fresh & fun

I knew I had to participate in today’s challenge. I love Kirsten’s work. If you haven’t checked out her blog Confessions of a Naptime Stamper, run over there and drool over Kirsten’s amazing work. While looking through Kirsten’s gallery on SCS, I was drawn to this card. I picked it’s layout for my card case.

I started with a Chocolate Chip card base, no big surprise there. LOL I can’t help myself!!! I love Chocolate Chip. Next I got out some My Mind’s Eye paper from the big Costco pack. I made two baby boy Jacob’s ladders with the dotted paper and wanted to make a matching card. Kirsten’s layout was perfect of it.

I stamped the Teddy bear from Bundle of Joy on shimmery white cardstock with Brown Palette ink. I colored the bear in with Close to Cocoa classic ink and aqua painter. I added a shadow with Bordering Blue ink. I layered the shimmery white on Bordering blue and then on Chocolate chip cardstock. The Wecome is a stamp from the Warm Words stamp set. It’s  stamped with Brown Palette ink.

The sweetheart is stamped also with brown Palette ink on shimmery white. The heart is colored with Bordering blue and aqua painter. I punched the saying out with the 1″ circle punch from Uchida. I then cut around it with my scallop scissors.

The photo corner is just a 1 1/4″ square cut in half diagonally, and then one of the triangles cut in half again. I added vintage brads on the inner corners.

To finish the card off I added a doodled border with chocolate chip Marker on the photo corner and the white strip. Then I added a bordering blue stripe next to it with the aqua painter.

 I will post the matching Jacob’s Ladder tomorrow.

You know what we do at the weekends…..we go to the beach! Today we had red flags flying. That means strong currents….AND big waves. It was perfect for a little boogy boarding. We had a blast. I took my camera again and Rick took some shots of me this time.

When I first got the stamp set “Stampin’ Fun for everyone” I cracked up about the saying I used in this card. I wish that set wasn’t retiring. I might have to keep it after playing with it. It’s fun and it makes great cards for fellow stampers.

I made this card with the sketch challenge layout for this weekend. It makes such quick cards.

Stamps: Stampin’ Fun for Everyone

Ink: Black Palette ink, Classic inks: Going Gray, Rose Red, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa and Cool Caribbean

Paper: Cool Caribbean, Shimmery White, Basic Black and POP designer paper

Acc.: 1 1/4″ and 1 3/8″ circle punches, ticket corner punch, aqua painter and paper piercing tools

You all know that I really enjoy Amy Westerman’s blog and work. She does wonders with designer paper. If you haven’t been at her blog yet, head on over. You will be dazzled!

Look  what a gorgeous card she send me.

She also send me some Hero Arts bird images I had been drooling over! Thank you sooo much, Amy! You rock!!!