Challenge Yourself

On Sunday I had some time to play in my stamp room - Yay! Since I've been busy with workshops, I decided it was time to just create something. So I scanned my Pinterest pins for a One Sheet Wonder template and used it to create these 9 cards:

The template I used was for an 8x8" piece of Designer Series paper, but I actually used both sides of a 12"x12" piece of Holiday Treasures (in the 2008 Fall Winter Stampin' Up! Idea Catalog). That was my challenge - to create something using the Holiday Treasures paper that I had in my stash for quite some time.

The original card designs can be seen here. As you will see, I modified the cards and colors for the paper and stamp sets I had in my stamp room. Many of these items are retired, but there are also some stamps and punches from the current Holiday catalog and the 2014-15 Annual Catalog.

I challenge YOU to create a One Sheet Wonder set using a piece of Designer Series Paper in your collection and substituting the stamps and paper that you have on hand!!!!

First, I will show the photos, then I will list the items used to create these cards (I may miss a few, but if you have questions about a particular card, just leave a comment!) All supplies are Stampin' Up! except the trees with gold stars that were punched from an old Christmas card.

Card #1:

Cardstock: Regal Rose, Whisper White, Certainly Celery

DSP: Holiday Treasures

Stamps: Many Merry Messages, Jolly Bingo Bits

Ink: Pretty in Pink

Other: 1/2" Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon, Antique Brad

Card #2:

Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

DSP: Holiday Treasures; Tree punched from a Christmas card

Stamps: Good Greetings, Letterpress Winter

Ink: Versamark, Primrose Petals

Punches: 1-3/4" Circle, 2-3/8"Scallop Circle, Tree

Other: Gold embossing powder, Framed Tulips embossing folder

Card #3:

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Coredinations Primrose Petals

DSP: Holiday Treasures

Stamps: More Merry Messages

Ink: Primrose Petals

Punches: Large Oval, Modern Label, Scallop Edge Border

Other: Petals a Plenty embossing folder, Dimensionals

Card #4:

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Certainly Celery

DSP: Holiday Treasures

Stamps: Festival of Trees, Good Greetings, Letterpress Winter

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Primrose Petals

Punches: Modern Label, Merry Mini Punch Pack

Other: 1/2" Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon, Silver Glimmer Brad, Silver Glimmer paper, Dimensionals

Card #5

Cardstock: Regal Rose, Whisper White, Certainly Celery

DSP: Holiday Treasures

Stamps: Tags 4 You

Ink: Primrose Petals

Punches: 1-3/4" Scallop Circle, Label Bracket

Other: 3/8" Primrose Petals Satin Stitched Ribbon, Lacy Brocade embossing folder, Dimensionals

Card #6

Cardstock: Whisper White, Coredinations Primrose Petals

DSP: Holiday Treasures

Stamps: Tags 4 You

Ink: Primrose Petals

Punches: Merry Mini Punch Pack, Label Bracket, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle

Other: Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Star Framelit Die, Silver Glimmer paper, Dimensionals

Card #7

Cardstock: Whisper White, Coredinations Primrose Petals, Certainly Celery

DSP: Holiday Treasures

Stamps: Jolly Bingo Bits, Good Greetings

Ink: Primrose Petals

Punches: 7/8" Scallop Circle, 1-1/4" Scallop Circle, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle, Decorative Label

Other: Filigree Frame and Lovely Lace embossing folders, Chocolate Chip Candy Dots, Dimensionals

Card #8

Cardstock: Whisper White, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery

DSP: Holiday Treasures

Stamps: Good Greetings

Ink: Primrose Petals

Other:  Lovely Lace embossing folder, Always Artichoke Seam Binding Ribbon

Card #9

Cardstock: Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Coredinations Primrose Petals

DSP: Holiday Treasures, Chocolate Chip from Neutrals DSP stack

Stamps: Holiday Home, Letterpress Winter, Jolly Bingo Bits

Ink: Primrose Petals, Always Artichoke

Punches: Scallop Oval, Large Oval, 1-1/4" Scallop Circle

Whew! That's it for today. Hope you'll have some time to play with YOUR stamps and paper this week! Happy Stamping!

Busy Pattern Paper Challenge

What do you do with paper that has a really strong pattern and lots of colors like this one?

That was the challenge put to the Song Of My Heart Stampers team a few weeks ago. Would you like to see some examples of what they came up with? If not, close your eyes and step away from the computer now, because I'm going to show a few.

How about a card border, or a banner? This card uses lots of white space with only a small border of the paper showing.

Or maybe you'd like a cute Christmas tree? Again, there's lots of white space on this card, and an embossed snowflake adds texture and also offsets the colorful paper pattern.

Another option is to use this paper for a kite pattern on a pretty scrapbook page. This time the Pistachio Pudding paper acts as the backdrop. I love the "Soaring" sentiment on the bottom too!

For my sample, I chose to make a baby card! Baby card? Yes, I think it works. Take a peek and see what you think!

The Confetti Celebration Designer Series Paper was embossed with the Argyle embossing folder and lightly sanded, then added to some Basic Gray card stock on a Pistachio Pudding base. Both the embossing and sanding help soften the pattern. The giraffe from Zoo Babies was stamped in Summer Starfruit and added to the Smoky Slate tag. A little sentiment and some rhinestones, and there you have it - a baby card!

Hope you have enjoyed seeing some of the ways that you can take a strong pattern and break it up so that it doesn't overpower your card, scrapbook page or banner! It's fun seeing how the same product in the hands of different stampers can look totally unique, don't you think?

Happy Stamping!

Carol