Pretty Little Beach ~ CCMC428, NAC182

Hey stampers!  Look at this gorgeous color combination we've go for you at Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge this week!  So fun!  I also used the sketch from Nacho Average Challenge 182 to help me along with my design.

I SOOOO wanted to go Christmas with these colors like a few of my fellow designers did (and all their cards are gorgeous, BTW!) but I was itching to use the palm tree out of the new {Totally Trees} set.  I must confess that this tree is the one and only reason I wanted this set.  The other images are fantastic, but the palm tree stood out to me right away.  I don't believe I have any other sets in my possession that include a palm tree.  

I figured these colors would lend themselves nicely to a beach scene.  Who doesn't love a pink sunset, right?  Gorgeous!  Someday I'm actually going to see a beach sunset in person.  For now, I'll settle for looking at them in pictures and keep dreaming!

I sponged the colors on for the sky and water, using a circle mask to make the setting sun.  I also used the long "ground" image from the tree set to add waves into the water.  I really love the way it looks, too!  For the sand, I punched an oval out of Crumb Cake cardstock, crumpled it up and distressed it until the layers of cardstock started to come apart.  I carefully peeled them apart and what was left was a smoother side and a textured side that looks a little like suede.  I sponged some Crumb Cake ink onto the suede side, which I thought nicely reassembled sand.

I stamped the tree in Chocolate Chip ink and the leaves in Pear Pizzazz.  I fussy cut it out and gently bent the trunk of the tree as the image is pretty straight up and down.  I like the slightly bent look.  

I layered on some Botanical Builder framelits flowers in the coordinating colors to add to the tropical feel.  

for the vertical panel I finally got a chance to use my Irresistibly Floral Specialty DSP!  I sponged some pool party onto the paper and magically watched the flowers appear!  How fun is that?!?!!

Lastly, I layered the whole thing on a base of white cardstock that I embossed with my Petal Burst EF.  The petals kind of mimic the leaves of the palm tree.  

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

Stamps: Totally Trees

Ink: Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz, Sweet Sugarplum, Chocolate Chip, and Crumb Cake

Paper: Irresistibly Floral DSP, Pear Pizzazz, Sweet Sugarplum, Crumb Cake, Pool Party

Accessories: Botanical Builder Framelits, Petal Burst EF, Rhinestones, Oval punch

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Tropical Flamingo ~ CCMC421, FF94

Hello everyone!  It's time for another Create with Connie and Mary challenge!  This week is sketch week....

I also used a color combination from Fab Friday #94.  We could use any combination of the colors.  I chose Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo and Emerald Envy.

I went with a tropical theme and used the Botanical Builder Framelits.  I also stamped a flamingo from a retired set called {Flamingo Lingo}. There is a flamingo image in the current catalog with a stamp set called {Pop of Paradise}.  I don't own that one, so I used my old one.

I sponged Peekaboo Peach onto the punched circles and also sponged it onto the Irresistibly Floral specialty DSP.  It kinda reminded me of a pineapple, which keeps with the tropical theme.  

I added a bit of sparkle with the rhinestones and horizontal strip.  

I hope you'll join us this week!  Make sure you visit the CCMC home page and check out all the wonderful cards from the design team!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Lovely Blossoms ~ HSS240

It's time again for another Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge!  This time we've got a beautiful color trio chosen by yours truly!

Wedding season is upon us and I love these colors together for a wedding card.  I was married in the winter (February) and chose darker, richer colors for my wedding, but had we been married in the summertime these would have been my colors. 

I really love the texture, shimmer and shine this card has going on.  The combination of all those things makes me giddy!

I hope you'll stop over to the HSS blog and check out the other designers' work.....they are all wonderful!  We look forward to seeing cards in the gallery should you choose to play along!

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

Stamps: Botanical Blossoms

Paper: Pink Pirouette, Night of Navy, White, Gold Glimmer, Gold Foil Vellum, Gold Foil

Ink: Pink Pirouette

Accessories: Botanical Builder framilits, Elegant Dots EF, gold thread, Hello You Thinlits, Rhinestones

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny 

Spring Botanical Blossoms ~ HSS233

Hello stampers!  Today it's time for another Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge!  We've got a fresh, springy combo of Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzaz, and So Saffron.  

I started off by inking my brick wall embossing folder with Tip Top Taupe ink and ran it through the Big Shot.  I love how it looks like grout in between the bricks.  I added lots and lots of flowers in leaves in our challenge colors cut from the Botanical Builder Framelits dies and stamped them with accents from the {Botanical Blooms} stamp set.  After I finished placing them on the brick wall, I decided it was still to plain for me so I added black sequin centers to each of the flowers.  I like the end result.  

A piece of coral bakers twine, a Calypso Coral mat and Black card base complete my card!

I hope you'll be able to play along with us over at HSS and remember, this is a two week challenge!

Bright Birthday Botanicals ~ CCMC395, WWYS52, WWC58, SR318

Hello stampers!  Thursday means another Create With Connie and Mary Challenge and what a fabulous sketch we have for you this week! There are lots and lots of possibilities here and I must say that my fellow designers have outdone themselves again!  Make sure you hop over the CCMC395 and check them out! 

My card also include What Will You Stamp #52 using Botanical Blooms and Watercooler Wednesday #56 Anything Goes.  I also incorporated Stampin' Royalty's Sparkle and Shine challenge #318.

Do you find card inspiration in all kinds of things?  This card...the colors and flowers...came from a Bath and Body Works lotion bottle!  

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

Stamps: Party Pants

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Cherry On Top DSP, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Gold foil, White

Accessories: Botanical Builder framelits, Circle Card thinlits, Arrows EF, White EP, Designer Buttons

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Beautiful Blessing Botanical ~ CCMC388 & TSOT252

Hi Stampers!  Today's card is for Create with Connie and Mary's color challenge #388!  I've also thrown in the sketch from Try Stampin' On Tuesday to help me out with my card.

I really DID use Bermuda Bay and Blackberry Bliss but they kinda came out looking like Tempting Turquoise and Rich Razzleberry because of the watercolor technique I used.  

I started with a piece of watercolor paper and spritzed the entire thing with water.  I then washed the colors over the wet paper....trying to add as much color as possible.  You can see that some parts of the flowers are darker then others.  

After the ink dried, I cut the flowers and leaves out with the new Botanical Builder Framelits.  They are so pretty, aren't they??!! I then sponged on the coordinating colors around the edges of the flowers and leaves to give even more depth.  I also added the little black centers to the flowers making sure to curl them up with my fingers.  

The flowers are arranged on a piece of DSP from Botanical Gardens which is available in the new Occasions Catalog.  The white dotted strips are from Wildflower Fields DSP pack, which is in the Sale-a-bration catalog.  

The sentiment comes from another fabulous new set in the Occasions Catalog called {Rose Wonder}.

The flowers were finished off with iced rhinestones and regular rhinestones.

I hope you be able to play along with us at CCMC!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny