SIP #194 Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge Concord & 9th Pretty Poppy Stamp Set

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  Time for another SIP Challenge!  This time it's an awesome Tic-Tac-Toe with lots of fun options!

I decided to go straight down the first row with Subtles, Sequins, and Butterfly!

I was so happy to find out that Calypso Coral.. one of my favorite colors... was a Subtle in the Stampin' Up! Color Group!! You would think that since I am a SU Demonstrator, that I would have know that but I did not.  I never keep anything sorted by SU Color Family!  I always like to keep things in Rainbow Order.   I used both the Concord & 9th Pretty Poppy Stamp Set for the flowers and sentiment and Stampin' Up Beauty Abounds Stamp Set for the butterfly.   I stamped the flowers on the edge of a Whisper White panel with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and used Calypso Coral Blends Alcohol Markers for my coloring.  The butterfly was heat embossed in Black as was the "much love" sentiment.  I used the fabulous Stampin' Up! Stitched Rectangle Dies for the front panel as well as the Calypso Coral matt.  I love the way they pop on the Basic Black Cardstock.  

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

SIP #182 - Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Hi There.  Hope your week is off to an awesome start.  I'm here with a quick Design Team card for this fun Tic-Tac-Toe over at Stamp, Ink, Paper!

I went straight across the middle with Ombre,  Stitched Dies and Twine.

I started with a piece of Bristol Smooth Cardstock and a Time Holtz Blending Brush and various pink inks to get an Ombre effect for the background.  I used my Stampin' Up! Needle and Thread Bundle again for the background stitching and the flowers and leaves.  The sentiment on the bottom of the panel was heat embossed in black.  This was a really simple card. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

SIP #168 Tic-Tac-Toe Simple Card

Hi Friends!  Hope your week is off to a great start!  I haven't really been feeling well this week but hopefully I'll be back to normal soon!  This week's Tic-Tac-Toe challenge over at Stamp, Ink, Paper was a fun one but I totally took the easy way out and went super simple!

So I chose right across the bottom row with die-cut, green and twine.

This was so simple I feel a little guilty but you know sometimes simple works really well.  I don't even have Dimensionals on this one.  Everything is glued flat onto the card.   The twine bow is adhered with a glue dot and I added 3 little gold enamel dots.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

SIP #153 Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge with Concord & 9th Blooms Fill In Bundle

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  Hope you had a wonderful weekend and survived Monday without too much stress.  Mondays are always super busy for me at work.  We are heading into our busy season so I was just happy to get home at a reasonable hour.  Thankfully I still needed to create my Design Team Card so I came in from work, fed the dogs, and then went straight into the craft room.  Thank goodness for craft therapy when my life is crazy busy!

So of course it's time for another Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge this week with a Tic-Tac-Toe.

I decided to go right across the bottom row with wood, flowers and glitter for my card.  I finally used my Concord & 9th Blooms Fill In Bundle and I really love it!

This one started with an A2 cardbase of SU Crumb Cake Cardstock that had a 4 x 5 1/4" piece of Wood Textures DSP glued onto it. I used the Blooms Fill In background stamp in SU Mint Macaron on Whisper White Cardstock and used SU Daffodil Delight to add the inside of the flowers.  I used the Coordinating Die to cut out my cool label shape.  The "you matter to me" sentiment was heat embossed in gold over the floral label.  I die cut some white flowers and stamped the same inside of the flower in Daffodil Delight to add as accents on the upper left and lower right.  I also cut out some of the small leaves sprig out in both Mint Macaron and Mossy Meadow to use under the accent flowers.  Before adhering my label with dimensionals to the front of the card I swired some gold trim and adhered with mini glue dots.  The accent flowers and leaves were then adhred some with Tombow multipurpose glue and some with dimensionals.  I added three yellow glitter enamel dots to finish this one off because of course per the tic-tac-toe I had to add glitter.. lol

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

SIP #137- Tic Tac Challenge SU Jar of Love

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  Are you having a wonderful week so far?  I sure hope so.  I'm soooo ready for warm weather so once again my card has flowers.  Do we feel a theme here?  lol  Today I'm back over with the rest of the Design Team at Stamp, Ink, Paper with a card for a new Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. Here's the Challenge Graphic for you to check out...

I went straight accross the bottom row with Punch, Woodgrain and Embossing! 

