Paper Challenge #3 - Part 2

I found a way to use the left over strip of patterned paper; I made these 3 x 3 cards. I inked all of the edges of the paper, including the flowers and leaves. It seemed necessary to blend well with the vintage feel of the patterned paper. I added some lace ribbon to complete the look. Here is one of the cards Randee completed using paper from Susi. I can't to see what everyone else came up with.

Oh, yeah I forgot to mention that the patterned paper I used was from Randee's stash.

Supplies:
Ink: Colorbox chalk ink
Stamps: none
Paper: SU! Really Rust, More Mustard, Natural Ivory and Cosmo Cricket Patterned Paper
Extras: Papertrey buttons, Lace Ribbon (found at Hobby Lobby), Sizzix die exclusive for SU!

Paper Challenge #3 - Part 1

I have started my cards for our latest paper challenge. This time I received two-sided paper Cosmo Cricket paper (I included swatches of both sides above). I decided to make a little envelope with a sizzix die. I tied the bow around the envelope and added a prima flower. I have a 2 x 12 inch strip left. I need to create 5 of something with that strip....see keep a look out for part Deux.

By the way, I forgot to mention the neatest thing. I made the background using my new PTI retro background set. Love, love, love it. I will have to play more with this set this weekend. The girls are coming over for a scrapping weekend. Plus I want to play with some of their ribbon and paper that I ordered.

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink, Stampin' Up! (sentiment and dots at the bottom)

Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink

Paper: Really Rust, Very Vanilla, Kraft, Chocolate Chip CS SU! and Cosmo Cricket PP

Extras: Scalloped punch (Fiskars), Petal Fold Sizzix die, Ribbon (Target Club Wedd), Flower (Prima), Pearl (Mark Richards)

Welcome Little One.....

Their is a new addition to the family! What you say, who had a baby? My boyfriend's parents got a new doggie, Molly, from a shelter. To welcome her to her new home we got her some fancy treats and a fun, squeeky hippo. Even dogs like handmade gift bags. So I took a plain white gift bag from Nashville Wraps and Retired SU! Hawaiian Papaya Pattered Paper and made this fun bag with a scalloped edge (girly, since it is a girl dog). I walked on the wild side and mixed the dog theme with flowers. What can I say, I am a real wild one!

The tag base is from Maya Road; it is one of their frosted acrylic key chains. There were about 6 of them per pack that I picked up from my fav indy-scrap shop Craft Fancy. This place is wonderful, the girls are absolutely fabulous and super helpful, plus I feel like I contribute to a small business by buying their stuff. They have a nice selection of amuse stamps, copic markers, maya road, american crafts.....ok I am done with my tangent. Hope you like the first 3-D creation posted to my blog.

Supplies:
Stamps: Dog and paws from Inkadoo clear stamps
Paper: Hawaiian Papaya SU! PP (retired)
Ink: VersaMagic Java Chip
Extras: Bag from Nashville Wraps, SU! Scallop Edge punch, Creative Memories Oval cutter, Maya Road oval scallop frosted tag, SU! polytwill ribbon (retired), American Crafts Thickers

KWerner Color Challenge #42

I realized today it had been a while since I posted something create, or even made something crafty. So, I vowed to take on the Kristina Werner challenge and get my butt in my craft room. This was a toughy!!! I looked at the More Mustard, Really Rust, and Kiwi Kiss and thought "what the heck am I gonna do with this...these colors are so over-powering together". I took a little inspiration from Randee (see her entry here) and used textured white as my base to help the colors mesh.

Here is Kristina's Inspiration:


I made a fun little easter card using a new Michael's $1 stamp, a SU! rub-on, and some wide, ruffled ribbon that I purchased a year ago when an indi-scrap store was closing : ( I decided to tone down the mustard by watercoloring.

Supplies:
Stamps: Studio g
Paper: SU! Kiwi Kiss, Really Rust and Whisper White cardstock
Ink: Black StazOn and More Mustard, Basic Gray, and Really Rust SU! Classic
Extras: Cuttlebug embossing folder, Marvvy Uchida Scallop Punch, Fishers 2" circle punch, Creative Memories circle cutter, Bag O' Buttons, SU! Rub-on (happy easter), White ruffly ribbon (unknown, but I got a good deal on it!)

KWerner Color Challenge #41

It is time for another Kristina Werner color challenge. Here is the inspiration for this card

I decided to make my last v-day card for the season using houndstooth transperancy from Teresa Collin's Crush line and a heart punch. It really isn't a v-day card with out a heart image, right? I just love these challenges. They are definitely a creative jump start.

Supplies

Paper: Riding Hood Red cardstock and patterned paper and Basic Gray cardstock from SU! and White from Archivers, Teresa Collins transparency

Stamps: SU! Baroque Background

Ink: Versamark

Extras: large heart punch and scallop punch from SU!, Autumn Leaves buttons, Target white satin ribbon

A Little Something - One Giant Card

For this 6 x 6 inch card I CASEd the template from the 30th B-day card my friend Janie made. Click HERE to visit her blog. I used Sizzix dies exclusive for Stampin' Up! and a Sale-a-bration set. All supplies used to make this card are from SU!. I also stole the idea to outline the large die in glitter (thank you for the fab idea, Janie).

