JUGs 38 - Pink & Brown

A quick post about my card for the current JUGs challenge.  The challenge this week is a color challenge:  pink, brown and vanilla.   I have been feeling mojo-less for the last few days and to get things restarted I decided to combine the JUGs challenge with the current PaperCrafts Connection sketch challenge #4.   Unfortunately I don't have a picture of the sketch.  As I thought about what I paper I would use for the card I thought about some old SU! DP that I have that was perfect for the challenge.  I don't even remember the name, just that it was pink, brown and vanilla.    I used Nesties Labels 9 dies and a cute new stamp from Hero Arts called Little Butterfly.  The sentiment is from the Taylored Expressions set CreativTea.    Did some sponging/distressing on the edges of the die cut piece, as well as on the patterned paper.  The butterfly was stamped in Close to Cocoa on the die cut piece and then in Pretty in Pink on a scrap of cream cardstock.  Just the wings were cut out and popped up on top of the brown image.  

I finished the card with some vintage seam binding (I actually bought it at an antique store, it is from the 70s) that I crinkled up by getting it wet and wadding into a loose ball.  A SU! cord button was added to the center.  

Thanks for taking a peek. 

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI Vintage Cream; Patterned Paper:  SU! DP; Ink:  SU! Pretty in Pink; Close to Cocoa; Dies: Spellbinders Labels 9 dies; EK Success punch; SU! Word Window punch; Talon pink seam binding; SU! cord button

Hydrangea Blue

Its a rainy afternoon here in the Pacific Northwest, leaving most of us wondering if summer will ever come!  A perfect day though to stay inside and make some cards.  So far I have gotten one done.... a card for the current Play Date Cafe' challenge (PDCC34), to use black and white with blue. I  just love the photo they provided for inspiration!  For my card I decided to use a sketch from Clean & Simple and a couple of stamps from Hero Arts, Hydrangea & French Writing with Butterfly. 

I stamped the French Writing with Butterfly on PTI's white cardstock using Prussian Blue ink (Nick Bantock col. from Ranger) and then stamped the Hydrangea over the top with Close to My Hearts black ink.  I stamped the flower portion of the hydrangea on white cardstock with the Prussian Blue ink, trimmed it out and then popped it up over the first image with foam dimensionals.  I did a bit of distressing on the edges of the white cardstock and the dark blue cardstock I used as a mat.  I cut a piece of black cardstock to fit the front and then punch one long edge with my Apron Lace punch.   The edges were distressing and white satin ribbon from the Stamp Simply Ribbon store was tied around it.    

Thanks for taking a peek.  Hope you had a sunnier weekend then I did!

Supplies:  Stamps:  Hero Arts - Hydrangea & French Writing w/Butterfly; cardstock:  PTI white; True Black & Enchanted Evening; Ink:  Prussian Blue - Ranger; Black - Close to My Heart;  Satin ribbon:  May Arts; Punch - Fiskars Apron Lace

Flying High

Since October of last year I have been getting stamps from The {Stamps}of Life through their monthly club.  The stamps are clear stamps and all the sets are super cute.  The brains and creativity behind The {Stamps} of Life is Stephanie Barnard who is an absolute sweetie pie!  The set for June called Kites2Fly is super duper cute and I couldn't wait to make something with it!  When I saw the current sketch from Clean & Simple, FTL95 I knew immediately that I was going to use Kites2Fly for the sketch.  I stamped the kite on white cardstock and then again on patterned paper from October Afternoon's Thrift Shop 8x8 pad and did some paper piecing.  I hand drew the kite string, pierced the cardstock and then hand stitched the kite string with DMC floss.  I finished off the kite string by sewing on 3 tiny buttons.   I assembled the card and then used some more of the DMC floss to tie around the card.  I love how it turned out!

Thanks for taking a peek, I so appreciate those of you who take the time to leave me a comment!

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI White & kraft; PP:  Thrift Shop October Afternoon; Stamps:  The {Stamps} of Life Kites2Fly; SU! Scalloped border punch; DMC floss

In Stitches Challenge #10

I decided to give Jenny's current In Stitches challenge being sponsored by DeNami Designs, one of my favorite stamp companies, a go!  I used a recently purchased DeNami stamp, Large Flower Spray, for my card along with some SU! cardstock I had out to make another card.  I also used some patterned paper from the DCWV mat stack Garden Whimsy.  The colors are pretty fun and bright.  I stamped the image using SU!'s Certain Celery image on white cardstock and then the flower portion on Cameo Coral cardstock with Cameo Coral ink.   I pierced the stems and leaves of the first image and then stitched them using a light green DMC floss.  The Cameo Coral flowers were cut out and popped up on the card.  Did some matting using the patterned paper and additional cardstock. 

Thanks for taking a peek and have a great day!


Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white; SU! Cameo Coral & Certain Celery; Ink:  SU! Certain Celery; Fresh Ink Capri Blue; Stamps:  DeNami Designs Large Flower Spray; CTMH Treasure Life set; Floss - DMC light green and light blue; Kaiser light blue rhinestones; DCWV Garden Whimsy mat stack; SU! Scalloped Border punch

Pursue Happiness

Finally got a chance to make a card for the current Taylored Expressions, TESC117, sketch challenge.   I used the colors from the current Color Throwdown, CTD97.   The Color Throwdown colors this week are Night of Navy, Certain Celery and Cameo Coral.  I paired them with PTI's Vintage Cream as my neutral.

I also used the TE set Discover Your Wings set for the card.  It is a set that I need to use more.  The butterflies are what got me when I first saw it.  The set has some of the most beautiful butterflies I have ever seen!  The patterned patter is from the DCWV mat stack Garden Whimsy.

Thanks for taking a peek and have a great day!

Supplies:  Stamps:  TE - Discover Your Wings; Ink:  SU! Cameo Coral & Certain Celery, PTI - Enchanted Evening; Cardstock:  PTI: Vintage Cream, SU! Night of Navy; PP:  DCWV Garden Whimsy mat stack; Ribbon:  SU! Certain Celery Twill ribbon; blue rhinestones

3 Challenges, 1 Difficult Card

This shouldn't have been as hard as it turned out to be, but I guess that is because I committed myself to a path and wasn't going to move from it.  It all started with my choice to use several shades of Bazzill green cardstock for the card.  You see, the current ODBD challenge ODBDSLC17 is a monochromatic color challenge to use either yellow, green or blue or you could use all three. I should have gone with that option!  Anyway, I also wanted to use my new Fern & Fiddles stamp set from Flourishes that I won last week for the card so green it was.  The 2nd challenge element is provided by FTTC71:  to use embossing on your card.   And for the last challenge, Waltzingmouse Stamp sketch challenge #2, WMSC2, to use this lovely sketch:   

So, I stamped and embossed and stamped and embossed some more, but still was not satisfied.  I put it down to my cardstock choice (see above).  Bazzill is great cardstock, but not the best choice for stamping.  Live and learn.   And so there it is:  3 challenges; 1 difficult card!  Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI - White; Bazzill - Green; Ink:  Ranger Bundled Sage Distress Ink; Stamps: Flourishes Ferns & Fiddles, Waltzingmouse Stamps - Very Vintage Labels 10; Cuttlebug; Spellbinders Labels 10 dies; Cuttlebug Birds & Vines embossing folder; EKSuccess English Ivy border punch