Hello everyone and welcome to Saturday! It’s my friend Tony’s 30th birthday today and we are having a little party for him later. I’ll get to see my peeps! Wee! It’s supposed to be nice out today and in the 80’s. Yesterday we had torrential rain for about 2 hours and it is still muggy out. My friend Kim is also coming out to visit from Manhattan tomorrow, it’s going to be a great weekend!
Today’s post is for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week we have a sketch challenge to work with…
I looked at it an thought how nice and simple, I still managed to use about 10 different things! The base of the card is Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. The top part of the angled paper is a piece from the World Spectacular Designer Series Paper. Next we have a piece of Calypso Coral 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon. On the Very Vanilla piece I used the Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies and the letters are from the Lovely Letters Alphabet Stamp Set and they are stamped in Midnight Muse. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to get them all lined up. The you on the bottom was markered in Midnight Muse and is from the retired Engraved Greetings. I punched it out with the Extra Large Oval Punch and then used the Decorative Label Punch with some Calypso Coral to mount it on before adhering it to the card with SNAIL. For a little balance I used one of the Everyday Enchantment Brads from the 2012 Sale-A-Bration catalog. I punched out a piece of Midnight Muse with the 3/4″ Circle Punch and used the Paper-Piercing Tools and the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack for a little added texture. It’s mounted to the card with a Mini Glue Dot. The color combination is very different for me and I like it more than I though I would. I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Create with Connie and Mary card and that you have a wonderful Saturday! Thanks for checking in! 🙂
Stampin’ Up! products used:
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Calypso Coral and Midnight Muse
Ink: Midnight Muse Classic Stampin’ Ink – New Firm Foam Pads
Stamp Sets: Lovely Letters Alphabet Clear Mount and Engraved Greetings Wood Mount (Retired)
Designer Series Paper: World Spectacular
Embellishments: Calypso Coral 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon and Everyday Enchantment Brads (Retired)
Tools: Big Shot, Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies, Extra Large Oval Punch, Decorative Label Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Paper-Piercer, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper Snips, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots and SNAIL
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Another great beauty Justin! Love how perfectly you lined up your letters (stamp-a-ma-jig?). Love the Calypso Coral against the Cherry Cobbler. Thanks for joining us again this week at CCMC!
Thank you very much Debbie! Yes, Stamp-a-ma-jig is the only way to go with letters! 🙂
So nice that the sky is the limit when doing sketch challenges isn’t it? You’ve got some beautiful colors and textures on your card that I love. And that big, bold sentiment is fantastic! Thanks for joining us at Create With Connie and Mary!
Thank you very much Jen! Yes, it was a great sketch, very different!
How fun to use the greeting letters across the diagonal! Thanks for playing along with the sketch challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!
Thank you Connie! 🙂
WOW! Love how you incorporated the alphabet set in this! Just WONDERFUL! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie & Mary Thursday Challenge!
Thank you Mary! It just fit too! 🙂
Another great card, Justin! I, too, love the way you used the alphabet to spell out the first part of your greeting. Very clever!! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!
Thank you very much Deb!
I like the way the white looks like a doily. Great thank you card! Your lettering is great…don’t think I could manage to get my letters that straight! Thanks for playing the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge this week!
Thanks Lisa! The Stamp-a-ma-jig is my best friend! 😉
Wow, whatta card–so bright and beautiful! And I love how you always show the pictures of the sets and accessories you use. I’m saying , “Hey, I have that!” as I check out the instructions, and this makes it so easy for me to grab my stuff and get started. Thanks for the inspiration, Justin!
Thank you Georgia! So happy that you appreciate the little extra with the pictures! Thanks for leaving a comment! Have a great night!