Enjoy the Moment for As You See It Challenges

 TGIF! How much does your life change on the weekend? Do you work from home or do you have to work on site? Does the weekend bring a change of scene and activity or is it the same old, same old? Being the owner of my own papercrafting business, I have to remind myself to stop work sometimes and enjoy the moment!

That's the name of the stamp set I used for the new Recipe Challenge at As You See It Challenges that starts this morning. Enjoy the moment seems like a strange name for a stamp set that features a bunch of dried seed pods, unless it means that life is fleeting so enjoy it while you can!! But the Recipe Challenge features a masculine theme and earth tones and this set seemed to fit the bill.

Here's the Challenge Banner, dreamed up by Team Member, LeAnne:

And here's my Design Team Sample:

• On a card base of Soft Suede, I added a background of the new Natural Touch Specialty Paper that comes with the Butterfly Bouquet Suite. Even though is has some very minor wood grain texture, I wanted more and embossed it with the Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder, satisfying the embossing folder element of the challenge. I also distressed and sponged the edges a bit. The colours are all appropriately masculine, but would work for any gender, I think.
• The main image is from the Enjoy the Moment stamp set. I stamped it in Early Espresso Ink and coloured it in with Stampin' Blends Combos including: Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Soft Sea Foam, Bermuda Bay. I used the point of the marker tip to create the spatter drops on the Very Vanilla cardstock.
• I die cut the image using the Stitched Rectangles dies (and satisfying the die cut element) and sponged the edges with Soft Suede ink.
• I die cut the backing from Cajun Craze cardstock with the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and also sponged the edges.
• The panels are adhered together and some Braided Linen Trim is tied around the panel to meet the twine requirement.
• The sentiment is from the Enjoy the Moment stamp set. It's also die cut from the Stitched Rectangles dies and the edges also sponged.
• The final touch are three retired black rhinestones in the bottom right corner.

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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

Enjoy The Moment Cling Stamp Set [154452] $31.00	Natural Touch Specialty Paper [156825] $6.75	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318] $12.00	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684] $12.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $13.25
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $10.25	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $10.25	Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154879] $12.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $12.00	Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154902] $12.00
Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $12.00	3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim [147808] $9.50	*Black Rhinestone Jewels [144639] $6.50	Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder [152320] $13.50	Stamping Sponges [141337] $7.00
Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $48.00	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $44.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50

*Retired Product - no longer sold by Stampin' Up!

Hey Chick for Monday Morning Live

 I finally ordered and received the Chick Dies to go along with my old copy of Hey Chick stamp set and I wanted to do a little creating with them. They have so much more than just the outlines of the stamped images in the Hey Chick stamp set. This is the card I want to share with you on my Monday Morning Live today at 11 am PST on my Playing with Papercrafting Facebook page, or you can catch the replay here. I'll share all the materials and measurements here on this post.

I'm also going to demonstrate in the video how to create the clouds in the sky using the Blending Bushes. Let's take a closer look and what you can do with the Chick Dies:

• The stamped images include the two chickens and the sentiment. I stamped them all in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and the two chickens were coloured in using Stampin' Blends Combos in Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie and Poppy Parade.
• The die cuts included the two chickens, the sign on which the sentiment is stamped, the chicken coop, chain-link fence, cornstalks and corn cobs, and grain.
• Using a scalloped edged scrap cut free hand from a base for dimensionals, I blended the sky with Balmy Blue ink and the ground was just plain blending with Crumb Cake. 
• The smaller pieces were die cut using cardstock or foil backed with Adhesive Sheets, so they would be easier to apply to the card front.
• The Crumb Cake backing has been embossed using the Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder.

             

Materials:

Card base: Garden Green cardstock: cut at 11" x 4 1/4" and scored at 5 1/2".

Background layer: Crumb Cake cardstock: cut at 5 1/4" x 4"

Card front: Basic White cardstock: cut at 4 3/4" x 3 1/2"

Stamped images: Basic White cardstock: 4" x 3"

Sign and Chicken Coop:  Crumb Cake cardstock: 2 1/4" x 5"

Corn stalks and husks: Garden Green cardstock: 4 1/4" x 4" backed with Adhesive sheets

Corn Cobs and grain: Daffodil Delight cardstock: 2 1/2" x 1 " backed with Adhesive sheets

Chain Link Fence: Silver Foil Sheet: 1 1/2" x 4" backed with Adhesive Sheets.

Here are the combinations of sets and bundles you can order right now! Let me know which ones you are interested in.

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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

Hey Chick Cling Stamp Set (English) [158190] $23.00	Hey Chick Bundle (English) [158627] $60.25	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $6.75	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102584] $12.00	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102584] $12.00
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119683] $12.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $10.25
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $10.25	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $12.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $12.00	Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888] $12.00	Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] $12.00
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] $12.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $16.25	Chick Dies [158199] $44.00	Pinewood Planks 3D Embossing Folder [152320] $13.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $13.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50