Gingerbread & Sugared Things

How cute is this Christmas card, created from the greeting card kids stamp set?

I had a wonderful time creating this beauty with my friend Gina during our mommy play date last Sunday. I know this riding hood ribbon is retired and thought that I should dye some of our taffeta the next time I make this with my customers.

I just love the JEWELS self adhesive rhinestones or pearls. They add so much to a project, and they are just so darn simple to use.

I used the spritzer tool with a riding hood red marker. This tool basically turns your marker into an air brush and gives the splatter effect.

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend and that you have time to stamp4fun!

((Rubbah hugs)))
Selene Kempton

Saturday Sketch Challenge 162

Good Evening Friends!

It's Friday night so that means it's time for another fun sketch challenge from your operators at Stamping 411!

I didn't like the first card I made for this week's challenge, so I decided to make this one and I like it MUCH better! Let's face it, that happens sometimes! If at first you dont succeed, try adding a layer.. or in my case, start over!

Okay.. So this cute sentiment comes from the new Level 1 hostess set Birthday Bakery... Too DARN Cute!!! The TEENY TINY cupcakes come from the Itty Bitty Bits stamp set and coordinate wonderfully with Itty Bitty Shapes punches. I also used the three flower punch to make the background flowers or the teeny scalloped circles. :)

So ~ here are my measurements

Base: Shimmer White 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded in half at 4 1/4"
note** I added a 7" piece of regal rose grosgrain ribbon and stuck it in between the base and layer 2.
Layer 2: 5 1/4" x 3 13/16ths (these measurements work perfectly with the two scallop edged punches.. I punched the corners first and then connected the sides by looking through the back of my punch.
Layer 3: Regal Rose 4 5/8" x 3 1/4"
Layer 4: Espresso 4 1/2 x 3 1/8"
Ribbon banner:
Layer 5: 3/4" strip of scrap regal rose
Layer 6: 1/2" strip of scrap shimmer white, stamped with the sentiment

I used the vintage wallpaper die on layers 3 and 4 after I stuck them together with my tombo multipurpose adhesive. The three cupcake "flowers" are up on dimensionals. and the ribbon banner was stuck with the tombo adhesive. I bent the paper, to make a true paper banner... Well, now it's your turn! Want to give this super simple sketch a try? Make a card or scrapbook page, upload it somewhere and show us what you've got!

(((rubbah hugs)))

Selene Kempton

Tea Card Share

Last Sunday, one of my BFF's Gina and I had a mommy play date. We hung out in the craft room all day and made cards. This is one of the quick and cute creations we came up with .. Very nontraditional in layout, we made the background with a flower sizzix die, birds and blooms.

Just having fun with this card! The picture looks a little dark.. the colors are bold and Bright! Daffodil Delight and Pacific Point!

We drank pomegranate tea and got silly and spent hours making cards and just laughing.

I hope your day is filled with happiness!

Selene

Sketch Challenge 291

I almost never have time to visit split coast stampers any more. I saw that there was a new sketch and thought I'd try it out!

Today is "take your children to work day" for my hubby, so mom got some unscheduled free time! I think I'm going to go out to lunch! :)

Stamps: Contempo Christmas
Ink: Cherry Cobbler
Paper: Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, and Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper.
Accessories: Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Smooch Shimmer Spritz dimensionals and tombo multipurpose adhesive. Clean simple and pretty!

Love that!! I hope you're having a wonderful week!

Mojo Monday Imagination

Good Morning Friends!

Can I just say I LOVE this new designer paper, Woodland Walk?!!? My goodness... I was never a big fan of garden green and this morning, I'm waving my green flag! :)

This morning's sketch from mojo monday was just what I needed to start my day!

I just love a good sketch challenge! I started with some watercolor paper and cut it 2 1/8" square. I stamped my flower (from Growing Green, page 108) and took an aqua painter to add some color. When I was done, I added Illuminate top coat (which is a new shimmer accent ink, and it adds some pretty shimmer to the top of any stamped image. The trick to this product? Well, less is more. :D

I cut a crumb cake layer to mount that, 2 1/4" square. Next I used my scalloped border punches (corner and side, to make the matte, cutting my cardstock first to 2 7/8".

The sentiment is stamped on watercolor paper 1" thick, and the matte is 1 1/4" garden green. The sentiment comes from the new Word Play stamp set 120651 (clear mount) and 120308 (wood mount). I embossed the white layer (layer 2) with the vintage wallpaper embossing folder from the big shot.

I had a wonderful time with this morning's sketch and it's time to start my day. Back to being mommy. Have a wonderful week!
Selene Kempton~

Saturday Sketch challenge 161

Good Morning Friends...

When I saw the photos of this card I almost started over, but I just have to tell you that the photo doesn't do this card justice at all! So ~ I decided to keep it even though I'm not happy with my photo.

This is the first time I have used the new poppy parade in color and I really wasnt sure what colors to use with it, so I grabbed my new color coach and got the colors there. This uses poppy, baja and saffron. So let's move on to my process...

I started with the movers and shapers die from sizzix. This cool little contraption will cut and score your cardstock while making a cool shaped hole anywhere you want on your card. So I used it to make a glitter window. (which is why my photo isnt that impressive, but its so pretty in real life). After cutting my card base, I simply stuck a piece of packing tape to the inside of my card, and poured glitter over the front. The glitter sticks to the packing tape and makes it no longer sticky. I'll show the inside and how I covered the tape in a minute. I used a cool butterfly embosslet, that cuts and embosses at the same time so you stick it on your project and if you want, add glitter. For the baja layer on the front, I repositioned that piece and ran it through the big shot to make the same size hole, and when I layered it on my card, I pulled it down and over a little to make a drop shadow with the poppy paper.

Next, I stamped that layer with versamark to create a watermark for the flowers. I mixed a red and orange chalk, to make my own version of the poppy color and used a sponge to softly add the color by daubing (not rubbing) it on my cardstock.

Now, the inside of my card, has more layers than the outside. :D This card has some serious weight to it.

I cut a piece of baja and layered it underneath a piece of saffron paper, laid that on my bigshot, and cut another hole. I used tombo multipurpose adhesive to glue that over my packing tape layer. This just leaves a glittery window, that you can see the sentiment through.

My inside layers are cut 5 x 3 3/4" and 4 7/8 x 3 5/8" layered. Well, that's about all I have for you this morning! I hope you like my creation and can see through the yucky photo... Have a great weekend!

Selene~

Happy Birthday Paula!

Hello Friends!

Today is my sister's birthday. here is the card that I put together for her. She loves the beach, so I started with the now retired Bermuda Bay card stock. I stamped that cute beach chair on watercolor paper and water colored the image with markers and aqua painters.

The other colors here are soft suede, pretty in pink, melon mambo. The clay pot and kitty are more mustard, and the pillow and flowers were started with pink pirouette.

I used the button and linen thread to make the cool button bow (that requires no tying). I used glue dots to adhere that to the card. At the end, I added some Illuminate smooch top coat to add the sand and waves effect.. Here's a darker photo at a different angle showing some of what I did for that. The top coat is very subtle, but it's so darn pretty.

The card is going to be a little late getting there (because that's how I roll). :D

TGIF and Happy Birthday Paula! This pretty card will be in your mailbox soon (well, someday).

Selene~