Cards for Ukraine

Good morning!

I love the care that the card making community shows one another - both those we have met and those we have not. Our art brings us together with a common goal: sharing joy and kindness through creativity.

Today, the Stamping Village community is hosting a hop to bring joy to others and to help support the people of Ukraine. We are especially thinking of our sweet friend, Yana. Read all the details at each of the company stops - I know there are some amazing donations and opportunities to support! Three of us from the My Sweet Petunia team are sharing our creations for the team.

My card today combines products from several different companies. I chose the colors of the Ukraine flag and built from there. I use my MISTIs on every single project I make, whether it has a lot of stamping or not. Today it helped me line up the cover plate and background cardstock together to adhere, as well as stamp my sentiment cleanly on the vellum so I could emboss. 

You can see the products I used below. I want to keep this short and sweet so you can keep hopping before your coffee gets cold! SO many amazing donations and stamp sets with proceeds going to relief efforts. What an amazing community!

Here is the hop list! Please support the efforts of these companies by purchasing or donating to relief efforts directly.

Studio Katia

Lydia Fiedler / Splitcoaststampers

My Sweet Petunia:

Ceal

Judy

Angie

Dare 2B Artzy
Tasnim Ahmed
LDRS Creative
Pink and Main
Lawn Fawn

Hero Arts
Pink Fresh Studio
Concord & Ninth
Avery Elle

Jennifer McGuire
Erin Lee Creative
Ink Blot Shop
Gina K. Designs

Simon Says Stamp

Products used:

• Triangles Cover Panel (Reverse Confetti)
• Massive Peony - sentiment (Gina K Designs)
• Lovely Layers: Coneflower Honey Cuts (Honey Bee Stamps)
• Mini MISTI (My Sweet Petunia)
• white, blue, yellow, sage, gold, vellum cardstock
• black ink, clear embossing powder

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Freshly Made Sketches #529

 It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! Jen T is our amazing hostess this week, with a fabulous sketch and lots of creative possibilities!

I started with the Expressions in Ink DSP from Stampin' Up! I have had this paper for a long time (and now it's retiring!), and today was the day to get it out. It has beautiful gold accents, and lovely colors, so I looked for an embossing powder that would blend, but also stand out for my sentiment. The die cut Thanks is from Altenew, and the gorgeous powder is an embossing glitter from WOW! called Ice Cream. It shows a little darker on my sentiment because of the pink cardstock I used to cut it out (same as the card panel). 

I used the large floral die from Stampin' Up!'s Artistic Dies, and layered it on top of the paper. The word die is cut and stacked three times, with the top layer embossed in that gorgeous sparkle.

I hope you will join our sketch challenge, and add your creations to our gallery! This challenge will end at 3:00 EDT time on Monday, April 4. Be sure to take a peek at the gorgeous cards my teammates have made on the FMS blog to inspire you! 

Spring Release at Stamp Simply!

Happy Sunday! Today I am sharing a card with the beautiful Happy Day Iris stamp set from Stamp Simply.

I created my card by stamping the iris from Happy Day Iris twice, masking the stems, and turning upside down to create a floral spray. I used VersaFine Onyx Black ink, and then immediately embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. I colored my irises with alcohol markers. I stamped the sentiment, and then die cut using the Spellbinders Nestabilities Circle dies, and matted the sentiment with light pink cardstock. I popped it up with foam tape, and added Bliss pearls for embellishments.

You can find more details on the Stamp Simply blog!

Stamp Simply Products:

• Happy Day Iris Clear Stamp Set
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circle Dies, Small
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circle Dies, Large
• Kaisercraft Bliss Pearls
• VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

Other Supplies:

• White and Pink Cardstock
• Alcohol Markers
• Clear Embossing Powder

Freshly Made Sketches #528

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! The very talented Jacquie is our hostess this week!

I struggled with this one a little, because I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. So I grabbed something from the top of my "haven't used it yet" drawer, and created a simple card using some of my favorite colors. I added a bit to the white space in the sketch, but kept the three pieces (sort of) intact, using one for part of the sentiment.

I used Stampin' Up!'s For the Record set, and added rhinestone gems for bling (a favorite embellishment!). I popped up the smaller sentiment and record with foam tape. The scripty designer paper was from an American Crafts 6x6 paper pad in my stash.

This past weekend I went to Michael's (we don't have one in my small town), to look around. They don't have much that I am interested in anymore, but I did grab some 110 lb. cardstock on a BOGO deal. And I am pleasantly surprised! I got two packs of 100 sheets with 4 colors each. The card base on this card is from the Ocean pack. Actually really nice, heavy cardstock, and for a STEAL!

I hope you will join our sketch challenge, and add your creations to our gallery! This challenge will end at 3:00 EDT time on Monday, March 28. Be sure to take a peek at the gorgeous cards my teammates have made on the FMS blog to inspire you! 

The Good News

A blessed Sunday to you all today! Here is a beautiful but quick and easy card of encouragement.

This scripture from John really hits home right now, with all of the unrest on the other side of the world. It's hard to even imagine what it is like. But I stand firm on the promises of God! 

I created my card by stamping the sentiment from The Good News in black ink, then cutting it out with a circle die. The background designer paper is from the Craft Consortium Ink Drops Candy 6x6 Paper Pad. Isn't it yummy? I used one of the keys from the new die set - A Man of Knowledge Books - and added a Lilac Rhinestone to the center. I added three other rhinestones (pink and lilac) for bling!

