Splashes of Watercolor

Well, if it’s Wednesday it must be time for another Color Throwdown challenge! I’ve been having the best time with these color challenges. And this week Tammy has chosen the prettiest color combination. I just love it!

How pretty are these colors together?? Gorgeous! I can’t wait to see what the other girls have done! And you should play along with us too. Just post your card using these colors (or close relatives) to your blog or SCS and then link it directly to today’s Color Throwdown blog post.

So here’s my card~

I absolutely fell in love with the whimsical papers in the new Basic Grey Offbeat 6×6 paper pad. I love the colors and the funky images and graphics! Would ya look at those cute beets and how about the dragonflies on this paper! Cute, I tell ya!

I started with a base of Prism’s Prismatic Intense Kiwi, then layered ruby red and the Offbeat paper on that. The image from Inkadinkado’s Garden Delight clear stamp set was colored with Stampin’ Up markers and stamped onto the white cardstock.

The dragonfly from the same set was colored the same way with certainly celery and old olive markers. After I cut it out with a circle Nestabilities die, I stamped the sentiment using PTI’s Mixed Messages set, then matted it on a circle of celery cardstock and pierced around the edges of it.

I rounded all the corners on the right side of the card and the dragonfly circle is attached with foam mounting tape. This layout is based on the Verve sketch MTVD07.

Here are links to the other ladies’ blogs so you can see the details of their creations:

• Cathy Indelicato
• Kisa Peters
• LeAnne Pugliese
• Tammy Hershberger
• Tracy Durcan

So ends another Color Throwdown challenge card post! Please come back again soon!

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Stamps: Garden Delight - Inkadinkado, Mixed Messages - PTI

Paper: white, ruby red, certainly celery, Prismatics Intense Kiwi, Basic Grey Offbeat 6×6 pad

Ink: certainly celery, SU markers: old olive, certainly celery, cameo coral

Accessories: circle Nestabilities, corner rounder punch, 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon, piercing tool & mat, mounting tape

It’s Tuesday again! My how fast the time flies….especially the weekends! I have 2 very different cards for you today and it’s my turn to give away some Rubbernecker Bucks this week! So let’s get started!

RUBBERNECKER - TREASURE HUNT TUESDAY

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First some business:

It’s Treasure Hunt Tuesday!!

If you can find the treasure (and it’s very easy!) and make a purchase, you get the treasure FREE! The treasure must be claimed between 4 am PST and 9 pm PST (that’s 7 am - 12 midnight on the East coast). All the details can be found at the Rubbernecker Home Page.

And while you’re there, you’ll definitely want to check out the specials of the week! The Mini Score-It is on sale for the next 2 weeks and this is the last week for the sale on the Colorbox Fluid Chalk full size ink pads . This is a really great deal, you guys!

And did you know that if you purchase $25 or more of product (not including stamps or cushion), you receive 10% off your entire order??!! Cool!!

Linda and I have BLOG CANDY to be won today, so be sure to leave Linda a comment to qualify. To win blog candy from me, leave me a comment and tell me what your favorite candy is. For me it’s Reese’s Pieces. Can’t live without ‘em!

And here are links to the other fabulous designers, so you can skip over to see what they’ve created for you today:

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Now for my card. It’s appropriate to have a card featuring candy when I’m offering blog candy, right?

Aren’t these little guys the cutest? I’d give them lots of candy if they came to my door!

This is a Rubbernecker image called Trick or Treats, and I colored it with Copic markers then cut it out with Nestabilities. The striped piece of paper was torn around the edges and sponged with Ranger Distress ink in Peeled Paint and my ink blending tool. Have you tried that yet? It’s fantastic for blending ink!! (Duh, Broni, thus the name!) I just had to curl up the bottom corner to let the freaky ghost peek out!

The image was offset on an eggplant scalloped rectangle and I place a piece of PTI Plum Pudding satin ribbon in between them. The sentiment was stamped in pumpkin pie ink on white cardstock. I used Ranger Glossy Accents in a thick layer on it and placed the grungeboard O, which was colored with a YG95 Copic marker, on top of it. I coated the O with the Glossy Accents too and left it to dry. Then I trimmed around the O, and glued it to the card.

