PPA100 - Challenge - What's Your Technique

Wow, the Pals Paper Arts is having their 100th challenge and they are doing something very special this week for those who wish to participant.

Your entry is a chance to win an amazing jackpot of blog candy and better yet something from each member of the design team. You can check out their website by clicking here....Pals Paper Arts.

Here is the Challenge: Show us your favorite technique this week - anything you enjoy doing, from embossing to masking to water coloring to paper piercing..........the list is endless. My favorite is embossing, so I did 2 types of embossing on this card.

One, is the easiest types, called dry embossing. In this case, I used the embossing folder called: Elegant Lines (one of my favorites) with Pretty in Pink cardstock. See how it adds texture to the cardstock.

The second type of embossing I did is called emboss resist technique. This allows you to use any color around the image with either sponge daubers and or any tool to apply some ink to a card and yet the image itself will still be untouched.

Basically, I took the stamp image and embossed it with clear embossing powder, than I took Old Olive ink and sponged it using a sponge dauber (bottom half only). Yes, use the sponge dauber on top of the image that you embossed, you will see your image come alive.

Than, I took Pretty in Pink ink and sponge daubed the top half (lighter in some areas) also added So Saffron ink on top of the pretty in pink and last but not least added Marina Mist ink in different areas. Again, use the sponge dauber and apply the ink on top of the image, you will see the image appear even more now. Keep going until you acheive the look you want.

Other supplies used: Mat Pack (top right hand corner and bottom left hand side), So Saffron cardstock, Subtles DSP, Basic Rhinestones, stamp set: Because I care (available only thru today 6/30 and as a hostess stamp set), and Simple Friendship for the 3 flowers (also available only thru today)....last chance items for the stamp sets.

Don't miss out on this weeks challenge at the Pals Paper Arts, it will be super fun!!!

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Simple Friendship - Tri Shutter Card

From the outside of this card, you may assume it's just a regular 4.25 x 5.5 inch card, at least I would, but this card opens into this.....

a Tri Shutter Card

This is one of my favorite stamp sets, called Simple Friendship and I'm sorry to see it will retire by the end of the month, June 30th, but the good news is there is time for you to still get it. Remmember only while supplies last.

This card is also using the DSP called - In Color which is currently a hostess set that can be earned for free with a $150.00 workshop total and will no longer be available after July 1.

I really enjoyed doing this card and love the color combination of Marina Mist, Blushing Bride, Soft Suede, and So Saffron. This card can be used for any occassion and the middle part is perfect for any saying you may want to add.

Here is a close up of how glitter can add just a little more to a card. I used crystal effects and combined it with glitter in a separate container, than used a tootpick to drop in the mixture to the areas that I wanted to add just a little more sparkle.

Stampin Dimensionals were used to pop up the scallop circle and Big Butterfly on the front of the card. Hope you Enjoy!!



Supplies Used:

• Stamp Set - Simple Friendship (113397),
• Inks - Marina Mist (119668), Black (101179) 
• Cardstock - So Saffron, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Marina Mist
• DSP -In Color (121028) hostess, Subtles (117152)
• Other - Stampin Dimensionals (104430), Crystal Effects (101055)
• Basic Rhinestones (119246), Glitter, Signo Gel Pen (105021), Brads Neutrals (119736)
• Punches - Scallop Punch 2 3/8" (118874), 1 3/4" circle (119850), Butterfly Punch (119848) 

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PPA 94 - A Sketch Challenge - Circles

Here is the challenge: 

It's a sketch challenge this week at Pals Paper Arts! Margaret Moody's wonderful design has us going in circles this week!  Hope you stick around and put your own spin on it!

To Join the challenge and play go to Pals Paper Art by clicking here
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Played around today with our new punches from the Summer Mini Catalog called: Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer. You can do do many things with this punch.

As I was playing around with the layout, I placed about 1/2 of one blossom punch under the middle circle to see what kind of decorative look I would get and ended up loving it.

Therefore, I punched 2 blossom bouquets in black and placed (one on each side) and than used a 1" inch circle in whisper white to place under the blossom punch as a contrast to the black.

For the top and bottom portion of the card, I used one of the embossing folders to add a little more to the card in whisper white.

Supplies Used:

• Stamp Set - Simple Friendship (115657)
• Cardstock - Whisper White, Black
• DSP - Neutrals (117157)
• Other - Stampin Dimensionals (104430), Rhinestones (119246)
• Punches - Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch (122464), 1" circle (119868), Eyelet Border Punch (119853) 
• Embossing Folder - Finial Press (115963)

Enjoy!!

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