I have decided to attempt a few card challenges. There are many card challenges out there. Some are sketch challenges, color challenges, theme challenges, who knows how many other types. This card is from retrosketches.blogspot.com.
Materials used:
Create a Cupcake stamp set
W 22.95 128520
C 16.95 121982
Primrose Petals
Cardstock 6.95 126841
Pool Party
Ink 5.95 126982
Cardstock 6.95 122924
Pacific Point
Ink 5.95 126951
Whisper White
Cardstock 8.50 100730
5/8" Organza Ribbon 5.95 114319
Large Pearl Basic Jewels 4.95 125577
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Monday, January 6, 2014
Fabulous Florets #2 - Thinking of You
This is my second card featuring the stamp sets Fabulous Florets and Gifts of Kindness. The background is stamped with the two matching flowers in Crumb Cake on Very Vanilla cardstock. The focal image is inked in Garden Green. I used a baby wipe to remove ink from the bud and colored it with a Rose Red marker.
Materials used:
Fabulous Florets
W 23.95 128574
C 17.95 123027
Gifts of Kindness
W 25.95 130441
C 18.95 130444
Crumb Cake
Ink 5.95 126975
Cardstock 6.95 120953
Very Vanilla
Cardstock 8.50 101650
1/2 " Seam Binding Ribbon 6.95 120999
Garden Green
Ink 5.95 126969
Rose Red
Regals Marker Collection 28.95 131262
Very Vanilla Card Base 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
Crumb Cake Layer 5 1/4 x 4
Very Vanilla Stamped Layer 5 x 3 3/4
Crumb Cake Layer 4 1/2 x 2 1/2
Image Very Vanilla Layer 4 1/4 x 2 1/4
Materials used:
Fabulous Florets
W 23.95 128574
C 17.95 123027
Gifts of Kindness
W 25.95 130441
C 18.95 130444
Crumb Cake
Ink 5.95 126975
Cardstock 6.95 120953
Very Vanilla
Cardstock 8.50 101650
1/2 " Seam Binding Ribbon 6.95 120999
Garden Green
Ink 5.95 126969
Rose Red
Regals Marker Collection 28.95 131262
Very Vanilla Card Base 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
Crumb Cake Layer 5 1/4 x 4
Very Vanilla Stamped Layer 5 x 3 3/4
Crumb Cake Layer 4 1/2 x 2 1/2
Image Very Vanilla Layer 4 1/4 x 2 1/4
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Flower Shop Valentine Card
My first Valentine's Day card for 2014.
I stamped one of the flowers in Strawberry Slush four times.
I punched them out using the Pansy Punch.
I stamped one of the flourishes from Flowering Flourishes in Pistachio Pudding on a piece of Whisper White measureing 3 3/4 x 5.
I layered the Whisper White on a piece of Strawberry Slush measuring 4 x 5 1/4. My card base is Whisper White measuring 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4.
I adhered three of the flowers over the flowers on the flourish.
The fourth flower is adhered on the inside of the card
I stamped the Love You sentiment from Itty Bitty Banners.
Materials used:
Flower Shop Bundle (Stamp set and punch) Save 15% when you buy the bundle.
W 33.95 132727
C 28.75 132726
Itty Bitty Banners
W 15.95 132022
C 11.95 126257
Flowering Flourishes
W 24.95 131998
C 17.95 126367
Strawberry Slush
Ink 5.95 131178
Cardstock 6.95 131295
Pistachio Pudding
Ink 5.95 131177
Whisper White
Cardstock 8.50 100730
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Fabulous Florets #1
This is the first card in my new series spotlighting one stamp set each week. This week, however, I will be spotlighting two stamp sets. I have chosen Fabulous Florets and Gifts of Kindness. The ingredients for this card are:
Card Base:
5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of Soft Sky scored at 4 1/4
Border Strip:
2 x 5 1/2 piece of Marina Mist
1 1/2 piece of Whisper White
Focal Image:
Base 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 piece of Marina Mist
Layer 2 1/2 x 4 piece of Pear Pizzazz
Image Layer 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 piece of Whisper White
Flowers:
Scrap of Soft Sky
Fabulous Florets W 23.95 128574 C 17.95 123027
Gifts of Kindness W 25.95 130441 C 18.95 130444
Marina Mist Ink 5.95 126962
Marina Mist Cardstock 6.95 119682
Soft Sky Cardstock 6.95 131203
Pear Pizzazz Ink 5.95 131180
Pear Pizzazz Cardstock 6.95 131201
Whisper White Cardstock 8.50 100730
Scallop Edge Border Punch 15.95 119880
Card Base:
5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of Soft Sky scored at 4 1/4
Border Strip:
2 x 5 1/2 piece of Marina Mist
1 1/2 piece of Whisper White
Focal Image:
Base 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 piece of Marina Mist
Layer 2 1/2 x 4 piece of Pear Pizzazz
Image Layer 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 piece of Whisper White
Flowers:
