Hearts of Elegance Card ~ Color Dare #635

Here's a fun and pretty card I made for this red and pink challenge. It will be my Valentine's Day card for my husband. I left the inside blank except for a couple of stamped hearts. I'll write a personal message later.

Our Marbled Elegance DSP (12"x12") paper was a perfect choice for this palette. IO carried the colors and gold through to the sentiment and accents. Quick and easy and oh so pretty!

Check the list of products below that created this look.

Link to Color Dare #635

Marbled Elegance DSP (12"x12")

With You in Mind Stamp Set

Hearts of Elegance Dies

Adhesive-Backed Heart Sequins

A few more basic products:

• Cardstock: Basic White, Cherry Cobbler, Flirty Flamingo
• Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Flirty Flamingo
• Stampin' Dimensionals

There you go! A quick and easy way to share your love and affection. Change the colors and it could be a design for birthday or many other occasions, even a wedding!

Give our color challenge a try. We love seeing how our colors inspire you!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

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Two Step Stamping ~ Color Dare #634

How about a new color challenge from our team at Color Dare?! This challenge has you using at least 3 of the colors shown in the graphic. See the graphic for the fine print.

Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join our challenge, click here. 

I used a new stamp set from our Jan. - April Mini Catalog called Natural Botanicals. What makes this stamp set special is it's design. The images are designed so that you can use BOTH sides of the stamp! I used the solid side for the "shadow" images and the detailed side on top. I offset the images but you can also line them up if you like. 

To make a better match to the colors of the challenge I did 2nd generation stamping with the ink. If you're not familiar with that technique it's quite simple. First you ink you stamp as usual. Next you stamp it on scrap paper THEN stamp on your project. You get a nice lighter tone of the ink this way.

See below for the products used on this card.

Direct link to Color Dare #634

Natural Botanicals 

Simply Said

Bloom Impressions DSP

Three Color Glimmer

Take Your Pick Tool

This is a great tool with additional tips to help you do all kinds of tasks. It comes with what you see in the photo. You can also get tips for cutting, rotary designs, a poker and additional putty tips. For this project I used the putty tip to place the sequins making it very easy!

Nested Essentials Dies

A few more products used:

• Cardstock: Basic White
• Inks: Gorgeous Grape, Azure Afternoon, Flirty Flamingo
• Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix
• Stampin' Dimensionals, Fine Tip Glue

Now it's your turn to create and share with our colors. We love seeing how you use the colors in your creation. 

Have fun!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

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Die Cut Beauty ~ Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 611

Welcome to  Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and the first challenge of 2025! When creating for our challenge you must use our sketch as a starting point. You can flip, turn make subtle changes....we just need to be able to see our sketch in your project. Most of all, have fun!

Once again I stayed fairly true to the sketch itself. I went with a monochromatic color scheme and did a die cut version of the focal image. I also moved the sentiment to the lower part of the card. 

I love this new die cut and the stamp set that goes with it. You can get it individually or as a bundle (10% savings). Going with the Gold I think really takes it up a notch. 

Take a look below for the products I used to make this card.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The sketch goes live every Monday. Our blog opens for entries on Wednesday.

Memorable Blooms Bundle

Shades & Hues DSP (6"x6")

Textured Metallics Specialty Paper (12"x12")

A few more products used:

• Cardstock: Basic White, Coastal Cabana
• Embossing: Versamark, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool
• Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems

Why not give our challenge a try? We get you started with a sketch. We love seeing how creative you are in using our sketch.

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

#showandtellwithmichelle #sketchchallenge #atlanticheartssketchchallenge 

Wrestling Layout ~ Color Dare #633

Let's start out the New Year with a layout! I hope to stay more on track with scrapping photos so hopefully you'll see a lot more layouts along with other projects. 

These photos are from a wrestling tournament last month. My grandsons are really good because they learn from their Dad who was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame in his home state.

For this layout I'm showing how you can use card sketches as inspiration for a larger sized project like a layout! This is also part of the Color Dare Challenge. For this challenge you need to pick ONE color from each group in the graphic. See the graphic for the fine print.

My background is made of 3-1/2" squares. These squares represent the ones in the sketch. I simply put a bit of space between them to create some more white space for the bold colors. The sentiment was enlarged, moved to the left and tipped a bit. With those details I have the sketch influences in my layout! 

See below for a list of products used to make this layout.

