Pumpkin Patch for Color Hues

Hello friends!  The first of the month has rolled around again (can you believe it???) and Color Hues has a new challenge.  The lovely Karen is hosting and has chosen a lovely color combo of orange and green.  Hmmm, rather fall-ish to me...🍃🎃.

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As you can tell from the title of my post, I definitely went for a fall scene and used a sweet Bundle girl from Stamping Bella.

The scene was stamped, then before coloring with my Copics, the sky was stenciled using a light orange ink and a cloud stencil.  I completed the coloring, stamped the sentiment and die cut the panel with a rectangle die.  The panel was then added to a green matte that was barely larger than the colored panel.  

I added that to the card base, then as I was photographing it, I wondered to myself, where is all the green?  Frankly, there wasn't much because I opted to color the little girl's outfit in brown rather than green, and the leaves and the mat didn't provide much.  I think I lost my mind for a short time while creating this card lol!  Anybody else have those days?

A plaid cover die to the rescue!  It was cut with a Tim Holtz cover die, adhered to the card base, then the main image was added to finish the card.  Finally!

Thanks for taking time to stop by! I encourage you to pop over to the challenge blog where my very talented teammates have a variety of card design using these colors.  The challenge remains open until Sunday, 9/14 at 3pm EDT.  I hope to see your card in the gallery!

Stef

• Stamping Bella Bundle Girl at the Pumpkin Patch and Frightful & Delightful sentiment set stamps
• MFT Mini Cloud Edges die
• Hero Arts Nesting Rectangle die
• Tim Holtz Simple Plaid cover die
• Copics:  Pumpkin - YR18, 24, 09, 07, 16, Y38 E57, 35; Leaves YG67, 17, 03; Skin E11, 21, 00; Hat, Jacket and Boots E77, 74, 71; Scarf T2, 0; Ground E31, 41

Poinsettia Swag for the Paper Players

Hello friends!  It's the fifth Sunday of the month (bye, bye August!) and that means it's time for our Tic Tac Toe challenge at the Paper Players.  This time the amazing Joanne is hosting and has created a really great TTT board!

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I chose to use the middle column - flowers, free and word die - to create another Christmas card for my stash.

I went searching through my holiday stamps and found this lovely poinsettia swag from Simon Says Stamp.  The image was stamped twice and I colored the flower from one and the leaves and berries from the other, which were then die cut.  The flower was fussy cut then added to the leaf and berry image with thin foam tape.  

The die cut sentiment is one of my favorites and I found it already die cut and adhered to the vellum base.  White just seemed too boring for the background, so I used a piece of Spellbinders Chiffon cardstock after embossing it with the SB Tufted 3D folder. Everything was added to a white card base, then I opted to use some gorgeous gems for the flower center to really glam things up.  I love how this turned out!

Won't you come play along this week?  There are so many great options on Joanne's TTT board and you'll have until Friday, September 5th at 3pm EDT to join in.  My wonderfully talented teammates have some great inspiration for you over on the challenge blog, so please take a moment to check it out!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef

• SSS Poinsettia Swag stamp and die
• SSS Flourished Merry Christmas dies
• Spellbinders Tufted ef
• Spellbinders Chiffon cardstock
• Lawn Fawn Pearlized Vellum
• SSS Prism Dazzling gems

Big B-Day Vibes for the Paper Players

Hello friends!  It's time for a new challenge at the Paper Players and this week the fabulous Jaydee is hosting our monthly sketch challenge and she's created great one with lots of options.

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I decided to work on adding to my pile of masculine birthday cards, of which I never seem to have enough.

This card, which is a gatefold shape, was super-duper simple to create, as you can see.  In hindsight, the only thing I wish I would have added was some twine around the middle piece before adding to the card.  Maybe next time, if I make more.

I started with the patterned paper, which is from an 2008 paper pad by  Basic Grey.  It's been a great source for masculine/boy paper designs and I still have a few pieces I'm hoarding holding onto.  I trimmed it down to A2 size then cut it in the middle to fit each side of my gatefold. After ink blending brown all around the outside edges, I die cut two decorative strips from a grungy orange panel from the same paper pad and added them to each side of the card front.

The middle piece was created with a wood plank die.  I made two, cut them in half, then used 3 of the 4 pieces.  I arranged them onto a small square, which was then added to the left side of the gatefold.  The sentiment was added with a bit of thin foam tape and that finished things off.  A bit plain but I hope the gate fold and the paper add enough interest for the recipient.

