Blogger Challenge: Week 118

This week’s blogger challenge was to highlight designer paper. My project doesn’t use any special technique with designer paper, but it’s a big part of the card’s design.

I paired my designer paper with one of the five new sets releasing today from Kitchen Sink Stamps. It’s KSS’s second birthday today and to celebrate, we have some special deals from the Kitchen, good today (September 25) through October 1:
· All orders $50 and over will receive free shipping (international orders will receive free shipping on orders $60 and over--stamps only)
· Buy all 5 new sets and get a FREE mystery stamp set/s (value of $30)
· The first 5 orders will receive a free special limited edition Kitchen Sink tote bag (retail value $15).
And, you can use the code LORI10KSS for an extra 10% discount on your KSS purchases!

I’ve had this shimmery paper in my collection for a while now and I’ve only used a little bit of it. It’s got a perfect combination of Halloween colors—the black background with dots of white, purple, green, and orange.

My card features images from the new Multi-step Pumpkins set—perfect for projects for all kinds of fall events! I stamped the small multi-step pumpkin in different shades of orange and brown ink on a shimmery white circle. I added one of the jack-o-lantern faces and the stem to complete the panel. I found some orange grosgrain ribbon and cut a triangular notch in one end, then stamped the “boo!” sentiment from Ready 4 Any Holiday in Palette ink directly on the ribbon.

I cut the patterned paper using the Top Note die and my Big Shot. The curves and points in the Top Note shape add more interest than if I’d used just a large rectangular panel. The pumpkin is layered over the Top Note using dimensionals. I threaded the ribbon beneath it, setting it so that it extends slightly beyond the right side of the card.

For more projects showing off designer papers, you can visit the rest of the challenge players. Links to their blogs are in the sidebar on the right.

Materials Used:
Multi-Step Pumpkins and Ready 4 Any Holiday stamp sets (Kitchen Sink Stamps); Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie, and Close to Cocoa Classic inks, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, and Shimmery White cardstock, Top Note die, dimensionals (Stampin’ Up!); Summer Sunrise and Orange Zest inks (Papertrey Ink); London Fog and Tuxedo Black inks (Memento); Noir Black ink (Palette); designer paper (Reminisce-Along Came a Spider); Polka Dots embossing folder (QuicKutz); circle dies (Nestabilities); orange ribbon (Michaels)