MOJO288 & The Paper Players#141 with Best of Butterflies

Another week at Mojo Monday, MOJO288 although today is Sunday, last day to link up. This week's sketch designed by Sarah Bigelow. You can click here to view the wonderful cards already made with this sketch.

Also, trying to get back to playing more challenges as before, now that my niece has been born and my sister is now doing better. So I went over to check out what they had going on at The Paper Players and love the beautiful color challenge this week, so wanted to see if I could do a combo. To join over at The Paper Players, click here  to see the beautiful inspiration the design team has come up with. 

Most importantly, have fun with the sketch and color combo challenge. I was glad myself to work on a card and with this cute sketch. Here is mine below: 

Isn't this butterfly so cute? It's from the stamp set: Best of Butterflies that came out during April from the Best of 25 year stamp set collection. Did you know, if you collect 6 of The Stampin Up - Best of 25 year stamp sets, you will qualify to order 1 FREE stamp set of your choice valued up to $14.95. (Proof of Purchase is necessary to claim the free set).

Here I used the Delicate Doilies Sizzlits using Island Indigo cardstock and than went on to punch out a 1 3/4" circle. Than thought it needed something more, so added some paper piercing using the Essential Paper-Piercing Pack. 

Lastly, used the Elegant Butterfly Punch to punch out this cute butterfly and mounted using Stampin Dimensionals. The sentiment comes from the set: Petite Pairs. Hope you enjoy and have fun creating.

Best of Butterflies - available only in clear mount #133345

Delicate Doilies Sizzlits - item #126999 (I used the one on the left hand side)

Pin It

PP103 - Color Challenge - Friendly Phrases

This week, The Paper Player has a color challenge from team designer Anne Marie who is the hostess for this week's challenge and perfect for summer theme card. In addition, it gives me another chance to work on another card and design.

Once again, I went for my punches creating the card below. If you would like to join, click here to go directly to the challenge.

Here is mine below:

Punches are one of my favorites so I figured to create another flower and got to use one of the new Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons for the center of the flower.

For this flower, I punched out (4) 1" squares using Daffodil Delight, than a 3/4" square punch in Calypso Coral. Since I wanted to add some white to it, I cut a 1/2" strip of whisper white and cut out (4) square with the strip.

For each square, I used a corner rounder punch on 2 opposite ends except for the white. For that, I eyeballed with scissors for the rounding. Finally, added (1) Stampin Dimensional under each petal and placed them to create the flower. 

Here, I added the scallop border using the Adorning Accents Edgelits using Lucky Limeade and Blossom Petals Builder punch with Build A Blossom stamp set for the leaves. For the steam, I cut a 1/2" strip and colored in the stitched lines with a marker.

Designer paper was 2011-2013 in colors (Calypso Coral) and the new 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain in Daffodil Delight. Other ribbon used was the 3/8" Ruffled ribbon (Calypso Coral). Embossing folder: Finial Press (retired) 

Pin It

PP101 - Sketch - Mocha Morning with Elements of Style

The Paper Player has a new sketch designed by the talented Lesley Croghan, PP101 in which the design team like always as come up with some gorgeous artwork inspiration for it. If you would like to join, click here to go directly to the challenge. 

Here is mine: 

I love this DSP paper: Mocha Morning Specialty (retired) along with a special friend of mine at work, so I made her this card for her special day and hope she enjoys. I should call this card....something old with somthing new.

This set is one of my favorites as well called: Elements of Style. Here I used one of the new In-Colors: Raspberry Ripple for the flower, Old Olive for the leaves, and Soft Suede for the bird with has Stampin Dimensionals underneath. Added a tiny basic pearl on his eye. In addition did a little paper piercing around the circle. Filled in the color with an Aqua Painter.

Here, I used 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon in Very Vanilla and for the center, I first added a clear button on top, later punched out a 5/8" circle with the DSP and added it on top with a glue dot. For final touch, added a basic pearl in the middle.

This set comes with such a versatile sentiment...."For You" along with another saying (not pictured) which is perfect for any occassion.

Cardstock used is Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Soft Suede, and Crumb Cake. Stampin Dimensionals were also used under the circle. Hope you Enjoy and have fun creating.
Pin It

PP98 - Summertime - Bright Blossoms & Summer Smooches

The Paper Player is having a Summertime Challenge Theme, PP98 and the picture alone looks so much fun that I had to join.

For me summertime is alot of things, beach, pool, ice cream, and outdoor flowers, but since I've been helping gardening, which is what I do for the summertime, I focused on flower for this challenge.

Here is my card:

This new DSP, Summer Smooches has such beautiful colors and I love the flower image on it along with the red polka dots. As far as color scheme, it was the Dynamic Duos website that gave me my inspiration for this card for the Island Indigo and Bright Red, but added green for the flower focus. Very fun colors.

The stamp set is called Bright Blossoms which has the cutest flowers and vases. Inks used weres Bright Red and Pear Pizzaz (retired) and for the sentiment I used stamp set called: Perfect Words (retired).

