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Birthday Butterfly Basics

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

The challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is a sketch challenge.  I have to catch up on birthday cards and decided to use the Butterfly Basics stamp set and framelits.  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this set!  I took inspiration from the card on page 26 of the Occasions catalog and the sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments.

I used the colors of Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding, Hello Honey and Island Indigo.  I used the Butterflies Basics and thinlits die along with Papillion Potpourri stamp set and coordinating punches, Bitty Butterfly and Elegant Butterfly punches.

Stampin Up Birthday Butterfly BasicsI stamped the leaf foliage and flowers followed by the dotted background stamp from Gorgeous Grunge.  The honey comb images are from the Butterflies Basics stamp set, as well as the sentiment. Here’s the sketch tht also inspired my card.

HSS sketch 210-

Be inspired and let us see your creation.  Go to Hand Stamped Sentiments and see what projects were created by our talented design team.

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Birthday Butterfly BasicsCard

Size:  4.25″ h x 5.50″ w

Stamp Sets:  Butterfly Basics, Papillon Potpourri, Gorgeous Grunge

Paper:  Cardstock:  Calypso Coral, Naturals Ivory

Ink:  Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding, Island Indigo, Hello Honey

Accessories:  Butterflies framilits and stamp set bundle, Bitty Butterfly punch, Elegant Butterfly punch, 3/4″ circle punch, Gold Bakers Twine, glue dots, dimensionals

Filed under: Birthday, Butterfly Basics, Fashion cards, Feminine Birthday, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Papillon Potpourri, Sketch Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

For Peep’s Sake Another Egg-cellent Easter card

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

Yes, I created another Easter card with the For Peep’s Sake stamp set for the next Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge.  I love this set!  This next challenge is a sketch challenge.  It’s a great sketch that will inspire you!

Stampin Up For Peep's Sake Easter card

Be inspired be the sketch below and join us at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

For more inspiration and information for this next challenge go to Hand Stamped Sentiments and join us!

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For Peep’s Sake Another Egg-cellent Easter card

Size:  4.25″ h x 5.50″ w

Stamp Sets:  For Peep’s Sake

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding, Gold Soiree Specialty DSP, Lullaby DSP

Ink:  Markers; Garden Green, Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral

Accessories:   Oval Framelits, Banner Framelits, Scallop Oval punch, Bow Builder punch, White Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Basic rhinestones, Calypso Coral Blendabilities to color rhinestones, Green Sharpie to color rhinestones

Filed under: Easter cards, For Peep's Sake | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

For Peep’s Sake Enjoy An Egg-Cellent Easter

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

Hello!  I’m glad to be back creating and blogging.  I’ve been gone for a few week’s due to my father’s passing.  It’s been difficult to get back into the routine of life and to muster up the motivation to be creative.  It’s coming back little by little and  getting back into my craft room and being among my stamp sets and inks has been inspiring.  More inspiration has also come from seeing projects from the Hand Stamped Sentiments design team.

I used the colors of Blackberry Bliss, Blushing Bride and Wild Wasabi from the Hand Stamped Sentiments color splash challenge.  I also have so many great products from the Occasions catalog I had not had an opportunity to use.  One of them is the super cute Easter set For Peep’s Sake.  Perfect for Easter or cute spring card.  Another product I had to play with is the Butterflies Thinlits Dies.  You can create beautiful die cut butterflies with this set.  With so many great products and the colors provided by HSS I was inspired to create this Easter card.

Stampin up For Peep's Sake Easter card

For more inspiration and information for this next challenge on Hand Stamped Sentiments hop on over check the site.

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For Peep’s Sake Have and Egg-Cellent Easter Card

Size:  4.25″ h x 5.50″ w

Stamp Sets:  For Peep’s Sake

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Wild Wasabi, Blackberry Bliss

Ink:  Blushing Bride, Wild Wasabi and Blackberry Bliss Markers

Accessories:   Butterflies Thinlits Dies, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Bow Builder Punch, Fringe Scissors, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Filed under: Color Splash Challenges, For Peep's Sake, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

Hearts a Flutter, Love You

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

With Valentine’s day a few weeks away, I created a Valentine’s day card.  I used the Hearts a Flutter Framelits and stamp set.  Although the stamp set is retired you can still purchase the digital set.  I used the sketch at Hand Stamped Sentiments to inspire me and the colors of Real Red, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral and Whisper White.

