Punch Art Class

I just realized I didn’t post the punch art we created in our February punch art class. Sorry about that! Here they are now:

We focused on using circle punches in this class, although a few other punches did sneak in ;)

Here are the individual punch art and a list of the punches used:


Pig
Punches used: 1 ¾” circle, 1 3/8” circle, ½” circle, ¼” circle, 1/8” circle, Large Star, Word Window

CASEd from Mercedes Weber in her SCS Gallery

Lion
Punches used: 1 ¼” circle, 1 3/8” circle, ½” circle, ¼” circle, 1/16” circle, Small Oval, Scallop circle

CASEd from Mercedes Weber in her SCS Gallery

Leprechaun
Punches used: 1 ¼” circle, ½” circle, ¼” circle, 5-petal flower, Scallop Circle, Key Tag, Word Window, ¼” square
CASEd from Samantha Parisi at http://rubberstampingdiva.com/?p=429



Baby Carriage
Punches used: 1 ¾” circle, ½” circle, ¼” circle, 1/8” circle
Inspired by someone on Splitcoaststampers (I apologize for not remembering your name)

Ice Cream Cone
Punch used: Scallop Circle
CASEd from Lynda at http://stampingdoc.blogspot.com/2008/10/crimper-ice-cream-cone.html



Cherries
Punch art: 1 ¾” circle, ¾” circle
CASEd from Lynda at http://stampingdoc.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-punch-zoo-book.html

We added these punch art to the book we previously created. You can view that post here.

I’ll try to post the punch art we created in last week’s class soon. Until then, have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Sketch Challenge Week #29

I found out that my card for this week’s sketch challenge also works for Thursday’s inspiration challenge on UDI. When I viewed the inspiration challenge, I was surprised to see that the theme was frogs, which is the theme of my card. So that works out well and I didn’t even plan it that way :)

Check out the sketch challenge for this week at UDI.

I wanted to make a card with a frog on it because I had a couple of extra punch art frogs from my last punch art class. I decided to create a get well card for a friend who is battling cancer in the hospital.

Stamp set: Inspired by Nature, Sincere Salutations
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Olive Green, Summer Sun, Pixie Pink, Whisper White card stock
Ink: Summer Sun, Garden Green, Old Olive, Pixie Pink, Only Orange classic ink
Accessories: Punches: Horizontal Slot, Boho Blossoms, 1 ¾” circle, 1 3/8” circle, ½” circle, ¼” circle, Large oval, Small oval, Stampin’ Sponge, Crimper, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive, paper trimmer, scissors

The frog is adhered on Stampin’ Dimensionals to give it a slight 3D effect. The flower is 4 layers so it stands up nicely on the card. Here’s a close up view:

I crimped the “lily pad” to give it some texture but I don’t think you can see that very well in this picture. The bulrushes are simply Chocolate Chip card stock punched from the Horizontal Slot punch.

If you would like to participate in the sketch challenge, post a comment and link to your blog, or upload to your Splitcoast gallery using the keyword DivaSC29. Go to UDI for more information about the challenge and to view the other Divas’ work.

I had fun making this card. I hope you had fun looking at it :)

Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Punch Art Runner card

I wanted to make a birthday card for a nephew of mine who runs in competitions, so I created a punch art person running. Although, it might look like my person is tripping and about to fall. Oops! LOL

Paper: Night of Navy, Glorious Green, More Mustard, Blush Blossom, Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White card stock
Ink: Brilliant Blue Stampin’ write marker, Bashful Blue Classic ink
Accessories: Punches: Word Window, Small Tag, 1 ¼” square punch, 1/8” circle, 1” circle, 2-way glue pen, SNAIL adhesive, sponge, stencil, paper cutter, paper snips

I kept the background of the card plain so the focal point would be the running person. I didn’t have a number stamp set on hand so I stenciled the number 15 with an old plastic stencil. I sponged ink on the background a bit to soften the color and to look more like the sky. For the grass, I cut a strip of Garden Green card stock and then cut short slits to create the blades of grass. I cut some of the grass blades on an angle or cut the tip of grass blade off completely and bent a few of the blades to make it look more realistic.

So there you have it, my first attempt at creating my own punch art. Hopefully I’ll improve with practice! :)

Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Sketch Challenge Week #28

Check out the sketch challenge for this week at UDI.

I ended up making three cards with this sketch. Two cards for Mother’s Day and one for a friend’s birthday. The two Mother’s Day cards are identical so I’ll show you only one of them.

Stamp set: Ticker Tape Alphabet
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Kiwi Kiss card stock, Raspberry Tart DSP
Ink: VersaMark ink
Accessories: Winter White embossing powder, Big Shot die cutting machine, Scallop circle die, Circle Scissor Plus, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8” circle punch, 1 ¼” circle punch, 1/16” circle punch, white Uni-Ball Signo Gel pen, Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla satin ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive, Craft & Paper scissors

The birthday card is almost exactly the same except that I changed the color scheme. I like this one more than the color scheme on the card above.

Stamp set: Ticker Tape Alphabet
Paper: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink card stock, Raspberry Tart DSP
Ink: VersaMark ink
Accessories: Winter White embossing powder, Big Shot die cutting machine, Scallop circle die, Circle Scissor Plus, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8” circle punch, 1 ¼” circle punch, 1/16” circle punch, white Uni-Ball Signo Gel pen, Whisper White taffeta ribbon, stampin’ dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive, Craft & Paper scissors

The inside of the cards look like this:

Stamp set: Eastern Blooms
Ink: Stampin’ Write Markers: Regal Rose, Old Olive

The folded circle card measures 3 ¾” from the score line tot he bottom of the circle. The Raspberry Tart circle measures 3 ½” in diameter.

