Blessings from Home

Hello Everyone! Spending another day inside to avoid the heat. I can't wait until Monday, the high is supposed to be a cool 85. Some rain would also be nice. Anyway, I have a card today that combines three dark colors. Creative Colour Challenges #47 combined Cajun Craze, Basic Gray and Evening Evergreen. I also added just a tiny bit of gold, hope that is okay.

Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Basic Gray, Evening Evergreen, gold Brushed Metallic and Vellum

Stamp Set: Blessings of Home

Dies: Flowers of Home

Simply Elegant Trim- gold

VersaMark and gold Embossing Powder

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Hippest Hippo

The Paper Players Sketch Challenge #601 is a versatile layout. I pulled out these adorable hippos.

Cardstock: Basic White, Basic Black and Polished Pink

DSP: Celebrate Everything

Stamp Set: Hippest Hippos

Dies: Layering Circle

Blends: Polished Pink, Granny Apple Green and Gray Granite

Ink: Black

Opal Rounds

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TBT- Beautiful Peacock

Hello, Today I have a brightly colored card that uses a stamp set from Sale-A-Bration a few years back. SU! Color Challenge for July includes Night of Navy, Parakeet Party and Tahitian Tide. These colors ware perfect to use for 2018 stamp set, Beautiful Peacock. I love pulling out old products and combining them with current. Retro Rubber Challenge #187 had a fun tic tac toe challenge this time. I went with the middle column of birds, green, and embossing.

Cardstock: Basic White, Night of Navy, Parakeet Party and Tahitian Tide 

Stamp Set: Beautiful Peacock

Blends: Tahitian Tide

Ink: Night of Navy, Parakeet Party and Tahitian Tide 

VersaMark and White Embossing Powder

Embossing Folder: Basket Weave

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Coffee and Cocktails

Today I have a card that combines two challenges. One for the color and the other the theme. I love a good theme challenge. The TGIF Challenge #378 was My Favorite Things. As You See It Challenge #279 provided the color scheme.

Cardstock: Basic White, and, Polished Pink

DSP: Butterfly Kisses and Design a Daydream

Papers: Vellum, Orchid Oasis Gimmer Paper and 

Stamp Set: Nothings Better Than

Dies: Love You More Than

Ink: Black, Petal Pink, Polished Pink, Starry Sky and Orchid Oasis

VersaMark and White Embossing Powder

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Glittery Snowflakes

We are beginning another week of warm temperatures. Maybe these snowflakes will offer some relief. Today's card combines two challenges, one for color scheme and the other a layout. Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge #393 set the colors of Coastal Cabana, Highland Heather and Orchid Oasis. The card sketch was provided by Freshly Made Sketches #545.

Cardstock: Basic White, Highland Heather and Coastal Cabana

Papers: Orchid Oasis Gimmer Paper and Snowflake Splendor DSP (ret)

Stamp Set: Itty Bitty Christmas (ret)

Dies: Stitched Rectangles and Snowfall Thinlits (ret)

Ink: Orchid Oasis

Ribbon: Glittered Organdy

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

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Is it time for Pumpkin Spice

Hooray for the weekend! I don't take part in the pumpkin spice craze. In fact, I don't even like pumpkin pie. I do enjoy all other things fall, leaves, colors and decorating with pumpkins. My card for this Creative Colour Challenges #46 includes a pumpkin to go with the prescribed colors.

Cardstock: Basic White, Pear Pizzazz Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie

DSP: Butterfly Kisses 

Stamps: Hello Harvest

Dies: Rustic Pumpkin and Blossoming Happiness

Ink: Early Espresso

Blends: Pumpkin Pie, dark Daffodil Delight and light Old Olive

Wink of Stella

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Serendipity

Hello Everyone! When I first saw the colors of this challenge, Sunday Stamps Weekly Challenge #287, I immediately thought of the Rings of Love DSP. As luck would have it, I had just ordered the paper and coordinating bundle just a few days before. 

Cardstock: Basic White, Pear Pizzazz Crumb Cake and Night of Navy

DSP: Rings of Love

Stamps: Ringed with Nature and Lovely You

Dies: Three Rings Hybrid Embossing Folder

Ink: Crumb Cake and Night of Navy

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack, Crumb Cake

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Christmas in July

Seasons Greetings to All

This card was submitted to the TGIF Challenge #377. I'm on a mission this year to have all holiday cards completed by the end of August. Last year my cards went out the week after Christmas. I send about 50 cards. Thanks to this layout provided by Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers I am well on my way. (Bonus- I also used up some of last years holiday papers.) 

Cardstock: Basic White and gold Brushed Metallic

DSP: Painted Christmas

Bundle: Ringed with Nature

Dies: Stylish Shaped

Ink: Real Red and Evening Evergreen

Blends: Real Red and Evening Evergreen

Amber Gems

Gold Simply Elegant Trim

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Happy Bear

This suite is probably my favorite from the current annual catalog. I love the colors, the drawings and all the things! Just Add Ink #612 challenges you to pick two elements of three, Fur-Clouds-Stitching. I picked fur and stitching.

