Stamp-A-Faire Wrap Up

Stamp-A-Faire is officially over. I still have many videos to catch up on and lots of gallery entries to check out. It was a great day spent alone doing exactly what I wanted to do - heaven. I didn't keep up on the forum as much as I would have liked and I didn't get to ALL the challenges.

Thanks to all at Papertrey Ink for giving me an excuse to have a day to myself and for continually inspiring me. Hope you'll do it again next year!

Stamp-A-Faire Card Set Challenge

Challenge is to create a card set using components showcased in one of the tutorials provided below or develop your own design.

I made a set of cards using Jessica Witty's tutorial but instead of butterflies, I used stars with the Super Stars set with Pure Poppy, Soft Stone, and Enchanted Evening inks. I will definitely go back to this embossing technique again!

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28 Days of Sketches - Day 1

I haven't scrapbooked at all lately, not since Lain's Feb LOAD challenge. I'm taking Lisa Day's Sketch Class Round 2 at Big Picture Classes this month in an effort to jump-start my scrapbooking mojo. I loved her first class years ago.

Here's my take on her first sketch:

Instead of the mosaic of patterned paper on the bottom, I put a collage of photos on the bottom and my title and journaling on the top.

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Stretch Your Stamps with Die Cuts

Bonus lesson in last week's class were ways to use your stamps with the die combos that are so popular now. For my card, I used PTI Beautiful butterflies. This is a GREAT and surprisingly easy technique that makes a card look so sophisticated and unique.

I especially love that the card still fits in an A2 envelope. So pretty right? Gotta try this technique with my other dies too.

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Stretch Your Floral Stamps

Just wanted to share a card I made for the Stretch Your Stamps Day 7 Floral Stamps lesson using floral stamps in a nested background. I used an outline flower from PTI All About You and embossed most of the flowers in white and one in green. My colors were inspired by this week's ColourQ challenge. I added the sentiment on a kraft die cut banner.

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Stamp-a-faire Ribbon Techniques Challenge

The challenge is to pick one of the ribbon techniques on the post and utilize it in a project of your own. You can re-create an exact replica of the designer's project or reinterpret it in your own way.

I chose Erin Lincoln's technique which features ribbon backed die cuts using twill ribbon. I have a TON of ribbon that I have accumulated over the years. For this card I used some bright Doodlebug twill ribbon along with PTI's Super Stars stamps and dies.

Hope you are having a great time at Stamp A Faire today and thanks for stopping by!

Stamp A Faire Limited Supply Challenge

Challenge is to only use these supplies:
STAMPS: Natural Beauties only (or another floral set as a substitute if needed)
PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse
RIBBON: Hawaiian Shores Bitty Dot
BUTTONS: Simply Chartreuse

You can use as many or as few as you like and any inks you prefer. You may also add in dies, twine or glitter if you desire.

Limited supplies is both refreshing and frustrating. I don't have to spend a whole lot of time rummaging through all my supplies looking for the perfect 'something'. I wanted to make a kraft fence but obviously couldn't. I don't have those ribbon or buttons specified so I left them out. Don't have Natural Beauties yet either so I substituted Happy Hydrangeas because Rosie Posie doesn't have any sentiments. I added Harvest Gold ink and the banner from the Fabulous Frames die collection. I kept it pretty simple.

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Stretch Your Stamps - Label Masking

Here's a second card I made from the Day 8 lesson at Stretch Your Stamps. I was inspired by Julie Ebersole's card showing masking for a one-layer card. I made the gorgeous background using PTI's Happy Hexagon set. I honestly have loved every card make with this set.

Colors were again inspired by the Play Date Cafechallenge this week. Love the soft feel to this card.

Thanks for taking a look!