PCC218 Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge!

Hello!  Happy Wednesday!  I'm back over with the Paper Craft Crew today with my version of this fun Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge.  

I decided to go straight down the third row with Embossing, Favorite Holiday Color (Red/Turquoise Combo) and Animal.  I pulled out a super fun set called Snow Place from last year's Christmas Catalog that returned to the Annual Catalog so yep, it's current, Yay!  

Some of the snowflakes in the background were heat embossed and some are snowflake sequins that I had in my stash.  I added a few white and iridescent sequins as well with my Fine Tip Glue Pen.  I also heat embossed with hill but running the Versamark pad over the hand cut slope and then pouring white embossing powder over it and then heating it until the entire piece was embossed.  I actually did this twice to get a better shiny white coating on it.   I just love the Red and Tempting Turquoise combination for Christmas.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

Product List

• Snow Place Photopolymer Stamp Set [139738]
• Snow Friends Framelits Dies [139664]
• Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
• Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102067]
• Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482]
• Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949]
• Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]
• Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad [126952]
• Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309]
• White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]
• Versamark Pad [102283]
• Heat Tool [129053]
• Big Shot [143263]

SIP Challenge #73 - Grateful

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  I just returned from a 7 day cruise and am super rested and ready to make this a great week!  We went to St Thomas, San Juan, Half Moon Cay, and Grand Turk!  Being grateful for the opportunity to go on a vacation to so many beautiful places made this week's Stamp, Ink, Paper theme absolutely perfect for me! 

I decided since my card fit the challenge that I'd also link it up in The Paper Player's Challenge Thankful Challenge!  It's always a good thing to Count your Blessings, right??

My first thought was to use the new Posies and Paisleys stamp set but then I decided to pull out a retired set from Last Year's Holiday Catalog called "Lighthearted Leaves". 

I started with a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of Wild Wasabi Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4" to make an A2 Cardbase.  My top layer was Watercolor Cardstock that measured 5" x 3 3/4".  I heat embossed the leaves from the Lighthearted Leaves stamp set with gold embossing powder.  I then used Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, and Daffodil Delight Inks and my Aqua Painters to watercolor the leaves.  Once dried, it was backed with a 5 1/8" 3 7/8" piece of Real Read Cardstock.  and then mounted on the Card Base.  The sentiment (also from the Lighthearted Leaves set) was heat embossed in Gold on another small piece of watercolor paper.  I used my Layering Circle Framelits to cut it out and then backed it with a Real Red scallop circle cut from the same framelits.  I had some Gold Metallic trim that I looped and applied to the card front with Dimensionals and then added the sentiment over that.  

Here's a close up picture since it is hard to see the Gold embossing in the first photo...

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

Product List

• Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705]
• Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]
• Versamark Pad [102283]
• Heat Tool [129053]
• Aqua Painters [103954]
• Watercolor Paper [122959]
• Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482]
• Wild Wasabi 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [108641]
• Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949]
• Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad [126959]
• Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [126945]
• Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944]
• Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
• Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]

SIP Challenge #72 - Sketch Challege!

Hello and a Very Happy Tuesday to you!  As you are reading this, I should be on a 7 day cruise to St Thomas, San Juan, Half Moon Cay, and Grand Turk.  I hope you are having half as good a week as I am!  LOL  This week over at Stamp, Ink, Paper we have a sketch challenge up!  Check it out!

Unfortunately I needed to make a couple of sympathy cards so I used this sketch for one of them.

My color palette is from the Petals & Paisleys DSP collection.  My card base is an 11" x 4 1/4" piece of Rich Razzleberry scored at 5 1/2".  My next layer is a 4 x 5 1/4" piece of Mint Macaron with a 2 3/4" x 5 1/4' piece of the Petals & Paisleys DSP on the left side.  My sentiment was stamped in a panel of Mint Macaron that was matted on Rich Razzleberry.  I stamped the trees in Delightful Dijon and the sentiment in Rich Razzleberry.  Both the trees and sentiment are from the Thoughtful Branches stamp set that was available in September.  It is an awesome set and I hope it makes it in the next annual catalog. 

