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This week we have a color challenge by Lynn Hoyt.  Head on over to Pals Paper Arts to check it out!

This is such a pretty color combination!  It is a dreary day here in New England, so my photos are bit dim.

The stamps sets are Garden in Bloom, Flourishing Phrases, splotches from Awesomely Artistic,and for the punched Itty Bitty Butterfly, I used Papillon Potpourri.

The flowers were stamped first in Smokey Slate, then Marina Mist (stamped off once), than stamped with Pink Pirouette two times.

This is the inside:

And the one on the right is an error but I went with it anyway and completed the card.  I accidentally inked up a splotch in Marina Mist and stamped it.  Whoops!  So then I added a stamped off blue below and above to make it look like the butterfly was on a blue path.  Works for me.

Christmas in July

Each year in July I make a Christmas Card.  My plan is to make my Christmas Cards early in the year so that when the Holiday Season arrives, I am ready with my cards.  It has never happened. 

This Christmas in July card is for two different challenges.

Follow these links to play along.

Retro Rubber Challenge

Pals Paper Arts

I have used old Stampin' Up! stamps and new Stampin' Up! Copper Embossing Powder for this card.

The stamps are both from 2009.  The reindeer is called Dasher and the sentiment is from Delightful Decorations.

The embossing folder is current and is called Softly Falling.

The mini copper brads are from Recollections and the copper metallic paper is from a Recollections paper collection called Precious Metals.

PPA 307

This week Brian King has is a color challenge over at Pals Paper Arts.   Here is my card:

I love this color combination.  I used a retired stamp set called Awash With Flowers because I wanted an image with a large enough open area to use a dauber.  

Also, I don't think I ever used this stamp set.  I recently re-configured my stamp room and and have been coming across stamps that I have never used.

The sentiment is from Watercolor Wishes.

I have been splashing ink on my cards recently, and did so again on this card using the Real Red ink.

The Weary Traveler

This is my card for the PPA Sketch Challenge.

The stamp set is Traveler and the colors are Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla,

The look and feel of the card is grimy; sort of the way you feel after a long time traveling away from home.  You just want to get home again, take a shower and flop into your own bed to sleep.

Vacations can be wonderful, but there is no place like home.

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There is a color challenge over at PPA this week!

 I saw Kristina Werner demonstrate a blending technique this week. I thought I would try it with the Pool Party and Island Indigo on Whisper White to play along with this color challenge.

I stamped 3 balloons in Pool Party toward the top and 3 balloons in Island Indigo toward the bottom of a piece of Whisper White that measures 3 7/8"   X  5 1/8".  Then I used a blending tool, but you could use a sponge,  and blended  Pool Party on top and Island Indigo on the bottom.

The stamp set is Balloon Celebration.  I stamped the sentiment string first and then masked a few of the bottom balloons to stamp the plain strings.

I paced that layer on another piece of white card stock, measuring 4" X 5 1/4" and then those two layers on a card base of Island Indigo measuring the usual 8.5" X 4.25", scored at 5.5", for a top folding card.

Pretty quick and simple.

PPA 304

Hello
Have you seen the sketch challenge at Pals Paper Arts this week?
Click on the link to see some awesome creations!

Here is my submission:

Colors are Sahara Sand with Crumb Cake for the sentiment.

Stamps sets are Butterfly Basics and the sentiment is from Celebrate Today.

If you enjoy creating collage cards, Stampin' Up!'s Butterfly Basics is a "must-have".

The thinlit used is the new Swirly Scribbles.

One Stamp Set - One Ink Pad

Hello

This card is for The PPA Challenge.  Click on the link to play along or to see all the wonderful submissions.

It is a Color Challenge:

As my post title indicates, I used one stamp set, Endless Birthday Wishes and one Ink Pad, Night of Navy, both from Stampin' Up!

The card is a standard 4.25 X 5.50 inches.  The layers are 3 X 3, 3.25 X 3.25 and 3.5 X 3.5 inches.

I stamped the cake image on the Sahara Sand layer, then stamped the image two more times on scraps of cardstock.  One image was stamped on  Mint Macron and one on Night of Navy cardstock. 

I then fussy cut the cake from the mint color and the cake stand from the navy and glued both pieces to the original image on the Sahara Sand layer.

I randomly stamped the Sahara Sand base with various images from the stamp set in Navy.

I punched mint and navy stars with the Confetti Stars Border and glued around the cake.  I put stars on the candle flames and then added silver Dazzling Details to the flames.

Awesomely Artistic

I finally got to stamp something today for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge.

Here is the color challenge:


Here is my card:

The stamp set is Awesomely Artistic and the sentiment is from the set Butterfly Basics.

Sometimes the design is an after-thought (or two)

I originally intended to center the white card stock (3" X 3") on the Pool Party card stock, but changed my mind and cut a piece of Crushed Curry 1/8' wider than the white, to border the white.

I still intended to center the image, but when I put the pieces on the card to view, the white card stock slipped a little and moved to the right.  I decided I liked that look, so I let it stay there.  

Also, the water drops were originally on the Pool Party only, then I added them to the white, stamping off 2 times.

Then I decided, what the heck, let's go for water drops on the Crushed Curry too!

Just let the design take you where it wants to go.

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Color Challenge this week. Click here to see all the creativity!

All I can say is, Silver Foil is hard to photograph!

I stamped the image with Stazon black on both Whisper White and Silver Foil.

I fussy cut the silver foil vases and glued them on top of the stamped image.

The flowers are "painted" with the Aqua Painter.  

The stars were stamped with the Confetti Stars Border Punch and the Itty Bitty Accents Punch.

The tie is Silver Metallic Thread. All products Stampin' Up!

Happy 2015!

What better way to start the new year than playing along at Pals Paper Arts.

Try your hand at a color challenge:

The card stock is Night of Navy and Wisteria Wonder.  The butterfly is foil paper die cut with the new Butterflies Thinlits (coming on January 6th!).  The new stamp set is called Butterfly Basics.

Inks:  Night of Navy, Wisteria Wonder and Encore! Silver.

Email me if you have any questions.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

PPA 233 Adventure Awaits

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

This week we have a Sketch Challenge at Pals Paper Arts  Follow the link to play.

Here is my card:

Cardstock:  Basic Black  for the card base, silver and gold foil specialty paper and Pacific Point, Crushed Curry and Cherry Cobbler.

Stamp Set: Adventure Awaits and Skinny Alphabet

Ink:  Encore ! Gold embossed with gold embossing powder

Accessories:  Gold Baker's Twine (unraveled) and The Confetti Stars Punch

This is my last week as a member of team two.  I want to thank PPA for this incredible opportunity.

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Stamp Sets used are Work of Art, Holiday Home (for the tiny snowflakes and) and Good Greetings.

Work Of Art Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$29.95

Holiday Home Photopolymer Stamp Set

$15.95

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

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PPA 229

This week's challeng is a sketch challenge:

Follow the link to play Pals Paper Arts

Pals Paper Arts 227

Pals Paper Arts has a color challenge this week.   Follow the link to play.

I used Park Lane DSP and colored the leaves and flowers.  I then heat embossed over all.

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This week we have a Sketch Challenge at Pals Paper Arts   Follow the link to play.

And Many More Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$26.95

Park Lane Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Blackberry Bliss 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon

$8.95

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

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PPA223

We have a wonderful Color Challenge at Pals Paper Arts this week.

I made my own DSP, (isn't that so much fun?) using the Stripes Decorative Mask.

The eyeballs are colored with the Tangelo Twist Marker and then a dollop of Crystal Effects was added to make them glossy,

Making Spirits Bright Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.95

Dots & Stripes Decorative Masks

$2.95

Tangelo Twist 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon

$8.95

Crystal Effects

$6.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$5.95

Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

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PPA222

There is a color challenge this week at Pals Paper Arts    Follow the link to play along.

Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set

$17.95

Four Feathers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$10.95

Perfect Pennants Clear Stamp Set

$21.95

Papillon Potpourri Clear Stamp Set

$14.95

Feathers Framelits Dies

$12.95

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Naturals Ivory 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$7.50

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