Hi everyone. This weekend I was very productive in my stamp room. Friday evening, there were two release parties on the splitcoast members forums -- Hanna Stamps and Gina K Designs. They are always a lot of fun, with challenges, contests, prizes and chatting.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to be on line for either because I had a Stampin' Up! workshop. But when I got home, I checked out the challenges and over the weekend, I was able to do them all.


Here are the cards I made for the Hanna Stamps challenges. Since I only have one stamp set from Hanna Stamps, I had to get creative. The first challenge was to use colors from my bedroom. OK, that's easy. My favorite color is blue and my house (my whole house) is decorated in blue. I used the hat box to make the flower and leaves.

stamps: but I need it (Hanna Stamps), Bloomin' Beautiful (SU)
ink: adirondack pitch black, ballet blue
paper: GP white, ballet blue, basic black
other: copic markers, 3/4" circle punch, flower punch (EK success), rhinestone, sponge



The second challenge was to use stars - stamps, punches, etc., but you had to have at least one star on your card. So here's my starry card. I stamped the background using some of the small stamps in the set and stamped the letters on star punches to make the word 'wish'.

stamps: but I need it (Hanna Stamps), bold line alpha lower (SU retired)
ink: jet black stazon
paper: basic black, summer sun
other: large star punch, page pebbles, ribbon, white gel pen, brads






The next challenge was to have fuzzy things on your card. I used velveteen paper and felt flowers. The clothesline poles are made from toothpicks that I cut the pointy ends off.

stamps: but I need it (Hanna Stamps)
ink: jet black stazon
paper: basic black, gable green, print pack, velveteen (yellow, blue, pink)
other: felt fusion, toothpicks, brad









The fourth challenge was to use at least two punches on your card. I used a plain circle, a scalloped circle and a flower punch.

stamps: but I need it (Hanna Stamps)
ink: adirondack pitch black
paper: basic black, real red, GP white
other: copic markers, red grosgrain ribbon, 1-3/8" circle punch, scalloped circle punch, flower punch (EK success), rhinestones










And the final challenge was to be inspired by some flannel pajamas. Since the weather we've been having certainly doesn't call for flannel pj's, I created a template for a summer nightie. This card has no stamping on it. The lace is sewn on.

stamps: none
ink: none
paper: white, dp (stack ??)
other: ruffled lace, sewing machine, thread, buttons, crochet cotton


I'm so glad you stopped by. I will post the cards from the Gina K challenges in another post.

But I need it...

This is another card done for a challenge. Thursday evening, Hannah Stamps had a release party. Although I totally missed the party, there was still time to do the color challenge, using chocolate and cream. Since I only have one set from this company, I was somewhat limited in my choices of stamps. I chose to use stamps other than the main image. I stamped the two shoes in a row, well actually two rows, using Adirondack espresso ink and then colored them with copic markers. I used chocolate chip as an accent layer and close to cocoa for my card base. The designer paper is retired SU. I used both sides of the paper. I cut 2 squares and then cut them in half diagonally and just flipped one triangle over on each end.

I popped up the sentiment and the large felt flower with the button, which is a little hard to see. Don't you just love how rich these colors are?

Supplies:
stamps: But I need it (Hannah Stamps)
ink: Adirondack espresso, copic markers (E13, E27)
paper: chocolate chip, close to cocoa, very vanilla, dp (SU)
other: buttons (my stash), felt flower (Creative Impressions), brown crochet cotton, dimensional foam tape

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you are enjoying your weekend.