Circle Congrats

I had been wanting to make a circular card for a couple days and when I saw the LSC221 challenge at SCS, I jumped on it!  My niece is graduating in a couple weeks, and rather than do the traditional school colors/theme, I used PTI's Mixed Messages to make her graduation card:

I broke into some hoarded Daisy Bucket DP I had and used my Nesties to make a scalloped card base.  Other Sissix dies were used for the flowers and leaves, as well as a felt flower from Felt Fusion Two; button is from Walmart.  A little crimping on the banner and leaf add some dimension.  TFL!

• Stamps:  Mixed Messages, PTI
• Paper:  Old Olive, Rose Red, WW, Daisy Bucket
• Ink:  Rose Red, Old Olive
• Acc:  Nesties, Big Shot, Birds & Blooms Die, Flower Layers 3 Die, Twill, Taylored Expressions; Crimper, Felt Fusion Two flower, string, button, Walmart

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for something special!

Tangerine Tea Time

I am so sad....I cut into my last piece of Tangerine Tango today.  I know I can get more....but don't know if I can justify it when it will be gone next month!  Anyway, I needed a quick little gift for a customer this morning, and the Project Tuesday challenge interested me, so I thought I would give it a try.

The challenge was to make a peek-a-boo treat holder; directions are here.  This is another Papertrey set that Shawn lent me and I thought it would be cute made into a teabag holder.  It's called Tea for Two!!!  So very cute.  I got a K&Co "recycled" pad yesterday (on sale!!) in these wonderful summery citrus colors, so that drove my color selection.  I inked the teapot in Apricot Appeal, then used a dauber to add some shading around the edges with Tangerine Tango BEFORE I stamped it.  I then stamped it on WW and stamped the outline in Really Rust....I think I am in love with this set!!!  I just adore how it turned out!  Anyway, I added a little MS scallop and popped up the teapot on dimensionals. 

 

 

Here are a couple inside shots:

 

 

 

 

You get the picture!  I tied it all up with pretty melon-colored twill from Taylored Expressions!  Very easy, fun project!  Thanks for visiting today!

Color Throwdown #43

Our 43rd Color Throwdown from Broni brings us some lovely colors: Elegant Eggplant, Lavender Lace and Old Olive.

My first thought was to stamp some violets, but my sweet friend Shawn lent me her new PTI Scattered Showers set, and I was itching to play with it! I checked the Mojo Monday sketch for this week:


and then I went to work with my colors and stamps!







I realize that my center panel should have been a square--oh dear! I am pleading creative license! And this card is rather busy for me! Lots of activity going on....you know how you keep adding on and embellishing and layering....I think I should have stopped a while back. Oh well! So let's see what you can come up with! Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery, and then link it back to the CTD blog using Mr. Linky. Use the keyword "CTD43" if you post it on a gallery, so we can find it easily! Don't forget, you could be chosen as a Featured Stamper or even a Guest Designer! If you don't have these exact colors, feel free to substitute! Now lets see what the others have come up with:

• Broni - Splashes of Watercolor
• Tammy - Stamp Happy
• Cathy - Crafty Thoughts
• Barbara - Paper Pursuits
• Danielle – Wild Dragonfly Designs

• Stamps: Scattered Showers, Mixed Messages, Polka Dot Basics, PTI; Enjoy the Moment, SU
• Paper: WW, Lavender Lace, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, Haiku DP, DCWV Textured
• Ink: Lavender Lace, Elegant Eggplant, Certainly Celery
• Acc: Swiss Dots CB folder, SU Brads, Twinkle Dots and Twill by Taylored Expressions, Nesties, Scallop Border Punch by SU, lots of dimensionals, sanding block
  

Jewelry Challenge

Another quick post today--I was able to combine two challenges:  Stacey's Jewelry Challenge #37, and Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #16.  The Flourishes challenge is to make a square card, and Stacey's colors are here:

and you can see the bracelet that inspired them here.

There's something not quite right about this card; it doesn't seem balanced to me or something, but I am finished and need to get on with my day!  I did have fun making it and love these colors---of course, they remind me of Parisian Breeze DP, but I restrained myself and didn't use it today!  Maybe I should have added GLITTER!!!  TFL!

• Stamps:  Flip Out, Impression Obsession (thanks, Tammy!); Shore Thoughts, Lizzie Anne, Polka Dot Basics
• Paper:  WW, Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue, Creamy Caramel
• Ink:  Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip
• Acc:  Nesties, Dimensionals, Gingham, Heart-shaped Bling

Paris in the Spring

I am trying to use up all my Parisian Breeze DP; I will miss it so much.....I just love Baja Breeze, and I will be sad to see these In Colors retire.  You would think I would be hoarding it, but I want to USE it!  I had this card base sitting on my desk for weeks....I cannot even remember from whose blog I got the idea (if you know, let me know so I can credit them!).  It is a little tri-fold card, with a window punched out (using square punches) at the top of each panel:

Each window panel has a flower adhered to it in a different position.  Here is a top view of it, so you can see how it is folded:

 

and the inside:

I shabbied up the flower from Best Wishes and More by stamping it Confetti White, then overstamping it with Sanded in Creamy Caramel.  Then I just daubered and sponged the heck out of everything!  Sentiment is from Oval All.   I dyed Bashful Blue Taffeta ribbon by rubbing it over the top of my Baja Breeze ink pad (I helped it along by rubbing it with the top of a clothespin--so I didn't get my fingers so inky!).  A button from the Latte line was tied over top.  Really a simple, shabby little card!

Next, I went CAS, and used an altered version of the CAS Fall to Layout #41, which everyone seems to love:

I made four of these very quickly; two I made into thank you cards, the other two I left blank and will add a sentiment when necessary.  Flower is from Eastern Blooms; sentiment is from Pocket Silhouettes.  Scallop is SU's Square Scallop punch.

 

Thanks for visiting today; remember tomorrow is Color Throwdown!!  And be sure to visit the CTD blog today to see who made the Featured Stamper!

Flower Power

Two totally different cards today, both with black and both with flowers! The first card is for SCS's Clean and Simple challenge, to use black, white and one Bold Bright color. I had some red felt hanging around on my craft table, so I thought I would pair it with some of PTI's Black and White Basics.

I used a sentiment and flower from PTI's Green Thumb; colored the flower centers with a Real Red marker. Button is from SU.

The next one is uses the Fall to Layout #42 from Clean & Simple Stamping. Here's the layout:

and here's the card:

This vintage-y card was inspired by the jacket my friend was wearing while sitting in front of me at church yesterday! Her jacket was actually a toile print in black and cream, with a black plaid collar. I don't have any toile, so I stamped my Floral background stamp in Basic Black on Naturals Ivory and antiqued it a bit with some Creamy Caramel. The plaid is from Crafty Secrets' Earthy Pad. I antiqued it too, although it still looks rather black & white in this photo!! The image is from a retired hostess set, Provencal; sentiment is from Sweet Violets by Flourishes. Added some buttons from my stash and some SU ribbon from Dress Up. The image is watercolored with reinkers.

Where Did the Weekend Go?

It zipped right by, that's for sure--yard sale, church, downline meeting, dinner, rain--it was all in there. So the only stamping I got in was at my WeeInker meeting. We had a wonderful, laugh-filled time doing our shoebox swaps:

Shawn's Dear Dad card

Penny's Party Hearty card

Alison's Just for You card

Lori's Birthday Wishes card

my Here for You card

(inside)

and Laura's Friend card....on which she demo'ed the pop-up Cake die:

Of course, I was about the only one who struggled with making this, so I had to photograph her sample!!! LOL! Very cute IRL.

I also demo'ed this cute little purse:

I saw them originally here; I changed mine a little bit and I do have some simple directions written if anyone wants them! I wish you could have seen the looks on my WeeInker's faces when they saw this! So much fun and easy to do, too! I have some other things to share, but I'll save them for another day!

It is finally a tiny bit sunny today but still cool and windy--I have read blogs where people had SNOW---come on! Let's have some spring already! I hope you have some time to stamp today!

Edited to add: sorry my photos are so far apart--Blogger is being funny today!