Willow & Paisley

Embellish ~ Color Trends Challenge with JustRite

 

 

 

 

Time for a fun new Embellish Challenge!

 

This week we are so excited to be using some amazing cling stamps from our new sponsor JustRite.  Thank you JustRite!

 

 

 

 

The stamp set you see here is called Friendship Blooms ~~so purdy!  It happens to coordinates with Spellbinders™ S4-312 Blossom Three and  S4-310 Labels Eighteen which is great.  I love any and all dies so I'm sold!

 

I heat embossed the label and the little flowers which are actually from the borderline stamp in the set.  I then hand trimmed them out individually.

 

 

 

We hope you will join us and create something with these very springy colors.  The challenge details to be included in your submission are:

 

Theme: Square Cards  ~~~  EASY PEASY!

Colors: Dark Pink, Yellow, Light Blue, Light Pink  

 

 

 

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge 140

 

 

 

Can you believe this is our 140th challenge?  Wow, time flies.  {{I wish that # was my weight...ha}}

 

Dee asked us to use patterned paper as our card base for this challenge.  I used Cosmo Cricket paper and placed a felt flower on the leafy vine print.  Some alpha stickers, green felt leaves and a scalloped border finished it off.  I'm not sure you could get much easier than this.

 

 

 

 

 

The other day I was chatting by email with my friend Marlou and we were talking about these flower dies and she mentioned that rolling them in felt is finicky.  I hadn't tried felt yet but yes she was right.  My big fat fingers didn't work well so I wanted to show you what I came up with. 

 

I totally recommend using a quilling tool when using patterned paper but felt won't fit into it.  I happen to have these little metal clips which I bought to make my nieces some ribbon hair clips {{um, yeah, that hasn't happened yet}}.  Anywho....they worked great.   

 

Just clip it onto the outside edge.

 

 

Then start rolling it away from you.

 

 

Once you get to the end you can loosen the rose up a bit with your fingers.  I used a few stitches through the bottom to hold it together as well as a big glue dot.  Once the flower was how I liked it then I removed the metal clip.  It works great to tighten the centre of the rose too if you find it's gotten too loose.

 

 

So there ya have it.  Hope that little tip helps some of you out.  Oh btw....I was over at Wendy's the other night and just found out that MFT has 2 smaller sizes of these rose dies.  OMG I love!  She let me borrow it till I can get my own.  Thanks GF - I can't wait to make even tinier rolled flowers!

 

 

 

 

Embellish Color Trends - May Arts Crocheted Trim

 

 

 

It's time for Take 2 of the Embellish Color Trend challenge with May Arts.  WOW, you sure rocked last weeks challenge and I know you will love these colors just as much. 

 

As you can see above the colors are ~~light blue~~turquoise~~dark yellow, and ~~bright yellow.  Um, hello.......gorgeousness!!!  The required "theme" to incorporate is to use crocheted trim.

 

 

 

 

 

I made a little bouquet of rolled roses and attached 2 vertical borders of this pretty cream crocheted trim next to it.  I embossed a diamond background, embossed the polka dots and trimmed out the sentiment.  I know....there is definitely alot going on here but all the cream neutral color helped to keep it need and tidy.  At least that's my story and yep I'm addicted to making "cream" cards!  Love.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There you have it.  How inspiring are these colors for your creativity!  I hope we see you all over at Embellish Magazine to play along.  I can't wait to see your amazing creations!

Loonie Stampers #135

 

 

I have to tell you I totally laughed when I saw this challenge posted for us by Dee.  Can you tell she's got a teeny baby and probably isn't getting near a full nights sleep? 

 

Well posting any card is no problem cuz I certainly happen to have a whole lotta submission rejects.  I'm pretty sure this one was for a sketch for one of PC's monthly issues but I can't remember which one.  Now I get to share it with you...just because.  

 

 

 

 

 

The word "greatest" is from the Loving Words by Ali Edwards stamp set.    "Friend" is from Long Stemmed Sentiments and while you can't see it super clear I stamped the border image from Bijou Borders in white ink on the denim.

 

 

 

 

 

I can't wait to see what the girls came up with as their free pass card to share today.

Dee    Regan    Wendy    Maria    Jewels

 

 This is one of those 4.5 x 6 cards I love to make.  I've heard from my fabbie friend Jen that size A6 envies will fit the bill.  I did not know that.  I'll be on the look out for those for sure.  And then maybe.....just maybe I'll send some cards out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loonie Stampers 133

 

 

 

My turn, my turn!  To pick the colour challenge this week that is.  I went with brown, pink and kraft which were born to be together don't you think?.  Here's my card.  The buttons are from my 1.3 million button collection.  The brown bows are tied and then glue-dotted onto the card to appear as it they were part of the string across the middle.

 

The stamp set is called Alphabet Soup from my favorite stamp company.  You guessed it....Technique Tuesday.  I stamped it with Versamark and it really showed up well on the Kraft.  Speaking of TT I just received a nice big fat envelope full of new stamps that I ordered.  {{Have I mentioned how much I LOVE being on the Stamping Tech team for Technique Tuesday??!!}}  I know what I'm doing this weekend!  Anyone wanna come over?

