Ingenious Inkling

Hambly Happy Birthday

I continue to mourn the loss of my favorite crafting supply companies ... and I hoard the little bits of their product I still have in my collection.  But when I saw the All about Acetate Challenge at Unity Stamp Company, I knew it was time to cut into one of my hoarded scraps of Hambly Acetate Frames.  There was a time I could still find a sheet of Hambly here or there when I traveled around the US, but it's been a long time since I spied any ... I just love the thickness and gorgeous decides of their acetate sheets.

I used a new-to-me Plus Vellum Adhesive, which worked like a charm to adhere the frames to a gorgeous pieces of Kaisercraft Paradise Found paper.

 

The Unity Stamp Company Itty Bitty Happy Birthday fit perfectly inside one of my frames.

Wishi Washi Wonderful

Since I own more Washi Tape than a person should be allowed to have, I wanted to join the Wishi Washi Challenge at Poppy Stamps.

The theme is to use Washi Tape and/or a Wish Theme ... I went with both.  I used a scrap of White Cardstock and lined-up multiple pieces of Little B Silver Starry Night Washi Tape to create a solid background.

 

Next I die cut the Poppy Stamps Heart Confetti Collage out of a piece of wood grain cardstock over my washi background ... and since you often wish upon a star, I added a sentiment sticker.

 

Love the effect for a perfect birthday card for the Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday Challenge.

Reverse Confetti Birthday

Reverse Confetti is celebrating their 6th Birthday Month with a Birthday-themed Stock Your Stash Challenge.

 

Since Amy Tsuruta is a Reverse Confetti Designer ... and since her favorite color is Green ... I decided to make a monochromatic Green Design (also inspired by the Gorgeous Green Color Palette at the Rainbow Challenge) ... and now I want some lime cake.

 

I used the Scalloped Squares Confetti Cuts in Green and White and mounted it on a some green designer paper from Reverse Confetti Pattern Play. 

Next I stamped my piece of Cake and Candle from Reverse Confetti Hey Sugar in Verdant VersaFine Clair Ink on the Green Cardstock before die cutting.  I used a Yellow Gelly Pen for the Candle & Flame.

The finishing touch was the sentiment from Reverse Confetti Birthday Wishes.

Turnabouts Turn Two

Concord & 9th is celebrating the 2nd birthday of their Turnabout Stamps, so I wanted to join the celebration.

 

I used my MISTI and the Concord & 9th Sprinkles Turnabout Stamp inspired by the colors, design & sketch from Fusion Butterfly Wreath Card Challenge.

 

I'm also joining the party at Seize the Birthday.

 

Monochromatic Merging Backgrounds

The SplitCoastStampers Try a New Technique Challenge is called Merging Backgrounds ... when I saw Karen's lovely card and tutoral, I had to give it a try.  

I used my MISTI and a piece of removable tape to combine Technique Junkies Weathered Wall & Textured Newsprint.  Remember, if you use my Discount Code TJ10Stephanie you get 10% off your store order.

 

I stamped the train from Technique Junkies Enjoy the Ride on the Weathered Wall side of the background ... stamping it multiple times with my MISTI, so it would have more contrast.  I finished with the sentiment from Enjoy the Ride on a foam tape raised tag.

I'm also joining the TGIF Challenges where they're Playing with Sepia Tones.

 

 

Blue Truck Birthday

A co-worker asked me if I could make her a card featuring a Blue Truck for a 2 year old's birthday party.  I thought paper piecing or punch art, but finally settled on this blue truck from Artistic Outpost's Home Set.

 

I stamped it on a piece of designer paper that had some ground.  Next I cut out some packages & added the die cut bow from the Tim Holtz Home for the Holidays Christmas Dies from the same blue.  I used my knife and my Cut-Align to cut a slit in the truck bed, so I could tuck-in all the birthday presents.  

I finished with a My Favorite Things Sunny Skies Die-Namics and a sticker sentiment.  Happy Birthday little one.

Mojo Birthdays

I'm so glad Julee the sketch-master is back with her Mojo Monday Sketches.  This is number 514 and I've been playing along since the very beginning.

 

My Birthday Card stash is depleted, so I went searching for a circular sentiment ... and I settled on a vintage wood block stamp from Mason Row.

I started with a female version of the design with lots of pinks.

 

Then I switched to neutral tones and a cork mat for a more masculine version of the same design.  Since my cork was smaller than my doily, I widened the paper strips slightly to balance out the pieces of the design.

 

 

I'm also linking-up at the Retro Rubber Challenge since I'm guessing this stamp is at least three years old ... can't remember the last time I bought a wood mounted stamp.

 

Thanks again Julee for another great layout.

Always a True Gentleman

This co-worker birthday card is for Michelle's Watercooler Wednesday Masculine Anything Goes Challenge.

I created a collage using a bunch of die cut embellishments and journaling cards to pull it together.

The sentiment on the suitcase is a clear sticker.

 

 

I'm also linking-up at the Anything Goes Challenge at Seize the Birthday.

 

Foiled Again

Tonight I was catching-up on all of the challenges that were posted while I was traveling.  When I saw the Don't be Fooled be Foiled Challenge at Simon Says Stamp, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to pull out all of my foiled pieces from Foil-a-palooza 2018 and make a card.

I also incorporated the Use a Stencil Challenge at The House That Stamps Built ... this background was made by using Decofoil Transfer Gel and a Stencil before foiling.

I used this week's CAS(E) this Sketch for my layout.  I also incorporated the Impression Obsession Birthday Challenge with stamps from Impression Obsession Let Them Eat Cake.

 

 

Timeless Birthdays

I am still trying to return my studio to some semblance of order after the disastrous packing experience. 

While organizing, I found my stash of Penny Black Stickeroos, which are just as lovely today as when I first discovered them ... and at the same time I discovered a Penny Black Saturday Challenge with a theme of CAS ... that seemed like a message from the crafting gods that I needed to take an organizational break and make a few cards.

These cards feature Penny Black Timeless Stickeroos (from 2014) and sticker sentiments for quick birthday cards to restock my stash.

 

I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch for my CAS layout.

 

I adore that color combination.