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Stamps: Trick or Treats, Petite Halloween sentiment set - Rubbernecker’s Halloween section

Paper: white, elegant eggplant, Halloween patterned paper

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa, pumpkin pie, sahara sand, Ranger Distress - Peeled Paint

Accessories: Nestabilities, Copic markers, Idea-ology mixed minis plain grungeboard, ink blending tool, PTI Plum Pudding satin ribbon, glue dots, mounting tape

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

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JACKSONBELLE EMBELLISHMENTS - JBE017

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Hey, guess what! Lindsey will be having a sale in her store (Jacksonbelle Embellishments) beginning Friday, August 29th through Monday, September 1st, and she’s offering 15% off everything!!! Woo hoo! She’s got all the latest Inkadinkado stamps and just about every available color of the new fun Shimmerz paints.

Our challenge from Jacksonbelle Embellishments this week is to case one of our very own designers! Let’s have a big round of applause for the featured designer this week - Erin McKinney of Stampin’ in the Sun!

I chose this card of Erin’s to case:

Isn’t it adorable? I kept the same layout and birdie theme, used my ribbon in the same place and used Dew Drops where she’s placed her gem brads. I did change the stamps I used and the papers and colors too.

Here’s my CASE:

I colored my bird image from the Birds Galore clear stamp set by Inkadinkado with Stampin’ Up markers and stamped it onto shimmery vanilla cardstock. I cut the rectangle panel using a Nestabilities die and left the die on while I sponged some celery ink aroung the edges.

The patterned papers are Daisy D’s Chloe Marie line. Yummy paper! Would you look at that beautiful 1″ satin ribbon?! It’s by May Arts of course! I added Dew Drops (water) at the bottom.

Check out the beautiful creations of all these talented designers:

• Amber Hight
• Beth Thomas
• Dee Jackson
• Elizebeth Neumann
• Erin McKinney
• Kisa Peters
• Lila Holgate
• Lindsey Botkin
• Lynda Benden
• Maren Benedict
• Rachel Baird

If you’d like to play along, post your card on SCS with the keyword JBE017.

Thanks for visiting with me today and making it all the way through another long 2 For You Tuesday post! Check back tomorrow for my Color Throwdown #8 challenge card. We have a gorgeous color combo for you to try this week!

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Stamps: Birds Galore clear stamp set - Inkadinkado

Paper: shimmery vanilla, regal rose, black, Daisy D’s Chloe Marie

Ink: certainly celery, SU markers: brocade blue, old olive, cameo coral

Accessories: rectangle Nestabilities, sponge dauber, 1″ satin May Arts ribbon, horizontal slot punch, Dew Drops - water, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots folder, mounting tape

Items available at Jacksonbelle Embellishments

Well, it’s Tuesday again and I’m not actually at home right now. I’m on vacation this week and have scheduled this post to release on Tuesday morning. So I hope it’s really Tuesday today and I haven’t messed things up!!

I’ll be brief with my card descriptions today. Here we go:

RUBBERNECKER - RBC18

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Today is Treasure Hunt Tuesday at Rubbernecker Stamp Co. You can find the first clue on the HOME PAGE and when you find the treasure and make a purchase, the treasure is yours!

BLOG CANDY TODAY IS BEING OFFERED BY SHELLY AND CANDY!

As you may know, today is also Rubbernecker Bloggers Challenge day! Today, Jeanne has issued the challenge to make an ANIMAL CARD. You know, I didn’t realize that I have VERY FEW Rubbernecker animal images. I guess I’m just going to have to get some more! In the meantime, I’m using my baby bear image for my card today.

The base is wild wasabi and the corners are rounded and a border was pierced. The scalloped piece of Two Scoops paper was cut and embossed using Nestabilities and my Cuttlebug, as was the scalloped mat around my little bear. Baby Bear was colored with Copic markers and I sponged a little groovy guava around the edges. I stamped only a portion of the sentiment onto a vellum heart tag and tied it to the wasabi ribbon.

