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I took my inspiration from a few of the photo's elements--the color scheme, the woodgrain pattern, and the text's love theme.  I combined those elements with the current sketch from Match the Sketch to create my design. 

I made the large die cut "love" my focal image.  The word was cut from both golden yellow cardstock and craft foam, then layered for dimension before being adhered to a woodgrain patterned paper panel.  I stamped the word "you" from Winnie & Walter's The Big, the Bold, and the Happy stamp set beneath the word in black ink, then heat embossed it in black so it would stand out a bit from the background.  I placed the panel along with another woodgrain panel and a pair of small golden yellow panels on a piece of light gray cardstock.  To go with the love theme, I arranged two die cut pierced hearts behind the die cut word.  I accented them with a tiny twine bow.  The finished panel was adhered to a coordinating blue card base.

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration:

At Home Designers

Betty Wright
Kim Singdahlsen
Laurie Willison
Leigh Penner
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler--you're here!
Lynn Mangan
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut
Melody Rupple
Monika Davis
Silke Ledlow
Sheri Gilson
Stacey Schafer
Tammy Hershberger
Tara Godfrey

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Materials Used:
The Big, The Bold, and the Happy stamp set, In a Word:  Love die (Winnie and Walter); Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Hawaiian Shores and Harvest Gold cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Grout Gray and Sno Cone cardstock, Die-namics Pierced Heart STAX dies (My Favorite Things); Cut and Paste "Adorbs" 6x6 paper pad (My Mind's Eye); black embossing powder (Stampin' Up!); craft foam; foam tape

Love You

It's been a while since I played along in the Muse challenge, but Michele's pretty card for this week's challenge caught my eye and I couldn't resist trying my own take on her die cut technique.

On my version, I placed a layered die cut word at the intersection between a pattern and a solid.  My pattern comes from a patterned paper panel.  I die cut Winnie and Walter's "love" die from hot pink cardstock a few times and placed it on the cardfront, nesting it in the space where I'd cut the word from the top of the patterned paper panel.  For the final layer, I added the patterned paper on top, giving the bottom half of the layered word a 3-d like look.  Now that I look at it again, I should have removed the piece from the open space in the "e."  Oh, well . . .

I tried to stop there, but I couldn't!  I stamped the word "you" from the My Precious stamp set beneath the layered die cuts in black ink, then added a trio of sparkly pink sequins around it.  The final touch was a simple die cut kraft stitched heart.  It was adhered to the bottom half of the "l" using foam tape.

Materials Used:
My Precious stamp set, In a Word:  Love die (Winnie and Walter); VersaFine Onyx Black (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Raspberry Fizz and Kraft cardstock, Dotty Biscotti patterned paper (Papertrey Ink); Of the Heart die (Lil' Inker Designs); pink sequins (Treehouse Studio); foam tape

Happy for You

I loved Michelle’s inspiration card for this week’s Muse challenge and had to put together my own version incorporating elements from her original design. I included lots of white space and pops of sparkly metallic as well as the festive theme from Michelle’s design in my take. I used a Winnie and Walter die to cut the word “happy” from shiny gold cardstock and designed my card around that.

Instead of a large balloon die cut, I used a fun layered champagne glass. The glass was cut from white vellum, then filled in with a gold piece to represent the bubbly stuff. The pieces were arranged on white cardstock, strategically placing them so that I could hide the adhesive I used on the vellum piece. I stamped the “for you” from the Winnie and Walter The Big, the Bold, and the Happy set beneath the die cut word in Delicata Golden Glitz ink. The Delicata inks are my favorite metallic ones. They are so sparkly! I accented the glass with a trio of different sized clear sequins. The finished panel was matted on gold paper, then adhered to a white card base.

Materials Used:
The Big, the Bold, and the Happy stamp set, In a Word:  Happy Cutaway (Winnie and Walter); Delicata Golden Glitz ink (IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko); gold paper (Target); 24 Karat Gold cardstock (Clear and Simple Stamps); white vellum (The Paper Company); Die-namics Layered Champagne Glass die (My Favorite Things); Sparkling Clear sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); foam tape

Birthday Muse

Here's my card for the current Muse challenge.  I was inspired by Joan's watercolored cake and her pink and gold color scheme.

I used the cake from Winnie & Walter's Sugar Rush set for my card.  After heat embossing the image in gold, I used pink watercolors to fill it in.  The "happy birthday" sentiment was heat embossed in gold over a solid pink banner image that I'd stamped after misting the inked stamp (and the extremely irritated dog!) with some water.  I accented the cake with a trio of gold sequins.  The finished watercolored panel was adhered to a white card base over a pair of angled panels--one gold and one rose.

