PPA 178 Color Challenge

Are you all set for a color challenge this week?

Pals Paper Arts is challenging you to use Summer Starfruit, Crisp Cantaloupe and Early Espresso in a project this week.  Hint:  If you happen to have Stampin' Up!'s DSP "Soho Subway" the possibilities are endless.  Here is my card:

The sentiment is from Stampin' Up!'s Best of greetings Stamp Set.  The strip of Crisp Cantaloupe is embossed with the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder and embellished with two Early Espresso Candy Dots. The lower right corner is embellished with an In Color Boutique Detail in Crisp Cantaloupe.

Happy Stamping!

Pals Paper Arts 177

This week we have another sketch challenge at Pals Paper Arts.  If you are new to card making or if you have never participated in a sketch challenge before but would like to, I will explain what I do to create a card from the sketch.

First I make a model from scrap paper to figure out the measurements of the design.  These are not necessarily the exact measurements, just what I think they might be, or what might work for me.  That's the fun of a sketch challenge, the sketch serves to get you going.


When I am happy with the model measurements, I start to think about color.  I just love all the Stampin' Up! green shades. This time I chose Pistachio Pudding, which made me think of Figgy Pudding in the Christmas Carole "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", so I was off on a Holiday themed card.

So, using the Pistachio Pudding card stock and coordinating InColor Patterened Paper I put this together.

 The sentiment is from the stamp set called Christmas Messages and it is found in the Holiday catalog.   I also used an image from Mosaic Madness. I stamped first with VersaMark and then heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I punched out the images with the matching Mosaic Punch.     I hope you will join us this week!  Happy Stamping.

PPA 176

Pals Paper Arts has a sketch challenge this week.

I used Very Vanilla and Midnight Muse card stock.

The image is stamped with the Stampin' Wheel  Shop Around in Midnight Muse.

Crochet Trim

Ticket Duo Builder Punch

Photopolymer Another Thank you

Hostess Postage Collection

PPA 175

We have another color challenge this week at Pals Paper Arts!

I think these are beautiful Autumn colors, but as I sat down to stamp, I was not inspired in an Autumn direction!  I started embossing the card stock and then began cutting the card stock at different angles and then I wanted to put a large word on one of the angled lines.  The words in the Thinlits Dies set were the perfect size to use so I decided on the word "Merry".  A Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas to You!

                         

             

The stamped sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.   I just love the contrast between the large Merry and the teeny tiny Merry!  I hope you decide to play along with us this week.  

Here is the link: PPA 175 Color Challenge.  Happy Stamping!

PPA 174

Pals Paper Arts has  a color challenge this week and these colors are just PERFECT for fall!

Using the three Stampin' Up! colors shown above and the SU Stamp Set Gently Falling I created this card:

I also used the Thinlits Dies to cut out "thankful" multiple times and then put it back in place popped up in it's original spot.  I saw this technique demonstrated by Jennifer McGuire at popped up die cuts

PPA 173

This week's challenge at PPA is a sketch challenge-please join us for some fun.
 http://www.palspaperarts.com/
The oh so talented Nicole Watt has a fun sketch to challenge us this week.  Here it is:

I used Modern Medley  designer series paper and the stamp is from Perfectly Penned.

Hope you consider joining us this week!  Happy Stamping!

PPA 172

My favorites cards are the ones that are all about the paper.  In this case, it is Venetian Romance.

PPA 171

Welcome to this week's Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge http://www.palspaperarts.com/

I just loved this color combo and this is the card I created:

I stamped the sentiment from the "From My Heart" set in Baked Brown Sugar on Very Vanilla card stock.  I then stamped it again in Calypso Coral and  cut out the "ENJOYING" to pop up with Dimensionals on the original sentiment.

I die cut the sentiment with the Labels Collection Framelits and then cut the next two sizes, one in Calypso Coral and one in Baked Brown Sugar.  I then embossed the two larger die cuts and the Very Vanilla layer of the card. 

I gave this card to my Dad who had his 80th birthday on Monday!  Happy Birthday Papa!

Please consider joining us this week in our color challenge.  I'm sure you'll have fun.  Happy Stamping!

Pals September Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for the September Pals Blog Hop. And thanks to the talented Nicole Watt for creating the blog hop badge and buttons!   This month we are showcasing projects made with the Stampin' Up! tools we love. 

You should have just left stop number 8 on the Pals Hop - Maria Flores at Maria's Sandbox.  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.

One of my favorite Stampin'  Up! tools is The Big Shot. The Big Shot allows you to die cut several different shapes, many of which correspond to our stamps.

In addition to die cutting, what I really like about The Big Shot are the many embossing folders that are available to emboss cardstock. I made this card in ten minutes using only one color of cardstock and the Fancy Fan embossing folder.  The embossing turns the simple Crumb Cake cardstock into a Wow card.  The sentiment is from Perfectly Penned, stamped in Cherry Cobbler and the ribbon in the 1/2 inch seam binding also in Crumb Cake.  Two Cherry Cobbler candy dots embellish the sentiment.  

The next stop is Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits From Dawn, stop number 10 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

1. Kim Czenszak at Live Love Stamp
2. Shirley Sumption at Look at My Cute Stuff
3. Barbara Chatzkel at Take Out Paper Arts
4. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
5. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery
6. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
7. Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness
8. Maria Flores at Maria's Sandbox
9. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter  you are here
10. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits From Dawn
11. Amy L. Lazzell at Just A Thought...Cards by Amy
12. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
13. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
14. Peggy Noe at Prettypaprecards.com
15. Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog
16. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
17. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
18. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
19. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
20. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
21. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
22. Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
23. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
24. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts

Last Flight of the Swallowtail

Pals Paper Arts has a color challenge this week.  http://www.palspaperarts.com/

This card uses  the Swallowtail stamp from Stampin' Up!   I wanted to use this butterfly stamp before the season changes and our butterfly friends are on hiatus.

The butterfly is stamped on Naturals Ivory card stock in Early Espresso, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I then colored the butterfly with Midnight Muse and Crushed Curry using the Aqua Painter.  I drew in a border line with my Midnight Muse Stampin' Write Marker using the fine tip end.  I stamped some water spots in Crushed Curry using a stamp from Gorgeous Grunge.  The sentiment is from Really Good Greetings.

I hope you have time to play along at Pals Paper Arts this week and have some fun with this great color challenge.