Splitcoast Color Challenge.....Thankful For

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!!

Today I am sharing my card for this week's Color Challenge on Splitcoast.

Such a vast array of beautiful fall colors for us this week

Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango and a neutral of Very Vanilla, with a dessert option of fussy cutting or using a die if you have an aversion to cutting.

I decide to make some pretty fall leaves using the retired Stampin Up French Foliage stamp set. I stamped my leaves with chocolate chip ink onto some crushed curry card stock and then fussy cut them out. I then sponged the leaves with crushed curry, tangerine tango and then quite heavily with cajun craze. My sunflower is die cut with the Blossom Party die and crushed curry card stock and then sponged a bit with chocolate chop  ink. I used my 1-3/8 inch circle punch for the center with chocolate chip card stock and embossed with the perfect dots EF. 

The base of the card is a 5-1/2 inch square and all the DSP is from the Stampin Up Sweater Weather pack.

The sentiment comes from the Truly Grateful stamp set.

Now before you all say anything I know Sunflowers have green leaves, but just think of mine as one I picked and added to my arrangement of fall leaves.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Vicki

Still addINKtive.....Happy Birthday

Hello Peeps!!

It is time for another fun challenge at Still addINKtive.

It is week 3 and we have our second combined sketch and color combo to get you motivated.

A different twist to our challenges is that you can use both parts of the challenge OR you can choose either the sketch or the color combo. It is entirely up to you!!

The sketch this week is for a square card or project featuring an image in the center.

We have some bright summery colors, Tempting Turquoise, Summer Starfruit and Chocolate Chip.

I went a bit shabby chic with my card. I combined a few sets with this one.

I used Stampin Up's   French foliage in the Background, the flourish is from Everything Eleanor and the flowers are from the new Secret Garden set, I love that new set and it's matching dies.

The base of the card is Chocolate Chip card stock and I cut it with the Scallop Square Bigz Clear Die.

The next layer is Tempting Turquoise and then Very Vanilla for the main image panel.

The flowers are stamped with Tempting Turquoise and Summer Starfruit.

I used one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack for the centers.

Be sure and pop over to the Still addInktive Blog to see what the others did with this great challenge.

I sure hope you have time to play along.

Thanks for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki

SUO....Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Monday Peeps!!

Today's card was made using the challenge this week on the SU-Only Challenges Blog, which is Elegant Autumn.

You all know how much I love to make punched pumpkins at this time of the year and so I decided to try and make an "elegant" card using one. I started with a base of the Stampin Up Early Espresso Core'dinations     card stock. The next layer is very vanilla and then another layer of the early espresso core'dinations card stock that I embossed with the Lacy Brocade EF and then sanded with the SU sanding block. Love the look, so pretty and so vintage looking.

I then die cut with the lattice die and  more very vanilla card stock the lattice piece. It is attached to the base with some dimesionals, cut down to fir under the strips of the lattice.

The leaves are from the Stampin Up French Foliage stamp set. I stamped with early espresso ink onto some so saffron card stock and then cut them out with my paper snips. I then sponged the leaves with pumpkin pie, cajun craze and riding hood red ink. 

The pumpkin is made using the wide oval punch and the edges of  them are sponged with cajun craze ink.

The little sunflower is made with one of the flowers from the Boho Blossom punch and the center is the small circle that comes in the Itty Bitty Punch pack.

I hand cut the stem and the leaves are from the bird punch. I then curled a small strip of card stock around my piercing tool for the curl.

The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. I hand cut the "v" shape in the ends and curled it a bit before adding it to the pumpkin.

Also linking this up to Pink Paper Bakery Challenge

Well, that is all from me today, Thanks for stopping by and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

FMS....Thankful Thoughts

Hello Peeps!!

I have a fun fall card to share with you, I made this one using this week's sketch on the Freshly Made Sketch Blog .

Great sketch huh? 

I have been playing around making some fall leaves and trying to convince myself that I DON'T need the new set in the Stampin Up mini called Wonderfall with it's matching die. I haven't convinced myself yet, I imagine it will be on my next order even tho I do have a few leaves sets already.

Anyway, aren't these leaves pretty?

