Green, Green and More Green..Oh, and Gray

This card is for Saturday Sketch Challenge 246 and Colour Q 128.  I enjoyed this color challenge way more than I thought I would.  I wasn't really sure how all these greens were gonna look together, but I love the way it turned out!  The inspiration for the color combo was a fun pillow with all kinds of green lines on it.  I immediately thought of the herringbone technique I saw over at splitcoaststampers.  What a fun technique to do.....it looks complicated but is really easy!  What a great way to use up all those scraps!

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

Stamps: Fresh Vintage, Say It In Style (CTMH)

Paper: assorted DP, Going Gray, Wild Wasabi, Textured White (Colorbook)

Ink: Certainly Celery, Garden Green

Accessories: Celery ribbon, Latte Buttons, 1 3/8" circle punch, Scallop circle punch, Gray bakers twine, Scallop border punch

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

 

Birthday Bakery for RS2 & CR84FN50

I made this card for two challenges.  First, for Retro Sketches #2.   I was totally inspired by Jackie Rockwell's card (she's one of the designers) and knew the Birthday Bakery stamp set would be perfect for it!  It's sort of a take on the spotlight technique.  The second challenge is CR8RFN #50.  This is a color combo challenge using pink, yellow and orange.  I love this combo, especially when it ranges in the brighter hues!  This is my first time playing along at CR84FN.

I got a chance to use my new pom pom trim and big designer buttons, which I just purchased from the clearance bin on my SIL's Stampin Up website.  If you need to order, just hop on over to the side bar of my blog and click on "order supplies here" and you'll be fixed up in a jiffy!  There are some cute things in there for little cost.  I love, love, love all the new products that SU comes out with, but I enjoy a good deal too!  To make the button sit flat over the ribbon, I clipped off about three poms and it created the perfect little nest for the button.  I also added some glitter to the cakes for extra fun and sparkle.  I used blender pens and ink to color the "spotlight" cakes.

Here's a list of the suppies I used.....
Stamps: Birthday Bakery, On Your Birthday (sentiment)
Paper: Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, White
Ink: Same as Paper, Stazon Black
Accessories: swirly EF, melon mambo pom pom trim, big designer button, dimentionals, white satin ribbon (Walmart), dazzling diamonds glitter
Thanks for taking a peek!
Jenny

Yellow Glittered Flower for OCC & FMS25

What a fun challenge from Our Creative Corner this week!  It's a tic tac toe challenge where you get to pick your three element from the tic tac toe square.  I picked Yellow, Glitter, and Flower.  I also used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches 25.  This is my first time participating in the FMS challenges....what took me so long???  :)

Here are the supplies I used......
Stamps: Build A Blossom
Paper: Concord Crush, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder DP
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry
Accessories: build a blossom punch, big designer button, swiss dot EF, gold glitter, scallop circle nestie die, pom pom trim, wisteria ruffled ribbon, gold cord
Thanks for taking a peek!
Jenny 

Calypso Blush Blossom ~ CCMC192 & ColourQ127

This card is for Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge 192 and Colour Q 197.  The color combo this week was Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip, and Certainly Celery.  I havn't used my Build A Blossom set very many times and was looking for a project for it.  I browsed some of the challenges for the week and bingo!  The color combo was perfect for the flower and I loved the sketch.....it also game me a chance to incorporate the paper doily, which I havn't used that many times either.

 

I added a little bit of blushing bride ink around the edge of the tag to give it a little "umph".
Here is a list of supplies I used with this card.....
Stamps: Build A Blossom, Just Believe
Paper: Calypso Coral, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, White
Ink: Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery
Accessories: large paper doily die, build a blossom punch, big designer buttons, 1/8" coral organdy ribbon, elegant bouquet EF
Thanks for taking a peek!
Jenny 

Mojo 331 Just Believe Butterfly

This card is for Mojo Monday Sketch 231.  I used my large paper doily for the half circle part of the sketch and I must say I'm a little dissapointed with the way this die cuts.....it takes alot of work to get all the little cut-outs poked out.  It just doesn't work they way it should, I feel.  Does anyone else think this? 

I colored the butterfly with chalks after I stamped the black image on it.  I also embossed the butterfly with Glassy Glaze to make it extra special.  Here is a list of the other supplies I used with this card..........
Stamps: Just Believe
Ink: Black
Paper: Black, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, White
Accessories: Chalks, glassy glaze EP, bigz beautiful butterflies, floral fusion die, large paper doily, black 1/2 pearls, 1/8" organdy ribbon, big designer button, in-color brad, circle punch, square lattice EF, stripped grosgrain ribbon   

Growing Green with PPA130 & RS1

Here's another double challenge card!  I just love it when that happens!!!  The colors are from Pals Paper Arts #130 which challenged us to use Always Artichoke, Lucky Limeade and another color of our choice.  As you can see I chose So Saffron.  I just love the look of green and yellow together.  The second challenge is a BRAND NEW sketch challenge site called Retro Sketches.  This is for Retro Sketches #1.  This site looks like it's gonna be a lot of fun and they sure started out with a great sketch.  I used the layered marker technique on the leafy stamp.

Here are the supplies I used on this card........
Stamps: Growing Green
Paper: Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Lucky Limeade DP, LeJardin DP (retired)
Ink: Always artichoke, Lucky Limeade, Stazon Black
Accessories: 1/2 pearls, grossgrain ribbon, labels three nestabilities die, dimentionals
Thanks for taking a peek!
Jenny

The Paper Players #85 ~ Life is Good Spring

This is my card for The Paper Players Challenge #85 - Spring Has Sprung! I am soooo looking forward to spring and it was fun creating a card with that feeling in mind!  To make the tire swing a little extra special, I paper pierced holes on either side of the branch and ran some twine around it to make the rope for the swing.  I love the way this turned out and am happy to finally have had a chance to play around with this stamp set. 
Here's a list of the supplies I used on this card.....
Stamps: Splendid Day - Close To My Heart
Paper: Marina Mist, Real Red, Pear Pizzaz, Daffodil Delight, White
Ink: Pear, Choc Chip, Daffodil, Red, Black, Marina
Accessories: twine, gingham ribbon, lotsa tags die, itty bitty trio punch, paper piercer, white gel pen, swiss dot EF, pearl sticker
Thanks for taking a peek!
Jenny