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

A Little Something Different - CTD198 & CCMCNE2

This card combines Color Throwdown 198 & Create With Connie & Mary-NC2.  Although I'm not a subscriber to the CCMC-NC2, I still wanted to use the sketch because it's a little unusual and sometimes it's fun to push yourself.  Actually, the color combo stretched me somewhat too.  Tangerine and Coral would never be two colors I'd put together, let alone throwing Gray and Pool Party into the mix!  I can feel myself stretching just talking about it!! 

 

The inspiration photo from CTD is fun and beachy, but I chose to go a different route and used the butterfly image from Kindness Matters, only because I haven't had a chance to play with it much.  I spritzed the main panel of butterflies with my shimmer spray.  I wish it showed up better in the pictures....it's just so darn hard to photograph.  It's my go-to accessory when I want to glam anything up.  It adds alot of bang for your buck! 

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

Stamps: Kindness Matters, Just Believe

Paper: Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Tangerine Tango, Pool Party, Variety of DP

Ink: Stazon Black, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Calypso Coral

Accessories: Designer Frames EF, Oval Cutting System, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Shimmer Spray, Calypso Coral 1/8" Organdy ribbon

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Pool Party Posies - JAI122

Today's card is for Just Add Ink 122 where the instructions were to CASE Delys Cram.  Here is the card I chose to case....

I love the clean and simple design, with the added texture of the white on white border punch.  I changed my card up a little by adding a border around the main panel in the coordinating Pool Party color.  This was a quick and simple card to put together, but it still packs alot of punch with the texture, color and bling!

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

Stamps: Just Believe

Paper: White, Pool Party

Ink: Pool Party

Accessories: Lace Ribbon border punch, Three Flower punch, Basic Rhinestones

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny 

Shades of Gray Shadow

Today's card combines Retro Sketches 7 and Colour Q 133.

  I stamped the main image on Gray cardstock, in Basic Black ink, then went over it again, a little off-set this time, with White Craft ink.  This produces the shadowed effect.  I used a Martha Stewart punch on the bottom of the gray cardstock before adding the strip of scalloped dotted ribbon in black. I also rounded the corners of the top of the main panel for a little added interest.  For the backround panels, I stamped each one with my Distressed Dots backround inked with White Craft ink.  The card was finished off with the sentiment circle and a couple of layered butterflies to tie in the Mustard and Durango colors.

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

Stamps: Just Believe, Distressed Dots, Thinking of You (Michaels)

Paper: Black, Gray, Dusty Durango, More Mustard, White

Ink: Black, White Craft, Dusty Durango, More Mustard

Accessories: Embosslits Butterflies, 1 3/4" & 1 1/4" circle punches, Martha Stewart edge punch, Scalloped dotted ribbon, corner rounder punch, basic pearls

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Fancy Bird Branch ~ RS2 & PP86

I wanted to make a card for The Paper Players color challenge 86 because the pallette was so soft and pretty.  I used the Retro Sketches #2 sketch again.  I thought the layout lent itself nicely to this bird stamp.

The birds are a solid stamp and I wanted to give them some interest, so I used the kissing technique.  I inked the birds in Sahara Sand and then inked up the fancy-scrolly-medalion looking stamp from the Bliss set in Chocolate Chip, kissed them together, then stamped it on a piece of Very Vanilla. Voila!  Fancy birds!  I really like the way it turned out.  You can barely see it in the pic, but I stamped FOR YOU underneath the birds in Celery ink. 

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

Stamps: Birds (Inkadinkadoo), Just Believe, Bliss, Fresh Vintage

Paper: Crumb Cake, Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party, Very Vanilla

Ink: Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Crumb Cake

Accessories: half pearls, ribbon border punch, other border punch (EK Success), Cuttlebug EF