SDC181: Citrus Colors

Sue Davies is our hostess this week over at Stampotique Designer's Challenge and she's got us thinking fruit:

"Ever since I was small I've loved the color yellow and the rest of the citrus colors.  They are just so fresh and always make me feel happy.  So, this week I want you to use citrus colors and spread the happiness!"

I created all weekend in between running errands and kids around-but had so much fun and this was probably one of my most favorite cards I created as the colors are a lot brighter than I'm used to doing.

I stamped  Baby Fleur 1 twice on my rustic white paper and then colored both of the sunflower heads.  I cut around one and popped it up using dimensionals.  I colored her little bathing suit with  my copic markers and then used my white signo gel pen to put polka dots on her bathing suit.

I wanted to add a few things to the card but decided not to add a sentiment but leave it blank at this time.  I cut some circles in various sizes and then added a candy dot to the center of them.

Hope you will jump over at join us with your citrus creation at Stampotique Designer's Challenge this week and your chance to win one of two $30 gift certificates for Stampotique stamps.

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Card details:

Stamps: 9143 Baby Fleur 1 by Stampotique Originals

Cardstock: Rustic White, Orange you Fabulous, Basic Black and Fancy Pants Nautical

Inks: Memento Tuxed Black and Copic Markers

Embellishments: circle punches, Stampin' Up! Candy dots

Patterned Paper Trio

I feel like a bit of a dingy as I had pre-set some of my blog posts, but failed to add in my creations.  I appreciate all of you who stopped by to let me know there was nothing there-so this post will encompass all of those in one.

These sets of cards I created for a friend for some raffle baskets she's doing.

Card details:

Stamps: Birthday Messages from Simon Says Stamp and Harvest Berries from PaperTrey Ink

Cardstock: Basic Black, Rustic White, Fancy Pants Memories Captured

Inks: Archival Jet Black, watercolor paints

Embellishments: Sakura Clear Glitter pen, stapler, Flag-It die set from Verve Stamps

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #210

Card details:

Stamps: Chit Chat from Paper Smooches and Blessing from Verve Stamps

Cardstock: Fancy Pants Memories Captured, Basic Black, Rustic White

Inks: Archival Ink Jet Black, So Saffron, Pear Pizzaz

Embellishments: Aquapainter

A Random Thursday sketch challenge.

Card details:

Stamps: Everyday Greetings from Mama Elephant and Poppy Birthday from Verve Stamps

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Rustic White, Fancy Pants Memories Captured

Embellishments: My Mind's Eye Find Your Wings & Fly Up & Away Enamel Dots

Happy Birthday!

Another set using up my patterned paper stash.

Card details:
Stamps: Birthday Messages from Simon Says Stamp and Harvest Berries from PaperTrey Ink
Cardstock: Basic Black, Rustic White, Fancy Pants Memories Captured
Inks: Archival Jet Black, watercolor paints
Embellishments: Sakura Clear Glitter pen, stapler, Flag-It die set from Verve Stamps

With Gratitude

This was another set of cards I created for a friend using up some patterned paper packs I have.

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #210

Card details:
Stamps: Chit Chat from Paper Smooches and Blessing from Verve Stamps
Cardstock: Fancy Pants Memories Captured, Basic Black, Rustic White
Inks: Archival Ink Jet Black, So Saffron, Pear Pizzaz
Embellishments: Aquapainter

Spreadin' a Little Love

This is a set of cards I created trying to use up some of my patterned papers.

A Random Thursday sketch challenge.

Card details:
Stamps: Everyday Greetings from Mama Elephant and Poppy Birthday from Verve Stamps
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Rustic White, Fancy Pants Memories Captured
Embellishments: My Mind's Eye Find Your Wings & Fly Up & Away Enamel Dots

Sending you Smiles

Sorry I've been neglecting my blog-I have been swamped at work and haven't even gotten a chance to get through my normal blog hopping.

A few weekends ago I created some cards for a friend who is doing the 3Day.  She's my wonderful neighbor Deena who is walking in her 12th 3Day event.  12 of them people!  Not only does she walk, she also works the events.

This year she's walking in Seattle and working the one in Atlanta.  She's putting together some baskets for a raffle and I offered to make her some sets of cards to include in the baskets.

This is one of the cards I created for one of the baskets, I'll be sharing quite a few with you over the next few weeks.

If you are so inclined to donate, Deena's 3Day page can be found here-even a little will help her to meet her goal of raising $2300.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Monday!

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Sunday Sketch from Studio Calico

Card details:

Stamps: Simple Sunflower from PaperTrey Ink

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Rustic White, Fancy Pants Memories Captured

Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa, So Saffron, Pear Pizzaz

Embellishments: Circle punch

Welcome Baby!

Created this card a few months ago for a neighbor who had a little boy.  Wanted a card that wasn't too traditional in colors and love this color combination.

I created my own "washi" tape for the little aqua strip.

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Card details:

Stamps: Banners2Cut, Sweet4Babies and Onesie4Baby from The {Stamps} of Life

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Whisper White from Stampin' Up, Fancy Pants Memories Captured Patterned Paper

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Pool Party from Stampin' Up

Embellishments: Basic Grey Candy Buttons, Circle dies from Spellbinders, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares

Happy Birthday trio

Stamps: Numbers4Trains from The {Stamps} of Life

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight

Inks: Crumb Cake, Ranger Archival ink in Jet Black

Embellishments: rhinestones

I had to create some birthday cards for my stash and what better way to do that then using the set Numbers4trains from The {Stamps} of Life.

For my first card, I stamped the crumb cake ink directly onto my cardstock.  I tried to keep it pretty simple and just added a few rhinestones.

Uses FTL263

Card details:

Stamps: Numbers4Trains from The {Stamps} of Life

Cardstock: Brilliant Blue, Whisper White

Inks: Blueberry ink and Blueberry, Strawberry and Banana sprays

Embellishments: Sizzix Rounded Tags

This card I was preparing ahead of time, my little guy's birthday is coming up and he loves bright colors.  I sprayed the background with the Strawberry, Blueberry and Banana sprays from Stephanie Barnard.  The Sizzix Rounded tags were the perfect addition to this card.

Uses STS#5 sketch

Stamps: Numbers4Trains and Labels4Cutting from The {Stamps} of Life

Cardstock:  Basic Black, Fancy Pants Memories Captured

Inks: Ranger Archival ink in Jet Black

Embellishments: Labels4Cutting, Sizzix Banners#2, My Mind's Eye Enamel Dots

This card already went out in the mail, a simple card for my BFF who turned 40 last month.

Loving these numbers and know they will work so well in my Project Life album as well.

Call me

If you can believe it this is a card I created without ANY stamping!

This was a card I had created for a pub call using a sketch that didn't get picked up but I absolutely love it!  Not sure why, I guess I struggle with using some of the elements in a paper pad and this one came together pretty easily for me.

Taking a little blogging break and not stressing about posting every day.  Lots of changes going on around here which I'll share later when I can...good changes I hope.

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by to say "hi".

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Card details:

Cardstock: Melon Berry from Paper Trey Ink

Patterned Paper: Fancy Pants Trendsetter

Embellishments: Basic Grey Candy Buttons