Greetings! It has been a while since I have been able to participate in the Stampsmith Challenge. I LOVE their stamps, and am excited to have a chance to join their challenge again. For the month of January, we are to create a project using at least one Stampsmith image and include a recycled item in the project, as well. For my card, I chose this beautiful woman from the Won't You Be My Honey plate and the sentiment from the Say It With Flair plate. As for recycling, I have include a recycled "mending kit" that we picked up on one of our overnight stays at a hotel and decided to incorporate into one of my cards. Thanks for dropping by. Best wishes, Yvonne
Greetings! I hope your Tuesday is going well. I really vacillated on the title for this post as I am having a hard time wrapping my head around creating Christmas Cards, though each year I promise myself that I am going to start mine in July. My card today is for the current challenge at Stampsmith where the theme is Christmas in July. We are to create a Christmas Card using at least one Stampsmith image and summer colors. I decided on my color scheme by using all three of the new Summer Distress Inks recently released by Ranger. The main image of the girl is from the "Won't You be my Honey" Stampsmith stamp plate, which I won earlier this year at the Stampsmith Challenge Blog, and is stamped with Mowed Lawn DI and matted with card stock in green and blue. The snowflakes by Studio G were stamped with Salty Ocean DI onto the card base and then Crackle Glue was applied for shimmer. The sentiment was stamped in Picked Raspberry DI and also shimmered up with Crackle Glue. Embellishments include rhinestone stickers, upcycled green satin ribbon and some beautiful snippets of Venetian Lace purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. Thanks so much for stopping by. Yvonne
Greetings! My post today is for the May Challenge at Stampsmith. This time around, we are asked to create a card using at least one Stampsmith image, utilizing the sketch above. I usually steer clear of sketches, but I love Stampsmith stamps and really wanted to use another one of my images that I won several months back as part of their challenge, so I gave it a shot. The image and sentiment are from the "Won't You Be My Honey" plate and were both stamped on glossy paper with Black StazOn ink. Embellishments include lace from the Funkie Junkie Boutique, vintage seam binding, a chipboard butterfly, a lace applique and platinum liquid pearls. If you have not yet had an opportunity to join one of Stampsmith's Challenges, why not give it a try? Thanks for dropping by. Best wishes, Yvonne
