A Spring Basket ~ DD47

 

Good Saturday morning everyone!  Today is Dynamic Duos Saturday and we have another fun color combo for you to play with! 

 

Pool Party and Cherry Cobbler!  When I first looked it I wondered what in the world I was gonna do.  I started browsing around for inspiration and came across a card in the back of the SU Catalog that I decided to use as my layout.  Next, I chose the stamp to go with it.  I have loved this little set called A Flower For All Seasons for ages.  It has this cute, little image that is so totally spring!  This was my perfect match....a little blue bird and some bright, cherry red tulips.  I stamped it on a circle of watercolor paper and colored it in with my markers and blender pen.  I popped it up on dimesionals and mounted the circle onto a flower die cut from Floral Frames Framelits.  I cut out two tag shapes out of Pool Party cardstock, layered a peice of Pool Party DP over one and a scrap of Very Vanilla, that I ran through the Honeycomb EF, on the other.  The background paper is from Festival of Prints paper pack.  I finshed the card by tying the tags together with some flower buttons and linen thread. 

 

 

The very last thing I did was add some Crystal Effects to the tulips and birdie.  It looks so cool in real life!  For a color combo that I didn't think I'd like, this has turned out to be one of my most favorite cards!!!!

I see that somehow when I added the Crystal Effects, it dulled the color on the little birdie....he was much brighter before.  Oh well, I still love it!

 

As always, make sure you check out the designs from the other talented ladies at Dynamic Duos!

Allyson Andersen
Christina Barnes

Vicki Burdick

Karen Day

Deanna Dean

Anne Marie Hile

Erna Logtenberg
Bobbie Trost

Amy White

 

Here's a list of supplies.....

Stamps: A Flower For All Seasons

Paper: Sahara Sand, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Festival of Prints and Pool Party EP, Watercolor

Ink: Pool Party, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, River Rock

Accessories: Honeycomb EF, Floral Frames die, Naturals buttons, Linen Thread, 1/2" circle punch, Crystal Effects

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

 

 

So Hoppy For You - CCMC210 & FM68

I made this card combining Create with Connie and Mary color challenge 210 and The Friday Mashup 68.

The colors for CCMC210 are Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, So Saffron and Pool Party, and the Friday Mashup calls for us to use the sketch but also use a summertime theme.  When I saw this color combo, I immediately knew the stamp set I wanted to use and that was A Flower For All Seasons.  This cute watering can with flowers and little toad are so sweet and cute and doesn't it say summertime?  Especially paired with the gingham designer paper background.  I don't have any stamps that have a "froggy" sentiment, so "so happy for you" was about as close as I could get.  To tie the summery flower element together I embossed the gingham background with my Elegant Bouquet embossing folder and then added a simple little punched flower to the main panel and tag.   The main panel is popped up with dimensionals and then I faux stitched around the edges for a little something extra.

Here's a list of supplies I used......

Stamps: A Flower For All Seasons, So Happy For You

Paper: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Pawsatively Prints DP

Ink: Stazon Black, Watercolor pencils, So Saffron

Accessories: Blender pen, Three Flower punch, Circle punch, Square punch (for flag end on banner), Elegant Bouquet EF, Paper Piercing tool & Mat Pack, White Gel Pen

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny