A Playful Combination

Hi Everyone!!!

I hope you all are enjoying your summer - can you believe that it is almost August?!?!  Holy!  I honestly have no idea where the time goes...

I am busy having a fabulous time at my Mom's Family Reunion this week but I decided to play along with a couple of challenges before I left and have this post for you today.  Maybe I'll share a few pics of the reunion once I get back home with you all - maybe I'll even do a Project Life spread - oooooh, I think that's what I'll do!!

Anyway, I'm a little off topic, here are a couple of challenges that inspired me this week:

1. Colour Me...!

This week is a super fun colour challenge!

2. Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

This week is another fantastic sketch from these ladies - they are so talented!

And here is my card:

Card Recipe (all supplies used are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise mentioned):

Card Stock: Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Back to Black DSP

Stamp Sets: Mixed Bunch, Wacky Wishes (Hostess - Retired)

Ink: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight

Tools/Techniques: Oval Framelits, Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Neutrals Candy Dots (Black), Brights Candy Dots (Daffodil Delight & Melon Mambo)

I would love if you would take some time to follow my blog!

Thanks for dropping by!

Steph

Star Studded Birthday!

Hi Everyone!

Just dropping in with a quick post of one of the cards that I did during our mega crafting session on Friday night.  I hope you enjoy!

For this card, I decided to use the sketch over at Create with Connie and Mary.

I decided to take it in a different direction than above and make it a bit more masculine looking which was right up the alley of The Friday Mashup this week.

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a "Masculine" project.
2. Create a project with some "Stitching/sewing on it".
3. or Create a "Masculine project with Stitching on it".

I decided that I would stay away from the stitching/sewing part this week...

In terms of colours, these came right out of The Card Concept challenge this week where I decided to stay with my normal theme of Clean and Layered - it seems to be a trend for me. :) 

These colours just screamed masculine to me so that is what I went with.

Here is my card:

I wish the Stampin' Up! catalogue had star punches or framelits to go with their Simply Stars stamp set. In this case, I stamped the stars on the back of the Gold Foil and fussy cut the stars out.  

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up! products):

Card Stock: Whisper White, Lucky Limeaide, Early Espresso, Gold Foil

Inks: Early Espresso

Stamp Sets: Wacky Wishes, Simply Stars

Tools/Techniques: The Big Shot, Banner Framelits, Chevron Embossing Folder, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Arrows Embossing Folder

Thanks for dropping by!

Stephanie