Scrap of Soft Sky
Fabulous Florets W 23.95 128574 C 17.95 123027
Gifts of Kindness W 25.95 130441 C 18.95 130444
Marina Mist Ink 5.95 126962
Marina Mist Cardstock 6.95 119682
Soft Sky Cardstock 6.95 131203
Pear Pizzazz Ink 5.95 131180
Pear Pizzazz Cardstock 6.95 131201
Whisper White Cardstock 8.50 100730
Scallop Edge Border Punch 15.95 119880
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
It's a Dragon Christmas
So my cousin messages me on Facebook and asks me to make her some Christmas cards. No problem right. Well, she wants dragons or fairies and she wants them in black and purple. Well, Stampin' Up! has lots of stamps, current and retired, but I only found one with a dragon on it. It would make a great birthday card, but not much for Christmas. I searched my collection of stamps and found no Stampin' Up! fairy stamps. Pinterest is my friend this time. I was looking through all the lovely posts for punch art and I found the perfect thing. A full bodied dragon. After making one, I knew I would never put together 15 of them. So from the same designer I found a dragon poking through a cut out in the card. Perfect! If you want to find the instructions to make the dragons, please visit http://alexscreativecorner.blogspot.com/2013/05/baby-dragon-punch-art.html for the full body dragon or http://alexscreativecorner.blogspot.ca/2013/05/dragon-punch-art-card.html for the dragon I used on these cards. I did have to substitute a few punches for my cards.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Santa's List Gift Card Holder
Christmas time is quickly approaching. Knowing how hard it is to shop for some of the loved ones on your list, I know you probably give out gift cards. I know I give them out. The nephews are so hard to buy for. I never know what to get them. This is a great way to dress up the gift cards you give. I just love the Santa's List stamp.
Products Used:
Santa's List Stamp Set - W 131808 $15.95 or C 131811 $12.95
Season of Style DSP Stack - 132181 $6.95
Christmas Wishes Stamp Set - W 131790 $28.95 or C 131793 $20.95
Real Red Cardstock - 102482 $6.95
Wild Wasabi Cardstock - 108641 $6.95
Real Red Reinker - 103287 $2.95
Gumball Green Reinker - 126855 $2.95
Real Red Ink Pad - 126949 $5.95
Wild Wasabi Ink Pad - 136959 $ 5.95
Whisper White Cardstock - 100730 $8.50
Envelope Punch Board - 133774 $19.95
Blender Pen - 102845 $9.95
StazOn Black - 101406 $7.95
- I started with a piece of 4 1/2 x 11 inch Read Red Cardstock.
- I punched one inch in from the side with the Envelope Punch Board, turned the paper and punched again.
- I stamped the image with Black StazOn and trimmed it down.
- I then matted with Wild Wasabi Cardstock.
- I scored the bottom of the cardstock at 1 3/4 inch and used wet glue to seal the sides.
- I folded the cardstock over to meet the bottom and creased it with my bone folder.
- I attached a 1/2 inch strip of Season of Style DSP to the bottom.
- I attached the image to the top.
- I measured the inside of my card and cut a piece of Whisper White Cardstock to stamp my sentiment on.
- I stamped and attached the sentiment to the inside of the card.
Products Used:
Santa's List Stamp Set - W 131808 $15.95 or C 131811 $12.95
Season of Style DSP Stack - 132181 $6.95
Christmas Wishes Stamp Set - W 131790 $28.95 or C 131793 $20.95
Real Red Cardstock - 102482 $6.95
Wild Wasabi Cardstock - 108641 $6.95
Real Red Reinker - 103287 $2.95
Gumball Green Reinker - 126855 $2.95
Real Red Ink Pad - 126949 $5.95
Wild Wasabi Ink Pad - 136959 $ 5.95
Whisper White Cardstock - 100730 $8.50
Envelope Punch Board - 133774 $19.95
Blender Pen - 102845 $9.95
StazOn Black - 101406 $7.95
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
September Swaps on Facebook
For September, I am actually in 3 different swaps on Facebook. These are the cards for 2 of my swap groups.
In Stampin Up Friends we have a monthly theme and a sweepstakes winner chosen from the participants. For the sweepstakes card, I used Blushing Bride and the Wildflower Meadow Bundle. The ribbon is Pretty in Pink. We can use retired if we need to. The themed card is Thinking of You/Praying for You. I went with Strawberry Slush for this card. Just because it is a Thinking of You/Praying for You doesn't mean it has to be somber colors for me. Sometimes a pop of color can cheer up someone who is feeling a bit down. I used color blocking (inking up a clear block and stamping to create a background) and an image from Flowering Flourishes.