Be sure to check out the other DT members challenge cards:

And you can play along as well. You can find all the details here: Jeanne’s blog

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Stamps: Baby Bear - Rubbernecker Baby section; Welcome Little One

Paper: white, wild wasabi, groovy guava textured, Basic Grey Two Scoops

Ink: Palette Hybrid Noir, groovy guava

Accessories: sponge dauber, corner rounder punch, ribbon, heart tag, square Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, piercing tool, mat, template, 3D glue dot (behind the tag), rhinestone stickers, mounting tape, Copic markers - Y11, Y06, Y2, G40, G21, YG06, YG67, R11, R02, W1, W3, 0

All items in this color are available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

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JACKSONBELLE EMBELLISHMENTS - JBE011

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Today’s Jacksonbelle challenge for the design team was to case another DT member. We were assigned “partners”. Well, oh my! My partner is Elizebeth Neumann! Can you imagine how hard it was to choose just one of her cards to case?? Just look at these wonderful cards - ebethneu. After numerous views throughout her entire gallery, I kept coming back to this card:

So this is the one I decided to case. I kept the general color theme, the layout, the scalloped bottom edge and ribbon placement. I also popped up the main focus image on mounting tape. The difference lies in the stamp sets used and the fact that I watercolored my image and Elizebeth paper-pieced hers. So here’s mine:

I just fell in love with this Inkadinkado stamp the first time I saw it. I’m a beach lover, you know! And I really love how my card turned out. I wouldn’t have been able to come up with it without Elizebeth’s great inspiration! Thanks, Beth!!! We definitely need to try this challenge again!!

Check out the other designers’ cases of each other:

• Amber Hight
• Beth Thomas
• Dee Jackson
• Elizebeth Neumann
• Erin McKinney
• Kisa Peters
• Lila Holgate
• Lindsey Botkin
• Lynda Benden
• Maren Benedict

Why don’t you try it? Case a card from one of the designer’s galleries and upload it to SCS with the keyword code JBE011. I can’t wait to see what you do!

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Stamps: Beach Chair Diagram - Inkadinkado, Mixed Messages - Papertrey Ink.

Paper: watercolor paper, really rust, creamy caramel, blue bayou, Basic Grey Stella Ruby

Ink: Palette Hybrid Noir, soft sky, going gray, creamy caramel, really rust, blue bayou

Accessories: paint brush, Martha Stewart simple scallop punch, sponge dauber, slot punch, linen thread, mounting tape, May Arts ribbon

All items in this color are available from Jacksonbelle Embellishments.

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Don’t forget today is the 15th of the month. It’s debut day for 2 new Dirty Dozen girls at Splitcoaststampers! If you’re a fan club member be sure to check out what I guarantee you will be some amazing artwork! If you’re not, well you should be! You can join HERE and be wowed with the rest of us!!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed your visit as much as I enjoy knowing you’ve been here! Until next time~

Geez! I can’t believe it’s Tuesday again already! Time is moving much faster….or I’m moving much slower!

I’ve finally recovered from my trip to Florida, but now I’m getting ready to head to Myrtle Beach for a week. I’m really looking forward to spending some time on the sand, smelling the salt air and listening to the waves. Pure relaxation.

But wait! My grandsons will be there too! Well, maybe I’ll still get a little time to myself. We’ll see!

I have two more challenge cards to show you today. So here they are:

RUBBERNECKER - RBC17

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It’s time for the Rubbernecker Tuesday Treasure Hunt. You know the drill! Head to the Rubbernecker Home Page where you’ll find your first clue, mateys! You could be on your way to finding free rubbah!

Jeanne and Leigh have BLOG CANDY today too! I know you don’t want to miss that!