Materials Used:
Sugar Rush stamp set (Winnie and Walter); Delicata Golden Glitz ink (IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko); Regal Rose cardstock (Stampin' Up!); gold paper (Target); watercolors, watercolor paper, gold sequins (Michaels); gold embossing powder (American Crafts)

You Make Life Sparkle

Here's my card for the current Sparkle and Shine challenge.  I used the sketch along with Winnie &Walter stamps and lots of metallic sparkly elements.

My focal image is a pair of embossed images from Winnie & Walter's Sparkle stamp set.  I stamped the silver sparkle image first, then added the rings of gold stars on top.  Now that I look at it again, I think I should have used the reverse of the big sparkle image to stamp a pale (stamped off) gold circle behind the images before embossing them.  The set's "you make life sparkle" sentiment was stamped beneath it in my favorite gold ink--Delicata Golden Glitz.  I hear that there are a few new colors coming out in the Delicata line and I can't wait to try them, too!

After matting the image panel on silver paper, I adhered it to a white and gold cardstock panel.  For even more sparkle and shine, I added a bunch of gold and silver sequins around the image panel, varying the size for interest.  The finished panel was adhered to a contrasting black card base.

Materials Used:
Sparkle stamp set (Winnie & Walter); Delicata Golden Glitz and Silvery Shimmer inks (IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko); Basic Black cardstock (Stampin' Up!); gold and silver paper (Target); Die-namics Pierced Rectangle Stax die (My Favorite Things); silver and gold cardstock (Michaels); silver and gold sequins

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 245-Thanks a Million

It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge!  This week's sketch has a nice, big panel that's perfect for a little scene or a large sentiment.

I went with a large sentiment from Winnie and Walter's The Big, the Bold, and You stamp set.  The "thanks a million" sentiment was stamped on a very pale pink panel in kraft ink.  I matted the stamped panel on matching kraft cardstock, then on a berry cardstock panel.  I adhered the panel to a pink and berry chevron patterned paper panel.  The chevrons are broken up a bit with a trio of narrow kraft cardstock strips at the top the panel.  A few white sequins arranged around the sentiment finished the design.

To play along, just create a card based on the sketch and link it up on Karen’s blog. For lots of inspiration be sure to check out what the other Sweet Sunday Sketch stampers have created for you this week. Here’s where to find them:

Barbara Anders
Dana White
Jackie Pedro
Jenny Peterson
Jodi Collins
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Lisa Henke
Lynn Put
Sarah-Jane Kalé
Tracy Clemente
Vicki Burdick

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers:  Winnie and Walter The Big, the Bold, and You stamp set; Tsukineko Memento Luxe Toffee Crunch ink; Fancy Pants Burlap and Bouquets 6x6 paper pad; white sequins

other:  Berry Sorbet cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Insulation Pink cardstock (My Favorite Things); Desert Storm cardstock (Neenah)

The Challenge 16-Love You

The Challenge is back with a new sketch and color combination!  You can choose to use just the sketch, just the color palette, or combine them both.  I chose to combine the two for my card.

I made my sentiment the focus here, using Winnie and Walter's The Big, the Bold, and the Happy set to stamp on a piece of patterned paper.  While the pattern is kind of busy, the colors are soft enough that the bold, black "love you" stands out nicely against it.  I did use pigment ink for the sentiment to help with that.

The sentiment panel was matted on a black circle, then adhered to a gray panel.  I added a burgundy fishtail flag strip at the bottom of the circle, just beneath the text, then accented it with a silver die cut heart.  A few white sequins scattered around the panel completed the design.

Don't miss what the rest of the amazing challenge team has created to inspire you!  We're thrilled to be welcoming some new team members on board today Here's where to find them:

Lesley Croghan, challenge owner/creator
Kimberly Wiener 
Lori Tecler --you're here!
Lynn Put
Nancy Salkeld
Veronica Zalis


Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers:  Winnie and Walter The Big, the Bold, and the Happy stamp set; Tsukineko Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black ink; Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine 6x6 paper pad; white sequins; Sticky Thumb dimensional dots

other:  Bravo Burgundy and Basic Black cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Steel Grey cardstock (My Favorite Things); heart die (Lil' Inker Designs)

You Are the Best

Here's my card for the current sketch at CAS(e) this Sketch.  I changed the orientation of the sketch from horizontal to vertical, but I think I still managed to stick pretty closely to all of the elements.

