It's a Lovely Day

Hi Everyone:  I hope it has been a lovely day where you are.  Here the sun was shining, however, could be warmer...here's hoping maybe by the end of the week.

Here's my card that I am sharing...it's for a friend and co-worker's birthday, and also for the PPA 87 challenge which is a colour challenge this week.

PPA87

Stamps: Awash with Flowers (c-120549 - $33.95, w- 117062 - $48.95, IB&C p 99) Create a Cupcake (w – 121915 - $27.95, c-121982 - $19.95 Occasions Mini p 22)

Paper:  Natural White, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, In Colors DSP

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz,

Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Oval Punch, Itty Bitty Punch set, Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon, Versa Mark, Iridescent Embossing Powder


Tip:  Colour your pearls using SU markers...

Enjoy the remainder of your evening, and until next time...

 

Tangled Up in Creativity Challenge

Hi Everyone:  As I sit here typing my post, the snow is falling at a good rate.  We are supposed to get 2 - 4 inches of today.  I guess I will have to get the shovel ready...Yuk!

Today my post is a card for the Tangled Up in Creativity challenge.  This one is hosted by Danie over at D-Dazzled Designs.  The challenge is to  incorporate the colours green and yellow into your card in honour of Australia Day.  Only use cardstock - no papers, no ribbon, no bling etc. You can emboss, distress and cut cardstock.


Here is my entry for this challenge:

Stamps: Awash with Flowers (w- 117062, $48.95, c - 120549, $33.95, IB&C p. 99) Teeny Tiny Wishes (w – 115370, $45.95 IB&C – p157

Paper: Whisper White (textured and Smooth), Poppy Parade, and Garden Green
Ink: So Saffron, Basic Black
Accessories: Big Shot, Lattice Embossing Folder, Word Window Punch, Designer Label Large Punch

The Awash with Flowers stamp is a 2-step stamp, however using the clear stamps, makes the 2-step relatively easy if you don't want to have everything lined up exactly.  Once I stamped the images and attached the green and white, I then ran all of through the Big Shot using the Lattice Embossing Folder.  It gives that card some great texture.

Well that's it for today, so until next time...

Tangled Up in Creativity

Hi Everyone:  This card is for the Tangled Up in Creativity challenge.  The challenge is to make a CAS (Clean and Simple) card using one picture or one sentiment and keeping the embellishments to a minimum.

I am not quite if I followed the instructions to the letter.  Cards with few embellishments are a challenge to me. So anyways, here is my creation.

Stamps: Awash with Flowers – W – 117062, C - 120549

Paper: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi
Ink: Basic Black, So Saffron
Fun Accessories: Scallop Trim Corner Punch (11870), Scallop Trim Border (118402), Markers – Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi

The card base is 51/2" x 41/2" on whisper white. 
The green layer in wild wasabi is 5 1/4" x 3" and punched in the top corners using the Scallop Trim Coroner punch. 
The white layer is whisper white is 2 3/4" x 3 3/4", punched along the bottom with the Scallop Trim Border punch and stamped with Awash with Flowers stamp ( a 2-step stamp). 
The pink flowers and the green leaves stamps were inked using the markers and the "Huff" technique.
 
All products used are Stampin' Up! and can be purchased through my Stampin' Up! website ...Here
 
We are experiencing forest fires in central BC and the valley here in Kamloops is very smokey.  Hopefully it will rain soon which is help the forest fire situation and also help the smoke.  Not that I am advocating rain for any extended period of time.
 
 
So until next time.....
 
Karen

Happy Monday

Hi Everyone:  Welcome to Monday, now there is only 4 more to go until the weekend. 

Today was a happy Monday as I spent time with my son and daughter-in-law and of course Sagan.  We went out to the Wild Life Park that is one of our local attractions and there were many people out there today as the weather was fairly sunny, not too hot, which meant that alot of the animals were out too.  We have grizzlies, brown bears, cougars, birds of prey and many more.  The park has been in existence for some time so the exhibits have grown over the years.  Here is a picture of Nan getting a kiss while we are riding the train in the park. What is better than a kiss from your grandchildren!!!!

The card I have today is based on MojoMonday 140.  It's for Lloyd's daughter who was in a dirt bike accident on Friday and had to have surgery on her knee and leg.  I suspect it will be a long time in healing as she did a pretty good job on the injury.

Recipe

Stamps: Awash with Flowers, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Whisper White, Handsome Hunter, Melon Mambo, DSP (hostess 2009)

Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Summer Sun, Rose Red, Soft Suede, and Garden Green

Accessories: Corner Scallop Punch, Curly Label Punch, Grosgrain Ribbon, and Button Latte

1. The card base is Whisper White and the dimensions are 51/2 x 41/4.

2. Layer #2 is the Handsome Hunter CS, layer #3 is a combination of Melon Mambo and the DSP, and layer #4 is whisper white and the 4 corners punched.


3. The new step Awash with flowers was randomly stamped on the whisper white (love the new Stampin’ Up! clear stamps. Makes 2 step stamping so much easier.


4. The sentiment is stamped on 1/3rd of the curly label punch that is adhered to layer #2.

5. Lastly, the ribbon and button are attached using the wonderful glue dots.

Wishing you all the best and until next time......

Karen