PPA 164

Here is the sketch for this week's challenge at Pals Paper Arts

I am a big fan of Christmas in July so I thought I would go with a Christmas theme and a simple design. (Maybe I will get a head start on my Christmas Cards this year)

Using the new in color Baked Brown Sugar as a base cardstock and the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack from the Holiday catalog, this card came together real quick.  I cut 3 banners from the stack colors and one from Whisper White.  The sentiment is from More Merry Messages #126400 (wood), #126402 (clear) a carry over from last year's catalog.

The ornament is from the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set, a carry over from last year's catalog, #128048 (wood) and #128051 (clear), stamped in Cherry Cobbler.  I tied a bow with the new Silver 1/8" Ribbon also from the Holiday Catalog.  If you are in need of a Holiday Catalog, email me and I will be sure to get one out to you ASAP.

Happy Stamping.

My Pity Party Cards

This week is Stampin' Up!'s Convention and  25 Year Celebration.  Unfortunately, I am unable to attend.

However, our good Pal Lori Martin, who was also unable to get to Convention this year, has put together a Pity Party for all of us who stayed behind.

We are creating 4 cards to express the following:

1. There's No Place Like Home
2. Green With Envy
3. Celebration Time
4. Oh, So Blue From Missing You

Here are my cards for the party:

This was my first green with envy card but I switched it out with this one:

I hope all our Pals are having a great time at convention!  Happy Stamping!

PPA 163

Here is my card for the PPA color challenge this week. 

The image is the bowl of cherries from Giggle Greetings stamped on Very Vanilla.  Cherry Cobbler just made me think of the Giggle Greetings set.  I stamped the image using Midnight Muse and colored the bowl with Midnight Muse using the aqua painter. Then I colored the cherries with Cherry Cobbler and the Aqua Painter. 

The card stock base is Midnight Muse.  The next layer is Midnight Muse embossed with the Beautifully Baroque embossing folder.  Using the Window Frames Collection Framelits, I cut shapes 3 and 4 from the set.  The Cherry Cobbler die cut is also embossed with the Beautifully Baroque folder.  I alternated the die cut shapes and placed them on the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. The 5/8" Crochet Trim decorates the corners, topped off with Cherry Cobbler Candy Dots.  I hope you try your hand at this fun color challenge.  Happy Stamping!

Sneak Peek PPA 163

Here is a sneak peek at tomorrow's
color challenge at PPA Pals Paper Arts

Be sure to come back tomorrow to see the rest of my card.

Pals July Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for the July Pals Blog Hop to celebrate the 2013-15 In Colors! Are you ready to see wonderful creations made with Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush, Baked Brown Sugar and Coastal Cabana? We all love to make these projects, we hope you enjoy viewing them. And thanks to the talented Nicole Watt for creating the blog hop badge and buttons featuring the This and That Epic Day Kit (133465), and Venetian Romance DSP (134735).


You should have just left stop number 15 on the Pals Hop - Debbie Mageed at Scrappin' and Stampin'.  If so, you are in the right spot. If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

My card uses Crumb Cake card stock and the In Color Designer Series Paper stack. I chose two different designs and three colors: Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe and Coastal Cabana.

The sentiment, Thanks So Much, is from the Oh, Hello stamp set and is heat embossed in white.

I also heat embossed four flowers from the new Flower Shop set and punched them out with the new Pansy Punch.

Three of the flowers are clustered on Stampin’ Dimensionals over a strip of Baked Brown Sugar and a thin strip of Crisp Cantaloupe . There are Basic Jewel Pearls in the centers.

The bottom flower is embellished with one of the small Antique Brads.

The next stop is Mikki Sarkisyan at Mikki's Creative Corner, stop number 17 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

1. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
2. Lynn Hoyt at cattaildesigns
3. Amy Lazzell at Just a Thought...Cards by Amy
4. Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
5. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
6. Laurie Chilton at Stampin Ink
7. Kim Czenszak at Live Love Stamp
8. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
9. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
10. Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
11. Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards.com
12. Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness
13. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
14. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
15. Debbie Mageed at Scrappin' and Stampin'
16. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
17. Mikki Sarkisyan at Mikki's Creative Corner
18. Kari Linder at Stampin' Essentials
19. Angie Blake at Angie's Musings
20. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
21. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
22. Shirley Sumption at Look At My Cute Stuff
23. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
24. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
25. Carmen Sublasky at The Creative Stamptuary
26. Colleen Mollema at My Crafty Habit

PPA 162 - Thanks a Bunch

A Festive Color Challenge http://www.palspaperarts.com/2013/07/ppa162-a-festive-color-challenge.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PalsPaperArts+%28Pals+Paper+Arts%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

The Card Stock is Stampin' Up Pacific Point, Real Red and  Crumb Cake.

