Soft Colors with the Paper Players

Hi there, Stamping Friends! It's Friday night, and so I am posting a card for the Paper Players Challenge...just in the nick of time! (Edited: NUTS! I forgot that the deadline is Noon, not Midnight! Oh ell...at least I had fun!) The picture stinks with no natural light at this hour, but I just had to play! I love this color combo! So soft and delicate!

Once again, all products used are from Stmpin' Up! I started with a crumb cake base. I stamped the grass from Inspired by Nature in pear pizazz on whisper white, then sponged pear and pool party for the grass and sky. I layered it with wisteria wonder, punched with the scallop trim border punch. Next I added some butterflies, made with my Beautiful Wings embosslit and the Big Shot. The sentiment is from Oval All, colored with blender pens and punched with the scallop oval, layered over crumb cake seam binding in a bow.

That's it! Maybe next week, I'll play sooner!

Be sure to read my previous post for the Friday Mashup challenge http://www.fridaymashup.com/2012/03/fm50-i-want-candy.html...we've got blog candy this week!

Inky {{{HUGS}}}

Friday Mashup #50!! Blog Candy!!

Hello, and Happy Friday!! It's a great day, because we celebrating Challenge #50 at the Friday Mashup!! And a celebration isn't complete without some treats! So this week, we have Blog Candy on each Design Team members' blogs! More on that at the end of my post.
But first, Heidi is hosting this week's challenge, and it's a beauty!! We have a great sketch and a fun technique!

1. Make a project using the "Sketch"
2. Or Make a project using the "Faux Mother of Pearl Technique"
3. Or Mash it Up! and Make a project using the "Sketch" and "Faux Mother of Pearl Technique"
   
   This is such a lovely technique that I had NEVER used before! (This DT gig has really expanded my horizons! LOL) If it is new to you, check out this tutorial on Splitcoaststampers.
   

My card is filled with fresh colors for spring! All products used are from Stampin' Up! After flipping the sketch, I started with a wonder wisteria card base, layered with lucky limeade and 2 sides of the same sheet of Cheerful Treat dsp (a hostess item in the Idea Book & Catalog.) I added some retired polka dot melon mambo ribbon, but you can get new ribbon with scallops! Next, I used shimmer paint on whisper white, and sponged with pink pirouette ink for the mother of pearl technique. I stamped this image from Bordering on Romance (from the Occasions Mini) with stazon black ink. Next I used my blender pens and re-inkers to color the image. After it dried, I punched it out with the extra large scallop circle punch,layered it with concord crush and popped it up with dimensionals. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes, stamped with concord crush ink on more of the sponged/mother of pearl paper.

Now...about the BLOG CANDY!! For my collection, I have 2 rolls of non-SU ribbon, an unused non-SU stamp set (cute, but I just never touched it!), a scallop circle chipboard "scrapbook", and lots of rub-ons, including Christmas and Valentine's Day sets. So, how do you win? First, submit your submission to the Friday Mashup Challenge #50. (Deadline is Thursday 3/22 at 12:00 a.m. EST) Next, go to each Design Team member blog, and comment on each of their entries. Every DT member has blog candy, so there are lots of chances to win!! (Just one blog candy bundle per person, shipping just to USA and Canada). We are excited to see what creative projects you create!!

Inky {{{HUGS}}}

Virtual Stamp Night...Again!

Here are the last 2 cards I made for the March 2012 Virtual Stamp Night Challenges at splitcoaststampers.

The first one was for a tough challenge...Steam punk! Hard to explain, but check out these cards in the SCS gallery. Turns out, last fall while visiting my mom in South Carolina, I purchased some non-SU items at a cute local stamp shop that worked perfectly. These gears and the embossing folder make a fun masculine card. Everything else is from Stampin' Up!

My next card uses the fabulous new Tea Shoppe stamp set with the lovely retired Urban Garden dsp. I'll never tire of this color combo!!

Thanks for stopping by again!!

Inky {{{HUGS}}}

Virtual Stamp Night!

I made these cards last weekend. Just wanted to post quickly. I love Virtual Stamp Night at splitcoaststampers....and wish I was organized to do all of the challenges! I have already posted 2 cards that were combined with blog challenges. I did 5 other cards, as well. Here's 3 of them:

The first card was for a "Love is in Bloom" challenge. We had to use hearts or the word "Love". I made this clean and simple card for my mom, allowing the retired Greenhouse Gala dsp to take center stage. She loves to garden, so the flowers are perfect!

