Rustic Sympathy ~ Seize the Sketch 23 & CCMC308

Hello everyone!  Today's post combines Seize the Sketch Challenge 23 & Create With Connie and Mary 308.

I tweaked my colors somewhat and used Hello Honey instead of Crushed Curry.  I colored in the {Bloom With Hope} flower and leaves with the new Blendabilites markers.  I used the Cherry Cobbler set and Old Olive, as well as Daffodil Delight for the center of the flower.  I held the flower up to a piece of  Real Red cardstock and it goes perfectly!  My picture seems to be photographing on the pink side.  I assure you that the flower really is red!  I stamped and colored the flower twice and cut one a bit smaller than the other.  I rolled up the edges and layered them together.  I love the way this looks....so 3-D!  

The markers are so easy to color with....they blend so smoothly and are effortless to use!  I have to be honest and say that I wasn't really interested in them when I first saw them, but figured I'd better try some out in case any of my customers inquired.  I wondered really how different could they be from the regular markers.  They are drastically different! Well, now I'm hooked!  

Now lets talk about the {Bloom With Hope} set.  From the moment I saw it I knew it had to be mine.  What a great set with so many different kinds of beautiful flowers!  I love they way they look a little doodled.  The sympathy saying that goes along with it is wonderful and the font is gorgeous.  I know I'll be turning to this set time and time again! 

 Combining {Bloom with Hope} and {Hardwood} makes it look a little rustic.  I like that.  

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

Stamps: Bloom with Hope, Hardwood

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight & Old Olive Blendabilities markers, Soft Suede, Black Memento

Paper: Crumb Cake, Bermuda Bay, White

Accessories: Hello Honey ribbon, Corner Rounder punch, Paper Doily, gold brads, Oval die

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Nautical and Nice ~ Card Concept #12 & The Challenge #9

Today's card come to you by way of The Card Concept #12, which used a nautical theme, and The Challenge #9 sketch.

I had so much fun mixing patterns and prints here.  My original inspiration was a clean and simple picture, and that was my intention...to do a clean and simple card...but I guess it's just not me!  This is what I ended up with and I would guess it's clean and layering (according to The Card Concept). 

I just got my Kinda Eclectic stamp set in the mail and was anxious to use it.  I thought the sun/starburst image would look kinda neat behind the anchor, and I think I was right.  I like it!  And, the polka dot image is sure to be a favorite of mine.  I think it looks fabulous combined with the chevron image from Work of Art.  

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

Stamps: Kinda Eclectic, Banner Blast, The Open Sea, Work of Art

Ink: Hello Honey, Real Red, Midnight Muse

Paper: White, Real Red, Midnight Muse DSP, Moonlight DSP pack

Accessories: Banner punch, Baked Brown Sugar bakers twine, Itty Bitty Accents punch pack, Large Polka Dot EF

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Can't Thank You Enough ~ CQC245

This card is for Colour Q Challenge 245 using Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Summer Starfruit, Pacific Point and White.

I needed to make a stack of thank you cards for a friend and this was one of the cards I came up with.  I also used the sketch from Saturday Sketchbook 122.  I missed the deadline for uploading to that site tho....shoot!  Oh well, I like the way this turned out and it was easy to mass produce!

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

Stamps: Work Of Art, Gorgeous Grunge, Chalk Talk

Ink: Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Summer Starfruit, Pacific Point

Paper: White, Coastal Cabana, Summer Starfruit

Accessories:  Itty Bitty punch pack, Honeycomb EF, Calypso Coral bakers twine, rhinestone, dimensionals

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

June Paper Crafters Sampler

Our June Sampler is dedicated to all those lovely couples tying the knot.  "Betrothed" offers beautiful hand-stamped card ideas for the wedding couple, creative tablescapes and a special bridal tea ensemble.

Here's a sneak peek of my project....

Check out the Paper Crafters Sampler blog to see some of the other fabulous projects!

Change the World Grad ~ CTD293

 

This is another graduation card that I made for Color Throwdown 293, which uses Tangerine Tango, Pear Pizzaz, and Soft Sky.

 

This is not generally a color scheme that I would gravitate towards, but I thought it'd be nice for a guy graduation.

 

I used a pretty basic layout, but jazzed it up with a few embellishments.

 

 

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

 

Stamps: Something to Say, World Map

Paper: Tangerine Tango, Silver Fancy Foil Vellum, Soft Sky, Sweater Weather DSP, White

Ink: Pear Pizzaz, Tangerine Tango

Accessories: Pear Pizzaz bakers twine, Itty Bitty Accents punch pack, Rhinestones, Windows Framelits die, Hardware Clips

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

 

Dots, Stripes, and Stars ~ MOJO346

This was another case of scraps on my desk.  The Smokey Slate circle and Going Gray flower, as well as the Strawberry Slush star were all laying around my desk, discarded from previous projects.  I put them all together, along with some

Silver Fancy Foil vellum and NEW Hello Honey DSP, to create this card for Mojo Monday 346.

These colors are pretty fun together and the gold sparkle brad, which are retiring, matches the Hello Honey perfectly!

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

Stamps: Pomp and Circumstance (stamped on the inside)

Ink: Hello Honey, Strawberry Slush, Smokey Slate

Paper: Moonlight paper stack, Silver Fancy Foil, Smokey Slate, Going Gray, Strawberry Slush

Accessories: Gold glimmer brad, ruffle stretch trim, Floral Frames die, Circle die

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

May Paper Crafters Sampler

We've put together a fun yet challenging Sampler together for May.  This month offers three times more flair than the previous issue. 

The request this month varied from holiday and seasonal issues we've had in the past.  Our May issue, "Thrice In Design", takes a whack at design projects with trio's, three's and third's in mind.  Each project simply had to contain "3" of something, be it images, layers or shapes.

Once again the design team pulled through and the creativity of each project shows. 

Here's a sneak peek of my project.....