Stargazing Suite for As You See It Challenge #313

Welcome to the last As You See It Challenge of 2023! This is a speed stamping challenge, created by fellow Design Team member, Deborah. A speed challenge means you have to design and create your card in 10 minutes or less. You can plan it all out and gather your materials, but the minute you start cutting or stamping, you must start your timer. It's a fun challenge that really gets the adrenaline pumping! The theme for this speed challenge is Stars! Perfect for the season, but there's lots you can do with it!

The first thing I thought about was the O Holy Night Suite from the Sept/Dec Mini Catalogue, but since I figured that everyone else would also be thinking of that, I decided to go back to the Annual Catalogue to the Stargazing Suite and leave the holiday themes to the others.

• On a card base of Night of Navy cardstock I added two pieces of the Stargazing DSP, one in Berry Burst, measuring 4" x 5 1/4", and one in Blueberry Bushel, moved to the right end, measuring 4" x 3 7/8". This  created a Berry Burst column on the left side.
• Then I centered a Blueberry Bushel "Galaxy" design piece of DSP, measuring  4 3/4" x 3 1/4" on the card front and adhered it down.
• I embossed the sentiment from the Reach for the Stars stamp set in White embossing powder on Brushed Gold Metallic cardstock and die cut it using the second smallest Deckled Circle die.
• I folded the Night of Navy & Gold 1/2" Glittered Ribbon over itself and adhered it to the card front in the bottom left corner, then added the sentiment using Dimensionals over top.
• The last step was adding some Adhesive Backed Star Trinkets.

I completed my card in 8 minutes and 48 minutes by the timer:

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Product List

Reach For The Stars Cling Stamp Set (English) [161176] $34.00	Reach For The Stars Bundle (English) [161186] $72.75	Stargazing 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161175] $17.00	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $21.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $13.75
Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $25.00	Night Of Navy & Gold 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Glittered Ribbon [162011] $12.25	Adhesive Backed Star Trinkets [162010] $11.00	Embossing Additions Tool Kit [159971] $37.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $43.00	Deckled Circles Dies [162286] $51.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $175.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

Lighting the Way Bundle for Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies

 

One of my bucket list items is to see and catch firefies or lightening bugs, whichever you want to call them!  They fascinate me and seem so magical. I've never lived anywhere that they existed! So I've been excited to play with the Lighting the Way Bundle. I have so many plans for the set. One is to make a card that lights up, but I need some specialized parts for that and they won't arrive until Wednesday.

In the meantime, I remembered a technique I used a few years ago called the Bokeh effect and I thought it would be a great one to use for this set. I'm entering the Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies challenge.

I used dies in two ways for this challenge. I used the circle dies from the Stylish Shapes die set to create a template for my Bokeh effect, and I used the Lighting the Way dies to create a firefly to add to the card. 

Here's how it turned out:

• On a piece of Stargazing Designer Series Paper measuring 4 3/4" x 3 1/2", I stamped various foliage or grass images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
• Then I used a template die cut from thick Basic White cardstock using the two smallest circle dies from the Stylish Shapes die set and several smaller circle punches and a sponge dauber to sponge on the White Craft Ink in overlapping circles as you see here. I would first remove some of the ink from the dauber to get a more translucent look.
• I stamped a couple more grasses over top of the circles once they were a bit drier, to create more depth. I also stamped some smaller fireflies and used a gel pen to colour in the tails, as yellow ink just didn't show up enough.
• I added more dots of light using a white gel pen.
• I die cut the large firefly from Copper Brushed Metallic Cardstock, Vellum for the wings and Lemon Lime Twist for the tail. I coloured over the body with Dark Basic Black Stampin' Blends Marker for that shiny black effect and added gel pen on the embossed lines in the vellum wings. A dot of glue on each piece adhered it all together and I mounted it using black dimensionals.
• The sentiment was from the Lighting the Way stamp set and was embossed in white on Blueberry Bushel cardstock, then die cut with one of the banners from the Stylish Shapes die set. I also mounted it with black dimensionals.
• Finally, I mounted that panel on a 5" x 3 3/4" piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock and both of those on a regular Blueberry Bushel card base.

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

Lighting The Way Bundle (English) [162381] $67.50	Lighting The Way Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [160868] $32.00	Stargazing 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161175] $17.00	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $21.00	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] $13.75
Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146968] $13.75	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990] $13.75	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $13.75	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill [101780] $6.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $9.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $25.00	Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] $13.75	Sponge Daubers [133773] $7.50	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $43.00
Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $41.00	Lighting The Way Dies [160496] $43.00	3/4" (1.9 Cm) Circle Punch [119873] $18.00	1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch [138299] $22.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.50
Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $8.25