These cards will fit in a Stampin’ Up! medium envelope, but to avoid bending the top scallops, you’ll want to fold the envelope flap slightly higher than the score line.

If you would like to participate in the sketch challenge, post a comment and link to your blog, or upload to your Splitcoast gallery using the keyword DivaSC28. Go to UDI for more information about the challenge and to view the other Divas’ work.

Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

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For those of you who aren't familiar with blog candy, that's basically prizes. Many bloggers offer blog candy when they've had a certain amount of visitors or are celebrating their blog anniversary, like Debbie. On most paper crafting blogs I've visited, the blog candy offered is usually paper crafting supplies. To a paper crafter, that's definitely candy! ;)

Debbie is offering the blog candy until Thursday, April 30 at midnight GMT. She lives in the United Kingdom but is offering the blog candy to everyone worldwide.

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Have fun stampin' and creatin'!

Sketch Challenge Week #27

It’s time for another sketch challenge and I have a card ready for you to see :) View the sketch for this challenge at UDI.

Since I made a bright card last time, I thought I’d make something pretty and feminine for this sketch.

Stamp set: Petal Pizzazz, Define Your Life
Paper: Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Whisper White card stock, Walk in the Park DSP
Ink: Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose Classic ink
Accessories: 1” circle punch, scallop edge punch, clear buttons, Pretty in Pink grosgrain ribbon, glue dots, SNAIL adhesive, paper cutter, scissors, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Here is a close up view of the “Define Your Life” image I adhered beneath the clear button. I know the ribbon hides some of the words but I thought it looked too plain without the ribbon. I’ll make sure to stamp a sentiment inside of the card :)

If you would like to participate in the sketch challenge, post a comment and link to your blog, or upload to your Splitcoast gallery using the keyword DivaSC27. Go to UDI for more information about the challenge and to view the other Divas’ work.

Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Sketch Challenge Week #26

I am finally back with a UDI sketch challenge. Yeah! Life got really busy so I wasn’t able to participate in the sketch challenges these last couple of months, but I’m hoping I can participate on a regular basis from now on.

Go to the UDI blog to view this week's sketch challenge.

Since I needed to make a birthday card for a nephew, I decided to use this sketch for the card. I used colors from the Bold Brights family as well as the nice cool color of Baja Breeze. You probably can’t tell in the picture, but the gift image stamped in Real Red is mounted on a stampin’ dimensional and it is slightly raised up from the card.

Stamp set: Party Hearty
Card stock: Yoyo Yellow, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink: Baja Breeze, Real Red Classic ink
Accessories: ¾” circle punch, Baja Breeze double stitched grosgrain ribbon, Stampin’ dimensional, SNAIL adhesive, paper cutter, scissors, Stamp-a-ma-jig

If you would like to participate in the sketch challenge, post a comment and link to your blog, or upload to your Splitcoast gallery using the keyword DivaSC26. Go to UDI for more information about the challenge and to view the other Divas’ work.

Have fun stampin’ and creatin’!

Stamp-A-Stack Birthday Cards

These are the cards we created last week at my Stamp-A-Stack birthday class. Below are pictures of the individual cards and the material list for each card. All but one card was CASEd (Copy And Share Everything).

Stamp sets: Pick A Petal, Hugs & Wishes
Ink: Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip Classic ink, Pumpkin Pie stampin’ write marker
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White card stock, Sweet Always DSP
Accessories: 2-way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, SNAIL adhesive, Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper cutter
Inspired by: Alicia Tomicich-Wiley

Stamp sets: Polka Dot background
Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, and Basic Black
Accessories: Punches- 1 ¼” circle, ¾” circle, ½” circle, scallop circle, 5-petal flower; Big Shot die-cut machine, Top Note Bigz die, SNAIL adhesive, scissors, paper cutter
Inspired by: Evelyn Hoffman

Stamp sets: Inspired by Nature, Upsy Daisy (sentiment stamp)
Ink: Always Artichoke, Bordering Blue, So Saffron, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip Classic ink
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Basic Black, scrap piece in any color
Accessories: Punches- ¼” circle, 1 ¾” circle; Big Shot die-cut machine, bird from Bird w/Leaves and Flower Bigz die, sponge, removable double sided tape, SNAIL adhesive, 2-way glue pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper cutter
Original artwork by: Michelle Hoffman

Stamp sets: Upsy Daisy (sentiment stamp)
Ink: Whisper White Craft ink
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss card stock, Bella Rose DSP
Accessories: Punches- scallop edge, 5-petal flower, ½” circle; Big Shot die-cut machine, Sizzlits Spring Flowers die set, Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon- 13”, SNAIL adhesive, Sticky Strip, 2-way glue pen, Stampin’ Dimensionals- 5, Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper cutter
Inspired by: Stephanie Luman and Linda Heller

Stamp sets: Crazy for Cupcakes, Polka Dot background
Ink: Tangerine Tango Classic ink, Pumpkin Pie and Yoyo Yellow Stampin’ Write marker, Black StazOn
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Baja Breeze
Accessories: ¾” circle punch, Tangerine Tango striped grosgrain ribbon- 12”, White gel pen, SNAIL adhesive, Sticky Strip, 2-way glue pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper cutter, scissors
Inspired by: Renee Van Stralen

Some of these cards involved quite a few steps but overall they were fun to make. Hope you enjoyed viewing them. Have fun stampin' and creatin'!