| Winter wishes | 19 |
| joy | 29 |
| The Play Date Cafe Challenge #24...PDCC24 | 31 |
I made this Mother's Day card showcasing these pretty purple hues.
I don't have much purple DP in my stash so I needed to create my own. I pulled out this old SU' set dating back to 1998 to create the stamped background paper. The roses & leaves were stamped in 2 steps. For the rose images: First, I stamped the "bottom" layer of the rose by inking up the image with SU" Pale Plum ink then, stamped the "outer" layer with SU' Rich Razzleberry ink. For the leaves, I first stamped the "bottom" layer by inking up the leaf image with SU' Mellow Moss ink then, stamped the "outer" layer with SU' Old Olive ink. So EASY & TOTALLY custom :)
I need some practice at sewing circles & ovals! LOL :) These beautiful Prima roses are so vibrant & rich in color - don't you think?
| Here comes Peter Cottontail!...JUGS25 | 48 |
Here is my Easter Greetings card:
I randomly stamped the Easter egg image using the various pastel colors to create the background paper on the upper half of the card. To create the lower half background paper, I inked up my brayer with SU Bashful Blue ink & applied it to a Quikutz embossing folder then ran a piece of cs through my die cutting machine. 
I have always said "one stampers trash, is another stampers treasure"! Peter Rabbit here is my little treasure! :) Several years ago, our dear friends Linda & Tony relocated from Phoenix to Austin. Linda lightened her load & sold all of her stamping supplies to me because she no longer stamped! Yahoo! Peter Rabbit hopped right down the bunny trail & found a new home! My stamp collection :)
To make the bottom decorative border, I inked up the Easter egg image, stamped with the various inks, then cut each out individually & adhered them to the Martha Stewart punched border :)
I hope you join along & show us what you can do with these colors! Be Sweet :)
For complete details, please visit the Just Us Girls challenge site & be sure to visit ALL the DT girls (found on my side bar) as well as Stephanie. Once you have your project photographed, be sure to go to Just Us Girls and post a direct link to your creation on our site. If you upload to on online gallery, please be sure to label your project as JUGS25.
Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" will be 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, March 25th. Our Inlinkz tool will also close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on Friday morning following the deadline.
Ingredients Used:
Stamps: Stampendous Sweet Peter, Stampin' Up The Gifts of Spring, Fancy Flexible Phrases
Paper: Stampin' Up So Saffron, Cameo Coral, Papertrey Ink Rustic White, Kraft
Ink: Stampin' Up Cameo Coral, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Creamy Caramel, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Sprinkles: Spellbinders #S4-141 Petite Scalloped Ovals Small, #S4-140 Petite Ovals Small, # S4-161 Labels One, Martha Stewart punch, Offray ribbon, Quikutz embossing folder, Making Memories hardware, cord & button from stash
| Easter Greetings | 33 |
I will admit, creating with these pastel colors only was extremely challenging for me! - using borders was no problem because I love to layer & always use some sort of border routinely but using Verve Stamps was an issue because I don't have any in my collection, so I inked up some Stampin' Up petals.
My blogging buddy, Silke Ledlow is this month's Hostess at Our Creative Corner. Sadly it is her last month with this challenge site :( 
My dear friend Pam, recently introduced me to Gina K. Designs line of stamps! I didn't know what I had been missing! Gina just released the Lovely Labels set designed by Nina Brackett. This set is full of various gorgeous designs which all coordinate with several different Spellbinders dies! Match made in my stamping heaven :) I inked up an image that coordinates with the Spellbinders Labels 1 die, then centered the die over the stamped image & sent it through my die cutting machine. Makes a wonderful border around the stamped sentiment! 
I randomly stamped several of the images from the SU Petal Pizazz set to create the background paper. The images range in sizes which makes it a nice set to create your own custom DP.
| When Life Gives You Lemons...PDCC19 | 43 |
This is what Sarah had to say about this week's color combination:"Yellow really isn't my colour, although it is definitely creeping into my box of supplies! A couple of years ago I wouldn't have been able to produce this journal page as I just never bought any products in yellow. But I've learnt what a great accent colour can be, and I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed playing with it on it's own in my journal"
I love the color yellow - it is so fresh & spring-like. When I first saw this graphic, I immediately thought of the saying, "When Life gives you Lemons, make Lemonade!" :) Instead of lemonade, I ended up with a big, beautiful bloom!
This flower was super easy to make. First, I stamped the various size Flower images with VersaMark ink, embossed then cut using the appropriate size Spellbinders Blossom Two die. Once I had the flowers cut out, I had fun coloring them with a few shades of Copic Markers, sponged the edges a bit with SU Creamy Caramel ink & added a little dimension by bending up the edges.
| The Play Date Cafe Challenge #17...PDCC17 | 41 |
Here is my Thinking of You card:
I have to admit, these colors were quite a challenge for me. I pulled this older Stampin' Up set of my shelf & then things sort of fell into place. After staring at my stamps for quite awhile, hoping something would just "pop" into my head!! Ever have one of those days???