The designer series paper is from the Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper Stack.  The cute border was created with the new Confetti Hearts Border Punch.  It creates a cute border and lots of cute hearts.  The scalloped red heart is stamped with White Whisper Craft ink then die cut with Hearts a Flutter Framelits.  The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set and die cut with a banner from the Bitty Banners Framelits set.  The small hearts are the hearts punched out with the Confetti Hearts Border Punch.  To add sparkle I embellished the card with basic rhinestones and vintage faceted buttons.

Stampin' Up! Valentine cardUse the sketch from the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge to inspire your project.  For more inspiration go to Hand Stamped Sentiments to see what the rest of our talented design team has created.

http://handstampedsentiments.blogspot.com/

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

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Hearts a Flutter, Love You card

Size:  5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets:  Itty Bitty Banners

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Real Red, Crisp Cantaloupe; Stacked with Love DSP

Ink:  Whisper White Craft ink, Real Red ink

Accessories:   Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Bitty Banners, Dimensionals, Hearts a Flutter stamp set, Confetti Hearts border punch, Vintage Faceted Buttons, Basic Rhinestones, White Bakers Twine

Filed under: Feminine Valentine projects, Itty Bitty Banners, Sketch Challenge, Stamp Sets, Valentine's | Tagged: , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

Groovy Love From My Heart

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge is a color splash challenge with the colors of Basic Black, Whisper White and Melon Mambo.  These colors inspired me to use my Groovy Love stamp set and coordinating heart punch to create this card.  I also used the new Happy Heart embossing folder from the Occasions catalog on the Whisper White layer along with the Fun Frames embossing folders for the hearts.  After embossing the frame on to Whisper White I cut the frame and sponged with Melon Mambo.

I stamped the polka dot heart and used the Sweetheart punch to die cut it.  I also used the punch to die cut a Melon Mambo and Whisper White hearts.  The edges of the Whisper White heart is sponged with Melon Mambo.  I then adhere the hearts on to the frame with Dimensionals.  I then used 1/8″ Melon Mambo taffeta ribbon to embellish.

Stampin Up Valentine from the Heart cardBe inspired and join us at Hand Stamped Sentiments and checkout the projects from our talented design team.

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Groovy Love From my Heart card

Size:  5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets:  Groovy

Paper:  Cardstock:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Melon Mambo

Ink:  Melon Mambo, Basic Black

Accessories:   Happy Heart embossing folder, Fun Frames embossing folder, Sweetheart punch, Bitty Banners framelits, 1/8″ Melon Mambo taffeta ribbon, sponge dauber, Dimensionals

Filed under: Color Splash Challenges, Groovy Love, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Valentine's | Tagged: , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

Happy New Year

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is an inspiration challenge.   I created the card below inspired from the images below.

To create the background for my card I brayered silver Encore ink onto the Fancy Fan Textured Embossing Folder and embossed the black card stock.  I stamped the champagne glasses with silver Encore ink and heat embossed with Iridescent Ice embossing powder for additional shimmer.  I added basic rhinestones to the glasses for bubbles.  I cut a slit at the fold of the card and threaded the ribbon through.  After embossing the card stock becomes a bit flimsy so I adhered a layer of black card stock on the back side of the card front for stability and to hide the ribbon.  

All in all this card was super easy to make and took not time at all.

Happy New Year toast Stampin Up cardHere is the image from Hand Stamped Sentiments to inspire you.  Hope on over to HSS and join the challenge.

Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year Card

Size:  4.25″ h x 5.50″ w

Stamp Sets:  Embellished Events, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper:  Cardstock:  Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink:  Silver Encore, Basic Black, Versamark

Accessories:   Iridescent Ermbossing Powder, Basic rhinestones, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Gold 5/8″ Satin Ribbon, Heat tool, Dimensionals, Brayer

Filed under: Embellished Events, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Inspiration Challenge, Teeny Tiny Wishes | Tagged: , , , , , | 4 Comments »

Giggle Greetings Happy Birthday

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Genevieve Valdes

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have a sketch challenge.  I created this card with the Giggle Greetings stamp set.  So many cute sentiments are in this set.  I used the Blendabilities to color the image and used the Moonlight designer series paper stack.

