Baroque Ribbon

Today's card was done for the Limited Supply Challenge. We had a list of things we were allowed and not allowed to use. We had to make a square card. We had to use ribbon. We could only use 1 embellishment. We had to use scraps on our card. And it could be any colors, any stamps, any tools.

So, I decided that I wanted to make a Chocolate Chip and Tempting Turquoise card. I really like those colors together. I think they compliment each other very well.

To make this card, I started out w/ my Choc. Chip paper that I cut so that my card measures 5 1/2 x 5 1/2. Then, I stamped my Baroque Motif stamp in T.T. craft ink onto my card. It was very dark, so I added blue/green PearlEx powder to brighten it up. Then, I added the dots, which on Splitcoast challenges, are called Faith Dots because this one stamper puts TONS of dots on her cards and of course, we all have to copy because it's such a great detail to add to our own cards! Then I was stumped as to what to do at this point! I looked at my Rockstar Stack by DCWV, and found some paper to match the T.T. I wanted to add Congrats down the strip, but I don't have any stencils that are that small. So, I thought I would do something w/ ribbon. It turned out ok. I punched a scallop circle and stamped Happy For You from Fancy Flexible Phrases. I sponged the scallop circle and the strip of paper in Choc. Chip ink. I tied the ribbons and attached the strip and that's it!

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Certainly Pretty Chocolate!

That was the title for today's color challenge! We had to create something using Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink and Choc. Chip. Well, I thought about it all day. And finally when naptime rolled around, I had a solid idea of what I wanted to do. I have a bunch of wood blocks because I'm not mounting my stamps, I'm spraying acrylic on the back so that I can unmount and remount on acetate sheets and my clear blocks. I have already noticed a difference in stamping since unmounting off the wood. I LOVE IT!

Anyway, back to the challenge! I also had not used my new Berry Bliss d.p., so I decided to combine the paper w/ the blocks and spell out the word 'Spring'. Well, I had fun creating these!!!

Recipe:

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Hippy Blossoms

Last night I created a card for a challenge on Splitcoast for a company Gina K Designs. This was for a free stamp set. It was a color challenge, and I had to use Old Olive, So Saffron and Very Vanilla. And I had to use stamps by Gina K. Designs. So, I used 2 different sets to create the image I had in my head. Once I was done, I realized that I didn't make room for a sentiment. Oops!

Recipe:

Stamps: Framed Flowers (for the "tree blossoms" above the hippo and the grass) and Just So Hippy by Gina K.

Ink: Basic Gray, Regal Rose, So Saffron, Old Olive

Paper: So Saffron, Old Olive, Very Vanilla

Accessories: aquapainter, sponge, oval stencil, vanilla ribbon

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Pink Silhouettes

Today's card was for the sketch challenge on Splitcoast. I was looking at other cards on the thread, and saw that some people used the SU! Paper Pack. I thought that was a great idea. So, I looked through all of my paper and decided on pink. I already knew that I was going to use Garden Silhouettes as that's one of my favorite sets. I needed an accent color and chose Certainly Celery (since it was paired up w/ Pretty in Pink on the color wheel). I wanted to make it a soft card, so I put some pearls on to add to the embellishments.

Recipe:

Stamps: Garden Silhouettes

Paper: SU! Hostess Paper Packs, Certainly Celery, white

Ink: Pretty in Pink Craft and Classic, pink gel pen

Accessories: Kaleidescope e.p., ribbon, sticker pearls, tag punch, sponge

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Sizzling!

Today I went on splitcoast, but was not really interested in the color challenge. Blush Blossom, Groovy Guava, and Basic Grey. The blush blossom and groovy guave definitely aren't looking too groovy for me! So.....I needed to make our friend who is turning 30 today, a birthday card. Since he's a guy, I knew that I didn't need that "WOW" factor and could keep it simple. I've been waiting for a chance to use my ONLY guy stamp that I own, a guy called "Grillafella" from Stamping Bella.

I was working out at Curves yesterday when I came up w/ my layout and idea. Funny when inspiration hits you! So, I knew I had this Grillafella and wanted to use him, but I couldn't think of a cool sentiment. Then I thought of "Have a "Sizzling" birthday! And wha la, I had my card! I didn't get a chance to work on it until today, but oh well. It's done! I was thinking about what embellishments I could use, as I don't think I have any little hamburgers and hotdogs hanging around somewhere. I'm sure that's a shock to some of my friends! I happened to look up and spy a jar of buttons on my desk, and got the idea that I could make a button hamburger! Can you see the bun, hamburger patty, tomato and lettuce?

