Stampin’ Up! Birthday Blooms

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Beverly

Hello my friends! Are you anxious for spring? I certainly am! Actually, the weather in my part of Florida has been totally abnormal for some time now, and I have azalea bushes blooming already. I love when my hibiscus bushes start blooming as some of them have 6″ – 8″ flowers! They are beautiful!

To get me in the frame of mind for spring, I’ve created a beautiful Happy Birthday card featuring the Stampin’ Up! Birthday Blooms Stamp Set and Stampin’ Up! Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper. The large floral stamp in the stamp set is so gorgeous and can be colored with numerous colors. I’m not 100% sure, but I think the image is of a peony.

Also, I created my card in response to a “sketch challenge” at Splitcoaststampers.com. This is the sketch – ©Splitcoaststampers.com:

Here are additional photos of my card:

SUPPLIES USED:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Birthday Blooms Stamp Set (140658), and Stampin’ Up! Rose Wonder Stamp Set (for the sentiment) (140697)

Paper: Stampin’ Up Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper (DSP) (140557), Stampin’ Up! Prints Pack DSP (retired), SU Strawberry Slush Card Stock (CS), and Whisper White CS

Ink: Various Copic Sketch Markers, SU Strawberry Slush Classic Ink, and SU Pink Pirouette Classic Ink

Card Size: 5-1/2″ Square

Accessories: Anna Griffin Floral Embossing Folder

If you have questions or comments, feel free to leave them in the comments section.

Swallowtail Butterfly

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

Splitcoastampers Color Challenge – Non-traditional Valentine Card

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Beverly

Hello, and thanks for stopping by! This week I entered Splitcoastampers color challenge to create a card with three Stampin’ Up! colors; Strawberry Slush, Mint Macaron, and Early Espresso.

The challenge included a “dessert” to create a non-traditional valentine card using these colors. Additionally, participants could use non-traditional valentine images. This is the card I created for the challenge.

So, what are your thoughts? Do you think it’s non-traditional for a valentine card?

When I was in the decision-making process for the card, I thought of a flamingo stamp I have that is included in a retired Stampin’ Up! stamp set, Valentine Defined. I further thought about the flamingos and their synchronized mating dance. Thus, I decided the sentiment had to be Synchronized Love!

Here are additional photos of the card.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: SU Valentine Defined

Paper: SU Botanical Gardens DSP, Strawberry Slush CS, Mint Macaron CS, Early Espresso CS, and Whisper White CS

Paper Size: A2

Ink: SU Strawberry Slush, Mint Macaron, and Early Espresso

Accessories: ODBD Double Stitched Rectangles, SU Botanical Builder Framelits Dies, SU Clear Embossing Powder, SU Corner Punch, and Swarovski Crystals

Swallowtail Butterfly

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

Build a Bird Punch White on White Card

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Beverly

I love textured white on white cards! The Splitcoastampers website has a white on white card challenge, CS359, this week for its members. The gallery for the cards created for this challenge contains many beautiful white on white cards. I have never seen so many beautiful white on white cards on one website. I participated in this challenge, and the card that a made is my card share today. It features the Stampin’ Up! Build a Bird Punch and Cuttlebug Birds and Vines Embossing Folder.

UPDATE: My card is included in the Splitcoastampers Favorites of the Week ending today, January 17, 2016!

Because it is easy to refer to the photo of the card to create a similar card, I am not including instructions on this post.

CARD SIZE: A2

SUPPLIES USED

Stampin’ Up! Whisper White Card Stock
Cuttlebug Bird and Vines Embossing Folder
Build a Bird Punch
Stampin’ Up! SU Designer Frames Textured Impressions (Retired)
SU Basic Pearls
SU Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder
SU Whisper White Organza Ribbon

God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

Happy Scenes Snowy Scenes

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Beverly

I think that one of the most beautiful scenes in the Northern United States is a beautiful snowy scene that is untouched by tire tracks, foot prints, animal hoof/paw prints, road slush, and more. The quietness of a landscape with trees that are covered with freshly fallen white snow is a gift from heaven and it certainly is a happy scene. You can see things in the landscape that you have not noticed before. If there is a red cardinal in the landscape, that pop of red upon the glistening white snow is breathtaking.

Last week I created a similar scene for my card that I am sharing today. I created the card in response to a Splitcoastampers.com Inspirational Challenge, IC527. The challenge involved picking a picture from a particular Pinterest board that inspired you, and then creating a card based on that inspiration. This is the beautiful picture I chose as my inspiration:

And this is my inspirational card that I created

I was excited to hear that my card was selected for one of the Splitcoaststampers FAVORITES for the week ending January 10.

To create the scene, I used Stampin’ Up! stamp sets that included trees and one that included the bench in the scene. The stamp sets are:

Lovely as a Tree (Item #128655)
Happy Scenes (retired)
Branch Out (retired)
Plant Hope (retired)
Pendant Park (retired)

I began by stamping the large tree from the Branch Out Stamp Set into VersaMark Ink and stamping it in four places on the Whisper White Card Stock. I then embossed these trees (including the branches at the top left and right) with Stampin’ Up! Pewter Embossing Powder (retired).

