Pink Explosion!

It's Colour Create Time! Woo hoo! For this challenge, the sponsor is Simon Says Stamp. Please go check them out if you get a chance - they have so many new products this month!

The colours for this challenge were chosen by Di, and they are hot pink, dusky pink and ice chocolate:

Wow - look at that inspiration photo! Yum! The extra options for this challenge are pearls and swirls.

Well I just love these colours! They are fabulous! So I have lots and lots to post for you - I just couldn't stop!

First up - I made a cupcake card to go with the cupcake inspiration picture!


That fancy frame is one of my favorites! It is from Cricut Storybook cartridge. I also stamped some swirls on the background chocolate cardstock, and I heat embossed with clear embossing powder. It almost looked like melted chocolate when it was done!


I added some pearl gems to the cupcake and also to the corners of the frame. The cupcake still seemed to be lacking something, so I added a little ribbon.


I thought that sentiment was just too cute! I printed it on my computer, and then added some bits of ribbon on the edges.


Finally a bow on the corner! I know it is large - I was having fun adding layers to it and kind of got carried away! Ha ha!

Ok, after I made the cupcake card, there were lots of scraps, so I whipped up a little holiday card:
I know these colors aren't traditional holiday colors, but I made a similar card a couple of weeks ago, and I really liked the clean simple layout.

The stamps are from the Papertrey Ink Sign Language set! Love that set! I added some tiny little pearls as accents on the stamps. I embossed a box around the stamps just to set them off a little.


The last detail is another bow that is too big - I know I know! I actually tried to remove it, but when I put a card together, it is meant to last, and I just couldn't get it apart without ruining it.

Finally, I decided to try my hand at a little card box:


I mimicked a box I saw on Lauren Meader's blog. But I used my Cricut - mostly shapes from the George cartridge, but those swirly edges are from the Storybook cartridge. The actual cut file still needs ALOT of work - some of the edges aren't fitting together as cleanly as I would like. The flower on the front is from the Walk in My Garden cartridge, and the embossed swirls are from the Cuttlebug Swirls folder.

These are the little cards for the box. I don't know how practical they are, but they sure did turn out cute! These were a set of DCWV 3"x3" cards (10 cards in the pack, but I could only fit 8 in the little box). I decorated each of the fronts differently and also stamped a coordinating envelope. I gave this little card box to a dear friend of mine and she loved it!

Have fun with the challenge! I will be around to check as many of your submissions as I can!

Don't forget to check out the other design team members stunning creations! These ladies are super talented and will give you lots of inspiration!

Chris
Dena
Di
Heather
Janiel
Jo
Karen
Mina
Sharon

Thanks for stopping by!

Buttons Buttons Who's got the Buttons!

Whimsy Stamps is having a button challenge this week! I love buttons so I just couldn't pass that up! I also happen to be checking out Bitten by the Bug this week, and the challenge over there is to use the dragonfly cut from the Camp Out cartridge.

I made this first card for both challenges:
I got this pretty blue satin ribbon on clearance and just had to use it! I stamped the background using Papertrey Ink Background Basics Text Style. Then I sewed the stamped background to a piece of chocolate colored cardstock.

I layered the dragon flies using the shadow cut and the main cut. Then I added the wings on top but only adhered them in the middle for some added dimension.


My son wanted to make a card with me last night. Every now and then he likes to do that. So he checked out all of the challenges, and decided on the buttons. So this card is just for the Whimsy Stamps challenge. Here is his card:

He picked out the stamp and the colors and I helped pick out the patterned paper. We practiced once before he stamped the image and the sentiment - I think he did great with that! That stamp is a from Papertrey Ink Everyday Button Bits set.

We embossed the teal and tan paper with a Cuttlebug folder, and we put pigment ink on the folder. Then after it was embossed, we added some sparkly embossing powder and my son heated it with the heat gun. He really wanted to use the heat gun, so that is why we used that technique. I used a Fiskars edge punch on the teal cardstock.

The final detail on this card that I must point out is the bow. I struggle with bows everytime I try to make one. So he wanted to make the bow, and I thought that was a great idea! He tied that bow perfectly! WOW! I tightened it up for him, but he is the one who tied it. I told him he was now in charge of all bows on my cards!

{Thanks So Much Details}
Solid Cardstock: Best Occasions textured cardstock
Background Stamp: Papertrey Ink Background Basics Text Style
Dragonflies cut from Cricut Camp Out cartridge
Misc: Buttons, satin ribbon

{Enjoy the Ride Details}
Solid Cardstock: Bazzill Basics
Patterned cardstock: K&Company
Embossing with Cuttlebug Stylized Flowers folder.
Misc: grosgrain ribbon, buttons

Hey Chick!

I decided to participate in the Cardpatterns challenge this week. Here is the sketch:


And here is my card:
The image was actually a free download from Pink Petticoat that you can get here.

I also printed the patterned papers and the background pistachio colored paper from Pink Petticoat, but those weren't part of the free download. I cut the sentiment using Nestabilities Labels dies.

I added stickles to the little chick and the gems for some sparkle.

The knot seemed plain, so I crocheted a little flower in the yellow and light green colors as a final embellishment.

Thanks for Looking!



{Hey Chick Details}
Pink Cardstock: Bazzill Basics
Green / patterned cardstock: Pink Petticoat Lola's Boudoir printed on cream Bazzill Basics
Sentiment cut using Nestabilities Labels dies
Miscellaneous: hand crocheted flower using embroidery floss, gems, grosgrain ribbon, button

Fall Colors

I decided to participate in the Belli Challenge this week where the theme is Fall or Halloween. And I used Kazan's Sketch #35 from 2 Sketches 4 You. If you get a chance, head on over to both of those blogs - they are offering some fantastic prizes this week!

Here is the sketch:
And here is my entry:

This card actually came together pretty quickly. I cut all of the images on my Cricut - the leaves are from the Doodletype cartridge, and the tree is from Stretch Your Imagination.

I embossed the background using the Cuttlebug Leafy Branch Embossing Folder. I printed the sentiment on my computer using Bradley Hand ITC font.

I used some foam stickers to mount the leaves for some added dimension. Finally I put some little gems in the tree, because I just gotta have bling!

Thanks for Looking!

{Autumn Details}
Cardstick: Bazzill Basics and DCWV
Embossing: Cuttlebug Leafy Branch embossing folder
Leaves cut with Cricut Doodletype cartridge
Tree cut with Cricut Stretch Your Imagination cartridge
Misc: gems, grosgrain ribbon

Going Digital

Two challenges today - Mojo Monday and Whimsy Stamps - I will give the details below. First off, here is my card:


Whimsy Stamps: Fun Fall Colors - any colors that remind you of fall
Mojo Monday: Sketch to the right

I decided to try something a little different for this challenge. I absolutely LOVE Pink Petticoat digital stamps, and I have used their digital stamps before. But I have never used the background papers. So for this challenge, I printed the colored background papers (the black base is just a standard piece of Bazzill Basics cardstock). What a fantastic alternative to buying a lot of patterned papers! I may be hooked!


Don't you just love this new Halloween set? That little tree with the owl on the top is just too cute! Incidentally this set is huge - there are so many images and patterns and colors - it is just fantastic! And I really like the muted colors of the backgrounds!

I decided not to color the image - just add some halloween colored gems to the tree.


I sewed on the gathered ribbon - haven't done anything like that in awhile. And I added some little black gems in some of the swirls on the background.

Keep an eye out - I suspect I may be using more Pink Petticoat this week!

Thanks for Looking!