Thanks for stopping by and I encourage you to visit the challenge blog, where my talented teammates have some fabulous and varied takes on this sketch for your inspiration!  The challenge remains open until Friday, August 29th at 3pm EDT.  Hope to see your card in the gallery!

Stef

• Simon Says Stamp Big Old Birthday stamp and die
• SSS Wood Plank die
• Basic Grey Archaic paper pad
• MFT Fine Finish Edge die

Meowy Christmas for the Paper Players

Hello friends!  We have a fun new challenge over at the Paper Players this week!  The amazing Elizabeth is hosting our Clean and Simple challenge and is asking us to use critters on our cards.  

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You can use any type of critter as long as you keep your card CAS - minimal layers and embellishments, simple and uncluttered with plenty of "white" space.

I'm continuing to work on my holiday card stash and I also used a stamp set that I've had for nearly, cough, cough...five years and have never used.  I figured it was high time to do so, and I'll be sharing over at Darnell's NBUS challenge.

Having had cats for at least half of my life, I couldn't love that sentiment more!  It makes me giggle, as does that very tense looking kitty (who knows what's in his cup???).  The cat was stamped then I did very simple coloring with my Copics before fussy cutting.  

The frame was die cut 3 times, twice from white and once from red metallic, then layered together on top of the Sea Glass card base.  The white center portion was stamped with the sentiment, layered inside the frame, then the cat was added with thin foam tape. 

I had cut three Christmas lights from another stamp in the set, colored them, then covered them with Glossy Accents. They, along with some torn up pine needles were added to the floor beneath the cat.  (sorry, they're a bit hard to make out; they're more visable IRL) Those darn cats will make such a mess of your holiday decorations if left unattended, as any cat owner will tell you! 

I hope you'll share your CAS critter card with us this week!  Before you head off to your crafty space, I encourage you to check out what the other DT members came up with (they're so talented!).  The challenge remains open until Friday, August 22nd at 3pm EDT.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef

• Simon Says Stamp/Tim Holtz Stamptember 2020 stamp set (this set isn't available any longer but TH has other Snarky Cats stamps available at SSS or other retailers, if you have a warped sense of humor as I do lol!)
• Tim Hold Mini Holiday Greens die
• Waffle Flower Nesting Piercing Ticket Frames die
• Copics - R59, 37, 35, T4, 2, 0, C3, 1, 0, Y11, B00
• Olos - G1.7, 1.5, 1.4

Gnomie Christmas for Color Hues

Hello friends!  It's mid-month already (!!?!) and time for a new challenge at Color Hues.  The fabulous Julie is hosting and has chosen a wonderful color combination.  

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I considered several options but decided to add to my Christmas card stash with a funny gnome take on the holiday.

The stamp set is one that I bought a couple of years ago from Colorado Craft Company. The gnome Santa is kind of different looking but I was really enamored with the polar bear and the three penguins.  Plus I thought the sleigh looked pretty cool too. 

I colored everything with Copic markers.  Santa and the sleigh were red, of course, but then I added gold to all the metallic parts of the sleigh and the bell on Santa's hat.  I used the matching dies to cut them out.  

I had the sky background in my background stash.  I'm guessing but I think it was created using a Distress Spray stain and a Mica Spray stain because it has a shimmer to it.  A couple of snow hills were hand cut, layered on the background, then I added the images.  I covered everyone's eyes then splattered the entire panel with white splatter medium for lots of snow.  After that dried, the final step was to add the sentiment, which is from another CCC stamp set.

I hope that you'll be joining us for this challenge and if you need further inspiration, my very talented teammates and guest designer, the lovely Leslie Miller, have a wide variety of cards on the challenge blog just to do that!  The challenge will be open until Friday, August 29th at 9am EDT.  I hope to see your card in the gallery!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef

• CCC Chillin' Gnomies stamps and dies
• CCC North Pole sentiment stamp
• Guessing - Salty Ocean Distress Spray Stain and Snow Flurries Distress Mica Spray Stain
• Simon Says Stamp White Splatter Medium
• Copics - R59, 46, 27, 05, 20, YR27, Y15, 13, 11, T4, 2, 0, C9, 7, 6, 5, 3, 1, 0

Peony Bowl for The Flower Challenge

Hello friends!  I'm here today with my reminder card for The Flower Challenge.  This month we're adding embellishments to our floral creations.  

