Cardmaking Stash Summit

I am participating in Justine Hovey's Cardmaking Stash Summit and these two cards were made using the sketches she provided. I took her advice and immediately went to my craft desk after watching one video (rather than continuing to watch others without creating anything). I tend to get lost in the 'searching for ideas' faze and then spend much more time looking for inspiration rather than actually making anything. So I was very happy I was able to create two cards right from the start!

I used leftover papers from a Simon Says Stamp card kit I bought some time ago. When I chose the flowered papers, I immediately thought of my Vintage Roses stamp set, thinking I could finally use some of the gazillion roses I stamped and saved from forever ago. Unfortunately, the pre-stamped colors did not match, so I did have to stamp new images. This set is absolutely beautiful, but it is very time consuming to line up all the layered stamps. I am so proud of myself that I decided to forgo all the layers and simplify this time. I only used three of the four layered stamps for the rose, and I purposely chose to use only that one rose so that, once I got the stamps lined up (thanks to my MISTI), I could quickly create multiples. For the leaves, I again chose a shortcut: rather than line up and stamp the individual leaves for this multi-leaf stem, I decided to just stamp the background layer and stop.

Supplies Used:

Paper: Simon Says Stamp: Sweet Birthday Stamp Kit; Altenew: Vintage Roses; TSOL: Sampler2love

Dies: Altenew: Vintage Roses; Unknown: Dotted Squares

Inks: Altenew: Mountain Mist, Coral Berry; Gina K: Blush; Stampin' Up: Pistachio Pudding; VersaMark

Other: Simon Says Stamp: White Detail Embossing Powder

Sweet Valentine

I received the new Color Cubes this past Christmas and finally tried one out. I replaced the really dark almost-black green with black, which I think makes the colors pop. The black also grounds the pinks so that it doesn't look too Shockingly Pink. I think this color combo is appropriate for my not-very-pinky youngest daughter. She actually prefers Earth Tones, but I thought those colors would be too drab for a Valentine card. 

I stamped the cupcake with Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, then colored with Copics and Prismacolor Pencil. The hearts were inked with shades to match the Color Cube selection. I added a few hearts via a stencil and also embossed and inked the center panel. 

This card was made using Sketch #720 at Freshly Made Sketches. Love their sketches & all their designer cards!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp: Sweet Birthday; MFT: You're the Sweetest

Dies: Simon Says Stamp: Sweet Birthday; Hero Arts: Infinity Hearts; Nestabilities Card Creator

Inks: Memento: Tuxedo Black; Distress Oxide: Kitsch Flamingo and Picked Raspberry; Distress: Fired Brick; Copics; Prismacolor Pencils

Other: Heidi Swapp hearts stencil; The Paper Studio Medium Polka Dots EF; Color Cube #393