Happy Birthday in Purple and Blue - Pals Paper Arts #234

Another miserable snowy day.  The weekend weather was miserable - snow, freezing rain, rain, and then a deep freeze.  Today snow again.  What do you expect in a Canadian January heh?

Today's card is for the Pals Paper Arts challenge here  and it's a colour challenge. It took me a while to figure out what I was going to make, but I just had to settle on flowers and a birthday card.

The card base is Night of Navy, layered with Wisteria Wonder and that wonderful silver vellum paper in stripes.

Each flower was stamped on Whisper White cardstock, and was coloured with blendabilities: Night of Navy for one, and Wisteria Wonder for the other.  I used a silver marker to highlight the veins in the leaves. The images were then die cut using the Square framelits, but then I scalloped the ends of each with the scallop edge punch.

To add that touch of silver required for the challenge, I added 1/8" silver taffeta ribbon at the scalloped end and added a little bow.  Each was then matted with their respective colours.

The Night of Navy flower was adhered to the vellum with snail adhesive; the Wisteria Wonder one with dimensionals.  It slightly overlapped the top flower.

Sentiment is by Petite Pairs and a retired small oval punch was used to punch it out.

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The stamp sets I used:  Best of Flowers, and Petite Pairs

Hydrangea Window Card - a CASE

I saw this card on Pinterest - made by Nancy Amato - and just loved it.  So, I partially CASED this card using a lot of her elements, but putting some of my own in.

I started by stamping the image of the Hydrangea from the Best of Flowers stamp set, using Black Stazon, onto Whisper White card stock.  The image was coloured with SU markers and then die cut using the Windows framelits.  Before removing the framelit, I took a stencil brush and stenciled all the way around the die cut with Crumb Cake ink.  A second, larger Windows Framelit was die cut, and the edges stenciled in the same way.  The two die cuts were adhered together using dimensionals.  Dazzling details was added to the flowers.

Using the Beautiful Wings sizzlet die, two butterflies were die cut in Marina Mist, and attached on either side of the flower with a glue dot.  Some rhinestones were placed on the bodies of the butterflies.

A striped piece of Birds of a Feather DSP was made into a banner and attached to the bottom of the window.

Using Crumb Cake seam binding, I made a bow and attached an Antique brad to the center.  This was attached at the junction of the banner and the window.

The image unit was attached to a crumb cake layer that had been embossed with the Honeycomb folder.  All edges were sponged with Crumb Cake ink.  I also sponged over the entire embossed surface.
This embossed layer was attached to a Whisper White layer, which was attached to the Marina Mist card base.

Here is a list of materials/supplies used:

Stamp: Best of Flowers
Inks: Black Stazon, Crumb Cake, SU markers (Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Old Olive)
Papers:  Marina Mist, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Birds of a Feather DSP
Accessories:  Windows framelit, Beautiful wings sizzlet die, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Antique Brad, rhinestones, Dazzling details, Honeycomb folder

Perfect Punches Thanks - Challenge 219 Paired with a Punch

The challenge with the LNS group is to pair an image or a stamp with a matching punch. In the card I made, I paired an image with a punch, and a sentiment with a punch.

The base of this A2 card is Rose Red card stock, layered with Whisper White, then Rose Red DSP.

The floral image was stamped with Black Stazon onto Whisper White card stock, and then coloured with SU markers.  It was then punched out with the 2 1/2" circle punch, which was matted with a Rose Red circle die cut using the Circles #2 die.  This was layered with an Old Olive scallop circle die cut using the Scallop circles #2 die.

The sentiment was coloured with Old Olive and Rose Red markerd, stamped onto Whisper White card stock, and then punched with the scallop oval punch.

Some dazzling details were added to the flower.  A white taffeta ribbon and bow was attached between the floral image and the sentiment.

So, for this challenge, the floral image was paired with the 2 1/2" circle punch, and the sentiment with the Scallop oval punch.

Here's a list of the supplies/materials used:

Stamps: Best of Flowers, Perfect Punches
Inks: Black Stazon, SU Markers (Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Certainly Celery, Old Olive)
Papers: Rose Red, Whisper White, Rose Red DSP, Old Olive
Accessories: 2 1/2" circle punch, Circles die #2, Scallop circle die #2, Scallop oval punch, 3/8" white taffeta ribbon, dazzling details, dimensionals.

Best of Flowers Mother's Day Card - Unscripted Sketches #205 & Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge

Now that Easter is over, and Spring is supposedly on its way, Mother's Day now looms over the horizon.  So today I decided to combine 2 challenges and create a Mother's Day Card. I used the sketch from Unscripted Sketches here  with the colour challenge with Pals Paper Arts here

I thought the above 3 colours combined would make a fresh looking Mother's Day card.

This 5 by 5" card has a base card stock of Bashful Blue, layered with Whisper White card stock whose edges were sponged with Certainly Celery ink.  Upon this white layer, three rows of rick rack in Marina Mist and Bashful blue was layered horizonatally.  I put the two colours together because the Tasteful Trim die couldn't make a larger rick rack as indicated in the sketch - so I put 2 together.  Then I attached a piece of Marina Mist seam binding vertically on the left side and attached it underneath the Whisper White layer.  A bow was attached at the top.