I built the layout on a piece of mint chevron patterned paper.  After adhering a pair of layered fishtail flag strips at the upper right corner of the panel, I added a piece of a white paper doily on top.  The "you are the best" sentiment from Winnie and Walter's The Big, the Bold, and the You set was stamped in the lower left corner of the panel in teal pigment ink.  The teal shows up nicely against the patterned background.  Pigment inks are definitely my go-to inks when I'm stamping on something with a pattern!

Once the pieces were all in place, I scattered a trio of white sequins around the panel.  The panel was matted on a piece of mint cardstock, then adhered to a cream card base.

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers:  Winnie and Walter The Big, the Bold, and the You stamp set; Tsukineko Memento Luxe Teal Zeal ink; Fancy Pants Everyday Circus 6x6 paper pad; white sequins

other:  Spearmint cardstock, Die-namics Fishtail Flag Stax and Fishtail Flag Layers Stax dies (My Favorite Things); white paper doily

Poppy Sketches Love

After a long week at work (going back to kindergarten is tough, my friends!), I put together this simple card for the current sketch and pop of color at Poppy Sketches.  I turned to my Winnie and Walter sets for their big, bold sentiments that make perfect focal images for cards.

This time I combined words from two sets--The Big, the Bold, and the You and The Big, the Bold, and the Happy--to get my "love you" sentiment.  It was stamped in red pigment ink on a piece of patterned paper, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder for a little shine. 

After matting the stamped panel on red cardstock and adhering it to a cream card base, I ran a strip of pink paper across the top.  The pink paper is edged with a contrasting red cardstock strip and some  cream trim.  A few yellow sequins sprinkled around the sentiment completed the design.

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers:  Winnie and Walter The Big, the Bold, and the You and The Big, the Bold, and the Happy stamp sets; Tsukineko Memento Luxe Rhubarb Stalk ink; Fancy Pants Burlap and Bouquets 6x6 paper pad; yellow sequins

other:  Cherry Cobbler cardstock (Stampin' Up!); clear embossing powder (Michaels); May Arts cream trim

Love Always

 This week's blogger challenge theme is buttons.  I used the current sketch from The Paper Players to put together this clean and simple design for the challenge using a single button and a great sentiment-filled stamp set from Winnie and Walter.

I stamped the "love always" sentiment from Winnie and Walter's The Big, the Bold, and the Happy stamp set in red ink on a white circle.  After matting the circle with red cardstock, I adhered it to a patterned paper panel from a Fancy Pants paper pad.  I ran a narrow black fishtail flag strip across the cardfront just beneath the sentiment, then anchored it with a red button tied with black twine.  The patterned paper panel was layered on contrasting black cardstock, then adhered to a red card base.

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers:  Winnie and Walter The Big, the Bold, and the Happy stamp set; Avery Elle Cherry ink; Fancy Pants Burlap and Bouquets 6x6 paper pad; Hemptique black twine

other:  Riding Hood Red and Basic Black cardstock (Stampin' Up!); red button (Michaels)

You Rock

Have you seen the latest addition to the lineup at i {heart} papers?  IHP is now carrying the full line of Winnie and Walter stamps!  I love their stamps, especially the fabulous The Big, the Bold . . . sentiment set series.  I used one of those sets on this card I made for the current sketch and pop of color at Poppy Sketches.

I stamped the "you rock" sentiment from the The Big, the Bold, and You set in navy blue pigment ink on a white panel, then added some silver stars around it using the solid star stamps from the Scenery: Big Bang Confetti set. After edging the panel's slanted edges with navy cardstock, I adhered it to a red chevron patterned paper panel.  The finished panel was adhered to a coordinating navy card base.


Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers:  Winnie and Walter The Big, the Bold, and You and Scenery: Big Bang Confetti stamp sets; Tsukineko Memento Luxe Nautical Blue ink; Carta Bella Boy Oh Boy 6x6 paper pad

other:  Night of Navy cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Delicata Silvery Shimmer ink (IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko)

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 232-Thanks a Million

It’s time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge!  I used the card to make a thank you card with stamps from Winnie and Walter.

I used the "thanks a million" sentiment from W&W's The Big, the Bold, and You set as my focal image.  It's stamped in gold ink on a light pink panel.   I added an aqua cardstock strip beneath the words and accented it with a die cut gold star.

