PDCC127: Birthday with Sesame Street

This is the card I made for the Play Date Cafe color challenge. This is my first time entering the challenge. I'm starting to lean more towards color challenges. I'm not sure why.

I know this card isn't super original. I've been wanting to make these punch art Sesame Street characters for awhile now, but never had a reason to. When I saw the colors for this challenge I knew this was my opportunity.

The Stamps
SU Upsy Daisy (sentiment)

The Colors
Not Quite Navy
Real Red
Garden Green
Daffodil Delight

The Embellishments
SU 5/8" Real Red Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon
SU Big Top Birthday DSP

The Tools
A lot of SU circle punches :-)
SU Decorative Label Punch
SU Perfect Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

And, now for the palette...

CTD187: Inspired by Nature Distress

This is the card I did for the Color Throwdown Challenge. I used the Distress Essentials kit from Stampin' Up! to create the distressed background. I had never used the kit before. I had a pretty good time with it!

The Stamps
SU Inspired by Nature
SU Strength & Hope

The Colors
Wisteria Wonder
Chocolate Chip
So Saffron
Always Artichoke (substituted for Certainly Celery)

The Embellishments
SU 1/4" Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon
SU Wisteria Wonder DSP
SU Basic Pearls

The Tools
SU Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
SU Distress Essentials Kit
SU Clear Embossing Powder
SU Heat Tool
SU Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die

And, now for the palette...

SR119: If its not okay

This is the card I made for the Stampin' Royalty challenge. It is the first time I have entered this challenge. I really love color challenges. I found this challenge great because I got to use up some of the colors that are getting ready to retire!

The Stamps
SU Pursuit of Happiness
SU Fine Flourish

The Colors
Concord Crush
Blushing Bride
Peach Parfait
Whisper White

The Embellishments
SU Basic Pearls

The Tools
Versamark
SU Heat Tool
Velum
SU White Embossing Powder
SU Final Press Textured Impressions Embossing Powder

And, now for the palette...

cQc132: Celebrate with Party this Way

Wow, lots of cutting with this card! I made this card for the colourQ Challenge. The colors were Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Lucky Limeade, Basic Black and White. Overall, I'm happy with how this card turned out although it didn't turn out quite how I envisioned it in my mind's eye. I cut out each candle after I stamped and embossed. Took a bit of time, but I think it's pretty cool.

The Stamps
SU Outlined Occasions
SU Party This Way

The Colors
Poppy Parade
Lucky Limeade
Pumpkin Pie
Basic Black
Whisper White

The Embellishments
SU Basic Rhinestones
SU 3/8" Poppy Parade Stitched Poly Ribbon

The Tools
Versamark
SU Heat Tool
SU White Embossing Powder

And, now for the palette...

PP90: Happy Birthday with Flower Fancy

This is the card I made for the Paper Players challenge. This week the challenge was a color challenge. The colors were Not Quite Navy, Pool Party and Certainly Celery. I seem to be running low on my Pool Party supplies (because it is one of my favorite colors) so I substituted Baja Breeze.

For this card I used the marker layering technique. I think this is one of my favorite techniques right now! I love how it looks on the card. It makes anyone an artist.

The Stamps
SU Flower Fancy
SU Occasional Quotes

The Colors
Not Quite Navy
Baja Breeze
Certainly Celery
Very Vanilla

The Embellishments
SU Elegant Soiree DSP
SU Baja Breeze DSP

The Tools
SU Watercolor Paper
SU Decorative Label Punch
StazOn
SU Blender Pen

And, now for the challenge...

CP160: Mothers Day with Bordering on Romance

This is the card I made for the Card Patterns sketch challenge. I really love the marker layering technique. It is so much fun and really easy to do. I'm no an artist in the traditional sense so shading kind of baffles me. But, I swear, anyone can do the marker layering technique with Stampin' Write Markers.

The Stamps
SU Bordering on Romance
SU Teeny Tiny Wishes

The Colors
Daffodil Delight
Poppy Parade
Peach Parfait
Pear Pizzazz
Whisper White

The Embellishments
SU Hardware Kit
SU Daffodil Delight 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon
SU Sunny Garden DSP

The Tools
SU Label Framelits Die
SU Word Window Punch
SU Modern Label Punch
StazOn
SU Watercolor Paper
SU Blender Pen

And, now for the sketch...

JUGS131: Love and Laughter

This is the card I made for the Just Us Girls challenge. This week it was a sketch challenge. This week I learned how to make a square bow. It is a lot easier to me to make a square bow than a traditional knotted bow. I really like how it turned out.

The Stamps
SU Love & Laughter

The Colors
Whisper White
Basic Grey
Basic Black
Pear Pizzazz

The Embellishments
SU Basic Rhinestones
SU Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Poly Stitched Ribbon
SU Basic Black DSP

The Tools
SU Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die
SU Itty Bitty Shapes Punch
SU Perfect Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
SU Black Embossing Powder
SU 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch
SU 1-3/8" Circle Punch
Versamark
SU Heat Tool

And, now for the sketch...