Stamp Club Heart-Flourish challenge

Welcome, dear blogging friends! I hope you and your families are well.

This month our stamp club was challenged by Terry Weigand to case a card using Papertrey Ink's flourish stamp. The pretty card was created by Lisa at her "I'm In Haven" blog.

Here is Lisa's card we cased:

The images were stamped on 4.25 x 5.5 white card stock, and each person took several to work on.

It was a great challenge and lots of fun!

Two weeks later, here are my four finished cards.

Green-Black-Yellow:

A8 size card

Close Up of papers used in project.

Using the same design elements on the interior.

Green-Purple:

It's so enjoyable using this shape to make cards.

Using long-forgotten-about Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch

Card interior employing the same theme elements.

More cards:

Turquoise and Black:

A7 (5x7) size - the frame is actually my first attempt at cutting out chip board, and then glittering it, of course.

Carried out the shape theme on the inside.

Turquoise and Orange:

First - a little tip to share:

if reading from my blog, please click images to enlarge

Finished Card:

Card Interior Uses the same die cut set.

Thanks for visiting today - and thanks for a great challenge day, Terry!

CHALLENGES I'm playing in:

1. Addicted to stamps - #141 Anything Goes (used PTI Flourish Stamp on 4 cards, and a variety of stamped sentiments) 4/27
2. Deep Ocean Blog - #102 Shaped Card (my Green-Purple card above) 5/4
3. Die Cuttin Divas - #212 National Garden Month - include something you would find in a garden (my last card includes trellis work, lots of flowers, a butterfly, and the love of gardening depicted by the hearts!) 4/26

Products Used: (all cards use PTI Flourish)

Aqua/Black card
Spellbinders 5x7 Modern Stationary
Memory Box Beloved Hearts
SNS Black Ice glitter
Sentiment:  interior by PSX

Green/Purple card
Spellbinders Grand Labels 23
Spellbinders Grand Ovals and Grand Scallop Ovals
Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Petite Scallop Ovals
Cottage Cuts Leaf trio
Memory Box Beloved Hearts
Life Style Nesting Hearts
Martha Stewart Heart Seal Punch
Martha Stewart Hydrangea Punch
Darice 5x7 Dots Embossing Folder
Sentiments: front by Hero Arts, interior by PSX

Green/Black card
Sentiment: interior A-Line Stamps, front by Paper Trey
Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms
Memory Box Beloved Hearts

Martha Stewart Loops Hearts Punch set

Martha Stewart Heart Seal Punch

Cottage Cuts Leaf trio

Cheery Lynn Olive Branches

Turquoise/Orange card

Sentiment: interior PSX Stamps, front by Paper Trey
Memory Box Leavenworth Butterfly Trio (filigree)
Memory Box Cascadia Butterfly Trio (solid)
Martha Stewart Hydrangea Punch

Prills by USArtquest

SNS Waterscape glitter

Spellbinders 5x7 Elegant Labels 4

Life Style Nesting Hearts

Darice Nesting Hearts

stamping hugs,

Some Fun Halloweenie Cheer

Is the title of my blog post an oxymoron? 

Inspired by Benzi Stampz, Barb Harmon, Terry Weigand, and Scrapy Land this year I made some Halloween cards to send to friends. It's the first time I've done this, and it sure was fun! The cards are all single-postage-stamp mailable (I did it! I did it!).

Above are 5" x 7" cards with Impression Obsession's image and Taylored Expressions Mini Leaves.  I used a Spellbinders oval to cut the orange layer, and cut it unevenly (and vertically) to create a layered pumpkin look behind the Spellbinders scallop oval.

Prima Flowers in Olive complement the green in the stamped image.

CLEAR IT OUT and SHOPPING OUR STASH challenges

 (I love these 2 challenge blogs!)

We are encouraged to use black and orange and to use some sort of stashed away Halloween stuff!

So....

• I finally used my Martha Stewart Jack O Lantern border punch after purchasing it 2 years ago at a Michael's clearance. 
• The Stampa Rosa (now Stampington) spider web stamp was purchased at a used stamp sale over 6 years ago for 75 cents! It has never been used and was feeling neglected. 

Do you have old stuff that has still not been used?


A Martha Stewart spider web punch has only been used once before (also purchased at a clearance years ago).


The Papertrey Ink "Superstition Stamp Set" (cute sentiments, hat and black cat) are courtesy of friend Terry Weigand.

The insides are just as fun and colorful!

Products used:

Scrapy Land Spellbinders Decagons
Scrapy Land Taylored Expressions Mini Leaves

Scrapy Land Die-Versions Sweet Petites Fall Festival HALLOWEEN

Scrapy Land Dee's Distinctively IME-117 Flourish Set 4
Spellbinders Grand Labels
Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Ovals
Martha Stewart Jack O Lantern border
Martha Stewart Spider Web PAP
Impression Obsession Stamp
Papertrey Ink "Superstition Stamp Set"
Computer Generated Sentiments
Stampa Rosa (now Stampington) spider web stamp

Challenges submitted to:

1. A Gem of a Challenge - #131 Trick or Treat (Halloween) 11/6
2. Artistic Inspirations Challenge - #114 Halloween 11/7
3. Crafts 4 Eternity - #199 Halloween 10/30
4. Creative Corner Challenges - (Oct 24) Halloween 10/31
5. Creative Moments - #54 Anything Goes/Halloween 11/3
6. Dream Valley - #93 Halloween 11/2
7. Clear it Out Challenge - (Oct 21) Halloween 10/27 (please see blurb highlighted in blog post)
8. Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog - #22 Something Spooky 11/7
9. Shopping our Stash Challenges - #174 Halloween 10/27  (please see blurb highlighted in blog post)
10. Jo's Scrap Shack - FFC #63 Haunted Wishes - 10/31

Thanks for visiting today!
hugs,