Using light gray inks, I stamped the remaining trees in the background. Because the inspirational picture has yellow and orange in the sky portion of the background, I sponged Stampin’ Up! So Saffron and Peach Parfait Ink onto the snowy scene background. I added a bench into the foreground with red birds (from other stamp sets) on and around the bench. I added the sentiment from the Happy Scenes Stamp Set.

Once I was satisfied with the scene, I added white acrylic paint to place “snow” within the trees. I covered the complete scene with VersaMark Ink and heat embossed with Stampin’ Up! Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder.

I attached the scene to a piece of Brushed Silver Card Stock which was attached to the Real Red card base.

Enjoy my snowy scene greeting card!

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

Stampin’ Up! Birthday Blooms & Birthday Bouquet DSP

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Beverly

Hello and thanks for stopping in to browse. Have you seen in person the new Stampin’ Up! Birthday Blooms Stamp Set and Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper (DSP)? If not, the stamp set is gorgeous and the DSP contains some beautiful designs. Before I show you my greeting card that I made with these two products, let me show you the products first.

This is the gorgeous stamp set:

I am anxious to create a card using the gorgeous large flower stamp! Here is a photo of the Birthday Bouquet DSP:

Here is my card, which I made for a Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge:

This is the Splitcoaststampers sketch for SC574 that I followed.

To make the card, I used the SU 2-1/2″ circle punch to cut out a Whisper White circle on which I stamped the small flower from the Stampin’ Up! Birthday Blooms Stamp Set. I used copic markers to color the flower as close to Mint Macaron as possible. I attached the colored flower to a circular mat made with Blushing Bride Card Stock. I cut out the mat with a Spellbinders Splendid Circles Die, and then modified it to remove the outer layer.

Here’s a closeup of the flower:

Next I used I cut the Stampin’ Up! 1-3/8″ Circle Punch to cut a Mint Macaron circle from a design of the Birthday Bouquet DSP. Using a smaller die from the Spellbinders Splendid Circles Dies, I cut a Blushing Bride Card Stock mat upon which the Mint Macaron circle rests. Finally, I added a piece of Blushing Bride Ribbon covered with Crystal Effects.

To assemble the card, I attached a piece of the DSP to an A-2 Blushing Bride card base. To adhere to the Splitcoaststampers sketch, I added a strip of the Stampin’ Up! Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper and an embossed strip of Mint Macaron Card Stock. Finally, the two circle elements were attached in place.

I did not add a sentiment to the card’s front; however, I know it will be a Happy Birthday Greeting Card as you can see from the card’s inside:

Enjoy the card and feel free to leave comments or questions. You never know when I’ll select your comment and ask for your address to send you the card!

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

STAMPIN’ UP! BIRTHDAY BLOOMS AND BIRTHDAY BOUQUET DSP

Awesomely Artistic Stamp Set CAS358 CC564

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Beverly

Hello, my friends! Do you have the Awesomely Artistic Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up!? It has wonderful Spring images. The floral image makes me want Spring to not tarry! LOL

I created my Awesomely Artistic card below for two challenges with Splitcoaststampers.com. If you are not familiar with this website, I recommend you look at it as there are many galleries of artwork to see. Another reason for creating my card is I plan to send it to my sister for her birthday.

The first Splitcoaststampers challenge, CAS358, is to create a card with the word, “happy” on it. That was easy enough! The second challenge, CC564, is a Color Challenge featuring the following colors.

This photo is a closeup of the dragonfly from the Awesomely Artistic Stamp Set. I stamped it in Blackberry Bliss Ink, fuzzy cut it, and enhanced the end of its wings with Stampin’ Up! Dazzling Details and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. Also in this closeup you can see the color, Sahara Sand, in the background.

Enjoy my card and have a blessed day!

SUPPLIES

Card Size: A2

Stamps: SU Awesomely Artistic Stamp Set

Paper: SU Whisper White, Cucumber Crush, and Pacific Point Card Stock

Ink: SU Cucumber Crush, Pacific Point, Sahara Sand, and Blackberry Bliss

Accessories: Spellbinders Sentiments Die (S2-118), SU Dazzling Details, and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

SU = Stampin’ Up!

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

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Category Archives: Splitcoaststampers Challenges

Stampin’ Up! Birthday Blooms

Splitcoastampers Color Challenge – Non-traditional Valentine Card

Build a Bird Punch White on White Card

Happy Scenes Snowy Scenes

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs

Stampin’ Up! Birthday Blooms & Birthday Bouquet DSP

This is the gorgeous stamp set:

Awesomely Artistic Stamp Set CAS358 CC564

AWESOMELY ARTISTIC STAMP SET