[DYSU] Challenge #63 - Favorite Color

Hello everyone! I've been two days in training and am so glad that I am home now. It's been quite a long week and I am looking forward to this weekend, where I will be helping my friend throw her "Bubbles & Brunch" party.

In the meantime, this week at DYSU we have a great spring challenge. With all the colors coming out of hibernation and this year's fashion trends, it's color galore. So it's perfectly appropriate to celebrate your Favorite Color. Bring on your colors...We want to see them!

Here is a card using some amazing products from The Craft's Meow...


Stamps: (Claire Brennan Images - Friend of Mine) The Craft's Meow
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink; (Grab Box - pattern paper) The Craft's Meow; (Stack Pack - Red) Recollections
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin No. 11 - Brown Sugar) Ranger;
Embellishments: (Grab Box - brown buttons) The Craft's Meow; (Nestabilities - Big Scalloped Circles Large) Spellbinders; (Border Punch - Arch Lattice) Martha Stewart; (Sewing Thread - White) Gütermann

I am really in love with this little butterfly. For this card I used the sketch challenge that is currently running on The Craft's Meow. 

I am always one to interpret the sketches and "fudge" until I can fit it into what I want to create. In this case I wanted the sentiment to be the focal point and, and I moved the buttons down a bit. Here an unclosed picture of the little butterfly saying "hello" to my friend :)




So that's all I have for you today; go check out the amazing creations by the talented DT. And I look forward to seeing your color creations!

Our sponsors this week:

Winner's Choice of 3 Digis

$10 gift certificate

Petal Point Options Pad

[DYSU] Challenge #57 - Anything Goes

Hello everyone! It's Thursday and this week has been one crazy one. When Monday started, I had no idea I would be in the OR. But some symptoms came up on Monday night and between all the different doctor's offices and such, I was pretty lucky to get last minute appointments everywhere. The CT scan confirmed that I have a kidney stone which explains the pains and other symptoms that were pretty indicative of kidney stones. So today I'll be getting one removed. If you could keep me in your thoughts and prayers, I would super grateful!

In the meantime, this week at DYSU we have the best challenge Anything Goes. This is one of those fun challenges where everyone has free reign to create to their heart's content. I almost feel like these are the most challenging challenge, because I love so many things. With other challenges usually I have something to steer me down a path.

Here is a card using some stamps from The Craft's Meow. I have made a stained glass window that is suppose to glow.


Stamps: (Nina B Designs - Simply Delightful) The Craft's Meow
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - White, Smokey Shadow) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin - No. 3 Chili Powder, No. 4 Lemon Drop, No. 5 Chicken Feed, No. 6 Stick Candy, No. 7 Seed Packet, No. 9 Spice Tin) Ranger; (Versamark, Memento - London Fog) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Detailed Embossing Powder - Black) Ranger; (Embossing Powder - White) Stamp 'n Stuff; (Rhinestones) Recollection

I'll let you in on a secret (and you may think me insane), but I colored each of those little sections in the doily with a tiny brush and Jenni Bowlin inks. I won't tell you how long it took, but it was like a nice therapeutic way to zone out and forget the real world stress for a bit. Painting each pane little by little was a really great experience - it was like tickling the stain glass out of this boring black and white doily.



This is actually one of those cards that I probably feel quite attached to, after the whole creation process ;) Here is an up-close look at the banner. It actually carried the doily pattern with Versamark. It makes for a little bit of extra detail without detracting from the main focal point.



Hope you like this little creation. Hop over to the DTs samples and see what kind of inspirations they have cooked up for you. And since this is "Anything Goes" I expect you all to play :)

Our sponsors this week:

Crafty Individuals Prize Pack

The Stamp Fairy $10 Dollar Gift Certificate

Stamp & Create $25 Gift Certificate

[DYSU] Challenge #46 - Splash of Blue

Hello girls! It's almost the end of the week and I'm a few more days closer to my vacation! Yay! But today we have a challenge to use a Splash of Blue on your cards, paper projects or anything else...

I am using one of my favorite The Craft's Meow stamps from Nina B Designs and created a card that fits almost all occasions, be it for a wedding congrats, a quick hello, or a way to thank someone.


