A Nacho Color Challenge

This week's challenge over at Nacho Average Challenges was a color challenge. I originally thought about using the Petite Petals stamp set, but I had my Mixed Bunch stamp set on my desk so instead of going petite, I went LARGE, baby! Here's the Nacho challenge:

 

Now wouldn't that be sweet with Petite Petals? IKR?! But I think it's pretty sweet with the bolder flowers from Mixed Bunch. What do you think?

(Stamp Sets: Mixed Bunch, Hello Lovely; Inks: Primrose Petals, Smoky Slate, Pear Pizzazz; Card Stock: Pear Pizzazz, Smoky Slate,Whisper White; Accessories: Primrose Petals Stitched Satin Ribbon, Blossom, Decorative Label, and 3/4" Punches, Basic Rhinestones)

Ombre Hello Lovely

Ombre is trending. My daughter has dyed her hair ombre:  dark brown, dark red, dark blonde. It looks really nice. Ombre is trending in home decor and crafting, too. I thought I'd try a simple ombre card. First, you need to decide on the colors you'll use. I tried different combinations of pinks and as well as combinations of blues. I decided I liked the pinks the best. For this card, I used Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals, and Blushing Bride to get my ombre efffect. I started off with Pink Pirouette as the lightest color, but it was too light. I might try this again with blues. I like the color gradients. And, of course, I had to add a bit of bling to the card and some ribbon for the finishing touches.

(Stamp Sets: Hello Lovely, Apothecary Art; Inks: Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals, Blushing Bride; Card Stock: Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals; Accessories: Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones)

The Envelope Is The Card

There are so many clever paper crafters out there in the blogosphere.  I'm so grateful that they share their ideas so that we can all be inspired by their creations.  One of the things I've been seeing lately is the "envelope is the card" card made with the Envelope Punch Board (item #133774 $19.95).  You may know that I'm not an "early adopter" of Stampin' Up tools.  I remember saying, "Why would I need a bone folder? I can just use a spoon or my fingernail." For one thing, you can't curl the edges of the Petite Petals with your fingernail.  And now I can't imagine how I ever lived without the bone folder (item #102300 $6.95)!

So when the Envelope Punch Board was announced and demonstrated at convention last year all the demonstrators (except me) were all like, "OOOO" and "AHHHH," and I was all like, "Meh." And then people started making some really clever things with the Envelope Punch Board.  Patty Bennett was the one who won me over with her file folder cards. Click on the link. Aren't they the cutest?!! IKR??!! And, Patty has included a video on how to make these. (Patty is AWESOME!!)

You can watch Brian Piling demonstrate the Envelope Punch Board. 



You have to have it now, right??!! I only have one caution, well, two. First, if you're going to use our designer series paper, you need to use a light touch when you're scoring (ask me how I know) and second, you may become addicted to it!

So here's a little 3" by 3" the envelope-is-the-card that I made using my Envelope Punch Board. Here's the outside:

(Accessories: Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Envelope Punch Board)

And here's the inside of the card.  I fussy cut the arrows and the greeting.

(Stamp Sets: Hello Lovely, Gorgeous Grunge; Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango; Card Stock: Tangerine Tango, Whisper White; DSP: Retro Fresh, Silver Glimmer Paper; Accessories: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Envelope Punch Board)

Wrap It Up (I'll Take It)

Today is day four of my week of challenge blog creations.  Today's challenge comes from Splitcoast Stampers--that awesome site for stamping inspiration.  Never heard of it? You really must check it out!!  Splitcoast has a challenge everyday of the week.  I'm playing along with the Thursday "Ways To Use It" challenge.  The "Ways To Use It" challenge says:  "So just what is the Ways to Use It Challenge? It is simply an invitation to create a card using a particular product or tool. Everyone is invited to play along!"  (Read more: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/ways-use-f46/what-ways-use-challenge-link-master-list-all-wt-challenges-t202428.html#ixzz2gzzXX3B5)

WT447 challenge is to use ribbon.  Well, since I use ribbon on just about every card I make, that's not much of a challenge.  But I've been wanting to try a technique where ribbon becomes the image of the card.  Lay down some sticky strip, line up your ribbon, cut a shape and put the negative image on top of the ribbon--et voila!

(Stamp Set: Hello Lovely; Ink: Midnight Muse; Card Stock:  Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green, Whisper White, Midnight Muse;  Accessories: Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, and Midnight Muse 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Decorative Label Punch, Deco Labels Collection Framelits)

To give it a little dimension, I punched a piece of Midnight Muse card stock with the Decorative Label Punch and cut it in half lengthwise to make the frame for the "Hello Lovely" frame.