Today’s Rubbernecker Blogger Challenge is to use ribbon in a non-traditional way. Hmm. Since my mind is still not quite completely recovered, I decided to take the easy route and case myself from my Dirty Dozen days (my first month, actually) and make a ribbon flower. It’s not very non-traditional, but it’s not terribly common either. That should qualify, huh?

If you need more details about how you can play along with the challenge and have a chance to win big Rubbernecker bucks, just check out this page at Jeanne’s blog.

Check out the other designers’ cards (links in the left column) as well.

Now here’s my card -

I used Jeanne’s beautiful Stylish Flourish from the Jeanne Streiff Collection at Rubbernecker and stamped it in StazOn Opaque Cotton White onto acetate. I immediately sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds over it. Ooooo, I like how sparkly it turned out!

I attached textured groovy guava cardstock to the inside of the clear card and after threading the silver ribbon through a hole cut with my craft knife, I attached it to the acetate with glue dots. I stamped the sentiment in Versamark on the patterned guava paper and embossed it with silver embossing powder. Then I attached it to the inside front with glue dots also.

The flower was made by looping the ribbon onto my paper piercer over and over until I got the fullness I wanted. Then I squiggled (technical term, you know) the paper piercer around several times to get the hole bigger. I stuck the brad through the hole and attached the silver ribbon flower with a couple more glue dots.

I hope you like it! Here are the deets:

Stamps: Stylish Flourish - Jeanne Streiff Collection, May All Your Wishes - #145-19

Paper: acetate, groovy guava textured, Stampin’ Up! Afternoon Tea

Ink: StazOn Opaque Cotton White, Versamark

Accessories: silver EP, heat gun, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, gem brad, silver ribbon

All items in this color are available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

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JACKSONBELLE EMBELLISHMENTS - JBE010

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Today’s challenge for the Jacksonbelle Embellishments team is a sketch challenge! It’s a cool one too!

I used it as my jumping off point to make an anniversary card for my daughter and her husband. They loved it!

I used Birds Galore from Inkadinkado (I just LOVE that set!) and Urban Cosmos paper from Prima Marketing. Yummy paper! The layer that I embossed the bird onto is from Papertrey Ink’s Everyday Blessings collection.

Each layer is backed with a black mat. The front of the card was embossed with the Cuttlebug Birds & Swirls folder. How appropriate!

It’s embellished with some beautiful May Arts ribbon, a flower and some Dew Drops.

Be sure to check out the other girls’ blogs for their challenge cards. Or you can use the keyword JBE010 at Splitcoaststampers and you can play along too!

Thanks for visiting with me again today! I hope you enjoyed the cards and I hope you’ll be back soon!

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Stamps: Birds Galore - Inkadinkado

Paper: Urban Cosmos (Colony) - Prima, Everyday Blessings - PTI, green textured

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: black detail EP, heat gun, cuttlebug, birds & swirls folder, flower, slot punch, May Arts reversible ribbon, Dew Drops

All items in this color are available at Jacksonbelle Embellishments.

I love inchies! I’ve been playing along in the Inchie Inkling monthly challenge, and this is my April entry for inchies focused on food.

The Lockhart Fruit Bowl stamp was perfect for this challenge and it pairs so well with the Stampin’ Up! Summer Picnic DSP which I love!

I actually only stamped and colored the fruit bowl once, then punched out the portion with the grapes. Well I couldn’t just toss out the rest of the image, so I punched out another portion and made a second card using the same elements and layout. I just switched up the colors and the placement of the focal image & sentiment.

The inchies were stamped on white cardstock and colored with Copic markers, then glued onto inchie chipboard squares. I glued tiny strips of the green striped paper around the edges of the chipboard. The frames were made by punching out a square with the 1-1/4″ square punch, then centering that in the scalloped square punch. The blue DSP background for each frame was punched with the 1-3/8″ square punch. The frames were attached using mounting foam tape to raise them up to the same level as the chipboard squares.

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Ahem! I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but my blog header is a little out of date since it says “spring”!! I’m up for suggestions on sites that have free packages to download for creating a new banner. Your help would be appreciated!

Thank you for visiting today. I look forward to seeing you next time!

