Happy Hibiscus for As You See It Challenge #351

As I'm sure I've mentioned before, I'm driven or motivated by colour, so colour challenges are some of my favourites (or not, depending on the combinations)! This week AYSI has a vibrant mix of colours that remind me of Hawaii. This palette was suggested by my team mate, Deborah, and I've named the challenge Tropical Floral. Here's the challenge banner:

(The other thing it reminds me of is watermelon, but that's another card.) I have had the Happy Hibiscus bundle for awhile, but haven't had a chance to use it, so at the fund raiser I held a few weeks ago, once I got a little breathing space, I actually got a chance to work on a couple of cards and this was one of them.

• The card base is Basic White Thick cardstock 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".
• The first panel is Basic White cardstock cut at 5 1/4" x 4", and embossed with the Happy Hibiscus 3D embossing folder.
• I stamped the outlines of the hibiscus flowers and leaves in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and filled in the centers with Melon Mambo and Garden Green, respectively. Then they were die cut with the Happy Hibiscus dies.
• The Peach Pie Plumeria flowers were die cut with dies from the Happy Hibiscus dies as well as the other leaves and were made from straight Peach Pie and Garden Green cardstock.
• The sentiment was from the Happy Hibiscus stamp set and was stamped in Tuxedo Black ink and die cut with a banner from the Happy Hibiscus stamp set.
• Everything was adhered to the card front, using Stampin' Seal and Dimensionals. The 2024-2026 In Colour Shimmer Gems form the center for some of the flowers. The ribbon under the sentiment is Peach Pie bordered ribbon.

 

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Product List

Happy Hibiscus Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [164877]	Happy Hibiscus Bundle (English) [164880]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Peach Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [163799]
Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102584]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051]	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089]	2024–2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems [163781]
Peach Pie 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Ribbon [163783]	Happy Hibiscus Hybrid Embossing Folder [164879]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]

Kintsugi Inspirations Suite for As You See It Challenge #350 - Triptych

 

Which are your favourite As You See It challenges? I think Sketch challenges are among my favourites, because they lay out the structure for my projects. In this challenge, #350, we get a trio of panels creating interest in the top of the card, so I named the sketch Triptych, which refers to a 3 panel art display. This sketch was designed by my Design Teammate Joanne.

I just happened to be at a crop fund raiser when I tackled this challenge, and we got a half pack of the Kintsugi Inspirations DSP to work with, so I decided to use some of that suite to create the card. Here's the result:

• I used a card base of Azure Afternoon with a 4" x 5 1/4" panel of Lemon Lime Twist on top. The holes were cut with one of the retired Stitched Rectangle Dies spaced evenly across the top of the card.
• Behind the rectangular openings is a piece of Kintsugi Inspirations DSP glued to the card base.
• The sentiment, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, is from the Inspiring Imperfections bundle, and is die cut using one of the Stylish Shapes dies.
• The flowers are stamped with Petal Pink and Lemon Lime Twist and die cut using the Inspiring Imperfections dies. They are tucked in amongst the die cut rectangular openings.
• The strip of 3/8" Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon takes the place of the twine bow in the sketch.

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Product List

Inspiring Imperfections Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [165161]	Inspiring Imperfections Bundle (English) [165167]	Kintsugi Inspirations 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [165159]	Azure Afternoon 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161719]	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108]	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [147145]	Gold Striped 3/8" (1 Cm) Mesh Ribbon [165599]
Inspiring Imperfections Dies [165166]	*Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820]	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]
Stampin' Seal [152813]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

*Retired Product - no longer available from Stampin' Up! 

Framed Scenes Bundle for As You See It Challenge #349

 I was kind of glad that this week's challenge was a Speed Challenge, because I'm having a week where time is at a premium! I'm doing a One Day Crop Fund Raiser on Saturday and I have so much to do to prepare for that, but it's also challenge week and my condo is having a Town Hall meeting to prepare for our AGM. Because I'm the Strata Council President, I had a lot to do to prepare for that as well. And there were more little details! Sometimes the perfect storm of circumstances creates the week from you know where! However, a Speed Challenge was welcome and here is the theme:

I looked over my watery stamps and decided to use one I hadn't tried yet and that's the Framed Scenes bundle. Two of the images have water features. Here is how it turned out:

• I started with a Crumb Cake card base and added a layer of Everyday Happiness DSP. 
• I stamped the stone bridge over a river scene in Memento ink, on Basic White cardstock and coloured the image in with Stampin' Blends Markers: Balmy Blue combo, Granny Apple Green combo, Crumb Cake combo and a little Pool Party light.
• I die cut the scene out with the largest oval die.
• I die cut an Early Espresso frame with the frame die and cut a rectangle to fit behind the frame from Cloud Cover. I embossed it with the Soft Waves 3D embossing folder and glued it behind the frame.  This was adhered to the card front. 
• I adhered the oval with the coloured image to the center of the frame.
• The sentiment, from the Sweet Blooms stamp set, was simply stamped on the DSP in Memento ink.
• The whole card took me 9 min. 51 sec to complete, so as usual, I just squeaked under the 10 min. limit! 

9 sec left meaning I finished in 9 min. 51 sec,

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Product List

Framed Scenes Cling Stamp Set [165395]	Framed Scenes Bundle [165397]	Sweet Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [165181]	Everyday Happiness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [166632]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686]	Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165621]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830]
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885]	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882]	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894]	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608]	Soft Waves 3 D Embossing Folder [164695]
Framed Scenes Dies [165396]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]