REMINDER:  I'll be selling new and used retired Stampin' Up stamps, inks, papers, tools--and other non-Stampin' Up items at the 3rd Annual Cropmania Fall Scrapbook Indoor Yard Sale on Sunday October 13.  Details below. Hope you'll come out and get some great deals!

HUGE MARKDOWNS AND GREAT DEALS AND BARGAINS!!!
Sunday October 13th
9am-2pm

Elks Lodge #622
2 Pythian Dr (off Rt 2)
Edgewater, MD 21037

51 Tables of Marked Down Scrapbooking/Stamping Supplies!
5 online stores (2-3 tables each), 8 Consultants,  30 ladies with way too much stuff!!!!

$5 at the door to get in

Bottled water and snacks available onsite for purchase.

For more info and directions, go to www.cropmania.com and click on Yardsale.

Hello Lovely Clean & Simple

The Clean and Simple style--sometimes known as CAS--means a card with a lot of "white" space, clean lines, and very few embellishments.  Sounds easy enough, but it's hard to do.  Sometimes my attempts at clean and simple are really lame, but I think I may have mastered this style with this card.  Believe me it was a challenge NOT to put on a few more embellishments.  What do you think?  Did I nail it?

(Stamp Set:  Hello Lovely; Ink:  Island Indigo;  Card Stock:  Pistachio Pudding, Island Indigo, Whisper White; Accessories:  Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Whisper White 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon)

Another Card Thinlits Card Die

During Stampin' Up's Convention, CEO and Co-Founder Shelli Gardner demonstrated the new Thinlits Card Dies.  Shelli showed several ways to make cards with cool moves using each of the Thinlits Card Dies.  As I mentioned in an earlier post,  I won the Label Card Thinlits Die (133479--$32.95) during one of the prize patrols.  Woot!  I've been playing with it ever since. 











Here's my take on an extended card that Shelli showed during her demonstration.  Here's the outside.  The right flap tucks in under the hexagon element and the ribbon slides off to open the card.

(Stamp Set:  Hello Lovely; Ink:  Island Indigo; Card Stock:  Island Indigo, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky; DSP:  Epic Day This and That;  Accessories:  Calypso Coral 3/4" Chevron Ribbon, Antique Brads, Hexagon and Boho Blossoms Punches)

And here's the inside:

(Stamp Sets:  Yippee-Skippee! and Gorgeous Grunge; Inks:  Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango, Pool Party;  Card Stock:  Soft Sky, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Island Indigo; DSP:  Epic Day This and That; Accessories:  Thinlits Label Card Die, Epic Day This and That Washi Tape; Hexagon and Boho Blossom Punches)

Lyssa's "In Love with Color" Weekly Challenge

I recently saw that one of my fave stampers, Lyssa Zwolanek, hosts a weekly color combination inspiration challenge on her blog Song of My Heart Stampers.  Lyssa posts three color combos on Sunday mornings.  This week (8/4/2013) the combos are:

1. Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Calypso Coral and Pear Pizzaz
2. Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Pool Party and Rich Razzleberry
3. Soft Sky, Island Indigo, Garden Green and Crisp Cantaloupe

 

Since I'm on vacation, I don't have all my stampin' supplies with me, so I had to make do with what I brought with me. I'm playing along with color combo number three--AND using the new Thinlits Label Card Die!!  Here's what I came up with:

If I knew what I was doing with picture-taking and editing, you'd see that I've used Soft Sky from the Sweater Weather DSP in the Holiday Mini Catalog, Crisp Cantaloupe and Island Indigo Ink and Card Stock.  To get the 4th color for the challenge, I used the Season of Style Washi Tape from the Holiday Mini (which may or may not be Garden Green, but let's just pretend, shall we?).  I adhered the washi to Whisper White Card Stock and then cut the arrows using the elements in the Thinlits Label Card Die set.  Other "ingredients" for this card are Yippee-Skippee!, Gorgeous Grunge,  and Hello Lovely Stamp Sets, Basic Rhinestones, and the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.

Welcome to In Love With Color! Weekly color combining inspiration can be easily found at your fingertips here at Song of My Heart Stampers. Updated with the latest Stampin' Up colors, and keeping an eye on trends in fashion, home decor and papercrafting, Song of My Heart Stampers shares three different color combos every Sunday morning for your inspiration.Want to play along? Send a link to a project inspired by one of my combos to me at zwolaneks@att.net, and once a month I will pick a favorite to feature on the first Sunday of the month. Enjoy!