Colors used: Green Galore, Not Quite Navy, Basic Grey.

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Eyelet Blossoms

Today's challenge on Splitcoast was to use eyelets however we wished. So, I looked through my SU! catalog to get some ideas. I came across the set Blossoms Abound and thought that that would be a perfect set to use eyelets on! So, I went to work immediately and came up with this. The eyelets are being used as berries, and the silver ones are just the finishing touch.

I used my Scor-Pal for the embossed frame. For the dots all around the border, no, I don't have the swiss dots cuttlebug folder. I wish!!!! I'm dying for that folder!!! Since I don't have it, I used my Seeing Spots or whatever it's called, brass template, and made my own little pattern. It works!

For the blossoms, I used Lovely Lilac for the background and Purple StazOn for the front to make them pop and seem more realistic. I added purple eyelets that I have had forever. I used Choc. Chip and Close to Cocoa and Sage Shadow for the stems and leaves. I put those through my mini Xyron so I wouldn't have to worry about how to adhere them to the paper! The blossoms are up on pop up dots, as well as the whole white layer. I put purple ribbon behind to give some more depth. And I sponged Lovely Lilac all around the Sage Shadow card.

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Kennywood!

Today's challenge on Splitcoast was a sketch challenge. When I looked at it, I thought, "Oh, I'm not going to do that." And put my computer away. Then, my mind started going. What stamp sets could I use, what color paper could I use? And then I found myself at my desk, staring at my stamps. I decided to use Time for Fun. I don't usually use this set, I don't know why! It's so cute!!! Anyway, so I stamped the roller coaster, and then sat there, wondering what to do with it! I thought about surfing the net for a cool picture of a theme park and use that for the background. But, then I thought that it would be too much and the roller coaster would get lost in the background. So, I thought, Hey, Kennywood! I went online and wrote down a bunch of the rides and started writing them down as the background. Then, my card started to come together!

Recipe:

Stamps: Time for Fun

Paper: Sage Shadow, white, Creamy Caramel

Ink: Sage Shadow, Black StazOn, Creamy Caramel, Bravo Burgundy, Brocade Blue, black gel pen, Close to Cocoa for shading, pink for cotton candy, Summer Sun for popcorn, Real Red for popcorn box

Accessories: burgundy ribbon, pop up dots, sponges

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Gloriously Real Navy? Perhaps not!

Today's challenge on splitcoast is a color challenge. We had to use Real Red, Glorious Green and Night of Navy. It was a challenge for me, but I think I succeeded! I don't know, what do you think?

I decided to use my Wanted set from SU! since it's BRAND NEW and not even inked up yet! So, I thought I would use my paisley cuttlebug folder and make it like a bandana of sorts. So, I put a piece of white paper in my folder, and then I rolled my brayer in the Real Red ink pad, and then rolled it all over the white embossed background. That makes the pattern pop out. Then, I stamped the horses a couple different times to get the look I was going for. Then, I decided that I needed a mountain in the background. So, I drew one. It's far from perfect, but it's a mountain, so I don't care! I colored it in w/ Creamy Caramel and Going Gray markers. To blend them in, I used my aquapainter. I then drew clouds and cut them out. I used this to sponge my outlined clouds. Then I sat back and looked at my image and decided to make the horses 3-d so it looks like they're stampeding off the card! I added the green thing on the side and ribbon just to definitely utilize the Glorious Green and navy! The ribbon is non-SU!, but it's navy, so it works. Oh, and for the snow on the mountaintop, I put white puffy paint on it and heated it.

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Stacking ribbon

Yesterday's challenge on splitcoast was to stack ribbon. I have a ton of ribbon, as some of you have personally seen, but I don't have a lot of variety in widths. So, I just made a bow instead using 2 different colors! It worked! I wasn't arrested or given a warning by the challenge police!

This card was one of my "outside the box" or "outside the comfort zone" as they say. I don't usually have layers upon layers, but that seems to be the thing now. And embellishments. I don't really have a lot of embellishments. I have the usual eyelets, brads, and buttons. I have a few flowers, but I don't have anything cool. All my stuff is boring, thus the reason why my cards are boring! So, I have decided to leave my comfort zone and try new things and get out of my boring rut! I hope to make WOW cards! This one is not it, but hopefully I'm on my way!

Recipe:

Stamps: Fiskars clear acrylic from JoAnne's

Ink: Gable Green, Tempting Turquoise, Perfect Plum (I think)

Paper: Gable Green, Tempting Turquoise, white

Accessories: white and turqouise ribbon, souffle gel pen, black gel pen, pop up dots, eyelet setter, sponge

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