Card Sketch from page 22 of the Annual Catalog 24-25

Link to Color Dare #633

Documenting the Day Stamp Set
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I wanted some texture on the word day since it is so large and solid. 
Once I inked the stamp I pulled it across the stamp pad to create the streaks.
After stamping the words and heart in Real Red I used the same color marker to 
add a bit of outline to the word day to tie the colors together.

Another way I brought in the Real Red was to color the Rhinestone Gems.
After placing them on the layout I used the brush end of the marker to
kind of swirl it around the top of the gem. 

A few more products used for the layout:

• Country Woods DSP
• Cardstock: White Willow, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie
• Ink: Tuxedo Black, Real Red
• Accents: Rhinestones, Classic Matte Dots
• Stampin' Dimensionals

There you have it. Use those card sketches to inspire you for larger projects like layouts or home decor. Watch for ideas on how to take a larger sketch and reduce it for sizing a card! The idea can go both ways!

Thanks for stopping by. Give our Color Dare Challenge a try. We love seeing how you're inspired by our colors. 

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

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Pretty Tuscany Card ~ Atlantic Hearts #609

What a busy time of year! Even so, it feels good to get into the craft room for some happy time creating! When joining our challenge you start by using our sketch. It can be flipped, flopped, etc, we just need to see the sketch in your project. After that it's up to you with the other details. Our challenge goes live on Monday and our blog opens for entries on Wednesday.

I got out a retired set and created this lovely card. The plaid papers are a sneak peek and will be available in January. For reference my pieces at the top are 1 3/4" x 2 1/4" and the bottom pieces are 1 2/2" x 1 3/4".  It was fun making the little scene in the die cut. You don't always need a big space for a scene. I added the bow and gems to finish the look.

See below for products used on this card.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Products used:

• Hills of Tuscany Stamp Set (retired)
• Cardstock: Basic White
• Inks: Shaded Spruce, Balmy Blue, Garden Green, Moody Mauve, Smoky Slate
• Nested Essentials Dies
• Accents: Faceted Gems Trio, Pebbled Path Ribbon (retired)
• Stampin Dimensionals
• Timeless Plaid DSP (coming in January)

Why not take a break from all the busyness of the season and create with our sketch! We can't wait to see what you create.

Michelle Locnar

Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

#showandtellwithmichelle #atlanticheartssketchchallenge #cardmaking

Hibiscus Card ~ Color Dare #632

Welcome to our last Color Dare Challenge for 2024! It's been a wonderfully creative year with all of you and we look forward to much more creativity and inspiration in 2025!

For this challenge you must use 3 or more of the five colors shown in our graphic. Read the fine print for the Free colors to add to your 3 or more colors. Make sure your colors are a close match. Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join our challenge click here.

I ended up using all 5 colors from the graphic. Using the Happy Hibiscus Bundle I was able to emboss a background, stamp flowers and leaves then die cut them. I also used some water painters to add color to the flowers. A few gems for accenting and a sentiment finished my card.

See below for a list of products used.

Direct Link to Color Dare #632

Happy Hibiscus Bundle

A few more products used:

• Cardstock: Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Pool Party
• Inks: Gorgeous Grape, Moody Mauve, Pool Party
• Stampin' Blend Marker: Lemon Lolly
• Embellishments: Tinsel Gems 4 Pack, Wink of Stella, Sheer Ribbon (retired)
• Tools: Water Painter, Stampin' Dimensionals

Now it's your turn to give our color dare a try. We can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by! Come back often.

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

#showandtellwithmichelle #colordare #colorchallenge

Quick Card for Color Dare #631

Welcome to our next Color Dare Challenge. For this challenge you must use all three colors shown in the graphic. We give you some free colors to add to that: Black, White, Neutrals and Metals. Any other colors do not apply. Make sure your colors are a close match to those in the graphic. Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join our challenge click here. 

This card came together quickly mostly because I kept it simple with a lot of white space. The colors are bold so I wanted a splash of color rather than using a lot of it. Tying in the colors with the inked edge and the gems was enough to finish the look.

See below for the products I used.

Direct link to Color Dare #631

Quiet Reflections

A few more products:

• Cardstock: Basic White
• Inks: Melon Mambo, Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lime Twist
• Spotlight on Nature Dies
• Transparent Adhesive Backed Dots
• Stampin' Dimensionals

So now it's your turn to join our color challenge. What will you create with our colors? We can't wait to find out!

Michelle Loncar

Independent 

Stampin' Up Demonstrator 

#showandtellwithmichelle #colordare #colorchallenge #cardmaking