TSOT210 and CMCC63

A get well card this morning using the colors from Colour Me…!, shown below:

 

and the sketch from Try Stampin’ On Tuesday:

And here we go:

I don’t usually do well with Asian themes, but I did remember the retired Easter Blossoms had a cherry blossom image, so I stamped it in Early Espresso ink and used my Chalk pen to fill in the flowers.  My Very Vanilla background was “stamped” by inking the raised portion of the Honeycomb embossing folder with So Saffron ink and lightly pressing it on the cardstock.  I added some butterfly images from Dreams du Jour and some Gorgeous Grunge splatters:

A sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes and some So Saffron banners finished it off.  Thanks for visiting today!

A new batch of homemade play-doh!

Yum!  Enjoy your day!

SSC201

I needed a Mother’s Day card for a special someone whose favorite color is purple!  Concord Crush is probably my least favorite In Color, but I did have some Patterns DP, so I combined it with Elegant Eggplant and Perfect Plum for my simple card:

The sketch is from Stamping 411:

I did some heat embossing with white craft ink and white embossing powder using Pocket Silhouettes; the butterfly is from Dreams duJoir; sentiment is from All Holidays.  I added some pearls (forgot the three under the sentiment panel) and a little faux “eyelet” to the left of the embossed image.

Thanks for visiting today!

• Stamps:  Dreams duJoir, Pocket Silhouettes, All Holidays
• Paper:  WW, Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Concord Crush Patterns DP
• Ink:  Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, White Craft
• Acc:  Pearls, Eyelet Border Punch, Taffeta Ribbon, White EP, Heat Tool

PP42 Color Challenge

Happy Sunday to everyone!  Warmer weather is on the way and that makes me happy!  Today’s Ann’s color challenge for the Paper Players makes me happy, too:

Woohoo, I love it!  I used the Skipping Stones sketch 71:

And here’s my card:

This color combo is fresh & and bold—even though Poppy Parade is not one of my “go-to” colors!!  I realized I had been neglecting my wheels, so I used Friendly Words to make my banner, and an image from Dreams duJour for my focal point.  They are both stamped on Textured WW cardstock, as is my card base, and the main image is  watercolored with an aquapainter and ink:

I just love that canvasy look the textured cardstock gives!  This is just such a happy card!  I have to admit, I was feeling smug because I actually started my card on Thursday evening and had it all finished, when I realized that I had used the wrong neutral---ACK!!!  Would you like to see the first version?  Here IT is:

I had this idea in my head for days----but I used Ivory cardstock for my main image.  It’s okay---I need a congrats card for a special couple who tied the knot in a Western ceremony---so it will still get used!  But I had to regroup and quickly make another card---any excuse to stamp more, right?  And I used the Fall to Layout 135  for this card:

I sure hope you can find some time to play with these wonderful colors Ann has chosen.  Make sure you gallop on over to the Paper Players to find out all the details and share your creation with us too!

First card:

• Stamps:  Dreams duJour, Tiny Tags, Friendly Words jumbo wheel
• Paper:  Text & WW, Poppy Parade, Baja Breeze, DP:  PP  & SS Patterns, Elegant Soiree, Sew Suite
• Ink:  Stazon Black, Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze, So Saffron
• Acc:  Aquapainter, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Brads, Sewing Machine, Tiny Tag punch, dimensionals

Second card:

• Stamps:  Out West, Occasional Quotes, Sanded, Woodgrain, Plane & Simple
• Paper:  Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Naturals Ivory, PP Patterns DP
• Ink:  So Saffron, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze
• Acc:  Pinking Hearts Border & Star punches, Nestie, Paper Piercer, Crumb Cake marker, Vintage Trinkets, dimensionals