Stamp Sets are SU Friendship Preserves, Mosaic Madness and A Round Array.

Square Lattice Embossing Folder

7/8 inch Scallop Punch

Window Frames Framelits

Friendship

The Paper Players Challenge this week is a Tic Tac Toe.  I chose the bottom row:  Embossing, Friendship and Ribbon.

Here is my card:

All  products Stampin' Up!

Very Vanilla and Basic Black Card Stock

7/8" Cotton Ribbon

5/8 Crochet Trim

Labels Collection Framelits

Chalk Talk Framelits

Modern Medley DSP

Versa Mark

Black Stampin' Emboss Powder

From My Heart Stamp Set

Fancy Fan Embossing Folder

Stampin' Dimensionals

Big Shot

Method:

I embossed the Friendship image twice and fussy cut the friendship banner.  I placed the banner on top of the image with Dimensionals.

To cut out the "I' rather do nothing" sentiment, I die cut it twice.  It didn't fit in the small tag and the large tag was too long for what I had in mind here.  So, I ran it through the Big Shot once with the sentiment way over to the left of the tag.   Then I moved the card stock down to cut off the right side and shorten the tag.  The result is the shortened tag you see on my card.

Wish Big!

Here is a sweet little gift that you could use as a Teacher's Gift or a gift for a co-worker.  This is from Sam in the UK. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmFz7_BMCqQ.  I enjoy watching the UK demos switching between Imperial and Metric measurements; I know I can't do that!

This is a pair of altered tea lights and a mini box of matches.  The DSP is from This and That Epic Day.  The tea lights are covered with washi tape.  The punches used are the Large Oval and the Scalloped Oval.  The Wish Big sentiment is from Pennant Parade.

PPA 161 -- Ooh La La!

My favorite stamp in the new Stampin' Up! catalog is actually a Wheel called "Shop Around"  It was a "must have" for me.  When I saw the sketch challenge for this week, I immediately thought of using the wheel on the diagonal for this design.  http://www.palspaperarts.com/2013/06/ppa161-a-sketch-challenge.html


So here it is:

All Products Stampin' Up!

Supplies:

Early Espresso and Soft Suede Inks

Soft Suede and Very Vanilla Card Stock

Shop Around Wheel and Friendship Preserves Stamp Set

Window Frames Collection Framelits

Candy Dots Neutrals

Method:

I wheeled the design on a diagonal and then I wheeled it again on another piece of cardstock and cut out one of the "ad" sections, being sure to capture the talk bubble "ooh la la!".  

I sponged all the edges with Soft Suede. 

Happy Stamping!

All That's New

Thank you for joining us for the June Pals Blog Hop and our kickoff to the new catalog! Are you ready to see wonderful creations featuring new products from the 2013-14 Stampin' Up! catalog? Get ready to update your wish list!

You should have just left stop number 18, Brian King at Stamp with Brian,  www.stampwithbrian.com  on the Pals Hop.   If so, you are in the right spot. If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

I decided to use all the five new In Colors from the New Catalog.  Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Strawberry Slush.   I used the new Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder, Mosaic Madness stamp set and the matching Mosaic Punch.  Check out page 123 of the new catalog to save 15% when you bundle the stamp set and punch.  The sentiments are from Loving Thoughts.

The next stop is Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit, www.craftybandit.com, stop number 20 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

1. Penny Nichols at Sierra Stampin!
2. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
3. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works
4. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
5. Lynn Hoyt at cattaildesigns
6. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
7. Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness
8. Angie Blake at Angie's Musings
9. Shannon Jaramillo at ezpeasycards.com
10. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
11. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
12. Amy L. Lazzell at Just a Thought...Cards by Amy
13. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
14. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stampin
15. Patti Macleith at Papercrafts by Patti
16. Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
17. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
18. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
19. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter   YOU ARE HERE
20. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
21. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
22. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
23. Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
24. Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards.com
25. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space