You may or may not have known this (it was news to me :)) but June is Fruit and Veggie Month. In honor of this, this week's challenge over at Pile It On is "Eat your veggies!".
After reading the intro and seeing my project, you may be wondering, "Hmmmm, I don't see any veggies?" :)
That's the beauty of this challenge - even if you don't own any fruit or veggie stamps ('cause I didn't) you can use veggie colors. So it's a pretty broad challenge - head on over and play along.
This week's challenge sponsor is  Simon Says Stamp! One lucky winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to spend in their store!!!

On to my card...


This card qualifies for the following challenges;
ColourQ - color challenge
Just Us Girls - dry embossing
Incy Wincy Designs - button up
Ooh La La Creations - bright and cheerful
The Pink Elephant - orange
Stampin for the Weekend - a card to cheer someone up

The top layer of white card stock was cut with PTI flower dies then dry embossed with swiss dots. The layer underneath was stamped in orange zest, spring moss and sky blue (Color box). The two layers are separated by dimensionals to give some depth. Easy, peasy :)

Hope everyone is enjoying their memorial day weekend! I've been cleaning and organizing today. Unfortunately, I've got work-related things to get done this weekend - not as much fun as I'd like...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
TTFN,
 
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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated):
Stamps: Shapes By Design (Dots and sentiment)
Ink: Spring moss, orange zest, dark chocolate, sky blue (colorbox)
Paper: orange zest, white, kraft
Other: orange zest ribbon, spring rain and dark chocolate buttons, swiss dot embossing folder (CB), flower dies (PTI), oval nesties

When I saw this week's ColourQ challenge, the Year of Flowers: Daffodils set (from Papertrey Ink) sprang to mind. I can't believe I hadn't inked up this set yet! I love this whole PTI line - the fonts, the images... so many possibilities. Plus, I get to color with my copics, which is a plus.
I've missed the deadlines on the last few ColourQ challenges, but I'm back on the ball this week :)

This card also fits for Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Summer blossoms.
I'm loving vellum right now - it's so much more versatile then I ever imagined. Although this card is pretty clean and simple, I'm embarrassed to admit how long it actually took me to make :) Lets say I had a few "technical" difficulties... All part of the creative process, right?

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you enjoy!

TTFN,

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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated): 
Stamps:  Year of Flowers: Daffodils
Ink:  Hawaiian Shores, Dark Chocolate
Paper: White, lemon tart, brazzil basics brown
Other: vellum, copics

Happy Mom's Day to all you mothers in blogland! I hope you had a wonderful day :)

I don't have a Mother's Day card to share tonight but a Thank you card for this week's ColourQ challenge.

 The stamp set is from Annabelle Stamps (Flowers with Love) - they are so super cute! They have weekly challenges too - some really great sketches. The card layout is pretty straightforward - the flowers were colored with copics, cut out and popped up on dimensionals.
So that's about it. For those that are interested, the Just Us Girls Challenge blog is still holding their DT call - they're a wonderful groups of ladies!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

FUN FACT: In the vast majority of the world's languages, the word for "mother" begins with the letter M.

TTFN,


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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated): 
Stamps:  Flowers with Love (Annabelle Stamps), Background basics: Tin Types
Ink: Spring moss, enchanted evening, sunflower (colorbox pigment ink), tuxedo black (memento)
Paper: Spring moss, white
Other: Nesties, copics (B91, B93, B97, Y21, Y26, YR24, BG11, BG13, BG43)

Whew! This was a toughie for me - when I saw the most recent Colour Q challenge, I thought I'd be able to come up with something. But I STRUGGLED :) The colors are wonderful but for some reason, I had a hard time putting them together the way I had envisioned. I think it turned out ok in the end - still not quite what I was looking for - ah well.
This week's Just Us Girls Challenge is a sketch hosted by Maria - it is a fantastic sketch :)




I had seen someone on another blog (I totally forget who, darn it) stamp floral images in white on white then color them. It looked so cool. Mine isn't quite as impressive - I think if I'd used some bright pinks or maybe the burgundy... will have to try that next time.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
TTFN,
 
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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated): 
Stamps: A Year of Flowers- Sweet Pea, Background Basics - Tin Types
Ink: Scarlet jewel, colorbox white pigment ink
Paper: Melon berry, Ripe avocado, white
Other: Copic melon berry trio plus G12, G40, G24, nesties, scarlet jewel ribbon, sage colored dew drops

Tonight I've got a colorful card that (hopefully :)) works for a number of challenges. I was inspired by Arielle's card and this card by Maile Belles. I loved Maile's card so much that I'm definitely going to CASE it later - it is CAS and fabulous :)

And fits with the latest Compose a Card with Becky Oehlers!
The color inspiration was provided by the latest Colour Q challenge.... well, I cheated a little and used kraft to fit with another challenge; so I didn't actually submit the card for the challenge itself.


I cut 9 blossoms from a piece of kraft cardstock. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but I used the PTI polka dot impression plate on a piece of white cardstock behind the kraft cardstock mat. The embossed polka dots don't show up as well as they do IRL. The card looked like it needed something else but I resisted the urge as I didn't want to push things over the edge :)
Anyway, short post - I have a few things to do before bed, including fix mt meals for tomorrow. I've got to focus on my diet more; recent bloodwork has revealed I have high cholesterol and trigylcerides - YIKES! Just another sign I'm not as young as I used to be - as much as I love food, I'm gonna have to curb my eating habits. Of course I'll find time to tune into the Papertrey release party :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

TTFN,

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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated):
Stamps: Birthday Basics (sentiment), Polka Dot Basics II
Ink: Hibiscus burst, colorbox white pigment ink
Paper: White, kraft, orange zest
Other: buttons (hibiscus burst, orange zest, pure poppy, hawaiian shores), blossoms nesties, sewing machine, rustic twine, dimensionals

Hi ya!
I'm sharing a card for Pile It On Challenge #13 - make an easel card. Not only are easels fun to make but the awesome layout is sure to impress any recipient :) The sponsor of this week's challenge is...

So be sure to swing on by and play along with us at Pile It On!
On that note, here's my sample;
Isn't the image so darn cute?!?! It's a digi from Soft Pencil and I colored it with the following copic markers (click on the image to enlarge if you're having any trouble seeing the numbers);

The card applies for the following challenges;

• Pile It On: easel card
• Mojo Monday - sketch
• ColourQ - color challenge 
• Crafty Creations: anything goes 
• Simple Doodles: layers 
• Charisma Cardz: animals 
• Cooking it up with Katie: recipe
• The Pink Elephant: pastels
• Digital Tuesday: Scrap it
• Papertake Weekly: open theme

I really adore the color combo - it's so different but fantastic. However, in putting it all together, there was a disconnect between my idea and reality- it just didn't come together as I'd like. Boo! I played with it for hours and am still disappointed... Ah well. Sometimes things just don't work! I do love making easel cards though :)
Thanks so much for stopping by!

TTFN,

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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated): 
Stamps: Soft pencil digi, daily designs sentiments, guide lines two
Ink: Hawaiian shores, versamark, colorbox purple
Paper: white, Hawaiian shores, lavender moon
Other: Copics, CB embossing folders, plum pudding buttons, spring moss ribbon