LNS Thanksgiving

This has been a crazy week for me and I was finally able to get back into my craft room this morning to do this weeks LNS challenge.  The theme this week is Thanksgiving, and below is a candle that I "dressed up" for my kitchen.  I used the large oval punch for the pumpkin using More Mustard c/s, and then sponged the edges with Pumpkin Pie ink.  I ran the oval pieces through the new Woodgrain EF and the Big Shot to add some texture.  The leaves were made using the Bird Punch and the Word Window Punch for the stem for the pumpkin stem.

Inks: Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede (stem)
Papers: More Mustard, Gumball Green, Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot, Large Oval Punch, Bird Builder Punch, Word Window Punch, Twine, Candle, Sponge, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots

Paper Piercing LNS Challenge

Paper Piercing - what a great technique that is so simply to do, yet adds so much to a project!   Stampin' Up! has come out with some awesome paper piercing packs that totally rock, and I love the fact they coordinate with some of our stamps sets and punches.

For my cards this week I decided to go CAS (clean and simple).  I stamped the background image on the main card front first using the new In-Color, Summer Starfruit.  I then punched a circle on the front panel using the 2-1/2" Circle Punch so the background image was underneath. and paper pierced around the outside of the circle using the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack (on page 181).  I used my Big Shot and one of the Delicate Designs EF to create an edge along the left-hand side.  I stamped the bird twice using the new In-Color Raspberry Ripple, and cut out the bird from one image and just the wing from another.  I used the Bird Builder Punch for the 2 leaves and used Gumball Green c/s.  Very simple, clean and easy!  Here's the details:

Stamps: Betsy's Blossoms, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit
Papers: Whisper White, Gumball Green
Accessories: Big Shot, Delicate Designs EF, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Bird Builder Punch, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Pearls, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Scissors

Another Color Challenge Post

I thought I would make another card using this week's color challenge (Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight).  I thought it was too plain (first pic), and decided to add a flower and leaves at the top (second pic) - which on do you like?  Here's the details:

Stamps: Betsy's Blossoms, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight
Papers: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Floral District DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits, Daffodil Delight Ribbon, Bird Builder Punch, White and Daffodil Delight Brads, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Scissors

Love is in the Air LNS Challenge

This week's LNS challenge is to create a project for a wedding, anniversary or bridal shower.  For this challenge I decided to showcase the versatility of our great punches and dies, and below is the card that I created.  It was pretty simple to make again in thanks to our wonderful punches and dies!  I used the Vintage Wallpaper EF on a 3-3/4"x5" piece of Whisper White cardstock.  I used the Bird Builder punch to punch out 2 birds and wings and embossed them using the Vintage Wallpaper EF.  Using the new In-Color, Raspberry Ripple, I punched some branches out using the Bird Builder punch and a heart using the Hearts Collection Framelits.  I crumpled up the heart a bit to give it more of a textured look.  I stamped "For the Newlyweds" on a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock and used the Bitty Banners Framelits to cut it out.  Added some pearls on the birds, the banner and the corners and I was done!  Hope you'll play along as well!  Here's a list of supplies:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Papers: Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple
Inks: Raspberry Ripple
Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Hearts Collection Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, Bird Builder Punch, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Pearls, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots

LNS Challenge Card

Hey Everyone - Thanks for stopping by!  I have some news that I would like to share and that I am SO EXCITED ABOUT!  I am honored to have been chosen to be a designer for the SCS SU Creative Crew and officially start in May, and I can't wait to get started!!!  Watch my blog in May for my samples!

Now onto this week's LNS challenge.  We needed to make a card based on the image below:



And below is what I came up with.  Stamped the flower image with a Basic Black IP and then sponged some Bashful Blue, Marina Mist and Pacific Point over the image.  I then cut the image out using the Labels Collection Die (from the current Occasions Mini), added some Marina Mist brads and then sprayed some Vanilla Shimmer over the front.  Here's a list of what I used:

Stamps:  Just Believe
Inks: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Pacific Point
Papers: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pacific Point
Accessories:  Big Shot, Labels Collection Die, Square Lattice EF, Bird Builder Punch, Modern Label Punch, Marina Mist and Basic Black Brads, Vanilla Shimmer Mist, Paper Piercing Tool, Sponges, Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots