Stampin' Up! Adventurous Sky Birthday Fun Fold for Amy's Inkin' Krew Blog Hop

Hello my stamping friends! Welcome to our monthly Amy's Inkin' Krew hop. Our theme for this month is "for the boys/men" and we can interpret that any way we want and use any product we wish. Here is what I created for it using the Adventurous Sky Stamp Set (retired), the Adventurous Sky Dies (Last Chance List) and the Take to the Sky Designer Series Paper (Online Exclusive)...at least I think I've got the categories correct!

 

Let's look at the bigger picture, shall we?

My card base is the new Cloud Cover card stock which measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4".

I adhered a piece of the new Secret Sea card stock to "Z" part of the card. It measures 4 1/4" x  5 1/2" .Then I adhered a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Take to the Sky DSP. To that I adhered another piece of Secret Sea which measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" and another DSP piece that measures 3" x 4".

Using a retired Word Bubbles die, I cut the card stock for the sentiment. I stamped the sentiment from Adventurous Sky in Versa Mark and heat set it with silver embossing powder. I adhered it with a Dimensional.

The plane is cut with dies from the Adventurous Sky Dies. The body is Smoky Slate card stock and the wing portion is Brushed Silver Foil. The plane is adhered with Dimensionals.

For the inside...

 I cut a piece of Basic White card stock and made masks for the clouds once I had stamped them in Soft Sky (retired) and Smoky Slate (2nd and 3rd generation). I sponged the top portion of the panel with Pool Party Ink.

I stamped the plane and sentiments in Misty Moonlight Ink as I didn't buy the new In Color inks. The Happy Birthday is cut with a die from the above-mentioned set.

Thank you for stopping by today. Clicking on the "Previous" button will take you to Mary, and clicking on the "Next" button will take you to Amy. Clicking on the individual names will take you directly to each member's post. Trust me, you're in for a treat no matter what direction you hop!

1. Christie King
2. Akiko Sudano
3. Terry Lynn Bright
4. Tara Carpenter
5. Karen Ksenzakovic
6. Ann Louise Fodgaard 
7. Mary Deatherage
   
8. Karen Finkle - that's me!
9. Amy Koenders 

Stampin' Up! Baby Shower Card

I made this for my granddaughter who is giving me my first great grandbaby! It's gonna be a boy and his name will be Ottavio (Otto for short)!! It's created for her shower but I won't be able to be there so I hope she feels the love coming through.

I used the retired All for Baby Stamp Set and the retired Eden's Garden Stamp Set for the stamping. As far as the DSP, I know it's retired by I can't remember from where it came. So, if you know, help me out by leaving a comment. TIA! I added 7 Brushed Brass Butterflies because 7 is the perfect number and I'm sure he's going to be perfect!!

My card base is Pool Party Card Stock and the inks I used are Soft Sea Foam, Basic Beige (clothesline), Calypso Coral, and Mint Macaron (retired).

Here's a look at the inside...

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our monthly Amy's Inkin' Krew blog hop.

 

 

Stampin' Up! Storybook Moments for the Creative Creases Challenge Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

Welcome to our Anything Goes With a Fun Fold Challenge. If you haven't played at Creative Creases Challenge before, what are you waiting for? Hop on over to Challenge #103. We'd love to see your fun fold creation. Here's a snapshot of mine...

                           

    

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

 

I was inspired by Karen Titus and you can watch her create this fun fold here. I created this over a month ago and she has a Project Sheet that I printed out so you can too! But, in the meantime, here are my instructions and the product I used is listed in the chart below.

Here it is with the front opened...

I left the inside blank for when I decide what occasion will call it into action or to write a note.

Cardstock and Designer Series Paper:

Basic White: 4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2"

Balmy Blue: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

DSP: 6" x 6" 

Score the DSP at 1 3/8" on each side and cut out the outside corners.

Cut the four flaps diagonally from top right to bottom left corner going in a clockwise motion. Tuck in the flaps.

Position ephemera in the center, adhere with Dimensionals and adhere pinwheel to Balmy Blue cardstock. Adhere that to card base.

Stamp sentiment on scrap of DSP in Early Espresso and fussy cut.

Sponge fence with Early Espresso ink. Adhere to card base with liquid glue.

Adhere sentiment with Dimensionals.

Add more ephemera and Brushed Brass Butterfly.

Thank you for stopping by today and I can't wait to see all the creativity from the team.  Be sure to check us out at CCC#103 and we hope to see your entry there! Remember, you have a month to participate.

Project Details—All Products Current SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Textured Notes
Card stock & Papers	Storybook Moments & Ephemera
Ink	Early Espresso
Accessories	Brushed Brass Butterflies; Dimensionals
Tools	Paper Trimmer; Bone Folder; Sponge; Snips; Clear Block D

Stampin' Up! Shadowed Shapes Anniversary Card

Well, hello...if anyone is out there! I'm posting today because tomorrow is our monthly Creative Creases Challenge #103 and I'm trying to lure you in to check it out. CCC never disappoints with the many fun fold cards by the DT and the entrants. But for now, here's my card that was fun to create but not a fun fold!

