#TGIFC520 — Sketch Challenge | Swimming In Stamps

Hi Friends! This week at TGIF Challenges we have a new sketch challenge. I love the layout and decided to use it to create a birthday card for my daughter. She loves making fancy drinks, so the suite immediately caught my eye. It’s perfect for her!

This card includes several new coordinating products from the upcoming May Online Exclusives and 2025-2026 Annual Catalog, as well as a few new 2025-2027 In Colors. It’s always fun to play with new products, because it’s sparks my creativity, so that made creating this card even more fun!

The new products include:

165594 Cheers & Sips Bundle including the coordinating photopolymer stamp set and dies
165586 Celebratory Sips Designer Series Paper (DSP)
165597 Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders
165598 Holographic Resin Dots
165610 Impressions Abloom Dies
Strawberry Slush Cardstock & Classic Stampin’ Pad
Secret Sea Cardstock & Classic Stampin’ Pad
Timid Tiger Classic Stampin’ Pad

I wanted a bright, happy background, so I watercolored it with Timid Tiger, Strawberry Slush, and Berry Burst ink. After it dried, I splattered it with water and then used a paper towel to remove some of the color.

The large oval is a die-cut from the new Impressions Abloom Dies cut from one of the sheets of Celebratory Sips DSP.

The drinks are also printed on the Celebratory Sips DSP. I simply fussy cut them, as well as the flowers.

If you look closely, the umbrella drink has some texture. I used the Glass Mini Embossing Folder to dry emboss the bottom portion of the glass.

The sentiment is from the Cheers & Sips Stamp Set embossed and/or layered on new In Color Cardstock. And then the label is from the Textured Notes Dies cut from Berry Burst Cardstock.

On the inside, I used a sentiment from the Beach Day Stamp Set and layered more of those cute drinks from the Celebratory Sips DSP.

I know you’re going to LOVE these new products as much as I do. To see the other designers’ projects this week, go to the TGIF Challenges Blog.

Have a great day!

Use Host Code UKZDHJ2X for purchases at my online store to qualify to receive free exclusive project tutorials. This month’s PDF includes 12 great tutorials designed by my demonstrator friends and I to inspire your creativity! The projects feature current products from the 2024 Annual Catalog, Online Exclusives, and January-April Mini Catalogs. Enjoy!