The focal image was stamped with Black Stazon ink onto Whisper White card stock, and coloured with markers (Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, and Certainly Celery).  The image was die cut using the Ovals Framelits, and pricking was done around the edges using a template, mat pack and paper piercer.  A larger oval framelit was die cut in Certainly Celery, and the focal image was attached to this using dimensionals. This unit was attached to the card front. 

The Bashful blue flower was highlighted with a white gel pen, and Crystal Effects was put on the blue roses.

The sentiment, from Teeny Tiny wishes, was punched with the Word Window punch, and layered with a Modern Word Label punched in Certainly Celery.

A row of 3 rhinestoes was attached to the upper right corner. 

Here's a summary of the materials/supplies used:

Stamps: Best of Flowers, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Black Stazon, SU markers (Marina Mist, Bashful blue, Certainly Celery), Certainly Celery

Papers: Bashful Blue, whisper White, Marina Mist, Certainly Celery

Accessories: Tasteful Trim die, 3/8" Marina Mist Seam Binding, Ovals Framelits, Pricking template, Mat Pack & Paper Piercer, Word Window punch, Modern Word Label Punch, Crystal Effects, White Gel Pen, Rhinestones, dimensionals.

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Upsy Daisy Birthday - Red Hot Sketch Challenge #80

This clean and simple card is for the Red Hot Sketch challenge here

 

The flower is not really the original Upsy Daisy stamp, but I think of this image as Upsy Daisy.  It is from the "Best of Flower" stamp set.

The image of the silhouette daisies was stamped twice with Versa mark on a panel of alternating Marina Mist and Baja Breeze squares, and them embossed with white embossing powder. This panel was layered with first Very Vanilla and then Marina Mist.

The base of the card if Marina Mist card stock, layered with Very Vanilla cardstock, and then with an embossed DSP layer from the Print Poetry DS pack.

The sentiment is from "From My Heart" and is stamped with Marina Mist ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, then punched out with the Modern Word Label punch.

Here is a list of the supplies and materials used:

Stamps: Best of Flowers, From My Heart

Inks: Marina Mist, Baja Breeze, Versa Mark

Papers: Marina Mist, Very Vanilla, Print Poetry DSP

Accessories: 1 1/4`` square punch, Modern Word Label punch, Square lattice folder, white embossing powder.

Welcome Spring - The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge #202

Spring is scheduled to arrive (by the calendar) on Wednesday, however Winter is not done with us.  Tomorrow 2 storm fronts will collide over southern Ontario and dump up to 10cm of snow.  Yuck!!
The sketch challenge with The Sweet Stop here has a spin to it - Springtime - a concept I eagerly embraced in the card I made.

 

I started by punching a 2 1/2" circle in Whisper White and embossing it with the Square Lattice embossing folder.  Then I stamped 3 Daisy images from the stamp set "Best of Flowers" using Black stazon ink on a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock and coloured them using ink pads (Daffodil Delight, Pretty in Pink, and Marina Mist) and an Aquapainter. Each flower was then cut out and adhered to the circle on top of a stem and leaves die cut using the Big Shot. I just love bling, so I put some dazzling details on each of the flowers.

I then punched two butterflies with the small butterfly punch out of Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP and attached them above the flowers.  A strip of 3 rhinestones was placed on the butterflies.

The circle was attached to a scalloped circle of Certainly Celery using dimensionals.

The base of the card is Certainly Celery layered with Whisper White cardstock.  The DSP is Sunshine and Sprinkles and the ribbon is 1/8" Regal Rose taffeta ribbon.

The sentiment is computer generated, punched out with the 1 3/4 by 7/8" oval punch and layered with a green Modern Word Label punch.

Here is a summary of the materials/supplies used to make the card:

Stamp: Best of Flowers

Inks: Black Stazon, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip

Papers: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP

Accessories: Leaf & stem die, 2 1/2" circle punch, Scallop circle die #2, Square lattice folder, Small butterfly punch, 1 3/4 by 7/8" oval punch, Modern Word Label punch, 1/8" Regal Rose taffeta ribbon, rhinestones, Large rhinestones, dazzling details, dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Daisy Silhouette Birthday - Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #179

This is my card for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #179 here

 Stamps: Best of Flowers, Petite Pairs
Inks: Old Olive
Papers: Old Olive, Whisper White, Festival of Prints DSP paper stack, Cherry cobbler
Accessories: Circle die #2, 1 3/4" circle punch, Perfect Pennant die, 1 3/4 by 7/8" oval punch, 1/2" White taffeta ribbon, 1/8" Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, rhinestones, dimensionals, Mat pack & Paper Piercer.

Best of Flowers Birthday - Red Hot Sketch Challenge #79

The day started out overcast with some snow flurries, but now the sun is shining and I am again hopeful spring is around the corner.  I can hardly wait to get out into my garden and see my flowers start to bloom. This card, done for the Red Hot Sketch Challenge here features one of my favourite flower stamps, the hydrangea.  I was so sad when it was retired!  But it's back, in a smaller version, with the 25 year anniversary stamp set "Best of Flowers".

 

The image was coloured with SU markers and an Aqua painter.

Stamps: Best of Flowers, Curly Cute

Inks: Black Stazon, SU markers (Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Always Artichoke), Primrose Pink

Papers: Primrose Pink, Whisper White, Print Poestry DSP stack

Accessories: 2 1/2" circle punch, Scallop circle die #2, Mat pack & Paper piercer, Apothecary Accent framelits, Large rhinestones, Aqua painter, dimensionals.