Embellish Color Challenge with Paper Piecing

Another chance to use a Pure Innocence image--Yeah! They are one of my favorite paper piecing toys. Part of my PI images are stamps and part are digitals. I think the stamps are so much easier to use when paper piecing but the digitals are great because you can alter the size. Today's is a digital and I made her larger than usual.  My inspiration was a little book I bought some time ago for a friend and her birthday is coming up next week. It is called A Birthday Wish for You by Chris Shea. It is a sweet little story with whimsical drawings about a bouquet of birthday balloons and what each one means. So, of course, my card needed to have a balloon too!

After everything was done except gluing on the main image I realized I had not used the kraft I had intended to use for the base. So a quick change of plans--for her belt, instead of black as I had planned, I braided some twine and created a little kraft belt! The yellow dots were 'recycled' from the confetti all over my desk created by the border punch I used for the background strip.

Hope she will make my friend smile!

So happy you could stop by,
Sharron


Supplies
Stamps: Pure Innocence (digital), Daily Designs Sentiments (PTI)
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss, Harvest Gold (all PTI)
Patterned Paper: Bubbles Sunflower (The Paper Lady), Bumblebee-Crushed Velvet (Doodlebug Designs), Holiday Vintage Prints (PTI)
Additional: Rustic Twine (PTI), Vintage Button-Ripe Avocado (PTI), Copics, Glossy Accents, Embroidery Thread

PDCC #46: Black and White with a Color Choice-Pink, Gold or Copper!

This week's PDCC is a 'Color Splash' using black and white with either pink, gold or copper. As you can see, my choice is a splash of PINK! I used the last week's sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I know I say this a lot but I love Pure Innocence images! I tried paper piecing her outfit but just couldn't come up with a good way to do her hands that looked natural so I colored it with Copics--a warm gray with black for the accents. The boots and umbrella are paper pieced from some Bo Bunny Back to Backs paper in Tutu Dot. The umbrella is from the dotted side and the boots from the plainer textured side. Had to put some Glossy Accents on the boots and love how they came out! I used a Spica pen in Clear on the rain but unfortunately it doesn't show up well in the photo. A little glitter is always fun!!

Supplies

Stamps: Pure Innocence (MFT)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, True Black, Soft Stone (all PTI); Smooth White Copic (Bazzill)

Patterned Paper: Bitty Dots (PTI)

Additional: Pearls, Ribbon (May Arts), EK Success Border Punch, Corner Punch, Spellbinders Labels 1, Copics, Glossy Accents

Thanks for stopping by. Please leave a comment if you have time--I love getting your input!

Sharron

2 Sketches 4 You Challenge: Laura's Sketch #57

Playing with turquoise again and came up with this card for the 2S4U challenge! The colors for the recent Embellish Color Challenge seemed appropriate for a 'Fun in the Sun' theme and I always love using a Pure Innocence image.

I stamped the entire panel of Hawaiian Shores with a stamp from Background Basics: Retro and die cut a square out of the middle. Her dress is paper pieced with a Color Couture digital paper. The swing rope is some brown baker's twine.

Supplies

Stamps: Start the Day with Whee (Pure Innocence), Sentiment is from Scattered Showers (PTI) and the Sun is from Sun Kissed (Bo Bunny)

Cardstock: Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream, Hawaiian Shores, Orange Zest (all PTI)

Patterned Paper: Color Couture Downloads--June

Additional: EK Success border punch, Ribbon (LSS), Page Pebble (Making Memories), Glossy Accents, Copics, Martha Stewart Baker's Twine

Thanks for stopping by--I love when you visit!

Sharron

Time to Relax!

Happy Fourth of July to all my US friends! We are celebrating with a nice relaxing day at home! It has  been raining all day (pouring right now!) so it is not very conducive to outdoor activities. Haven't heard yet about the fate of the fireworks scheduled for this evening!

But thought this card would be appropriate to wish everyone a happy summer. I have been checking Mark's Finest Papers blog lately and saw that the current challenge #10 is to use die cuts. So this is my first entry! I chose 2 sets of Nestabilities--large circles and large scalloped circles--perfect to use for this Pure Innocence image!

