More Anniversary....

I'm back with 3 more cards for the Paper and Such Anniversary Challenges. This first card is for the Black and White +1 challenge. I went with the Song in My Heart set from Paper and Such. I just love these birds. I really kept this very CAS. I thought about adding embellishments but felt it would detract from the beauty of the image and sentiment itself. A true friend knows who you are under all your embellishments! ;-) The paper in Gina K and I added some shading with Copics.

This card is for the sentiment only challenge. These tend to be difficult for me for some reason. This one came together pretty easily with the help of the Paper and Such Just Sayin' set. I created this card as a mommy card. Sometimes being a mom can be challenging..but upon reflection, it's way beyond worth every challenge/problem that could present itself. I went with pink..because it was my daughter with the challenge at that particular moment.. LOL!

Last but not least is the monochromatic card. I was pleasantly surprised with how this one came out. Masculine cards can be difficult to find especially for friendship cards. Admittedly, there are some flowers on the DP, but I don't think it makes the card overwhelmingly feminine. I pulled the Song in My Heart set again. I "colored" the heads of the birds with bleach. I wanted there to be a slight color differentiation.

Thanks for stopping by, and there is still time to get in on the Anniversary challenges at Paper and Such...

Paper and Such Anniversary

A very Happy 1st Anniversary to all the peeps at Paper and Such! It's been a great year and I'm so happy that I've gotten the chance to participate in some of the challenges from the Design team this weekend. Go on over and check out the blog a get yourself a chance to win some new stamps. This is the first time I've stamped in about 5 months... so be gentle ;-) The first challenge was to make a birthday card.

For the birthday card I chose to use my Paper and Such poppies set. I colored the poppies with copics and broke out Spellbinders dies. This card is actually 5*7 so I could highlight as much of the image as possible. I "antiqued" the focal image with Tim Holtz distress ink.

The second challenge was a sketch challenge. Frankly, I hope I'm close on this one. I looked at the sketch Friday night, but didn't stamp until last night.. so I was working from memory.

I know, I know it's too early for Christmas. But I'm trying to be organized this year and am waaaaaaaayyy behind on the Christmas Card Challenge, so I decided to make this my Christmas card for one month. On this card I tried to combine traditional and modern by using the swirly trees image.

Thanks for stopping by! Hopefully I'll have more later to help celebrate the Paper and Such Anniversary.

Paper and Such Challenge!

Time for another challenge at the Paper and Such blog. This one stumped me for a bit. No color??? Seriously? Well at least it was only for the main image ;-)

Just in case you are thinking that black is a color... technically, it's the absence of color :-) For this card, the snowman and the sentiment are stamped on acetate. The acetate layer is adhered to a layer of white. I used a stencil and Perfect Pearls sprits to create the subtle background on the white. I added some stickles to the brads for a little additional snowy sparkle! Thanks for stopping by and come on by the blog and play with us!

Thanks so much to the Paper and Such team for allowing me to play along with them this month!




Recipe:
Stamps: Snow Folks (Paper and Such)
Paper: Silver Lining, Wine with Everything, Layering weight White (GKD); Acetate
Ink: Stazon Black
Accessories: Spellbinders Create a Flake 3, brads, Silver and Burgundy ribbon, Hampton Arts holiday stencils,                    Ranger Perfect Pearl spritz, Icicle Stickles

Paper and Such Challenge Time!

It's time for another challenge at Paper and Such! This week's challenge is to create a card or project that uses the paper piecing technique. Isn't the snow angel PERFECT for piecing?? I paper pieced the wings, scarf and hat.  I used blue copics to add a little color to the body of the snowman.  The brim of the hat has ultra fine white flower soft for some texture.  Thanks for stopping by today and make sure you get over to Paper and Such to participate in the fun challenge!



Recipe:
Stamps: Snow Folks (Paper and Such)
Paper: Pure Luxury Cranberry, Fresh Asparagus, Ivory; Simple Stories DP
Ink: Memento black, rhubarb stalk
Accessories; Copics, Fleur de Lis Rectangle Nestabilities, Copic Spica, Flower Soft

Snow Folks

Oh my goodness!! I have the honor of being Guest Designer for Paper and Such this month. Today, I'm highlighting the new set Snow Folks. This is such an AWESOME set. I totally love it~ I decided to go a little bit of a different way with this set. I, yes me, I, on purpose, made a 3-D item. Can you believe it? I found this tutorial for the box on splitcoast. It's a 2-5-7-10 box. I used acetate for the circle in the center so it became a little sneek peek box. Isn't the Snowman ADORABLE!! Perfect accent for this sweet little chocolate gift box.

