I used the Stampin’ Up! Blow Out The Candles stamp set to create my card for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop today.  We’ve got a sketch challenge this week and this is what I made for it.

Here is the sketch that we’re using this week:

I started by adhering a panel from the Festive Farmhouse DSP (available September 5) to a panel of Gray Granite card stock with SNAIL.  Then I punched a panel of Festive Farmhouse DSP with the Banner Triple Punch, trimmed the ends so that the banner went to the edges and then adhered it to the larger DSP panel with SNAIL.

I stamped the sentiment from the Blow Out The Candles photopolymer stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink on a panel of Very Vanilla card stock and then cut it out with a Layering Ovals Framelits Die.  I adhered the die cut oval with SNAIL to an oval cut from Gray Granite card stock with a Stitched Shapes Framelits Die.  I adhered the layered ovals to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I pulled a strand of Linen Thread through a True Gentleman Button, tied a bow and adhered it to the card front with a Glue Dot.  I adhered the layered panel to a Cherry Cobbler card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals to finish it.

I inked part of the sentiment from the Blow Out the Candles stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink and stamped it on a panel of Very Vanilla card stock.  I adhered a strip of Festive Farmhouse DSP across the bottom of the panel to finish the inside of the card.

Alright, on with the hop!  Click the button below to hop over to see what Shelagh Freemantle has created today.

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

1. Amy Koenders – You Are Here
2. Shelagh Freemantle
3. Mary Deatherage
4. Kristi Gray
5. Jaimie Babarczy
6. Sue Prather
7. Karen Finkle
8. Julie Johnston

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Card stock cuts for this project:

• Cherry Cobbler – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel, 1-1/2″ x 3-7/8″ panel
• Gray Granite – 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel, Stitched Shapes Framlits die cut
• Very Vanilla – Layering Ovals Framelits die cut, 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel (inside card)
• Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper – 3-7/8″ panel x 5-1/8″ panel, 2-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ panel

Stampin’ Up! items used to create this project: