Nov 30 2007
Stamp Simply Challenge #11 – Stick It On!
Challenge #11 – Keyword ssnotime11-There is no time limit. You can play this challenge and upload yourproject at Splitcoastand/or your Blog, anytime at all! You can play as many times as you like!!! The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!! Please link back here.
Todays challenge is actually more than stickers – it is to USE ANY PRE-PRINTED IMAGE as your main image. You can NOT stamp your main image, though you may stamp backgrounds and/or sentiments if you wish. Here are some things that would be great items to use as your main image, but anything pre-printed goes:
Stickers, cut-outs from booklets made for that purpose, Cotton Scraps, any type of fabric, pictures cut from magazines or old books, parts taken from store-bought cards, rub-ons, chipboard type stickers — basically, any imageyou can just stick on without stamping — all in the spirit of creating a quick card!
Today’s challenge was inspired by SmilynStef. She participated in a challenge from 2 weeks back, and the moment I saw her card I had a light bulb moment — it was the PERFECT challenge for this week!!! She had used a sticker as her main image and her card was GORGEOUS!!! You can check it out at SCS here or on her Blog here. Thank you, Stef, for this great idea and gorgeous sample!!!
Remember when you upload to use the keyword above, followed by a comma.Please come back here to post (as a comment) that youve played, and provide a linkso I can check out your card right away. You can find all cards uploaded for this challenge by clicking Gallery Submissions Here.
Some wanting to play said they have never uploaded before. If thats you and you need help uploading, just go to my Challenge No. 1 here.
Here’s my sample. I used an image from a sheet of Cotton Scraps by Crafty Secrets. I just LOVE the Cotton Scraps. I was lucky enough to have a friend recently give me a few sheets — thanks much, JoAnn (sarahzoe)!!! These Cotton Scraps are also available through Sweet Miss Daisy’s store, Sassy and Sweet Crafts.
I chose to go the easy route and did NO stamping on this card!!! Now that’s a switch!!! My Cotton Scrap was sewn onto a piece of blue cardstockcut just a tad bit larger than the cotton. My sewing machine NEVER gives me problems but, of course, tonight it did — skipping stitches like crazy — probably needs a new needle — but I didn’t stress over it too much as I was going for a somewhat vintage look on the scrap anyway, so that’s just how it goes sometimes!!! The Cotton Scrap panel is on mounting tape. Everything else is just simply layered. The striped panel is actually a card from Michael’s that I cut in 1/2 to use. I wanted to use my Pretties Kit, but the stick pin in it was actually a bit too large for this image, so I resorted to my corsage pins from Michaels (in the bridal section). They are a good inch short and a bit daintier, which worked better here. I did use the pearl and spacer on it from the Pretties Kit, as well as the stopper on the bottom. The 1/2 pearls are also from the Pretties Kit, adhered with Crystal Effects.
- Stamps: None
- Paper: Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Card front from The Paper Company (Michaels)
- Ink: None
- Accessories: Cotton Scraps (Family), Blue Taffeta, Corsage Pin (Michaels), Pretties Kit, Crystal Effects, Distressing Tool on Cutter Kit, Mounting Tape, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Sewing Machine and Thread.
Hope you get a chance to play — this is another fun one!!! And once again, thanks so much for stopping in!!!
28 responses so far
Really beautiful, Sharon!! The pearls are the perfect touch.
Beautiful Sharon, Love the soft colors and the the pearl accents. So glad you had a reason to use one so soon. I’m trying to finish my card before school as we have girl’s bball home tonight. Thanks for the challenge and for sharing your pretty smaple. TTL
This is really beautiful – thanks for sharing this!
Uploading at school, but I did finish before school like I wanted to. Here’s mine: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/735207?cat=500&ppuser=89981
This card is so gorgeous…the colors and the pearls are working so beautiful
together!!!
Sharon! This beautiful card of yours sent me into a whirlwind this morning….It is absolutely beautiful. It inspired me to make a card that I had not planned to make this morning. Thanks for that…..Giggle!