I stamped the box with some of the snowflakes from the snow folks set.  I stamped the snowman with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  He is colored with Copics and then I added some stickles to simulate the snow on his arms and hat.  I fussy cut him out.  One of the awesome things I love about this set is that the arms of the snowman are thick enough to cut around without cutting right through them.

Thanks so much to the Paper and Such team for allowing me to join them as a guest designer!!

Make sure you check out the other amazing projects using this versatile winter set.

Kim - http://paperperfectdesigns.blogspot.com/
Janice - http://inkeepaws.blogspot.com/
Pattie - http://pattie-g.blogspot.com/
Mindy - http://journalofamadstamper.blogspot.com/
Amber - http://ambersantics.blogspot.com/

Poppy Love

Ok--corny I know... I can't help it!..  I got my newest order from Paper and Such this weekend and just had to make a card with the new set I got, Poppies.  I thought I would use it for a second card for the Paper and Such Challenge.  I had to try another one, because I was not overly thrilled with the last one ;-) 

I did use an image this time, but I still think that the sentiment is definitely the main focal point.  I stamped the poppy image directly onto the DP.  The sentiment is stamped on a Nestie from the Fancy Tags 2.  I used another tag from the same set to layer behind the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by...



Recipe;
Stamps: Poppies (Paper and Such)
Paper: Neenah Solar White, Pure Luxury Smoky Slate, DCWV Immortal Love
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Nesties

A friend always knows...

The current challenge over at Paper and Such is to make a sentiment the focal point of your card. This is the first card I made. I used the sentiment from Song in My Heart. I also got to break in my new to me Nesties -Lattice Rectangles. Can you tell I love my nesties? My friend Lee was going through withdrawls this week because her CB broke... If there was ever a reason to have multiple cutting machines THAT is it! The sentiment was stamped with versamark and then the ink. Once stamped, I used clear embossing powder to heat emboss the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!



Recipe:
Stamps: Song in My Heart (Paper and Such)
Paper: Pure Luxury Kraft, Green Apple, Hattie (MME DP)
Ink: Versamark, Memento Bamboo Leaves, Rich cocoa
Accessories: Nestabilities Labels 10, Lattice rectangles, Clear Emboss powder

Peace

Quick post this morning. I have been SWAMPED at work.. unbelievable.

Last week I had a chance to make a card using my new Waterlily stamp set from Paper and Such. This is such a fun image to color and it has some beautiful sentiments.

I colored and cut out both the flower and the lily pad. I kind of bent and fiddled with the outside petals of the flower in order to make it really look like it was popping off the page. I used opaque white copic paint to make the doodles around the flower panel and I sponged some Summer Sky and Sweet Plum ink to give some additional depth.

Thanks for stopping by!! Make sure you stop by Paperandsuchonline.blogspot.com for a chance to win some stamps before you can buy them!!!



Recipe:
Stamps: Waterlily (Paper and Such)

Paper: Pure Luxury Wild Lilac,White, and Just Peachy; Basic Grey Kioshi
Ink: Memento, Sweet Plum, Tuxedo Black, Summer Sky
Accessories: Copics  (YG03,05,07,97; YR02,07; R32; V12,15,17; Y18); Corner Rounder

Paper and Such

Isn't he fun?? This is Bucky from the brand spankin' new Hot Shots line at Paper and Such! He comes with one other sentiment that says "Happy Birthday, you old bird". Being from the south and living in the west, I see lots of opportunities to use this guy for all the ranchers and farmers that I know :-)

I used the SCS sketch challenge from yesterday for this card. I also chose to use the oranges out of the Paper and Such inspiration piece to highlight mr. rooster. The image is colored with Copics... LOTS of Copics.. When I was finished I was surprised how many I used. The top layers are popped off the base.

Now what are you waiting for? Get over to Paper and Such and check out the new stamp line!!!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!



Recipe:
Stamps: Bucky (Paper and Such)
Paper: Pure Luxury Sweet Mango, Black Onyx, Layering White; MME Gertie DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Potters Clay; Tim Holtz Rusty Hing distress ink
Accessories: Copics, nailheads, Chicken Wire Impression Plate (TE), Silver Copic Spica, pop dots

Paper and Such Inspiration

Today's card is for the Paper and Such Inspiration challenge. I couldn't sleep last night so I finally got up and stamped. So, this is one of those 1 am creations. I also used the CAS sketch this week as inspiration. As usual with my inspiration type cards, the card is very literal to the picture. I used the colors and the subject of the picture (ribbon and buttons).  You can see the picture below. This is an easy peasy card, but I like it's simplicuty.  I stamped off the flower before stampin on the main panel.  I stamped the sentiment in Tangelo, which ended up being a bit too orange, but I was afraid it wouldn't show up if I stamped it  off as well.  I'm hoping to get another card made for this challenge just as soon as I get my order with the brand new stamps from the Paper and Such stamp line!!.. I can't wait.

