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A Motorcycle Birthday!

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Genevieve Valdes

For this week we have a fun sketch challenge.  Pressed for time because of the holidays I created this card with My Digital Studio.  I love the Mocha Morning Designer Series digital paper.  The Crumb Cake and Early Espresso colors make this a very masculine card

Stampin' Up! masculine birthday cardsCheck out HSS to see all the projects submitted by our very creative design team.  Create your project using this sketch and join the challenge.

Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge blog

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Motorcycle Birthday Card
Background
Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Mocha Morning – designer series paper\Mocha Morning – 7

Embellishments
Brads\Kraft – brad

Stamps
_Designer Kits\Chevron\Chevron – 1 grunge, Color = EARLY ESPRESSO 80,57,49
Motorcycle\Motorcycle – cycle
Big Bold Birthday\ Big Bold Birthday – happy birthday, Color = VERY VANILLA 254,249,232

Punches
Extras\Flag Punch, Fill Color = EARLY ESPRESSO 80,57,49

DSP
Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Mocha Morning – designer series paper\Mocha Morning – 5
Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Mocha Morning – designer series paper\Mocha Morning – 7
Card Stock\Textured Card Stock\Textured Card Stock – Crumb Cake

Filed under: Birthday, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Masculine Birthday, Motorcycle, My Digital Studio, Sketch Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Monstermaniacs Valentine card

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge is a color challenge and I was so excited to use the Monstermaniacs stamp set given to me by my upline Erin.  This was the first time I used this versatile stamp set.

Since Valentine’s day is coming up I created this card for the occasion. I used a blender pen to color the image of the monster and used Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details to go over the spots on the monster.  This was a quick and easy card to make.

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Check out HSS to see all the projects submitted by our very creative design team.  Create your project with these colors and join the challenge.

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.

Monstermaniacs Valentine Card

Size:  4.75″h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets:  Monstermaniacs, Gorgeous Grunge

Paper:  Cardstock:  Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Red Glimmer paper

Ink:  Stayzon black, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Baked Brown Sugar

Accessories:  Chevron border punch, Season of Style Wasabi tape, 2-3/8 Circle punch, Circle framelits, Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details, Blender Pen, Owl Punch (for small hearts), Small Heart punch

Filed under: Color Splash Challenges, Gorgeous Grunge, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Masculine Valentine projects, Monstermaniacs, Valentine's | Tagged: , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Snowflakes make a Festive Flurry

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Genevieve Valdes

The next Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge is a sketch challenge.  I loved how this sketch challenged me think outside my comfort zone.  I used the Festive Flurry Bundle and the Northern Flurry Textured Embossing folder to create the card below.  I stamped the snowflake with Versamark and Indigo Blue on Vellum card stock then heat embossed with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder for shimmer and die cut it.  The snowflake is adhered to another layer of Vellum I embossed with the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder.

To add extra sparkle to the background I used Silver Dazzling Details on the embossed snowflakes.

Stampin' Up! Festive Flurry Christmas card

Visit Hand Stamped Sentiments and be inspired by our talented design team to join us for our sketch challenge.

Hand Stamped Sentiments

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Festive Flurry Christmas Card

Size:  5.50″h x 4.25″ w

Stamp Sets:  Festive Flurry

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Vellum

Ink:  Island Indigo, Versamark

Accessories:  Basic Rhinestones, Vintage Faceted Designer buttons, Whisper White 5/8 Inch Organza Ribbon, Silver Dazzling Details, Iridescent Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals

Filed under: Christmas, Festive Flurry, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Sketch Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Truly Grateful

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Genevieve Valdes

Thanksgiving is almost here and it is not the only time to be thankful.  Everyday is a gift and everyday we should appreciate all that is good in our lives.  Stampin’ Up!’s Truly Grateful stamp set has inspired me to create these cards to say Happy Thanksgiving and Thank you.

The first card I CASE’d from the  Stampin’ Success magazine.  The background is stamped with the help of the Stamp-a-ma-jig then stamped with the Truly Grateful background and embossed with gold embossing powder  The Pumpkin Pie banner is layered with a hand cut arrow shape banner and stamped with the lines stamp from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.  The sentiment is from the Tags 4 You set.  All the layers are layered with Early Espresso twine.  Such an easy card!

Stampin' Up! Truly Grateful card

Stampin’ Up! Happy Thanksgiving Card

For this other card I used the Expressions Thinlits Dies.  To ensure you can remove the ‘thankful’ from the framelit use two sheets of wax paper between the framelit and the cardstock.  I stamped the wood background in crushed curry then stamped the wheat stalks in Versamark and heat embossed with Early Espresso.  To get the very cool ink splatters I used the Gorgeous Grunge set and Early Espresso ink.  I then added Early Espresso candy dots on the top right.  Another easy to make card.