First of all, how cool are punches... I mean really they are awesome!  So I have to tell you that one of my favorite new punches is the Tailored Tag Punch!  It is fabulous with the True Gentleman Suite  but as you see here.. there are soooooooo many possibilities!  I used the Jar of Love Stamp and Everyday Jar Framelits to create this card.  The "Hello" sentiment from the Everyday Jar Framelits fit perfectly in the middle of this punch!  Of course I heat embossed the sentiment first in Gold and then punched it out so that it lined up perfectly!  My flowers from the set were stamped in Peekaboo Peach and Calypso Coral (full strength and stamped off).  The leaves were Emerald Envy.  I think Emerald Envy is my new favorite green!  I also added a small die cut in gold mirror cardstock that peeked out the left side.  I added three small sequins and finished them off with a small pearl inside each of the sequins.  I adhered my flowers and punch onto a panel of the Wood Textures DSP stack.  My card base was one of the Tutti Frutty Card Bases and Envelopes in Calyso Coral.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

SIP Challenge #121 with Stampin' Up! Vintage Leaves

Hello and Happy Tuesday again!  I had a wonderful weekend and have survived Monday again so all is good, right??  lol  As usual Tuesday means another Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge and this time is another Tic-Tac-Toe with lots of options!

My Card qualifies to go in many directions with this Tic-Tac-Toe.  It could go down the first column, Leaf, Orange, and Twine, or straight across the middle with Orange, Wood and Embossing, or Diagonal with Die Cut, Wood and Twine.  How's that for coloring within the lines this time?  lol
I decided to pull out my favorite fall stamp set by Stampin' Up! Vintage Leaves and the Leaflet Framelits.  I also revisited a fun technique called Joseph Coat.   

I started out by sponging Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Wild Wasabi onto Bristol Smooth Cardstock.   I stamped the leaves onto the ink blended cardstock with Versamark and then clear embossed them.  Once embossed I used a brayer to bray Early Espresso Ink over the embossed leaves.  Once the ink dried, I used the coordinating Leaflet Framelits Dies to cut the leaves out.  I did the same type of ink blending onto another Bristol Smooth Cardstock for the background on this card.   The ink blended layer was cut into a panel with Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Dies.  I double matted it with Early Espresso Cardstock and then Pumpkin Pie Cardstock and then attached it to an Early Espresso A2 Card Base.  I used the smaller rectangle from the Avery Elle Wonky set to cut out a piece of the Wood Textures DSP.  I matted it with Early Espresso and then added it to the center of the card.  I stamped the sentiment (from the September Paper Pumpkin kit) using my Misti in Versamark first and then Early Espresso Ink and then clear embossed it.  The leaves were arranged in a bundle of sorts and then used Natural Twine to tie a bow in it.  The leaves were attached with dimensionals.  The smaller ones were adhered to the front with Tombow liquid adhesive. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings!  Tina

SIP Challenge #107 Tic-Tac-Toe with Flower Swirls by FSJ

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  Hope your week is off to a fabulous start!  My weekends have been super busy the last few weeks as I've been enjoying some time with my beautiful granddaughters!  And then of course the weeks are always busy this time of year with my job.  I'm hoping to retire in about four years and maybe I can spend more time doing the things I love and crafting of course is one of them!

Well since today is Tuesday, that of course means it's time for another Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge!

I went horizontal on the top row on this board with Blue, Die Cut, and Twine.  I used a fun new Flower Swirls Bundle by Fun Stamper's Journey for my floral images on this one!

My background paper was from the FSJ Designer Choice Prints.  I adhered a full 4 1/4 " 5" panel of it to a Neenah Classic Solar White Card Base.  I heat embossed the sentiment from MFT You Give Me Butterflies Stamp Set.  The Flower Swirls were stamped onto Bristol Smooth Cardstock and loosely colored with Zig Clean Color Markers and blended with an Aqua Painter.  I used the coordinating dies to cut them out once dry.  I added some splatters of FSJ Gold Silk. I added some Black Twine onto the cardfront with Foam Squares and adhered my flowers over the twine to finish this one off. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

PCC245 Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge with Concord & 9th Flourish Stamp Set

Hello and Happy Wednesday!  I'm not going to lie to you.  This week's Paper Craft Crew Challenge was a challenge for me!  It is an awesome Tic-Tac-Toe but for some reason everything wasn't coming together for me. Does that ever happen to you?  It is so frustrating!  Here's the Tic - Tac-Toe..

For some reason I think I was overthinking this one.  I finally went straight down the middle with Enamel Embellishments, Favorite Stamp Set and Flowers!

Now I'll confess again.. I love this Concord & 9th Flourish Stamp Set but when I started stamping I realized I had no clue what I was doing.  I've seen some awesome cards made with it but I was at a loss how it all comes together.  So... I stamped off the side so I could put parts of it together. lol  As soon as I finished my card I went to the Concord and 9th YouTube Channel and watched this video!  And it turns out I didn't make any of my flowers right!  lol    So what did I do?? I altered the flowers!  Here is my new card.. Which do you prefer?

I love the texture that the stamps have when layering them so my pick is definitely the 2nd one!  Well there you go.. learn from my mistakes!  

Thanks a bunch for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

SIP #94 Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge

Hello friends!  We have had such a gorgeous weekend here in Middle Tennessee!  I hope you did as well.  Saturday morning was a little cool but by Sunday afternoon it was in the 70's and absolutely gorgeous!  My hubby is off work until the Wednesday after Easter and I have to admit that with this gorgeous weather, I'm pretty envious!  It was back to work for me on Monday.

