Aug 12, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Freshly Made skteches is celebrating their 300th challenge! WOW! That’s a lot of card inspiration!
As always, the sketch is clean, as should be the cards. Sometimes too much white space bothers me, so this time I used the Swirly embossing folder for the card background and used the debossed side. I smeared something very faintly on the embossed side, turned the mat over and found that the debossed side was cleaner and worked much better for this card.
I used the floral DSP from A Whole Lot of Lovely, dies from Swirly Scribbles, Crushed Curry cardstock, Soft Suede paper and ink, Whisper White bakers twine, and finished with 3 enamel dots. The dots came in to play because the card felt so unbalanced and heavy to the right side, and they really finish the card.
Here’s my card:
Here’s the FMS300 challenge sketch:
Have a Peachy day!
Aug 9, 2017 | Uncategorized |
CTS#233 is clean and simple this week. There are times I think clean and simple still needs something extra. Other times, I really enjoy the clean lines and ample white space. This challenge is one of those times.
My color pallet was CAS(E)’d from a card (origin is forgotten ~ Pinterest, Facebook groups, and I am going to try to find it and then update this post, but time is of the essence for this challenge post). Pastel colors of Flirty Flamingo, PeekaBoo Peach, So Saffron, and Sweet Sugarplum with touches of Emerald Envy for the grass and flower stem. For the bottom, I used the centers of the daisy from the Daisy Delight stamp set. When I created the arch, I also cut a mat out of Sweet SugarPlum.
I love these piggies and this one was perfect with the sentiment on the side of the piggie. She’s colored in Flirty Flamingo and PeekaBoo Peach with a Sweet SugarPlum sentiment, all of which had to be masked to get the black pig outline with the sentiment stamped at the same time. I barely overlapped the mound on the bottom on purpose.
I wanted something with more of a presence than the flower on this stamp, so I used the small two-step daisy stamp, fussy cut it, and mounted it with mini-dimensionals. I added Whisper White bakers twine which added an accent without making too big of a statement. Mounted everything on PeekaBoo Peach and called it a day.
Here’s my card:
Here’s the challenge sketch:
Have a Peachy day!
Aug 8, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Fab Friday’s color challenge this week was to use Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo, and Lemon Lime Twist. Not the first 3 colors I would put together but that’s what makes it a challenge, right? Melon Mambo and Lemon Lime Twist – that works. Flirty Flamingo and Lemon Lime Twist – that works as well. Put the three together, and I decided I also needed to include Basic Black to tone things down a little and to make the die cuts pop on the Flirty Flamingo DSP.
I love this In Color DSP! I am still working on some retired colors of this style and, for some strange and unknown reason, I ordered 2 stacks of the 2016-2018 In Color stack. I need to start really using more of this paper!
I also used the Sunshine Wishes thinlit set. I was sitting staring at the Melon Mambo base, the layer of Basic Black, the Flirty Flamingo DSP and a piece of the Lemon Lime Twist cardstock. Literally just staring at it, and then it hit me to use this die set. That’s when I decided I also needed to layer the Lemon Lime Twist on the black for the flower, sentiment, and butterfly (yes, I looked up sample cards on Pinterest to make sure I wasn’t the only one who saw a butterfly). All three elements are popped up with mini-dimensionals that I cut in half. (Hint: use the SU paper piercing tool to pick up and place down all those cut up minis. Believe me, it’s easier!)
I added the Flirty Flamingo ribbon, layered all my pieces together and then I sat and stared at the card I created. I was very happy that the picture I had in my head actually came out better than I thought, at least to me. This was one of those cards that, when finished, I thought “Blast! I did that!”
Here’s my card:
Here’s the Fab Friday color challenge:
Have a Peachy day!
Aug 7, 2017 | Uncategorized |
#CTD is a weekly color challenge which requires uploads to be just in the colors they post plus neutrals as needed. #CTD454 is for green, light kraft, and white, and that’s all I used. For the green I used Emerald Envy, the light kraft Crumb Cake matted on Soft Suede, and then Whisper White. The printed DSP is retired, but the Emerald Envy, including the ribbon, is a current In Color. I wasn’t sold on the plain base, so I ran it through my Big Shot with the Spots embossing folder thinking it would go with the polka dot pattern on the DSP.
Here’s my card:
Maybe it’s the Irish in me, but this green is gorgeous!!
Here’s the #CTD sketch:
Have a Peachy day!
Aug 7, 2017 | Uncategorized |
The Freshly Made Sketches challenge is all about clean and simple cards, which suits me just fine. I needed another sympathy card, and used the Daisy Delight DSP with Tranquil Tide cardstock. The challenge sketch calls for 2 columns of 2 pieces of paper, but I changed it a bit to 2 columns of 3 pieces of DSP. I also matted on Tranquil Tide just to make the DSP pop instead of blending into the Whisper White. It’s my interpretation of the sketch, so…….. I did include the sentiment in the correct spot using the Pretty Label punch. The sentiment, We wish you God’s peace, is one I have had for a number of years, and the manufacturer is long forgotten. I wanted just a little something-something so I added the very fine Calypso Coral ribbon, but it still doesn’t make the card look fussy.
Here’s my card:
Here’s the challenge sketch:
Have a Peachy day!
Aug 6, 2017 | Uncategorized |
I really enjoy the #TTTC weekly challenges because of the flexibility of available options. This week, I decided to follow the top row of thank you, sequins, and all things round. Thank you and all things round was pretty easy to conquer. Sequins? Not so much. I’m just not a fan of sequins, I don’t get how to attach them and they just don’t work in my comfort zone sense of order. However, I met the challenge and used 3. Yipee!
Here’s my card:
Turns out I used quite a bit of Tranquil Tide this weekend. I didn’t realize just how much until I started posting pictures on FB. The DSP is the Naturally Eclectic (LOVE the patterns and colors). I punched out the circles and just flipped the paper over then popped up each on a mini-dimensional. The inner circle is Lemon Lime Twist, with a Tranquil Tide stamped sentiment. This font is one of my very favorites! Mat circle in Tranquil Tide sitting on a Whisper White doilie. I thought the card needed a little bit of something and just threaded Whisper White bakers twine under the smallest circle and tied a neat little bow. Added the 3 sequins and ta-dah! I was done.
Here’s the challenge board:
Have a Peachy day!