The next card asked us to do some "Spring Cleaning" by using older, neglected products. This retired Bella Bleu dsp, along with the retired stamps and ribbon did the trick!

Finally, "Spring is in the Air" prompted me to pull out my Flight of the Butterfly and more retired Greenhouse Gala dsp. Gotta use this stuff!!

If you want more details...let me know. Everything is from Stampin' Up...I just want to finish posting before bed! LOL

Inky {{{HUGS}}}

VSN Meets Freshly Made Sketches!

Hello again! I am posting another VSN card...but in a different post since it fits a different blog challenge as well. This card is for the Sunny Colors challenge at VSN, but also for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge #25. All of my products are from Stampin' Up...though some are retired.

I love this color combo! Daffodil delight, pumpkin pie, and pear pizzazz! Definitely sunny and citrusy! My card base is daffodil, and I used retired Greenhouse Gala dsp, along with pear pizazz and whisper white card stock. I stamped the sentiment from All Holidays, and added these flowers from "Friends Never Fade." The flowers were stamped with the rock-n-roll technique. The flower is nearly round, so I used it for the circle on the sketch, using a punch, of course!. My final touch is the pumpkin pie taffeta ribbon, and some dimensionals. Quick, bright...hope it brings a smile to someone's face! I may even mail it ths week!!

Thanks for hanging out with me!

Inky {{{HUGS}}}

VSN Meets the ColourQ!

Happy Stamping Saturday!! This weekend is Virtual Stamp Night (VSN) over at splitcoaststampers, and I have had fun making several cards and a big mess in my craft room! It will take a while to get them all uploaded, but this card also fits the week's ColourQ, so I *need* to upload before I go to bed! (My picture is dark, but you get the idea, right?)

One of today's VSN challenges was to make a sympathy card, and the overall theme is about Spring! All of the products used are Stampin' Up! I used chocolate chip for my card base, and added some calypso coral triangles that are embossed with the perfect polka dots and Big Shot. My whisper white layer was embossed with the impressions folder. I then used my blender pen and classic ink pads to color the images with the ColourQ palette. The sentiment is from "Thanks for Caring," and is colored with markers. I added celery flower brads and grosgrain ribbon. I lightly sponged the edges, and popped it up with dimensionals.

I was pleasantly surprised by these colors! Looks like a fresh palette I will need to use again! Thanks for stopping by!

Inky {{{HUGS}}}

Friday Mashup! A Tisket, A Tasket

Hello Stampin' Friends! It's Friday, and that means it's time for another Friday Mashup challenge, and we are thrilled to have you join us! I'm the hostess this week, and, as you may know, I like to challenge myself right along with you! I rarely make 3-D projects, so I decided to give it a try. And with spring hovering right around the corner here in the Midwest, I decided some fresh spring colors would be perfect! I thought of "A tisket, a tasket, a green and yellow basket..." NO idea what the rest of that rhyme is! LOL Any way, here is your challenge:

1. Make a project using the "Colors Green & Yellow" (any shade!)


2. Or make a 3-D project that is a "Treat Bag or Treat Pouch"


3. Or Mash it Up! and make a "3-D Treat Bag/Pouch using the Colors Green & Yellow"

My fellow DT members really stepped up their creativity with this one...and it encouraged me to stretch even more! How fun is that?!

I honestly had several ideas in my head. One was quite grandiose for my little hands, and so I failed miserably. I wanted to weave a basket together with strips of card stock. What a mess! Now, what will I do with so many 1" strips?? LOL! I'll never work for Longaberger! Then I remembered this Diaper-fold Pouch, which I found on splitcoaststampers years ago. It isn't very difficult...but I always struggle to get the sides folded in evenly. That's why LOTS of embellishments are fun! I used So Saffron dsp from the Subtles Pattern paper Stack for the pouch. I also used some Certainly Celery from the same stack. My Big Shot came in handy, with the Leaves #2 die, and this fabulous Folded Flowers die. I wanted a third color, so I added Calypso Coral to the mix. The flowers were sponged with so saffron and calypso coral, and the brad is from my previously-unused Sweet Stitches collection. Nearly gave these away! LOL! I also added some per pizzazz pleated ribbon. The sentiment is from On Your Birthday.

The chocolate is from Dove! YUM!

I hope you are up for the challenge...I can't wit to see what you create! Be sure to check out the Friday Mashup blog for some amazing inspiration! Use keyword FM49 in your online gallery.


Inky {{{HUGS}}}