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Many years ago, when I was learning to color with my Copic markers, there were a number of people I followed, trying to learn their techniques and color choices, etc., which led me to Power Poppy.  It is owned by Marcella Hawley and as far as I know she still does all the illustrations.  I bought a couple of stamp sets and a few digi images, which have been tucked away. I haven't used them in ages and I thought it was way past time, especially since the image I used is one of my very favorites.

Isn't that an amazing illustration?  Since the peonies in our garden are a glorious pink, I was inspired to use the same color here.  It is an intricate image, so it did take a couple of hours to color but I love how it turned out.  I used some light brown markers to create a "table" and since I colored the bowl blue, I opted to use a light yellow in the background.

I trimmed the image down, matted on black then added to the card base.  I found some pretty gems that in real life are very close in color to the bowl.  I chose not to add a sentiment.

You still have 10 days to join in this month or add a second card - the challenge ends on the 25th.  In the meantime, do stop by the challenge and see the amazing inspiration by my talented teammates, there are some gorgeous cards to behold!

Thanks for taking time to stop by!

Stef

• Power Poppy digi print (not sure if it was Peony Bowl or ??)
• Honey Bee Stamps Winter Wonder gems
• Copics - B05, 02, 00, Y26, 15, 000, YG67, 45 17, 05, G29, 21, 40, E43, 41, 40
• Olos - RV 0.6, 0.5, 0.2, 0.1

Full of Thanks for the Paper Players

Hello friends!  I just want to thank everyone who joined in my theme challenge at the Paper Players last week - we had some amazing cards in the gallery!  And now it is time for a new challenge that the wonderful Claire is hosting.  It's a color challenge and she's chosen a beautiful palette that makes me think of fall.

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In looking through my autumn/fall stamps and dies, I found one that hadn't been used in a couple of years and thought it would work perfectly with these colors.  Except for a slight booboo I made...and fixed.

I began with stamping and Copic coloring the autumnal spray with the challenge colors, except I forgot that the only green was Old Olive.  I finished up and then it dawned on me that the bright yellow green I used on some of the leaves wasn't going to work.  Fortunately, alcohol markers are transparent, so I was able to use another color to glaze over the parts that weren't olive and avoided a redo.  After that, the image was die cut.

I wanted to keep things simple, so a panel of white was trimmed down and lightly ink blended with a brown at the bottom and the orange above.  The sentiment was stamped and die cut before both pieces were added to the panel, which was then mounted to the card base with foam tape.  All done!

What do these colors bring to mind for you?  My wonderfully talented teammates have a wonderful array of designs with these colors, so I encourage you to pay a visit to the challenge before heading off to your crafty space.  Our challenge will remain open until Friday, August 15th at 3pm EDT.  I hope to see your card in the gallery!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef

• Simon Says Stamp Full of Thanks stamp and die
• Simon Says Stamp/CZ Design Clean Line Gratitude stamp and die
• Copics - YR18, 09, 07, 15, 21, R59, 39, 37, 35, YG99, 97, 95, 67, 63, 61, 17, 11, 05, 03, 01, V09, 06, 05, 01, E59, 57, 55

Blossoms Birthday for The Flower Challenge

Hello friends!  It's a new month and a new theme for The Flower Challenge.  This time we're asking you to use embellishments - any kind, whatever you like as long as your card features flowers.  Easy, right?

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I have a frame die that was made specifically for adding sparkling gems so what could be more perfect?

I've been wanting to use the Butterfly Blossoms set from Simon Says Stamp again and thought these sweet flowers would frame up nicely, along with the tiny butterfly.  They were colored with Copic markers then die cut.  

Originally, I thought I would use a gold metallic frame, but I didn't care for how it looked and decided to go with white since I ink blended the interior with light blue.  I found some gems and looked through my blue cardstocks for something that would go with the inked frame center and the gems and chose a piece of SSS Island Blue. Sooo pretty! 

The frame was layered three times and adhered to the blue card front, then the center with the flowers and butterfly adhered was popped into the middle.  After testing out a few sentiments, I ended up with one of SSS Reverse sentiment strips, then finished things off with the beautiful gems all around the frame.