The sentiment panel was matted on kraft cardstock, then layered on an aqua dot embossed panel. After matting this panel on kraft cardstock, too, I adhered it to a pink card base covered with some pretty scallop patterned paper.  I die cut a little fishtail flag strip from rose cardstock and tucked it underneath the layered panels.  I thought about adding some enamel dots or sequins to the card, but in the end decided to leave them off.

To play along, just create a card based on the sketch and link it up on Karen’s blog. For lots of inspiration be sure to check out what the other Sweet Sunday Sketch stampers have created for you this week. Here’s where to find them:

Barbara Anders
Dana White
Jackie Pedro
Jenny Peterson
Jodi Collins
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Lisa Henke
Lynn Put
Sarah-Jane Kalé
Tracy Clemente
Vicki Burdick

Materials Used:
The Big, the Bold, and You stamp set (Winnie and Walter); Delicata Golden Glitz ink (IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko); Aqua Mist cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Blushing Bride cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Desert Storm cardstock (Neenah); Everyday Eclectic 6x6 paper pad (Echo Park); stitched star die (Lil' Inker Designs); Fishtail Flag Layers Stax die (My Favorite Things); Spotted embossing folder (Lifestyle Crafts); foam tape

Poppy Sketch #6-Love Always

It's time for a new sketch from Poppy Sketches.  For this round, instead of a pop of color, we're featuring a pop of pattern--harlequin!  Our sketch is being sponsored by May Arts and each team member is showing off some lovely ribbon or trim generously provided by May Arts.  My card uses the beautiful adhesive Fleur-de-lis scroll design trim.  

Here's my card for the sketch.  Even though this sketch looks pretty simple, it took me forever to find something harlequin (or harlequin-like) patterned in my paper stash!  I finally came across this super elegant patterned paper that I've had forever and decided it would be perfect with the shimmery silver trim.

I layered a piece of the patterned paper on some silver paper, then adhered it to a dark gray card base. The "love always" sentiment from Winnie and Walter's The Big, the Bold, and the Happy stamp set was embossed in pewter embossing powder on a strip of vellum, then attached to the patterned paper panel.  I was able to fold the end of the vellum strip over the patterned paper panel, which helped to hide the adhesive I used!

After the sentiment was in place, I added a strip of the trim beneath it.  It's self-adhesive, so it was very easy to attach it to the cardfront.  I finished the design with some clear sequins.  The sparkly sequins are a nice complement to the card's cool greys and silvers.

For more inspiration, check out what the rest of the Poppy Sketches team has created using the sketch.  Here's where to find them:

Laura Davis, challenge owner
Lee Murphy, design team coordinator
Amy Crockett,
Amy Tsuruta,
Lisa Petrella,
Lori Tecler--you're here!
Renee' Dezember

Materials Used:
The Big, the Bold, and the Happy stamp set (Winnie and Walter); Encore Silver ink (Tsukineko); Steel Grey cardstock (My Favorite Things); silver paper (Target); silver adhesive Fleur-de-lis scroll design trim (May Arts); Zing Pewter embossing powder (American Crafts); Sparkling Clear sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Hello Friend

Here’s a bold and bright card inspired by both the current Fusion challenge and the current Deconstructed Sketch. I used the multicolored chevron elements from the Fusion inspiration photo along with the Deconstructed Sketch. Usually I try to combine both the inspiration photo and the sketch from the Fusion challenge, but I really liked how the panels in the Deconstructed Sketch layout mirrored the shape of chevrons.

At first, I was puzzled about how to cut the two panels that run down the center of the cardfront. Once I realized that it would be easy to do using a fishtail flag die, the card came together pretty quickly. I picked a multicolored chevron patterned paper for the panel, cut it with the die to form the long panel, then trimmed down the remains of the patterned paper to get the smaller panel. The patterned panels are matted with turquoise cardstock pieces cut using the same technique.

The sentiment is from the Winnie and Walter The Big, the Bold, and the Happy stamp set. I heat embossed “hello friend” in turquoise on a white stitched rectangle panel. After matting the panel with turquoise cardstock, I layered it on top of the chevron patterned strip. It’s accented with a shiny gold star and a pair of smaller fishtail flag strips.  A few gold sequins add a final touch of sparkle to the design to match the star.