Other tools used were: Blossom Bouquet Punch (retired) and Sizzlits Die called Paper Doily.

Whisper White Satin Ribbon was used to make this tiny bow on the side and for the sketch design, I used a previous Mojo Monday sketch which is below.

For this card, I used several stampin dimensionals starting from under the DSP base and than again under the Paper Doily and finally under the 1 1/2 " circle. Hope you enjoy and if you haven't joined yet, stop by at the challenge by clicking here over at The Paper Players. It's quite fun!

Pin It

PPA134 Color Ch & PP94 Mother's Day - Field Flower

I wanted to try this color challenge over at the Pals Paper Arts, PPA134 and than I took a look over at The Paper Payers website to check out what they were having and it's a Mother's Day Theme #94 so I focused on both challenges to come up with the card below.

To start, I used the Finial Press embossing folder (now retiring) for the background of the card and when from there. Next, I grabbed So Saffron dsp and added some to the bottom along with Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon. Then I grabbed Baja Breeze to start the focal point.

For the focal point, I used the stamp set: Field Flowers which I was excited to try out along with the Stamp-a-ma-jig and was so happy that it worked out nicely. Calypso Coral ink was used for the flower along with Pear Pizzaz for the stem.

I will admit this card took forever, since I couldn't figure where I wanted to place my layers and kept adding and taking away every so often. I will stay this was quite the challenge for me, but it was a great challenge and happy how it turned out in the end, so one should never give up.

This stamp set comes with the perfect sentiment for this occassion, "With Love". It also has another sentiment which I used for the inside. Didn't take photo of the inside, sorry.

Almost forgot, I did use Stampin Dimensionals under the Baja Breeze focal point to pop up the flower and sentiment. This time around, I decided not to add any embellishments to leave it clean and simple. Hope you enjoy!! If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks!

If you haven't checked it out yet, click here to go directly to the Pals Paper Arts color challenge and click here to go directly to The Paper Players Mother's Day Challenge and have some fun!!

Field Flowers (122762) Clear ( 122760) Wood

Now go out and start creating!!

Pin It

PPA130 & PP85 - Color & Spring Theme Challenges with Punches

For this card, I decided to try a combo of two of my favorite challenges, one over at the Pals Paper Arts, which is having a color challenge with a twist this week (PPA130) and over at the The Paper Players with a Spring Theme Challenge by Jaydee.

I wish I had more time to play this week, but I'm still not over this cold and neither is the baby, so most of my time is taking medicine for myself while making sure my little one gets better. He is so young (still under 6 months) and sounds like an adult coughing, so the challenge at home is keeping him upright at all times, even through the night while I battle this cold as well. Hoping for the best....anyways onto the card!!!

For the color challenge, I used Always Artichoke as my base, Lucky Limeade for the base of the flower, stems and leaves, and Melon Mambo for the top of the flower as my color choice, which I think works very well together.

Also used the DSP called Cheerful Treat which gives it a spring feel to it along with 3/8" Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon. 

Yes, I did use the new Framelit on this card and sponged it with Marina Mist ink to add a little more color to this........I was thinking about the sky when I started.

To create the flower, use the Owl punch (cut his little feet off first), than add a Small Oval punch on top (center of flower). For the base of the flower, punch out top half of Owl punch (Lucky Limeade) and adhere to the bottom (turn around and trim according to the roundness of the bottom). Last but not least, use the Bird Punch (for the stem and leaves). 

The circles were also from the Owl Punch. Almost forgot, Stampin Dimensionals were used under the flower to pop it up more. Hope you Enjoy!!

Pin It

The Paper Players #80 - Sketch - Happiest Birthday Wishes with Enchantment

Went over to The Paper Players and found this very cute fun sketch created by Anne Marie and wanted to give it a try. If you would like to join, click here to go directly to the challenge.

Played around with the new DSP Everyday Enchantment and used Peach Parfait as my mat behind it.

For the middle, I used the set called: Happiest Birthday Wishes with Early Espresso ink.

For the sentiment below, I used the set: Oval All along with the Scallop Oval and Oval Punch. Again, using the Early Espresso ink on it.

Pin It

The Paper Players #73 - Color Challenge - Mover & Shapers along with Word Play

Love the Mover & Shapers Curly Label Die and finally had a chance to play with it for this challenge at The Paper Players which this week is a color challenge along with a Clean and Simple look. If you would like to join the fun click here to go directly to the challenge.

For this card, I used 2 different embossing folders, Strips for the top of the card and the Snow Burst for the bottom half of the inside card.

For the snowflakes on the top, I used the snowflake punch and than used Shimmer Paint to create the Silver in it and used one basic pearl for the center of each one.  

Here is a close up picture of the middle of the card which shows better the sentiment. I  used the stamp set from Word Play and embossed it in Silver.

Since I love punches, I couldn't resist but to use the eyelet border punch for the top of the card which sits nicely over the snow burst embossing look that is on the inside of the card.

Hope you enjoyed!!

Pin It