Kintsugi Inspirations Suite for As You See It Challenge #350 - Triptych

 

Which are your favourite As You See It challenges? I think Sketch challenges are among my favourites, because they lay out the structure for my projects. In this challenge, #350, we get a trio of panels creating interest in the top of the card, so I named the sketch Triptych, which refers to a 3 panel art display. This sketch was designed by my Design Teammate Joanne.

I just happened to be at a crop fund raiser when I tackled this challenge, and we got a half pack of the Kintsugi Inspirations DSP to work with, so I decided to use some of that suite to create the card. Here's the result:

• I used a card base of Azure Afternoon with a 4" x 5 1/4" panel of Lemon Lime Twist on top. The holes were cut with one of the retired Stitched Rectangle Dies spaced evenly across the top of the card.
• Behind the rectangular openings is a piece of Kintsugi Inspirations DSP glued to the card base.
• The sentiment, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, is from the Inspiring Imperfections bundle, and is die cut using one of the Stylish Shapes dies.
• The flowers are stamped with Petal Pink and Lemon Lime Twist and die cut using the Inspiring Imperfections dies. They are tucked in amongst the die cut rectangular openings.
• The strip of 3/8" Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon takes the place of the twine bow in the sketch.

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Product List

Inspiring Imperfections Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [165161]	Inspiring Imperfections Bundle (English) [165167]	Kintsugi Inspirations 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [165159]	Azure Afternoon 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161719]	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108]	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [147145]	Gold Striped 3/8" (1 Cm) Mesh Ribbon [165599]
Inspiring Imperfections Dies [165166]	*Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820]	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]
Stampin' Seal [152813]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

*Retired Product - no longer available from Stampin' Up! 

Framed Scenes Bundle for As You See It Challenge #349

 I was kind of glad that this week's challenge was a Speed Challenge, because I'm having a week where time is at a premium! I'm doing a One Day Crop Fund Raiser on Saturday and I have so much to do to prepare for that, but it's also challenge week and my condo is having a Town Hall meeting to prepare for our AGM. Because I'm the Strata Council President, I had a lot to do to prepare for that as well. And there were more little details! Sometimes the perfect storm of circumstances creates the week from you know where! However, a Speed Challenge was welcome and here is the theme:

I looked over my watery stamps and decided to use one I hadn't tried yet and that's the Framed Scenes bundle. Two of the images have water features. Here is how it turned out:

• I started with a Crumb Cake card base and added a layer of Everyday Happiness DSP. 
• I stamped the stone bridge over a river scene in Memento ink, on Basic White cardstock and coloured the image in with Stampin' Blends Markers: Balmy Blue combo, Granny Apple Green combo, Crumb Cake combo and a little Pool Party light.
• I die cut the scene out with the largest oval die.
• I die cut an Early Espresso frame with the frame die and cut a rectangle to fit behind the frame from Cloud Cover. I embossed it with the Soft Waves 3D embossing folder and glued it behind the frame.  This was adhered to the card front. 
• I adhered the oval with the coloured image to the center of the frame.
• The sentiment, from the Sweet Blooms stamp set, was simply stamped on the DSP in Memento ink.
• The whole card took me 9 min. 51 sec to complete, so as usual, I just squeaked under the 10 min. limit! 

9 sec left meaning I finished in 9 min. 51 sec,

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Product List

Framed Scenes Cling Stamp Set [165395]	Framed Scenes Bundle [165397]	Sweet Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [165181]	Everyday Happiness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [166632]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686]	Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165621]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830]
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885]	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882]	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894]	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608]	Soft Waves 3 D Embossing Folder [164695]
Framed Scenes Dies [165396]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]

Florals in Bloom for As You See It Challenge #348

 As You See It Challenge #348 is a Theme Challenge entitled Spots or Stripes, designed by Team Member Jan C., and since two of my team mates already chose spots, I thought I had better choose Stripes for my design. I found some striped DSP in the Florals in Bloom Suite, and using products from that suite, let it take me from there! The Florals in Bloom Suite is one of the new suites in the new 2025/26 Annual Catalogue.

Here's the challenge banner:

And here's a full sized photo of my card:

• The base is Secret Sea, a new 2025 - 2027 In Colour and on that is a layer of the Florals in Bloom, 12" x 12" DSP in Cloud Cover, another of the new In Colours. 
• The diagonal stripe is in Secret Sea and Cloud Cover as well.
• The floral die cuts come from the Pretty Florals dies, all a part of this suite! I used Secret Sea, Cloud Cover and Darling Duckling cardstock for the florals.
• The sentiment is die cut using the Sweet Blooms dies and Secret Sea and Darling Duckling cardstock.

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If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store.

Product List

Pretty Florals Bundle [165179]	Sweet Blooms Bundle (English) [165189]	Florals In Bloom 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper & Sticker Sheet (English) [166643]	Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165624]	Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165621]
Darling Duckling 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165622]	2025–2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls [165192]	Pretty Florals Dies [165178]	Sweet Blooms Dies (English) [165186]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]