Materials Used:
The Big, the Bold, and the Happy stamp set (Winnie and Walter); white cardstock, Glacier embossing powder (Michaels); Simply Chartreuse and Hawaiian Shores cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Day to Day 6x6 paper pad (Doodlebug Design); gold paper (Target); stitched rectangle and stitched star dies (Lil’ Inker Designs); Die-namics Fishtail Flag Stax and Fishtail Flag Layers Stax dies (My Favorite Things); foam tape

Love You

Here's my card for the current Deconstructed Sketch.  I let one of the fabulous sentiments from the Winnie and Walter The Big, the Bold, and the Happy stamp set do most of the work here.

I stamped the set's "love you" sentiment in gold ink on a rose cardstock panel, then heat embossed the words with gold embossing powder for extra sparkle and shine.  I layered the panel on a piece of multicolored striped patterned paper for contrast.  The notches at the bottom of the panel were cut with two different circle punches.  It took me a while to figure out how to punch the paper so that it would have a nice, even border when matted, but I got it to work!

I dressed up the end of the sentiment panel with a red fishtail flag strip that matches the card base.  I added a pair of die cut hearts, one a shimmery gold and one a pale pink.  The pink one is adhered with foam tape for dimension.  I finished the design by adding a single gold sequin to the pink heart.

Materials Used:
The Big, the Bold, and the Happy stamp set (Winnie and Walter); Golden Glitz ink (Tsukineko); Cherry Cobbler and Regal Rose cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Desert Storm cardstock (Neenah); Bubblegum cardstock, Die-namics Fishtail Flag Stax die (My Favorite Things); stitched heart dies (Lil' Inker Designs); Zing gold embossing powder (American Crafts); circle punches (EK Success); foam tape

Big, Bold Birthday

This week’s blogger challenge theme is birthdays. I used this week’s Mojo Monday sketch and stamps from Winnie and Walter to put this birthday design together.

Once again, I turned to my stash of 12x12 paper that I’ve been trying to work my way through as a starting point. I designed the card around the pretty chevron patterned paper that I used for the large panel on the cardfront. It was an almost perfect match for the mint cardstock I used for the card base. The patterned paper was edged with teal cardstock to set it off from the mint background. I really like this color combo—and it’s definitely one I wouldn’t have come up with on my own without the paper!

I stamped the “happy birthday to you” sentiment from Winnie and Walter’s The Big, the Bold, and The Happy set in silver ink on a teal circle, then heat embossed it in silver for extra sparkle. I wish I’d spaced the “happy” and the rest of the sentiment a little bit differently—they look closer together than I’d have liked them to be. The embossed circle was layered on a white paper doily, then adhered to the center of the patterned paper panel. I added a pair of die cut stars to the right side as an accent. A few silver sequins around the stars complete the design.

Materials Used:
The Big, the Bold, and the Happy stamp set (Winnie and Walter); Encore Silver ink (Tsukineko); Tropical Teal cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Spearmint cardstock (My Favorite Things); silver paper (Target); So Sophie “Family Ties” Giving Floral designer paper (My Mind’s Eye); stitched star dies (Lil’ Inker Designs); circle die (Spellbinders); silver sequins (Treehouse Studio); white paper doily; foam tape

Just Peachy

Handwritten style fonts are a big trend right now and the new The Big, the Bold, and the Happy set from Winnie and Walter may just be my favorite example of this trend.  I put it to use on this design based on both the peachy color scheme from the current Curtain Call Inspiration challenge and the current Deconstructed Sketch--adjusted to fit an A2 sized card.

I started off by stamping the "with love" sentiment in gold ink on a pale, pale pink fishtail flag panel, then embossing the words in gold.  The embossed panel is layered over a paper doily with coordinating circles.  I topped the fishtail flag panel with a narrow white fishtail flag strip.  It doesn't look straight in the photo, but it is IRL, I promise!  The strip is anchored with a die cut gold heart.  I made a tiny bow from a piece of gold twine and added that to the heart with a teeny, tiny glue dot.

The dressed up doily is adhered to a piece of peachy dotted paper set on a pale pink card base to match the sentiment panel.  To bring in just a bit more of the sparkly gold element, I scattered a trio of gold sequins around the panel.

Materials Used:
The Big, the Bold, and the Happy stamp set (Winnie and Walter); Delicata Gold ink (Tsukineko); Insulation Pink cardstock, Die-namics Fishtail Flag Stax dies (My Favorite Things); white cardstock, gold sequins (Michaels); gold paper (Target); Fresh Cut 6x6 paper pad (Basic Grey); circle dies (Spellbinders); stitched heart die (Lil' Inker Designs); gold twine (Hemptique); white paper doily; foam tape