Good Friend

I got my inspiration for this card from Dawn McVey's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #18 using Raspberry, Green, Chocolate, Kraft, and Cream and from the Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge #37 at Our Creative Corner.

The card base is Kraft with a scallop punched Chocolate Chip lower panel under the main image panel of Very Vanilla. There is a peek-a-boo effect with the top half circle punch where you see a little Melon Mambo DSP and cardstock. I stamped the three flowers using the Good Friend stamp set, stamped and colored in the greeting with Old Olive and a blender pen. Finally, the Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain is wrapped around the entire card front and tied off in a square knot.





Stamps: Good Friend
Paper: Kraft, Melon Mambo, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip CS
Ink: Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip
Other: Blender Pen, Stamp-a-majig, Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain, 1 3/8" Circle & Scallop Edge Punches

a special note of thanks ~ TECC64 & CTD38

I was so inspired by the Color Throwdown #38 and Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #64! I haven't had a lot of extra time this week to create, so I was ready to find my mojo tonight...gotta love Fridays!



As I was using my Stamp-a-majig for the greeting, I got a little smear of gray ink on my bird...ugh! Anyway, I tried to salvage my image by adding some more sponging around the edges of the image.

Stamps: Good Friend, Cheep Talk
Paper: Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP, Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Ruby Red, Whisper White CS
Ink: Basic Gray, Ruby Red
Other: Crafters Tool Kit, Flower Fusion Too, Basic Gray Corduroy Buttons, Boho Blossoms Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Baja Breeze Striped Grosgrain, Stampin' Sponges, Pop-up Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Four Seasons Scrapbook Fall Layout

Stamps: Cheep Talk, Good Friend, Big Deal
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Apricot Appeal, Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point CS, Good Morning Sunshine DSP
Ink: Chocoloate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, Apricot Appeal
Other: Pacific Point Striped Grosgrain & Corduroy Buttons, Linen Thread, Photo Corner & 1 1/4" Circle Punches

Brown Bird ~ MOJO74

Here's a card that I made for the Mojo Monday sketch #74. The Good Friend stamp set and coordinating Good Morning Sunshine paper are just too cute! I'm getting a lot of use out of these new SU products:) It may be difficult to tell, but there are Dazzling Diamonds on the bird's wing...





Stamps: Good Friend
Paper: Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White CS, Good Morning Sunshine DSP
Ink: Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip
Other: Flower Fusion Too, Summer Sun Corduroy Buttons, Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Two-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds, Stampin' Dimensionals

Good Friend ~ OCCC

Our Creative Corner posted a new sketch challenge today that I have been eagerly waiting for...and it's a fantastic one! There's only one problem...since I was reproducing the sketch from my memory, I switched the placement of the embellishments by mistake. I'll need to be more careful next time:)





Stamps: Good Friend
Paper: Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip & Whisper White CS, Die Cut Blooms Again, Good Morning Sunshine DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip & Kiwi Kiss
Other: Summer Sun Corduroy Buttons, Linen Thread, 1" Circle Punch, Blender Pen, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Hey There ~ TECC52TV

I couldn't wait to use my new Good Friend stamp set today, so when I saw
Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #52, I had my chance! At first I thought I could use my new Scalloped Oval Big Shot die for the center of the card sketch, but the die is bigger than I needed this time. The Coluzzle Oval came in handy, but I'm eager to use the die...so stay tuned for more this weekend:)

Oops! I just realized that I forgot to add the buttons on the sides of the oval:)





Stamps: Good Friend, Really Retro
Paper: Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss & Whisper White CS, Good Morning Sunshine DSP
Ink: Pacific Point, Summer Sun
Other: Pacific Point Striped Grosgrain, Coluzzle, Scallop Edge Punch,, Stampin' Dimensionals