A Clean Duo

I love last years new In Color Pool Party. It is very versatile and a very clean subtle color. I used Pool Party and So Saffron as they were the Dynamic Duo colors for challenge #2 this week. I also used the sketch at Clean & Simple.

 

Part of Dynamic Duo is that you use the 2 colors plus any neutral colors. To add more depth to this card, I embossed it using the Petals a Plenty embossing folder with Whisper White cardstock. Then, I took a sponge and gently went over the raised embossing with So Saffron ink. This is such an easy technique to give a lot of depth to a normal pieced of embossed paper. To give it some "oomph" I also spritzed Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz on it.  (I love this stuff)  

Ingredients: {Paper} Pool Party, So Saffron, Whisper White {Ink} So Saffron, Versamark {Stamp} Happiest Birthday Wishes, Mixed Bunch {Extras} Petals a Plenty embossing folder, Blossom punch, sponges

Clean Butterflies

It's a very rainy day here in SoCal but I have gotten a ton of stuff done! Cut and organized my coupons, got listings ready for eBay tonight (stamps & dies), laundry done and got some cards made....very productive.

Today's card is for Clean & Simple #182 and was super fun to make. I've seen so many people run their entire card through the Big Shot using the lattice embossing folder for a cool look so I figured it was time to try this and I love the results. The only thing I would change is the adhesive I used. I only used a mini glue dot in the middle of the flower. Doing it again, I would make sure I adhered the entire flower to the card stock so I wouldn't come up.




I spritzed the entire going thing with Vanilla Shimmer smooch spritz which looks better in person. Added a couple embossed butterflies and voila!

All supplies SU!
{Paper} Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Twitterpated DSP {Ink} Versamark, Riding Hood Red {Stamp} Happiest Birthday Wishes, Elementary Elegance {Extras} Blossom triple layer punch, basic rhinestones, clear rhinestone brad, lattice embossing folder

Three Little Pumpkins

Now this is my kinda sketch over and Clean & Simple this week! Less is more sometimes....





Ingredients:
{Paper} SU! Very Vanilla
{Ink} SU! Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive
{Stamp} SU! Button Buddies; Studio G Sentiment
{Extras} Corner rounder punch

Love Balloons

I'm ahead of myself! I used this weeks sketch at Clean & Simple #162 for my anniversary card to my Hunny. Our anniversary isn't until November but I'm always late making a card. Late as in that morning scrambling to put a card together. I know, horrible for a person who makes cards huh?!

I've been having fun playing around with my new texture plates. They do take some getting used to because every machine is different, but they are a fun tool that can make a big difference!

I paper pieced the balloons and used SU! dimensionals for more of floating effect.

Have a great Tuesday!



Ingredients: {Paper}SU! Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze Whisper White, Nursery Suite DSP (retired)
{Ink} SU! So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede
{Stamp} SU! Tiny Tags, Up, Up & Awayy
{Extras} SU! Jewelry Punch, Harlequin texture plate, dimensionals

Clean & Simple Flowers

Ahhh Wednesday already! This week is so far so good, but I won't count my chickens yet because the week isn't over....always a skeptic huh?!

I used the following as inspirations for my clean card: Clean & Simple 152 & Color Cue #15

I made the melon mambo flower the main image and lightly stamped the image in baja breeze and so saffron flowers on the side, that way the main image didn't look so lonely. I cut a decorative label punch in half and put one at the top and one on the bottom (that punch is so versatile!). The dots are done with a Stampin' Write Marker (another I don't regret it purchase). I shoulda only done every 1/8" instead of 1/16" but eh it looks ok.

Happy Wednesday!


Ingredients:
{Paper} SU! Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Whisper White
{Ink} SU! Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Baja Breeze, So Saffron
{Stamp} SU! Button Buddies, Happiest Birthday Wishes
{Extras} Button, Decorative Label Punch

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Dark Combo

I am sooooo late posting today. I forgot to set my blog to automatically publish the post so I'm doing it tonight instead.


A very nice easy card, with a color comb I would have NEVER ever in my own mind used, but I must admit I really like these colors. Very fallish. I stamped the image on cardstock first, then stamped it again on a scrap piece and cut and glittered it. Adhered with pop dots, add a button and you got!

I wish summer would leave, I'm ready for Halloween cards =)

Here's the challenges I used: Clean & Simple and Create, Ink





Ingredients:
{Paper} SU! Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Brights DSP
{Ink} Rich Razzleberry
{Stamp} SU! Button Buddies
{Extras} Buttons #5 die, scallop edge scissors, bakers twine, heat & stick powder, dazzling diamonds glitter, lattice embossing folder, pop dots