Stamps: (Nina B Designs - Simply Delightful) The Craft's Meow
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Kraft) Papertrey Ink; (Sweetbay) Memory Box Co
Ink: (Memento - London Fog, Tuxedo Black; Versamark) Tsukineko; (Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Antique Linen) Ranger
Embellishments: (Very Vintage Buttons - White; Saddle Stitch Ribbon - True Black) Papertrey Inks; (Embossing Powder - Ebony) Martha Stewart

It has a quirky vintage but also modern feel. Vintage modern! Does that even exist? I took some blue pattern paper from Memory Box Co and stamped the doily flower on it. I wanted one black one to stand out and decided to anchor it on the corner.



A nice elegant black embossing for the sentiment and a thick, elegant saddle stitch ribbon to make a nice statement. I also inked up the edges with some Antique Linen to soften the pattern paper.



I found this shimmery button in my mix of White buttons from my Very Vintage Papertrey stash, and it reminded me like mother of pearl. It's quite divine and decided it makes a great finishing touch. What do you think?

Don't forget to visit the other DYSU girls and see how they added their version of a splash of blue. Then come and play along, since prizes are are stake, as well as bragging rights :) Since it's time for holiday cards production, there is plenty of way to make this inspiration fit, such as blue snowflakes, blue skies, some non-traditional Christmas colors, Hanukkah...you name it!

Our sponsors this week:

Robyn's Fetish Winner’s Choice of EITHER 5 digital stamps OR 4 digital stamps and 1 paper pack

Mami Doodles 4 Digital Images

Raindrop Echo Drops Winner’s Choice of 4 Digi Sentiment Sets

Reminder: TCM Little Frieda & Lulu Mischief...

to give away here. All you have to do is leave a comment, telling me which of the TCM stamps is your favorite by this Friday noon on this blog entry.

[DYSU] Challenge #44 - Teal

This is one of those weeks where I am counting my lucky stars to be on the road and enjoying living in a hotel. Well, one can't complain too much if it's the Sheraton, since they have pretty good housekeeping and comfy beds, not to mention I almost always get an upgrade. The internet is still out at my house, and I was told that it would take 5-7 days for Comcast to fix it. Since the internet has been out since Saturday, it will make it a whopping 9-11 days in a row with no service. That's a significant percentage of a month and their service is not cheap. *Le Sigh*

So please bear with me if you aren't getting comments or if I seem MIA. In the meantime we have a new challenge at DYSU to tie you over. All things Teal is what we're looking for...

We are sponsored by a personal favorite of mine: The Craft's Meow. When I heard of this news I was squealing with glee. In fact, good thing no one was home to witness the oh-so-very-embarrassing girlie display. I was sent a sweet little stamp set called Little Frieda & Lulu - Mischief, which I actually already have in my stash. So, guess what? Leave a message telling me which one of The Craft's Meow stamp set if your favorite and why and I will pull a random comment to give away my extra Little Frieda & Lulu - Mischief! Just because... ;) Shall we give this a week or so before I draw a winner?


Stamps: (Little Frieda & Lulu - Mischief) The Craft's Meow
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Kraft, Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo, Antique Linen); (Memento - Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Mister Huey - Lunch Tray) Studio Calico; (6x6 Template - Mini Flower Frenzy) The Crafter's Workshop; (Stella & Rose Decorative Trims - Mabel "Little Lady" Trims) My Mind's Eye; (Border Punch - Apron Lace) Fiskars

My inspiration and starting point is actually from the current TCM sketch. It's a fun one, isn't it?

If you squint you can tell that I moved the scalloped edge into the card frame itself and moved the trim to the bottom. I tried oh so hard to put a bow and tag in but the card got so cluttered and I really wanted the Mister Huey and my new template to take full effect. So I left it off, and am truly hoping the TCM girls can still see the sketch inspiration in this lil darling card.



Did I mention how much fun I had creating this Teal card? Go see what the other amazing girls on the DYSU blog are whipping up. And don't forget to play along in our DYSU weekly challenge and the TCM sketch challenge!

And if you like this stamp, leave a comment.

Our sponsors this week:

The Craft's Meow Winner’s Choice of 1 Stamp Set

Dearie Dolls Winner's Choice of 4 Digis

Copic Marker Scrapbooking 6 Copic Ciao Markers (North/South America), Martha Stewart punch (rest of the world)

Make a Wish

The Craft's Meow has a monthly sketch challenge going. I had to pull a card together before heading off on my vacation, so I decided to pull the sketch inspiration from the August TCMMCSC.

It's been a while since I had bought some Emma's Shoppe bought from Lisa's fantastic store, but haven't put it to good use.


Stamps: (Butterfly Kisses) Nine B Designs;
Paper:(Paper Basics Card Stock - Vintage Cream, True Black) Papertrey Ink; (Emma's Shoppe Collection) Crate Paper
Ink: (Memento - Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Designer Brads - Claire) SEI; (Key Ingredient Kit "Penelope's Potpourri" - Ribbon) Taylored Expressions

I inked up this cute little girl and stamped her on pattern paper (something that I don't do too often). At this point, I realized that all the elements from the sketch aren't going to fit into this card. I pulled some of the inspiring elements off the sketch that resulted in adding some cute brads, more pattern paper and a ribbon.



I hope it tickles! Come play along, won't you? There are some cute stamps at stake with designers such as Nina Brackett, Jenni Suchins, and Michelle Bertuzzi to be had!

[Paperplay Challenge] Week 29 - Ribbon, Lace & Button

Note: If you are looking for DYSU challenge - please keep scrolling :)

Some challenges are a challenge even for a Design Team member. I had an extreme mojo block with this one. No matter how many times I tried putting something together, it just didn't work. How can three little harmless ingredients of Ribbon, Lace & Button drive someone to the brink of insanity? Perhaps, all I needed was that time pressure to just put something together...and call it the day. Well, here is my contribution (and hoping this challenge won't torture you as much as it has me ;)


Stamps: (Butterfly Kisses; Fly Free) Nine B Designs;
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink; (Scrap Pack - Cream) Recollections; (Once Upon a Spring Time) Graphic 45
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin - No. 11 Brown Sugar; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Antique Linen) Ranger; (Versamark) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Pearls - Champagne) Kaisercraft; (Stickles - Diamond) Ranger; (Vintage Buttons - Autumn Collection) Papertrey Ink; (Embossing Powder - Detail Clear) Stampendous!; (Key Ingredient Kit "Penelope's Potpourri" - Ribbon) Taylored Expressions; (Sewing Thread - White) Gütermann; (Lace Trim) May Arts; (Corner Chomper) We R Memories

The first road block was to find lace. Lace, lace, lace...not usually my medium. But thankfully I bought a card kit from The Craft's Meow that had a piece of lace to my rescue. Since I haven't had a chance to work with my Graphic 45 paper in that said bought kit, I decided to pull some things together from it. As inspiration I was also using the sketch that The Craft's Meow is currently running. They have The Craft's Meow Monthly Card Sketch Challenge that has debuted this month, in case you want to play along :)

My next hurdle was coming up with color combinations. I decided to pull colors from the pattern paper and start assembling. The butterfly is clear embossed and then sentiment dressed up with some Stickles to give it that extra shine.



I layered the lace on a broader satin ribbon and gave it a few pearls for good measure. Popped a tiny button onto my butterfly and called my "Ribbon, Lace & Button" card done. What do you think? Make sure to check out the other amazing contributions from the Paperplay Challenge DT and don't forget to leave them some love.

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• Bunny Zoe Crafts

[The Craft's Meow] July Release Day 4 - Baggin' Some Rays

How do you like our little release party so far? Do you have your shopping list already made up? If so, I wanna hear which sets you're getting!

Today's preview at The Craft's Meow July Release is a large sheet that will give anyone an excuse to create cards. The sentiments on this set are sweet and dear that you can send to a mom, a friend, a sister, a co-worker, a teacher, a kid...you get my point ;) It's a Michelle Bertuzzi stamp set called Baggin' Some Rays and its release can't be timed any better - perfect to celebrate our summer season.

In fact, when I saw this stamp set, I already knew what I wanted to do. I just had to go sit down and make this card...read on to hear how this sweet, simple card turned out to be the card full of nightmares!


Stamps: (Nina B Designs - Baggin' Some Rays) The Craft's Meow
Paper: Paper Basics Card Stock - White) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Perfect Match Pigment Ink - Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest, Hawaiian Shores) Papertrey Ink; (Memento - Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (#742 - Light Tangerine Thread; #3806 - Light Cyclamen Pink; #926 - Medium Gray Green) DMC; (Nestabilities - Small Classic Circles) Spellbinders

WARNING: This is a CAC card. Clean And Complicated card, not very CAS. I really enjoyed making it until I realized how much work this was. Here are the steps:

• Stamped the center of the sun onto a scrap paper; cut it out
• Stamped center of the sun onto the white card stock with Versamark after measuring out the spacing
• Lined up scrap paper center with stamped Versamark center
• Placed plastic cross-stitching canvas over the circle and paper pierced a grid onto my white card stock
• Rinse & Repeat last two steps for the other two centers ;)
• Grab floss and start cross stitching each center
• Cross-stitch some more
• Cross-stitch yet some more
• Take a nap
• Cross-stitch
• Go to work
• Cross-stitch; get fed up; stamp the rays and cut out; die cut centers out

And because this card was made with lots of love, blood and sweat, here is an up-close look.