Cardstock: Basic White, Sahara Sand and Mossy Meadow

DSP: Happy Forest Friends

Stamp Set: Happier than Happy

Dies: Happy Forest 

Ink: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and Mossy Meadow

Old Olive Twill Ribbon

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Berries

The theme this week for Paper Craft Crew Challenge #478 is food and drink.  I was torn between cocktails and strawberries, I went with strawberries. The stamps and punch helped this card go together in no time.

Cardstock: Basic White, Daffodil Delight and Pool Party

DSP: Pattern Party

Stamp Set: Sweet Strawberry

Punch: Strawberry Builder

Ink: Real Red, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight and Pool Party

Fun Flowers Resin Shapes

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By My Side

 Good morning, we are having a much needed cloudy day here in the PNW. We even had a sprinkling of rain last night. For today's card I combined two challenges. One provided the great theme and the other a fun layout. Freshly Made Sketches #544 provided a versatile layout that worked perfectly for a kids card. The Paper Players #600 Kards for Kids theme celebrates a milestone of hosting 600 challenges.

Cardstock: Basic White and Pool Party

DSP: Design A Daydream

Stamp Set: By My Side and One Happy Family

Dies: Stitched Rectangles

Embossing Folder: Gingham

Ink: Old Olive, Petal Pink and Pool Party

Blends:700, 400, 200, Petal Pink, Pool Party and Daffodil Delight

Fine Sparkle Adhesive-Backed Gems

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More Watercolor

TGIF I made another watercolor card for today. The card was made for a bright color challenge for The Paper Players #599. The colors are part of the new In-Colors, Tahitian Tide and Parakeet Party.

Cardstock: Basic White, Tahitian Tide and Parakeet Party

Papers: Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

Stamp Set: Charming Sentiments

Dies: Stitched Rectangles, Summer Shadows and Sentiment Silhouettes

Ink: Tahitian Tide and Parakeet Party

Tahitian Tide Baker's Twine

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Christmas TBT

Happy Thursday Everyone! Today's card is part of a sketch challenge provided by Retro Rubber Challenge #186. The stamp set I used dates back to winter 2018.

Cardstock: Basic White, Pool Party and Island Indigo (ret) 

Papers: Winter Frost DSP (ret)

Stamp Set: Snow is Glistening (ret) and Itty Bitty Christmas (ret)

Dies: Layering Circles

Ink: Pool Party

Ribbon: Whisper White Flowers for Every Season and Pool Party Playing with Patterns

VersaMark and Silver Embossing Powder

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

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Happiness Abounds

 Happy Tuesday to all! For today's card I Picked a vertical challenge from Paper Craft Crew Challenge #477. This card let me pull out some cute DSP.  I then pulled out a floral bundle and picked some coordinating inks and paper.

Cardstock: Basic White, Pool Party and Petal Pink 

Papers: Design a Daydream DSP 

Stamp Set: Happiness Abounds

Dies: Blossoming Happiness

Ink: Daffodil Delight and Mint Macaron

Blends: Daffodil Delight and Mint Macaron

Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels

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L'il Pink Camper

Hello Everyone! 

Today's card combines a fun sketch and a bright color combo. The Creative Colour Challenges #45 combines Polished Pink, Mossy Meadow and Gray Granite. TGIF Challenges #376 provided a versatile layout. I pulled in some fun papers to go with a favorite stamp set and dies. And I must say, I loved how this card turned out

Cardstock: Basic White, Mossy Meadow, Polished Pink and Gray Granite

Papers: Rustic Harvest DSP and Vellum Layering Designs

Stamp Set: Trees for Sale

Dies: Tree Lot, Layering Circles and Stylish Shapes

Ink: Polished Pink and Mossy Meadow

Markers: Black

Loose Flower Flourishes

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Watercolor Christmas in July

Happy Sunday everyone! While organizing my craft room this past week I was reminded of a fun watercolor technique that uses kosher salt. I made a fun background for today's card that was inspired by the CAS Colours and Sketches Challenge #477. This week's color challenge required Night of Navy, Merry Merlot and Metallic Gold.

Cardstock: Basic White, Night of Navy, Merry Merlot and Brushed Metallic Gold

Stamp Set: Christmas to Remember

Ink: Night of Navy and Merry Merlot

VersaMark and Gold Embossing Powder

Wonderful Snowflakes

Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots

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Big Hooray!

 Oh my! It has been almost two months since I last posted. Today's card used some fun new products from the annual catalog. The card was inspired by a color combination provided by Creative Colour Challenges #44  The required colors were Basic Gray, Pool Party and Sweet Sorbet. This was a CASE of a card in the current catalog.

I started with a standard Basic Gray card base. I cut a 5 3/8" by 4 1/8" rectangle from Sweet Sorbet cardstock and used that to border a 5 5/16" by 4 1/16" piece of Pool Party Design a Dream DSP. 

Three basic white 3 1/8" by 1 3/4" pieces were cut using the Stitched Rectangle dies and were layered onto the DSP layer.

The sentiment was stamped with VersaMark onto Sweet Sorbet card and embossed with white embossing powder. After cutting out, I glued it onto a 3" vellum stitched circle that was embossed with white embossing powder. Then centered onto the front of the card with dimensionals .

Sequins were cut from the Basic Gray, Pool Party and Sweet Sorbet card using the Sequins dies. These were glued randomly onto the card. 

I love this card and hope you like it too! 

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