Archive for March, 2012

March 25, 2012

Simple Snapshots Smile Card

For this week’s Stampin’ Queens Sketch Challenge (SQSC31), I made a card using the Simple Snapshots CD from the Occasions Mini catalog. Here’s this week’s original sketch:

SQSC31 Design

And here’s my version of the card:

Simple Snapshots Smile Card

Nearly everything in the card from Simple Snapshots. Here is the breakdown :

  • Background Layer: Simple Snapshots—Paper 9
  • Middle Layer: Rectangle Punch, filled with Early Espresso
  • Middle Band:
  • Top Layer: Circle Punch filled with White and Pink 6 pt mat, both picked from the background layer
  • Embellishment:
  • Sentiment: Simple Snapshots—You Make Me Smile, in River Rock

 

March 20, 2012

Simply Scored Bookmaking

The book that is demonstrated in this video could easily be mimiced in a card or small book created with Stampin’ Up’s Simply Scored:

March 11, 2012

St. Patrick’s Day Card for SQSC29

My card for this week’s Stampin’ Queens Sketch Challenge (SQSC29) plays with the idea of searching for a lucky four leaf clover. Here’s this week’s original sketch:

SQSC29 Design

And here’s my version of the card:

St. Patrick's Day Card

Here are the details on what went into the card:

  • Background Layer: Garden Green with Christmas Jingle—Stitched Square
  • Top Layer: Domestic Goddess—Paper 3
  • Stamps, all in Garden Green with default drop shadow:
    • Holiday Blitz—Clover
    • Lucky Me—Clover 2
  • Embellishment: Basic Pearls and Rhinestones—Pearl Small, in the center of each clover, with default drop shadow
  • Sentiment: Text typed in Harrington, 20 pt, bold, in Garden Green, with default drop shadow