Stampin' Up! Thankful Truly Grateful card

Stampin’ Up! Thankful Card

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Happy Thanksgiving Card

Size:  4.25″ h x 5.50″ w

Stamp Sets:  Truly Grateful, Gorgeous Grunge, Tags 4 You

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie

Ink:  Crushed Curry, Soft Sky, Versamark

Accessories:  Label Bracket punch, Early Espresso twine, Gold embossing powder, heat tool

Thankful Card

Size:  4.25″ h x 5.50″ w

Stamp Sets:  Truly Grateful, Gorgeous Grunge

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie

Ink:  Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Versamark

Accessories:  Early Espresso embossing powder, heat tool, Early Espresso Candy dots, Expressions Thinlits Dies

Filed under: Feminine Thank you cards, Gorgeous Grunge, Thank you cards, Thanksgiving, Truly Grateful | Tagged: , , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Happy Halloween My Digital Studio Card

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Genevieve Valdes

For this week’s challenge I decided to play with My Digital Studio to create a Halloween card.  The colors were inspired by Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge of Tangerine Tango, Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green and Basic Black.  Don’t these colors just scream HALLOWEEN!  It was so much fun using the coloring tool to add different colors to the digital stamp images.  If you haven’t tried digital crafting, download the free trial version of MDS here.  You can create cards, scrap book pages and books, journals and whatever your paper crafting mind can conjure.

Halloween card-001

Create a scary or funny Halloween card, scrap book page or 3D item using these colors and upload your card to Hand Stamped Sentiments.   If you need more inspiration go to HSS and see what our very talented design team has created.

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

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All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Happy Halloween My Digital Studio Card

Background
Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Howlstooth & Scaringbone – designer series paper\Howlstooth & Scaringbone – 9

Embellishments
Scallop Dots Ribbon\Scallop Dots Ribbon – black
Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones – rhinestone large
Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones – rhinestone large
3 Antique Brads\Antique Brads – brad 5

Stamps
Splatters\Ink Splatters\Ink Splatter 4
Splatters\Ink Splatters\Ink Splatter 5
Spooky Things\Spooky Things – happy halloween
_Designer Kits\Chevron\Chevron – 1 grunge
_Designer Kits\Chevron\Chevron – 8 grunge

Punches
Extras\Flag Punch,  Filled with: Card Stock\Textured Card Stock\Textured Card Stock – Elegant Eggplant
Extras\Flag Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\Small Polka Dot\Garden Green Small Polka Dot
Extras\Flag Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Frightful Sight – designer series paper\Frightful Sight – 2
Labels & Tags\Lots of Tags – shape 4,  Filled with: Card Stock\Textured Card Stock\Textured Card Stock – Elegant Eggplant
Labels & Tags\Lots of Tags – shape 4,  Filled with: Card Stock\Textured Card Stock\Textured Card Stock – Tangerine Tango

Filed under: Color Splash Challenges, Digital Cards, Halloween, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, My Digital Studio, Spooky Things | Tagged: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Wonderfall leaves and Sweater weather go together

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Genevieve Valdes

September 22nd marks the beginning of fall and no more 100 degree days.  Ahhh so nice!  It’s been a wonderful 84 degrees and with the change of the weather it inspired me to create this card for Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge.  I played with the Sweater Weather DSP featured in the Stampin’ Up! holiday catalog.  Such pretty colors – Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla and Whisper White – make this paper perfect for all your fall projects.

I started with a Very Vanilla card base and die cut the leaves with the Autumn Accents Bigz die.  For the leaves I used cardstock and the Sweater Weather DSP.  I sponged the edges with Early Espresso and used the Houndstooth and Wood Grain embossing folders for texture.  For bling and sparkle I colored basic rhinestones with Sharpies and spritzed my card with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz.  It’s hard to photograph and show how sparkly the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Sprintz looks but if you enlarge the photo you should be able to see it.

Stampin' Up! wonderfall leaves and sweater weather dsp

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Go to Hand Stamped Sentiments to see the other projects created by our very talented design team and be inspired!

Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge 169

Wonderfall leaves and Sweater Weather Card

Size:  4.25″ w x 5.50″ h

Stamp Sets:  Tags 4 You

Paper:  Cardstock:  Crushed Curry, Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla; DSP Sweater Weather

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso (for sentiment)

Acessories:  Basic Rhinestones, Houndstooth and Wood Grain Embossing Folders, Decorative Label and Label Bracket Punches, Bigz Autumn Accents Sizzix Die, Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz

Filed under: Bells & Boughs, Fall projects, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Sketch Challenge, Stamp Sets, Tags 4 You | Tagged: , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Special Season Christmas Card

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Genevieve Valdes

This week’s challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is a color challenge – Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green and Baked Brown Sugar.  When I saw these colors I immediately thought Christmas!  I know it’s a bit early to think about this holiday but I was so excited to use my new stamp set Special Season.  I was also inspired by a Christmas card created with this stamp set in the holiday catalog.