Are you ready to play along this month?  What are your favorite embellishments?  We'd love to see!  The challenge will remain open until August 25th.  Before you head off to your crafty space, I encourage you to visit the challenge, where my talented teammates have some beautiful inspiration to share with you.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef

• SSS Butterfly Blossoms stamps and dies
• SSS Reverse Sentiment Strips set (not sure which one, mine are all mixed together)
• Altenew Sparkle Frame
• Altenew Deep Sea Sapphire Gem Sparkles
• Copics - YR16, Y17, 08, G19, 02
• Olos - O4.6, 4.3

By the Water for the Paper Players

Hello friends!  For this week's Paper Players theme challenge, I am hosting and chose one of my favorite things to do and that is be by the water.

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When I was young, my parents took us to the Oregon coast for a week every summer and to me, there's nothing like the ocean.  However, I also love camping beside a lake or hiking along a stream or river, just enjoying nature.  We would love to see you're favorite place by the water this week!

For my card, I used another of the Waffle Flower Postage Collage stamp sets.

I started by cutting out the individual scene panels with the Postage Collage Block die, then inked the sky in each.  I used my Misti and stamped each panel with various tropical scene stamps.  Since I was going to all this work, I did make two cards.

For both cards I used the Postage Collage die and cut it from white card stock, then adhered the panels.  The first was simply added to a black card base with foam tape.  For the second card, I found some cardstock that was similar to one of the sky colors to use for a mat before adding to a white card base.  I used the same sentiment for both, stamping, die cutting and layering on two additional die cuts for dimension.  The final touch was to add waves in each vignette using a white gel pen.

Do you have a favorite spot by the water?  I hope you'll share it with us this week.  For more inspiration, be sure to use the link above to see what my talented teammates have created for this challenge.  The challenge will remain open until 3pm EDT, Friday August 8th.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef

• Waffle Flower Postage Collage Tropical Sunset Stamp set
• WF Postage Collage die and Block die
• Simon Says Stamp Butterfly Blossoms sentiment stamp and die
• Card #1 - Altenew Starlight, Rubellite, Mid-Yellow and Turquoise inks
• Card #2 - Altenew Dusk, Fuchsia, Sunray and Turquoise inks
• Sakura White Gelly Roll pen

Cozy Birdhouse for Color Hues

Hello friends!  The summer is sure cruising by and here it is, August 1st! Over at Color Hues we have a new challenge, this time hosted by the amazing Carol.  She has chosen a lovely combo of pink and gray.

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Making a bunny with these colors definitely crossed my mind but instead I decided to use a couple of cute die sets to make a fun little scene.  Since the dies are new, I'll be linking up to Darnell's NBUS as well.

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I started out by inking the background using a cloud stencil and a light pink ink on an A2 panel of white.

Next all the elements were die cut from white, which were colored with a variety of inks in pink, gray and brown.  For the sentiment, I took the inkpad direct to paper, let it dry overnight, then die cut it.  

I started creating the card front with the branch, which I layered on two additional die cuts, then wrapped some hemp twine on it before adding it to the top of the panel.  The twine was pulled taut, then I used a little tape to hold it in place.

Then came the birdhouse and fun little birdies.  I put the house together first, added foam tape to the back and positioned it so that the roof hid the taped twine.  The interior panel is also cut from the die but it's hard to get it exactly centered, so next time I think I'll create a slightly larger one.  After adding the birdies, the layered die cut sentiment was centered and I was done.

I encourage you to use the link above to see what my oh, so talented teammates have created with this color combination.  After seeing all that great inspiration, I hope you'll head off to your crafty space and join us!  The challenge will remain open until Thursday, August 14th at 3pm EDT.  

Thanks for visiting and take care!

Stef

• Simon Says Stamp Birdies and Cozy Birdhouse die sets
• MFT Mini Cloud Edges stencil*
• MFT Hello There Dienamic set*
• SSS Mocha Cappucino and Latte inks
• Altenew Baby Pink, Pinkalicious, Rubellite, Idustrial Diamond and Pure Graphite inks

*Sadly, MFT has closed but I am guessing there may be products available online or other retailers.

Through the Window Birthday

Hello friends!  Just popping in with second post today (you can find my Paper Players DT card here).  I haven't been playing along with challenges outside of my DT duties very often lately, so I decided to join in with a couple.

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STB #310

The toppings option at Seize the Birthday is to use your favorite color but my card doesn't amplify my favorite so I'm joining in the Anything Goes option.