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Stamps: Fruit Bowl - Lockhart Stamps, sentiment from Faux Ribbon - Papertrey Ink

Paper: white, bashful blue, Summer Picnic DSP

Ink: Palette Hybrid Noir for image, Versafine Onyx Black for sentiment

Accessories: Inchie chipboard, Copic markers, Ranger Glossy Accents, sanding stick, 1″ square punch, 1-3/8″ square punch, Giga scallop square punch, mounting tape

All items in orange can be found at Ellen Hutson’s store

All items in purple are from Stampin’ Up!

All items in green are from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

Here we are again - another Tuesday! Let’s go~

RUBBERNECKER - RBC15

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Are you ready for the Rubbernecker Treasure Hunt?

All you have to do is head over to the Rubbernecker Home Page and start with the first clue. You can also read about all the details there, in case you’re new to the Treasure Hunt. So head over there, matey, and find that free rubbah!

Today is also Rubbernecker Blogger Challenge day! Today’s challenge is a sketch. You can find it HERE and all the details for all the blogger challenges on Jeanne’s blog on this page.

Here’s my card using the sketch and another beautiful image from Jeanne’s own stamp collection (Jeanne Streiff Collection):

The name of this stamp set is Flora & Flairs and it’s gorgeous! The images are silhouettes but you can paint, ink or color the stamp and it’s no longer just a silhouette! So versatile!

I inked the flower with Ranger Distress tattered rose ink and dabbed the tea dye ink pad on it. Then I inked the leaves with old paper ink and dabbed the peeled paint ink pad on them. Stamped the image on blush paper and voila! A watercolored image! I cut and embossed the oval with my Nestabilties and, leaving the die on the cardstock, sponged around the edges with tea dye ink.

The right edge of the guava layer was punched with a Martha Stewart Simple Scallop punch. I added aqua Stickles to the larger holes at each scallop edge.

I sewed the patterned paper to the guava cardstock after sponging the edges of both pieces with brushed corduroy ink. Then I tied the guava ribbon around the layers and added another knot of kraft ribbon and a decorative pin.

The sentiment was stamped with tea dye ink.

You can play along too! Simply upload your card or project using Rubbernecker images and the sketch and link it to Jeanne’s blog post for today. If you post to SCS, please use the keyword code RBC15. You’ll have a chance to win the monthly drawing for a $25 Rubbernecker Bucks gift certificate!

Kittie and I have BLOG CANDY today!!!  Leave me a comment telling me what your favorite summer beverage is, with recipes if it’s really, really good!!

There’s also some big news and a big reveal tomorrow, so be sure to check back then! 

Here are links to the other design team members. Be sure to check out their challenge cards:

• Candy
• Jeanne
• Kittie
• Leigh
• Linda
• Shelly
• Sherry
• Tami

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Stamps: Flora & Flairs, Swirl Flourish - Jeanne Streiff Collection; Petite Words Set - Stamp Oasis

Paper: blush blossom, groovy guava, close to cocoa, Splendor patterned paper - Autumn Leaves by Rhonna Farrer

Ink: Ranger Distress inks - tattered rose, tea dye, old paper, peeled paint, brushed corduroy

Accessories: Martha Stewart Simple Scallop punch, oval Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, ribbons, decorative pin, sewing machine, distress tool, sponge dauber, Ranger blending tool, Ranger Stickles - aqua, mounting tape

All items listed in this color can be found at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

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JACKSONBELLE EMBELLISHMENTS - JBE008

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Today’s Jacksonbelle Embellishments challenge card is a bright one. Don’t even ask me how much I LOVE this Inkadinkado Duet stamp or the fantastic Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine paper! No, I said don’t ask. I’m speechless with how much I am in love with both of these, and together…oh my! It’s just a good thing the drool didn’t get all over this card!

The challenge for today was “Anything goes!”. Whoop, whoop! I love that kind of challenge! I was just dying to use some of this paper. Every design in this collection is bright and warm and happy! Would you look at how it’s already got a decorative bottom edge! There’s almost no need for any embellishments, because it could pretty much stand on it’s own as far as an eye-pleasing element is concerned. (You can click on the photo to see a larger version.)

