DOstamper STARS Challenge #071

Welcome to another DOstamper STARS Thursday Challenge.  Today is a Home Sweet Home challenge.

 

 

One of my other crafting hobbies is quilting.  I was inspired by that element of the photo as well as the colors of the quilt.  I stamped the hexagons in matching ink using the Six-Sided Sampler stamp set.  I added some butterflies punched from the Brushed Gold cardstock and some Gold Baker's Twine for some extra flare.  They seemed to add to the jewel tones of the other cardstock.

 

 

This quilt went together a lot faster than the fabric kind, but it is isn't nearly as cuddly.

 

 

Visit some of my fellow STARS for more inspiration:

Connie Plaumann

Miriam Bollinger

 

Hope you like my card.  Thanks for stopping by.

 

All items Stampin' Up unless noted.

 

Stamps: Six-Sided Sampler

Paper:  Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Tangerine Tango, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Brushed Gold

Ink:  Bermuda Bay, Tangerine Tango, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry

Other:  Gold Baker's Twine, Hexagon Punch, Elegant Butterfly Punch

DOstamper STARS Challenge meets One Sheet Wonder

It is Thursday again and that means it is time for another DOstamper STARS Challenge.  This week is a color challenge.

 

 

These are the colors that coordinate with the Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper that is in the Spring Occasions catalog.  But what happens when you don't own that DSP (it is definitely on my wish list), you make your own.

 

One Sheet Wonder (OSW) is not a new technique.  I think this a great way to do some stamping and create a bunch of cards without having to make the exact same card more than once.

 

I found a relatively new template on LeeAnn Greff's website and I wanted to give it a try.  I used the Petal Parade (Sale-a-bration) stamp set and combined it with the above colors.  Here were my results:

 

I kept the card bases neutral - Whisper White and Crumb Cake.  Most of the sentiments are from the Label Love stamp set and cut with the coordinating punch.

I had a lot of fun creating these cards.  Thanks for stopping by.

All items Stampin' Up unless noted

 

Stamps: Petal Parade, Label Love, Four You

Paper:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana, Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar

Ink:  Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana

Other:  Coastal Cabana 3/8" Stretch Ribbon, Artisan Label Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 2" Scallop Circle Punch (EK Success), Tangerine Tango 1/4" Satin Ribbon, Scallops TIEF

Hexagons in Plum

For today's card, I turned to a couple of paper crafting challenge blogs that I have played before.  These sites give me such inspiration and I look forward to seeing the new challenges each week.

 

The challenges are Dynamic Duos #68 and Seize the Sketch #3:

 

 

The color I chose to combine with Perfect Plum is Smoky Slate.  I don't really even consider myself a "gray" person and yet I have been turning to the grays (Smoky Slate, Basic Gray) lately as good neutrals that coordinate with just about anything. 

 

 

All Items Stampin' Up unless noted

Stamp:  Six Sided Sampler

Paper:  Perfect Plum, Smoky Slate, Whisper White

Ink:  Perfect Plum, Basic Black

Other:   Hexagon Punch, 5/8" White Organza Ribbon

Hexagons to the Challenge

Today’s card was inspired by two online challenges.  For the layout, I used the sketch from Clean and Simple Stamping.

For the colors, I used the Dynamic Duos combination.  Pool Party and Basic Black aren't colors I would normally pair together, but they were a lot of fun to work with.  I added some Very Vanilla as a neutral background color.

 

Hope you enjoy my card.

 

 

Stamp:  Paper Pumpkin Introductory Kit

Paper:  Pool Party, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Modern Medley Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Basic Black

Other:  Six Sided Sampler Punch