Well since it is Tuesday, that means another Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge and this time we have a fun Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge!  I had just a couple of other Easter Cards to finish up so this one worked with that need perfectly!

Are you tired of My Lawn Fawn Rainbow Perfectly Plaid yet?  I just adore this paper so I had to get another use out of it. lol  Also this adorable Hero Arts March 2017 My Monthly Hero  kit with the Bunnies.. they are just too stinkin' cute!

I started with an 11" x 4 1/4" piece of 110# Neenah Crest Solar White that was scored at 5 1/2.  I used Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Dies to cut my Lawn Fawn Rainbow Perfectly Plaid panel.  The smaller panel was 80# Neenah Crest Solar White cardstock that had Tim Holtz Broken China Distress Ink blended onto it with a Ink Blending Tool.  I added more of the Rainbow Plaid in green that was cut with the Lawn Fawn Grassy Border Die Cut onto the bottom of the ink blended layer.  Once the grassy border was attached to the ink blended panel, I cut it out with a smaller of the Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Dies. My bunnies from the Hero Arts March 2017 My Month Hero Kit were stamped onto Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Ink and heat set.  I used Zig Clean Color Markers to color in my bunnies.  The one on the left is glued directly onto the card panel and the bunny on the right is attached with foam tape.   I cut happy easter with the Lawn Fawn "easter border" die out of white cardstock and then a piece of the Rainbow blue plaid.  I layered them just a little offset so that the white would peek through to add some dimension.  The words were then attached with a Fine Tip Glue Pen.  Lastly I added three Pretty Pink Posh sequins with more of the Fine Tip Glue Pen to finish it off.  I think it turned out super cute.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings!  Tina

Stamp Ink Paper Challenge #70 - Tic Tac Toe

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  I hope you are having a fabulous week!  I'm counting down to my vacation that is just 2 weeks away and getting more and more excited every day!  Today over at Stamp, Ink, Paper we have a fun Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge! 

I totally had another card in mind but once I started working on my planned card I decided it against it.  Instead this is what I came up with!  This fit in right across the bottom row for Orange, Ribbon/Twine and Punch/Die Cut!

 I started looking around my craft area and found some left over watercolor paper that already had a three color wash on it and had Gina Marie Oak Leaves die cut out of it.  I decided to cut the oak leaves out of Pumpkin Pie Cardstock and inlay them into the negative space.   I cut the watercolor paper panel 3 3/4" x 5" and stamped the sentiment from the retired Lighthearted Leaves set in the lower left in Chocolate Chip Ink. The Pumpkin Pie Die Cut Oak Leaves were glued into the negative space with Tombow Multipurpose Glue.  I ran Tangerine Tango baker's twine along the left side three times and tied it in a bow toward the bottom.  I adhered this panel onto Old Olive A2 Card Base.  I was super happy with how it turned out!  I'm usually not a clean & simple girl but this is pretty close!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

Product List

• Watercolor Paper [122959]
• Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702]
• Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105117]
• Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [126945]
• Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944]
• Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953]
• Aqua Painters [103954]

SIP Challenge #6 - Tic-Tac-Toe

Hello and welcome to Stamp, Ink, Paper's 6th Challenge!  This week we have a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge and it really is a fun one!  Just pick any three squares in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row and make a card with those elements!

For my Tic-Tac-Toe Card, I picked Birthday, Punch or Die Cut, and Ribbon or Twine to make a fun birthday card for a my son.  I tend to use a lot of black, white, and gray when making masculine cards but I thought it would be nice to throw a little color into this one.

I started with a 11" x 4 1/4" piece of Basic Black cardstock that was scored at 5 1/2".  On a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Soft Sky cardstock, I sponged with Island Indigo Ink on the edges and a bit more into the upper part of the sky for some dimension and then adhered it over the Basic Black card base.  I punched out two clouds from my Tree Builder Punch and smonged them with just a little of the Island Indigo ink on the edges.  The bottom cloud I glued down and the upper cloud was attached with Stampin' Dimensionals.  For one of the die cut balloons I adhered some washi tape to white cardstock and cut it out with the balloon die.  For the second balloon I stamped it in Island Indigo Ink onto White cardstock.  I stamped "birthday" with versamark onto Smoky Slate Cardstock and embossed with White embossing powder.   I cut banner ends and then used my score blade on my Stampin' Trimmer to score it twice so the sentiment part of the banner stood up. The balloons were attached with Stampin' Dimensionals after Smoky Slate thick baker's twine was tied to the bottom of the balloon and knotted in the back.  the ends of the ballons were joined and knotted at the bottom of the card and a glue dot was placed under the knot.  That was it!  A really simple card but I think it turned out really cute!

For the inside, I used a layer of Smoky Slate cut 4" x 5 1/4" and adhered a piece of Washi Tape on the bottom.  I stamped a banner from the Celebrate today set in Island Indigo in the upper left corner. 

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Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week!

Blessings,
Tina