Triple Time Duos - DD26

 

This card is for Dynamic Duos Challenge 26 using So Saffron and More Mustard.   I neglected to write down the colors and had it in my head that it was So Saffron and Summer Starfruit.....Sooooo, that's what my card is.  So Saffron and Summer Starfruit.  I'm gonna go ahead and link it to the challenge anyway, even though the colors aren't quite right, but hey, they're similar!  This card also fits into the Try Stampin' On Tuesday Sketch Challenge 89.  I used the Triple Time Stamping Technique for the sketch part.  There is a great tutorial on Dawn Olchefske's website.

 

When I first started putting this card together, I was only using Vanilla and Starfruit as my layers....I didn't like it.  I added  a very small black layer and added the black sentiment and voila!  The whole thing came alive!  It was pretty dull before.  I hated this card while it was in the making, but it is growing on me!

 

 

Here's a list of supplies....

Stamps: Fabulous Florets, Card Chatter-sympathy (CTMH)

Paper: Summer Starfruit, Black, Vanilla

Ink: Summer Starfruit, So Saffron, Black

Accessories: Vintage Faceted button, Starfruit & Saffron ribbon, Gold thread.

 

 

Thanks for taking a peek and have a wonderful day!

Jenny

Poppies in Orange ~ DD25

 

This card was totally inspired by Dynamic Duos #25 with the color combo of Pumpkin Pie and Black.  The desert option is die cuts, but I opted out of that one. 

 I was trying to go in a less Halloween-ish direction with these colors.  I chose to use the Pleasant Poppies stamp for the main image.  I absolutely love these poppies!  They are actually (and unexpectedly) really versitile.  I think you could color them any color and they would look fantastic!  I stamped them on vellum paper with versamark ink, embossed with black EP, and colored the images with marker on the back.  This is such an easy technique.  I layered the vellum on a peice of First Edition DP.  The tricky thing with vellum is attatching it without the glue/tape showing.  I used two little glue dots in each upper corner and then covered them with a pearl.

 

 

Here's a list of the supplies.....

Stamps: Pleasant Poppies

Paper: Black, Vellum, Howlstooth & Scaringbone DP, Polka Dot Parade DP, First Edition DP

Ink: Versamark, Pumpkin Pie, Black, Pear Pizzaz (flower stems)

Accessories: Brights button, Scallop dotted ribbon, Pearls, Vanilla string, Black EP.

 

Thanks for taking a peek and have a stupendous day!

Jenny

 

 

    



Dynamic Butterfly Birthday - DD14 & SSSC164

Today's card is for Dynamic Duos 14 & Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 164. 

Hmmm, Pumpkin Pie and Wild Wasabi....that was a challenge!  I decided to use chalks on my main image in the challenge colors and emboss on top of that.  I like this little dandelion-like flower from Close To My Heart. 

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

Stamps: Treasures, Card Chatter-birthday (CTMH)

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, White, Wasabi DP

Ink: Craft White, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Embosslits Beautiful Wings, Rhinestones, Circle punches, Scallop Ribbon Punch, Pumpkin ribbon, White EP, Swirls EF

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny 



Mono French Foliage - DD13

This card is for Dynamic Duos Challenge #13.  If you've never checked out the Dynamic Duos Challenge, hop on over to the blog and take a peek.  Every week features two challenge colors and the weeks are broken down into themes, such as this weeks theme...monochromatic.  What fun!  Obviously this weeks challenge is Early Espresso and Crumb Cake. 



I stumbled upon this GREAT blog, DOstamping with Dawn, and she has fabulous technique demonstrations with videos.  She puts together a wonderful video and has a great way of explaining the technique.  Anyway, I saw her Triple Time Stamping techniqe and wanted to try it out right away.  I figured it would be a perfect fit with this week's DD challenge. 

