diva sketch surprise challenge

Today I asked the team to use a line image and cut it out as part of the challenge. I love throwing in the little extras and see what everyone comes up with. They do an incredible job with the sketches so be sure to check out the very talented design team.

Alisa
Elizabeth
Jeannette
Lorie
Leonie
Ruthie
Tammy
Tiffany
Carol.

Finally Friday & Slowly Winding Down!!

Hello all!! Sorry for the late post today. Time just got away from me. But how appropriate that our sample today is showing off the cute turtle from Fox & Friends??? Slow and steady wins the race right?

Anyway, you can find this adorable turtle in the Occasions mini, with 6 of his other good friends too!!! This set is just perfect for all those kids cards we never seem to have the right stamp for!

Our sample this week comes from Brenda Taylor and like all of her work, it is just wonderful!! She used many new products on this one card. The strip of designer series paper is from the delicious Sweet Pack stack and the sentiment is from Well Scripted, and all are available now!!

Supplies:

Fox and Friends and Well Scripted stamp set
Old Olive, So Saffron, Taken With Teal and Whisper White card stock
Sweet Pea stack ds paper
Old Olive ink pad
pop dots

Happy Stamping!!!

~~~Ann~~~

Diva Inspiration Challenge #80

How yummy is this week's inspiration pic?!? I am totally dying here because I've been craving cupcakes for such a while, but I am staying dedicated to my diet. This picture is actually ice cream looking like cupcakes or cupcakes trying to impersonate ice cream?? Either which way, it's calling that sweet tooth of mine... ha! I can't wait to see what yummy creations were created this week!

To see what my creative team came up with, just click on their name:

Maria
Elizabeth
Carol
Katy
Robin

Post a link in the comments section with your blog entry or public gallery showing us what creation you were inspired to come up with!! If you upload to a public gallery, be sure to put DivaIC80 (no spaces) as the keyword. Have fun!!

Inspire Stampin' happiness wherever you go!! :)
~~Maria~~

Wedding Wednesday

Hello!  I have a simple but elegant wedding card to share with you today.  It comes to us from Stephanie Gittins.  She's a demo in Utah.  Let's see what she has to say about her card.

I love the Medallion stamp- it's so elegant, and the large size of the design makes projects quick and easy.  This is a set of wedding cards I made for my mother-in-law.  She sends them through the mail so I have to keep the bulk to a minimum.  The card measures 5x7.  I used sponge daubers to apply the ink to the stamp because I wanted a little more texture in my image.  I stamped the image in Pale Plum directly on the card.  Then I stamped it again in Perfect Plum on a seperate piece of paper, cut out the center and layered it on the card.  I added a half-back pearl from the Pretties Kit; these attach so easily with a drop of Crystal Effects or with a Mini Glue Dot.  Our fabulous White Satin Ribbon really adds elegance to any project.  My mother-in-law requested the retired greeting; she loves the fancy design.  The cards came together very easily, but I love how they turned out.
 
Stamps:  Medallion background stamp, All-Year Cheer III (Retired)
Inks:  Perfect Plum & Pale Plum Classic Ink
Paper:  Whisper White cardstock
Accessories:  White Satin Ribbon, Pretties Kit, Crystal Effects, Sponge Daubers, Paper Snips

Thanks for sharing your card with us, Stephanie!

Until next week...

Happy stampin'!

Fun Punch Technique

I've seen lots of samples with the new I {heart} Hearts stamp set and this is definitely one of my favorites!  Gretchen, how do you do it?  I {heart} your creativity!

Hello everyone!  I've got a new (at least to me) technique and tutorial to share with you today. Recently, I ran across this simple, quick and very cool way to create a fancy two-toned scallop border. It's so much fun to do and amazingly quick! You'll find more photos and examples of this technique, along with a step-by-step tutorial with lots of photos on my blog at http://gretchenbarron.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/12/fancy-twotoned-scallop-border-technique-.html

Have fun and Happy Stamping! Blessings, Gretchen

For once I'm on the ball and I tried this technique as soon as I saw it on Gretchen's blog - it's lots of fun.  Try it - you'll love the look it creates!

diva sketch challenge

We have a relatively easy sketch to do this week. I hope you're enjoying our sketch challenges and surprises. We would love to get some feedback from you as well as, have you participate in our sketches. Please, leave us comment and look at everyone that has a blog on the udi site. We have alot of very talented people here.

Alisa
Elizabeth
Jeannette
Lorie
Leonie
Ruthie
Tammy
Tiffany
Carol.

Finally Friday and Time to Fly!!!

Hello all!!! Here we are at another Friday, which means the weekend is upon us!

The card we have today is from Gretchen Barron and showcases the new butterfly embosslit - Beautiful Wings. This is in the Occasions mini and is a must have!!

Here is what Gretchen has to say about her card:

There's nothing better in the cold of winter than a nice shot of bold, bright colors and beautiful, whimsical butterflies! I used Real Read, Only Orange and Whisper White as my primary colors.

Other colors used for the butterflies include YoYo Yellow, Lovely Lilac, Green Galore and Brilliant Blue. The butterflies are cut and embossed with the new Stampin' Up! Beautiful Wings Embosslet and the Big Shot (available January 5th in the Occasions Mini Catalog).

The ribbon is 5/8" Real Red Satin and the sentiment is from Heard from the Heart. The bottom of the Whisper White layer is punched with the new Scallop Trim Border Punch.

You can find all the details and more photos on my blog at http://gretchenbarron.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/01/a-new-year-and-a-new-sketch-from-stamping-411.html

Thanks for looking -- blessings, Gretchen

Happy Stamping!!!

~~~Ann~~~