PAPER PLAYERS CHALENGE # 57

Hi there, another GREAT challenge from Paper Players, a sketch by Nance Lempinen Leedy (my daughter), yahoo!

Anyhow it was getting close to deadline time again and didn't want to miss this one.

So here is my card, what do you think?

I wanted to use some of SU's newest colors, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade and the old standby Whisper white.





The stamps are from Papertrey Ink, Botanical Silhouettes and Peaceful Garden. I really like the blossom stamp it looks so real as if it's gently swaying in the breeze. Also the sentiment "May peace fill your soul this day", it's very adaptable to either a special occasion such as birthday, etc., or a sympathy card, which I've been needing too many of lately. The bottom of the card was die cut using SU's Top Note die, another of my fav's.

Thanks for looking.

COLOUR Q #9

Oops...missed the deadline for submitting to Color Q for this adorable inspiration color challenge. Isn't this owl the cutest ever! I love it.

Anyhow because I procrastinated so long about how to use the beautiful colors I'm too late, but thought I'd link my card anyhow, so here 'tis using all of the challenge colors.

Thanks for looking.




Supplies used:
PTI's large zig-zag die
Ink: SU Early Espresso
Sentiment: PTI's Half & Half
Silver doo-dads-anonymous
SU piercing tool

CCMC160 - Sketch Challenge

Wow, this challenge from Create with Connie & Mary is right up my alley, my daughter says everything I place is on an angle! And she's right. So here's my creation for this challenge, however there isn't any stamping on this card. I thought the beautiful paper said it all.

















Supplies:
Stampin' Up DSP Botanical Gazette
SU Early Espresso Satin Ribbon and rhinestone

PPA104-CAS-Elements of Style-Paper Piercing

Wow what a beautiful inspiration picture from Pals PaperArtists, love the pun too.

I was rummaging through my stash of stuff and discovered a Jewel template from long ago never used, so I thought I'd give it a try using it for paper piercing, not jewels as it was intended.

It really is a simple design, I laid the template on a piece of card stock and pierced the holes in the shape of a flower. I then punched out some petals using SU's Blossom punch (using the smaller of all the petals) and popped them up with dimensionals. Then punched a 3/4" circle of black, then a 1/2" circle of DSP and topped it off with a shiny little embellishment (also from my stash-origin unknown-don't we all have some of this stuff)?
I attached a strip of the DSP topped it with a narrower piece of black and then again (cause I couldn't stop) with another strip of DSP topped with a strip of SU's black Flourish Designer Jewels and stamped the sentiment in black ink for the final touch.

I love the way the light filters through the paper piercing to really show off the design, what do you think?

Supplies: White and black card stock, SU Play Date DSP
Bazzill Basics Flowers & Flourishes Jewel Template
SU black ink and SU Designer Jewels
SU Blossom Punch
Sentiment-SU Well Scripted

Yum, Yum-S'mores!

A friend of mine, Diane of Rubber 'n Rafters, and I went on our annual golf outing this past weekend (we're still trying to recoup). Before we went we decided to make and take S'mores for all the gals to eat. Here are a few pictures of the S'mores, needless to say they were a big hit.

Everyone said they're so cute they wanted to take them home to show their kids rather than eat them. Although a few didn't home!make it home!






























Aren't they just adorable, we got the idea from Becky Roberts of Inking Idaho who shared a very similar project a while back. Thanks Becky!

Part of what makes them so cute is the new stackable marshmallows, if you haven't discovered them yet, you're gonna want to find some (we finally went online and found them at a local Walmart).

PTI-Stamp-a-Faire Challenge #10

I was so sorry to be out of town when Papertrey Ink hosted their Stamp-a-faire event in Ohio...I WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE! Unfortunately the timing didn't allow it, perhaps next time as I'm sure there will be another one.

This card is for the Challenge # 10 which good for me didn't post when it was supposed to which allowed me time to enter, anyhow on to the card...




The challenge was to use layering stamp patterns under a focal point. I used a wood grain background in blue, the same color as the card stock, to imitate the feel for old weathered boards on a barn. I then stamped leaves along the side and upper portion of the card as if the leaves were growing on the side of a barn. My focal point is a shape from Mat Stack #3 again stamped with a leaf pattern. I opted to die cut another circle and pop it up (mainly because I smudged the green ink and didn't want it visible). Stamped the birthday sentiment in blue, added a gorgeous ruffled ribbon down the side with a few graduated sized rhinestones.



Supplies: Card stock-Stampin' Up Bashful Blue
Ribbon-S.U. new 3/8"ruffled ribbon in Lucky Limeade
Inks-S.U. Pear Pizzazz and Bashful Blue
Stamps-PTI's-Through the Trees and Mat Stack 3 collection, Tag-Its #3
Rhinestones- S.U.

PAPER PLAYERS CHALLENGE # 55

Yikes almost missed the deadline for the PPC #55.

I used the Sanded background stamp in crumb cake ink on card stock of the same color, leaving an opening in the center for my focal image. The image is from Asian Artistry stamped in Basic Gray ink with the bird stamped in Poppy Parade (mainly due to the fact that I don't seem to have any Poppy Parade card stock)! I added a ribbon of Baja Breeze topped with a pearl and three smaller pearls in the opposite corner. The sentiment is stamped in Basic Gray ink.
Thanks for looking.