Hello there, this week’s Pals Color Challenge is a very appropriate one for this time of year.  These colors just scream summertime.  Here are the colors for this week.

I really tried to embrace a summertime feel to this card with these colors.

The Pacific Point card is a typical A2 size in which I adhered a piece of DSP from the Brights DSP Stack to the front (cut 1/8″ shorter on all sides).  I ran the card front through the Big Shot using the Lots of Labels die to create the window.  Then using the next largest die along with the same one I used for the window, I created a frame using Silver Foil paper.  Using the small flower stamp from Something to Say stamp set in Real Red ink, I then stamped and punched out several small flowers and backed them with more flowers punched in Real Red cardstock.  The punch is from the Itty Bitty Accents punch set. These were attached with dimensionals and embellished with a little bling using small Rhinestones.

The inside of the card is both the focal point and the message.  This sentiment is from the Feels Good stamp set and is also stamped in Real Red ink.

As always, the envelope is given a little special treatment to complete the look. I hope you like this card and perhaps it brought a little sunshine to you.

Thanks for stopping in look at my project and please come back again soon.

Rosanne

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This week’s the Pals have a color challenge with a wonderful color combination that to me screams summertime.  Maybe it has to do with the fact that two of the colors are named after a summertime fruit and vegetable.  Here are the colors we had to “work” with.

This card came together very simply and easily.  While the polka dot DSP makes the card so cheerful,  the flower, stamped, punched and fussy cut from the Crazy About You stamp set makes it POP!  The sentiment from the Tin of Cards stamp set is the perfect saying and font for a fun card.

Along with a coordinating stamp on the inside of the card as well as on the front of the envelope, this is a perfect card to brighten a special someone’s day.

This card is going to someone very special to me, my youngest daughter, Emily. 

Emily is a Teacher for the Blind during the school year and in the summer is the Camp Director at the Helen Diller Vacation Home for Blind Children in Avalon, NJ.  She is so dedicated to children with vision impairments and although she works tirelessly all year long, finds so much JOY in her work!  Needless to say, we are so very proud of her!  Here she is with one of her campers.

Thanks so much for looking in on my project and please stop by again soon and have a wonderful weekend.

Rosanne

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The sketch for this week’s Pals Challenge was a lot of fun.

Usually I think of card ideas at night while trying to get to sleep.  There were a few roaming around my head but I finally settled on this one primarily because it was the one I remembered the next day!

The card base is 5″ x 5″ which gave me enough space to center the doily and still have room for the banner.  The DSP is from the Cherry On Top Paper Stack.  The circles die was used to cut two circle “rims” around the cupcake.

I used the Sprinkles of Life stamp set and the Tree Builder Punch to create the cupcake.  It is vanilla with chocolate sprinkles…my favorite.  A bit of crystal effects on the frosting gave it some dimension.  I am not sure if it is very apparent in this photo, but it does look pretty good on the card.

The inside of the card is “finished off” with another cupcake and a sweet sentiment from the same stamp set.  The envelope was created using the Envelope Punch Board and is embellished also.

Once I made this card, I thought of  many other color variations to use that would really make a super sweet birthday card perhaps given with some homemade cupcakes!

Thanks very much for stopping by and please come back again!

Rosanne