Banner Blast for Try Stampin #149

I am using sneak peak products for today's sketch challenge at Try Stampin on Tuesday.  Before I show you my creation, let's look at the sketch.

I wasn't sure of what to do at first, but after looking at Banner Blast, I knew that a banner was the way to go.  The long rectangle at the top of the sketch is perfect for one.  Here's what I made.

I love how easily this card came together once I had a plan in place.  I used Fresh Prints DSP for my background and added in elements with coordinating colors.  I added bling with Red Glimmer paper hearts which ended up being my favorite element.

 Thanks for stopping by to check out my card today.  I hope you will join us at Try Stampin' On Tuesday and make a card of your own with this week's sketch.  You can find out more details about the challenge on the Try Stampin' Blog along with more great samples from the Design Team.

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Banner Blast for Try Stampin #149

I am using sneak peak products for today's sketch challenge at Try Stampin on Tuesday.  Before I show you my creation, let's look at the sketch.

I wasn't sure of what to do at first, but after looking at Banner Blast, I knew that a banner was the way to go.  The long rectangle at the top of the sketch is perfect for one.  Here's what I made.

I love how easily this card came together once I had a plan in place.  I used Fresh Prints DSP for my background and added in elements with coordinating colors.  I added bling with Red Glimmer paper hearts which ended up being my favorite element.

 Thanks for stopping by to check out my card today.  I hope you will join us at Try Stampin' On Tuesday and make a card of your own with this week's sketch.  You can find out more details about the challenge on the Try Stampin' Blog along with more great samples from the Design Team.

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Nicole Tugrul
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You're Lovely for TSSC295

It's Monday and we have a new sketch challenge for the week from Mary Jo at Technostamper.  This was a great sketch to work with, let's take a look.

I used preview products from the upcoming Occasions Mini and Sale-a-bration catalogs for my card.

I am really happy with how this card turned out.  I didn't want to do hearts and follow the sketch exactly.  I chose other elements instead.  In place of the hearts, I used the I think You're Lovely stamp and small flowers.  The stamp turned out beautiful, I simply colored it using markers.  After die cutting it with the matching framelit, I backed it with Real Red and free hand cut around it, just adds a little extra pop of color.  I added pearls and small flowers to complete the look I wanted for it.

The DSP underneath is from the new Fresh Prints DSP Paper Pack.  I absolutely LOVE the designs in this new DSP Pack, so gorgeous.

The last element of the design is the banner.  I didn't want to put a greeting there, the first element took care of that.  I went with a row of small flowers instead.  They are stamped on Soft Suede with Soft Suede ink and die cut with the largest frame from Itty Bitty Banners Framelits.  A small pearl in the center of each and that element is complete.

I had so much fun making this week's card, I hope you will join me and make one too!  You can see cards made by other members of the design team by clicking on the links below.  Go to Technostamper to find out more about participating and to link up your card!

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

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You're Lovely for TSSC295

It's Monday and we have a new sketch challenge for the week from Mary Jo at Technostamper.  This was a great sketch to work with, let's take a look.

I used preview products from the upcoming Occasions Mini and Sale-a-bration catalogs for my card.

I am really happy with how this card turned out.  I didn't want to do hearts and follow the sketch exactly.  I chose other elements instead.  In place of the hearts, I used the I think You're Lovely stamp and small flowers.  The stamp turned out beautiful, I simply colored it using markers.  After die cutting it with the matching framelit, I backed it with Real Red and free hand cut around it, just adds a little extra pop of color.  I added pearls and small flowers to complete the look I wanted for it.

The DSP underneath is from the new Fresh Prints DSP Paper Pack.  I absolutely LOVE the designs in this new DSP Pack, so gorgeous.

The last element of the design is the banner.  I didn't want to put a greeting there, the first element took care of that.  I went with a row of small flowers instead.  They are stamped on Soft Suede with Soft Suede ink and die cut with the largest frame from Itty Bitty Banners Framelits.  A small pearl in the center of each and that element is complete.

