Blogger's Challenge

Happy Friday!!

This week's challenge is to make a shaped card. I borrowed a really neat design that I saw on another discussion group and then found out the design was by our own member Lauren Meader!!! So thank you Lauren!! I love this card! There is a great tutorial on her blog. I love this group!! I am really challenged to think out of the box! I get so many great ideas from my stamping friends.

I used pretty in pink cardstock with a couple of different designer papers on mine. The spring fling designer paper and berry bliss. The card is made using the scallop and circle punches. How clever!!

Have a great weekend,

Marilyn

Blogger's Challenge

this week I am actually posting on time!! The challenge this week is to use the following colors: old olive, rose red, taken with teal and pumpkin together. I thought what an odd combination but when I pulled the colors out I really like them together. That's what is great about this group. It pushes you out of your box...

I used the new Boho Background set. I love the circle and the way that it fits into the scallop punch. And of course how you can layer the pieces of it with different colors! I can't wait to see what everyone else did too!

I couldn't resist this picture. This is my neice and nephew. It is great being an Aunt. I get to play with them and give them back! Emily took the picture when she was babysitting them this week. Hannah is 4 1/2 and Adam is 20 months.

Have a great weekend!

Blogger Challenge

This week's challenge was to copy the card layout from the front of the Sale-a-bration flyer.





I used the new Always set and Fall Flowers Designer paper
on cameo coral cardstock.



Check out my fellow bloggers to see their creations!

Enjoy!

Blogger's Challenge

This week's Blogger's Challenge was to copy the card layout on the bottom of page 141 of the new catalog. I actually made this card twice using two different orientations and color schemes.

I needed a couple of birthday cards so I played around with this layout.

The first card is with the new Sale-a-bration set Merci. The second card is using the Sale-a-bration rub-ons and the Tagger's Dream stamp set. Also the new flower punch and a scrap of designer paper. Always save your scraps!!

Blogger's Challenge - Week #29

Our challenge this week was to copy the card layout for the Save the Date card on page 37 of the new catalog. This means that we use the layout but can change the stamp set and color scheme.





I chose to use the new stamp set Kind Thoughts on page 119 of the new catalog. I did use the same colors except I substituted always artichoke for old olive. I really like this new set!



Stamp set: Kind Thoughts
Cardstock: Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Natural Ivory, Sky Blue
Inks: Close to Cocoa, Blue Bayou
Ribbons: vanilla taffeta, brown satin



Check out my friends cards by clicking on the sidebar list of fellow Bloggers!

Blogger's Challenge - Week #28- Pink & Brown

Wow, I have finally recovered from the holidays and am getting back into the swing of things. I feel like I lost a month in December! I don't know where the month went. So I know that I have missed a couple of challenges. My New Year's resolution is to post twice a week. Hopefully I can keep that goal.

This week's challenge is to make a card using Brown & Pink cardstock. I finished this card last week and sent it in for the new Catalog swap and it just happens to be brown & pink! So here is my card for this week. I used the Happy Heart Day stamp set, close to cocoa and pretty in pink cardstock and the close to cocoa designer paper.

The flowers have glitter on them but it is hard to see in the picture. I used watercolor crayons to color the images.

So today - I had my new catalog open house and was playing with the new set Happy Heart Day. Several people stopped by to pick up the new catalog! Kim stopped by with her two daughters; Julianna (4) and Hailey (2).

Julianna is a natural. She picked up the stamps and showed me how to make a card! She had obviously done this at pre-school. I told her that today's challenge is to make a card using pink & brown. This is Julianna's card.

Julianna used crayons to color her images. She loves the Happy Heart Day set!

Below is the card that her mother Kim, made. I am sorry that this came out a little fuzzy.

Have a great weekend!

Marilyn

Blogger's Challenge - Week #23 - Different Points of View

This week's challenge is to use one stamp set and make two different items. These are some cards that I made using the Snow Burst stamp set.

The card on top is made with Soft Sky Cardstock, Blue Bayou and white. The snow bursts are stamped with blue bayou on white. I used a brayer to layer the soft sky over the white. I then used glitter to highlight the snow burst on the smaller white piece. The center is embellished with a rhinestone brad.

The second card is made with glossy white cardstock and brilliant blue. I used the snow wheel and snow burst set stamped on the glossy white with versamark. I used a brayer to layer with the blue spectrum pad and then used a pearl from the Pretties kit to embellish the snow burst in the middle.

Make sure to check out my other Blogging friends! I'm sure their ideas are great!