Yippee Soho Subway — FabFri23

Posted on July 26, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another Fab Friday challenge, and this week we have a great sketch for you:

I decided to pull out the Soho Subway dsp, as I just recently got it and hadn’t used it yet. I also used the Yippee-Skippee! set, which we all received at Convention as a door prize.

You can check out what the other designers did with this sketch over at the Fab Friday Challenge site. I hope you’ll be able to play along over the next couple of weeks!

Enjoy your Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Yippee-Skippee!
Ink: Summer Starfruit
Paper: Summer Starfruit, Crisp Cantaloupe, Island Indigo, Very Vanilla, Soho Subway dsp
Embellishments: Tea Lace Paper Doilies, 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle punch, Circles framelits, Regals Candy Dots, In Color Boutique Details, Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack

An Elephant Baby — FabFri22

Posted on July 12, 2013 by amyoneillblog

There is a great color challenge for you at Fab Friday today.

I must say that I have neglected Tempting Turquoise for a while now. Stampin’ Up has come out with some beautiful blues — Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Island Indigo and Bermuda Bay; and I have been using them so much that I actually kinda forget about Tempting Turquoise. And it’s such a pretty color! So I was glad that this challenge came along.

I used a stamp set that I just received, Zoo Babies. The images in this set are so cute! My kids are really too old for this set and I very rarely need a baby card, but I couldn’t resist this sweet set. It will be fun to play with it.

I hope you’ll be able to join in this color challenge at Fab Friday! I always enjoy seeing what you make.

Enjoy your Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Zoo Babies
Ink: Basic Gray, Tempting Turquoise
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Whisper White, I am Me dsp
Embellishments: Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Circle framelits, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Real Red 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Pearl Basic Jewels

Happy Mosaics — FabFri21

Posted on June 28, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s another Fab Friday kind of day! This week we have a fun sketch challenge for you:

I knew right away when I saw the sketch that I wanted to make another Polaroid/Instagram style frame on this card. What threw me for a loop was the arrow. Then I remembered that the Hello, Lovely set has an arrow image. So then I knew what stamp set I wanted to use. But what to put in the frame? I decided to let some dsp be the star of the show, and I love the fun, bright colors on this pattern.

I hope you’ll join us in this challenge at Fab Friday! Meanwhile you can check out what the rest of the design team made here.

Enjoy your Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Hello, Lovely
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush
Paper: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, Quatrefancy Specialty dsp
Embellishments: Squares Framelits, 3/16″ Corner punch, Modern Mosaic embossing folder, Artisan Label punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Birthday Candles — FabFri20

Posted on June 14, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another Fab Friday challenge, friends! And this week we have a fun color challenge for you:

I don’t know about you, but I LOVE the new In-Colors, and this week we are featuring all of them. If you don’t have them yet, you can choose similar colors (but hurry and get these — you’ll love them!).

I chose to use a new wheel called Birthday Candles for my card and made each candle one of the colors. I know I cheated a little in that I used an additional color on my card, So Saffron, for the flames on the candles. I just couldn’t get happy with it without using a yellow for the flames.

One of the new products in the new catalog that I was so excited to see is the Squares Framelits. They make it so easy to make a frame, like this Polaroid-style frame that I used on this card. Very fun!

I hope you’ll join us in this challenge. You can check out what the other designers did with these yummy colors at the Fab Friday Challenge site.

Enjoy your Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Birthday Candles (wheel), Four You
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Basic Black
Paper: Whisper White, In-Color dsp stack
Embellishments: Whisper White 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, In Color Boutique Details, Dazzling Details, Needlepoint Border Embossing Folder, Squares Framelits

Doilies Galore — FabFri19

Posted on May 31, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another Fab Friday challenge! And we have a great sketch challenge for you this time:

I used a little mix of old and new on this card — some new colors (Strawberry Slush and Smoky Slate), some new dsp (Quatrefancy Specialty dsp), and some old favorites (Large Delicate Doilies Sizzlits die, Delicate Doilies and Oh, Hello stamps).

Today is the day when you can order from the new catalog. Yippee! Today is one of the last days that you can order from the old catalog and the Spring catalog as well. Sounds like a great day to order to me!

I hope that over the next two weeks you’ll be able to join us at Fab Friday with this challenge. Go check out what the rest of the design team made at the Fab Friday site.

