have the Daisy Lane stamp set and it’s sticking around. I will miss using the Coastal Weave 3D embossing folder for blog posts but it will be staying in my collection because I love it. After stamping the flowers, I inked the top of the die cut with Balmy Blue. For the daisy, I used my bone folder to curve the petals up and then to curve the ends of the petals down.

I’m following the Try Stampin’ on Tuesday Challenge #456 which is pretty similar to many of the cards I’ve made lately. 🙂

Supplies:

143669	Daisy Delight Photopolymer Stamp Set
151690	Stitched So Sweetly Dies
149658	3D Embossing Folder Plate
151503	Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder
119869	1/2″ Circle Punch
143713	Daisy Punch
146982	Balmy Blue 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
146979	Merry Merlot 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
150882	Rococo Rose 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
140272	Whisper White 8 1/2″ x 11″ Thick Cardstock
147105	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad
147112	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin’ Pad
147111	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad
147104	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad
150080	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad
141897	Clear WINK OF STELLA GLITTER BRUSH

Check out some other projects I made using Daisy Delight.

Joy of Sets May Blog Hop

I just love how this sentiment turned out! I stamped it in Blackberry Bliss, then in Whisper White and heat embossed using clear embossing powder. I then stamped with Whisper White again and heat embossed using clear embossing powder and it came out so interesting. It pulled the Blackberry Bliss and the Old Olive into the final colors. I used Old Olive to stamp the stems. The little flowers are Petal Pink and Flirty Flamingo.

I followed a sketch from Inspire. Create. Challenges.

Angie McKenzie
Annette Ball
Rochelle Laird-Smith
Tricia Butts
Fiona Whitehead
Brenda Nelson
Libby Fens
Susan Webster
JoAnn Pollock <– You are here
Jill Chapman
Gez Carpenter
Vicki Milyard
Alejandra Gomez
Kaylin Krawczyk
Rebecca Jo Unwin
Narelle Fasulo
Sue Allen
Sandra Mastello
Andrea Tracy-Tucker

Click here to see supplies.

Check out my other projects using Abstract Impressions.

Say Goodbye to Animal Outing

I decided to play with my embossing paste on this card. I mixed a few drops of Gray Granite re-inker into a pile of embossing paste for the background. I also created the mask for the background by using the stones die from the Animal Friends dies.

Supplies:

151281	Animal Outing Cling Stamp Set
148618	Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set
146823	Animal Friends Dies
145372	Stitched Shapes Dies
138292	Banner Triple Punch
141491	Classic Label Punch
149484	Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper
146983	Gray Granite 8-1/2″ X 11″Cardstock
146979	Merry Merlot 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
133676	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
100730	Whisper White 8 1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
147171	Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill
132708	Tuxedo Black Memento Stamp Pad
102283	Versamark Stamp Pad
148545	Mossy Meadow Light Stampin’ Blends
148547	Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
149555	So Saffron Light Stampin’ Blends
149557	So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
148583	Heart Epoxy Droplets
103083	Embossing Buddy
142808	Palette Knives
145645	Shimmery White Embossing Paste
109132	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder
132133	White Stampin’ Chalk Marker
129053	Heat Tool

Check out some other projects I made using Animal Outing.

I used sketch #367 from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for this card.