Love You ~ cQc 39

I'm in love...with Arielle's color combination, ColourQ Challenge #39, that is! The shades of red & blue with contrasting white on this quilted pin cushion are delightful, don't you think? Check out the Pals Paper Arts #49: 4th of July Inspiration picture...so perfect for the holiday weekend! You know how much I LOVE ribbon, right? Well, the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog challenge #3 to use ribbon with a patriotic them, so I must play along!



There's only one little ooops on my card...I grabbed the Chocolate Chip Craft ink instead of the Bravo Burgundy Craft ink to do a little heat embossing. Boy, is coloring easier with embossed image lines!



Thanks for stopping by! Is everyone ready a weekend of sparkle? Plans for the Schafer family aren't confirmed yet, but fireworks are a definate!



Stamps: Dreams du Jour
Paper: Real Red, Bravo Burgundy, Night of Navy, Whisper White CS
Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft, Copics
Other: Brocade Blue Grosgrain, Clear EP, Heat Tool, Linen Thread, Sticky Strip, Sparkler Button & Pearl Flower Pins (Taylored Expressions), Lace

DREAMS ~ KWerner Color Inspiration #49

I was just turning the lights off after a night with the girls...watching Twilight...when I checked my blog list for new projects. Low and behold, Kristina had just posted the round-up for last week and the new Color Inspiration Challenge #49! I thought briefly about heading to bed anyway, but couldn't stand the temptation to break out these fun colors and create a card.



The card base is Kiwi Kiss, the front covered with Raspberry Tart DSP. The panel of Pacific Point has Whisper White Scallop Edges on the top and bottom and was then wrapped with a piece of Rose Red Grosgrain ribbon. I used my neglected Dreams du Jour stamp set for this card, which is great for watercoloring. I stamped the image in Black Stazon & again in Rose Red, cut out the Black full image and just the Rose Red DREAMS part. After coloring the flowers and leaves with the blender pen, I layered the pieces together and attached the image to the card with some Linen Thread.

Stamps: Dreams du Jour
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, Whisper White CS, Raspberry Tart DSP
Ink: Black Stazon, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss
Other: Blender Pen, Scallop Edge punch, 1/16" Hole punch, Crafters Tool Kit, Ice Circle Rhinestone Brads, Rose Red 1" Grosgrain, Linen Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

All Occasions Stamp-a-Stack Projects

Here are the full size photos of the All Occasions Stamp-a-Stack Card Class that I hosted last night. We were able to use the Stamp-a-majig quite a bit and even tried some new techniques including masking and faux stitching. Thanks to Paula & Heather for joining me for a little "girl time" and stamping fun:)

Thinking of You



Stamps: Trendy Trees
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White & Old Olive CS
Ink: Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss
Other: Fresh Favorites II buttons, Linen Thread, Stamp-a-majig, Stampin' Dimensionals
Technique: Two-Step Stamping

Congratulations



Stamps: Petal Pizazz, Congrats
Paper: Ruby Red, Pretty in Pink & Whisper White
Ink: Ruby Red, Pretty in Pink & Pumpkin Pie
Other: Eyelet Border Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals
Technique: Masking

Know Life



Stamps: Dreams du Jour, Petal Pizazz
Paper: Baja Breeze, Going Gray CS, Urban Garden DSP
Ink: Basic Gray, Baja Breeze
Other: Filigree Brads, Crafters Tool Kit, Signo White Gel Pen
Techniques: Paper Piercing, Faux Stitching

A Special Note



Stamps: Cheep Talk
Paper: Apricot Appeal & Whisper White CS, Good Morning Sunshine DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pads, Chocolate Chip & Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers
Other: Bold Brights Brads, Crafters Tool Kit, Stamp-a-majig
Techniques: Two-step stamping, Marker to Stamp

Dream a Little



Stamps: Dream a Little
Paper: Perfect Plum, Kiwi Kiss, Going Gray & Whisper White
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Perfect Plum
Other: Blender Pen, Scoring Tool, Pretties Kit
Technique: Watercoloring, scoring/folding

Bella Dreams

There are some super talented ladies who submit cards for Jen's sketch challenges. Here is my card submission for this week's I (Heart) to Stamp sketch challenge.



Stamps: Dreams du Jour
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip CS, Watercolor Paper, Bella Rose DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad, Bravo Burgandy, Pretty in Pink & Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers
Other: Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals