Using some new colors

I wanted to create a masculine card, and I wanted to use some new colors.  I decided that Coastal Cabana would be good for water, so I pulled out my retired Uncharted Territory stamp set.

I found these awesome Post-It notes that are sticky all over the back instead of just at the top, and they are great for stamping a mask.  I put the mask over the sailboat, the sailor, and the sun before sponging on Coastal Cabana and Soft Sky ink.  I added some Island Indigo to the water as well.  I colored the sailboat Basic Gray and added some color highlights to the sail.

A Basic Gray mat makes the image pop against the Coastal Cabana cardbase.

Happy stamping!

 

Masculine card with new in colors!

This clean and simple birthday card features 2 new in colors and one returning color.  The cardbase is Baked Brown Sugar, the embossed layer is Crisp Cantaloupe, and the stamped layer is Bermuda Bay.  (I got the color combo from the color coach!)  The stamp set is Uncharted Territory (retired).  I stamped the image in Whisper White craft ink and then embossed it with white EP.

Happy stamping!

Wow, I can't believe how long it's been since I posted!  I've been home a week, and it's tough to get back into my routines.  Here's the card I made for Ray for his birthday.  It's pretty simple, but I've gotta start somewhere!  The card base is Pool Party.  The lighthouse image from Uncharted Territory is stamped in bleach onto Island Indigo cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment in Island Indigo and added some Island Indigo baker's twine.

Happy stamping!

Creative Crew sketch and color challenge

One of the Creative Crew challenges this month was to follow a sketch and use a color combination that was new to us.  My version of the sketch is not exact, mostly because my focal image is bigger than on the sketch.  The color combo I chose is last week's color combo from SCS: Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, and Basic Gray.  The DSP is Twitterpated from the Occasions Mini.  The image is from Uncharted Territory.  It's stamped in white craft ink and embossed with white EP.

Happy stamping.

Simple sailing card

Hi all!  Sorry it's been so long since I last posted.  I flew home from CA last Tuesday; thanks to bad weather, it took forever for me to get home.  Then I had to get back into the swing of the home routine.  Somewhere along the way, I lost my stamping mojo!

This card is for my BIL, who had bypass surgery last week.  I stamped the sailing image from Uncharted Territory onto Baja Breeze cardstock using Chocolate Chip ink.  The cardbase is Baja Breeze.  The next layer is Chocolate Chip.  Notice the texture on it?  That's from a new letterpress plate from the new catalog!  It's called Fancy Fan.  I inked it up with Chocolate Chip craft ink.  It leaves a slight impression and inks up the paper with the design.  The ribbon is 2 layers: retired Baja Breeze ribbon topped with Chocolate Chip grosgrain.

Happy stamping!

A sketch with a new stamp set

I made this card using the sketch from this month's Dirty Dozen challenges on SCS. I also inked up some new rubber! I just got a nice big order (yay for me!), and I love Uncharted Territory from the big catty. I think it will be great for men's cards! The cardbase is Crumb Cake, and the DSP is retired Travel Journey (still current in Australia I think!). I colored the image with ink and an aquapainter.
Happy stamping!