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Split Top Botanical Garden Box

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is a color challenge of Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Smokey Slate.  For this challenge I wanted to make something other than a card so I made this split top box inspired by my friend.  I used the Botancial Builder Framelits to create the flowers and leaves.  To make the box go to Splitcoast stampers for a tutorial.

I hope you’re inspired by these colors and will share your project with us.  Go to Hand Stamped Sentiments for more inspiration.

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Split Top Botanical Gardens Box

Tutorial link:  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/splittopbox/

Stamp Sets: Botanical Blooms, Papillion Potpourri,

Paper:  Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Smokey Slate, Gold Foil

Ink:  Pool Party, Smokey Slate

Accessories: Botanical Builder Framelits, Dimensionals, Bitty Butterfly punch, Venetian Crochet Trim, retired gold cording trim

 

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Party Wishes!

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is a sketch challenge.  I was also inspired by page 4 of the Occasions Catalog to create this birthday card.  I used the Party Wishes Stamp Set and the Party Punch Pack bundle and Confetti Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from the ‘It’s My Party’ suite.

I sponged the colors of Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Mint Macaron and Melon Mambo over the embossed portions to create a fun festive background.  I fussy cut the cake and die cut the balloons and candle.

Stampin Up Party Wishes Birthday cardVisit Hand Stamped Sentiments to see more inspiration from the talented designers.

HHS 236 SKETCHAll Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

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Party Wishes Birthday Card

Size:  5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets: Party Wishes

Paper:  Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Mint Macaron, Melon Mambo, Momento Black

Accessories: Party Punch Pack, Confetti Textured Embossing Folder, Bermuda Bay sequin trim, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals

Filed under: Birthday, Feminine Birthday, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Party Wishes, Sketch Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment »

A Mixed and Beautiful Bunch Birthday Card

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Genevieve Valdes

My card this week is inspired by the color challenge of Blackberry Bliss, Smokey Slate and Pool Party.  I stamped flowers from the Mixed Bunch and Beautiful Bunch stamp sets.  For the leaves I used the Bird Builder punch to die cut them from Blackberry Bliss and Silver Foil paper.  I also used the punch to die cut the bird.  The background is stamped with Smokey Slate using the Hardwood stamp.  I embellished the center of the flowers with basic rhinestones.  The edges of the card is sponged with Blackberry Bliss.

Stampin Up Birthday Flower cardJoin us at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  We’d love to see how these colors inspire you,

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A Mixed and Beautiful Bunch Birthday Card

Size:  5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets: Mixed Bunch, Beautiful Bunch, Hardwood

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss, Pool Party, Silver Foil

Ink:  Pool Party, Blackberry Bliss, Smokey Slate

Accessories: Bird Builder Punch, Fun Flower Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Blossom Punch, Word Window Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals

 

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A Grateful Bunch

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is a sketch challenge.  The sketch inspired me to create a card with the Grateful Bunch Stamp set and coordinating punch.  What’s fun about this stamp set is there are so many elements.   The lace stamp is a favorite of this set.  I used it on the side of the card along with the Venetian Crochet trim.  The flowers, leaves and sentiment are also from this set.  The flowers I die cut with the coordinating Blossom Bunch punch.  The dots were created with the stamp from Timeless Treasures which is also a new stamp set from the Occasions catalog.  The set is very versatile which is a must-have for your collection.

Stampin Up Grateful Bunch card with flowers and laceI would love to see how this sketch inspires you.  For more inspiration visit Hand Stamped Sentiments to see what our talented designers have created.

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Grateful Bunch Card

Size:  5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets: Grateful Bunch, Timeless Treasures

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, DSP retired Gold Soiree

Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral, Garden Green, Crumb Cake

Accessories:  Scalloped Oval punch, Blossom Bunch punch, Venetian Crochet Trim, Basic Rhinestones, dimensionals, glue dots and snail

 

 

Filed under: Feminine Thank you cards, Grateful Bunch, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Sketch Challenge, Thank you cards | Tagged: , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Happy Easter Chick

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Genevieve Valdes

My inspiration for this week’s card comes from the Hand Stamped Sentiments  color challenge, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz and So Saffron, and a childhood favorite treat.  A beautifully decorated vintage diorama sugar egg.  I was always fascinated by these eggs because there was another world inside them filled with an Easter scene with a bunny, chick or lamb.  So cute and yummy!

My inspiration – Diorama sugar egg

 

Stampin Up Honeycomb happiness easter egg and chick cardI die cut two scalloped ovals  and one smaller oval for my card and stamped with the chick from the stamp set Honeycomb Happiness embellished with a honeycomb sponged with So Saffron.  I decorated the egg with flowers die cut from Calypso Coral card stock with the flower from the Ity Bitty Accents Punch pack and the Petite Petals Punch.  I also used the retired Itty Bitty shapes punch pack flower to die cut other flowers I stamped from the retired Your Perfect Day stamp set.  The leaves are from the Bird Builder punch.  The butterfly is stamped from the Butterfly Basics set and die cut with the Bitty Butterfly punch.  I then decorated with basic pearl strips.

Be inspired by the color challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments and the other projects created by the talented design team.  Show us your creation!

