Blended Birthday Bloom

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Happy Monday…I hope you had a good weekend and your week is off to an equally good start.  We do have the holiday weekend to look forward to after all.

I’m playing with the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge this week. Although, I found this combination a little difficult to figure out….

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Today’s card features a stamp that will be hard to say good-bye to soon….Blended Bloom.

Watermarked Photo 2 (2016-05-23-0655) The flower is so large and beautiful and is also so versatile.  Instead of coloring the bloom, I decided to heat emboss it in white embossing powder on Crushed Curry cardstock and fussy cut it out.  The card base is Bermuda Bay with a mat of Pool Party which is embossed in a retired embossing folder. The sentiment is stamp in Crushed Curry embossing powder which is also retired, but I had it and figured why not use it!  The sentiment is from the Cottage Greetings stamp set. I cut the sentiment using a die from the Treat Bag Framelits.  Sometimes you don’t realize all versatility you can get from some of the Framelit sets and the Treat Bag has so many of them.  Lastly, the Bermuda Bay ribbon is also a retired item.

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The inside sentiment is from the Lovely Amazing You stamp set and is stamped in Bermuda Bay.  I used a strip of DSP from the Cherry on Top 6 x 6 paper stack and a piece of Crushed Curry cardstock to embellish the inside a bit.  The envelope flap is also embellished with DSP.

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I was happy to spotlight this wonderful stamp before it heads into retirement…I think it will still be working (at least part-time) in my craft room, though!

Thanks very much for checking in on my project today.  I am happy to answer any questions or comments you may have.  Also, if you are not currently working with a demonstrator, I would be delighted to become yours….I am just an email away!

Until next time…take care,

Rosanne

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A Perky Plaid Thank You

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Isn’t it amazing how the weather can have such an affect on your days.  It is finally a warm, sunny day here after so many cloudy, rainy days and this has actually influenced my card today…go figure!  I also had some guidance from The Challenge #72 color challenge……

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Since this challenge included two of my favorite colors, blue and yellow, I jumped right in.

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This color combination makes for such a cheery card.  The card base is Pacific Point.  The plaid panel is from Lawn Fawn’s Perfectly Plaid 6 x 6 pad.  I love plaids almost as much as polka dots so I had to have this paper collection.  The colors are so bright and cheerful.  The thin panel is Whisper White cardstock stamped using the retiring Bordering Blooms stamp set stamped in Old Olive ink.  I really like this set and feel like I didn’t use it enough so I’m trying to make up for lost time.  The little flowers are punch using the also retiring Itty Bitty Accents punch and embellished with, you got it…retiring Old Olive candy dots.  The sentiment, stamped in Pacific Point, is from the Tin of Cards stamp set and cut using the Tags & Labels Framelits, which happily are sticking around.

So many favorites are going away, but there are so many, many more awesome products being introduced in the new Annual Catalog!  My pre-order and catalogs are due to arrive today, so besides the great weather that makes it a banner day for me.

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As always, I just took some paper scraps and embellished the inside where my personal note will go.  The envelope flap is also embellished with the perky plaid.  I think this is such a happy way to say thank you and will put a smile on someone’s face.  It sure made me smile making it!

Thanks so very much for checking in on my card today and I hope this card made you smile too!

I welcome all your comments and am always happy to answer any questions. Also, if you need a Demonstrator or more information on Stampin’ Up!, I am just an email away…[email protected]

Until next time,
Rosanne

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Timeless Congratulations

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Today’s card was a little bit outside of my comfort zone, but was inspired by the Can You Case It #119 Color Challenge…..

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I am always a little challenged when it comes to working with metallic colors.  I like cards that use them and have the sparkle and shine but am afraid of going overboard.  Well, I just took the plunge with this challenge and may have gone a little over in the sparkle and shine department but am still happy with the results.  I wonder what you think?

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The card base is Whisper White Thick cardstock matted with a layer of Night of Navy cardstock.  The sparkle and shine come from embossing the flourish image from the Timeless Textures stamp set in gold embossing powder and then adding a few little layers of gold foil to the sentiment area.  The sentiment is stamped in Night of Navy ink using my still favorite sentiment set, Tin of Cards.  I cut it out and layered it using the Lots of Labels framelits.

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The inside is embellished with some additional cardstock.  I really like to do this and usually always do, as I like the inside of the card to have more of a visual appeal than just a sentiment.  It only takes a few seconds and usually only uses scraps from the front of the card…so why not?  The sentiment here is from Wild About Flowers stamp set and is so fitting on a Congratulations card.  This is another one of those cards that can fit any number of occasions and are great to have on hand.

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I also always line either the inside of the envelope or the flap depending on the amount of coordinating DSP I have.  For this envelope, I really reached back into my retired stash.  I think this was from 4 or 5 years back.  But I still have some and using it on envelopes is a great way to use it up and still have a coordinated card.

Luckily, all the stamp sets used on this card are being carried over in the new Annual Catalog so we will still have another whole year to “play” with them.

Thanks very much for stopping by today.  I welcome any comments and am happy to answer any questions you may have.

Until next time,

Rosanne

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Gilded Birthday Bloom

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The challenge this week at the Pals Paper Arts is a fantastic color combination….

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I love a pink and green color combination anyway, but add gold to the mix and it really takes it to a new level.

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The photo really does not do the actual card justice.  This card is just the right combination of soft and sparkly.  I used my absolute favorite stamp at the moment, the Birthday Booms.  This flower is so beautiful on its own but when you add embossing to it, it really becomes stunning. And I was aiming to stun with this card in a soft and subtle way.

The card base is Very Vanilla with a mat of Gold Foil.  The images are stamped on Very Vanilla using Versa Mark and gold embossing powder.  The flower was was colored with Pink Pirouette and Pear Pizzazz ink and a blender pen.  The sentiment is from the Cottage Greetings stamp set and is also embossed in gold.

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I thought about adding some gold sequins but decided the embossing was enough.

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The inside sentiment is also from the Cottage Greetings stamp set and is stamped in Pear Pizzazz.  I finished off the envelope with a gold foil lining using the Envelope Liners die which is retiring this year.  This really surprised me.  I love using these framelits and will continue as they are such a quick and easy way to customize the envelope and to complete a pretty and coordinated card.

I hope you enjoyed this project and that you are not tired of this stamp yet….I have a few more cards to come using it!  I will try to spread them out.  Thanks so much for spending some time here today.  I would more than welcome your comments and be happy to answer any questions.

Until next time,

Rosanne

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