Challenge

I am finally back again. It seems there are just too many distractions lately from stamping. I must get back in the grove again. I really miss it when I have to do other things. I am so thankful for challenges that keep me on track better. This one is the challenge for this week from Stacy's Curtain Call, Act 41. Terrific colors and I just love them together.

Stamp Set: Elements of Style

Cardstock: Crumb Cake base card, Night of Navy DSP layer, Marina Mist layer, then two small layers, Night of Navy and Whisper White

Ink: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist and Night of Navy

Access: Big Shot with Finial Press Embossing Folder and dimensionals

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Have a Blessed Day!

June

BACK TO CHALLENGES

It feels good to be back creating and doing challenges again. My creative juices are finally flowing. To start the day I have met the color challenge from Curtain Call 38. I so enjoy using the Big Shot with the embossing folders as you can see. I really don't know how I lived without it before. It makes my cards easier and so much prettier.

For this card I used:

Cardstock: Very Vanilla for the base card, layered with Rich Razzleberry run through the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder and Certainly Celery run through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. The scallop circle is Pumpkin Pie, (I used my mat pad and hole punch to punch holes around the scallop)and the layer under thank you is Regal Rose and the Thank You is stamped in Rich Razzleberry on Very Vanilla.

I then layered a piece of 1 1/4" Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and tied a piece of Pumpkin Pie 1/4" grosgrain ribbon over it. Then layered my scallop circle on it with dimensionals. The flower and leaves are from the Flower Fancy stamp set stamped in Rich Razzleberry and Certainly Celery.

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June

THOUGHTS

This will be my last challenge for a while. I am leaving for Michigan for 17 days on Sunday. I won't have my computer with me so there will be no posting unless I use my daughters and post vacation pictures, I may do that. Today I am doing the Paper Players challenge #3 and also Curtain Call color challenge 35. I love the layout and the colors for this card, hope you do too.

I started with a Garden Green card and layered it with Green Galore that I ran through the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing folder. My Whisper White layer I ran through the Big Shot with the Polka Dot Embossing Folder, but first I stamped it with the verse and a couple of vines in the upper corners. The next layer of Tempting Turquiose I also ran through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder( I really love these folders). Then I stamped two large and two small flowers from the Vintage Vogue Stamp Set onto Cameo Coral cardstock with Cameo Coral Ink and cut them out. I put a clear rhinestone brad in each and mounted them with mini glue dots. I cut the leaves from Green Galore with the 2-step Bird Punch. I cut two more small flowers and put a rhinestone in the center from the Egg-cellent Eggs Kit(retired) and mounted them with mini glue dots. I also stamped a sentiment on the right bottom corner of the Green Galore. You can't see it well here but in person it shows up fine.

Until next time,

Thanks for stoppin in!

Have a Blessed Day!

June

SHADOW BOX

I decided to try another Shadow Box card. I learned how to make these in Laurie Gibsons card class and hadn't been brave enough to try one on my own until now. I think it turned out rather nice. Gor-ge-ous! I got the color inspiration from Curtain Call Act 34. At first I didn't know about that Dusty Durango, however I've decided I rather like that different look in there. Thanks Stacey I would never have put these colors together without you.

I started with a Whisper White 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 card. I then layered it with Sahara Sand 5x5 that I ran through the Big Shot with the new Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. The Dusty Durango is 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 and then layered with Whisper White 2 x 3 1/2. The sentiment and flowers are from the new stamp set, Elements of Style and are stamped in Basic Gray. Then I found some dsp that was Sahara Sand with little white leaves and flowers and it looks almost silvery in person. I thought Wow! I would really like that on the top, but it was too filmsy to stand up like it should. So, I got out my anywhere glue stick and put it on a piece of Whisper White 5 x 5 1/4 and glued it to my dsp to make it stronger. Worked like a charm! I then ran that through the Big Shot with the Clear Circle Die, scored each side at 1/4 and 1/2, used the Scallop Trim Border Punch on the top and bottom and Wal-la, I have a shadow box. I then made two roses with the Big Shot, the Floral Fusion Sizzlet and Rich Razzleberry cardstock. I put them together with glue dots and put a pearl in the center of each and cut a leaf with the 2-step Bird Punch out of Basic Gray and it's finished. I really love it, hope you do too.

Thanks for stoppin in!

Have a Blessed Day!

June