My Little Cupcake

I decided to play with my SU! Sizzix dies and create a few cards using only current Stampin' Up! product, which although I am a demo is quite challenging. I finished this card and was so exited....then I realized Hawaiian Papaya is no longer in the catalog. So I created a fun little card using some all SU!, but not necessarily current product. Anywho....I still like how the card turned out.

Supplies (All SU!)

Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Kraft, Whisper White, and So Saffron

Classic Ink: Chocolate Chip

Patterned Paper: Hawaiian Papaya DSP (retired)

Stamp Set: Sweet Little Sentiments (Hostess Set)

Accessories: Chocolate Chip wide grossgrain ribbon, styled silver hodgepodge hardware (silver ribbon slide), and Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlits dies, dazzling diamonds glitter, and corner rounder

Vinyl Hi!

Go Figure, I used Kraft....what can I say, this is one of the main colors I like to use for my cards. This card is 3 x 6.25 inches, which is my other favorite card size. After I stamped the label in Kiwi Kiss, I punched the image out with the curvy label punch. I traced the outside of the label on the Kraft cardstock and used the paper piercing tool to create a frame around the sentiment. The sentiment was added with dimensionals. The bottom of the card was scalloped, and a strip of Kiwi Kiss cardstock was added to the inside of the card to make the scallops stand out. After that I decided to adhere Chocolate Chip poly twill ribbon and draw two white lines above that.

Supplies

Stamps: Stampin' Up!

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Kraft, Kiwi Kiss, and Whisper White

Extras: Stampin' Up! Curvy Label punch, Fiskars scallop punch, SU! poly twill ribbon, American Crafts Vinyl Thickers, and Joann's metal brad thingies

Tweet Hello

I sat down and had a crafty night. I finished assembling the color challenge cards for our swap (see last Thursday's post). I wasn't quite satisfied with how the card turned out, so I added a little flourish to the So Saffron cardstock. I updated the post with the new picture. Now I like how it turned out!

I also finished a little hello card using Woodgrain patterned paper from October Afternoon that I have been hoarding. The bird/leave image and aqua-ish colored paper are from We R Memory Keepers White Out Collection. I punched out flowers from the same collect, and then I finished off the cards with a rub-on phrase and a little baubley-bling. The card is 4.25 x 4.25 inches (one of my new favorite sizes). Enjoy!!

Supplies

Patterned Paper: October Afternoon, We R Memory Keepers

Rub-on: Cheery Chat from Stampin' Up!

Extras: EK Success flower punch, and bling

KWerner Color Challenge #40

This is my second color challenge brought to you by Kristina Werner. The colors for this challenge was So Saffron, Taken with Teal, Old Olive, More Mustard and Whipser White. See below for Kristina's inspiration for this challenge.

I love this color combo and decided to pull out some oldies, mostly from Stampin' Up! Everything, except the Copics, are things have had for quite some time and there are a few retired SU! items. Hope you like my creation! These challenges are so addicting; I can't wait for the next one.

Supplies for 6.25 x 3 inch card:

Stampin' Up! retired Old Olive DSP, retired hostess Simply Scrappin Kit (so saffron scalloped trim), retired hostess set from 2007, retired more mustard button, Seeing Spots stamp set, Taken with Teal and So Saffron Cardstock, Taken with Teal classic ink, and corner rounder.

White embroidery thread (for the button), Neenah white paper, Momento black ink and copic markers.

Card Swap

I participate in a monthly card swap with co-workers. This month's swap was a color challenge. The colors we had to use were So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Elegant Eggplant, and Almost Amethyst.

This color combo was generated at http://www.scraptitude.com/colorcombo/. This is a great sight to peruse unique color combos, especially when you are drawing a blank.

The base color of this card is So Saffron. I used Elegant Eggplant to stamp the Thanks a Bunch, colored thanks in with Almost Amethyst, and then added a little Certainly Celery colored bling. Hope you like it. It is simple, but I must say this color combo was especially challenging for me. I usually gravitate towards blues and greens. I can't wait to see everyone else's combinations!

Supplies
Stampin' Up! So Saffron, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White cardstock; So Saffron Designer Series Paper; Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink; Almost Amethyst marker; 1 3/4 inch circle punch and corner rounder

Target Club Wedd White Satin Ribbon, Fiskars 2 inch circle punch, and Light Green bling (can't remember the manufacturer), versamark ink and Autumn Leaves Flourish Stamp

SImply Saffron

I know, it has been almost a week since my last post. I have been busy trying to staighten my craft room. I just couldn't take it anymore and had to create something. I was making a card for our color challenge swap (see tomorrow's post) and I didn't like how the So Saffron background turned out. Since I already had the patterned paper glued down, I decided to use the base to make this simple card.

Supplies:

Stampin' Up! So Saffron cardstock, So Saffron Designer Series Paper, Chocolate Wide Grossgrain Ribbon, and Rub-ons. I also used a retired SU! large corner rounder.

Heidi Swapp Butterfly and Crystal Effects (to glue the butterfly)