Forever Fern for As You See It and Freshly Made Sketches

 I can't believe it's the end of April!! I swear the time just hurtles by! I'd love to figure out how to slow it down! But it's Friday and time for a new As You See It Challenge today and this one is a beautiful colour challenge put together by Design Team member Amy.

This is our second colour challenge of 2021 and if you enter, you have a chance to be a Guest Designer for our next recipe challenge in four weeks!! But isn't this just the most beautiful colour palette? You'll love designing with this one! Please join us and play along. You have until May 12th to get your entry in.

I used another challenge for my layout. Freshly Made Sketches has a gorgeous sketch that I couldn't resist:

• I don't want to go into a ton of detail on how this card is made because it will be the subject of my Free Newsletter Tutorial in my May Newsletter. If you are a subscriber to my free monthly newsletter, you will get to download this free photo tutorial when the newsletter arrives in your inbox. 
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• This card uses the flower image from the Tasteful Touches stamp set and several of the foliage stamps from the Forever Fern stamp set and stamps the image using the colours from the As You See It Colour Challenge. As soon as an image is stamped, Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder is added to it and then it is heat set with the Heat Tool. It's hard to see with the smaller photo, but if you click on the photo to enlarge it you should be able to tell that it is embossed.
• The ink splatter image on the background is also from the Forever Fern stamp set and is stamped in Soft Suede ink.
• I've used one of the Gold Hoop Embellishments from the Forever Greenery Suite in the old Annual Catalogue which is only good now until Monday.
• The texture in the background is created by the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder.

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Product List

Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559] $33.00	Forever Fern Bundle (English) [154094] $73.75	Tasteful Touches Cling Stamp Set (English) [152562] $31.00	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $12.00	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318] $12.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $10.25	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $10.25	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $10.25	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $10.25
Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109130] $8.25	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Gold Hoops Embellishments [152474] $10.25	Forever Flourishing Dies [152714] $49.00	Paper Snips [103579] $13.50
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

Punch Art Moana for My Granddaughter's Birthday Card

 

It's working its way around to Birthday Season 2 (the first one is in January) in the Cooper family again and the first one in this second season is my granddaughter Cedar's birthday!

She'll be 7 this year and although she is really into Minecraft, my daughter tells me that she still really likes Moana as well. So I dug out all my punches and got to work on a punch art creation. I used this photo as a guide:

Here's the result:

• Most of the punches I've used here are either already retired or are retiring. I don't get rid of too many punches and this is why. Here is a list of the ones I used:  Lemon builder, Owl builder, Vases builder, Tulip builder, 1/2" circle punch, medium oval, Word Window, Fox builder, Detailed Trio, Delightful Tag Topper, Timeless Label.
• Matching the skin tone was hard. The closest I could get was Cinnamon Cider cardstock.
• I used Terracotta Tile for her top and sash on her skirt. I added a design from the Tasteful Touches stamp set, stamped in Memento black on her top and Linen Thread completed the embellishments. Her skirt was punched from some In Good Taste textured DSP.
• Her hair was hard to create. I used the fox tail from the Fox Builder punch and the Tulip leaf from the Tulip Builder punch, but I still got too many fly away bits. Early Espresso and Soft Suede cardstock were the colours I used.
• Her face was the Lemon builder punch. If I was doing it again, I would trim away the bottom of the lemon more to flatten out the shape.
• Anyway, I hope Cedar can tell who it is and likes her birthday card.

This time next week, you will be able to order from the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue. What will be your first purchase? I'm planning an Online Catalogue Launch for Saturday, May 22, from 1 - 3 pm PDT. It will be on Zoom so we'll all be able to interact. There will be lots of samples to look at, games, loads of door prizes, my newly updated retired inventory will be available for you to browse, with 1/2 the purchase price going toward free new products for you from the new catalogue!! We will also be completing a couple of great new Make & Takes together. Keep a look out for other opportunities with regard to this event!!

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

Tasteful Touches Cling Stamp Set (English) [152562] $31.00	A Grand Kid Cling Stamp Set (English) [152500] $29.00	Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper [154288] $15.75	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $29.00	Terracotta Tile 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150884] $12.00
Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153078] $12.00	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $12.00	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318] $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197] $12.00	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199] $12.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad [153114] $10.25	Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad [150086] $10.25
Sponge Daubers [133773] $7.00	Linen Thread [104199] $6.75	Lemon Builder Punch [143712] $24.00	Builder Owl Punch [118074] $23.50	Fox Builder Punch [141470] $24.00
Vases Builder Punch [147040] $24.00	Tulip Builder Punch [151295] $24.00	1/2" (1.3 Cm) Circle Punch [119869] $8.25	Window Word Punch [119857] $20.00	Large Oval Punch [119855] $20.00
Detailed Trio Punch [146320] $27.00	Delightful Tag Topper Punch [149518] $31.00	Timeless Label Punch [149516] $24.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25