Sunshine, lollipops and...

Today's card features the sunburst technique in blues (with a hint of green).

I was surfing around some popular sites for sketches/ideas, when I came across Pals Paper Arts (which I've known about for quite some time, I just haven't played along in a while) and what should appear but a colour challenge using Pool Party, Island Indigo and Whisper White.

Since I already had some Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper out on my workspace for some cards I'm featuring next week on the blog, I thought it would be great to play along!

I started off with a base of Pool Party Cardstock and added a layer of Island Indigo. The Whisper White layer was mostly covered in Blooms & Bliss DSP using the Sunburst (or Starburst) technique depending on who you ask. :)

I cut the DSP into strips ranging from 1" wide to 2" wide and then cut them on the diagonal to form triangles. The triangles form the sunburst!

I stamped the sentiment in Pool Party onto Whisper White Cardstock and punched it out using the 2" circle punch. The edges were sponged and some doodling and bling were added before I attached it to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

The inside was stamped with a sentiment from Happy Happenings and sponging/doodling were added as well.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Suite Sayings (front), Happy Happenings (inside)
INK: Pool Party
PAPERS: Pool Party, Island Indigo and Whisper White Cardstock; Blooms & Bliss DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punch, Markers, Basic Rhinestones (still one of my favourite embellishments) and Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Happy Shield for the Pals Paper Arts

Or...alternate working title...OK, seriously cut it out and tell me where you got that!

I know, I know...it's driving you NUTS!!!

As of today's card, I've used all but ONE stamp from the "mystery" stamp set. The good news is, there's just one stamp left for me to use. The bad news is, you're going to have to wait till THURSDAY for the full reveal...I know - MEAN! LOL!

Today's card features Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush. I decided to play along with Pals Paper Arts and this week's challenge was a sketch.

My base is Crisp Cantaloupe with layers of the DSP and some Strawberry Slush.


What do you think?

STAMPS: ???
INK: Coastal Cabana and Versamark
PAPERS: Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush Cardstock; Crisp Cantaloupe and Strawberry Slush DSP.
ACCESSORIES: Markers. Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Pals Paper Arts Colour Challenge

I know, I know...last minute again!  With just a couple hours to spare I decided to participate in the Pals Paper Arts Colour Challenge.  It was a doozy, let me tell you.  Riding Hood Red, Rich Razzleberry and Certainly Celery - HUH?

I decided to use Riding Hood Red as the accent colour and that seemed to do the job.  Here's the card front:

I started with a Certainly Celery base and then used some of the new First Edition DSP from the Occasions Mini.  I LOVE this stuff!  You get 24 sheets in a package and it's ALL double-sided!

Now, normally with this colour combination, I would use Whisper White.  However, because of the Very Vanilla in the First Edition DSP, I went with Vanilla for my main image panel. Because I was using Very Vanilla instead of Whisper White, I did a LOT of sponging.  I find that sometimes Very Vanilla goes with certain colours and Whisper White goes with others.

Anyway...enough rambling - LOL!

Here's the inside of the card:

 I sponged around the Very Vanilla Cardstock with Certainly Celery Ink and did the same around the First Edition DSP. I stamped another image from the Thanks for Caring set in  Rich Razzleberry.

I used the sentiment from the same set and OF COURSE stamped it crooked, so had to improvise just a little - LOL!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Thanks for Caring
INK: Certainly Celery, Rich Razzleberry, Riding Hood Red
PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery and Rich Razzleberry Cardstock; First Edition DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Sponge Daubers

Happy Stampin'!