I had so much fun making this week's card, I hope you will join me and make one too!  You can see cards made by other members of the design team by clicking on the links below.  Go to Technostamper to find out more about participating and to link up your card!

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
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See Ya Later Alligator!

For this week's Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge I made a card using new products.  I just LOVE new stamps to play with!  First let me show you the sketch.

I have used products from both Sale-a-bration and the new Occasions Catalog.  I am so looking forward to SAB, my favorite time of the stamping year!  Here's a look at upcoming products.

I went with a color scheme of Soft Suede, Pool Party, Whisper White and a splash of Real Red.  The stamp is from the SAB catalog, a set called See Ya Later.  I divided the stamp into two pieces.  The image in the top left corner was colored in with my ink pad and marker.

The bottom part of the stamp was used for the lower right image on the card.

I like the greeting being separated, thought it worked well with the sketch.  The flowers are from the new Petite Petals punch in the Occasions Catty.  I did not use the coordinating stamps for the punch, I simply punched out DSP.  Speaking of DSP, the super cute ones featured on this card come from another Occasions sneak peak, it's the Fresh Prints DSP Paper Pack.

I hope you have enjoyed the sneak peak!  The Occasions catalog release is just around the corner and I can't wait!

I hope you will join me and do a card of your own with this week's sketch challenge.  You can find all the details and more samples from the Design Team at Create with Connie and Mary.  Thanks for visiting today!

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
Nicole Tugrul
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See Ya Later Alligator!

For this week's Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge I made a card using new products.  I just LOVE new stamps to play with!  First let me show you the sketch.

I have used products from both Sale-a-bration and the new Occasions Catalog.  I am so looking forward to SAB, my favorite time of the stamping year!  Here's a look at upcoming products.

I went with a color scheme of Soft Suede, Pool Party, Whisper White and a splash of Real Red.  The stamp is from the SAB catalog, a set called See Ya Later.  I divided the stamp into two pieces.  The image in the top left corner was colored in with my ink pad and marker.

The bottom part of the stamp was used for the lower right image on the card.

I like the greeting being separated, thought it worked well with the sketch.  The flowers are from the new Petite Petals punch in the Occasions Catty.  I did not use the coordinating stamps for the punch, I simply punched out DSP.  Speaking of DSP, the super cute ones featured on this card come from another Occasions sneak peak, it's the Fresh Prints DSP Paper Pack.

I hope you have enjoyed the sneak peak!  The Occasions catalog release is just around the corner and I can't wait!

I hope you will join me and do a card of your own with this week's sketch challenge.  You can find all the details and more samples from the Design Team at Create with Connie and Mary.  Thanks for visiting today!

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
Nicole Tugrul
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Santa's Checking His List

Christmas is almost here!  So for this week's color challenge at Create with Connie and Mary, I made a card with Santa's List.  First, let's look at the colors.

I immediately thought of Santa's List when I saw the colors for the challenge.  I also really love the Season of Style DSP Pack so I used those two items as my inspiration.  Here's what I made.

It's a very simple yet jolly card!  Whisper White is my card base with a layer of striped DSP on the bottom half.  Santa is stamped with Cherry Cobbler on the upper half of the card.  A strip of Silver Glimmer Paper and silver ribbon in the center add a little bling.  The greeting was the last to add.  I stamped "Merry Christmas" from Petite Pairs next to Santa using Black StazOn.  That's it!  A clean and simple Christmas card for this week.

I hope you will join me and do a card of your own with this week's color challenge.  You can find all the details and more samples from the Design Team at Create with Connie and Mary.  Thanks for visiting today!

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Santa's Checking His List

Christmas is almost here!  So for this week's color challenge at Create with Connie and Mary, I made a card with Santa's List.  First, let's look at the colors.

I immediately thought of Santa's List when I saw the colors for the challenge.  I also really love the Season of Style DSP Pack so I used those two items as my inspiration.  Here's what I made.

