Thank You Birdie

I almost forgot Jeri asked me to create something for her party on the 16th that showed how to use the blender pens and pastels.  Whew!  I am glad my memory kicked in today, and I am glad it rained.  I know that sounds weird, but that is the only way this week I was be able to create.  If it is nice and sunny, the boys want to spend the afternoon out at pool.  I don't like to create right after Seth gets home, because we hang out as a family then.  So....yay, it rained!

You will want to stamp your image with Black Stazon Ink, so the ink will not run.  I used three different stamp sets on this card.  They seemed to just go together.  The main image is from A Flower for All Seasons.  The sentiment is from Short & Sweet, and the little bird that matches the main image is from Itty Bitty Bits.  Love this combination!

Do ya see the pattern paper at the top of my card?  Oh, so pretty!  This is the Presto Patterns Specialty paper that is in the new catalog and summer mini.  This awesome paper appears white with white glossy designs you reveal with ink for an emboss resist look.  I revealed this pattern with the new Blushing Bride In Color.  Oh, I love this!  I like the emboss resist technique, and now I can have it without all the work.  There are two sheets each of 12 x 12 single-sided designs.

Of course, I pulled out my Square Lattice Textured Impressions folder to emboss the rich chocolate chip cardstock on the bottom.  Don't ya just love it, when a card comes together?

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: short & sweet, itty bitty bits, a flower for all seasons

Paper: whisper white, chocolate chip, blushing bride, so saffron, presto patterns specialty

Ink: early espresso, blushing bride, black stazon

Accessories: stampin' pastels, blender pens, dimensionals, 1/4" chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon, white gel pen

Punches: punch pack, word window, modern label, scallop edge border

Techniques: dry embossing, coloring with pastels, emboss resist (paper)

I wanted to show you a couple other colors with this pattern.  Here are Real Red and Old Olive on the Presto Pattern Specialty paper.  Wow!  The pattern jumps off the paper.  

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Color Challenge #88

This is the second week I have participated in the color challenges at Color Throwdown.  This week is challenge #88 and the colors are Tangerine Tango, So Saffron and Basic Gray.  Well, I don't have any Tangerine Tango, so I just used orange.  I did use the other colors.  I have to admit this one was a hard one.  I knew I wanted to use the set, A Flower for All Seasons again, because the sunflowers are perfect for the orange and yellow.

I used my aqua brush and ink pads to color my image that was stamped in Jet Black Staz On ink on Whisper White cardstock.

I wanted to use orange ribbon and I only had some from my stash that had some brown in it.  I decided the little bit of brown would be okay.  This is not one of my favorite cards, but at least I am challenging myself to use colors I would not use.  Hee hee!

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: A flower for all seasons, oval all, tiny tags

Paper: basic gray cardstock, whisper white cardstock, Orange (other), so saffron cardstock, yellow pattern paper (other)

Ink: so saffron, orange (other), real red, really rust, tempting turquoise, old olive

Accessories: white string, filigree designer brads, ribbon (other), dimensionals, petals-a-plenty impressions folder

Punches: scallop oval, wide oval, medium jewelry tag, 1 3/8" square

Techniques: watercoloring with aqua painter & ink pads

Color Throwdown #87

My friend, Tammy has inspired me week after week in the Color Throwdown challenges.  I decided to play along this week.  I am going to give it a try every week, so I use color combos I might not have used.  Some times I get stuck in a rut using the same colors all the time.  I challenge you to play along this week too.

This week's challenge is to use pink, soft olive and gray.  To color this adorable image, I used my Stampin' Pastels, blender pen and an aqua painter for the background.  Oh, I love trying new medium.  It is the first time I used my Stampin' Pastels and blender pen to color.

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: A flower for all seasons (#111592), three little words (#113254), retired big wheel

Paper: OLD OLIVE (#100702), DSP Stack II, whisper white (#100730), BASIC GRAY (#108692), LIGHT GRAY

Ink: OLD OLIVE (#102277)

Accessories: silver brads (#104336), stampin' pastels (#1055420, blender pen (#102854), aqua painter (103954), 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon pretty in pink (#113882)

Punches: modern label (#116630), word window (#105090)

Techniques: coloring with stampin' pastels and blending pen