 I made them using the French Foliage set. I stamped this leaf image with Soft Suede ink onto three colors of card stock, I used So Saffron, Riding Hood Red and Pumpkin Pie. I then cut them out and sponged each, the So Saffron was sponged with More Mustard and Tangerine Tango.

The Pumpkin Pie leaf was sponged with Tangerine Tango and Cherry Cobbler ink and the Riding Hood Red leaf was sponged with Cherry Cobbler. They look pretty life-like don't' ya think?

The base of the card is crumb cake and the DSP is from the Orchard Harvest pack. I matted the DSP with More Mustard and Very Vanilla card stock.

I made a twine bow and added it to the leaves. The sentiment is from the retired "Grateful Greetings" stamp set. 

The inside:

Thanks for stopping by today, I did get a chance to play a bit today so I have a couple of other cards to show you this week so stay tuned for those.

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

MTSC....Thank You

Good Wednesday Morning Peeps!!

Today's card share is one I made with Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. I wanted to make a thank you card for a special etsy customer and I also wanted to use the Deck the Walls DSP but not make a Christmas Card. I will miss this paper when it retires, I think there is alot of the paper that can be used for non Christmas cards, case in point.

I started this card out with a base of always artichoke. I followed that with some crumb cake card stock and of course, the DSP is from the Deck the Halls paper pack.

For the main image piece I used the script stamp from the French Foliage set and the Flower and sentiment comes from the Because I Care stamp set. I used very vanilla card stock and crumb cake ink. The sentiment is stamped with Early Espresso ink. I used the sizzix butterfly embosslit to make my layered butterfly. I sponged the edges with crumb cake and always artichoke ink. I tied some twine around the butterfly center and above for his antennas. I added some very vanilla seam binding ribbon and few sticky back pearls that I colored with a copic marker.

Well, that is all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki

Merry & Bright

Happy Hump Day Peeps!!

Today's card share is another try at vintage for me. I first saw a poinsettia made with one of the leaves in the French Foliage stamp set Here on Connie Babbert's blog, yes the same lady who inspired yesterday's pumpkin. She is going to think I am stalking her, but I do love her blog, she has amazing talent.

I made my poinsettia just like she did, but I did make a different card than hers. I wanted to try my hand at vintage again, something I am struggling with, but I do like this one. The base of the card is Crumb Cake Card stock and I followed that with a layer or Cherry Cobbler card stock. I then used another layer of crumb cake that I embossed with the vintage wall embossing folder. I trimmed off the bottom and added a plain strip of crumb cake and stamped the sentiment from the Bright Christmas set. I used Cherry Cobbler ink. I added some ribbon and a bow with the cherry cobbler seam binding ribbon. I then added a vintage brad to the bow center. I also sponged the base card and the top layer of crumb cake card stock with crumb cake ink.

I added three sticky pearls, that I had colored with my yellow copic marker Y15, to the center of my poinsettia and the flower is added to the card base with some foam tape.

Well, that is all from me today, Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

SSSC90.......Grateful

GOOD SUNDAY MORNING PEEPS!!! It's my favorite time of the week, time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Sample

This is the fabulous sketch Karen has for us this week:




My card is made with the French Foliage stamp set from the mini. I stamped the images using crumb cake, pumpkin pie, more mustard and cajun craze ink onto very vanilla card stock. the base of the card is chocolate chip and I followed that with a piece of pumpkin pie card stock. I used the square lattice Embossing folder and sponged the edges with cajun craze. I wanted to put my ribbon across the bottom but it just didn't look quite right when I did so I ended up using my slot punch to thread the ribbon under and then up through to tie the bow. The sentiment is from the Falling Leaves stamp set.

I hope you can find some time to play along with us this week, I would love to see what you come up with, create a card or scrapbook page with this sketch and then go to Karen's blog and link up your project for all of us to see.

OK, let's see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Sketch Team has in store for us this week:

Karen-the Sweetest Thing

Jen-JenTapler Designs

Karen-Paper Playhouse

Laura-Scrapnextras

Lynn-The Queen's Scene

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell

Joanne Basile-just a little something....


Well, thank you for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki