No Stamping For This Challenge

Hi all, happy Friday!

We have a new challenge for you today over on Stamp Something and I think it's a fun one too. It was also kind of different for me, something I don't often do in my card making. This challenge is a "NO Stamping Allowed" challenge. Create something, anything you wish, as long as you don't stamp any part of it. So you can use all the pretty papers, embellishments, rub-ons, embossing, 3D items, etc....just no stamping. You can handle that, right?!

This is my card. I bet at first glance you thought I stamped, but I promise, NO stamping here. I used some rub-ons from Stampin' Up!. I've had these ones for a while, I think I used them on a wedding album I made over the summer and this one was a left over. My card is very simple, one that I created in only a few minutes time, which was great. I've been pretty busy all week, but I like to squeeze in some crafting time whenever I can. This challenge was a great excuse.

I started with a base of black cardstock and layered on a piece of white, which has been embossed with the Swirls embossing folder and my Cuttlebug. Then I added the rub-on to a white piece of cardstock and layered that on another piece of black. The sentiment layer is adhered to the card base using foam tape. I wanted there to be some dimension to this card, although it's hard to see in this photo, sorry. The final touch was adding some Prima flowers with a pearl center. I'm really loving these flowers!

So that's it! Pretty easy, right?! If you decide to play along with us this week, please leave a comment on Stamp Something with a link to your work and you'll be entered for a chance to win some goodies from FireCracker Designs by Pamela! Be sure to have your entry in by 7pm EST on Thursday, January 15th.

Have a great weekend and be sure to check out all the non-stamped design team samples, they're all very creative! Happy stamping or I guess I should say no-stamping! :)