Bright White ~ CMCC74 & PP247

Hey stampers!  It's time for another Colour Me monochromatic challenge!  White on white! 

I also used The Paper Players Tic Tac Toe challenge, which I ALWAYS love to play along with!  I used Die-cut, embossing and sequins (only my sequins are rhinestones). 

The key to a white on white card is lots of texture and layers.  I started out by spraying a piece of Irresistibly Yours DSP with shimmer spray.  I added a white embossed cut out from {Everything Eleanore}, and circle that has white organdy woven ribbon behind it and then a white embossed vellum flower from {Flower Shop}.  I added a small white punched flower to the center of the vellum flower and finished it off with some rhinestones.

Here's a little better picture of the shimmery background.

Make sure you take a gander at all the other designers creations!

Angel Johns

Hayley Kew

Jenny Engelke(me)

Julia Wilson

Katie Brooks

Sandy Mathis

Tanja Kabel

Tara Bourgoin

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

A Flower for the Mr. & Mrs.

 

Hello friends!  I've finally gotten another opportunity to stamp and low and behold it was for another wedding!  I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #90 and the color combo from Colour Q Challenge #193.

 

The colors are kind of unconventional for a wedding card, but I thought they were fun and playful. 

I finally got my hands on a real, tangible, new catalog and I drew some inspiration from there.  I stamped right onto the patterened paper, which I had seen on a card towards the end of the catalog, and I tried the scrunched doily, which was a little photo tutorial within the catalog. 

 

 

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

Stamps: Tiny Tags, Everything Eleanore

Paper: White, Bermuda Bay, Island Indigo, Pear Pizzaz, Red Glimmer, In Color DP

Ink: Pear Pizzaz, Island Indigo

Accessories: Blossom Party die, Labels die, Paper Doily, Everyday Enchantment brad, Bird Builder punch

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny



Phone Cover Inspired

 

I made this card for Sunday Stamps Challenge 46.  I loved the sketch right off the bat and I've had this idea rolling around in my head for a while.  It was totally inspired by my cell phone cover.  Here's the only bad thing....I missed the SSC deadline...bummer.

 

 

I started by stamping a couple of flowers in versamark and embossed them in black.  I then masked them off and did the background stamping with several different stamps.  I painted bleach on the flower petals, let it dry and made some yellow "swooshes" on each petal, as well as colored the center.  Next, I put all my layers together, wrapped some linen thread at the top, and added a button and sentiment tag. 

 

 

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

Stamps: Fabulous Florets, French Foliage, Everything Eleanor, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Lucky Limeade (textured), Vanilla; Floral District, Print Poetry & In-Color DP

Ink: Black, Midnight Muse, Versamark, Summer Starfruit, Lucky Limeade

Accessories: Black EP, Linen Thread, Neutral button, Tiny Tag Punch, bleach

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny



Take Care Blue Bird ~ PPA157 & CCMC248

 

Today's card is for Pals Paper Arts 157 and Create with Connie and Mary 248.  I don't think I've participated with either challenge for quite a bit, especially Pals. 

I flipped the sketch on it's side because I wanted to use one of my newer stamp sets, Take Care.  I've been looking at it in the catalog for a while now and decided to finally get it.  I stamped and cut out the little bird from Everything Eleanor and set it on the branch.  I added a couple of punched flowers to the branch to bring in the Summer Starfruit color.  The background is a piece of Summer Starfruit DSP that I ran through my Honeycomb EF.  I added a strip of Gumball Green after I had stamped it with the nest image in Gumball Green ink.  I added some Gumball ribbon and then layered a bow over some Linen Thread and another punched flower.  A few pearls to dot the center of the flowers and the birds eye and this card was done! 

 

 

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

Stamps: Take Care, Everything Eleanor

Paper: Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, White, In Color DSP

Ink: Midnight Muse, Gumball Green, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Linen Thread, Gumball Green ribbon, Pearls, Honeycomb EF, Ovals Framelits

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny 

Fabulous For You ~ TSOT111

 

This card is for Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch Challenge #111.

This is yet another card that devloped out of scraps on my desk.  The black oval is the negative of a previous project and that's were I started.  I browsed through sketches and thought TSOT111 was a good match!  I stamped the swirl from Everything Eleanor onto a scrap of First Edition DP and layered it under the black frame.  Next, I stamped the flower from Fabulous Florets onto watercolor paper and embossed it with black EP.  I colored the flower using a really fun watercolor bleed technique seen here.  After the image was dry, I cut it out, spayed it with some shimmer mist and placed on the frame with a dimensional.