Oh this is beautiful! I love how the stitching isn’t perfect, it looks like you were meaning to sew it like that! What a gorgeous center panel. I’ll have to see if I have something to use. I never buy stickers or anything like that. I’ve always stamped everything…lol…maybe I can hit the dollar store this weekend 😉 Thanks for the challenge!
This was about the fasted card I ever made! 20 minutes- and that is really fast for me! Thanks for the Friday fun…now I am off to finish my chores and decorating. (the whole reason I took two days off work!). Thanks Sharon and thanks for looking!
Wow, this is gorgeous. I love how you added the paper pin.
Lovely card! I just might give it a try! Thanks for the inspiration!
WOW!!!! this is off-the-charts phenomenal! perfection!
Love this challenge, a way for me to use one of the sheets of music I scanned several days ago. I saw Vicky Gould’s card several weeks ago and wanted to make a card with sheet music in the bg. I gave her credit on SCS. Here’s my card: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/735478?cat=500&ppuser=118730
Sharon, you amaze me with your simply stunning and creative cards. Love your beautiful piece of fabric, which needed no stamping and is beautifully framed. The ribbons were the perfect embellishments. TFS
I saw this over at SCS and it’s absolutely gorgeous! Love the pin, and pearls!
So vintage and so elegant. Totally love it all. I actually got mine done TODAY!! Here’s a link:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/735658?cat=500&ppuser=19241
Thanks for encouraging us, Sharon. I love coming to your blog.
I absolutely love this beautiful card! The colors and accessories–everything is so sweet!
Fun challenge once again Sharon!! Love your stitched masterpiece!!! Here’s mine:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/735712?cat=500&ppuser=80680
Thanks for looking!!!
Hi Sharon – Here is my card for your fun challenge – I used a clip art from http://www.thevintageworkshop.com/ that I buy and download images from.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/735764?cat=500&ppuser=93535
Thanks again for featuring my card … here’s another sticker creation:
http://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/2007/12/sticker-christm.html
What a beautiful card. I love everything about it. I needed to make some thank-yous from a princess birthday party and went with stickers instead of an expensive princess stamp that I’d never use again. I haven’t participated in one of your challenges before. Thanks for the inspiration!
http://pickledpaperdesigns.blogspot.com/2007/12/princess-thanks.html
Here are mine. I actually got to do two! TFL!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/736648?cat=500&ppuser=114666
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/736649?cat=500&ppuser=114666
Hi… I just posted a card for IC104. Maxell left a comment and told me about your challenge. I am not sure how to post a pic here or how to correctly reference it at splitcoast as I am technically challenged… but you can find it in my gallery labeled IC104 – Naughty Mittens. I’ll try to attach here and see what happens.. Thanks for the challenge. I didn’t use any stamps and the vellum was pre-printed!
link: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/736147?cat=500&ppuser=140515
Hi Sharon,
As always, your card is beautiful!! I am really enjoying this concept of stamping simply!! Thanks for the inspiration.
Here is my card — My babysitter loved it so I will probably save it for her birthday card.
http://wiggysworldofcrafts.blogspot.com/
Donelda
Your card is a winner Sharon!! I had to play too, here it is…http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/736785?cat=680.
Thanks for another fun challenge!!
Here’s mine Sharon. As usual, great challenge. I think this is a bit unfinished. I have another identical sticker and will try to improve on this just a bit. Hugs, michelle
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/736917?nocache=1
Hi Sharon!
Your card is beautiful! Great challenge this week. Here is mine!
http://stampact.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/12/sharons-stamp-s.html
Thank you!
~Lynda
Thanks for the fun and easy challenge Sharon. This was actually the first one I have ever entered. I will definitely play again.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=148722
http://savorystamping.blogspot.com/
Get OUT! This is breathtaking, Sharon! I love the richness and old-world elegance of it!