Green and Serene

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  Just a quick post today!  This card was one I originally made for my own monochromatic challenge at the Paper Players, but I kind of "forgot" that it was supposed to be clean and simple!  SO I started over, but finished this one anyway because I really like it!  So here we go:

I used the same Serene Garden, but stamped it in Granny Apple Green on Soft Sea Foam cardstock, using my Stamparatus to get a good image!  The flower was shaded with a blender pen, then diecut and popped up.  My sentiment is from Accented Blooms and punched with the matching punch.  Before adhering it to my card front, I ran the panel through the Subtle Embossing folder for a little extra dimension!  I think these colors are unusual together, but I love the final result!  And since the Stamp Ink Paper challenge this week is monochromatic also, I am entering this!

Speaking of green, we got some new-to-us John Deere green this weekend!  Last weekend while at a Christian retreat, we took a ride and found this for sale on the side of road!  Needless to say, it was a pricey weekend!  But hubby is HAPPY!

We are supposed to get 3-5" of snow tomorrow, so I had better see this thing in action, LOL!  Enjoy your day and thanks for popping it today!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Serene Garden, Accented Blooms
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Granny Apple Green, Soft Sea Foam
Ink	Granny Apple Green
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Subtle Embossing Folder, Tailored Tag Punch, Garden Scene Framelits, Blender Pen, Stamparatus

PP429 CAS Monochromatic Birthday

Happy Sunday, peeps!  I am the hostess at the Paper Players this week with a clean-and-simple monochromatic challenge! 

I have found lately that I have been challenged when doing CAS cards---I really want to add layers, ribbons, pearls, whatever!  But at my very first Stampin' Up! workshop, the card we made used three things...some Very Vanilla paper, a cornucopia, speckle and sentiment stamps, and some Really Rust ink...that was it!  And I was thrilled!  So we should be able to still do that, right?!  So my card today does have a couple of layers, and I did use some sequins, tools and a blender pen, but it's still pretty simple:

I chose Flirty Flamingo and Calypso Coral as my monochromatic shades, and stamped some images from Serene Garden in Flirty Flamingo ink and colored them with a blender pen, then shaded them with some Calypso Coral.  My sentiment was stamped in Calypso Coral, and it is from the retired Watercolor Wishes kit.  As a nod to that first card I created, I stamped some speckles with my old faithful Itty Bitty Backgrounds stamp!  I added some Wink of Stella to my little butterfly...did you know that you can open the barrel of your pen and add some alcohol when it seems like your pen has run dry?  There is still lots of glitter left in there!  But be warned, sometimes it might come out FAST...see how my butterfly has a rather lop-sided load of glitter, LOL?!

Anyway, to add interest to the rest of my card, I cut off a corner to reveal a stamped leaf, then added a little stitched line and a few well-placed Gingham Gala sequins:

And who remembers piercing?  I added a little bit to the upper left corner:

And finally, I had this stitched circle in my scrap bin, so I stamped a sentiment from Treat Time on it for the inside:

So we can't wait to see your CAS creation!  Share it with us on the Paper Player blog, and be sure to check out what the designers came up with as well!

Cassidy continues her hairdressing skills on one of Dana's old Barbie dolls....I believe she is dressed in a dress I made with fabric from I dress I once wore!!  

Hmmm...the colors and prints in that dress make me want to stamp something, LOL!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Serene Garden, Treat Time, Itty Bitty Backgrounds (ret), Watercolor Wishes (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo
Ink	Flirty Flamingo, Calypso Coral
Accessories	Gingham Gala Sequins
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Stitched Labels Framelits, Paper Piercer, Piercing Mat (ret), Blender Pen, Wink of Stella Pen

Hey, Friend

Happy Saturday, peeps!  Another beautiful day here in PA, hopefully I can get outside once I get all my supplies cut for my upcoming stamp camp!  I managed to squeak in a little stamping time, just enough to finish a CAS card using Serene Garden and Itty Bitty Greetings:

I stamped the flowers in Soft Suede and colored them with Pumpkin Pie and Mint Macaron Blends; I stamped and embossed the sentiment in Craft White, cutting it out with a tag die and adding a pearl. It was then mounted with a piece of Grapefruit Grove DSP atop a Whisper White panel embossed with the Large Polka Dot embossing folder (retired).

I used the FMS sketch by Amy:

and a new-to-me challenge, Festive Friday:

I just love these little flowers!