I made this card a while ago for my dear SIL's birthday but never posted it and I thought it was a pretty one to share.  I used Altenew's House Plants, Boho Vases and Through the Window dies along with their Masonry Wall 3D embossing folder to create this little scene.  

I started by die cutting the window in a panel of white, then embossing it.  For the window scene, I just die some simple ink blending to create the sky and ground, adhered it behind the panel then added the dark gray window frame.  I used the same dark gray cardstock to create the big vase and backed the openings with a light blue scrap.  

The leaves were all die cut from white then ink blended with a trio of greens.  The pot was also ink blended with a light gray.  The wood shelf was cut from light brown cardstock, then I added shading with ink.  With everything added to the card, I finished things off with matte gold flower centers and a foiled sentiment.  This was a fun card to make - these dies are fabulous!

Thanks for taking time to stop by!  I'll be back at the end of the week with a new DT card for Color Hues.  In the meantime, take care!

Stef

• Altenew Houseplants, Boho Vases and Through the Window dies
• Altenew Masonry Wall 3d ef
• Simon Says Stamp Wood Plank die
• Spellbinders Fancy Sentiment Betterpress plate
• Altenew Rhodolite, Silver Stone, Sea Breeze, Moss, Fresh Leaf and Lime inks

Beautiful Day for the Paper Players

Hello friends! This week at the Paper Players, the lovely Jan is hosting our monthly sketch challenge.  Here's what she came up with.

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I tried out different ideas but nothing seemed appealing to me, so I went with a CAS deconstructed and minimalist interpretation of the sketch. Jan, I apologize if I've gotten a little loose in my interpretation lol! 

I was looking through my floral stamp sets and saw this image that would fit across the entire panel, letting the flowers represent the circle.  It was stamped, stenciled and die cut. The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  

For the background, I wanted some detailed embossing for all the white space and decided to use a tile motif embossing folder.  It was trimmed down slightly before adhering to the card base.  The flowers were added with foam tape, and I finished things off with some pretty green gems that matched the leaves. 

What are you inspired to make with Jan's fabulous sketch?  I encourage you to pop over to the challenge and see the variety of designs my talented teammates came up with.  The challenge remains open until 3pm EDT Friday, August 1st.  I hope to see your card in the gallery this week!

Take care!

Stef

• Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Hello Beautiful stamp, stencil and die
• Altenew Featured Sentiment die
• Spellbinders Tiled Motif embossing folder
• Honey Bee Stamps Vintage Love gems

Birdie Hello for the Paper Players

Hello friends! I have a fun little card to share with you for the new challenge at the Paper Players.  This time, the lovely LeAnne is hosting our CAS challenge with the theme of using things with wheels.  Pretty fun, huh?

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As I was combing through potential stamp and die sets, I remembered a favorite Stampin' Up cling rubber stamp set that retired years ago.  It has a fun little scene that includes wheels.  Take a look!

I stamped the image without its accompanying sentiment (in fact, I used my oldie but goodie red rubber scissors to trim it off) on a small panel of white cardstock.  Before coloring, I used a cloud stencil and also added a bit of blue around the sides.  I used a light hand so it's a bit hard to see in the photo.  After the coloring was done, the panel was cut with a square postage die.

I found some cardstock that was close in color to the wagon and used a cover die that added a tulip piercing pattern and die cut little hearts.  It was then cut with a postage rectangle die and added to the card base.  A sentiment was stamped on the image square before mounting it on the card using foam tape.  I thought a little enamel heart would look cute, carrying on the theme from the background, and found a wee yellow one that I added to the upper right corner.  

There are so many possibilities with this theme, I hope you'll play along this week.  Just remember to keep it clean and simple.  My talented teammates have a variety of amazing examples, so I encourage you to use the link above and check it out.  The challenge will remain open until 3pm EDT Friday 7/25.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef

• Stampin' Up For the Birds stamp (retired)
• Altenew Happy Eight mini stamp (sentiment)
• Pinkfresh Studio Tulip Love Coverplate die
• MFT Mini Cloud stencil
• Simon Says Stamp Postage Edge dies
• Altenew Eastern Sky ink, Ultramarine cardstock and Citrus Punch enamel heart
• Copics - B28, 26, 24, 23,21, C9, 7. 5, 3, 1, 0, W3, 1, 0, Black 100, Y15, 11, RV 06, 02 YR 09, 04, YG17, 05

Sunny Hello for Color Hues

Hello friends!  Today starts a new challenge at Color Hues.  This time the lovely Bonnie is hosting and she has chosen a wonderful color combination.

