PPA Featured Artist

Guess who is the Pals Paper Arts feautured artist today? ME!!! It's so much fun to play at PPA! The color challenge (PPA6) was tough! The colors are Stampin' Up! Brocade Blue, Crushed Curry, and Ruby Red. Interesting, isn't it? I hope they liked what I came up with.

If you look closely you'll notice two areas of interest:

1) Very little stamping! I only used one tiny stamp from the Stampin' Up! Always set to fill in my Boho Blossoms.

2) Faux stitching! I didn't feel like pulling out my sewing machine so I used the uni-ball Signo Gel Pen to draw in my stitches.

Stampin' Up! Supply List
Stamps: Always (#113620)

Ink: Crushed Curry

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crushed Curry,

Brocade Blue, Ruby Red

Designer Series Paper: Bella Bleu (#113974)

Accessories: Sherbert Buttons (#116312),

Very Vanilla 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: uni-ball Signo Gel Pen (#105021),

Boho Blossoms Punch (#110711), Ticket Corner Punch (#107214),

5-Petal Flower Punch (#109041)

If you would like additional details on how this card was put together, please leave me a comment or send me an e-mail. I would be more than happy to share!

One more day until the long weekend! We are having house guests so I hope to sneak in some stamping time if I can.

Have a wonderful day and stop back soon!

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Be Inspired - Pals Paper Arts Challenge #3 (PPA3)

Hello friends! I'm working remotely on vacation with limited time and supplies. I just had to participate in the Pals Paper Arts Inspiration Challenge (PPA3) this week. You know I could never stay away from Stampin' Up! for too long. I'd start going through withdrawl! :)

The inspiration piece is from a Pottery Barn Kids catalog. I decided to pull from the inspiration the blue two-toned rug with the green trim, the white walls, and the little hint of yellow throughout the room. Check out the Stampin' Up! supply list at the end of the post to see all the fun products I used.

Sorry for the short post, but I'll be back on schedule Sunday with a Stampin' Up! in color card. I just love those new colors!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Recipe (all supplies from Stampin' Up!):

Stamps: Cheep Talk (#113204), Lovely As a Tree (#115026)

Ink: Brilliant Blue, VersaMark (#102283)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Green Galore, Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Sherbert Buttons (#116312), Elementary Ribbon Originals (#116231), Clips Assortment (#112580)

Tools: Scallop Square Punch, 1 1/4 Square Punch

Pretty in Pink Returns

I haven't posted a card with pink in awhile and we all know my love for pink! I realized when I uploaded this card that it matches my blog! Bonus! Have you ever seen the movie Pretty in Pink? It's a classic 80's movie! I love it!!!!

This is a simple little card with lots of layers! The card size is 3 x 5.25 and tucks right into Stampin Up Small Open-End Envelopes.

The first layer is Pretty in Pink embossed with the Finial Press Textured Impressions Die. This die is a new one from the current catalog and oh so pretty!

The next layer is a Pretty in Pink 5-Petal Flower with a Whisper White Boho Blossom, Pretty in Pink button (from the Sherbert button collection), and a little pearl from the Pretties Kit in the center of the button.

Lastly, I took a 2.5 x 2.75 square piece of Close to Cocoa cardstock and punched out a 5-Petal Flower to make a window. I attached it with Stampin Dimensionals directly over my Pretty in Pink flower piece.

Now that all the layers are complete, finish it off with a little sentiment at the bottom. I used the "thanks so much" from the Trendy Trees stamp set.

Pink and brown are one of my favorite color combinations. What is your favorite? Leave me a comment and you may see your favorite in an upcoming post.

Have a great day and go rent Pretty in Pink for the weekend! Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Recipe (all supplies from Stampin Up):
Stamps: Trendy Trees (item# 113258)
Ink: Close to Cocoa
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa
Tools: Finial Press Die (#115963), 5-Petal Flower Punch (#109041), Boho Blossoms Punch (#110711)
Accessories: Sherbert buttons (#116312), Pretties Kit (#109114), ribbon