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Happy Easter Chick Card

Size:  5.125″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets: Honeycomb Happiness, Butterfly Basics, Teeny Tiny Wishes, retired Your Perfect Day

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz

Ink:  Momento Black, Calypso Coral

Accessories:  Ovals Collection Framelits, Petite Petals punch, retired Itty Bitty shapes punch pack, Bird Builder punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, Honeycomb embellishments, Basic Pearls

Filed under: Color Splash Challenges, Easter cards, Honeycomb Happiness | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Have a Nice Cuppa

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is a sketch challenge.  It was a lot of fun creating this card with the Have a Cuppa product suite.  I embossed the white layer with the Lovely Lace textured embossing folder and also used white doilies for the background.

The tag was stamped with the A Nice Cuppa stamp set.  The cups, tag and steam swirl were die cut with the Cups and Kettles framelits.  The cups were die cut from the Have a Cuppa Designer Series Stack.  I embellished with rhinestones, a silver spoon from the Have a Cuppa embellishments and white organza ribbon.

Stampin Up Nice Cuppa CardJoin us at Hand Stamped Sentiments to be inspired to create your project based on the sketch below.

Challenge 232 Sketch Challenge

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Have a Nice Cuppa Card

Size:   5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets:  Nice Cuppa

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Crushed Curry; DSP Have a Cuppa

Ink:  Momento Black

Accessories:  Cups and Kettles Framelits, Lovely Lace Textured Embossing folder, White Organza ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Flower punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch trio, Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Have a Cuppa embellishments

 

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Rose Wonder Birthday Card

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Genevieve Valdes

My card for this week’s color challenge of Blushing Bride, Rose Red and Crumb Cake was created with new products from the Occasions catalog.  The rose cutout and stamp set are from the Rose Wonder Stamp Set  + Rose Garden Thinlits Dies bundle.  I water colored the rose with Blushing Bride and Rose Red using an Aqua painter brush.  This was a simple card to create.  I CASE’D it from the OnStage conference.  I like how my card turned out.

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Rose Wonder Birthday Card

Size:   5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets:  Rose Wonder Stamp Set

Paper:  Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Whisper White

Ink:  Blushing Bride, Rose Red, Versamark

Accessories:  Rose  Garden Thinlets, Gold Sequin Trim, Gold Cording Trim, Aqua Painter, White Organza Ribbon, Gold Embossing Powder

 

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Thanks A Bunch

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge is a sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  I created this card with the Market Fresh stamp set and coordinating dsp.  The card is CASED from page 116 of the Stampin’ Up! Catalog and Idea book.  There are so many great project ideas in the catalog.  I always see something new every time I go through it.

I used the watercolor technique to color the image and embossed the card base with the brick embossing folder.  A super cute and easy card to make.

Thanks a Bunch Market Fresh Stampin' Up cardUpload your project at HSS and show us what you created with this sketch.  See what our design team has created for inspiration!

HSS 230 Sketch-001

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Thanks a Bunch Market Fresh Card

Size:  4.50″ h x 4.50″ w

Stamp Sets:  Market Fresh

Paper:  Card stock:  Crumb Cake, water color paper, Market Fresh dsp

Ink:  Image stamped with Momento Black; Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Green, Early Espresso

Accessories:  Regal candy dots Always Artichoke, aqua painter, Brick Wall embossing folder

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Thoughts and Prayers Sympathy card

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Genevieve Valdes

My card this week is inspired by the color challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments of Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke and Sahara Sand.  I created this simple sympathy card.  I used Stampin’ Up! markers to ink the floral branch and embellished with pearls and Sahara Sand lace ribbon.

Stampin Up Thinking of You Sympathy card  Join us at HHS and upload your project. For more inspiration see what our talented design team has created.

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Thoughts and Prayers Sympathy Card

Size:  4.25″ h x 5.50″ w

Stamp Sets:  Thoughts and Prayers

Paper:  Cardstock:  Sahara Sand

Ink:  Stampin’ Up! markers; Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke; Classic ink Elegant Eggplant

Accessories:  Basic Pearls, Sahara Sand lace ribbon, Dimensionals

 

 

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Making Spirits Bright Among the Branches

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s inspiration challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments inspired me to create this cute card using the Woodland Embossing folder and the greeting from Among the Branches stamp set.  I fussy cut the cute deer from the Home for Christmas DSP.

Stamping Up Woodland embossing folder and Among the Branches Christmas card

The card base is Very Vanilla, the next layer, 5.25″ h x 4.00″w is Whisper White and I embossed it with the Woodland Embossing folder.   The cute deer are fussy cut from the Home Christmas DSP.  The striped dsp, .25″ h x 4.00″ is also from the Home Christmas DSP pack.  I used a silver foil doily for the greeting and embellished with rhinestones.  Super cute and easy card to create.

Be inspired and share your project with Hand Stamped Sentiments.  Please also see what our design team has created.

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Making Spirits Bright Among the Branches Card

Size:  5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets:  Among the Branches

Paper:  Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Home for Christmas DSP

Ink:  Pool Party

Accessories:  Metallic Foil Doilies, Gold sequins, Woodland Embossing Folder, Basic Rhinestones, Silver 1/8″ Ribbon, Glue dots, TomBow Glue

 

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