Happy birthday stampin up giggle greetings card

Giggle Greetings clear #131065 $16.95, wood #131062 $22.95

 

The Whisper White layer is embossed with the Perfect Polka dots embossing folder.  The rhinestones are colored with Sharpies.  Super easy card to create!

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For more inspiration visit Hand Stamped Sentiments and see what our design team has created.

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

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Giggle Greetings Birthday Card

Size:  5.50″ h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets:  Giggle Greetings

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack

Ink:  Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Daffodil Delight Blendabilities

Accessories:  Black Embossing Powder, Basic rhinestones, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, retired Summer Starfruit ribbon, Heat tool, Dimensionals, Sharpie markers to color rhinestones

Filed under: Giggle Greetings, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Sketch Challenge | Tagged: , , | 3 Comments »

Festival of Trees

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is a color splash challenge with the colors of Tempting Turquoise, Smoky Slate and Pool Party.  As soon as I saw these colors I knew I wanted to create a card with the Festival of Trees bundle.  Creating this card was easy with the Tree Punch!

Stampin Up Festival of Trees Christmas card

I stamped the tree images with Versamark and heat embossed with Iridescent Ice Stampin’ Emboss Powder and embellished with rhinestones.  The background is Silver Glimmer Paper and the snow hill is Whisper White card stock.

For more inspiration visit Hand Stamped Sentiments to see more projects created by our talented design team.

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

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Festival of Trees Christmas Card

Size:  3.75″ h x 9.00″ w

Stamp Sets:  Festival of Trees

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Special paper:  Silver Glimmer

Ink:  Tempting  Turquoise, Versamark

Accessories:  Iridescent Embossing Powder, Basic rhinestones, Tree Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Dimensionals,

Filed under: Christmas, Color Splash Challenges, Festival of Trees, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge | Tagged: , , , , | 2 Comments »

Give Thanks for all Seasons

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Genevieve Valdes

This week on HSS  we have a sketch challenge.  The For All Things and Fall Fest framelits were perfect!  I love the stamp set and framelits.  The Color Me Autumn DSP coordinates perfectly and I used the leaves from the stamp set to create a coordinating layer.  The layer tag was created using the Tag Topper Scalloped punch and Eclectic Paper-Piercing Pack to embellish the tag.

Stampin Up Thanksgiving Fall Fest cardJoin us at Hand Stamped Sentiments and show us your project.  For more inspiration hop on over to HSS and see what our design team has created.

http://www.handstampedsentiments.blogspot.com/

 

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All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Give Thanks for All Things Card

Size:  4.25″ h x 5.50″ w

Stamp Sets:  For All Things

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Color Me Autumn DSP

Ink:  Early Espress, Tangerine Tango, Crushed Curry

Accessories:  Dimensionals, Basic Rhinestones, Tangerine Tango baker’s twine,  1-1/4″ Burlap Ribbon, Tag Topper Scalloped punch and Eclectic Paper-Piercing Pack

Filed under: Fall Fest, For All Things | Tagged: , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments »

Beauty of the Season Cardinal Christmas Card

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is a color challenge of Real Red, Soft Sky and Garden Green.  I used the Beauty of the Season stamp set from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog to create this Christmas card.  I used Momento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the cardinal image.  I then used a blender pen to color the cardinal and the berries.  I used a sponge dauber to lightly sponge a Soft Sky background.  The frames are die cut from the Labels Collection framelits to create a frame for the cardinal image.  The background layer I embossed with an inked up Woodgrain embossing folder .  I inked it up with Soft Suede to emphasize the grain.

Stampin Up Beauty of the Season Christmas cardI added sparkle to the berries and the cardinal with red Dazzling Details.  I also embellished with rhinestones I colored with a red Sharpie.  I used Linen Thread for the bow.

Join us at Hand Stamped Sentiments for this challenge and show us what you can do with these colors.

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Beauty of The Season Christmas Card

Size:  4.25″ h x 5.50″ w

Stamp Sets:  Beauty of the Seasons

Paper:  Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Real Red, Garden Green, Natural Ivory

Ink:  Soft Suede, Momento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Dimensionals, Wood Grain Embosing Folder, Label Framelits, Basic Rhinestones, red Dazzling Details

Filed under: Beauty of the Season, Color Splash Challenges, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge | Tagged: , , , | 6 Comments »

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