Banner Blessing for As You See It Challenges

One stamp set that I ordered a while back and haven't used much is Banner Blessings. It's a Photopolymer stamp set that  you won't find on the catalogue pages. I love the shape of the images, but just haven't found the appropriate card to use them on.That changed with As You See It Challenges #086. Here's the sketch:

Isn't that cool? This design made me think of a grad card and the "Shine" sentiment from Banner Blessings. Here's a closer look:

• This was another opportunity to use the Brushed Gold cardstock which is retiring and is now sold out, unfortunately. Originally, I was going to pair it with Basic Black cardstock, but since I used a lot of that recently, decided to go with a regal purple in Elegant Eggplant instead.
• The Gold Soiree Designer Series Paper was perfect for the horizontal element of the layout, with it's gold foil accents. It's hard to see in this photo, but the stripes have a gold sheen to them.
• I used the Stars Framelits for the larger star and the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack for the small stars. One punched from some Elegant Eggplant forms the center of the striped star.
• I heat embossed the Banner Blessings image in Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder on the Elegant Eggplant and then die cut it using the retiring Labels Collection Framelits. which are on sale for 50% off!!
• The congratulations sentiment is from Guy Greetings which will be sticking around in the new Annual Catalogue and I stamped it in Elegant Eggplant on Whisper White. I trimmed the word with the Stampin' Trimmer and rounded the ends using the Word Window Punch.

Silent Auction for Nepal

Thanks to everyone who participated in my On Line Silent Auction to raise funds for Earthquake Victims in Nepal. All of you will have heard from me and received the photo tutorial for downloading. After I have received your totals, I will ship out the items to you. Please make sure I have your emails.

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card today!

Product List

Banner Blessings Photopolymer Stamp Set [136720]	Guy Greetings Clear Stamp Set [138828]	Guy Greetings Wood Stamp Set [138825]	Guy Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set [137178]	**Brushed Gold A4 Card Stock [124917]
*Gold Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper [133697]	Wisteria Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122922]	Elegant Eggplant 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105126]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad [126969]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Embossing Buddy [103083]	Heat Tool [129053]	*Labels Collection Framelits Die [125598]
Big Shot [113439]	Window Word Punch [119857]	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787]	Stars Framelits Dies [133723]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Glue Dots [103683]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]

* Retiring June 2/15

**Retiring but already sold out.

Walk in the Wild Adventure Bound

Well, the workshop for which I am prepping is going to be pretty large, so all my designs have to be based on whether or not I have enough materials to make them. My hostess loves the Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack and wanted a card made using that series, but it takes quite a few of the stacks to have enough paper for a large workshop. By using smaller pieces I was able to make this design work and I paired it with the Walk in the Wild Stamp Set and some embossing with Early Espresso Stampin' Emboss Powder!

• I just love the Birch Bark design. It looks so three dimensional, it almost feels like I could grab an edge and peel some off! Mounted just over the woodpile design, gives it a nice, rugged look perfect for a masculine card.
• I looked through the Guy Greetings stamp set for a masculine image that would work with the paper, but nothing looked right, so I got out my favourite moose stamp from Walk in the Wild and stamped him in Early Espresso Ink. He is die cut using the Labels Collection Framelit Dies and I die cut another the same size from Early Espresso cardstock, cut it in half horizontally and mounted them a little offset, behind the moose. When you do that, you might have to trim the sides close to the Whisper White so you can't see the gap. The edges of the moose label are also sponged with Early Espresso ink and the word Husband from Guy Greetings is embossed with Early Espresso Stampin' Emboss Powder.
• The background panel is dry embossed with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder and the two brads at the top are the Candy Dot Bases. I used the Stampin' Pierce Mat and Paper Piercing Tool to pierce the paper for the brads.

I love making masculine cards, and I hope you'll try this design for the guys in your life. Guy Greetings has words you can use instead of Husband, such as Uncle, Grandpa, Dad, Father and Brother, so you have a whole range of family for whom you could make this card.

There is one more piece of news from Stampin' Up! that I need to share with you and it is particularly for those of you who use our digital design program, My Digital Studio. This program has not developed as Stampin' Up! had hoped and will be discontinued as of May 31, 2015. There will no longer be support for this platform after that date and you will no longer be able to purchase any digital content. There will not be any print services available as well. You may continue to use the program as before, and have it printed elsewhere, but if there are any digital images you wish to download, you need to purchase and download them before May 31 of this year. This is sad news for many, but I wanted you to know so that you could get anything you needed before it was too late.

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card today!

Product List

Walk In The Wild Wood Stamp Set [130354]	Walk In The Wild Clear Stamp Set [130357]	Guy Greetings Clear Stamp Set [138828]	Guy Greetings Wood Stamp Set [138825]	Guy Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set [137178]
Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack [137780]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686]	Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121043]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974]	Candy Dots Brad Bases [132293]	Stamping Sponges [101610]	Stampin' Pierce Mat [126199]	Paper-Piercing Tool [126189]
Labels Collection Framelits Die [125598]	Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [127821]	Big Shot [113439]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]