It's Hip to be Square

Hey there!  SSS Wednesday Challenge's topic this week was "It's hip to be square."  At first glance, I didn't really want to make a square card base because they are hard to send in the mail.  I decided to implement several squares in my design, and I absolutely love how it turned out!  I love the colors I used also.

I got these stamps from my husband's parents for valentines day.  They are simple square rubber stamps, but such a fun design.  I finally got my rubber stamps in the same box as my clear ones so I will use them more often.  I'm learning that if I SEE it, I will USE it. ;) 

I am also loving my AC textured cardstock.  The colors coordinate very well with most of my patterned 6X6 paper stacks, and I love how well they die cut with my cameo.  It's fabulous when your supplies work for you!

Thanks for reading!

~Lynette~

Interactive Doorway Birthday Card

Hi there!  This week's MFT card sketch challenge got me thinking outside of the box....or door. :)  I took one look at the sketch, and realized that one of the shapes resembled a door.  So I made a folding doorway card!  I haven't seen anything like this, but I'm sure it's not a new concept. 

I love it because it's interactive, and will still lie flat so I can send it in the mail without any problems!  Hooray!  I also learned a new coloring trick with colored pencils.  If I rub on a little baby oil after my coloring is complete, it smooths out the color a bit.

Whoops, I forgot to color in the present.  Sometimes I do that.  I'm sure I'll get to it before I send it out--or not! :)

Thanks for reading!

~Lynette~

Onesie Baby Card

Hello there!  I have been making several cards for challenges, and just now getting them posted.  I have 19 minutes til one closes so this is speedy!

This is for my favorite things sketch challenge # 294.  It also works with the Cute Card Thursday

theme this week, which is kids and babies.

I love how this card worked out.  I had a lot of fun stamping the background on the scalloped piece.  I love how everything is solids with stamping to create patterns. I mass produced this one and made several at a time, mixing and matching colors.  

I also remembered to use brads this time, and love what they add to the card.

Thanks for reading!

~Lynette

Let's Go Wild!

I'm making this a quick post today, but here's my "Let's Go Wild," card for the Simon Wednesday Challenge.  I was so excited to get my latest stamp orer in the mail Saturday full of fun wild animals from Paper Smooches.  Animals an "Hippo Hooray," are from Zoo Crew, and the rest of the sentiment is from Party Posse.  

I made some quick wrapping paper yesterday for my niece's birthday present, and they loved all the fun animals! :)

Thanks for reading!

~Lynette~

Stunning Shadow Stamping

Hi there!  For Friday's challenge over at Camp Create, we were asked to do shadow stamping.  This challenge threw me for a few loops, but I finally figure it all out.  I didn't have a solid image stamp yet, or any dye inks to work with.  I had my eye on some, and just decided to pick them up since I knew I would definitely use them in the future.  I still need to practice and get the feel for dye inks, but it was a fun project.  One other obstacle was that I don't yet have a white pigment ink.  I decided to improvise since I couldn't find a white pigment ink locally.  I used a light pistachio green from Colorbox, and it worked well with a darker colored card stock.  Really close to what the white would do.

I really love how this card turned out.  I am still learning the technique of shadow stamping, but I think it will be a fun one to keep trying.  I am so glad I got to attend the last week of camp this summer and learn some awesome tricks!  Thanks MFT for hosting a wonderful week!

Thanks for reading!

~Lynette~

Single Layer Savvy

Hello!  I sure had fun learning the single layer savvy tricks at the bonfire the other night.  I had a blast creating this card.  I learned a couple tricks also.  This week has been wonderful for teaching me new skills---and really forcing (challenging) me to use them!

I used hand cut masks for parts I needed to add "dimension" with.  I loved learning this trick.  In this card, some of the placement wasn't quite on, but I still love the card in general.  I simply colored the animals with my crayola twistable colored pencils and called it good.  I love the vibrant colors.  The dirt/puddles didn't turn out quite the best, but it's ok.  I think if I did it again, I would just use ink for the ground. :)

Thanks for reading!

~Lynette~

Divine Dry Embossing & how to emboss without a fancy machine!

Hello there!  For Thursday's Camp Create project, we were asked to dry emboss using one of our border dies.  I am a silhouette cameo user, so I don't use dies for my projects.  I figured out how to dry emboss, using a cut from my cameo.  I set up everything the same as the video for stamping, etc.  I just had to improvise since I'm not a die owner. :)

In case someone else has my same dilemma, this is how I did it!

1-I picked out my shape and cut it out of two pieces of silhouette chipboard.

2-I stacked them on top of each other, and taped them to the inside of the front panel of my card (I had tried it with a single layer and it didn't give the dimension I wanted).

3-I grabbed my scoring tool and ran it along the edge of the chipboard shapes until I got the embossed look I wanted.  

4-I removed the chipboard from the opposite side and admired the results! 

I am loving this spring short stack set from Stampendous.  I love how I can make several animals from one set, and pair it with other sets (like the balloon) for different occasions!

Thanks for reading!

~Lynette~