Stepin' it Up! with Stampin' Up!

I have a trio of super fun challenges for you on this lovely Saturday! Trying new things is so fun, and the Stampin' Royalty blog had a great challenge to Jazz it Up - take a project and jazz it up! The card sketch at Clean & Simple Stamping was just incredible so my cards today use this layout! I also loved the color challenge at the Picture Perfect Creations to use: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, and Blush Blossom. Can't wait to show my BEFORE AND AFTER cards today based upon this great sketch:
My BEFORE Jazzed Up! card:

My AFTER Jazzed Up! card:

Here's what I did to Jazz Up my card:

• Added a layer of Chocolate Chip card stock that was ran through the Big Shot with the Lattice Square Textured Impressions Folder
• Inked all edges of card stock with cooresponding color of ink
• Punched the bottom of the Old Olive strip of card stock with the Scallop Trim Border Punch
• Added a few more flower blossoms in the leaves

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Stamps: Bird on a Branch (113266 - RETIRING)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (100908), Blush Blossom (102609 - RETIRING), Old Olive (102277)

Card Stock: Chocolate Chip (102128), Old Olive (100702), Blush Blossom (103318 - RETIRING), Very Vanilla (101650)

Paper: Old Olive DSP (112160 - RETIRING)

Embellishments: 5/16" Neutrals Jumbo Brads (112534), Soft Subtles Brads (106954)

Punches: Scallop Trim Border (available July 1st), Trio Flower (109183 - RETIRING)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Square Lattice Square Textured Impressions Folder (119976), Little Leaves Sizzlits die (114511)

Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/5"

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• The 'Thinking of You' sentiment I used on my card is from the Bird on a Branch stamp set, which is on the LAST CHANCE STAMP SET LIST.
  
• The color Blush Blossom (ink and card stock) is on the LAST CHANCE ACCESSORY LIST.
  
• Trio Flower Punch is on the LAST CHANCE PUNCH LIST.
  
• The leaves were cut out of Old Olive DSP, which is on the LAST CHANCE PAPER LIST.

Hope you have a wonderful Saturday!

~Kari

Thinking of You 24-7

Good Morning! It's another amazing Mojo Monday sketch challenge and contest time! Most weeks we just play for fun, but the first week of the month is a contest! Whoohoo! Here's my card based upon the sketch below!

I also made this as my card #2 for the PPA Bird is the Word challenge! I'm totally into birds right now, so I'm loving this themed challenge!

Stampin' Essentials Tips:

• I think the Nouveau Chic Designer Series Papers are just totally pretty! They inspired my color choices for today's card which are: Sage Shadow, Apricot Appeal, and Basic Gray!
• My bird comes from the Friends 24-7 stamp set on page 100 of the Idea Book & Catalog! I first stamped him in Basic Gray ink, then colored him in with Apricot Appeal ink and then colored in the branch with Sage Shadow ink.
• The 'Thinking of You' sentiment is from the Bird on a Branch stamp set on page 105 of the Idea Book & Catalog! I stamped it in Basic Gray ink on Apricot Appeal card stock, then made it into a pennant with my 1-1/4" Square punch! Glue dots are holding it in place since it's wavy!

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Stamps: Friends 24-7 (113218), Bird on a Branch (113266)
Ink: Basic Gray (109120), Sage Shadow (102532), Apricot Appeal (105218)
Card Stock: Sage Shadow (101563), Apricot Appeal (105124), Basic Gray (108692), Whisper White (100730)
Paper: Nouveau Chic (115670)
Embellishments: Clear Rhinestone Brads (113144)
Punches: Curly Label (112208), 1-1/4" Square (104400)
Tools: Circle Scissor Plus (112530), Glass Mat (112531), Paper-Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pak (105826)
Stampin' Essentials: Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Finished Size: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4"

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Hope you have an AWESOME day!!
~Kari

To Thine Own Self Be Kind.

So I challenged myself to use the Stampin' Up! set 'Bird on a Branch' (pg. 105) with the color combination of: Real Red, Bashful Blue, and Whisper White ~ here's what I came up with! I first punched the bottom of the card base with the Eyelet Border punch, and then layered a piece of Whisper White cardstock behind it. Then added a row of red and blue buttons! Basic Gray worked wonderfully as the color choice for the branch since it coordinated with the other two colors! I stamped the branch first in Basic Gray Classic Ink, then the blossoms in Real Red Classic Ink. Tip: My Stamp-a-ma-jig was a great tool for lining up the branch with the blossoms on top! I stamped the sentiment from the Botanical Blooms SAB set in Basic Gray ink on Whisper White cardstock and punched it out with the Curly Label punch. Then I cut the punched out piece in half, adhered it off to the side the card base, and added a clip with ribbon! Onto my birdie...I used the Birds & Branches die-cut to for the bird and adhered him with Stampin' Dimensionals! The finishing touches were to pierce a corner border in the top right-hand corner with my Paper-Piercing tool and then to ink all the edges with Bashful Blue ink! Viola!

Stamps: Bird on a Branch (113266), Botanical Blooms (SAB ~ 2009)
Ink: Basic Gray (109120), Real Red (103133), Bashful Blue (105209)
Cardstock: Soft Subtles Textured Assortment (108695), Whisper White (100730), Neutrals Textured Assortment (108693)
Accessories: Clips Assortment (112580), Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (109034), Playground Designer Buttons (116313), Sherbet Designer Buttons (116312)
Punches: Curly Label (112208), Eyelet Border (113692)
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Birds & Branches (114529), Paper-Piercing (116631), Mat Pak (105826), Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Essentials: Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Mini Glue Dots (103683) ~ to adhere the buttons!
Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

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