This Christmas Tree card was very easy to make.  I embossed the Baked Brown Sugar card base with the Northern Flurry embossing folder then added Dazzling Details to add sparkle.  I also added rhinestones for more bling.  I cut the Whisper White layer as a banner, stamped the Christmas tree image and sentiment.  To dress up the  Whisper White layer I made a bow with the Raspberry Ripple satin stitched ribbon and added a Frosted Finishes snowflake embellishment.  I colored the rhinestones for the tree with a Sharpie very similar to the Raspberry Ripple.  I’ve included a close-up photo of the Whisper White layer.  Super easy card!

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Hop on over to Hand Stamped Sentiments and join us for this color challenge.  For inspiration take a look at what our Design Team has created.

Hand Stamped Sentiments

Special Season Christmas Card

Size:  4.25″ w x 5.50″ h

Stamp Sets:  Special Season

Paper:  Cardstock:  Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White

Ink:  Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple

Acessories:  Basic Rhinestones, Northern Flurry Embossing Folder, Rasperry Ripple ribbon, Dazzling Details, Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Raspberry Ripple 3/8″ Stitched Ribbon

Filed under: Christmas, Color Splash Challenges, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Special Season, Stamp Sets | Tagged: , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Fur Friends Forever

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Genevieve Valdes

For this week’s challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments I used My Digital Studio to create this scrapbook page of my fur children.  I used the sketch as a guide and quickly created this page.  I love creating with MDS.  There are so many backgrounds, stamps, embellishments and punches.  If you have MDS and haven’t used it in awhile, I invite you to create a card or scrap page using it.  If you don’t have MDS and would like to try before you buy click here for a FREE trial.

Stampin' Up! My Digital Studio pet scrap book page

I would love to see what you create using the sketch below.  For more inspiration go to Hand Stamped Sentiments and see what our talented design team has created.

Hand Stamped Sentiments

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All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Stampin’ Up! Fur Friends Forever My Digital Studio 8″ x 8″ scrap book page

Background
Card Stock\Soft Suede

Embellishments
Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones – pearl large

Stamps
Man’s Best Friend\Man’s Best Friend Dog – 3, Color = EARLY ESPRESSO 80,57,49
Cute Cats\Cute Cats – fat cat, Color = 88,53,30

Punches
Extras\Perfect Pennants Circle Punch 1,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Mocha Morning – designer series paper\Mocha Morning – 11
Extras\Flag Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Mocha Morning – designer series paper\Mocha Morning – 3
Extras\Flag Punch,  Filled with: Card Stock\Textured Card Stock\Textured Card Stock – So Saffron
Extras\Flag Punch,  Filled with: Card Stock\Textured Card Stock\Textured Card Stock – Kraft
Basics\1.25 Circle Punch,  Filled with: Card Stock\Early Espresso
Basics\1.25 Circle Punch

Photos
Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Mocha Morning – designer series paper\Mocha Morning – 9

Filed under: Cute Cats, Digital Scrap Book Pages, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Man's Best Friend, Scrap book Projects, Sketch Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments »

Honey Bees and Flowers are Backyard Basics

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Genevieve Valdes

My inspiration for this card is based on Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge – Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz and Early Espresso.

Creating this card was easy with Stampin’ Up’s! Backyard Basics framelits, stamp set and Honeycomb embossing folder.

Stampin' Up! Honey bee Honey Comb card

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Join us this week for Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge – Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz and Early Espresso.

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All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Backyard Basics card

Size:  5.50″ w x 4.25″ h

Stamp Sets:  Backyard Basics

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry

Ink:  Markers:  Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Versamark

Acessories:  Basic Rhinestones, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Blender Pen, Backyard Basics Framelits, corner rounder punch, Whisper White satin ribbon

Filed under: Backyard Basics, Color Splash Challenges, Friendship, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Secret garden flowers

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Genevieve Valdes

The challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments is a sketch challenge this time around.  I created this card with the Secret Garden stamp set and framelits.  I also just received the NEW Big Shot Magnetic Platform which makes cutting with the framelits a breeze! It keeps the framelit in place while cutting.  Click here to see a video showing how this new platform works.  If you like using framelits then this tool is a must-have.

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I colored the flowers with a blender pen and ink pads.  Some of the flowers I stamped.  After coloring and stamping the flowers I used the Secret Garden framelits to die cut them.  The background is embossed with the Woodgrain embossing folder.  The butterfly is stamped with a butterfly from the Papillon Potpourri stamp set.  I die cut it with the Bitty Butterfly punch.  I finished the card with rhinestones.

Join us at Hand Stamped Sentiments and see the wonderful projects created by our talented design team.

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Secret Garden Flower card

Size:  4.25″ w x 5.50″ h

Stamp Sets:  Secret Garden, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Papillon Potpourri

Paper:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Old Olive

Ink:  Melon Mambo, Daffodil Yellow, Strawberry Slush, Marina Mist, Calypso Coral, Basic Black

Acessories:  Basic Rhinestones, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Blender Pen, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Modern Label Punch, Whisper White Grosgrain Stitched ribbon, Secret Garden Framelits

Filed under: Friendship, Papillon Potpourri, Secret Garden, Sketch Challenge, Stamp Sets, Teeny Tiny Wishes | Tagged: , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

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