I was kidding on the blood, but I did prick myself a few times, cause card stock is stubborn! Here a few things to keep in mind:

• I had a small grid and used two strands of floss. The small grid gives good coverage (no white card stock showing). The larger the grid, the harder to cover the white space, unless you add more floss, but card stock buckles and tears.
• Card stock is no Aida cloth. The more the card stock gets stabbed and pierced, it loses stability and integrity. I could feel how the centers got very soft after I reached the half way point. Kinda like paper that has been set out in damp weather...
• The smaller the grid, the more time-consuming. Really ;) Take your time estimate and triple or quadruple your time. A friend asked how long it took to create the centers and I thought was about 45min. I was cross-stitching while listening to Bones in the background. Four episodes in, I was still stitching on the same center - and each episode is about 43min. 'Nuff said.
• I'm usually not such a snail when cross-stitching, but cross-stiching on paper is naturally slower - no tugging, no pulling fast, holes aren't pierced perfectly...
• And it goes without saying that one should make all the x's go in the same direction. It gives it that clean, uniform look...*smile*

So I hope this blog post was informative. It's my Lessons Learned that I wanted to put into a blog post to remind me not to underestimate the time needed to execute some ideas.



But onward to fun things - if you would like to win this fun stamp set, get your summer spirit on and leave a little love on each of the DT's blogs. You never know from whose blog we'll draw a lucky winner. You'll have until 10:00 pm Pacific tonight / 1:00 am Eastern tomorrow to make the rounds and leave comments.

• The Craft’s Meow Blog(Lisa)
• Amy Tsuruta
• Amy Young
• Debbie Pamment
• Jean Martin
• Jenny Suchin
• Jessica Fick
• Julie Ranae Murray
• Kim Yu
• Lindsay Amrhein
• Lynn Miller
• Miesje Flach
• Nina Brackett
• Viola Mahr

You'll want to see how each Design Team member interprets summer...! What things are you looking forward to this summer?

[The Craft's Meow] July Release Day 3 - It's a Banner Day

First off, *Thank You* to each of you for all your sweet comments. They really made my day and it's always nice to hear what elements on the cards catch each person's eye. Secondly, did you like Life is a Carnival? You know you wanna get it... ;)

Today's preview at The Craft's Meow July Release is a small stamp set that will give you lots of bang for your buck. I love banners; I love alphabets & fonts - so this one is a good set to have in your stash. It's another Nina B Designs stamp set called It's a Banner Day. So let's get a our party hats out and celebrate, right?


Stamps: (Nina B Designs - It's a Banner Day) The Craft's Meow
Paper: Paper Basics Card Stock - White, Sweet Blush) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Perfect Match Pigment Ink - Fresh Snow) Papertrey Ink; (Jenni Bowlin - No. 11 Brown Sugar; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Antique Linen, Spun Sugar) Ranger; (Brilliance - Pearlescent Beige) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (White Thread) Gütermann; (Rustic Cream Twine) Papertrey Ink

Major confession time: When I saw this stamp set I was excited - can't have enough banners. But I was clueless how to showcase this set. A banner strung across with some pattern paper is a tad too straightforward. I wanted to do more for this little guy, you know? That's when it hit me...

Create a fun background using the letters. White ink on pink is always great. I love the soft, sweet color. Add some zig-zag stitching around the card and I had a great base. At this point I was stuck again...what next? So I took out some Antique Linen to distress the edge without a real reason. Hey - I do my best thinking when procrastinating some ;)



Four-piece banner made me think of four letter words - totally irrational because you can cut them apart, which I eventually did ;) But yes, with many friends being preggers, the phrase "Baby Girl" just popped into my head. I stamped the banner frames in Pearlescent Beige, added the letters and cut each banner out. Distressed the edges with some matching pink ink and strung them together with twine. Time to go hanging the banners up...:)

So if you would like to win this wee little darling stamp, get your party spirit on and leave a little love on the DT's blogs. You never know from whose blog we'll draw a lucky winner. You'll have until 10:00 pm Pacific tonight / 1:00 am Eastern tomorrow to make the rounds and leave comments.