Stamp Simply Products:

• A Man of Knowledge Books Dies (key)
  
• The Good News
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles Large
• Craft Consortium Ink Drops Candy 6x6 Paper Pad
• Kaisercraft Lilac and Light Pink Rhinestones
• VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
  

 Other Supplies:

• White and Lavender Cardstock

Thank you for stopping by today. You can find more details about this card on the Stamp Simply blog today!

Freshly Made Sketches #527

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! It is my pleasure to be hosting this week!

I always seem to come up with something totally different than my original idea when I am hosting. I expected to have three rectangles popped up with something cute on them, and an embossed background. :)

But, as you can see, that's not at all what the end result was! I am happy with how this turned out though, as I love blending inks!

Both of the images I used are from a spring kit from Simon Says Stamp from about three years ago! And this is the first time I have used them. So yay! 

I blended five Distress Oxide inks through a taped off triple rectangle (Post It Note tape - love it!). 

I hope you will join our sketch challenge, and add your creations to our gallery! This challenge will end at 3:00 EDT time on Monday, March 21. Be sure to take a peek at the gorgeous cards my teammates have made on the FMS blog to inspire you! 

A Man of Knowledge

Happy Sunday, everyone! Today I am sharing one of the new March bundles from Stamp Simply: A Man of Knowledge. Who doesn't love old books? And the best part about these -- you can make them all sorts of colors for anyone and any occasion.

I created my card by stamping the books from A Man of Knowledge on watercolor paper with embossing ink, and then embossing in gold. I used painted the books with different watercolors, and then cut out with the coordinating die. I used a watercolor background for my base, and added a strip of printed vellum to "ground" the books (you can barely see it!). A doily was added to help visualize the scripture verse, which I stamped in black ink. I popped up the books with foam tape, and then wrapped them with three strands of gold metallic thread. The entire card panel is popped up on kraft cardstock.

Stamp Simply Products:

• A Man of Knowledge Bundle

Other Supplies:

• Watercolor cardstock
• Watercolor paints
• VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
• Gold Embossing Powder
• Embossing Ink
• Gold Metallic Thread
• Doily
• Kraft cardstock
• Printed vellum

Thanks for stopping by! You can find more details on the Stamp Simply blog today!

Freshly Made Sketches #526

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! Amy is our hostess this week, and has created a sketch with so many possibilities!

I love layering stencils. It's so easy to create something lovely in a short time, and without a lot of fuss. I used my blender brushes and several different oxide inks for the background, and then cut the sentiment from the dies that come in the bundle.

Products used: 

• A Little Love Layering Stencil Bundle (GKD)
• black, white cardstock 
• Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn DOX inks
• gray/white patterned paper (Kaisercraft)

I hope you will join our sketch challenge, and add your creations to our gallery! This challenge will end at 3:00 EDT time on Monday, March 14. Be sure to take a peek at the gorgeous cards my teammates have made on the FMS blog to inspire you! 

I am also playing with this week's Color Throwdown: 

gray, pink, lime green. 

Spring Iris

Spring is coming! While we have had a few snow flurry days, today it's an almost spring rain - and that gives me hope! I am just not a winter person, and I love the smell of spring. 

This beautiful iris is part of the new March release at Stamp Simply. It is from the Happy Day Iris Bundle, which has both stamps and the coordinating dies. The sentiment is from a new scripture/sentiment set called The Good News. I am thrilled to be joining the Stamp Simply Design Team with this release!

I stamped the iris with VersaFine Onyx Black ink, and then embossed it with clear embossing powder. I colored in with a variety of alcohol marker colors.  The sentiment was stamped on white cardstock, and then die cut using the Spellbinders Hemstitch Circle. I chose two papers from the Bloom & Wild 6x6 paper pad, and layered it all with a vellum fishtail die on top. I popped up the irises and sentiment circle with foam tape, and added Lilac Rhinestones for embellishments.

Please take a peek at the entire new release HERE. It's a spring delight!

Stamp Simply Products:

• The Good News Clear Stamp Set
• Happy Day Iris Bundle
• Fishtail Sentiment Banners
• Craft Consortium Bloom & Wild 6x6
• Kaisercraft Lilac Rhinestones
• Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace Hemstitch Circle

Other Supplies:

• Vellum, White, Purple and Green Cardstock
• Alcohol Markers
• VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
• Clear Embossing Powder

Freshly Made Sketches #525

It's the first Wednesday of March and time for a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches! Karren is our hostess this week, and has a wonderful sketch with a lot of room to play!  

I've been thinking a lot lately, as I am sure you are as well, about the things I take for granted. Safety, shelter, food, family. So I wanted to make a card of hope, and one with a reminder to take nothing for granted, as things can vanish quickly. The heart colors are a reminder to support and pray for the people of Ukraine.

Products used: 

• Rainbow Card Front Die (Concord & 9th)
• Heart Dies (Paper Smooches)
• sentiment from Group Hugs (Paper Smooches) 
  
• Cloud Dies (SNSS)
• white, pink, magenta, yellow, lime, aqua cardstock (various) 
  
• Glitter Paper (Concord & 9th)

I hope you will join our sketch challenge, and add your creations to our gallery! This challenge will end at 3:00 EST time on Monday, March 7. Be sure to take a peek at the gorgeous cards my teammates have made on the FMS blog to inspire you!