Gently Falling with FM249 & PP195

Good morning!  Boy was it hot yesterday!  I love it though, much better than the cold, cold weather we've been having.  I'm happy to have some warm and sunny days.  Todays project card is for the color challenge at The Paper Players and the themed challenge at The Friday Mashup.  I had so much fun with both challenges and am happy that they worked out great together.

 

So for the colors the challenged called for calypso coral, so saffron and pear pizzazz.  The themed challenge was to use stencils and to mash it up, use a retiring stamp set.  Since I knew that I wanted to create a Father's Day card, I wanted to use the Gently Falling stamp set.  This has been one of my very favorite sets.  I have used it for so many projects and am very sad to see it go.  I stamped the leaves in the three colors, and stamped the outline with early espresso.  The paper doily has also been inked up in early espresso.  For the stenciling part of the challenge, I used the polka dot stencil from the banner kit and sponged in so saffron.  I love how I can recycle and reuse these stencils for other types of projects other than for the banners.  I added a strip of burlap and topped it off with a wooden button, tied with gold bakers twine.

 

For the inside, I used the same stencil and sponged in so saffron again.  I placed it on my cardstock so that the cut out circle was in the lower corner.  This is then where I stamped my sentiment, leaving room for my added hand written message.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ very vanilla, early espresso, so saffron

Ink ~ early espresso, so saffron, pear pizzazz, calypso coral

Stamp sets ~ gently falling, lots of thanks, teeny tiny wishes

Misc. ~ polka dot stencil, wooden natural buttons, gold bakers twine, lacey trim, paper doilies, burlap ribbon

 

Thanks again for stopping by to take a peek at my projects.  I hope you have enjoyed.  Don't forget to leave some "love", and check back tomorrow to see what I've been up to in the craft room!

Triangle Fun with PPA203 & MOJO345

Good morning and thanks for stopping by.  I have been a busy little happy stamper the past few days.  Not only did I have a lot of uninterrupted time in my craft room on Mother's Day to play with my paper and ink, but I also had some free time on Monday to create too!  Today's card is for the color challenge over at Pals Paper Arts and the sketch is for Mojo Monday.

I already in full force for getting a jump start on Father's Day cards.  I know my sisters will be hitting me up shortly to see what I have made up and I want to be prepared!  The sketch called for 4 layered circles but I swapped them out for 4 layered triangles.  I cut out the triangles on my own and embossed them with the arrow folder.  The colors of night of navy and cajun craze worked perfect for a masculine looking father's day card don't you think?  I then stamped and punched out 4 small triangles using the geometrical stamp set.  I also for fun added a candy dot in matching color to each small triangle.  I used the gorgeous grunge  stamp set to add a background behind the large embossed triangles.  For the left side of the card, I used the gold bakers twine to tie around.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ very vanilla, night of navy and cajun craze

Ink ~ cajun craze, night of navy

Stamp sets ~ gorgeous grunge, geometrical, teeny tiny wishes

Misc. ~ triangle punch, gold bakers twine, regal candy dots, arrow embossing folder

 

I hope you have enjoyed my take on the color and sketch challenge.  Don't forget to leave some "love", as I always enjoy reading your comments on what I create!

 

 

May Card Sketch Challenge with Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration

 

Good Monday morning!  Its time for another fun card sketch over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration.  I hope that you will get INKspired to come and play along!  I hope all you mom's out there had a wonderful Mother's Day.  I know I did.  I spent the early morning, cleaning off my front porch from all the loads of pollen and getting it ready with my new chair cushions!  I then got to enjoy some quiet Mommy time in my craft room playing with paper and ink!!  The fun really came in when it was time to take some pictures with my two sons.  I have to say that neither one was ready to take the pictures, nor were they excited when I announced they were gonna both give me a kiss on the cheek for a picture.  Needless to say, Momma got her way!!  I have to share it!!  This will be one to remember for the scrapbook for sure!!

 

Pucker Up and give your Momma a kiss!

 

So with our pictures being with my newly blooming flowers, I thought it to be inspiring to include flowers with this months card sketch.

 

 

I also wanted to highlight one of my favorite DSP packs that will be retiring.  The gingham garden has been one of my favorites cause it has lots of great bright colors and it has really pretty flowers patterns.  I paired this DSP pack with the petite petals set and the (retiring) Perfectly Preserved stamp set.  Another fun set, but sad to say this was my first time getting to play with it (but not my last!)  I went with the "thanks a bunch" one, cause I do think my husband and both boys for making my Mother's Day special!

 

I used the window frames framelit set to cut out my dsp shapes as well as the "thanks a bunch" stamp.  I cut out a third in pear pizzazz to attach my two sets of flowers to.  My favorite element is the pear pizzazz chevron ribbon banner going down the side.

 

As always, I try to pull elements from the outside to decorate the inside. As I always say, its just as important as the outside.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ whisper white, melon mambo, pear pizzazz

Ink ~ island indigo, daffodil delight, melon mambo

Misc. ~ window frames framelit set, petite petal punch, basic rhinestones

DSP ~ gingham garden

Stamp set ~ Perfectly Preserved

 

Thanks for stopping by to see my take on our monthly card sketch.  I hope it has INKspired you to come join us!  Leave some "love" and go check out what the other design team members have created!

Swallowtail Beauty with PCCS92 & CTD291

Good evening and thanks for stopping by.  I wanted to share with you a card I was working on today.  Its my take on the fun challenges for The Paper Craft Crew (sketch) and Color Throwdown (colors).  Both of which I loved and so happy with how the two worked together.   

 

 

I won't go into a lot of details with this project, cause you can see for yourself all that I did.  I will only highlight on a few.  I embossed together with the mosaic folder the white and silver paper.  To stamp the swallowtail, I used mixed colors of Bermuda bay, night of navy and pear pizzazz (sub color for lucky limeade).  I then stamped again with versa mark on top and sprinkled on dazzling diamonds.  The little flowers are made using the scalloped 7/8" scallop circle punch and cut towards the center on each petal, then added a basic rhinestone to the center.

 

On the inside, I inked up the swallowtail stamp with the same three colors and stamped at an angle.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ whisper white, Bermuda bay, night of navy, pear pizzazz

Stamp set ~ Swallowtail, Lots of Thanks

Misc. ~ mosaic folder, basic rhinestones, 7/8" scallop circle punch, regal candy dots, silver 1/8"ribbon, night of navy 1/4" stitched grosgrain ribbon

My Digital Studios FUN!!

Good morning, its Friday, Friday, Friday!  What better way to start the day with a little MDS Fun!  This is a page I created for the MDS Adventure Club I am apart, hosted by Kimberly Van Diepen and Heather Summers.  Click here to get the details about joining, MDS Adventure Club.

 

 

One of the things I love about this club, is that we are provided with fun sketches/challenges to play along with.  This page went with a sketch to play around with.  I kept it pretty simple with layers cause I wanted to make sure that my photo was the focal point.

 

I hope you have enjoyed my page created with My Digital Studios.  Leave some "love", have a nice sun shiny weekend and don't forget to check back in on Monday morning to see what I've created over the weekend!!

 

Supplies Used

Stampin' Up! My Digital Studios software

Kits ~ Family Fun Photobook Brush Set, Spring to Life DSP kit, Spring Break II Embellishment