This card is for the swap group Stampin Up Addicts. This is the first month for this swap group. The theme is Back to School. Retired items are allowed for this swap. I recently purchased It's Academic. I love this stamp set even though it is retired. I love the way the Daffodil Delight looks when stamped on Daffodil Delight Cardstock. It is dark enough to make a great background.
A lot of demonstrators do not keep retired stamp sets and would not purchase a set if it was retired. I love some of the retired sets. I make cards and sell them to people who aren't interested in making their own cards. I do purchase retired stamp sets I like if I can get them for the right price. I made a scrapbook for a retiring teacher and I really wish I had this set then. You just never know what you might need for a project.
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Missing You Ghost Ship
I was playing around with some ghosting techniques I saw on YouTube this past weekend. I think they would do a lot better with glossy cardstock, but couldn't find mine and Stampin' Up! doesn't sell it anymore, so I used Whisper White cardstock. For the background, I used White Craft Ink with Pear Pizzazz ink brayered over it. I let the craft ink dry for a long time and even heat set it, but it still reacted with the Pear Pizzazz I used over it. I wasn't really happy with it. I used my aqua painter to splash some water over it. I liked the spots it left behind. For the image, I used a retired stamp set that I love (Schooner). With this one I used Versimark and brayered over it with Island Indigo. The image showed up really faint. Made me think of missing someone, which is why this is a Missing You card. I thought this button stamp from the retired set Button Button went great. I layered the card front on a card base of Marina Mist. I think for my next ghosting technique I will try is using clear embossing powder and sponging around on the cardstock.
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Monday, September 2, 2013
Happy Day Card (Stamping Kit Stamp Set Sample)
This is one of the sample projects for my September Stamping Kit. I used Crisp Cantaloupe Card Stock and Ink for a tone on tone effect. If you would be interested in purchasing my Stamping Kit, you can read more about it here: http://stampbyrhonda.blogspot.com/2013/08/stamping-kit-for-september.html
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Friday, August 30, 2013
Stamping Kit for September
I am once again offering Stamping Kits. The cost of the kit is $35.00 and includes shipping. To purchase the kits or the monthly specials available to those who order Stamping Kits, you will need to contact me.

I will be offering this Stamping Kit until September 15th. I am offering a 10% discount on ink pads this month to those who purchase the Stamping Kit.
- What is a Stamping Kit? Well, a Stamping Kit is a kit I put together to help inspire you to create wonderful projects. The projects could be cards, gifts, or home decor items. Each month will feature a different stamp set.
What will I get for my $35.00? You will get a Clear Mount stamp set* (value 14.95 - 18.95) and enough materials (ink, punches, adhesives, and additional stamps not included) to complete the projects for the month. Your material will already be cut and/or scored for you. No measuring required on your part. I will also be posting videos on YouTube to assist in assembling your projects as well as emailing you a pdf showing step by step how to assemble the projects.
I will also be offering specials for my Stamping Kit members each month. These specials will only be available for those who purchase my Stamping Kits that month. Specials will change each month.
Each month is a separate purchase and there are no minimums. You will have to order directly from me to get the special offers. You can email me at stampbyrhonda@gmail.com or message me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/StampByRhonda to purchase your Stamping Kit.
*If you would prefer Wood Mounted stamp sets, there will be an additional charge due to the cost.
The stamp set for the September Stamping Kit is going to be Happy Day.

I will be offering this Stamping Kit until September 15th. I am offering a 10% discount on ink pads this month to those who purchase the Stamping Kit.
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
Keepsake Ornament Christmas Card
Did you know the Keepsake Ornament Stamp Set and Holiday Ornament Framelit Die Set are still available this year? They aren't in the 2013 - 2014 Annual Catalog or the Holiday Catalog, but they are available online.
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Seasonal Sayings Christmas Card
Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler, so simple yet so beautiful. I love the way this one turned out. I was wanting something very simple and clean for this card. The sentiment has so much going on with it. I used some of the Seasons of Style DSP Stack to add some interest to the background. A touch of Rhinestone Basic Jewels for a bit of bling finishes it off. Some Stampin' Dimensionals were added to give it some pop.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
August Swap Cards
Once again, this month I entered into a swap on Facebook. This was the second month I joined this one. In this swap, you are assigned a swap partner. This way you only have to make one card to send. The twist with it is there is a sweepstakes winner for every swap. There is no theme to the sweepstakes card. Yes, this actually means two cards are sent, but it's not like the one I send out 12 cards. The object of this swap is to use Stampin' Up! products on your cards. If you don't have a lot of Stampin' Up! products you can use products from other companies. Everything I used is from Stampin' Up!
