A Freshly Made Sketch Valentine

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Today I wanted to share a card I created for this week's Freshly Made Sketch Challenge #120. The sketch was designed by Rita Wright.

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A really liked the clean and simple design…so I began to just start putting my card together.  It evolved as I selected my DSP and worked with the Banner Framelits and this was the result.

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While I liked it I did not like the spacing of the card.  So I began again using the same elements and crafted an entirely different card.

  FMS 120 entry

It's interesting to see how using the same elements creates an entirely different card.  So I chose the second card to enter into the FMS challenge this week.

Did I make the right choice?  You can see all the products I used below.

Thanks for visiting Stampinmojo today.  Remember tomorrow begins Stampin' Up's big once a year Sale-a Bration.  For every $50 you send you earn a free Sale-a-Bration product.  This year they have created fantastic products to choose from.

 Michelle

Supplies used to create my cards:

 

Table built using Product Table Builder 

A Ritz Experience

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Happy Saturday! This past week was a whirlwind yet one of those weeks that fills you up.  On Thursday and Friday we brought in the Ritz Carlton Leadership Center to present, to the leadership team and our entire staff, the how's of providing extraordinary service.  We all know that presentations such as these are very dependent upon the caliber of the speaker.  Well the presenter, Jeff Hargett, was nothing short of fantastic.  Yesterday afternoon many of our staff sent thank you's and commented in the halls on how wonderful he was.  

So how do you create a "WOW" thank you for someone who works for an organization that prides themselves on creating wow experiences everyday?  Create a special thank you card and get the entire organization to sign it and add their personal thank you!  

To ensure there is enough space for 100+ signatures I made a card that is 12" x 12".

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Jeff's presentation touched everyone.  I wanted him to know in some small way the power of his presentation to so many.  Therefore, tweaking one of the Yippee Skippee stamps seemed the perfect sentiment.  To ensure a masculine and elegant look I used Black, Gold and White as my color palette.

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The inside is simple and ready for all the signatures and personalized comments.

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The inside sentiment conveys our deep appreciate using the Million and One stamp set.

I punched three holes along the left side and added three small "O" rings. Then adorned them with small pieces of ribbon in black, gold and vanilla.

What do you think – a "wow" thank you?  I would love to hear from you.

Michelle

Here is a list of supplies and tools used to create my special 12 x 12 card:

Table built using Product Table Builder 

Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge #189

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Today we have a new Sketch Challenge from the Pals Paper Arts Team.  Let's take a look at the sketch…

PPA189 Jan 23

I love lots of layers so this sketch looked really fun and appealing to me.  You also know I am crazy about the Retro Fresh collection in the new Occasions Catalog.  Here is the result:

01-23-2014 PPA sketch 189

This collection is so hip and modern and the colors are some of my favs. Once I had all the elements completed for the sketch I wondered if I should add more design elements. With all the layers and colors I decided less is more.  Do you agree?

Thanks for stopping by.  Don't forget to join in the fun at the Pals Paper Arts!

Cheers!

Michelle

Here are all the products used to create this card:

Table built using Product Table Builder 

 

 

Congratulations on your Engagement!

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Engagement card 01-22-2014

There is nothing more striking than these three colors together – Whisper White, Basic Black and Real Red.  I used these colors to create a card for a colleague who recently got engaged.

I love this sentiment from the Yippee Skippee! Stamp Set. I used the Squares Collection framelits to create the perfect frame for the sentiment. The white square was adhered with Stampin Dimensionals to add depth and focus to the sentiment. The heart and envelope liner DSP is from the Fresh Prints DSP Stack. And the Rhinestone Basic Jewels are the perfect finishing touch. 

01-22-2014 card with envelope

I thought the design on the DSP looked familiar and sure enough it almost matches a retired stamp set called You Are Loved. I just had to add it to the front of the envelope.

Clean, simple and elegant. The perfect engagement card.

I hope you were inspired today. Stop back tomorrow for a Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge card!

Michelle

Here are the Stampin' Up products used:

Table built using Product Table Builder