Sunday Stamps SSC78 - Late Again!

Well, I don't know what to tell you. I've been seriously ignoring my Blog!! Now that the weather has been better, I just want to be outside... and at the end of the day, I'm exhausted from following my two munchkins around. ha. I will try to be better. Promise!

A week and a day ago, we posted a new challenge over at Sunday Stamps. It is a great sketch challenge and one I think I will be using over and over again!

I was commissioned to create a custom card for an 80th birthday. I thought this sketch would work well for what I wanted to do. I flipped the sketch on it's side and created away. I kept it pretty simple, but adding a bit of shimmer with some Gold Specialty Paper & Champagne Glimmer Paper. It was for a man, so I could't go overboard with it. ;)

We hope you'll get inspired with us this week. You have until Friday, June 27th at 6 p.m. to link up and play along. Hope you will!

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph


RECIPE:
Paper: Night of Navy, Gold Specialty, Champagne Glimmer, Very Vanilla
Ink: Midnight Muse (retired)
Stamps: Memorable Moments
Tools: Big Shot, Scallops TIEF (retired), Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die (retired)
Challenge: Sunday Stamps

Custom Retirement Card

As you may know, there's nothing better than a handmade gift &/or card. They're so thoughtful & personal and I like to add that touch whenever I can, at the very least, always with a handmade card! Well, one of the benefits of going handmade with me is that I can customize... and my customers love that! Here's my most recent custom order:

I was asked to create a custom retirement card for a Red Wings fan & car lover. Well, I think I accomplished that! Since it was a retirement card, I fancied it up with Glimmer Paper - red, for Red Wings - and sports cars that I heat embossed in gold & silver combined.

The card itself is 8" x 10", my customer wanted it large enough to have room for many people to sign. Working with bigger designs is always harder for me, but I really love how this one turned out, and the important thing is, my customer did too!

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph

RECIPE:
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Red Glimmer Paper
Stamps: Rev Up the Fun (retired)
Tools: Heat Gun, Big Shot, Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies (retired)
Accessories: Silver Buttons (retired), Gold/Vanilla Bakers Twine

We're Getting Sketchy @ Sunday Stamps!

Welcome to another Sunday at Sunday Stamps! It's been a while since I've been able to create for the Blog, but I'm so happy to return this week. This sketch deemed to be a perfect fit for a custom card I was commissioned to design for a client. Check it out:

Paper: Basic Gray, Concord Crush, Whisper White
Ink: Sahara Sand, Basic Gray
Stamps: Memorable Moments
Tools: Big Shot, Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die, HB Embossing Folder (non SU!)
Accessories: Basic Gray Washi Tape

This is such a great sketch - so versatile. I cut some numbers from Glimmer Paper using the Big Shot which added a special little something, I think. Before embossing my first layer, I stamped the number '70' randomly all over the page.

For some added texture, I ruffled the Washi Tape in the top right corner. The beauty of Washi is that it's repositional and self adhesive!

Stop on by Sunday Stamps to see what the other DT Members have created to inspire you. We always look forward to seeing what you create! Don't forget that we're now a 2-week challenge, so you have until July 26th to play along.

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph

60th Celebs

Today I have some custom cards I created for a client. I've done quite a few of these for her over the last couple of years. They are 60th Birthday cards using celebrity names (and sometimes friends' names of my client) who are all turning 60 in the same year as the birthday recipient. Check them out:

Paper: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade
Stamps/Ink: MDS Hybrid Card
Accessories: non SU! Flowers & Brads

I created the card pieces using MDS. The program is so versatile and great for making hybrid cards! After printing and cutting all the pieces, I glued them to card stock and tore the edges. I layered the pieces on the card base and accented with some small flowers and sparkly brads.

Inside, I mounted a sentiment (also done in MDS) that reads:

Hope you have a
wonderful 60th Birthday
and remember...

"Youth is the gift of nature,
but age is the work of Art."

Until next time, stay crafty!

Steph