The Theme for August was KIDS. Anything about or for kids. I thought this cute lion card would be perfect. I used the Floral Frames Framelits to make his mane. The larger one is actually the card base. I used some circle punches for the face and an oval punch for the feet. I just love the way he turned out.
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Seasonal Sayings Stamp Set
I was just sitting here thinking about another idea for yet another Christmas card design. Then it hit me, I have actually been designing a set of cards around one stamp set lately, Seasonal Sayings. I have joined two card swaps over on Facebook. One was completed this month (August) and the other isn't due until September 15th. As most Stampin' Up! fans know, they retired almost every stamp set having to do with holidays in the new 2013 - 2014 Catalog. This meant for my fall and winter holiday cards I would have to purchase new stuff from the Holiday Catalog to swap with current supplies. I did purchase a couple of Christmas/Winter things, but the funds are tight right now and I just couldn't stretch it out far enough to include the fall stuff yet. Well, I wanted to join in all the great swaps going on. I sat and searched through the stamp sets I have for the ones that did not retire. Luckily for me, I have quite a few that stayed current. As I was looking, Seasonal Sayings caught my eye. It is still current! For the first swap it was Halloween. Seasonal Saying has a "Happy Halloween" sentiment. I had purchased some of the new designer series paper when it was on sale and some of the Venetian Romance seemed close enough to use. I had the Chevron embossing folder. I had a design.
Now there is a Fall/Thanksgiving swap coming up. I went back to Seasonal Sayings and used the "Thanks Is For Giving" sentiment. I paired it with my Autumn Accents Bigz Die and my Square Lattice embossing folder and I loved it.
Now I am looking at this set again and thinking about the Christmas stamp and Celebrate! and Love You. I could create a Christmas card with this. Celebrate! could be a birthday or New Years card. Love You could be an anniversary or Valentines' Day card. I can create 5 more cards in this series. So many possibilities with this set. Keep an eye out. I now have a plan for when I walk into my craft room. I want to finish this series of cards.
Now there is a Fall/Thanksgiving swap coming up. I went back to Seasonal Sayings and used the "Thanks Is For Giving" sentiment. I paired it with my Autumn Accents Bigz Die and my Square Lattice embossing folder and I loved it.
Now I am looking at this set again and thinking about the Christmas stamp and Celebrate! and Love You. I could create a Christmas card with this. Celebrate! could be a birthday or New Years card. Love You could be an anniversary or Valentines' Day card. I can create 5 more cards in this series. So many possibilities with this set. Keep an eye out. I now have a plan for when I walk into my craft room. I want to finish this series of cards.
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Fall/Thanksgiving Card Tutorial
Gather all your materials. You will need Crushed Curry Cardstock (11 x 4.25), Very Vanilla Cardstock (4 x 5.25), Very Vanilla Cardstock (4 x 2.5), Pearl Basic Jewels, bone folder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Simply Scored Stylus, Stampin' Sponges, Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Stampin' Pierce Mat, Sahara Sand Ink, Pumpkin Pie Ink, Chocolate Chip Ink, So Saffron Ink, Gumball Green Ink, Real Red Ink, Stampin' Dimentionals, Snail Adhesive, Autumn Accents Bigz Die, and Seasonal Sayings Stamp Set.
Start by folding your Crushed Curry Cardstock in half to form your card base and set aside.
Run the larger piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing folder and set aside.
Run the smaller piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock through the Big Shot using the Apothecary Accents and set aside
Cut out two of the Maple Leaves from the Autumn Accents Bigz Die.
Place the leaves on the Stampin' Pierce Mat and using your Simply Scored Stylus, draw veins on the leaves.
For the first leaf, I used Sahara Sand, Gumball Green , Real Red, and Chocolate Chip Ink.For the second leaf, I used Sahara Sand, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, and Chocolate Chip ink.
I used the "Thanks is for giving" stamp from the Seasonal Sayings stamp set.
Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig line up the stamp on the Very Vanilla Cardstock you ran through the Big Shot with the Apothecary Accents.Sponge around with Chocolate Chip and Pumpkin Pie Ink.
Add the medium sized Pear Basic Jewels to the front and two Stampin' Dimentionals on the back.
Adhere the Very Vanilla piece you ran through the Square Lattice Embossing Folder to your Crushed Curry Card Base.Adhere the leaves to the card front.
Adhere your saying at the bottom of the card.
Such a colorful card perfect for Fall or Thanksgiving.
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