Tag Archives: Sweet Li’l Things DSP

Acorny Thank You with DSP

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The challenge currently at Less is More is to make a CAS card with DSP. Clearly there still needs to be lots of white space to keep it CAS so this is quite an interesting challenge. Luckily I have loads of DSP leftover to choose from and the Acorny Thank You set and associated punch is perfect for using up small pieces.

Stampin' Up! Acorny Thank you

I used the acorn builder punch to get a variety of acorns and their tops using the Sweet Li’l Things DSP. I also punched some out in tangelo twist and watermelon wonder cardstock. Next I glued tops onto acorns, first removing the stem since that’s harder to line up. After that I stamped the sentiment (also from the Acorny Thank you set) in watermelon wonder and then started gluing my acorns to the card. I wanted to have them overlap the top and bottom of the card and I trimmed the excess with my paper snips once the glue was dry – using the card edge as a guide.

I used up some more of my DSP by using it for the envelope liner and the retiring envelope liner framelits. I still can’t believe that the liner framelits are retiring – they are the most used framelits that I own since I refuse to leave an envelope naked. I just checked the retiring list and they are still available, so if you don’t have them, I’d advise snapping them up asap.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

 

Sky is the Limit

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I’ve been trying to avoid the pun that it’s my head, but it’s no use! I have to say that it took a while for me to get off the ground with this stamp set. There. I said it! 🙂 The Sky is the Limit set is one of the Sale-a-bration sets that was guaranteed until February 15th but it’s still available as of the time of writing. I wouldn’t wait much longer if you want it though – it’s free with an order of $50 (not including postage and tax).

Stampin' Up! Sky is the limit and Endless Birthday Wishes and Sweet Li'l Things DSP

I love the typeface of the sentiments (although I didn’t use them here – they didn’t fit) but I wasn’t expecting to use the plane much. But the stamp has been used quite a few times. I was inspired by the sketch challenge at CAS on Sundays and I actually had a totally different plan, but the plane insisted that it be used again.  Especially as I wanted a male birthday card. Here’s the sketch banner:

I started by selecting the DSP which is from Sweet Li’l Things and cut it to the right shape and then stamped out the aeroplane in basic black. This seemed to harsh so I tried early espresso which was much better. The sentiment needed to be fairly concise and that’s the beauty of the Endless Birthday Wishes – you can mix and match and fill all sorts of different spaces. I stamped this in early espresso and then snipped out my plane. It’s not a big deal but I wouldn’t fancy making a dozen of this design! I originally intended to use a very vanilla card base but, as I usually do, I tested a few more colours and early espresso was the clear winner. I decided to match the envelope liner to the pool party colour of the DSP.

I rather like this sketch and definitely intend to go back to my original idea – as long as the plane doesn’t get pushy again!

See you tomorrow,

Liz