 

Project Details—All Products Current SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Shadowed Shapes; Layers of Beauty
Card stock & Papers	Poppy Parade; Basic Black; Basic White
Ink	Poppy Parade; Memento Tuxedo Black; Poppy Parade Blends and Old Olive Blends
Accessories	Bumblebee Trinkets (retired); Tiny Bee Trinkets
Tools	Paper Trimmer; Dimensionals

Stampin' Up! Textured Notes for the Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

 Thank you for stopping here from wherever you came!! We have a sketch challenge for you today and here is a thumbprint of what I created for our hop...

                                                                     

                                                     

My card base is Old Olive Card Stock. I cut out a 2" circle to make a mask and sponged a piece of Basic White Card Stock with the soon retiring colors of Moody Mauve, Boho Blue and Wild Wheat. 

After removing the mask, I stamped the leaf from the Textured Notes Stamp Set in Mossy Meadow ink. 

Next I stamped the sentiment from the Happy Hibiscus Stamp Set in the soon retiring Pebbled Path ink. I cut it out with a die from the Countryside Corners set (on the Last Chance list) and sponged and edged it with the remaining retiring color, Copper Clay.

Just in case you didn't see my post from yesterday, I will share it here as well. This will be my last hop with the team and I will be discontinuing as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. Stamping is still the love of my life and I plan to continue creating cards but not posting except for once a month on the design team for Creative Creases Challenge. (I'm tired of what Blogger does to my posts/links and I'm too old to learn Word Press...lol!) Right now I know this is the right choice for me but I could change my mind down the road. I thank all my followers and visitors who have supported me over the past 10 years.

Again, thank you for stopping by! Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. I hope you enjoy all the creativity.

                                                      

 

 

Amy Koenders

Karen Finkle - you are here!

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

 

Stampin' Up! Gift Card Holders for the SU Demos Fun Fold Monthly Hop

Hello my FB peeps! Welcome to our monthly Stampin' Up! Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop!! The participating demonstrators are listed at the end of my post. I hope you will choose to hop along. Here's what I created for the hop today...

 

                               

I CASE'd this from Dawn Olchefske, who is also a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

My "sleeve" is Night of Navy Card Stock cut at 7 1/2" x 3 1/2". It is scored at 1/2" and 4". Add Tear & Tape to the outside of the 1/2" fold and fold the other side on top to create the sleeve. The retired Country Club DSP is cut to 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" and adhered with liquid glue to the outside of the sleeve.

The sentiment, stamped in Night of Navy is from the retired So Sentimental Stamp Set. It is cut out with a retired die from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I adhered it with Dimensionals and cut a silver golf club with the retired Golf Club Dies.

Next for the gift card holder: Mine is Mossy Meadow Card Stock cut at 10" x 3 1/4". It is scored and folded at 4" and 8". Add Tear & Tape to the sides of the 4" fold and secure. This forms the pocket for your gift card.

The portion to write on is a piece of Basic White cut at 3" x 3 3/4".

 

I created this one with current product: Woven Textures DSP, sentiment from Unbounded Love, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake,  Basic Beige Card Stock, and Linen Thread.

 

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you will hop along with the list of demos. This will be my last hop with the demonstrators as I will no longer be a demo as of May 1.

I hope to see you Thursday for our Happy Inkin' Thursday weekly blog hop. That will be my last hop with the team. 

Stamping is still the love of my life and I plan to continue creating cards but only posting once or twice a month. Perhaps later on down the road I will begin again but right now I know this is the right choice for me. I thank all my followers and visitors who have supported me over the past 10 years. I have had so much fun blogging with the Happy Inkin' Thursday peeps, Amy's Inkin' Krew and SU Demos Fun Fold. I'm continuing on the Design Team for Creative Creases monthly fun fold challenge.

Participating demos:

1. Karen Finkle
2. Maria Mench
3. Su Mohr
4. Debbie Mageed
5. Beth McCullough
6. Kathi Ondus
7. Lisa Ann Bernard
8. Tara Carpenter
9. Michele Deschenes (Shelly)

 

Stampin' Up! Year of Flowers for the Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

 Thank you for stopping here from wherever you came!! We have a theme challenge for you today and here is a thumbprint of what I created for our hop...

 

                                                                   

                                                       

I didn't take a photo of it laying flat because I wanted to show you the fun fold.

 and for the inside...

My card base is Lemon Lolly. The Designer Series Paper is Floral Delight. I used Mossy Meadow ink and a Lemon Lolly marker. The flip flop part was cut with a die from Textured Notes. I added three Tiny Bee Trinkets. The image and sentiments are from the Year of Flowers Stamp Set. The image was cut with a die from Year of Flowers.

Again, thank you for stopping by! Clicking on the "next" button will take you to Akiko. Clicking on the names listed below will take you directly to team members and their projects. I hope you enjoy all the creativity.

                                                          

  

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage

Karen Finkle - you are here!

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright