Stamptacular Sunday Challenge

Challenge #17
Theme: Inside-Outside
Inside: first picture



Outside: second picture


This is my first attempt at joining the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge. I finished today! The theme is "Inside-Out" which means that I needed to create a project where I decorated both the inside and the outside. I chose to create a card, of course. I was excited to be able to go to Scrapbook Haus with my cousin, Jen, and they had the idea for this amazing bluebonnet card. I couldn't resist making it as well! So, the picture above shows what I did with it.

A list of my supplies include:

Cream/Sage green kraft cardstock - unknown source
Bluebonnet stamp - Deadbeat Designs
Friend and floral stamps - Stampin' Up
Ink used for bluebonnets - Stampin' Up brush markers
Ink used for two of the flowers and edging - ColorBox pigment royal blue and ColorBox cats eye chalks in blues and brown combination pack
Ink used for one of the flowers - Encore! Metallic light blue
Flocking on bluebonnets - Flower Flock/Crushed Velvet Flock (?) in Delphinium Blue
Adhesive used - Scotch photo and craft glue

This is my first time using a type of crushed velvet flock (I'll track down the brand and update this when I can find it) and I'm so happy with the result! It was so fun and I love how it came out although it really does look better in real life!

For the love of making cards

I've been up to making a few more cards from ones I designed a while ago. I thought I've needed to start building up a better card stash again in order to have them on hand as I need them. So today, I went to a couple of different card stores, like Hallmark and Carlton Cards, to get some ideas from the ones that are being sold and it was fun. I like to do that from time to time in order to get my creative juices flowing again.
Anyway, take a peek at my cards.

Feels like Spring with Green cards:

• Celery green cardstock from Stampin' Up
• Lemon yellow cardstock from Bazzill used for flower punches
• Flower punch by Fiskars
  
• Rob & Bob Studio patterned paper from Provo Craft
• Prima small blue flowers in their milk bottle line
  
• Making Memories silver brads
• light blue ribbon is from an unknown source
  
• White ink along edges is Stampin' Up Craft White Ink
  

Warms the Heart card:

• tan and brown cardstock from American Crafts
• red cardstock is from an unknown source
• Gold pigment ink is from ColorBox
• Red pigment ink is Scarlet from ColorBox
• Chocolate Brown ink is from Stampin' Up
• Edging ink is from Tim Holtz Ranger Industries
  
• Watercolor pencils/Chalks from Stampin' Up
• Star brad is from Making Memories
• Heart Stamp and saying is from Stampin' Up
  

I really have had fun making these. Now, I'll be working on Father's Day cards next.