• The Craft’s Meow Blog(Lisa)
• Amy Tsuruta
• Amy Young
• Debbie Pamment
• Jean Martin
• Jenny Suchin
• Jessica Fick
• Julie Ranae Murray
• Kim Yu
• Lindsay Amrhein
• Lynn Miller
• Miesje Flach
• Nina Brackett
• Viola Mahr

You'll want to see how each Design Team member celebrates...!

[The Craft's Meow] July Release Day 2 - Life's A Carnival

[2011.06.30] I'd like to enter this card into The Stamp It! Cards Week Challenge. Go check out the challenge description :)

Were you blown away by the preview of Lovely Birds yesterday? It is a very sweet set and I can't believe what the other girls have created. So blown away! Well, our four day previews for The Craft's Meow July Release continues today with one of my favorite sets! Today we are highlighting a Nina B Designs stamps set called Life is a Carnival (Oh, this is so true!). So hop on in, and we'll take you on a ride...

This stamp set has three huge gorgeous rides, a few fun fair items that any kid or adult enjoys and some awesome sentiments to fit any celebratory or fun occasion. I think this unique stamp set will be one of my favorite go-to-stamps.


Stamps: (Nina B Designs - Life is a Carnival) The Craft's Meow
Paper: (Preppie Pack) Bazzill Basics Paper; (Curtain Call Borders) Graphic 45;
Ink: (Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark) Tsukineko; (Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Antique Linen) Ranger
Embellishments: (Embossing Powder - Ebony) Martha Stewart; (Baker's Twine - Chocolate) Papertrey Ink; (Soft-core Color Pencils) Prismacolor (Kraft Mini Ticket Strips) Maya Road; (Metals Stickers - Silver Metal) Mark Richards

I decided to highlight this Carnival stamp set by creating my own background with the ticket stamp and some Antique Linen ink. I fell in love with the carousel and wanted it to stand out. Two steps later, the carousel was heat embossed and cut out. Does it not look divine?



I also had some yummy Graphic 45 Curtain Call in my stash, purchased a while back from The Craft's Meow Store *grin* I used Maya Road Mini Tickets to create a nice visual line to anchor my carousel at an angle, and pulled out the Curtain Call borders to stamp on my sentiment. I love the little details in this sentiment...can you see the little rivets around the center height of the fonts?

Three lucky winners can take take this darling stamp set home for free. All you have to do is comment on each designer's blog. You never know from whose blog we'll draw a lucky winner. You'll have until 10:00 pm Pacific tonight / 1:00 am Eastern tomorrow to make the rounds and leave comments.

• The Craft’s Meow Blog(Lisa)
• Amy Tsuruta
• Amy Young
• Debbie Pamment
• Jean Martin
• Jessica Fick
• Julie Ranae Murray
• Kim Yu
• Lindsay Amrhein
• Lynn Miller
• Miesje Flach
• Nina Brackett

You'll want to see how each Design Team member's life is like a carnival...!

[The Craft's Meow] July Preview Day 1 - Lovely Birds

Have you been seeing the cute previews on The Craft's Meow store blog? I know that you've been dying to see what's up and this month I have the honor of guest designing for Lisa and the Craft's Meow. So, welcome to Day One of the previews. Today we are highlighting a Nina B Designs stamps set called Lovely Birds.

This stamp set has a variety of *eight* cute little birds and three amazing scenes to place these birds with. Two sentiments to make this a great everyday set! Shall we go see?


Stamps: (Nina B Designs - Lovely Birds) The Craft's Meow
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Kraft) Papertrey Ink; (Basic Card Stock - White) Recollections
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin - No. 11 Brown Sugar) Ranger; (Brilliance - Pearlescent Beige) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Impression Plate - Woodgrain; Rustic Cream Button Twine) Papertrey Ink; (Soft-core Color Pencils) Prismacolor;

I knew immediately that I wanted to play with the little patch of flowers and little bird house. After coloring it, I wanted to pop it onto a little rustic wood. Isn't it adorable?



So, how badly do you want to win this stamp set? *wink wink* Three lucky winners can win this one by commenting on the designer's blog. You'll have until 10:00 pm Pacific tonight / 1:00 am Eastern tomorrow to make the rounds and leave comments.

