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Color Combo Challenge #234

I focused on the "inked edges" inspiration.

The color swatch:

Silver * Gray * Gray Blue * Beige * Brown

I used Basic Gray card stock for foundation and for stamped images.

Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip for punched accents.

Very Vanilla card stock run through the Big Shot

with the Vintage Wallpaper Folder (120175).

The "distressing" ink  (Tea Stain) came from the Distressing Kit which is no longer available.

Punches used: 2-3/8" Scallop Circle (118874)

1-3/4" Scallop Circle (119854)

Stamp sets used: Tiny Tags (118592) - "love"

Collage Curios (129102) from Spring Catalog, available through 5/31/2013 -

the center of the soda pop cap.

Soda Pop Caps (129388) also are from the Spring Catalog.

I'm hoping they pick these up for the new catalog 

because they are FUN to use!

The banner made from the Bitty Banners Framelits (129267)

Brad came from the Antique Brads collection (117273)

I think that covers everything.

If not, let me know ... and feel free to ask questions!

If you wish to order anything, click the card under "My Place"

over on the right side column.

Treat Me Like a Queen!

My first submission to Color Combos Galore!

Everything comes from Stampin' Up.

I love those rosettes (5/8" Flower Trim #126869).

They come in "Victoria" (off-white), but it's easy enough to add

color by pressing them into a stamp pad.

At the Dallas Regional, it was suggested to simply put

a rosette on an ink pad and it will slowly draw color up

but I really didn't want to wait!

Nor did I want to run the risk of my ink pad drying out.

This is the color combo challenge:

 and the inspirations to use were:

CABOCHONS

ABOUT OR FOR A FEMALE

PASTE OR PAINT

JOURNAL/SENTIMENT ON TAG

I think I covered all 4!

This was super fun and I love to get inspiration to try 

somethings outside of my creative box and comfort zone.

I love coral. I especially love SU's Calypso Coral

and I am going to sorely miss it when it retires May 31, 2013.

I'm looking forward to a new set of "In-Colors"

but I wish we could keep this one. And Pool Party. And Lucky Limeade.

The sentiment comes from Favorite Thoughts which is retired.

The stamped flowers are from Language of Friendship (#122752)

Fancy Graduation Card

Girls are so much more fun to design for!!

If you want to know which products I used, feel free to drop me a line.

This color combo has been sticking in my mind for over a week

and I'm glad I finally took the time to work it out.

I still need to play a bit as I'm not totally happy with the leaves.

But at least I got it out of my mind (!!) and onto a project.

This was the inspiration:

... from my other blog.

what the ...

... all the blog hop buttons are not working!


OK ... wow. I have a headache! For some bizarre reason when I copy and paste some of the button codes over on my "gadget" thing-a-ma-bob to the right, those that have the " (quote marks) that paste in italics do not work. o_O Finally figured out if I switched all the italic " in the html markup to non-italic " the buttons work fine.

I think I got them all working ... ie you can see the button AND if you click, it will take you to the blog associated with the button, not just another blank page of this blog.

Does that make sense?? LOL

Masculine Graduation

Making cards for the guys in our lives is not always easy.

We handcraft cards because we love to embellish ...

but dudes don't really care for embellishments.

But they do like texture.

And patterns, preferably geometric patterns.

Stampin' Up!® has this perfect geometric pattern in the Comfort Cafe

Designer Series Paper (DSP) package.

Cut a piece at 4" x 5.25" of the DSP and run through 

Big Shot with Square Lattice textured impressions embossing folder.

I love this embossing folder for its look of linen!

The stamp set is "Blue Ribbon" stamped in Midnight Muse

on Very Vanilla cardstock. 

The distressed look of this stamp set adds texture.

The center piece is stamped separately and punched with 1 3/8" circle punch.

I used glue dots to adhere the ribbon and a dimensional for the center.

You can step up the inside of the card with a pocket

for cash or gift card!

Fast and easy!

Ordering details:

Stamp set: Blue Ribbon - page 33 of current catalog (exp 5/31/2013)

Clear Mount: 125981 

Wood Mount: 125979

1-3/8" Circle Punch #119860 (page 184)

Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper #126898 (page 163)

Sahara Sand Card Stock #121043 (page 156)

Very Vanilla Card Stock #101650 (page 156)

Square Lattice Embossing Folder #119976 (page 189)

and if you need:

Big Shot #115439 (page 186)

First Post!

I decided to sit and play today!

This card worked up fairly fast and easy

because I kept it simple using

just one stamp set and the 2012-2014 In Color card stock and inks.

The process (the following taken with phone camera)

I wanted to make my own Designer Paper

so I gathered the colors I wanted to use,

the Bloomin' Marvelous Stamp Set

and a sponge.

I first sponged Gumball Green, Midnight Muse

and Primrose Petals onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.

After getting the background the way I wanted

I started to stamp the cute little images in this set.

I did the birds first in Raspberry Ripple;

then the flowers in Midnight Muse;

and finally the leaves in Gumball Green.

Added the sentiment using the Decorative Label Punch

and stamping it in Midnight Muse.

I cut a strip of Primrose Petals and layered 

some Satin Stitched Ribbon in Midnight Blue on top.

Added the finished sentiment piece using dimensionals.

Fast and simple.

Of course, me being me, I had to take that last step 

of adding the butterfly complete with some rhinestones.

The products used complete with order numbers and prices:

126835	Card Stock and Pad Kit with 2012-2014 In Colors*	$29.95
101650	Very Vanilla Card Stock	$8.50
126847	Stitched Satin Ribbon - Midnight Muse**	$8.95
120907	Decorative Label Punch	$16.95
	Total	$64.35
129651	Bloomin' Marvelous Stamp Set in wood	FREE
	OR
	Bloomin' Marvelous Stamp Set in clear***	FREE
	* In Colors are: Midnight Muse
	Primrose Petals
	Gumball Green
	Raspberry Ripple
	Summer Starfruit
	** Other Stitched Satin Ribbon Colors:
126848	Gumball Green
126844	Primrose Petals
126845	Raspberry Ripple
126846	Summer Starfruit
	*** Clear Sets Require Mount:
117147	Block B (This size fits the entire stamp set)	$5.95
	STEP UP WITH BUTTERFLY:
129406	Bitty Butterfly Punch	$15.95
127526	Elegant Butterfly Punch	$15.95
119246	Rhinstones Basic Jewels	$4.95