The Bold and Beautiful Challenge

I've been gone a couple days, but I'm back! My husband & I went to see Joel Osteen in Columbus, OH this weekend. It was a great time! My little one stayed with my mother overnight for the first time. He did great! I was a wreck as we drove away. :)

Anyways, are you a fan of card challenges? They seem to be everywhere these days from Splitcoaststampers, to scrapbook stores, to personal blogs. I personally am not a big fan of card challenges. When I create something, I like to be all my own from scratch! It's like a personal challenge for me, sometimes torture (hee hee). Silly, I know! However, I understand there are times where you sit there with all these great supplies and don't have a clue what to do with them. That is where challenges can be helpful.

The Stampin' Up! group I belong to has weekly challenges primarily based from Splitcoaststampers. Last week we used SC225. I'm not a faithful participant, but I do try. Here was what I came up with.

I used the bold and beautiful Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! I paired it up with Whisper White & Old Olive cardstock. The white behind the patterned paper really pops the color. The stamp I used, Elegant Thank You, can be found on the last page of the current catalog. I used Pink Passion ink for the stamped image.

Have a wonderful Sunday and stop back soon! Take care.

Recipe (all supplies from Stampin' Up!):

Stamp: Elegant Thank You (#114484)

Designer Series Paper: Raspberry Tart (#113975)

Cardstock: Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink: Pink Passion

friend to friend

Rough week! I ended up at the doctor Tuesday with a sinus infection. I just feel lousy! My little one made me a "Get Well" card at the sitters. It's so sweet! I save everything he makes. It will be fun to look back on it someday.

I am sorting through my rubber stamp collection, getting rid of ones I just don't use or no longer like. I stumbled across Pocket Silhouettes which is one of my favorites that I just forgot about. Ever do that? I think I need better stamp storage so I know what I have. I have all my holidays, birthday, and verse sets well organized, but then there are those all occasion sets that get piled on top of one another. Those need to be better organized.

The card I am sharing with you today utilizes Pocket Silhouettes and Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! I inked up my stamps in Basic Black and stamped them on Whisper White. I layered each stamped image on Pink Pirouette and Basic Black cardstock to really make it pop. I also layered the Raspberry Tart paper on Basic Black cardstock to make that stand out a little more. This was a really fun card to put together. I love black & white with bright colors!

Well my friends, off to work! Have a wonderful day and God bless.

All supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes

Designer Series Paper: Raspberry Tart

Cardstock: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black

Button Bouquet

Ribbon

Elegant Thank You

TGIF! I was up late last night working in my craft room and on the computer. I was trying to catch up with e-mails and Stampin' Up! business. The Sale-A-Bration starts Sunday & people are getting ready to take full advantage of the sale, including me!

My creation today is a bright one! The patterned paper is from SU! Designer Series Paper called Raspberry Tart. It's new in the catalog and the picture does not do the colors justice. It's so pretty! I combined it with felt flowers, silver brads, and the Elegant Thank You stamp from SU! In the new catalog, SU! has started selling single stamps on page 208. This one caught my eye because it's simple and elegant.

Any plans for the weekend? Football maybe? We were invited to a Super Bowl party. I'm not a big fan of football so whoever wins is fine by me. My husband is a Steelers fan, so he is very excited!

Have a wonderful Friday!!!

Stampin Up Card Supplies:

Stamp: Elegant Thank You
Ink: Old Olive, Rose Red
Cardstock: Whisper White, Old Olive
Designer Series Paper - Raspberry Tart
Silver brads
Flower Fusion Too