Curtain Call Color Challenge: {ACT 31}

How darling is this little house? This garden house from Ada & Darcy reminds me of a sweet little girl's playhouse. My husband and I are planning to move and fix up an old rounded roof shed in the backyard where my daughter Hannah can play house this summer. It just needs a good cleaning and a fresh coat of paint...then it will be ready for Hannah to move her kitchen set and baby dolls in. I imagine that my boys will sneak in and have a little fun, too!

To participate in the Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 31...

1. Create a papercrafted (card, scrapbook page, or 3D) project using these colors or similar shades.
2. Post it on your blog or other public gallery (Splitcoaststampers, Paper Craft Planet, Stampin' Addicts, etc.) using the keywords Curtain Call 31 and make sure to include a link back here to the challenge.
3. Enter your name and the direct link to your project in the Mr. Linky box below.

Please note the deadline will be Friday night: You have until Friday, May 28th before midnight (CST) to enter your Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 31 project.

Join us for the Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 31 and you could be one of the next Show Stoppers! We have two awards up for grabs plus a giveaway (details below)! Those chosen as "The Lead" and "Top 5" will receive an award to post on their blog(s) and share the exciting news!





Thinking of You



Love the grassy border....so easy! Just hand cut a couple of strips of cardstock and distress the top edge a little....viola...a perfect grassy border to showcase your outdoorsy image:) I inked the tree from Thoughts & Prayers stamp set in Not Quite Navy and stamped it directly on to a piece of Tea Party DSP. The little Pretty in Pink flowers were punched with the Trio Flower Punch and attached with Vintage Brads. Finally, a yummy bow (of course) is tied at the bottom to complete the card for sending.



By the way, I'm still on a learning curve with my NEW MacBook Pro, but totally in love with the simplicity & efficiency of it!!! Thanks to those of you Mac users that sent me some feedback and tips on editing my photographs! Anybody out there use GIMP to edit photos on their Mac?



Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst, Whisper White, Garden Green CS, Tea Party DSP
Ink: Night of Navy
Other: Trio Flower Punch, Mat Pack & Paper Piercing Tool, Vintage Brads, Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Cutter Kit

The rest of the Curtain Call Crew has samples to show you today, too, so make sure you stop by to see:

Amy White at Devlinwhite Designs
Andrea Roose at Andrea's Scrap- und Stampel Blog
Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) at Random Acts of Creativity
Julie Smith at Paper and Such
Lea Lawson at Lea's Cupcakes & Sunshine
Marisa Ritzen at Rosemary Reflections
Melissa Hubert at My Paper Obsession
Shelley Germann at Stampin' Garden
Sue Kohler at My Inner Reflection

...then play along with us and post your Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 31 creation using Mr. Linky back here at Stacey's Stamping Stage.

Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 23

The Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 23 posting will remain at the top of my blog page through Friday night. Scroll down to view more recent projects.



After hitting you all with a bright & bold color scheme last week, I felt it was time to calm things down a bit. Look at this gorgeous inspiration room with the Sydney Damask wallpaper at Thibaut Design. I love the subtle Pretty in Pink, Whisper White & Kraft with the contrast of Basic Black!

To participate in the Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 23...

1. Create a papercrafted (card, scrapbook page, or 3D) project using these colors or similar shades.
2. Post it on your blog or other public gallery (Splitcoaststampers, Paper Craft Planet, Stampin' Addicts, etc.) using the keywords Curtain Call including a direct link back here to the challenge.
3. Enter your name and the exact link to your project in the Mr. Linky box below.

Please note the new deadline will be Friday night: You have until Friday, April 2nd before midnight (CST) to enter your Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 23 project.

Join us for the Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 23 and you could be one of the next Show Stoppers! We have two new award up for grabs! Those chosen as "The Lead" and "Top 5" will receive an award to post on their blog(s) and share the exciting news!




Praying for You



I inked up this lovely image from the Thoughts & Prayers stamp set in Black Stazon and attached three flowers punched from the Boho Flower Punch with the Pretty in Pink Epoxy Brads. The layered designer paper is from the Sending Love & Bella Bleu pack, the perimeter of the kraft print stitched with the sewing machine. The real wow is that yummy Basic Black Satin bow!





Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers
Paper: Kraft, White Naturals, Whisper White CS, Sending Love & Bella Bleu DSP
Ink: Black Stazon
Other: Pretty in Pink Epoxy Brads, Boho Flower Punch, Basic Black Satin Ribbon



The Curtain Call Crew has samples to show you today, so make sure you stop by to see:

Amy White at Devlinwhite Designs
Andrea Roose at Andrea's Scrap- und Stampel Blog
Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) at Random Acts of Creativity
Julie Smith at Paper and Such
Lea Lawson at Lea's Cupcakes & Sunshine
Marisa Ritzen at Rosemary Reflections
Melissa Hubert at My Paper Obsession
Shelley Germann at Stampin' Garden
Sue Kohler at My Inner Reflection

...then play along with us and post your Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 23 creation using Mr. Linky back here at Stacey's Stamping Stage.

Get Well Soon ~ FS 151

Hi everybody! It's good to be back after somewhat of a hiatus from stamping...

To get back in the swing of things, I headed to Splitcoaststampers to get some inspiration and what a great night to visit! The Featured Stamper #151 was just announced...the fabulous SmilyStef who hosts the inspiration challenge each week. Her gallery is amazing and full of inspiration! Here is Steph's card which led me to create this Get Well Soon card for a friend of mine who recently had surgery.





Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Not Quite Navy
Paper: Kraft, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla CS, Bella Bleu DSP
Other: Circle Nestabilities (non-SU), Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies, Kraft Corduroy buttons, Natural Hemp Twine, Mini and Pop-Up Glue Dots

Sharing in Your Sorrow

For the final design from the Stamp-a-Stack last week, I used the ever-so versatile stamp set called Thoughts and Prayers. It is is such a peaceful set with beautiful detail. I inked up the tree using my Stampin' Write Markers...Chocolate Chip for the trunk and branches, and then Always Artichoke and Sage Shadow for the leaves. The coordinating designer series specialty paper is called To the Nines can be ultra-masculine if you need it to be.





Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers
Paper: Sage Shadow, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla CS, To the Nines Specialty DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Sage Shadow Stampin' Write Markers
Other: Vintage Brads, Mat Pack & Paper Piercing Tool, Stampin' Dimensionals

Praying for You

The layout for my card was inspired by the Weekend Sketch Challenge #90 hosted this weekend by Lauri Schmidlin at Just Give Me Stamps blog.

I had to off-set my oval and trim off the edge since it's the only size die that I have currently. I have been looking into the Oval Nestabilities, but haven't broke the bank quite yet. If any of you have any thoughts on the nesties, please share them...why you like them, what sizes you use the most, etc. Much appreciated.

The image was inked up using markers, Soft Suede for the branch, Bermuda Bay for the leaves, and Rose Red for the blooms. I love these colors together:)





Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers
Paper: Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White CS, Thoroughly Modern DSP
Ink: Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Rose Red Stampin' Write Markers
Other: Big Shot, Oval Scallop Bigz Die, Kraft Corduroy Buttons, Mat Pack & Paper Piercing Tool, Stampin' Dimensionals
Technique: Stamp with Marker

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