Monochromatic #2

Happy Wednesday! It feels great to be back at the blog after a three day break :) Today I decided to play along with Dynamic Duos and The Paper Players:

Last week, I posted a monochromatic card for the Mojo Monday card challenge, so I found it rather amusing when I saw the dynamic duos challenge this week, the same colours (lol). Here's the card I made using these two challenges:

I must say, I really like this colour combo! So soothing, and perfect for a sympathy card. I used the Spice Cake DSP from Stampin' Up!'s clearance section. And that striped grosgrain ribbon is retired :( (I was so sad when it retired, but super happy when a bunch of colours came on clearance a while back)

Thanks for looking! :)

Supplies used:

Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers, Love & Sympathy

Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Spice Cake (ret)

Tools: Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Labels Framelits

Accessories: Striped Grosgrain ribbon (ret), Pearls

Inspired By... #2

Happy weekend! Here's hoping the weekend takes its time this time :) Time for another addition of:

This week's inspiration photo was selected by Charissa, a beautiful bag she saw on Etsy:

 I thought about this photo all week, and finally, last night, came up with what I wanted to create that was Inspired By... this photo.

I drew on the colours and the circles in the bag to create this baby boy card. The best thing about this card is that aside from the card base, all the paper was out of my small scraps bin! Yay!

Thanks for looking and be sure to check Charissa's blog Snippets by Design for her card based on this week's photo!

Supplies used:
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Island Indigo
Paper: Island Indigo, Comfort Cafe DSP, Patio Party DSP, 2010-2012 DSP Stacks (ret), Michael's Grey, Whisper White
Tools: 1" Circle Punch, 1" Square Punch, Word Window
Accessories: Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Michael's Star Brads, Island Indigo Baker's Twine, Dimensionals

KCRR #2: A Challenging Combo

Good morning! Time again for another installment of....

Yay! This week, random.org really threw us a curve ball... Baja breeze & baby girl... not a combo I would put together probably ever.... Anyways, after much thinking and planning, I was able to create a really cute baby girl card: 

Cute hey? Lucky for me, twitterpated DSP contains some baja breeze and I threw in a few other thing, like the banner with the bear & the clothes line to tie it all together. Funny, Charissa and I were just chatting about the polka dots embossing folder today, and I said that it is probably my most used item... and here it is again! :) Banners are so in right now, and I am loving them! They make regular appearances on my cards. The banners on this card had their tails curled up using my handy-dandy bone folder. Here is a close up of the string of banners on this card: 

Love it! Make sure you pop over to Charissa's blog to check out what she has made with this week's combo :)

Thanks for looking! :)

Supplies used:

Stamps: Little Additions

Paper: Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride (ret), Whisper White, Twitterpated DSP, 2010-2012 DSP Stacks (ret)

Accessories: Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Twitterpated Buttons (ret), Bone Folder

FMS 70: Tulle Rosette

Hello! What a busy last couple of days... on the plus side, I got to see my absolute favourite baby boy and his parents, our good friends, tonight! I just love that baby boy :) When we got home tonight, I finally got around to making something new! :) I have been plotting this ribbon rosette ever since I saw this week's Freshly Made Sketch:

As promised, here is the tulle rosette creation:

Ta-da! I like it :) The tulle ribbon and the cherry cobbler core'dinations cardstock are both retired from the holiday mini. I wanted to make cherry cobbler my main colour (can you tell? lol) but I also wanted to add a bit of black... a colour I don't incorporate very much into my crafting. A touch of sanding on the core'dinations cardstock really brings that side of the card to life. And the little heart with the rhinestone added flare to the other side! :)

Thanks for looking today! :)

Supplies used:

Stamps: Delightful Dozen

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler Core'dinations

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Tools: Scallop Border Punch, Small Heart Punch

Accessories: Tulle Ribbon (ret), Antique Brads, Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Sand Paper, Dimensionals

MOJO 277 Revisited

Good evening :) I thought about the Mojo sketch all day today... not entirely too pleased with my first card (this did not make for a super productive day at work, lol) and I am quite pleased with my second take on the sketch:

Here's the sketch again:

I really love how this card turned out! I wanted a monochromatic clean and simple theme, and think it really worked on this card. I had some issues with the corner punch and had to trim the flower square a bit... oh well, the bow covers the uneven edge :)

Thanks for looking again! :)

Supplies used:

Stamps: Blooming with Kindness

Paper: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede

Ink: Soft Suede

Tools: Boho Blossoms Punch, Corner Punch

Accessories: Seam Binding Ribbon, Pearls, Dimensionals

MOJO 277: Treasured Friend

Hello there! I hope you survived blue monday yesterday, supposedly the most depressing Monday of the year... There was nothing depressing about this week's Mojo Monday sketch!

Oh boy! What, oh what, will I make with this sketch? I love the sketch and found it to be a challenge. I made this card last night, but didn't post it because I wasn't sure I actually liked the card! (lol) When I saw it this morning tho, I realized that there is nothing wrong with this card, and I actually did like it: here we go... the Mojo colour explosion....

Taa-daa! What do you think? Too much? I bought the World Treasures stamp set a while ago and hadn't had a chance to use it yet. I really loved the peacock, but realized after yesterday, that using that little guy can be a tedious endeavour! He is a lot of work... I stamped him in pool party and trimmed... then added some colour using tangerine tango and rich razzleberry markers. I was also smitten with the international bazaar paper when I first saw it, but haven't found a good place to use it yet... I thought it was fitting here! And it goes so well with the fancy fan embossing folder. In trying to keep true to the sketch, I added three little black brads at the bottom of the peacock.

What do you think of this card? Thanks for looking!

Supplies used:

Stamps: World Treasures
 Paper: Pool Party, Very Vanilla, International Bazaar DSP

Tools: Corner Punch

Accessories: Ruffled Ribbon, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Brads (Micheals), Dimensionals

PP 129: Rue Des Fleurs

Sigh - already Sunday afternoon :( I can't believe how fast the weekend goes by... I firmly believe that it should be a two day workweek and a five day weekend! hehe Oh well... there is something great about Sunday... a new challenge at the Paper Players! Here is the sketch this week:

Clean and simple! Uh oh... This is something I struggle with as I like to embellish my cards and have a REALLY hard time with white space... Here's what I came up with using this sketch:

Kind of clean and simple, right? Lol - regardless, I like the card :) I was so happy with Rue Des Fleurs came on clearance! I snapped it up the first day. I embossed the background with lacy brocade and sponged some daffodil delight colour on there. Then I stamped the umbrella from Rue Des Fleurs on Attic Boutique DSP, snipped it out and popped it up on dimensionals. The sentiment is also popped up. Here's another view of the card that shows some pretty little pearls added on the scallop edge border:

What do you think? Does this card meet your definition of clean and simple?

Thanks for looking!

Supplies used:
Stamps: Rue Des Fleurs (ret)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Daffodil Delight, Attic Boutique DSP (ret)
Ink: Jetblack Stazon
Tools: Scallop Edge Border Punch
Accessories: Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Seam Binding Ribbon, Pearls, Sponge, Dimensionals