The inside of the card has another sentiment and more trees from that same awesome stamp set! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

Paper Craft Crew Sketch #216

Hello Friends!  Hope you are having a fabulous week!  This is going to be a super quick post because...I'm getting ready for a 7 day cruise!  Vacation.. here I come! lol

Since today is Wednesday, it is time for another Paper Craft Crew Challenge!

This week we have a fun sketch!

Here's my take on the sketch.. I took a bit of artist liberty with this one :)

I finally broke out the fun new Hostess stamp set "Cozy Critters" Stamp Set.  I love owls and that adorable little owl was calling my name!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Product List

• Cozy Critters Photopolymer Stamp Set [142214]
• Builder Owl Punch [118074]
• Jolly Hat Builder Punch [141847]
• Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705]
• Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482]
• Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102584]
• Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
• Red Glimmer Paper [121790]
• Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]
• Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973]
• Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975]
• Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949]
• Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978]
• Aqua Painters [103954]
• Metallic Thread Combo Pack [142003]

SIP #71 Color Challenge!

Hello Friends!  I'm back over at Stamp, Ink, Paper with my Design Team card based on a color challenge that was a little difficult for me.  Look at the colors and let me know what you think??

In theory, I loved the colors together but when I sat down to make something.. I struggled a bit.  I finally decided that a fun stamp in my February 2016 Unity Stamp Co. Kit of the Month would be fun in Rust and Mustard!  I water colored the background in a light wash of the Mint and then added it more saturated in the leaves.  

I love the sentiment that was also in that Kit of the Month.  Unity has some fabulous images and sentiments!  I water colored the image with my Aqua Painters in Delightful Dijon, Cajun Craze, and Mint Macaron.  I added some splatters with a Coastal Cabana Marker!   I cut out the image as well as another rectangle with some Lil' Inker Stitched Rectangle Dies.  They also have a Stitched Rectangle that scores the A2 base without cutting so I used that the front of my Cajun Craze base.  Hope you love it as much as I do!  Did I mention how much I love Unity stamps??  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

PCC215 Fall into Fall with Acorny Thank You!

Hello Peeps and Happy Hump Day!  Since it's Wednesday, I'm back over with the Paper Craft Crew Design Team with a Fall into Fall Card!

When I think of Fall, I think of Leaves and Acorns.  I've made quite a few cards with Leaves recently so I went to my Acorny Thank You Stamp Set and Acorn Punch for this one!

I wanted to try something other than the usual Fall colors this time so I went a little wild.  My card base is Sweet Sugar Plum.  The 2nd layer is Rich Razzleberry, and the top layer is Dapper Denim that has been embossed with a woodgrain embossing folder.  These little acorns are super cute in those colors as well.  I added a little nest of Gold Metallic Thread before adhering the acorns with Dimensionals.  I

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Hope you'll head over to Paper Craft Crew with your own Fall into Fall card!

Blessings, Tina

Stamp Ink Paper Challenge #70 - Tic Tac Toe

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  I hope you are having a fabulous week!  I'm counting down to my vacation that is just 2 weeks away and getting more and more excited every day!  Today over at Stamp, Ink, Paper we have a fun Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge! 

I totally had another card in mind but once I started working on my planned card I decided it against it.  Instead this is what I came up with!  This fit in right across the bottom row for Orange, Ribbon/Twine and Punch/Die Cut!

 I started looking around my craft area and found some left over watercolor paper that already had a three color wash on it and had Gina Marie Oak Leaves die cut out of it.  I decided to cut the oak leaves out of Pumpkin Pie Cardstock and inlay them into the negative space.   I cut the watercolor paper panel 3 3/4" x 5" and stamped the sentiment from the retired Lighthearted Leaves set in the lower left in Chocolate Chip Ink. The Pumpkin Pie Die Cut Oak Leaves were glued into the negative space with Tombow Multipurpose Glue.  I ran Tangerine Tango baker's twine along the left side three times and tied it in a bow toward the bottom.  I adhered this panel onto Old Olive A2 Card Base.  I was super happy with how it turned out!  I'm usually not a clean & simple girl but this is pretty close!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

Product List

• Watercolor Paper [122959]
• Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702]
• Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105117]
• Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [126945]
• Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944]
• Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953]
• Aqua Painters [103954]