Guest Designer - Make the Cards Challenge # 36

 Hi crafty friends!  Today, I am happy to share with you a card that I made as Guest Designer for Make the Cards Challenge # 36! 

 This week is a fun slinline sketch challenge.  I decided to go rogue and make a standard A2 card, rather than a slimline.  

I wanted to transition into fall colors, so I used blues and golds as the primary colors.  I stenciled the base of my card and added a layer of navy card stock.  I trimmed the two panels with navy grosgrain ribbon.  This made me think of a wall with wainscoting and a chair rail, and I am pleased with the effect.  

For my focal images, I stamped the images from The Greetery's Floral Delicacy stamp set repeatedly and then die-cut them using the coordinating dies.  I set about arranging them and when I was pleased with the layout, I adhered them to my card panel.

I heat embossed my sentiment on a navy banner and after adding a bit of metallic thread, I popped it up with some foam tape. 

All in all, I really enjoyed making this card and I am so happy with the results!  

Please make sure to pop on over to Make the Cards Challenge and play along with us!  

Xoxo, Kim

Guest Designer - Make the Cards Challenge #35

 Hi crafty friends!  I am so excited to share my second card as a Guest Designer with Make the Cards Challenge.  

The theme for this challenge is Country Life + Buffalo Plaid.  When I saw the theme, I knew exactly what I wanted to create.  

I pulled out my trusty Buffalo Plaid Background Stamp and inked it up with Black ink to make my own background.  

I then inked up the milk jug and floral arrangement from Honey Bee Stamps Farm Fresh Stamp Set and colored it with my Copics.  I love that this set was designed by the amazing Emily Midgett.  If you are not familiar with her work, check her out! 

I die-cut my images, and also die-cut the Blessed sentiment, also from Honey Bee Stamps. 

I truly love everything about this card!    I think it represents who I am and what I love!  

I hope you will join us over at Make the Cards Challenge!  

Thanks for stopping by!  Xo, Kim

Guest Designer - Make the Cards Challenge #26 - Slimlime Sketch Challenge

Good morning, friends!  Today, I am so excited to be a Guest Designer for the Make the Cards Challenge #26! 

 This week's challenge is a Slimline Sketch and it was so much fun to work with!  

When I saw the sketch, a ton of ideas started popping into my brain.  I just had to use the Forever Fern Bundle from Stampin' Up to make a mini slimline card.  It is one of my absolute favorites, and probably one of my most under-utilized.  How sad is that?!  I really love mini slimline, as they are small but mighty! 

To start, I cut my card base to 6 1/2" x 6 1/4".  I scored the card base (on the 6 1/2" side) at 3 1/2".  I trimmed a second panel to 3" x 6 1/4".  I dry embossed the panel and set it aside.  

I cut three strips of alcohol marker friendly card stock to 1/4" x 4" and colored them using my alcohol markers, again, setting them aside.  I then stamped two circle images from the retired Circle Celebration stamp set and punched them out.  

I stamped several of the foliage images and die-cut them with the coordinating dies.  I then die-cut the strip for my sentiment from black card stock and heat embossed my sentiment in white. 

With all of my card elements ready to go, I began assembling it.  I adhered by embossed panel to the card base, and then I attached my colored strips, leaving some overhang on each side of the card.  I did this so that I could trim both sides.  Sometime when coloring strips, there is a bit of uneven coverage at the ends of the strips, so this allows me to trim that off.  

I decided where I wanted to place my circles and then arranged my foliage until I was pleased.  I adhered all of those elements in place and I still wasn't quite happy with the card.  I tested out a loopy bow made from metallic thread under the sentiment, and realized that it was exactly what the card needed. I added a mini glue dot under the knot and then popped my sentiment strip up using a double layer of mini dimensionals (foam squares) to allow space for the knot and let the strip lay flat.  

I had so much fun creating this card!  I hope that you will join us and create something to play along this week!  Be sure to use #mttc26 and #makethecardschallenge when posting to your social media so that we can see your creations! 

Products Used:

• Recollections 110# Card Stock:  Black, White
• Spectrum Noir Premium Ultrasmooth Card Stock:  White
• Stampin' Up Forever Fern Stamps and Dies
• Stampin' Up Circle Celebration Stamp Set (Retired)
• Altenew Sentiment Strips Stamp Set
• Stampin' Up Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder (Retired)
• Kindred Stamps  Sentiment Strips Dies
• Stampin' Up Circle Punches:  2", 1 1/2" (Retired)
• Altenew Crisp Dye Ink:  Dew Drops, Teal Caves, Pinkalicious
• Altenew Artist Markers:  B536, C005, C007
• Memento Ink:  Tuxedo Black
• Versamark Watermark Ink Pad
• Wow! Embossing Powder:  Opaque Bright White
• Metallic Black Thread
• Stampin' Up Mini Dimensionals 
• Mini Glue Dots

As always, thank you so much for taking time to stop by!  Please be sure to leave a comment and let me know what you think!  Also, let me know if you decide to play along so that I can come and visit your post! 

Have a great day and happy stamping!  ❤