For a nanosecond I thought about doing something other than a floral card, but fortunately that thought passed quickly lol!

I dug through all my sunflower stamps and dies, and found this oldie but goodie from Colorado Craft Company.  It's one of their Big and Bold images and it works well with either a 5" square (with a little trimming) or an A7 size, which is what I went with.  I used my Copic and Olo markers for the coloring then die cut it with the matching die.

For the background a panel of Spellbinders Beeswax cardstock was cut down with one of their matting basics dies, then I used a couple of ink colors to blend around the edges.  I admit to getting a little enthusiastic while doing that I didn't leave much of the cardstock color.  The trellis is actually an A7 plaid cover die that I trimmed down to fit on the panel.  Once everything was adhered to the card base, I added the sentiment and a few gems.  Last came the white gel pen and some clear shimmer on the flower petals, but I don't think it's visible in the photos.

This is a great summer color combo - just wait until you see what my talented teammates came up with!  Use the link above to visit the challenge and then I hope you'll head off to your crafty space and play along with us!  The challenge will remain open until 3pm EDT Tuesday, July 29th.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef

• CCC Ukraine's Sunflower stamp and die
• Simon Says Stamp Hi There Greetings
• Honey Bee Stamps Plaid A7 Cover die (base)
• Spellbinders 5x7 Matting Basics A die
• SB Beeswax cardstock
• Ink - Altenew Lemonade Stand and SSS Honey
• Copics - YR27, 23, Y15, 11, E59, 37, 39, 33
• Olos - 8.7, 8.5, 8.3

Flourishing Blooms #2 for The Flower Challenge

Hello friends!  I'm here with my mid-month reminder card for The Flower Challenge.  This month we're asking everyone to use the colors in the prompt, which are orange and aqua/cyan.

As I shared in my post at the first of the month, I used the huge Flourishing Blooms stamp from Altenew and got three panels from a full sheet of cardstock and this card was made from one of the two smaller panels.

I trimmed the stenciled panel down from it's original A2 size, then added a sentiment from the same stamp set. I really like that the sentiments are flourished in some manner as well, to kind of match up with the flourished leaves.  The panel was layered directly onto an orange card base, gems were added and I was done!

You still have 10 days to play along, so what are you waiting for?  The team has more inspiration for you at the challenge blog (linked above) and you'll have until July 25th to join in or add a 2nd card.  

Thanks for stopping by.  Take care!

Stef

• Altenew Flourishing Blooms stamps and stencils
• Altenew Dew Drops, Aqualicious, Galactic Stream, Chamomile, Snapdragon and Mandarin Burst inks
• SSS Surf Dazzling Gems and Creamsicle cardstock

Charming Bouquet for the Paper Players

Hello friends!  This week at the Paper Players, the lovely Ann is hosting our color challenge and has chosen a delightful combination.

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With these gorgeous colors, I couldn't do anything but a floral *wink* but I did step out of my usual A2 card and created a gatefold.

The gatefold card base was made months ago (dare I say over a year ago?) for an unfinished project, and I was happy to finally put it to use.  The card is 5" square with embossed panels of 2.5" each on either flap.  I used the Simon Says Stamp Petal-Tipped Labels to create layers for my floral image and sentiment.

The stamp was a gift from Altenew but any small/mini set would work for this.  It didn't come with a die, so when the Copic coloring was complete, I fussy cut it and used thin foam tape to add it to the petal label die cut. After adding the sentiment, the entire thing was adhered to just the left side of the front. I added a panel to the inside that was stamped in pale purple-pink, with the floral image going off the upper left hand corner. The last step was to add a few gems.

This is such a pretty color combination, I look for to seeing what everyone creates.  I hope your card will be in the gallery, which will remain open until Friday July 18th at 3pm EDT.  Before you head out, I encourage you to visit the challenge (linked above) and see all the beautiful inspiration from my talented teammates!

Thanks for visiting and take care!

Stef

• Altenew Charming Bouquet stamp
• Altenew Modern Squares 3D embossing folder
• Altenew One Go: Solid Sentiment Strips 2 press plate and die
• Honey Bee Stamps Marvelous Moments gems
• Copics - Y06, Y26, RV66, 55, 63, 52, BG49, 13, 11