After stamping the bird & flower images, I used Copic markers to add color, then cut them out. I sort of curled the petals of the flowers for added dimension & added a pearl to each.
I thought the Rubber Stampede Music Background image was a good fit with the little bird image :) Spring has arrived in Phoenix, we are experiencing temps in the 70's already & the little birds are chirping their hearts out! I sat outside for awhile yesterday, enjoying the sounds of Spring :) Can you hear them yet where you live?
I hope you can join along with this week's creativity challenge. After you have made your project, please head on over to The Play Date Cafe & link your post to Mr. Linky. Be sure to see what all The Play Date Cafe DT girls have created to share with you for inspiration! Thanks for looking. Be Sweet!
Ingredients Used: Stamps: Stampin' Up Natural Beauty, Sincere Salutations, Rubber Stampede Music Background Paper: Papertrey Ink Rustic White, Dark Chocolate Ink: Ranger Tim Holtz Vintage Photo, Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Copic Markers 0 Colorless Blender, Yooo Pale Lemon, W-1 Warm Gray, E77 Maroon, R27 Cadmium Red, R46 Strong Red, R29 Lipstick Red, E27 Africano Sprinkles: Spellbinders Labels One, Martha Stewart border punch, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Stampin' Up punch, Offray ribbon, twine & button from stash
| Happy 14th Birthday Connor! | 43 |
my stepson's 14th Birthday! We are having a small celebration so hopefully I will get some good photos to share :) I made him this simple card using Kazan's fun sketch from 2Skethes4You. Be sure to check out what the DT has made for inspiration :)
This card was super easy to make once I figured out what I wanted to do! (giggle) I started by stamping the Papertrey Polka Dot image with Stampin' Up Soft Sky ink. I used the Cuttlebug Birthday embossing folder then inked the edges with a little Ranger Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink. I recently discovered using a wooden handle ink applicator with a felt pad works a lot better than a sponge dauber. Many cards later!!!
| Tempting Hearts Total package... January PTI Blog Hop | 82 |
This month Nichole challenged us to create a card that has the "total package". We were encouraged to create any style card we could dream up, then take it to the next step. Embellish the interior & adorn the envelope. Maybe even adding a little something to the back of the card!
When I think of "Total package", I think of including some sort of gift packaging. What better way to present a heartfelt gift?!
I was at CHA this past weekend & picked up this awesome Unity stamp set that included this Sweet Bingo like card! One of the many goodies I snagged!
I stamped the floral paper with one of the pretty PTI floral images from the PTI Beautiful Blooms set with SU Tempting Turquoise ink then followed with the outline image using Memento Tuxedo Black to help make those flowers "pop" off the paper. I layered this stamped paper with MTME © Flowers & Flutters digi paper.
I inked up the smaller pretty floral image from the PTI Beautiful Blooms set with SU Tempting Turquoise & stamped the front left corner of the envelope then followed with the floral outline & added a few SU heart images using SU Real Red ink. Really completes the envelope :)
My entire Tempting Hearts Total package was inspired by this week's creativity challenge #13 at The Play Date Cafe featuring these "bold & beautiful" colors. Be sure to stop by The Play Date Cafe & see all the amazing photos the DT has offered up for you to view!
I cut out this MTME © Shutt-erfly template using my Cricut Expressions machine! How simple is that? I stitched on 4 panels, each containing a layer of PTI Pure Poppy & MTME © Flowers & Flutters digi paper. I love how that PTI Pure Poppy cs really makes the MTME © black & white polka dots jump right off the ©Shutt-erfly box! I made a tag with the "Sweet" bingo like card stamped image. If you look closely, that "Sweet" bingo card is full of Sweet sayings!!!!
That's it for today. Thanks for hopping by! Be Sweet!
Ingredients Used: My Time Made Easy © Pretty Packaging: Shutt-erfly template Stamps: PTI Beautiful Blooms, Unity Sweet Affections, SU Yummy Paper: My Time Made Easy © Pretty Printables: Color Me Pretty - Flowers & Flutters collection, PTI Pure Poppy, SU Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, OfficeMax BrightWhite Ink: Ranger Tim Holtz Vintage Photo, SU Real Red, Memento Tuxedo Black & Versamark Sprinkles: Spellbinders Scalloped Hearts & Hearts dies, Tim Holtz hardware, PTI twine, Offray ribbon, Making Memories brads, generic buttons, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF, Filigree white embossing powder, EK Success Flower punches
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