• The Craft’s Meow Blog(Lisa)
• Amy Tsuruta
• Amy Young
• Debbie Pamment
• Jean Martin
• Jenny Suchin
• Jessica Fick
• Julie Ranae Murray
• Kim Yu
• Lindsay Amrhein
• Lynn Miller
• Miesje Flach
• Nina Brackett
• Viola Mahr

And you don't want to the amazing work by this Design Team...!

Guest Designing For...

Lisa from The Craft's Meow has some friends that will help guest design on a rotational basis. Guess who is helping The Craft's Meow preview their July's release? *wink wink* Let me just say that you are in for a treat, so stay tuned. Previews start tomorrow - so check back.

One Simple Word - Love

With Independence Day creeping up, I see many challenges calling for "Red, Blue & White" and "4th of July" themes. As an American, I do hold this holiday near and dear to my heart, because of the privilege of living in this amazing country, based on founding principles such as "freedom of speech" and "freedom of religion." But I must sadly admit, I don't really send cards out for this holiday. I find it hard to create cards that I would normally not gift myself...Do you gals relate?

So this week's PaperPlay Challenge theme - Stars & Stripes - was difficult for me to create with. My imagination was stuck in a rut with stars, flags, Independence Day. I was almost convinced that I will be creating a Fourth of July card, when I saw what this week's sponsor Just Some Lines provided. A couple of fun digis that were not Independence Day themed, and that's when it clicked! It could be love, birthday, or encouragement theme...who cares? It's just stars & stripes!

So here is my interpretation of this week's theme:


Stamps: (Emo Amber and Aleks Sitting) Just Some Lines; (Mega Mixed Messages) Papertrey Ink; (Claire Brennan Images - Star Quality) The Craft's Meow
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - White) Papertrey Ink; (Basic Card Stock - White) Recollections; (Popculture - Silly String) KI Memories
Ink: (Memento - Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Soft-core Color Pencils) Prismacolor

I'm so in love with this sweet image. I decide to paper-piece the Alek's shirt and add little hand-drawn little stars onto her dress..."Stars & Stripes sitting in a corner, singing k.i.s.s.i.n.g ..."



For a fun background, I pulled out a cute star image I have been dying to use. I purchased it along with one of The Craft's Meow kit and it was designed by Claire Brennan (the Waltzing Mouse) herself. I think creating everything in black and white and giving just the two some color really works...The rest of the card kinda says it all, and didn't require much more: just a hand-drawn line to give Amber and Aleks a "wall" to hang out on and a little "Love" sentiment. Voila!



Did you enjoy that? If so, head over to the rest of the PaperPlay Design Team and come play along with us this week!

By the time this challenge closes, I'll be with chilling with my extended family (who are visiting from the UK) on a beach, enjoying a good read, some volleyball, and lots of sun & ocean! If you are celebrating Independence Day, what are your plans for the Fourth?

Thinking of You

It's been a while since I had a chance to make something for one of my favorite challenges Embellish Magazine Challenge. When I saw that this challenge revolves around square card, I got all giddy. I love making lil square cards, cause they go so well with a gift. 

With the summer nearing, I really loved this sweet little color palette.

At wee Memories this week, they are featuring a challenge called C.R.A.F.T.S. - Use Color, Ribbon, Acrylic, Flowers, Twine and/or Stamps. And because I can't really follow directions to a tee, I used a flower chipboard and some floral pattern paper, tulle instead of ribbon, and a sentiment for my stamps :)

To my dismay, I must have been on some color high. When I pulled out some s.e.i. Mimosa paper, I was so sure there were pink and yellow hues with some bridging into the orange/peach. It even has this beautiful luster to it, but when looking at this picture it really just looks orange and red.


Stamps: (Little Frieda Daisies) The Craft's Meow
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - White) Papertrey Ink; (Mimosa) s.e.i.
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin - No. 11 Brown Sugar) Ranger
Embellishments: (Portrait Collection - Chipboard, Sew Brads) Crate Paper; (Tulle) The Craft's Meow Kit

I absolutely adore the Crate Paper's Portrait Collection - something about that blue hue in that set that makes it just all together perfect.



If you look carefully, you can tell that there is this luster on the paper. It's what makes s.e.i. paper so fun. But note to self - check the color palette! I blame it on being out of practice ;)