Citrus Celebration

I love citrus!  Flavours, colours, everything about citrus!  My house is painted in citrus colours (not as wild as it sounds)!

My favourite lifesaver flavours are all the citrus ones.

 So I was excited to see that The Paper Players had chosen a citrus palette for their 103rd challenge.

  Here's what I came up with:

I used a technique that I've heard called "Faux Mosaic".  I described how it's done in this earlier post.

I was debating whether to use this card, or the one in the previous post as a card swap for Convention.    I think it's going to be the other card, because masculine design is always something people want samples of.



I just need to find some different paper for the bottom panel, as that DSP is now retired.  Any suggestions? 

If you want to know how to make the delicious little double bow on the first card, follow this link to a video tutorial by Ann Schach.  It makes it SO easy.  Love it!

Okay, must get back to my prep for Convention, Class and Workshop this week!  Phew!

Stamps:  Elements of Style (c 120045; set of 5; $24.95)

Paper: Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade and Whisper White card stock; Watercolor Paper (122959; 5  6x9 sheets; $5.95)

Ink: Classic Stampin' Pads in Calypso Coral (126983), Lucky Limeade (126984) and Daffodil Delight (126944), all $7.25; VersaMark Pad (102283; $9.95)

Accessories:  Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon (122976; 10 yds.); Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder (109130; $5.95); Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246; 150 jewels; $6.50)

Tools:  Large Oval punch (119855; $21.95); Scalloped Oval punch (119856; $22.95); Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder (116824; $9.95);  Heat Tool (129053; $36.95)

Elements of Style

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Heat Tool



Playing with Pals

Greetings fellow earthlings!  Remember Marvin the Martian on Bugs Bunny?  One of my favourite toon characters!

I especially love his voice.  Check him out here.
Not sure how I got onto this thread, but let's get off  - quick!

 I decided to play along with the Pals Paper Arts Challenge #138 (because I was a PPA Pick for their last challenge!! Woohoo!)  It is a colour challenge with some really contrasting hues: 

Since I had a Happy Retirement card to make for a former colleague of mine, I put the two together to come up with this:

I'm just loving Everything Eleanor!  It has so many beautiful components - the label, the flourish and the gorgeous flowers!  And I tried the new Large Scallop Edgelit on the Early Espresso bottom panel.  I sponged the flowers and the label with Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight and I used a video tutorial from Anne Schach to tie the double bow out of Daffodil delight.  (Hmmm - should have worked with it a bit more to expand the loops.)  Too late, now - I've given it away!

Lots of Pearl Basic Jewels finish off the look! 

Have a great weekend!

Stamps: Everything Eleanor (c 124164; set of 8; $32.95); Curly Cute (c 120510; set of 5; $17.95)

Paper: Early Espresso and Whisper White card stock; Brights Collection DSP stack (117155; 40 sheets of 12 x 12; $26.95)

Ink:  Classic Ink Pads in Early Espresso (126974), Daffodil Delight (126944) and Cherry Cobbler (126966) each $7.25

Accessories: Daffodil Delight Seam Binding Ribbon (125583; 10 yds; $9.50); Pearls Basic Jewels (119247; 150 jewels; $6.50), Large Pearl Basic Jewels (125577; 40 jewels; $6.50),

Tools: Modern Label Punch (119849; $22.95); Large Scallop Edgelit (127019; $9.95)

More Craft Fair Stuff

I was a busy bee yesterday, preparing for the craft fair tomorrow.  I wanted to share a couple of things I made for display and door prize purposes.  I just took delivery of my Petite Purse die, from the Summer Smooches collection, and I had so much fun playing with it yesterday.  I will use these for displaying the 3D capabilities of the Big Shot.

I got the idea of the backpack from Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty.  I think it's a great way to add a masculine touch to the container!  The directions are on the link.  I just changed the colours to Soft Suede and Always Artichoke, with splashes of Real Red. 

For the other two purses, I used DSP, but found that you don't want too much pressure on them as they go through the Big Shot, because the scored lines have a tendency to cut through.  I had a shim, but really should have taken it out.  I love the look of the Pretty in Pink Satin Pleated ribbon on the middle purse, and I echoed the butterfly on the Everyday Enchantment brad using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.

The second thing that I wanted to share was a card holder that I'm giving away as one of the fair's  door prizes, to hold three hand-crafted cards and a gift certificate.  I got the direction for this right from the Stampin' Up website. 

 

This holder made use of the new Adorning Accents Edgelits.  Don't they make an elegant finish on the flap?  I used Soft Suede with accents of Daffodil Delight.  The scoring was done using another so helpful and versatile resource- the Simply Scored tool!  I have to say that I haven't regretted buying the Big Shot and the Simply Scored tool for a moment - I have used them so much.



The stamped image on the front is from the Creative Elements stamp set, which I am constantly going to for the kind of images I like to use.  I inked it up using a Soft Suede and a Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write marker.  I closed the flap using some Velcro I had in my sewing kit, but had a hard time finding the adhesive that would be stronger than the cling of the Velcro, so one side or the other wouldn't pull away from the cardstock.  I ended up using Glue Dots, but trimming some of the little hooks on the Velcro, so they wouldn't cling as tightly.

Here's one last view:

Must get going now, but be sure to come visit me at Our Lady of Lourdes school tomorrow for the Spring Fling Craft Fair from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm.  Maybe you'll win my door prize!  Hoping to see you there.