It's a very simple yet jolly card!  Whisper White is my card base with a layer of striped DSP on the bottom half.  Santa is stamped with Cherry Cobbler on the upper half of the card.  A strip of Silver Glimmer Paper and silver ribbon in the center add a little bling.  The greeting was the last to add.  I stamped "Merry Christmas" from Petite Pairs next to Santa using Black StazOn.  That's it!  A clean and simple Christmas card for this week.

I hope you will join me and do a card of your own with this week's color challenge.  You can find all the details and more samples from the Design Team at Create with Connie and Mary.  Thanks for visiting today!

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
Nicole Tugrul
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Be Merry

I've got a festive Christmas card to share today that I made for the sketch challenge this week at Try Stampin' On Tuesday.  First let's look at the sketch.   Along with it,  we were asked to include a snowflake in our design. 

I wanted to use the Be Merry single stamp, so I turned the sketch on it's side.  Here's my festive card.

I love the how this card turned out!!  This stamp is so fun and easy to work with.  I started out with a Gumball Green card base for a pop of color.  The card stock is Core'dinations, I wanted the embossing stand out.  After it was embossed with the Northern Flurry EF, I lightly sanded the snowflakes with the sanding block.  Next a strip of striped paper from the Season of Style DSP pack was added to the left side of the card front.  I stamped Be Merry with Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White card stock and cut it out.  The final detail is the snowflake from Endless Wishes stamped with Gumball Green on Whisper White.  I punched it out with the Hexagon Punch, it was a perfect fit!  Basic Rhinestone Jewels on the snowflake added some sparkle and completed the card. 

 Thanks for stopping by to check out my card today.  I hope you will join
us at Try Stampin' On Tuesday and make a card of your own with this week's sketch.  You can find
out more details about the challenge on the Try Stampin' Blog along with more great samples from the Design Team.

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
Nicole Tugrul
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Be Merry

I've got a festive Christmas card to share today that I made for the sketch challenge this week at Try Stampin' On Tuesday.  First let's look at the sketch.   Along with it,  we were asked to include a snowflake in our design. 

I wanted to use the Be Merry single stamp, so I turned the sketch on it's side.  Here's my festive card.

I love the how this card turned out!!  This stamp is so fun and easy to work with.  I started out with a Gumball Green card base for a pop of color.  The card stock is Core'dinations, I wanted the embossing stand out.  After it was embossed with the Northern Flurry EF, I lightly sanded the snowflakes with the sanding block.  Next a strip of striped paper from the Season of Style DSP pack was added to the left side of the card front.  I stamped Be Merry with Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White card stock and cut it out.  The final detail is the snowflake from Endless Wishes stamped with Gumball Green on Whisper White.  I punched it out with the Hexagon Punch, it was a perfect fit!  Basic Rhinestone Jewels on the snowflake added some sparkle and completed the card. 

 Thanks for stopping by to check out my card today.  I hope you will join us at Try Stampin' On Tuesday and make a card of your own with this week's sketch.  You can find out more details about the challenge on the Try Stampin' Blog along with more great samples from the Design Team.

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
Nicole Tugrul
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Life in the Forest for TSSC293

Happy Monday!  It's time for a new Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge from Technostamper.  Here's a look at Mary Jo's fabulous sketch for today.

I have been dying to dig into my new products, so today's card is a preview of what you'll be seeing in the new Occasions Catalog and Sale-a-Bration Catalog.