Enjoy your Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Oh, Hello, Delicate Doilies, A Round Array
Ink: Strawberry Slush, Pool Party, Versamark
Paper: Smoky Slate, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, Pool Party, 2011-2013 In Color dsp stack
Embellishments: Large Delicate Doilies Sizzlits die, Circle punches, 7/8″ Scallop Circle punch, Pearl Basic Jewels, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Pool Party Baker’s Twine, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Eleanor Meets Floral Fusion — FabFri18

Posted on May 10, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another challenge at Fab Friday, and this time it’s a color challenge.

Considering that I rarely use any of these colors, this was definitely a Challenge (with a capital C) for me. I was hoping inspiration would strike all week, but it didn’t. So I sat down with the Everything Eleanor set, since I hadn’t used it in a while, and pulled out the colors. And after playing with some of the elements for a while, I was finished. And I kinda like how it turned out.

That’s one of the things that I love about challenges — they often get you to try things that you might normally not try.

Well, I hope you’ll play along with us at Fab Friday. You have two weeks. Enjoy your Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Loving Thoughts
Ink: Primrose Petals, Soft Suede, Summer Starfruit
Paper: Very Vanilla, In-color dsp stack, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple
Embellishments: Floral Fusion Sizzlit die, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Pearl Basic Jewels, Color Spritzer Tool, Gold Glow Smooch Spritz, Raspberry Ripple, 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, Soft Suede 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Victoria 5/8″ Crochet Trim

Queen for a Day — FabFri17

Posted on April 26, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s Fab Friday time! Are you ready for a new sketch challenge?

I pulled out my You Rule stamp set and embossed the crown with gold embossing powder and added lots of bling.

I hope you’ll be able to join us at Fab Friday for this one. Remember, you get two weeks to participate.

Enjoy your Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: You Rule
Ink: Melon Mambo, Versamark
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles dsp
Accessories: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, 1/2″ Circle punch, Melon Mambo 3/8″ Striped Organdy Ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels, gold embossing powder

Fun Flowers Thanks — FabFri16

Posted on April 12, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another Fab Friday challenge. This week we have a color challenge for you, and I love these colors together:

I continued my use of the This and That Epic Day dsp — I’m addicted, remember. I even used it for another card tomorrow, so I hope you’re not sick of it. Don’t worry, I recognize I have a problem and I will force myself to put it away and not use it next week (at least not most days).

I pulled out my Fun Flowers Bigz die, which I hadn’t used in a long time, and embossed the flowers with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder and spritzed them with Crumb Cake ink. I think I’m getting addicted to that Color Spritzer tool, too. 🙂 Uh-oh!

Enjoy your Friday and stop by the Fab Friday Challenge blog to see what the other designers made.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: A Round Array
Ink: Summer Starfruit, Crumb Cake
Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, In-Color dsp stack, This and That Epic Day dsp
Embellishments: Delicate Doilies Sizzlits, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Color Spritzer Tool, 1″ Circle Punch, 7/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine, 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

Blooming with Sympathy — FabFri15

Posted on March 29, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for another Fab Friday challenge. This week we have a fab sketch challenge for you:

I needed to add to my stash of sympathy cards, so I pulled out my Blooming with Kindness set. I had made some First Edition dsp covered with gesso a couple of months ago, and had some left over (here’s the post where I used it last). So I used some of it for this card. I love how it mutes the newsprint so you can stamp on it and have a more subtle newsprint look. I took my color cues from the colors in the Print Poetry dsp stack.

Remember, you have two weeks to play along with the Fab Friday challenges, so I hope you can find time to join us.

Enjoy your Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Blooming with Kindness, Loving Thoughts
Ink: Primrose Petals, Gumball Green, Basic Black
Paper: Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, Very Vanilla, Special Edition Specialty dsp, Print Poetry dsp stack
Embellishments: Silver Basics Designer Buttons, Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Gesso (non-SU)

Neglected Field Flowers — FabFri14

Posted on March 15, 2013 by amyoneillblog

This is another Fab Friday week! And we have a fun color challenge in store for you this time:

I love these colors! Going along with my theme for the week — to use my neglected stamp sets (I really need more than a week for this theme :)), I chose Field Flowers for today. I think this set is gorgeous! And I love how the flower is a separate stamp from the stem — it makes it so easy to ink up the colors you want. And the two-step stamping for the petals makes it so easy to add dimension to the card. Why haven’t I been using this stamp set more? I don’t know, but I really had fun playing with it for this challenge.

I hope you’ll be able to join in, and make a card for this challenge with us at Fab Friday! You get two weeks!

Enjoy your Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Field Flowers
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade
Paper: Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Tea for Two dsp, Fan Fair dsp
Embellishments: Natural 7/16″ Trim Ribbon, Linen Thread, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Pearl Basic Jewels, Dazzling Details, 3/16″ Corner punch