Clean & Simple Wreath

Cased this gorgeous little wreath idea using the Pocket Silhouettes from my upline mentor Liz's  - so pretty and elegant in real life and QUICK and well perfect for this weeks challenge over at Clean & Simple! 

I used the Certainly Celery and Old Olive inks for my wreath, red glitter paper for the berries punched from the Cupcake builder and finished it with some real red grosgrain for the bow and the sentiment from Many Merry Messages.

Pop on over to the Design Team at Clean and Simple and check out their inspirations from this sketch along with the other entries!

Happy Stampin'
Margaret

Colour Q #96

This card color combo was inspired by this weeks Colour Q challenge .... unfortunately I did not get my act together in time to submit it ... I got distracted by some rather yummy naughty smoothies this weekend ... but love the colour combination! 

So inspired by the colour combination I went in search of a stamp set that matched the inspiration and came up with the new Up Up and Away stamp set ... I used my brayer on Whisper White paper to make a Bashful Blue sky and Lucky Limeade green space which was versamarked with Pocket Silhouette stamp for texture.

The Up Up and Away balloons were done in two ways - the middle balloon is versamarked and heat embossed with the Tempting Turquoise and that two balloons on the side are done with the Stamp Write Markers to allow for two tone balloons in Bashful Blue and Tempting Turquoise. 

 

The clouds, birds and baskets are in Basic Gray with a little Tangerine Tango thrown in for the sun. 

 

Happy Stampin' 

Technique Tuesday - Brayer

Sneak peek of Tuesdays class card ... brayer with Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Dafodil Delight, Tangerine Tango and Real Red were used to create create the lake and sunset...with masking to create the setting sun.


Pocket Silhouettes in Night of Navy to create the lake age and the Sailboat from Uncharted Territory stamp set in Basic Black to create the scene.

Reminded of being a kid ...

When I was a child one of my favorite things to do was go to the corner store with my quarter and buy a 'surprise grab bag' of candies!

Well I am all grown up now but have to tell you I still love a good 'surprise' ... this is no April Fool's joke looks like Stampin' Up is appealing to the kid in all us stampers with their current 'Grab Bags' ... stop by my online store and check out the clearance rack for more details on the various Grab Bags available!

Now on to some card sharing ... this is another card I made while playing with my brayer in preparation for my upcoming Technique Tuesday class!

This card using the 'bouncing brayer' technique which with my color palette choice looked remarkably like an underwater scene as it came together - however since I do not have any 'sea creatures' I was inspired by some samples on Stampin Connection to make my own little creatures using the Build a Blossoms stamp set and the Pocket Silhouettes for my seaweed. Sentiment is from the Occasional Quotes Level 2 hostess set.

I submitted this card over at A La Card Monkey as part of their Nature challenge to create a card with plants, animals or landscapes ... figured a nice underwater landscape with some fish in love would work!


April 13th Color Throw Down color challenge goes perfect with this card as well!

A Shoebox Swap ...

Loving the support of having a 'team' of demonstrators to collaborate with! Here are a couple cards from my mentor Liz's down-line meeting showcasing new products from the upcoming July catty!

Vintage Wallpaper, Artistic Etchings, The Rectangle Clearlit die cut and some awesome new designer paper showcased in these cards!

Well I have to say I really enjoyed the shoebox swap on Sunday night ... great way to get to sample stamp sets or products you do not own yet - only now my wishlist has grown to include a few more things :)

Here is Liz's swap card we made ... more Artistic Etchings used to create a background paper of its own!Here is Sherri's swap card we made ... Fox and the Friends set!

Here is Ivonne's swap card we made ... featuring Herbal Expressions and Pocket Silhouette stamp sets.

Here is Nancy's swap card we made using the Sense of Time stamp set ... which I am totally wanting now!

More Pleasant Purples

I am just in love with Purples lately ... this is a card was inspired by a technique class with another demonstrator, Lisa Bowman before I started selling myself ... and I loved it's combination and alternative use of punches ... the flower pot is actually using the Holiday ornament punch with the point left off the edge of the page when punched. The stamp set is Pocket Silhouettes which is a versatile set all on its own!

Hope everyone has a great Father's Day weekend ... here is another little nugget I created for Father's Day at a Stamp a Stack event last month ... cute little set called King of the Grill!