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pcc #439

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Hello friends! I’m excited to share this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge with you! We have a color challenge to celebrate the Olympics.

I actually created this card just playing around, then realized it fit the challenge! The little bit of black is from the shadow layer behind the die cut word.

This large anemone flower from Honey Bee stamps was so much fun for this loose watercolor technique. I painted this with Karin Brushmarkers.

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stamp review crew: quiet meadow

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Hello friends! I’m glad you stopped by. After taking a couple weeks off to enjoy some summer adventures, I am happy to be back hopping with the Stamp Review Crew. We are shining a spotlight on the new Quiet Meadow stamp set.

For my projects, I worked with the same color scheme of new In Colors: Polished Pink, Pale Papaya, and Fresh Freesia.

I started with a watercolor wash background. Once it was dry I stamped the text and flowers.

For this card, I did three watercolor swatches. Added some water droplets and blotted them up for added depth.

For the last card, I did some ink blending with blender brushes and a stencil.

I added some flower die cuts from the coordinating Meadow die set.

Quiet Meadow is an awesome set! Head on through the blog hop for more awesome inspiration. Head on over to talented Bronwyn’s blog by clicking the NEXT button below. If you are working backwards through the hop, head over to creative Nikki’s blog by clicking on the PREVIOUS button.

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artistically inked thanks

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I find alcohol ink art absolutely fascinating. I have yet to try my hand at it. Fortunately for me, Stampin’ Up! came out with the Expressions in ink suite of products and the Artistically Inked stamp set. I can get a similar look with my dye based inks. And the gorgeous Expressions in Ink specialty DSP is a perfect addition, capturing beautiful alcohol ink flow designs.

Just a small strip of the DSP and a few stamps create a simple, yet elegant thank you card. I love the bright colors against a large amount of white space. It really captures the eye.

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pcc #430

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Hello crafty friends. It’s Wednesday, that means a new challenge from the Paper Craft Crew. This week’s color challenge was perfect for me!

Hmmmm…bet you can’t guess what combo I did. Yep, Black, white and pink with a pop of silver glimmer. Hey, when something works, why mess with it. 🙂

I had a panel from the Pattern Play DSP stack and added lines with aPolished Pink Stampin’ Blend. It gives so many options with the black and white DSP! The glimmer paper stars bring an added bang.

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geometric bday

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Hi there! I wanted to pop in today and share this fun geometric card. I love the new Watercolor Shapes stamp set from Stampin’ Up!. These shapes will be great for subtle backgrounds. For this card I wanted to put the shapes in the spotlight.

I stamped the shapes in Mint Macron, Soft Seafoam, and Pear Pizzazz. The sentiment from Biggest Wish are stamped in black and Shaded Spruce. Adding some thin paper strips to the card base helped anchor the stitched panel and give some added detail. I threw in some rhinestones for a bit of sparkle. I think I might add some black enamel dots instead of rhinestones if I was going to send this to a guy.

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pcc #416

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Welcome friends! Let’s play along with another fun challenge from the Paper Craft Crew. This week is a great horizontal card sketch.

I have kind of been in a same old/same old rut lately. So, I pulled out some new stamps and a different color palette. I used Concord & 9th’s new Let’s Party Turnabout and Yay for Birthdays dies. And I used my C9 inks in Sea Glass, Evergreen, Stardust and Sorbet. I LOVE these colors together!

I used my blending brushes to add a soft layer of Stardust in to the stitched circle. I felt the Stardust card stock was a little too much competition for the stamped gift and balloon.

Such a fun birthday greeting to send to a friend! We’d love to see what you create with this fun sketch. Come on over to the Paper Craft Crew blog and join the challenge!

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pcc #415

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Welcome crafty friends! Time to play along with another great challenge from the Paper Craft Crew. This week we have a fun color challenge.

This color combo puts me in the mood for spring. But, it is 12 degrees out and snow everywhere. sigh. Well, I’ll let my cards bring in the spring!

I used some inks from Taylored Expressions for today’s card: Guava, Pineapple and Confetti Cake. I also used the TE set Gus and Gertie. Love that pooch and birdie.

I have been having a lot of fun blending inks and using stencils. For this card, I lightly blended the inks on white card stock. Then, I added the stencil and blended the same inks to get a darker pattern. What a fun background for the dynamic duo.

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thank you for being so sweet

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Hello friends! I had a chance to visit the Taylored Expressions store in November. It was such a fun visit and included a super cute make&take project! I was introduced to (and completely hooked on) Mini Slim cards. These cards are 3.5″x6″. I have been having a lot of fun creating in this size.

I decided to play along with Taylored Expressions #TEmakerchallenge for January.

I love the Rio color pallet: Strawberry Milkshake, Lollipop, Confetti Cake, and Blue Raspberry. I used it with the Zig Zag Mini Slim Stencil.

My “something that begins with A” is and anemone flower from the Stampin’ Up! Floral Essence set. I created the flower center by distressing some Lollipop card stock and gluing the paper fluff to the flower center. I finished off the card with a Simple Strip sentiment and some clear drip drops.

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Peace, joy and pink

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As I was working on the watercolor backgrounds for the OSAT blog hop, I decided to try one in pinks. I love Christmas cards in non-traditional colors. I used Blushing Bride, Rococo Rose and Merry Merlot. I love the outcome.

The words are die cut from champagne foil. It looks so delicate against the shades of pink.

I may need to try some other colors for this design. Thanks for stopping by! Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!

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paper craft crew challenge #388

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Boy, summer is just flying by. I kind of wish it would slow down. But, time marches on. And with another week, comes another Paper craft Crew challenge! We are stepping away from the card sketches this week and working with an inspiration photo.

Oh, I love the summer vibe of this photo. The bright colors are fantastic. So, obviously, I didn’t use any of that for my card. LOL! I really like the rule grouping of threes in this pic. Here’s how that played out in my card.

I sponged three columns of color on my stitched rectangle panel: So Saffron, Rococo Rose, and Blushing Bride. Then I stamped the diamond image from the Prized Peony set in those same colors. The peony images were stamped in Gray Granite and watercolored. Finished card size is 3.5″x5″

The PCC Design Team has some wonderful projects to share with you on the Paper Craft Crew blog. Head on over to check them out and play along!

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