Embellish Color Challenge: Coloring

When I first saw this Embellish Challenge the thing that most caught my eye was all the yellow. So I figured a yellow card was in order. 

I started with some Harvest Gold cardstock--one of my favorite PTI colors. The cupcake and sentiment are from a Basic Grey set. Copics were used on the cupcake wrapper and the strawberry with a little Glossy Accents added to create the 'juicy' look. Some ribbon and a punch-out finish off the bottom. 

Hope you are having a good week! I spent most of today helping a friend dig and pot daylilies and I have a feeling I may wake up tomorrow with some new aches and pains! Thankfully our garden is starting to come back to life with lots of green daylily shoots showing. We know we did lose a tree due to the weather stress but hopefully there won't be much more.

I'm definitely looking forward to Fall!

Smiles,

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Cupcake Set (Basic Grey)

Cardstock: Harvest Gold, New Leaf, Hibiscus Burst, Kraft, Stamper's Select White (all PTI)

Additional: Stripes Label Embossing Folder (Quikutz), Corner Punch, Lemon Tart Ribbon (PTI), Copics, Glossy Accents, Punch-out from Hey Birdie Collection (KaiserCraft)

Make-It Mondays Challenge #26: Decreasing Apertures

This week's MIM challenge is using decreasing apertures. Click here for the video featuring Jennifer Ellefson. Gosh, I can see so many ways to use this technique! And I LOVE the effect!! If you haven't entered yet, take some time to go through your dies and see what you can come up with. I used Mat Stack 1 with two dies from the Vintage Ornaments Collection. Inside is an image from Tiny Treats: Christmas. Used a little patterned paper called Hanging the Lights--it goes perfectly with Ripe Avocado. A button with a twine bow is added as the hanger. Below is the inside of the card. I used two dies from Limitless Layers here as I needed a backing since I colored with Copics. I like the added color inside though! 

It rained here!!!! Still hot but such a blessing to have moisture.

Have a great weekend!

Hugs,

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Tiny Treats: Christmas (PTI)

Cardstock: Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select White (PTI)

Patterned Paper: Hanging the Lights (Karen Foster Designs)

Dies: Mat Stack 1, Vintage Ornaments Collection, Limitless Layers 1 3/4 (PTI)

Additional: Memento Ink; Copics; Glitter Pen for Stars; Divine Twine; Ripe Avocado Button (PTI)

Embellish Color Challenge: Patterned Paper

Click on Image to Link to the Challenge

Embellish Challenges were where I first developed my love for color challenges. I did them often but then somehow got away from entering. But this is the second one I have done lately and am looking forward to doing more. I even got a shout out on my recent Nautical card--made me smile to be in such awesome company. There is always so much inspiration there!

For today's card I chose some patterned paper from Chocolate Remix (PTI) and colored all the little cream colored butterflies with a Copic marker. Guess what die I used? You got it--Half and Half AGAIN---can't seem to get away from those! The butterfly is an oldie but goodie from PTI, Butterfly Kisses. I stamped the plain image in brown and added the polka dot image in blue. After cutting it out, I popped it up and added the antennae cut from very thin strips of cardstock. The sentiment is Waltzingmouse and has become my current favorite sentiment set (love the size and awesome font)!

Thanks for visiting--hope to see you again soon!

Smiles,
Sharron

Supplies
Stamps: Butterfly Kisses (PTI), Say It Loud (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Kraft, Blueberry Sky (PTI)
Patterned Paper: Chocolate Remix (PTI)
Additional: Memento Inks (Rich Cocoa, , Copic Marker, Half and Half Die (PTI)

Sweet Birthday!

I thought I would post this card that I made for our twin granddaughters' birthday today. They are eight-- and I did make two cards so each would have one! It's another version of ways to use the Half and Half stamps and dies. Can you tell I love these! And the inspiration came from one of the recent Stamp-A-Faire challenges. I did a similar card earlier for a different challenge but I like this one better. Since I only have the Sweet As Can Be dies I used patterned paper to create the cone and scoops of ice cream. The Happy Birthday sentiment is stamped on the inside.

Hugs,
Sharron

Supplies
Stamps: Half and Half, It's A Celebration (PTI)
Cardtock: Aqua Mist, Raspberry Fizz, Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Patterned Paper: Chocolate Remix, Bitty Dots (PTI); Back to Backs Decaf (Bo Bunny)
Additional: Half and Half Die (PTI), Plaid Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Scalloped Scallops Border Punch (EK Success), Rich Cocoa Ink (Memento), White Embossing Powder (Ranger)

CAS-ual Friday Challenge #12: Here's The Rub!

This week's CAS-ual Fridays Challenge is to use rub-ons. Pretty much a challenge for me since I have only used rub-ons once! Just not one of those things I think to buy. But I did get this Christmas set recently at a sale. It's by KaiserCraft and I love this sweet image. And it's never too early too start on Christmas! Of course I had to use my new favorite Half and Half dies again. Aren't quick and easy projects fun. It's even something I could mass produce--except I used the only rub-on with this image!! :(

Rub-ons really are fun to use and give a great effect. I just might have to try them more often!

Have a good one and thanks for dropping by,
Sharron

Supplies
Stamps/Rub-ons: Sentiment from Believe (PTI), Be Merry Collection Rub-on (KaiserCraft)
Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy, Pinefeather (all PTI)
Additional: Half and Half Die, Limitless Layers 1 3/4 Dies, Mat Stack 2 (PTI); Corner Punch (EK Success); Border Embossing Folder (Sizzix); Red Pearls (Queen and Co.)

PTI July Blog Hop

Time for another PTI Blog Hop and I was excited to use my newest stamp sets. This month we have a photo for inspiration--LOVE those. The colors are SO PTI! See the photo below and click here for link to Nichole's blog with details.

The base is Spring Moss cardstock And the strip is Aqua Mist cut with a die from the new Half and Half set. It was then stamped with a image from Half and Half stamp set. Love that they are open-ended and it is easy to continue the pattern to cover the entire die strip. The sentiment is from that set also and I drew around the stamp with a pencil and cut it out to have that shape. The triangle is from the this month's Tranquility Triangle and was cut with one of the new triangle dies. I decided to use Terracotta Tile for the orange as it is more muted. And the butterfly accent is two layers (white and Hawaiian Shores) using a Martha Stewart punch. 

Enjoy the blog!!

Smiles,

Sharron

Stamp-A-Faire Challenges #4 and #8

Here is my final entry for today! This is for two challenges. Challenge #4 is to use Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse, Hawaiian Shores and Evening Enchantment. The other challenge is to cut the front cover back to leave an edge for a decoration, sentiment, etc. 

Smiles,

Sharron

Supplies (PTI except where noted)

Stamps: Flutterby Butterfly

Cardstock: Evening Enchantment, Simply Chartreuse, Hawaiian Shores, Stamper's Select White

Additional: Inks--Ripe Avocado Ink (PTI), Rose Bud, Paris Dusk (Memento); Corner Punch; Spellbinders 11, Copic Marker