Harvest of Thanks - PPA179 Color Challenge

Hello! It's Thursday and that means another Pals Paper Art Challenge! This week is a color challenge...

I decided to combine this color challenge with this cute sketch challenge I found over at Sunday Stamps!:

And together they inspired me to create this colorful card...

I turned the sketch to make it work better for my sentiment, which is from the Harvest of Thanks stamp set. Once I laid the elements out I decided that I needed to add some interest so I pulled out my handy dandy sponge dauber case and inked up the edges of all of my banners as well as the base. So fun to have them all at my fingertips and ready to go!

Also, you can see that I stamped on my envelope, which I don't usually do. To create my leaves I inked the stamp up in Crushed Curry ink and then used my sponge dauber to add Rich Razzleberry to the edges.  I think it softens them up nicely!

I would never ever have put these colors together, but now that they are together I do think they play off each other quite nicely...and of course the candy dots and the natural linen bow finish it off perfectly :)

Thank you for stopping by, and I will be back on Saturday with another Clean and Simple Saturday card!

Stampin Supplies: 

Stamps: Harvest of Thanks (131739), Wonderfall (128087)

Paper: Crumb Cake (120953), Rich Razzleberry (115316), Very Vanilla (101650) Cardstock; Eastern Elegance (130131) Designer Series Paper

Ink: Rich Razzleberry (126950), Crumb Cake (126975), Crushed Curry (131173) Classic Stampin' Pad

Tools: Big Shot (113439); Apothecary Accents Framelits (127003); Stampin' Trimmer (126889); Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (101049); Sponge Daubers (102892); Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Embellishments: Brights (130931), Regals (130932) Candy Dots; Natural Linen Thread (104199)

November Pals Blog Hop - So Thankful

Thank you for joining us for the November Pals Blog Hop. We are thankful you are visiting today and hope you enjoy our thank you inspired projects.  

You should have just left stop number 15 on the Pals Hop - Lisa Davis at Cherry St. Paper Treats. If so, you are in the right spot.  If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

I've been working on gifts lately so my post for you today is a card gift box loaded with some simple thank you cards. Who doesn't need thank you cards, right?

I wanted to showcase the lovely Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper so I chose to make three coordinating cards rather than making them all the same.

A simple strip of designer series paper with with one top, stamped in the coordinating color and a small strip of cardstock to add some "oomph".

And of course a butterfly decked out with rhinestones adds just a touch of whimsy!

Finishing off delightful gift box to put them into, made with the Envelope Punch Board of course. Super, super easy :)

Stampin Supplies:

Stamps: Lots of Thanks (129690), A Gift for You (134765)

Paper: Whisper White (100730), Crushed Curry (131199), Coastal Cabana (131297) Cardstock; Eastern Elegance (130131) Designer Series Paper 

Ink: Crushed Curry (131173), Coastal Cabana (131175) Classic Stampin' Pad

Tools: Envelope Punch Board (133774); Stampin' Trimmer (126889); Label Bracket Punch (132153); Bitty Butterfly Punch 9129406); Stampin Dimensionals (104430)

Embellishments:  Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)

The next stop is Susan Itell at Simple Stampin', stop number 17 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

1. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
2. Ann Schach at The Stampin' Schach
3. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
4. Carmen Sublasky at The Creative Stamptuary
5. Shirley Sumption at Look at my Cute Stuff
6. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
7. Connie Lindsey at Crafting a Joyful Life
8. Michelle Gleeson at Stampinmojo
9. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works
10. Colleen Mollema at Uncanny Crafting
11. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping With Avery's Owlery
12. Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness.com
13. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
14. Amy L. Lazzell at Just A Thought...Cards by Amy
15. Lisa Davis at Cherry St. Paper Treats
16. Shannon Jaramillo at ezpeasycards
17. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
18. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
19. Donna Kopenski at craftycardmaker
20. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
21. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
22. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
23. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
24. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
25. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
26. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
27. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
28. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
29. Sue Becker at Sue's R n R Stamping
30. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
31. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards
32. Marlene Heringer at So Many Toys in Schertz

Clean and Simple Saturday - Simply Thinking of You

I love Saturdays! They are the perfect time to catch up and let a friend know I am thinking about her.

This image from Field Flowers works well for so many sentiments, you could even do some up ahead of time and then add a sentiment as needed...or perhaps a set of blank cards as a gift? hmmmm...

An unexpected card in the mail won't solve all the world's problems but hopefully it will brighten her day...

I hope you enjoy your Saturday!...my son has been student teaching with a local marching band so I am off to cheer them on in a competition this evening...yay band!

Stampin Supplies: 

Stamps: Field Flowers (122762), Express Yourself (Hostess-130339)

Paper: Whisper White (100730), Perfect Plum (101889) Cardstock

Ink: Perfect Plum (126963), Gumball Green (126861) Classic Stampin' Pad

Tools: Stampin' Trimmer (126889)Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (101049)

Embellishments: Rhinestone Basic Jewels (129324)

Thanks for stopping by!

Endless Choices with 'Endless Wishes'

Hello there and happy hump day again!

Before I jump into today's post I just wanted to thank all my visitors yesterday who stopped by to look at my Sponge Dauber tutorial and for those of you who left comments...THANK YOU!!!! Sorry for the shouty caps but I really appreciate your comments and feedback!

Today I wanted to share a few cards I created with the new Endless Wishes Photopolymer stamp set from Stampin' Up! I loved this set the minute I saw it because of it's versatility.

My first card is a "little bit country"...

The next is a little "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"...

And the last card is a little "Uptown Girl"!

All the same stamp set, all the same Designer Series Paper...just used a little bit differently! Now I say that is versaility in this stamp set!

Here is a little peek at the detail in my "Girls Just Wanna have Fun" version so you can see the sparkle!

I hope you have enjoyed seeing the different flavors of this stamp set and are inspired to make it your own "flavor"...

Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin Supplies:

Stamps: Endless Wishes (133455) Photopolymer

Paper: Whisper White (100730), Basic Black (121045), Crumb Cake (120953) Cardstock; Seasons of Style (132340) Designer Series Paper

Ink: Versamark (102283) Pad; Sahara Sand (126976), Crumb Cake (126975), Cherry Cobbler (126966), Old Olive (126953) Classic Stampin' Pad

Tools: Stampin' Trimmer (126889); Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (101049); Stampin' Dimensionals (104430); 2-Way Glue Pen (100425)

Embellishments: Cherry Cobbler (123125) Baker's Twine; Dazzling Diamonds (102023) Stampin' Glitter; Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)

Clean and Simple Saturday - Get Well Wishes

Hello there and welcome to Clean and Simple Saturday!

I created this card to highlight heat embossing. It is a very simple, yet very effective tool. Here I have heat embossed my flower image with white embossing powder. Next I used a sponge dauber to daub Soft Sky ink over the image which brings the image out in a very soft way, giving the whole card a very feminine and romantic feel.

I paper pierced the edges to add a bit more impact and layered my image with Soft Sky, adding impact to the image. A simple sentiment stamped in Soft Sky completes the card.

Beautiful. Simple. Done!

Thank you for stopping by...have a wonderful weekend!

Stampin Supplies:

Stamps: Best of Flowers (133342), Express Yourself (130339)

Paper: Whisper White (100730), Soft Sky (131203) Cardstock

Ink: Versamark (102283) Pad; Soft Sky (131181) Classic Stampin' Pad

Tools: Heat Tool (129053); Clear (109130) Stampin' Emboss Powder; Paper Piercing Tool (126189); Stampin' Pierce Mat (126199); Stampin' Trimmer (126889); Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (101049); Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Embellishments: None