Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #5

ETA: I was thrilled to see that this card made it "In The Spotlight" for Dawn's color challenge! I was so excited that I almost woke up the sleeping toddler. : )


Hello. This card has been bouncing around in my head for a few days. I finally got to make it and liked how it turned out. But then it photographed so poorly that I almost don't want to post it!

This is 4.25" square card. I masked the center with a 3" square of copy paper and a little extra mask for the sentiment. Then I stamped the Polka Dot Basics. I sort of free-handed the frame. I'm an engineer, so I couldn't quite bring myself to do it without a ruler. I really like the scribble look, so I still tried for that. The umbrella is covered with Crystal Effects, which photographed very poorly. Need to work on that.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a good week!
Jennifer
Supplies (All Papertrey Ink unless noted):
Stamps: Scattered Showers, Polka Dot Basics
Ink: Fresh Snow, Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, Basic Gray (SU!)
Paper: Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, Stamper's Select White
Accessories: Hibiscus Burst vintage button, Basic Gray taffeta ribbon (SU!), white gel pen

Wishing You Sunshine!

Hello. I made this card for my husband because he really tires of the Oregon rain by this time of the year. We've been having particularly heavy storms this week, so I thought the sunshine sentiment was perfect for him. I tried to use masculine colors and then wondered if the card just ended up looking dark and dreary. Ha! I love how the paper piecing on the umbrella turned out. Will be using that technique again soon.

Thanks for stopping by,
Jennifer

Supplies (all SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Scattered Showers (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Not Quite Navy
Paper: Certainly Celery, Not Quite Navy, Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink), Not Quite Navy DSP
Accessories: rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Ribbon Tags Trio die (Spellbinders), Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon, Swiss Dot embossing folder (Cuttlebug)

Mother's Day Lilac

My friend asked me to make some Mother's Day cards using flowers. I wanted to use my ignored Blossoms Abound. I just picked up the Martha Stewart small ribbon threader punch for half off, and I found this textured paper for 10 cents! So this is what I came up with when I combined my new bargain goodies. It's hard to see but I shabbied the focal point up a bit by inking the corners and distressing the edges. I was thinking about how this is not my normal style when I realized that I had probably been inspired by Debbie Olsen's recent posts here and here. Funny how that works.

Thanks for stopping by!
Jennifer

Supplies (All SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Blossoms Abound, Women of Life (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Lavender Lace, Old Olive, Certainly Celery
Paper: Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery, Lavender Lace, Purple #1 textured cardstock (Die Cuts with A View)
Accessories: ribbon (Offray), small ribbon threader punch (Martha Stewart)

Papertrey Ink Spring Fling Challenge

Hello. I decided to participate in Papertrey's Spring Fling Challenge because I loved the colors in Becky Oehler's inspiration photo. Oh, and of course, the chance to win a stamp set is pretty inpiring. I was trying to re-create the circle pattern on the middle pillow and to include the scalloped edge from the pillow behind it. In the end, my card turned out nothing like I had envisioned. Sigh. But I did learn that the flowers from Women of Life fit the Gridlines II grid cardstock!

Thanks for stopping by.
Jennifer

Supplies (SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Women of Life, Mixed Messages (both Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Rose Red, Cool Caribbean, Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Certainly Celerly, Apricot Appeal, Guidelines II grid cardstock
Accessories: 1 3/8" circle punch, flower punch

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #4

Hello. I LOVE this card! It came together fairly quickly last night, and I was really pleased with how it turned out. I used this Fall-To Layout #13 from Clean and Simple Stamping and just adjusted the proportions to see more of the flowers. I re-discovered my Soft Sky paper and ink - had completely forgotten about that one. Okay, just a quickie post since the challenge deadline is less than an hour away.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a good week.
Jennifer

Supplies (all SU! unless noted)
Stamps: Life (PaperTrey Ink)
Ink: Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Stamper's Select White (PaperTrey Ink), Soft Sky
Accessories: Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain ribbon