 

 

For the verticle panel on the card, I wanted to do something other than a standard rectangle so  cut two panels with one of the Adorning Accents dies.  I bent the edges up a little for some extra dimension.  Lastly, I added ribbon, a sentiment banner and some pearls to finish everything up. 

 

 

Here's a list of supplies....

Stamps: Fabulous Florets, Everything Eleanor, Itty Bitty Banners

Paper: Very Vanilla, Primrose Petals CS & DP, Black, First Edition & To The Nines DP, Watercolor

Ink: Primrose Petals, Pretty in Pink, Bravo Burgandy, VersaMark

Accessories: Primrose satin ribbon, 1/4 black ribbon, Vanilla seam binding, Black EP, Shimmer Spray, Bitty Banners die, Pearls

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

 

 

Just Wanted You To Know ~ JAI153 & RS51

 

I made this card for Just Add Ink 153 and Retro Sketches 51. 

 

I love the color combo of anything with dark blue, especially the new Midnight Muse.  It's so rich and elegant looking.  I also thought this vintage looking designer paper would serve as a nice frame for the sketch for RS this week!  I had to add in the Midnight Muse banner in the paisly designer paper, just because it was a perfect match with the little yellow accents in it. 

 

To tie in the vintage feel, I used crochet trim and three different buttons, which makes it sort of shabby chic. 

The inside of the card says, I'm praying for you.  Unfortuately I've been in need of several sympathy cards lately and I've also had some orders for some, so that may be the theme I will be focusing on for a while. 

 

Here's a list of supplies....

Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Card Chatter-Sympathy

Paper: So Saffron, Midnight Muse, Print Party DP

Ink: So Saffron, Midnight Muse

Accessories: Crochet Trim, Assorted Buttons, Linen Thread, Blue Half Pearl

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny



I Care Eleanore ~ PPA147 & CR84FN67

This card was created for Pals Paper Arts 147 and CR84FN 67.  There's not much to say about this card other than it's not my favorite.  I think I just have trouble with the color purple.  I tried to create something pretty, but I'm just not feeling it.  Maybe someone else can appreciate this one more that I can. 

 

 

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

Stamps: Best Yet, Everything Eleanore, French Foliage

Paper: Champagne Glimmer, Vanilla, Crumb cake, Perfect Plum

Ink: Perfect Plum, Sahara Sand, Early Espresso

Accessories: Pearls, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Oval cutter, sponge

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny



Eleanor Birdie Birthday - FMS55, JAI138, & PP115

 

Today's card combines three challenges.  Freshly Made Sketches 55, Just Add Ink 138, and The Paper Players 115.  JAI138 is a color challenge using Basic Gray, Summer Starfruit, and White.  The Paper Players is a tic tac toe challenge (which I think is so fun!) and I chose to use Birthday/Gray & Yellow/Ribbon. 

 

I used a new set from SU called Everything Eleanore.  This set has a lot of different stamps that are very versatile. This is one of the cards I'll be using for an adult education class that I teach.  It's pretty simple and staight forward.

 

 

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

Stamps: Everything Eleanore, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Summer Starfruit, Gray DP

Ink: Same as paper

Accessories: Lattice border punch (Martha Stewart), Summer Starfruit ribbon, 1 3/4" circle punch, Blossom die, Banner die, Square Lattice EF

 

Thanks for taking a peek and have a super day!

Jenny

 

 

 

Aged Denim Sympathy - RS30 & CR84FN63

 

Today's card is for Retro Sketches 30 and CR84FN63. 

I loved the simple nature of this sketch and was excited to use the color combo with it!  My other inspiration for this card was a backround from a game on my iPad called Glass Tower.  When I saw the brown and tan swirled backround on the game, I knew I wanted to use it sometime on a card.  This sketch and color combo happened to be the perfect match for that!!!

 

 

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

Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Card Chatter-Sympathy (CTMH)

Paper: Marina Mist, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand, Early Espresso (sponging)

Accessories: Bird Builder Punch (leaves), Itty Bitty Punch Pack (flower), Scallop Eyelet Border Punch, Pearls

 

Thanks for taking a peek and have a wonderful day!

Jenny



Layered Inspiration - OCC, PP114, & SRC143

 

Wow, I need to find me some more time to stamp!  I am starting some fall adult ed classes in a couple weeks, so that's gonna force me (plus I get paid!) to get some stamping done! 

This card is for Our Creative Corner Photo Inspiration Challenge and The Paper Players Sketch Challenge 114. It also qualifies for the Stampin' Royalty Challenge 143 which wants us to use our Big Shot & diecuts. 

