I’m Honored to be the Featured Stamper for Color Throwdown #566

I’m Still Amazed

A week ago I was chosen as the Featured Stamper for the card I created for ctd564, which means I am now the guest star stamper for ctd566.  Honored.  Amazed.

Here’s the challenge banner for ctd566:

The colors for this week are orange, grey, and creme.  While the challenge banner is clearly for fall, I needed a card for my great-niece’s second birthday.   Here’s the card I created using Grapefruit Grove, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, and Very Vanilla:

        

These colors really worked beautifully together, and the whole creative process for this fun fold card really evolved more than being planned.

Evolving Process

When I started, I only knew the colors, that I needed a cute card for my great-niece, and I wanted to create a fun fold card.  After trying out a few different shades of orange, I decided on Grapefruit Grove mainly because of the DSP patterns for the 2018-2020 In Colors.  I played around with the patterns until I decided on the random polka dots and large gingham pattern.  

For my cute element, I chose this adorable elephant from A Little Wild stamp set and Little Loves die set.  I combined the elephant with the retired, but forever a part of my SU! products, Number of Years stamp set and die. As luck would have it, I had a piece of the Grapefruit Grove cardstock already embossed using the basketweave 3D embossing folder.  After running that piece through the Big Shot with the “2” die, I decided I needed a border.  I then cropped a piece of Smoky Slate using the “2” die.  

After stamping and cropping the elephant, I colored him using the Smoky Slate blends combo and the light Pumpkin Pie stamping blend for her toes and ears.

I used Smoky Slate for the base, and also for the sentiments on both the front and inside of the card.  The border of the 2 is Smoky Slate attached directly to the number.  I then popped the number up using dimensionals.  I thought the 2 needed a little something else without adding another pattern into the mix.  Therefore, I grabbed my clear Wink of Stella and went to town coloring the textured basketweave.

Ever Evolving Process

Here are pictures for the inside, fully open, and close-up of the Wink of Stella on the “2” parts of the card:

            

Wink of Stella is difficult to photograph, which explains the odd angle of the photo.  There’s more Wink of Stella on the weave than shows in the photo, and I was pretty stinking pleased.

I knew from the beginning that I would be using Very Vanilla for the Stitched Nested Labels.  The nested die set creates perfect borders every time.  Love! 

I found that I needed an outline so the Grapefruit Grove label would pop off the DSP.  Therefore, I used the brush end of my Basic Gray marker to create an outline without adding bulk.

The New Wonders host stamp set provided the inside sentiments, which fit perfectly on this card.  I adhered the outside label first, then lined up the label on the inside so the inside and outside lined up.  

I tied a bow using the Smoky Slate stitched ribbon, and threaded it under the 2.  Once I had the ribbon in place, I easily lined up my elephant so she didn’t float on the label. 

When I opened the card so it laid flat, I realized the back of the elephant floated on the inside of the label.  I needed something to anchor her, so I used the leaf garland die from the Little Loves die set.  I adhered the Basic Gray leaf garland right under the elephant’s back feet, and hoped I’d completed the card.  

Finishing Touches

As always, I decorated the envelope using another piece of the Grapefruit Grove DSP on the flap.  Using Smoky Slate, I stamped “Happy birthday” on the front bottom left corner.  I decided I needed some little enamel dots, which came from from the Happiness Blooms dot. 

With that, I’d finished the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.  A big thanks, in advance, for taking the time to leave a comment.

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

If you don’t already have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I would be honored to work with you.  Please contact me or visit my shop to order the supplies for this card.  

If you are ordering $150 or more, please contact me first so you earn all the Stamping Rewards for your order.

If you are ordering less than $150, please use the host code,  49KJF94R when prompted.  I use the combined rewards for gifts for customers.  

Just in case you need another reason to place an order, here’s a bigger incentive:

10.14.19_DMAIN_24HRSTAMPSALE_NA

 Check out the full list by clicking here!

Supplies

A Little Wild stamp set, item #  144344

Little Loves die set, item # 143743

New Wonders host cling stamp set, item # 149426

Stitched Nested Labels Dies, item # 149638

2018 – 2020 In Color DSP, item # 149618

Whisper White cardstock, item # 100730

Smoky Slate cardstock, item # 131202

Basic Gray cardstock, item #  121044

Grapefruit Grove cardstock, item #  146972

Basket Weave 3D embossing folder, item # 151797

Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad, item # 149617

Smoky Slate ink pad, item #  147113

Smoky Slate blends combo, item # 145058

Pumpkin Pie light blend, item #  144578

Happiness Blooms enamel dots, item #  148805

Medium Whisper White envelopes, item # 107301

Stamping Dimensionals, item #  104430

Tombow Liquid Adhesive (my fav!!), item # 110755

Paper Pumpkin Specials

I am super excited about the October and November Paper Pumpkin coordinating kits!  I recieved my October Paper Pumpkin card kit on Friday!!   The November kit will be the coordinating gift tags.  So excited!  In order to recieve the November kit, you will need to sign up by November 10th.  Here’s the link for you to sign up for these kits as well:    https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-us/sign-up/?demoid=2155072 

10.14.19_DMAIN_24HRSTAMPSALE_NA

Free as a Bird for Color Throwdown #599

Free as a Bird, Short and Sweet

This is my second card using this beautiful bundle consisting of the Free as a Bird stamp set and Stitched Nested Labels die set.  You can see the first card here.

