August 21, 2009

Here's my submission for today's limited supply challenge. For today's challenge we were to create a masculine teen or adult card, but we were not allowed to use any flowers, ribbon, or bling.

Believe it or not this is the first time that I've ever used this stamp set and I've had it for a few years now.

My card was pretty easy to make, all I did was stamp the image using Chocolate Chip ink. Then I stamped it again using Bashful Blue ink and I punched out the U using a 3/4" circle punch and placed it over top using a dimensional.

I added some faux stitching to my card base and I created a faux belt along the bottom of my Bashful Blue card stock. To the left side of my Bashful Blue card stock I also did some paper piercing.


After seeing several cards similar to the one I made here I decided to go ahead and give it a try.

I made this card yesterday, but then I tried making it again. You can see my first card here.

This time when I made my card I stamped the sentiment suing Chocolate Chip ink instead of the Black ink and I tried to stamp the background trees a little lighter.

I'm very pleased with this card, it really was quick and easy to make. I created an oval mask and used my stipple brush to make my background. I stamped the larger group of tree image using Old Olive ink. I inked up the stamp and then stamped off and then stamped my card stock.

For the larger single tree I used Old Olive ink, but this time I didn't stamp off first. Then using my Chocolate Chip marker I colored it a bit for the branches. I added some paper piercing (free handed) along the outside of my oval and I added some Old Olive color ribbon.



And finally I have one last card to share with you all today. I originally made this card for the CAS DT search, but I decided not to submit it because I felt that perhaps it wasn't clean and simple enough.

This image is from an older Stampin Up stamp set (from 1999) called 'Great Groupings'.

All I did to create my card was stamp my image and I colored it using SU Watercolor crayons and a blender pen.

I added some paper piercing along the outside edge of my Old Olive card stock and my ribbon is from Offray. My sentiment is from SU's Happy Fall Y'all.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend. I probably won't be able to post tomorrow because we are invited to a graduation party.