 

I mainly focused on colors for my inspiration in the OCC challenge.  They did ask that we used polkadots and at least 2 buttons somewhere on the project.....I got the polkadots down, but only 1 button.  I tried and tried to figure out how to get another button on there, but putting one or more on there just seemed like too much!  So, I didn't quite meet the requirements.  I really like the end results anyway! 

I havn't had a chance to play with The Paper Players for a long time, so I was happy to use this fun sketch.  I inked the three stips of cardstock with versamark ink and embossed them with clear EP for a little extra texture and interest. 

 

 

I cut two flowers with the smallest die in the Floral Frames Framelits, crumpled them and layered them together.  I cut a small circle of Summer Starfruit and glued it onto the back of the button, so you could see some extra color behind the button.  Next, I wove a little snippit of Pool Party through the button to add the third color.  The whole thing is layed on a bow made of bakers twine. 

 

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

Stamps: Layered Labels, Everything Eleanor

Ink: Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals, Black, and Versamark

Paper: Same as ink + White

Accessories: Floral Frames & Apothecary Accents dies, Black bakers twine, Flower button, Clear EP, Oval punch, Perfect Polka Dots EF

 

Thanks for taking a peek and have a fabulous day!

Jenny

 

 

 

 

 

Our Creative Corner Guest Designer!

 

Good morning everyone!  Today I'm excited to share the card that I made for a guest designer spot on Our Creative Corner.  The Challenge was to use the "kissing techinique" with a twist.  The twist is to use an X & O somewhere on your project.  I know and love the kissing technique and have used it a few times before. (If you've never tried this technique before, there is a link to a great tutorial on the OCC blog).  I did find it very challenging to incorporate an X & O.  I sort of did it on the Midnight Muse backround where I used my score tool to make the diamond or "X" patteren.  I added the white gel pen dots, which could be the "O".  Am I stretching it?  Maybe so, but I am pleased with the way the whole card came out! 

 I also used the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary 217 and the color combo from The Play Date Cafe 148.  PDCC148 asked us to combine Navy, Peach and Stone.  I love Navy color combos...they are always so striking to me. By the way, isn't the stormy beach picture on the PDCC inspiration collage just gorgeous!?!?

 

Ok...back to the card.  There are just a few details I'd like to share with you.  Number one is my love/hate relationship with the gel pen.  I love the results that it gives, but I ALWAYS have trouble with the tip gooping up.  And then there are the times when the ink doesn't want to come out of the pen at all!  Ugh!  The little sentiment flag was added to cover up a big goopy mistake of white gel pen.....ugh again!  I was almost done putting all the white dots on when my pen started to give me trouble and got all gloppy.  Darn it!  I did not want to start all over and use another piece of Midnight Muse.  The solution?  Cover it up!  It turned out to be a happy mistake, because I love that little tag, but now you know why I love/hate my gel pen.  Also, I wanted to add more peach color into the card, so I used my Peach Parfait marker and colored some basic pearls.  It was so easy and the end result is lovely!  And, the last detail I want to share is the shimmer on the butterfly.  What card doesn't look better with a little sparkle?  The shimmer sprayed butterfly gives just a hint of it, but it's a detail that I didn't want to go unnoticed and sometimes it's hard to photograph.

 

 

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

Stamps: Bliss, Everything Eleanor, Sihlouette Sentiments

Paper: Crumb Cake, Vanilla, Midnight Muse, Peach Parfait

Ink: Sahara Sand, Midnight Muse, Peach Parfait

Accessories: Pearls, Vanilla hodgepodge hardware, shimmer mist, scallop ribbon punch, white gel pen, crumbcake taffeta ribbon, score tool

 

Thanks for taking a peek and have a great day!

Jenny

 

A Lot Going On - MOJO250 & CR84FN59

Ok, this is my second post for today, but I had to because this card plays along with Mojo Monday 250 and the challenge closes tonight.  The other challenge this one encompasses is CR84FN 59 color challenge.

There is alot going on on this card. Ribbons, brads, punches, pearls, die cuts, fussy cutting, designer paper, dimentionals and stamped images...oh my!  I'm not a clean and simple kind of girl, but this is a little much for me also.  I was trying to follow the sketch and got caught up in all these different elements!  Oh well.  I completed my task and someone will really appreciate receiving this card, I'm sure.  The photograph is sort of distorting the true color of the cardstock versus the designer paper versus the ribbon.  It looks much more color coordinated in real life.

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

Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Tiny Tags

Paper: Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, In Color DP

Ink: Soft Suede, Calypso Coral

Accessories: Floral Frames die, 1 3/4" Circle punch, Antique Brad, Basic Pearls, Square Punch (for flag ends on banners) 1/8" Coral Organdy ribbon

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny