I loved Jenn’s sketch! This card came together super quickly. What a nice change from the other cards this week. Hopefully that means I will get back into a stamping groove soon.

I started out with a 4 1/2″ x 9″ piece of Pink Pirouette cardstock that I folded in half.

A 1″ x 4 1/2″ strip of chocolate paper was taped over a 3 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ piece of kiwi paper to make a 4″ x 4 1/2″ block. 

Both designer paper pieces are from the Bella Rose Designer Paper pack.

I ran White Taffeta Ribbon between both papers and taped everything on the card base.

All three circle layers were cut with Circle Nestabilities die templates. The Riding Hood Red scallop was cut with the biggest template and I went one down from there for the Chocolate Chip and Bella Rose paper layer. I cut the right side off a bit and paper pierced the rounded edge.

The sentiment is from Heard from the heart. It’s stamped on a 1 3/8″ x 3 7/8″ piece of Whisper White cardstock in Chocolate Chip. I cut two slim rectangles with the Long Rectangle Nestabilities out of Chocolate Chip cardstock, taped them together and used them as the bottom layer for the sentiment.

I paper pierced the edges of the sentiment layer and added a large Pewter Eyelet on the bottom left. Through that eyelet I tied a knot with Pink Taffeta Ribbon.

I colored two flowers from the Pretties Kit with my Aqua Painter and Pink Pirouette and Riding Hood Red Reinker. I added a large Pewter Eyelet in the center and added a Half Pearl on top. I attached the flower with dimensionals.

 Thanks Jenn for a wonderful sketch! I loved it!

Tuesday’s Color Challenge on SCS was super pretty: Blush Blossom, Ruby Red and Close to Cocoa. I actually stamped this card on Tuesday. I haven’t participated in a challenge on the same day that it was posted in I don’t know how long. It felt good!!!

I started out with a 4 1/4″ x 10 1/2″ piece of Blush Blossom cardstock, scored and folded it at 5 1/2″.

I punched the vertical side of the card front with the Scallop Edge Punch and paper pierced a hole in the center of each scallop.

Next the card front was stamped with Blush Blossom and the Baroque Background stamp.

For the main image I stamped the big flower from Fabulous Flowers in Blush Blossom on a 3 1/4″ x 3 3/4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock randomly. Next I inked up the same flower with Ruby Red ink, colored the edges with Chocolate Chip Marker and stamped it on the bottom left corner of the same cardstock piece.

The cardstock was layered first on a 1/4″ bigger piece of sponged Close to Cocoa cardstock, then on a 1/4″ bigger piece of Ruby Red. Last I paper pierced through a border though all three layers and tied White Taffeta Ribbon around the right hand side.

I stamped the sentiment from Happiness Always in Chocolate chip (since the sponged cardstock looked like it) on Whisper White cardstock, punched it out with the large oval punch and layered it first on the 1 3/8″ Ruby Red, then on a sponged Close to Cocoa scallop circle. A Blush Blossom flower was punched out with the Three for You punch, sponged along the edges with Close to Cocoa ink and placed under the sentiment with a Ruby Red brad. The sentiment layeres were adhered to the card front with dimensionals.

To finish the card off I added Diamond Stickles Glitter all over the big red flower and adhered a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock on the inside of the card.

This card came together a lot faster then the card on Tuesday. Hopefully it will stay that way. I don’t know about you, but when I make a card with just rectangular layers, it feels like it is missing something. Ticket corner punch or scallops….something to break up the box look.

Okay…it took me most of yesterday evening to come up with this card. I just couldn’t get it to look right. For the longest time I had the general layout done but couldn’t come up with what to put in the oval or on the white strip on the side. Getting back into stamping is hard work!!!

The first thing I took from the Inspiration piece was the color combo: Going Gray, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango. Next I thought a fold over would look good since bed lines are usually fold back.  I added more striped layers to keep up with the linen look.

I started out with a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Going Gray cardstock and scored at 1 1/4″ and 5 1/2″.

I punched a 4 1/4″ long strip of white cardstock with the new Scallop Edge Punch and taped it underneath the 1 1/4″ fold over flap.

Next I taped Bella Rose Designer Paper on the card front, leaving about 1/8″ of the gray card base showing. 5/8″ chocolate grosgrain ribbon was tied around the the fold over flap (not around the back, it still opens up) and a hat pin from the Pretties kit was added through the knot. Now I was stuck for a while.

I went back to oval Nestabilities since I don’t have my new large oval punch yet. I ordered all the new punches along with the oval stamp set. Oh…I can’t wait (but I have to since my order isn’t even picking yet!)!! I think one thing that made stamping so hard is that I was envisioning the new stamps (the oval stamps, the new flowers) in my oval and I couldn’t think of which of my “old” stamps I could use to make it look pretty.

I cut the outer layer as a scallop chocolate Chip oval, followed by a regular Tangerine Tango and even smaller Whisper White oval. I set it aside because I had no clue what to put in it. I started working on the inside of the card to add more color.

I lined the layers up so that when the card is closed only the stamped white and Tangerine stripes are showing.

The outer stripe was stamped in second generation going gray ink with the Baroque Motif swirl (just thinking of that took me forever again. I want those “Beautiful Borders” and some of the new wheels – and those weren’t even on my August order!).

I paper pierced the Tangerine strip with one row, the Kiwi stripe with two.

It almost 10 p.m. when I finally decided to add second generation going gray swirls all over the white oval and add an Elegant Cheer greeting in Chocolate Chip in it’s center. I paper pierced around the edges and adhered the ovals with dimensionals.

Boy….Das war eine Schwergeburt. I hope the next one will be easier.

Have a wonderful day! Hugs and smiles