 

 

 

 

 

I hope the girls liked my colours!  Can't wait to see what they did with 'em.

Dee    Jewels    Regan    Maria    Wendy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embellish Color Trends - Music

 

 
 

I hope you're all ready to get crafty with newest Embellish Color Trends challenge!!

I absolutely love the stamps from  Skipping Stones Design so I am just thrilled that they are our fantastic sponsor once again.  Thank you SSD!

 

 

 

The trend to be included along with the noted colors above is MUSIC.  Music stamps and paper are a huge trend right now as are birds.  So you know where I'm going with this right?!  Let me introduce you to a very cool stamp set.... Heartsong.  I really big puffy heart this stamp set!  The bird is heat embossed with a distress powder so the fine details of the bird are lost but I think it still look great.

 

 

 

I just wanted to say a quick Welcome to our new team member.  We are so lucky and happy to have Cristina Kowalczyk join us at the Embellish Magazine blog.  She is one talented girl!  Check out her blog to see for yourself.

Thanks for stopping by everyone!  Hope to see you over at Embellish Magazine.

 

 

 

 

Loonie Stampers #130

 

 

Hi everyone.  My card is based on Maria's colour choice which I think is just so pretty up there in the colour map, don't you?  I was in a "felt" mood but unfortunately do not have any light purple felt.  I did have a dark purple so went with that.

 

 

 

The dies for the flowers and leaves are from Stampin' Up.  I am a sucker for all dies these days.  The felt border was a lucky fluke as it happens to match the aqua mist card stock pretty well and I've had it in my stash for quite a long time.

 

The sentiment is from Ali Edwards Simply You available at Technique Tuesday.  Speaking of TT - have you seen their new 2011 stamps?  Seriously there are so many great sets.  I cannot wait to get my order!

 

 

 

Shall we go see what my uber talented friends came up with this week?  Yes, let's do that.

Dee    Jewels    Regan    Maria    Wendy

Have a wonderful weekend!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge #124

 

 

I am having big time issues with getting creative.  It's quite hard to get back in it after taking a break.  Does anyone else find that happens to them too? 

 

This colour challenge Maria tortured us with chose for us sure doesn't help.  No offence Maria....but what the hell were you thinking?  That green colour from Papertrey is awful and I ended up not using it.  Instead I used some old Cosmo Cricket chipboard that has a green in it.  Good enough.

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure the die I used is from Papertrey (or MFT?).  I cut out the blue using the die and then adhered it to a block of white cardstock.  Then I just used scissors to trim out the white border.  Easy peasy.  The adhesive on the back of the chipboard letters was completely dried up.....I wonder how many people have scrapbook pages or cards with pieces falling off because of this? 

 

 

 

Let's go see who didn't play this week.  You think I'm kidding.

Dee    Jewels    Regan    Maria    Wendy

 

 

Loonie Stampers Challenge #109

 

 
{technically this is #109...that's just a bit of a booboo typo}

 

 

While making this card I realized that I am not much of a "distressed" kinda girl.  I started to distress the edges with a blade but I did. not. like. that.  So I flattened that out as best I could and inked it up instead.  Now that I like.  I was telling Wendy the other day I have never ever torn paper on a card.  I don't think I could ever.

My card uses Technique Tuesday stamps!  The stems are from Long Stemmed Sentiments and the sentiment is made up of 2 separate words from Every Day Life by Ali Edwards.  There is not a single Ali Edwards sentiment and font that I am not in love with!!!

 

 

 

 And below is my old trick of trimming out the sentiment in a fun free-hand swirly fashion.  I love that hand written font!

 

Be sure to check out the Loonies.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your weekend!

Dee    Jewels    Regan    Maria    Wendy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embellish Magazine - The Angel Company from Christina

ETA :  Our sponsor Chris from TAC is having a second giveaway over at her blog.  How great is that?!! Check it out!

 

Hey Everyone....welcome to the newest Embellish Magazine challenge.  I'm thrilled to introduce you to Christina Franco of The Angel Company.  Sometimes I feel like I live under a rock when I discover great companies like The Angel Company exist.  They have such a great selection of stamps and paper.  You MUST check it out ~~HERE! {click products once you've entered}

Chris sent me some wonderful stamps and paper to play with and here's my card using the challenge requirements.  How ca-ute is that bird?!!  It is from Swirled Spring Life which is a hostess set you can earn for free.  Chris can help you learn how just by contacting her.  And hello...the dp is so pretty.  It is from TAC's Miss Moxie collection which comes with patterned paper, matching Bazzill cardstock, ribbons and hardware.  One stop shopping....LOVE that!

 

So will you play along?  Here are the challenge deets:

Sponsor: The Angel Company by Christina Franco

Required Element:  Birds

Colors: Pink ~ Green ~ Brown

For more details and to post your creation visit Embellish Magazine Blog.  Can't wait to see what you come up with!

 

Thank you so much Chris for sponsoring our challenge!  You made it a great one!

Note: the "thinking of you" rub-on is not from TAC.  However, I needed this type of card to give to someone who just lost their pet so I used this sentiment.

 

p.s.....this is post #2 for the day.  Please scroll down to see my Loonie Stampers card.