Thanks for stopping by today.



Recipe: 
Stamps: Whimisical Wishes (Gina K Designs)
Paper: Pure Luxury Moonlit Fog and Ivory
Ink: Memento London Fog and Tangelo
Accessories: Ribbon, twine, buttons

USA Inspired

Tonight I am so tired. I also think I need my head checked... I spent a few hours in my craft area and didn't make a card. Instead I filled up a large garbage bag with, well, garbage. I started a second bag and took a bunch of paper that I had around over to my kids daycare. I still can't belive I parted with paper... but it does clear up space for new :-)

This card combines 2 challenges. The first challenge is the Paper and Such challenge. Paper and Such challenged us to make a card using Red, Blue and Kraft (I snuck some white in there and hope it is ok). The second challenge is the Ribbon Carousel challenge. Being the weekend of the 4th of July, the ladies at Ribbon Carouselwanted us to submit cards inspired by the 4th of July. Red, White and Blue are certainly inspirational to me :-)

I used Gina K stamps from one of the Stamp TV kits. Once I stamped the boat, I decided to try to be creative with my twine. The twine on the boat is supposed to represent the ropes of the sails... not sure how close I really got to that. The image panel is popped up with pop dots. I added a panel of white on the inside of the card and stamped the boat again at the bottom right to add a little something to the inside. I hope it shows the 4th Inspiration and does justice to the great combo chosen at Paper and Such.

Recipe:
Stamps: Enjoy the Sunshine (Gina K Designs)
Paper: Pure Luxury Kraft, In the Navy, Red Hot, Layering White; Paper Studio DP
Ink: Paris Dusk (Memento)
Accessories: Bakers twine
Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Pastel Inspiration

In the nick of time, I have been able to get a card made for the Paper and Such Challenge! Whew! I had to wait until my new Wild Rose stamps got to me :-)... I really don't need another stamp company obsession, but given that Paper and Such is starting their own line of stamps, I may be in some serious trouble ;-) I am also using this card to enter in the Ribbon Carousel Challenge for this week. This challenge is a new one for me!! YAY- I love new challenges!! This week's challenge is to use your favorite coloring medium and to use ribbon, of course. Now, I'll give you 3 guesses as to my favorite.....nah, way to easy :-) Obviously I had to use my Copics!

For this Paper and Such challenge, is to use this picture as inspiration:

When I look at the picture, I saw gingham and pastels.. so that is what I went with. A closer look showed flowers so I figured Milton with Lily would be an ideal image! I used a number of different copics on this image. The bear uses E21,E23,E25,E51,E53 and R20. The Lily uses R81,R83,R85 and R89. The stem and leaf were colored with YG11, YG13 and YG17.

This was a fun card to make. Thanks for stopping by and DON'T forget to mark your calendars for July 1,2,6,7,and 8 for the sneak peeks and blog hop featuring Paper and Such's new line of stamps!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Milton with Lily (Wild Rose Studio)
Paper: Pure Luxury Sweet Corn, Ocean Mist, and Bubblegum Pink; Amuse Gingham DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Grosgrain Ribbon, Dress it Up Rhinestone Flower


Challenges:
Paper and Such
RCC8
FTL145

A very Fergus birthday

Since I was in the masculine birthday mode, I decided to make another using the Cardpatterns sketch for this week.  Introducing.... Fergus with Cupcake!  Fergus is another one of my Wild Rose Studio stamps from Paper and Such.  He wasn't in my first order, I must admit... dinosaurs are not my favorite as I've always found them difficult to color.  However, I saw so many cute cards that people have changed my mind. I'll just have to learn dinosaur colors and that's that!  LOL

I pulled out some DP that had some dinos on it for color inspiration.  I *think* it is Paper Studio, but I cut it up before I remembered to look at the back. (Bad Alison).  I'm really liking the grass green and sweet mango combo as well, so I went with it again.  Boys like colors.. right?  The image was stamped on white, colored with copics and cut out.  Little Fergus has popdots underneath to make him stand out a little more.  In case I run into a girl who likes dinos... I added a little sparkle to the cupcake using a Copic Spica pen.    Hope he brings a little smile to your face, he sure does to mine!

Recipe:
Stamps: Fergus with Cupcake
Paper: Pure Luxury Little Boy Blue, In the Navy, Grass Green, Sweet Mango, Lipstick Red, White; DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Burlap twine, buttons, copics, copic spica, nestabilities

Challenges:
Cardpatterns #117


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