Highdesert Stamper – Artistic Inkspirations

Here’s the next batch of ATC cards in our new color swaps!

These are in 2 different color groups.

Check back next Monday for 4 more colors.

Today and Tomorrow are the last days you can order from the Summer Mini! You can order online 24/7 right HERE:

Be sure to check my calendar for upcoming classes.  Pre-registration is required for all classes except my regular Sunday Stampers Class, always on the 2nd Sunday of the month. I just ask that you call and ask if there’s room since it does fill up, and I need to know how many are coming so I can prepare enough packets for all attending. You can email me at “prairiestamper@gmail.com” or at “highdesertstamper@gmail.com”.  Thanks for stopping by!!

I am creating a tutorial for the cards I did for the sketch this week, since someone asked me…. “how did you do that?”…. SO, to do that I had to recreate the project and take pictures as I went along. It’s amazing how many steps there are to making a card. I just don’t think of all those steps… I just do them. Many times I don’t have any measurements or a sketch to work from. It’s much easier when you do have a sketch.  I spent the past 2 1/2 hrs recreating the Sketch challenge in a different set of colors. Since that pad of designer paper comes in 5 different colors, I chose Peach Parfait to go along with the new Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, and Very Vanilla.  I have Peach Parfait ribbon and Early Espresso ribbon. (this sort of determined my colors, since I haven’t ordered the rest of the colors yet!! I’m on a budget and am trying to just order what I will need for my upcoming classes, so I don’t have a lot of excess embellishments).

Here is my version of the card. As soon as I get done “writing up all the instructions and inserting the 50+ pictures I took to show you all the steps”… I will update this post with a link to a PDF file for the instructions. So check back tomorrow morning (I hope, if my fingers don’t get tired typing, and the battery doesn’t run down on my laptop!!) for the tutorial!!

Then you can see how I started with the stack of papers…….. and ended up with this>>>>>

Please take time to leave a comment and tell me what you think of my color choices and use of the various stamps. I ended up using a total of 4 different stamp sets for the 4 cards I made.   Enjoy!!

Here is the tutorial for this project. Diamond Sketch Circle Circus This tutorial is free for you to use. Please do not copy or sell it, as it is my own work. If you would like to share this tutorial with your friends, please send them the link to this blog post, do not link directly to the file. Thanks for being a considerate blogger. This will help all bloggers keep their costs down. If I find people linking directly to the PDF file, I will remove it. Thanks again for visiting my blog.

Next group in the ATC color renovation swap includes : Bravo Burgundy, Riding hood Red,  (new) Cherry Cobble,  and Cajun Craze (new).

All of these are in the Rich Regals group.  Order all your colors RIGHT HERE!

You can order them in Paper, spots, regular size ink pads, refills, and markers, watercolor crayons, and pastels! Now they are even available in a special selection of BUTTONS!!

Designer Buttons – Regals Collection	119744
Price: $8.95
These fun and whimsical buttons are a sweet 3-D accent for tags, cards, and scrapbook pages. Available in many of Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive colors. ■ 72 buttons per container; 4 each of 3 designs in 6 colors ■ Designs include large marbled button, double circle button, and small flower button

Classic Stampin Spots – Regals Collection 119713 Price: $19.95 Classic Stampin’ Spots are 1″ x 1″ square ink pads that come in Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive color collections to make choosing coordinating colors simple.

■ Set of 10 Stampin’ Up! colors
■ Water-based dye ink
■ Coordinate with exclusive Stampin’ Up! card stock, pastels, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, and Stampin’ Write markers
■ Softest pastels and richest colors
■ Slightly raised fabric pad
■ Re-ink using Classic Stampin’ Ink refills (sold separately)