Apr 21, 2018 | CAS(E) This Sketch, What Will You Stamp? |
Just in Time!
When I uploaded the link for What Will You Stamp # 164 I had 3 minutes before the collection closed. I hadn’t even written this blog post; I just created the post, titled it, added the photo, and posted it on the challenge. When I checked the link, I had 1 hour and one minute to create this card. Now I can write the post. Mission accomplished.
WWYS # 164 is to use the Petal Palette stamp set. I love this set! The Petal Pair embossing folders arrived in my last order, so using the vine one was perfect. This little bird is beautiful! I’ve colored it in a variety of colors, and I’ve even done the reverse stamping technique for one of the birds, but I’ve been enjoying the Basic Black, Whisper White, and Bermuda Bay color combination lately. I cropped the delicate vine with the Petals and More Thinlets, as wll as the banner and filigree behind the banners. I had to cut two black banners in order to create the mat for the white banner. In order to get the white banner totally surrounded, I needed to cut one black banner horizontally and one vertically.
Here’s my card:
Case This Sketch # 268
This clean and simple layout from CTS is perfect for this stamp/thinlet/embossing folder trio. I wanted the Bermuda Bay pieces to shine and pop on the card, but needed a panel for this challenge. The Petal Pair embossing folder fit the bill. I added the leaf stalks, the banners for the sentiment, and the little bird. The leaf stalks were adhered using my Fine Tip Glue Pen (can you even imagine putting mini dimensionals on the back of that??), and mini and standard dimensionals on the banners and the bird.
Challenge blocks
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Have a Peachy Day!!
Sue
Apr 8, 2018 | Color Throwdown |
Red, Pink, and Sky Blue
I used Real Red, Powder Pink, and Soft Sky for this card. When I got these colors together, I decided that I needed black to ground the card and give the eyes some place to rest.
Here’s the challenge post:
Celebrate You
This bundle containing the “celebrate” and “you” die cuts is so versatile! I combined those elements with the black branches and tag from the Petals and More thinlits. The black branches and black layered mat really seem to pull the color combination together so it makes sense.
I finished this card off with 3 rhinestones in a triangle pattern. The Powder Pink DSP is from the In-Color stack and I really, really, really wish SU would bring this fabulous set of patterns back for the In Colors. Maybe the new ones coming out shortly??
Have a Peachy Day!
Apr 6, 2018 | Freshly Made Sketches, The Paper Players |
Paper Players 387 and Freshly Made Sketches 331
I’ve been looking at this theme challenge all week. I knew I wanted to use the Music Sheet background stamp and the Wood Words stamp set has the sentiment I needed. Two color combinations were floating around in my head: Basic Black and either Cherry Cobbler or Crushed Curry. Crushed Curry would provide a striking contrast to the Basic Black, so that’s what I chose.
Then I saw the FMS challenge for this week and it all came together in my mind. I paired the Music Sheet and Wood Words with Petal Pallete stamp set and Petals and More thinlits. My original thought was to emboss the Crushed Curry mat. But then I decided to keep it simpler by stamping the music sheet in Crushed Curry on the mat. This gives a very subtle, but much needed, texture to the base of the card.
Here’s my card:
Here are the challenge sketches:
Completely Hooked on the Petal Pallette Bundle
I am absolutely and completely hooked on this bundle. During SAB, demonstrators were notified that the stamp set and die set are carrying over into the next annual catalog. YEAH!! These branches, the sentiment tag, the detailed banner, and this adorable watercolored bird stamp have been used in a number of cards over the last week or so.
In order to ensure that the sentiment tags would not appear to be floating on the card, I simply wrapped Basic Black bakers twine around the panels. The twine almost disappears with everything else going on with the card, but it serves it’s purpose.
Have a Peachy Day!
Apr 6, 2018 | Global Design Project |
Springtime Foils DSP is phenomenal!
I should’ve ordered more during Sale-a-Bration so I could have gotten more of this DSP set. I’ve loved DSP before, but not like this obsession. I saw a FB live how-to video by Mary from Stamps-n-Lingers about the black ice technique with this DSP. Oh! My! Glory! I fell in love the first time I did it, and have done it many times since.
Bermuda Bay is my new favorite color.
I’ve done the black ice technique with Basic Black, and will share those beautiful results in an upcoming post, then with Pool Party. When I used Bermuda Bay on the Springtime Foils, I was in complete awe of the result. Absolutely stunning.
Here’s my card:
Global Design Project # 132 is a CASE the designer, the very talented Stesha Bloodhart, challenge this week. Here’s her card:
Stesha used the Petal Palette stamp and die set, and I used the same set. I didn’t want the bird to be the Bermuda Bay, but did want it to be in the same color family, so I chose to use the Pool Party Stamping Write Marker. The sentiment is also from the Petal Pallete set. I used the die set to crop the bird, the branches, the sentiment tag, and the “banner” under the Pretty Label Punch.
After punching the label from Bermuda Bay, I used the smallest flower stamp and Bermuda Bay ink to give the label some very subtle texture. After adding gold thread to the back of the punch, I popped it up on dimensionals, placed it over the black banner, and placed the sentiment over the punch. I added the bird to the top of the punch and thought the card needed some height, so I slipped the branches behind the label. Sometimes I really wish I would make those decisions before adhering the dimensionals just to make the whole process easier. Maybe next time. A small, black rhinestone (from the holiday catalog) finished off the bird.
Petal Pallette Birthday card
I don’t think the photo does the card justice because, in person, the depth of the Bermuda Bay ink is gorgeous. The silver and gold foil accents show up perfectly without distortion. I’m so looking forward to using every bit of this DSP until I completely run out. Usually I have a hard time cutting up gorgeous DSP, but not this time. The possibilities are endless.
Have a Peachy Day!
