A Bloom with Burplap — PP141

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The most talented Anne Marie has a pretty color challenge for us at the Paper Players today.

I must say that I was saddened to hear that Baja Breeze will be retiring in just a few more weeks.  I love that color!

Razzleberry Bloom

I pulled out a couple of products I hadn’t used in a while for this card — the Mixed Bunch stamp set and the Alhambra wheel.  Notice I didn’t use the This and That Epic Day dsp?  See, I do have some self-control.  🙂

Please join us in the challenge at the Paper Players.  Meanwhile, go check out what the other designers made with these fab colors:

Enjoy your Sunday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Mixed Buch, Alhambra wheel
Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Island Indigo
Paper:  Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Embellishments:  Blossom punch, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Labels Collection framelits, Naturals Designer Buttons, Island Indigo Baker’s Twine

Bottlecaps Meet Epic Day

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Vintage Bottlecap

I’ll bet you’re not surprised to see another card using the This and That Epic Day dsp.  You’re probably not surprised to see that I used the Color Spritzer tool again either.  I’m getting too predictable.  I’ll have to work on that this next week.

Have a great Saturday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Collage Curios, Delicate Doilies
Ink:  Gumball Green, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Basic Gray
Paper:  Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, This and That Epic Day dsp
Embellishments:  Pool Party 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon, Perfect Pennants Bigz die, 2-1/2″ Circle punch, 1-3/4″ Circle punch, 1″ Circle punch, 5/8″ Flower Trim, Soda Pop Tops, Color Spritzer Tool

Fun Flowers Thanks — FabFri16

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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).

Fun Flowers Thanks

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

Pop-Up Posies Meets Epic Day — FMS81

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It’s already another Wednesday, and that means it’s time for another challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.  This week the fabulous Cindy Hall has this sketch for us:

Since I am currently addicted to the This and That Epic Day dsp, I immediately reached for it (it’s never far away :)).  I hadn’t used any of the Pop-Up Posies products in a while and they go so well with the Epic Day papers, so I pulled that out too.  And here’s what I made:

Wonderul Epic Day

Pop on by (sorry, I couldn’t resist) and see what the other designers made this week at the Freshly Made Sketches site.

Enjoy your Wednesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  That’s the Ticket, Friendly Phrases
Ink:  Basic Black, Crumb Cake
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, This and That Epic Day dsp
Embellishments:  Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit, 1/2″ Circle punch, Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Ticket Duo Builder punch, Pearl Basic Jewels, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Pool Party Baker’s Twine

A Ruler Pun (It’s Bad)

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You Rule and a RulerSorry for the bad pun on this card — I just couldn’t help myself.  I also couldn’t help using the This and That Epic Day dsp again.  I think I have an addiction issue.  🙂

My daughter went to a masquerade dance at school last month, and we made her mask.  It had to match her dress, of course.  I still had some of the leftover sequins sitting on my desk, and I’ve seen sequins being used in the paper crafting industry lately, so I thought I’d put some on this card to add a little extra bling.  I put little rhinestones in the centers to cover up the holes.

Enjoy your Tuesday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  You Rule, Measuring Stick
Ink:  Gumball Green Versamark
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, This and That Epic Day dsp
Embellishments:  Gumball Green 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, Basic Rhinestone Jewels, gold embossing powder, sequins (non-SU), 3/16″ Corner punch

A Vintage Balloon

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Vintage Balloon

I hadn’t used one of my favorite stamps sets, You’re Amazing, in a while.  And I couldn’t resist using the new This and That Epic Day dsp — I love this stuff!  You could definitely say this card has some of my favorites!

I used some more of the newsprint paper painted with Gesso . You can see this post, where I made it.

Have a great Monday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  You’re Amazing, Fabulous Phrases
Ink:  Gumball Green, Calypso Coral, Chocolate Chip
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Special Edition Specialty dsp, This and That Epic Day dsp
Embellishments:  2-1/2″ Circle punch, Perfect Pennants Bigz die, Calypso Coral 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon, Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine, Naturals Designer Buttons, Gesso (non-SU)

A Recycled Butterfly

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Today at the Paper Players Nance Leedy has a fun theme challenge for us:

I took a piece of the cardboard box from my last Stampin’ Up! order and ran it through my Big Shot with the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die.  I then peeled off the top layer of the cardboard to expose the ridges in the middle, and painted it with some white acrylic paint and then sprinkled on some Silver Glass Stampin’ Glitter.  I dyed a flower from the 5/8″ Flower Trim with some Pink Pirouette ink and adhered it to the center of the butterfly.

Recycled Butterfly

Here’s a test for you to see how observant you are.  I made a careless mistake on this card.  Can you figure out what I did wrong?  I didn’t even notice it until I was photographing the card.  You get a star for the day if you guessed that the text on the background dsp is upside down.  Ugggh!  I hate it when I do things like that, and unfortunately it isn’t a rare occurrence.  I’d already spent too much time on this card, and couldn’t face redoing it, so it is what is.

I hope you can join us in the challenge this week at the Paper Players.  I’d love to see what you recycle.  Want to see what the rest of the design team did?  You can check them out here:

Enjoy your Sunday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Everything Eleanor, Fabulous Phrases
Ink:  Summer Starfruit, Baja Breeze
Paper:  Summer Starfruit, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Subtles dsp stack
Embellishments:  Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die, Baja Breeze 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon, Large Scallop edgelit, Color Spritzer Tool, 5/8″ Flower Trim, Silver Stampin’ Glass Glitter, White Acrylic Paint (non-SU), cardboard

Amazing Mother

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Amzaing Mother

We’re doing a shoebox swap at a team meeting today, and this is the card I made for it.  It’s good to have a Mother’s Day card ready to go.  Now, if I can just remember to get it in the mail at the right time.  🙂

I was inspired by this card made by the very talented Mercedes Weber.  I made quite a few changes to it, but it was definitely my starting point and inspiration.

Have a great Saturday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Amazing Family
Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Basic Black
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Very Vanilla, Pool Party, In-Color dsp stack
Embellishments:  Apothecary Accents Framelits, Daffodil Delight 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Tea Lace Paper Doilies, 5/8″ Flower Trim, Bitty Butterfly punch, Elegant Butterfly punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, Pearl Basic Jewels

Pretty Blossoms in Red and Orange

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Pretty Blooms in Red and Orange

I really love the flowers and stem of leaves in the Secret Garden stamp set.  And the coordinating framelits makes it so easy to layer them all.  This was a very simple card to make.  I embossed the Woodgrain stamp with clear embossing powder.  I love the subtle effect of that, plus it adds some fun texture.

Enjoy your Friday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Woodgrain, Secret Garden, Curly Cute
Ink:  Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Lucky Limeade, Versamark
Paper:  Pool Party, Whisper White
Embellishments:  Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Secret Garden framelits, Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Dazzling Details

A Color Refresh & Free Shipping Offer

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Stampin’ Up! made an exciting announcement this morning that it is making some changes to its color lineup in the next couple of months.  In order to stay up to date with color trends, they will be retiring some colors and adding new colors (or old retired favorites).  Here’s a chart with the new color lineup:

Color Refresh copy

Beginning on April 4, 2013, all retiring/discontinued color products (i.e. ink, paper, ribbon, accessories, etc.) will be available only while supplies last.  So you’d better stock up now on any of the retiring colors which you will miss.  The new colors will be available on May 31, when the new catalog goes live.

Additionally, Stampin’ Up! announced this morning that they are offering FREE shipping on ALL orders (April 6-8)!  There are no minimums or limits!  So start planning your order now.

Have a great Thursday!  Thanks for stopping by!