Sketch #14 and Hardware Stash Challenge

I was able to finally spend some time making cards this weekend and managed to do both the current sketch challenge (Thanks for the sketch Shirley!)  and, though it wasn't intentional, after I used the silver metal disc in the second design it occurred to to me that it would qualify as "hardware" for the hardware stash challenge that was posted earlier. 

When Winter turns to Spring and baseball season begins I always turn to this  retired Stampin' Up set to create some cards for the guys (and hey, I'm a big Yankee fan so these could be great cards for girls too)! It's always interesting to see how cards made with the same stamp set can be quite varied. I can almost always come up with 3-4 designs with this set before I've had my fill and move on. If time permits I'll try to post some of the other cards I made with the set too.


Happy Crafting Everyone!

Stars & Stamps Challenge #11

I had some time between church and the arrival of guests to take a peak at the Star & Stamps Blog. This week's sketch provided by Caryl P.  below is terrific. I especially like that it's clean and simple and leaves a lot of room for creativity and interpretation. 

I was so excited I whipped out my scraps bag and a few simple supplies to see if I could get a couple cards done in the little time I had. Here are the results. The sketch is so versatile I couldn't decide between a vertical or horizontal design, so I did one of each!

The ribbon in this one appears black in the picture but it is in fact a chocolate brown, that picks up the brown in the polka dotted paper.

Happy Crafting Everyone!