 Isn't this just the cutest!  The clever little fox is from Forest Friends, a very fun new set to look forward to.  He has several buddies that I will show in upcoming cards.  The card base is Sahara Sand with a layer of Pool Party on top.  The Pool Party card stock is embossed with the upcoming SAB Embossing Folder called Decorative Dots.  I have a layer of Basic Black card stock measuring 3 3/4" x 3 1/4".  A layer of Whisper White was added over the black with trees stamped with Summer Starfruit.  A 1" x 3 1/16" strip of SAB DSP called Sweet Sorbet was added to the bottom.  Before it was added, a 1/2" strip of Summer Starfruit was added to the top of the DSP and cut in little strips all the way across to be grass.  Mr. Fox was stamped with StazOn Black on Glossy Card stock and colored with a blender pen and Crisp Cantaloupe ink.  A touch of Sahara Sand was also added on the fox with ink and blender pen.  I cut him out and placed him on the card with dimensionals.  The final detail is the greeting.  I stamped "Live Happy" from the SAB set You're Lovely on Whisper White card stock and die cut it with the Circle Framelit that is second from the center.  A 1 1/4" Scallop circle was punched in Summer Starfruit for a matting plus a Basic Black Artisan Label.  Now the greeting is complete and added to the card with dimensionals. I just love this card, bright and happy!

This is such a great challenge, I hope you will join me!  You can see cards made by other members of the design team by clicking on the links below.  Go to Technostamper to find out more about participating and to link up your card!

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
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Life in the Forest for TSSC293

Happy Monday!  It's time for a new Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge from Technostamper.  Here's a look at Mary Jo's fabulous sketch for today.

I have been dying to dig into my new products, so today's card is a preview of what you'll be seeing in the new Occasions Catalog and Sale-a-Bration Catalog.

 Isn't this just the cutest!  The clever little fox is from Forest Friends, a very fun new set to look forward to.  He has several buddies that I will show in upcoming cards.  The card base is Sahara Sand with a layer of Pool Party on top.  The Pool Party card stock is embossed with the upcoming SAB Embossing Folder called Decorative Dots.  I have a layer of Basic Black card stock measuring 3 3/4" x 3 1/4".  A layer of Whisper White was added over the black with trees stamped with Summer Starfruit.  A 1" x 3 1/16" strip of SAB DSP called Sweet Sorbet was added to the bottom.  Before it was added, a 1/2" strip of Summer Starfruit was added to the top of the DSP and cut in little strips all the way across to be grass.  Mr. Fox was stamped with StazOn Black on Glossy Card stock and colored with a blender pen and Crisp Cantaloupe ink.  A touch of Sahara Sand was also added on the fox with ink and blender pen.  I cut him out and placed him on the card with dimensionals.  The final detail is the greeting.  I stamped "Live Happy" from the SAB set You're Lovely on Whisper White card stock and die cut it with the Circle Framelit that is second from the center.  A 1 1/4" Scallop circle was punched in Summer Starfruit for a matting plus a Basic Black Artisan Label.  Now the greeting is complete and added to the card with dimensionals. I just love this card, bright and happy!

This is such a great challenge, I hope you will join me!  You can see cards made by other members of the design team by clicking on the links below.  Go to Technostamper to find out more about participating and to link up your card!

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
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Festive Flurry for CCMC281

It's Thursday and time for a new sketch challenge at Create with Connie and Mary.

I thought of Festive Flurry right away when I saw this sketch.  And as you already know, I LOVE this set!  I am enjoying non-traditional colors on the Christmas cards too, so I used some bold colors for this card.

I did an earlier challenge with Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush but  I went even bolder for today's challenge and used Melon Mambo with Bermuda Bay.

The Melon Mambo card base looks gorgeous with the Bermuda Bay DSP and Silver Glimmer paper.  I did a layered snowflake for the focal point.  The bottom and top layers are Melon Mambo and the center layer is Bermuda Bay.  There is a dimensional in between the layers to make the snowflake pop.

I added a Large Rhinestone Basic Jewel to the center of the snowflake, finishes it off beautifully.  Last component of the card is the greeting.  I stamped Christmas cheer with Melon Mambo on a strip of Whisper White,  then made it into a banner with the Hexagon punch.

I hope you will join me and do a card of your own with this week's sketch.  You can find all the details and more samples from the Design Team at Create with Connie and Mary.  Thanks for visiting today!

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Nicole Tugrul
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