CMCC #14... monochromatic

Hey friends!!  Wednesday has rolled around that that means a new Colour Me...! combo is up at the Colour Me blog!  This week it is the fun, bright color of Pumpkin Pie (orange).  And since it is the start of a new month, we are joined by a brand new talented guest designer... Anita!! All the challenge details can be found over at the Colour Me...! blog.



 For my card today I decided to create an ombre look on a little tag that I made from some watercolor paper using a new tag punch that Stampin Up! just released.  The punch is pretty darn cool as it allows you to make your tag as long or short as you want.  I first stamped the butterfly from the SU! set Backyard Basics on the tag using watermark ink, applied white embossing powder and then heat set.  Once that was done I spritzed the tag with water, blotted off the excess and then applied Pumpkin Pie ink using some water and a paint brush.  A second butterfly was stamped with the watermark ink, white embossing powder applied, heat set and then watercolored.  I die cut it using the matching die and adhered it to the tag using a foam dimensional.  The sentiment is from the SU! set So Very Grateful was stamped, trimmed out and adhered to the tag.  A bit of orange ribbon and a few clear sequins finished off my little tag which was then adhered to the card front.  I watercolored the bottom on the inside of the card and then stamped it with another sentiment from So Very Grateful.  Posting this to the second "Time Out" challenge.  Check out the lovely inspiration photo.  Obviously I focused on the butterflies!

Thanks for stopping by...please check out the projects created by my fellow teamies Tara, Hayley, Sam, Katie, Brenda and April guest designer, Anita!

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI rustic white, Strathmore watercolor paper; Ink:  SU! Pumpkin Pie & Memento London Fog; Punch:  Stampin Up! tag punch; Sequins:  Pretty Pink Posh; Stamps:  Stampin Up!

every moment...

Hello friends!!  After a trip to our local zoo today with my boys (they are on spring break), my sister and her girls I got a chance to make a card for this week's PTI Make It Monday challenge.  I combined it with the current Dynamic Duos challenge (Gumball Green and your choice) and came up with this:

 

After finally finding a PTI stamp set that I could use for the MIM challenge (Botantical Silhouettes) I got out my Gelatos and got to work.  I used Gelatos in two different shades of orange unfortunately after spritzing the stamp with water and then stamping you can't really tell I used two.  The stems were stamped using SU!'s Gumball Green.  I rubbed some green Gelato onto on of my acrylic blocks, spritzed it with water and then stamped it at the bottom to ground the flowers.  Some New Leaf double stitched ribbon and the sentiment finished things off.  The card base is SU!'s Smoky Slate.

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Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white, SU! Smoky Slate; Stamps:  PTI; Ink:  SU! and Memento; Farber Castell Gelatos (orange, blood orange & green); PTI double stitched ribbon

where flowers bloom...

Hello friends!!  Another soggy day here in the northwest. Have a card that I made last night for a couple of challenges:  CAS-ual Fridays: Good Egg (use ovals) and CAS(E) this Sketch.

 
This card started with a different image in mind, but that wasn't working so I went with this tulip image from the SU! set Backyard Basics.  I realize that I'm stretching the whole oval thing a bit with the tulips, but I also added a little oval charm.   I used my PTI notebook die to cut the Rustic White cardstock and then stamped the images using Memento Rich Cocoa ink.  The tulips were colored with my Copic markers.  I roughed up the edges of the piece and then wrapped it with some purple twine and tied on the little charm.  The sentiment is from a Flourishes set "Botanical Bookplates 2".  After roughing up the edges of the card base I adhered the image and then added a few clear sequins

lucky in love...

Hello friends!!  Popping in with a little tag-card that I made for this week's CASology challenge:  lucky.    I don't often make cards for St. Patrick's day, but if I did this one would fit the bill perfectly!  It also works for Addicted to CAS:  Luck (thanks for letting me know Kimberly!!)

 

The tag-card was die cut using a Penny Black tag die.  Two tags were cut, one scored about 3/4 of inch from the top and adhered together.  I die cut some hearts using my PTI hearts cover plate and then stamped four with one of the designs from the PTI Happy Hearts set.  I picked the design that most closely resembled a Celtic one to me.   A strip of green patterned paper was cut to fit the tag and one edge punched, the stem was stamped and then the strip was adhered.  The hearts were adhered to make a four leaf clover.  Some green ribbon was thread through the hole and tied with black baker's twine.  The sentiment (from the Taylored Expressions Wreath of Luck) was stamped on a small banner, adhered and a black sequin added.   At the last moment I decided to add some Glossy Accents to the clover... gives it a nice shine!

Thanks for stopping by...

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI; Patterned paper:  Stampin Up!; Stamps:  PTI and Taylored Expressions; Dies:  PTI and Penny Black; Ink:  Stampin Up! and Memento; Baker's Twine; black sequin; PTI New Leaf grosgrain ribbon

CMCC #13... get well soon

Hello friends!!  Wednesday is here and that means time for a brand new colour challenge at Colour Me..!   The gallery was full of absolutely amazing projects last week!  I know there will be just as many amazing projects this week using the fun color combo of  Rich Razzleberry (dark berry), Island Indigo (teal), Cajun Craze (rust) and Crushed Curry (yellow).  All the challenge information can be found at the Colour Me..! blog.

For my card this week I decided to do some quilling.  I pulled out some SU! designer paper that corresponded with the colors and created a flower using a quilling die from Quilled Creations.  The leaves were also created using SU! designer paper.  The layout is based on last week's My Favorite Things Wednesday sketch.  The sentiment is from the Precious Remembrance Shop set Positive Thoughts.   Including a photo of a close up of the flower so you can see it a little bit better.

Thanks for stopping by...please check out the projects created by my fellow teamies Tara, Hayley, Sam, Katie, Brenda and March guest designer, Michelle!

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white & yellow; Close to My Heart Autumn Terracotta; Stamps:  Precious Remembrance Shop; Dies:  Spellbinders & Quilled Creations; Patterned Paper:  Stampin Up!; Ink:  Tuxedo Black

PTI March Blog Hop...

Hello friends!!  Here with my card for this month's PTI hop:  High Gloss.  I had originally thought I would give Glossy Accents another try, but ended up doing some tone-on-tone clear embossing and using enamel dots.

 

I have a love hate relationship with Glossy Accents.  I love the look, but hate trying to get the stuff out of the bottle and on to my project without making a mess.  And sometimes the problem comes in just trying to actually get it out of the bottle!  So I gave up on it, but this month's PTI hop got me thinking I would give it another try.  I bought a small bottle and so far the two times I used it there wasn't a problem.  Fingers crossed that when I finally try it on a project it works!  Anywhoo... back to my card, lol!  I used the PTI sets Lovely Layers and Distressed Stripes and a bright spring like color combo of yellow, pink and spring green.  The enamel dots are from My Mind's Eye. Decided to try skewing the panels and I quite like how it looks.

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Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI & Stampin' Up!; Stamps:  PTI; Dies:  PTI; Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black & VersaMark watermark ink; Embossing powder:  Ranger Ultrafine clear; Enamel Dots:  My Mind's Eye