Supplies:
Stamps: Start Every Day With Whee-Pure Innocence; All additional are PTI--Sentiment from On the Couch, Background-Petal Power, Leaves (cut outs) from Turning a New Leaf, Flowers from Wonderfully Whimsical
Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Lavender Moon, Hawaiian Shores (all PTI); Elephant-Brazzil
Patterned Paper: Vintage Blue-WR Memories
Ink: Pear Tart-Memento, Turquoise Gem-VersaMagic Chalk, Copics
Additional: Buttons-PTI Hawaiian Shores, Lavender Moon; Crystal Effects

Enjoy your day,
Sharron

Compose A Card Challenge: Week 8

I wanted a card for Earth Day for a friend so I combined this with this week's Compose A Card Challenge. The inspiration was taken from Becky's daughters Easter dresses. I wanted to use this

Pure Innocence image and just got it yesterday. It is a digital done by Heather Ellis. For her dress I stamped circles using one of the single stamps in Polka Dots Basics and colored around them with a Copic marker (Dark Brown). I added some brown dots on some and colored a few green (New Leaf).

I punched out the small white dots and colored a small dot in each. The sentiment is from Wonderfully Whimsical. The button is one of PTI's Vintage Buttons-Ripe Avocado. I thought it was fun that there

was a heart to match the pocket on the dress. I cut an image with my new PTI dies for a backing.

Supplies:

Stamps: Pure Innocent Digital (Heather Ellis), Wonderfully Whimsical (PTI)

Cardstock: Dark Chocolate, Stamper's Select White (PTI)

Patterned Paper: Bitty Dots-Ripe Avocado (PTI)

Additional: Ribbon (LSS), Button (PTI), PTI Beautiful Blooms Die, Copics

Have a great week and don't forget Earth Day is April 22nd. This year is the 40th anniversary! Think of what things you can do to help protect our precious planet.

Sharron

Papertrey Peeps Challenge #3

This Papertrey Peeps Challenge was submitted by Kimberly. She had made a card for her sister's March birthday and decided to challenge us to play along:

"So that is the challenge: a feminine card featuring orange zest.  Bonus points if you work in Spring Rain, her second favorite color or a tea theme, since tea is one of her favorite things in the world."

I don't have the tea set but always love to use a Pure Innocence image. And what is more perfect for a birthday than a big orange balloon! I paper pieced her dress with Cosmo Cricket patterned paper and colored the image with Copics. For the side trim I used Background Basics: Tin Types and embossed in white. The little clover stamp is from PTI's Luck of the Irish set. 



Supplies:
Stamps: Background Basics: Tin Types, Luck of the Irish, Sign Language (sentiment)--all PTI
Main image: Pure Innocence digital
Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Orange Zest, Spring Rain (PTI)
Patterned Paper: Earth Love (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Fresh Snow, Orangerie (PTI); Copics
Additional: Filigree Embossing Powder-White (PTI); Nestabilities



Hope everyone is having a good weekend! I am filling in where I used to work for six days so it will be back to the old grind all next week! I was there on Friday and wow, I had already forgotten how little time I had left after spending all day at the office!! I think retirement is definitely better!

Anyway, don't know how much stamping time I will have for a while. We have a week of vacation following my week of work so I may not be able to check my computer as often! Now I need to get back to finishing the laundry and trying to decide about my PTI order. This month is really tough--way too much great stuff!!

Sharron

Pure Innocence: Hugs

Here is my first Valentine card. I used the same sketch (from Mojo Monday 122) that I used in my last post. Once again, I flipped the sketch and changed the ribbon placement. Above is the front of my card and at the right is the inside. Just a simple border leaving room at the top for a short message and room for my signature between the 2 hearts.

The first time I saw a Pure Innocence design I just fell in love with them. I had never purchased any 'people' stamps but just had to have some of these! They are designed by Heather Ellis and besides selling stamps through MFT, she has digital  images for sale on her Etsy site. I was really nervous about how to download them and use them on a card but it was quite easy. I bought several and I am sure I will add more so hope you don't get tired of seeing them!

Supplies: Stamps: Pure Innocence Digital Images, Sentiments & Small Hearts--Sending My Love (There She Goes); Cardstock: Pink--Stampin' Up', Raspberry Fizz and Dark Chocolate--PTI; Patterned Paper--Love Struck (Making Memories); Nesties; Heart Punch--Marvy; Ribbon--LSS; Ink--Memento, Copics; Spica Pen