I always enjoy the Color Throwdown challenges, and sometimes they really are a challenge.  After thinking about this one for a few days, all of a sudden it dawned on me what I would create.

Here’s the banner for CTD#599:

Here’s the card I created:

And here’s the inside:

When Inspiration Strikes

During one of the Pinterest browsing scrolling, a card I saw reminded me that I hadn’t used the double time technique lately.  One thought led to another, and that’s when the whole card came together in my mind.  

I used Very Vanilla/cream for the base, and the top label for the bird and the greeting.  

After cropping the labels to the sizes I wanted, I lined them up and stamped the single and double flowers from the Free as a Bird stamp set.   Then I carefully lined up the Calypso Coral layer on the Very Vanilla background and stamped another layer of the flowers.  I had to very carefully line all three layers together  to fill in the outlines for the stamps.  

I now had the Calypso Coral color I needed, and added the Night of Navy as the base, Very Vanilla/Cream was covered with the background and the label.  The only color I needed to incorporate was mustard.  In order to accomplish a mustard looking color, I used the Crumb Cake and Daffodil Delight blends combos.  I also used the Crushed Curry Stamping Write marker on top of the blends.  The bird’s beak is Calypso Coral.  

I colored the flowers by laying all the layers flat and used the Calypso Coral blends combo to color them.  I used the Calypso Coral Stamping Write marker to add details to the center of the flowers.

Finishing Touches

Dimensionals pop up each layer of the labels, which I carefully realigned before adhering the layers together.

I really felt that something was needed to tie all the elements together.  Therefore, I used my Night of Navy dark blend to color three of the largest Pearl Basic Jewels.  Turns out that I am really, really pleased with the pop of Night of Navy jewels on the Very Vanilla background.   I now had some weight with the colored flowers, and the added weight with the Night of Navy jewels.  Those two elements dictated the general area where I needed to place the Calypso Coral pearl in order to create a triangle of the three elements, which is very pleasing to the eye.

As always, I finished with the envelope.  I used a piece of the coordinating DSP for the envelope flap.  Finally, I stamped and colored another bird on the bottom, right corner on the front of the envelope.  

Ta-Da!  Success

Thank you for stopping by today.  

Have a Peachy day!

Sue

You Know You Want to…….

If you would like to order the bundle, stamp set, and/or punches,  and live in the U.S.,  please use the icon above to be connected to my store.  With just a few simple supplies, you, too, can create fabulous cards.   I would be honored to help you do so.  For example, check out this all-inclusive kit: Notes of Kindness Card Kit, item # 148266 ($35.00).  The only thing you need to add is a Momento Tuxedo Black ink pad (item # 132708, $6.00) and some Tombow liquid adhesive (item # 110755, $4.00).  One kit, 20 cards, 5 of each of 4 designs.  Check it out!  

pink and green leaf kit

HOST CODE

IF you are placing an order (you know you want to do so) over $150, please contact me so you can earn all the Host Rewards for which you are entitled.  If your order is less than $150, please use YYX6FBEC for the host code.  

Wednesday was a HUGE day for Stampin’ Up!  Not only did the Holiday Catalog go live for customers, the Buy 3, get 1 Free DSP sale from the annual catalog starts!  I already have my FOUR sets of DSP picked out!  Get yours now!  

09.19_TH_FLYER_DSP_US

To shop from the holiday catalog, available now, click on the image below: 

20190904_HOL19_en-US

 

Supply list:

Free as a Bird bundle, item # 151123

OR

Free as a Bird stamp set, item # 149468

Stitched Nested Label dies, item # 149638

Bird Ballad DSP, item # 149592

Night of Navy cardstock, item #  100867

Very Vanilla cardstock, item # 101650

Momento Tuxedo Black ink pad, item #  132708

Calypso Coral blends combo, item # 144045

Crumb Cake blends combo, item #  144601

Daffodil Delight blends combo, item # 144603

Pearl Basic Jewels, item # 149607

Tombow Liquid Adhesive, item #   110755

Dimensionals, item # 104430

 

 

 

Free as a Bird Bundle for #GDP285 and FMS401

Free as a Bird Bundle

This stamp set and the Stitched Nested Label Dies are gorgeous, and I’ve used it for these two challenges.  I’ve also created a card with this set for another challenge, which will be posted tomorrow.  

Jumping right in, let’s look at the challenge banners:

          

Here’s the inside and outside of the card I created:

       

Easy Peasy Card

The Freshly Made Sketches challenges just beg to have clean and simple cards created.  Sometimes I have a real problem with that, but I did not today, and the Global Design Project sweet color combination just seemed to work with FMS.

My card really follows the sketch very closely.  The smaller offset circle comes from the In Color 2019 – 2021 DSP for the Rococo Rose.  The larger Mint Macaron circle comes from the Subtles DSP set.  Both circles have been outlined with their respective inks by lightly rolling the circles in their respective colors.  I decided to use Mint Macaron for the card base, topped by a layer of Whisper White, which I ran through the Subtle 3D folder.  I know I have used it a lot already, but the texture allows the whole card to have much needed white space without it being bland. After I ran the white through the Big Shot, I outlined it using the Rococo Rose ink pad.  I like the way the outlining creates a clean edge without adding bulk, so I tend to do it quite frequently.

Instead of using the triple leaf punch for this card, I chose to use sprig punch.  I already had a scrap piece of Mint Macaron stamped with the dots in Mint Macaron, so that’s what I used.

Easy Peasy Coloring with the Stamping Blends

I judged the size of the Stitched Nested Label Die by the height of the bird stamp.  She fits perfectly right inside this while allowing room for the simple sentiment, also from Free as a Bird.  I colored her using the So Saffron and Crumb Cake blends combos.  She is standing on a kind of sloppy patch created by the Mint Macaron blends combo.  I like the on purpose sloppiness and think a solid patch of Mint Macaron would be too much ink for this clean card.

As I tend to do, I colored in the stitches in the ditch using the Rococo Rose marker and thought I was finished.  Then I realized I wanted just a hint of So Saffron outlining the label, so I gently tapped each side into the ink pad.  

Time to Assemble

Assembly was easy peasy.  Everything is glued down using the Tombow liquid adhesive except the label, which sits on dimensionals for depth.  

I wanted to add just a little something something, and I remembered I have the In Color Faceted Dots.  Three of those for across the top, and I really wanted to add something down in the right corner of the label.  Thankfully, I had a Mint Macaron Faceted Dot from the Share What You Love suite.  

The card was then mounted on a white card base.  I wanted a sentiment on the inside, but did not want it just floating in space.  Therefore, I stamped another bird in So Saffron and then stamped the sentiment in the Momento Tuxedo Black, which is what I used to stamp the bird on the front.

Finishing Touches

As always, I finished by decorating the envelope.  I used a piece of the Rococo Rose DSP for the envelope flap.  Then, I stamped and colored a bird on the lower, left corner of the front of the envelope.  With that, I was done.

Thank you for stopping by today.  

Have a Peachy day!

Sue

You Know You Want to…….

If you would like to order the bundle, stamp set, and/or punches,  and live in the U.S.,  please use the icon above to be connected to my store.  With just a few simple supplies, you, too, can create fabulous cards.   I would be honored to help you do so.  For example, check out this all-inclusive kit: Notes of Kindness Card Kit, item # 148266 ($35.00).  The only thing you need to add is a Momento Tuxedo Black ink pad (item # 132708, $6.00) and some Tombow liquid adhesive (item # 110755, $4.00).  One kit, 20 cards, 5 of each of 4 designs.  Check it out!  

pink and green leaf kit

HOST CODE

IF you are placing an order (you know you want to do so) over $150, please contact me so you can earn all the Host Rewards for which you are entitled.  If your order is less than $150, please use YYX6FBEC for the host code.  

Wednesday was a HUGE day for Stampin’ Up!  Not only did the Holiday Catalog go live for customers, the Buy 3, get 1 Free DSP sale from the annual catalog starts!  I already have my FOUR sets of DSP picked out!  Get yours now!  

09.19_TH_FLYER_DSP_US

To shop from the holiday catalog, available now, click on the image below: 

20190904_HOL19_en-US

 

Supply list:

Free as a Bird bundle, item # 151123

OR

Free as a Bird stamp set, item # 149468

Stitched Nested Label dies, item # 149638

2019 – 2021 In Color DSP, item # 149617

Sprig Punch, item # 148012

2-1/4 Circle punch, item # 143720

Mint Macaron cardstock, item #  138337

Whisper White cardstock, item # 100730

Rococo Rose ink pad, item #  150080

So Saffron ink pad, item #  147109

Mint Macaron ink pad, item #  147106

Momento Tuxedo Black ink pad, item #  132708

So Saffron blends combo, item # 149557

Crumb Cake blends combo, item #  144601

Mint Macaron blends combo, item # 147283

2019 – 2021 In Color Faceted Dots, item # 149607

Tombow Liquid Adhesive, item #   110755

Dimensionals, item # 104430