The bird duo is just adorable! I’ve named them Sam and Junior! I do believe that Sam is telling Junior a thing or two about what the big, bad world is like! And Junior is in awe of how much Sam knows! (Snort! I must be in my little fantasy world again!)

There’s no need for any instructions on this card. It’s very straightforward. Coloring with Copic markers, cutting and embossing with Nestabilties, piercing, and tying knots. Nothing to it! But I love it!

If you’d like to play along, upload a card using something from Lindsey’s shop, and use the keyword JBE008. Then link your card to Lindsey’s new store blog.

Here are links to the other design team members so you can check out their “Anything Goes” challenge cards:

• Amber
• Beth
• Dee
• Elizebeth
• Erin
• Kisa
• Lila
• Lindsey-owner
• Lynda
  
• Maren

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Stamps: Duet - Inkadinkado, Mixed Messages - Papertrey Ink

Paper: white, black, red textured, Hello Sunshine - Cosmo Cricket

Ink: Palette Hybrid Noir

Accessories: circle Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Copic markers, piercing tool & mat, Darice Plastic Canvas Circle (template for piercing), ribbons, mounting tape

All items listed in this color are from Jacksonbelle Embellishments.

Copic markers used: Y11, Y06, Y15, YG01, G40, YG06, YR65, BG72, BG09, R22, R27, R29, R59, C1

There were so many challenges at Splitcoast that I wanted to try this week and just couldn’t seem to find the time. AND, I’d been admiring everyone’s Mother’s Day cards thinking “They sure are making them early.” THEN I had a light bulb moment - NEXT WEEKEND is Mother’s Day!! OMG!!! That meant I had to get busy!

So after doing some housework and yard work this morning, I sat down in my dining/craft room and pondered. It hurt. Just kidding (not really)!

I finally came up with this triple challenge card.

I started with an 8 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ piece of black cardstock. I folded it in half, then folded the front in half diagonally toward the bottom left of the card and taped that down. I added strips of soft sky DSP to that and stamped one of the flowers from Garden Silhouette in the corner.

Then I added the scalloped layered circles. Again, the soft sky DSP was stamped with another flower from the same set and also with the word Cherish from Warm Words, which is embossed with black EP. I attached a Basic Grey magnetic snap to the back of the scallop circle.

When the front of the card is opened…

you can see that again I stamped the soft sky DSP with yet another flower from Garden Silhouettes. I also used the word lovely from the same set. This piece was attached to a 4″ x 8 1/4″ piece of textured pomegranate, which is folded in half and attached to the inside of the black card. Then I tied my satin pomegranate ribbon around this layer.

When this layer is lifted…

there is another piece of the soft sky DSP - these are all random patterns, not the same. I used my computer to print Mother’s Day in Scriptina font, then stamped the word Happy from the Papertrey Ink set Paper Tray. Finally I stamped the 4th flower from Garden Silhouettes in going gray ink. The other half of the Basic Grey magnetic snap is attached between the soft sky layer and the pomegranate layer.

So, which challenges did this card qualify for?

• TLC166 - Two Way Open card
• CC164 - basic black, purely pomegranate, soft sky
• LSC166 - use only circle punches or dies and any embellishments

AND I’ve finished my Mother’s Day card!!!! Don’t you love it when everything comes together?!

Thanks so much for stopping back by to visit! Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

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Stamps: Garden Silhouettes, Warm Words - Stampin’ Up!; Happy - Paper Tray stamp set - Papertrey Ink

Paper: black, purely pomegranate textured, soft sky DSP

Ink: Versafine Onyx black, Versamark, going gray

Accessories: circle Nestabilities dies, Cuttlebug, Basic Grey magnetic snaps, black EP, heat gun, satin pomegranate ribbon, computer

I made this card for the Featured Stamper challenge FS64 on Splitcoaststampers today. Yay, sf9erfan! What a great gallery Michelle has! I chose this card to case: Simple Birthday

Michelle’s card is simple and beautiful and I loved her layout using just one large piece of patterned paper. I kept this layout and also used a bird theme and twill with an accent of flowers. I changed the stamp set, color theme, and patterned paper. Here is my card:

The owl was stamped on shimmery vanilla cardstock with Palette Hybrid Burnt Umber ink and colored with Copic markers.

I didn’t have any flowers that matched my patterned paper or color scheme, so I pressed the large flower into the Spring Moss ink pad and I stamped the small flower using a flower center from the Stampin’ Up! Pick a Petal set and Papertrey Aqua Mist and Spring Moss ink.

I thought the vanilla was a little stark against the pattern of the paper, so I patted the panel and the twill with an old washcloth which was touched lightly to the Spring Moss ink pad.

Side note: Someone made a comment the last time I used this sentiment, that they hoped the recipient of the card had a sense of humor. Well, I have to say that this card was made for a dear friend’s birthday. And she, as well as ALL of my friends, have a wonderful sense of humor! She’ll get a good chuckle out of this card!

Thanks for taking the time to visit today! I can’t believe that the weekend is almost over. I hope you have a wonderful week!

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Stamps: Bird Assortment - Inkadinkado, Pick a Petal - Stampin’ Up!

Paper: shimmery vanilla, Aqua Mist & Spring Moss - Papertrey Ink, My Mind’s Eye 12×12 slab

Ink: Palette Hybrid Burnt Umber, Aqua Mist & Spring Moss - PTI

Accessories: PTI Aqua Mist twill, flowers, Copic markers, piercing tool, template, mat, mounting tape

It seems like every week I need at least one sympathy card and I end up making it based on the Featured Stamper challenge. This week is no exception. I needed 2 cards so I made them identical, which really is a time saver.

This week’s featured stamper is Silke Ledlow, better known as Sparklegirl on Splitcoast.

I chose this great card of Silke’s: Petals Birthday. I love the simple layout, the white card base, and the simple placement of her sentiment. So I kept all of those features and changed the stamp set, the colors and the sentiment, of course.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Stamps: Garden Silhouettes, So Many Sayings - Stampin’ Up!

Paper: Papertrey Ink white, close to cocoa, chocolate chip, tangerine textured paper, My Mind’s Eye 12 x 12 slab

Inks: chocolate chip, close to cocoa, marigold morning

Accessories: Queen & Co. mini sprinkles brads, glue dots

It’s been 3 days since I posted anything, but it seems like forever to me.  I was completely away from any internet communication yesterday and I thought I was going to start having withdrawals by the time I got home last night!!

This week’s Ways to Use It challenge WT162 on Splitcoast was to use acrylics in some form.  Easy!!!  I love my Dew Drops!  If I don’t have just the right color, I can use my Copic markers to make the clear ones match any paper or ink I’m using!  This is just so convenient!!

The patterned paper that I used for this card was purchased long before I got the Papertrey colors Spring Moss and Aqua Mist, but they all coordinate so well.  I was really excited to find this out.  I don’t know why I would be surprised though, because these pale greens and aquas have always been my favorite colors.  So it stands to reason that I would gravitate toward any paper containing these colors.

I finally used one of the many SU rub-ons that I purchased.  This one seems to have been made just for Riley!

I’m afraid I’m going to have to cut this post short.  It’s been so beautiful here today and our city’s Spring Festival called “Come See Me Festival” is starting this afternoon with a Main Street Beach Bash.  Lots of South Carolina style beach music (not the Beach Boys!) and plenty of brew!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

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Stamps: Garden Riley - Hanna Stamps

Paper: white, Papertrey Ink Aqua Mist and Spring Moss, Restoration Bed Linen and Jacquard - We R Memory Keepers

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, PTI Aqua Mist

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities rectangle dies, Copic markers, sponge dauber, Spring Moss twill, SU rub-ons - A Perfect Day, Dew Drops - water