Cassidy and I had a big card-making binge yesterday morning before going to the pool!  This one was for her four-year-old cousin who happens to love Paw Patrol!  She stamped the dog from Little Cuties, made it into a dalmatian, because he loves firemen, and she hand-drew a fire hat!  We cut out a couple word bubbles and she added her own sentiments and his name, diecut from Real Red and Daffodil Delight cardstocks:

 

His name is Marshall:

And on the inside, this guy is Rubble (get the "dig" sentiment?!!):

 I was really impressed with her creativity!  Thanks for popping by, enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Serene Garden, Itty Bitty Greetings
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Thick Whisper White, Basic Black, Grapefruit Grove DSP
Ink	Soft Suede, Craft White
Accessories	Dimensionals, Pearl
Tools	Big Shot, Large Polka Dot EF (ret), Garden Scene Framelits, Blends, Tags & Labels Dies (ret)

CTS281 Serene Garden

Hi peeps!  Wednesday and it's STILL raining here!  Crazy stuff!  I consoled myself by spending a little time in my craft room, using the CAS(E) this Sketch for this week:

Serene Garden is a gorgeous new set, perfect for using SU's Blends...after stamping the images on Shimmery White cardstock in Memento ink, I colored these with Pumpkin Pie and Calypso Coral markers with just a touch of Cherry Cobbler:

I embossed the white panel with the new Subtle embossing folder after I stamped the speckles and sentiment; I just LOVE the texture it creates!

I popped up my flowers and mounted the panel on a Mango Melody card base!  I left the inside blank and will add a sentiment when I need to!

Be sure to pop back in tomorrow with a new Inspired By challenge!  Thanks for visiting--enjoy your day and be blessed!

A new friend:

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Serene Garden, Rooted In Nature, Itty Bitty Backgrounds (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Mango Melody, Whisper White, Shimmery White
Ink	Mango Melody, Memento Black
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Garden Scene Framelits, Blends in Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, and Cherry Cobbler, Subtle EF

CAS Colour and Sketches 277 Serene Dove

Hi again, everyone!  It's my third week as a guest designer at the Clean and Simple Colours & Sketches challenge!  It's time for another color challenge, and here is your palette:

I had a few different ideas for these colors, and I actually made two cards, I'll share this one first!  I used some of the new Graceful Glass vellum to create a "stained glass window" using a Basic Black frame and Blend markers in the challenge colors:

I normally color just the back of the vellum, but to intensify the colors, I colored both the front and the back!  It was easy to do as the alcohol inks dry very quickly!  I stamped the dove from Serene Garden and diecut it out:

then stamped a sentiment from Rooted in Nature below the panel:

I felt this would be a lovely sympathy card; although they're never fun to make, it's always good to have some on hand.  And here's another card I created using these colors; this one is very clean and simple, almost a little too clean for me!  I felt like these colors were beachy, so I created an ocean by watercoloring a line of Pool Party ink and filling in below it; I stamped the sentiment from Sitting Here in Bermuda Bay, then stamped the deck chair from Colorful Seasons in Calypso Coral and fussy-cut it out:

I also hand-painted a couple of seagulls to make the sky look a little less bleak!  My dilemma, besides the fact that it is so bare, is that when using SU's watercolor paper, I never know which neutral to use....Whisper White is too white and Very Vanilla is not white enough!  At any rate, I chose Very Vanilla for my card base and called it a day!

I hope you'll play with our pretty challenge colors this week...be sure to check out the CAS Colours & Sketches blog to see what the other designers created, and add your creation too!

My niece came over one afternoon last week with her daughters who are two and three years old; they were enamored with John and didn't really care that our swing set and sand box are rather old and rickety!!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

PP397 A Little Hello

Hello, everyone!  Nance is our Paper Players hostess today with an intriguing color combination!  Check it out:

I admit, it threw me for a loop at first, but I just received this beautiful set, Serene Garden, and I thought it would look pretty embossed in white on Crumb Cake:

I used my Stamparatus to get everything lined up nicely and was able to stamp it a few times with white Craft Ink so I had good coverage!  What a handy tool!  I embossed the images with white embossing powder and heat set them, then colored them in with Blends and markers!  The butterfly and flower were stamped on scrap pieces and diecut, then popped up; they are just beautiful!

To add more of a touch of Lemon Lime Twist, I took some retired Pear Pizzazz ribbon and ran it across my Lemon Lime Twist ink pad, then dried it briefly in the microwave!  I cut a slit under the leaf and ran the ribbon under it:

I added a layer of Whisper White and adhered it to a Calypso Coral card!  My final addition was the little sentiment from Itty Bitty Greetings down in the lower right corner!  Another fabulous set! Thanks, Nance, for an awesome color challenge!  Be sure to check out what the other Players did with these colors at the Paper Players blog!!  Share your creation too!

Speaking of Calypso Coral, Cassidy earned her first stripe in karate....can you see it on her belt?  It's a lovely orange color!!  She was quite proud!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!