Yellow Rose

A spring time card tonight using the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch and the color scheme over at Colour Queen.  Love that color scheme!  The leaves of the flower I sketched and stamped with a flourish stamp.

SPIES:

Stamps: Flourish stamp - Prima Clear Stamps. Rose digital stamp - Delicious Doodles. Sentiment - Digital from TLC Creations.
Paper: Cardstock from stash; DP - Pink Paislee.
Ink: Old Olive - Stampin Up! and printer ink.
Extras: Ribbon, brad,dot and garden vine emboss folders; oval nestability; scallop square Grand nestability; tag, and scallop circle die from Sizzix.

Challenges:

Colour Q Challenge - Challenge #76
Sweet Sunday Sketch - Sketch #108
Paper Play - Week 11 Embossing
    

Brighten Your Day

Good Evening again!  Kind of on a roll now so even with it late I wanted to get this posted.  Here is a template card from Paper Crafts (Jan/Feb 2011).  How adorable is this lamp card?   So easy to put together too.

While away from my crafting, I not only perused many card creating magazines but I managed to purchase a few new supplies too, including the paper used for my lamp card from Crate Paper.  Off The Wall Craftiness' challenge this week correlated very well with this paper. I also used a new embossing folder to create the texture of the lamp base.  While it looks like a border punch for the lampshade base, I actually just cut out the edge of some of the DP paper that had a stamped scallop design to create the red ruffles.  And, the photo does not pick it up, but I crimped the floral section of the lampshade to give it that ribbed lampshade texture.  The top flower layer with the sentiment is a die traced and cut from a chipboard flower.  I didn't like the look of the chipboard on the back of the flower so instead, I added a silk flower behind it.  For a more authentic look, I added a small chain with a metal brad firmly wrapped around the end.

Off The Wall Craftiness - Challenge #48

SPIES:

Stamps:  Digital Sentiment - Squigglefly.

Paper:  DP from Crate Paper.  White cardstock.

Ink:  Printer.  Some Distress Ink on lamp base.

Extras:  Stitched emboss folder; paper crimper; cream silk ribbon; silk flower; buttons, gem, chain and metal brad.

Well, hate to say it but it's lights out for me for now!

Goodnight!

Flyin' By

 

I can't believe it has been a month since my last post!  Time is"flyin' by"!  Pun intended! So much for staying in the creative flow  Had a little health backslide, but finally I am on the upswing for a change {knock on wood}. The only "illness" I want now is Spring Fever! 

Of course, while away from my crafting corner, I acquired a slight obsession with Paper Craft Magazine. With no creative mojo or energy myself, I soaked up the creativity of others. The current issue has this great hot air balloon download and I decided to give it a try.   What a jumpstart!  I had so much fun with this card!  The balloon basket did give me a little challenge until I decided on this white embossed one. Needless to say, I now have a small array of balloon baskets for future use.

I borrowed the color scheme from last week's Play Date Cafe challenge, so bright and cheery! Eat Sleep Stamp provided me with some sketchy inspiration. 

SPIES:

Stamps: Digital Sentiment - Whimsy Stamps, Raindrop Echo Designs. Cloud digital stamp by Meljen Designs.

Paper:  DP and cardstock from stash.
Extras:  Balloon template -Paper Crafts Mag (March/Apr2011); Seeing Spots embossing folder; mini dot emboss folder; corner punch; scallop border punch; pink/white baker's twine; pink gems; royal blue plaid ribbon.

CHALLENGES:

Eat Sleep Stamp - Sketch #121
Stampin Royalty - #63 Texturize

As I reread, unfortunately my creative writing skills are rusty also as this is really a dry posting!  So, til next time ---

Hi & Bye!