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

Stamps: French Foliage, Tiny Tags

Paper: Early Espresso, Vanilla

Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand

Accessories: Tiny Tag punch, Antique brad, Crumb Cake ribbon

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Simply Soft Do Over - OCC & DD12

Gee, I had fun creating this card for Our Creative Corner and Dynamic Duos 12.

 

Over at OCC this week, it's all about do-overs.  I loved the concept of this challenge and was all over it as soon as I read about it.  I browsed through my older photos and found this card....

On my old card I used the Simply Soft stamp set from Stampin' Up.  It's a super easy set to make fabulous cards with, so how could I go wrong???  This card was wrong for me in so many ways.  I hated the torn oval behind the main panel, I wished I would have mounted the backround DP on a peice of regular cardstock, and I wasn't happy with the ribbon.  And don't get me started on those flowers!!!  So, I was thrilled to get the chance to makeover this card!  I thought the DD12 Challenge colors would be perfect to do the makeover with.  I love the way the Poppy Parade "pops" against the black.  I had also seen a tutorial on YouTube a while ago where the gal used the layered marker technique on this set and it looked so neat, so I knew I wanted to do that too.  I colored in the flower petals with Blushing Bride first, then came back over them with Poppy Parade.  I'm so much happier with my do-over card and am glad OCC had this challenge!

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

Stamps: Simply Soft, Just Believe

Paper: Poppy Parade, Black, White, Sunny Days DP

Ink: Poppy Parade, Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery, Lucky Limeade, Stazon Black

Accessories: Framelits Labels die, Scallop Polkadot ribbon, Word Window & Modern Label punches, button, bakers twine, rhinestones

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Dazzling Sweet Style - DD11, SSSC163, & HSS127

This card combines THREE challenges....I love it!  Dynamic Duos 11, Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 163, and Hand Stamped Sentiments 127.

 

I absolutely love the color combo from DD this week...so soft and pretty.  And the Technique Challenge from HHS was all about glitter and boy do I love glitter, so that was right up my alley.  Thow in the sketch from SSSC and poof, this pretty little number is born!  I am so pleased with the way this turned out.  I actually don't own any Pink Pirouette CS, but I do have some ribbon, so that's what I used for my pink element, as well as some ink for watercoloring.  I found this old piece of DP in my scrap pile and thought it blended nicely with this project.  It's from Le Jardin. 

Oh, the glitter put this card over the edge for me.  It'd be pretty without it, but, boy does it elevate it to another level!  Here's a closer pic of the glitter panel.

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

Stamps: Elements of Style, Fench Foliage, Tiny Tags

Paper: Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Vanilla, Le Jardin DP (retired)

Ink: Stazon Black, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Tag punch, Modern Label punch, Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon, Pink Pirouette 1 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Antique brad, Irridescent Ice EP

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Dynamic Duo Graduation

Gee, I guess I've been MIA for a bit. I've been enjoying thumbing through the NEW Stampin' Up catalog and absorbing all kinds of ideas and inspiration. Plus, I have been busy at my desk stamping more graduation cards.  Most of our graduations take place at the end of May, so I'm pretty much done.  I have a few more cards that I will share on my blog here in the next few days.

 

Todays card is for my first Dynamic Duo Challenge. This is a brand new site and is only the second week of challenges.  The idea is to use only two colors on your creation, plus you can add neutrals.  This week the colors were So Saffron and Pool Party. 

I used a couple neutrals with this color duo....first edition specialty paper, a little bit of silver sparkle paper and a touch of crumb cake.  I like the soft colors together with the pop of sparkle.  I paper pierced and faux stitched the main panel to add a little something extra. 

Supplies

Stamps: Happy Graduation

Paper: So Saffron, First Edition Specialty paper, Pool Party DP, Crumb cake, Very Vanilla, Silver Sparkle

Ink: Pool Party, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Star die, paper Piercing tool, itty bitty punch pack, houndstooth EF, ruffled pool party ribbon, basic rhinestones

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny