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Yes, hello to all-

I have a super simple and quick card to share with you today. I made this late last night before going to bed and it took no time at all. Notice, there is no stamping on the outside. It's all patterned papers and dies! Something that I rarely do, but I kind of like the way it turned out.

I recently received my pre-order from SU for the new 2017-18 Catalog. Every year I order the new In-Color inks and card stock. This year, I also ordered the DSP that goes with because the floral images are beautiful.

The layout comes from the current Sunday Stamps Challenge. This week it's Sketch Fun week!

This is a CASE of a card that's in the new SU Catalog too. My card is quite different. The use of the negative butterfly die cut is the part that I've CASE'd.

I did do stamping on the inside. The sentiment comes from Altenew. I also utilized the "positive" butterfly die cut.

That's it from me today. Since I've finished work for the day, I'm going to do some more crafting this afternoon. Thanks for looking in,
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Inside greeting from Altenew Build A Flower: Aster set
Paper: SU Powder Pink & Whisper White card stock and SU 2017-18 In Color DSP
Ink: Memento tuxedo black
Other: Reverse Confetti Butterfly Dreams dies, Die-namics Zig-zag Circle and Stitched Rounded Rectangle dies, Avery Elle Sentimental dies, SU In-color glitter enamel dots, the Big Shot, diemnsionals

It's Your Day To Sparkle

Happy Hump Day stampers!

Today I have a card made for this week's Paper Players Challenge, where LeAnne has an awesome and fun theme challenge this week called Sweet Treats. I have many stamp sets that would work. The hard part was choosing which to use!

I decided on this lovely cake from Concord & 9th. It's no secret to any of my family and friends that I LOVE chocolate cake. (I take after my father in this trait.) I stamped the image onto Strathmore watercolor paper and heat embossed it with SU white EP then colored it with Zig Real Brush watercolor markers. The dark chocolate layers have Expresso Dimensional pearls added on top of the watercoloring. When it was dry, I cut it out with the corresponding set dies. As you can see, the layout is this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

I decided to not have a sentiment on the front on this one. Here is the inside with the appropriate greetings.

This cake reminds me of what I call "The Birthday Cake" that Mr. Personal Chef has been making me for my birthday since we were in college (minus the flowers). It's a triple layer chocolate cake, whipped cream between the layers and thickly frosted with semisweet buttercream. It's AMAZING! and one of the reasons I keep him around :).

Thanks for looking in today. Have a nice rest of the work week.
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Happy Day set by Concord & 9th
Paper: SSS white card stock, Strathmore watercolor paper, We R Memory Keepers Hip Hip Hooray patterned papers
Ink: VersaMark, SU Bermuda Bay, Memento tuxedo black
Other: SU white EP, heat tool, paint brushes, Die-namics Stitched Rounded Rectangle and Fishtail Flags STAX dies, Concord & 9th Happy Day dies, Dimensional Pearls, sequins, the Big Shot, foam tape

Let Your Dreams Take Flight

Hello stamping friends,

It's been a blustery day here today. Not as much rain as was predicted, but pretty cloudy and breezy, and cold. As with most Saturdays this spring, we went to our little friend's Little League baseball game in the morning, then went shopping for ceiling fans this afternoon. We skipped lunch, so had a little nosh of chips and guac at a neighborhood Mexican restaurant while the Kentucky Derby was run. Now, I'm settling in to watch some Big League baseball, Padres vs Dodgers this weekend.

I made this card a few nights ago for the current Mojo Monday contest. I love these patterned papers from We R Memory Keepers. They're called Chalkboard and the floral images are very pretty. I've paired the papers with Reverse Confetti butterflies.

The butterflies are stamped in Pool Party ink using my Misti stamping tool. I stamped them several times to make them very bright.

Here is the inside. There's a fun sheet of patterned paper striped with all of the single sheet patterns. The stamps are another Reverse Confetti set.

I hope your weekend is going well. Thanks for looking in,
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Butterfly Dreams and You're So sets by Reverse Confetti
Paper: SU Pool Party and X-Press It Blending card stock and We R Memory Keepers Chalkboard patterned papers
Ink: SU Pool Party and Memento tuxedo black
Other: Reverse Confetti Butterfly Dreams dies, Die-namics Wonky Stitched Rectangle and Stitched Square dies, Nuvo glitter drops in Silver Moonlight, the Big Shot, dimensionals

Hugs & Kisses

Hi again,

This is my second post today.

Since I had the Altenew Spring Daisy stamp set out on my desk, I decided to use it to make a get well card for my Aunt. She spent a few days in the hospital this week due to a small stroke. She seems to be doing well and the prognosis is for a full recovery. Good News!

I used the Freshly Made Sketch, brought to us by Narelle this week.

The daisy is stamped with different shades of SU pink inks and the leaves in Garden Green and Wild Wasabi. The flower and leaves are fussy cut. (I'm thinking that the co-ordinating dies must have been on backorder when I bought the set.) The patterned papers are from the American Crafts Soho Garden paper pad again. I love navy and pink together and that was my inspiration for the background papers and ink colors.

On the inside, more stamps from the same set, this time colored with Copies. The sentiment is from Lil' Inker.

Thanks for stopping in again, and have a fab Friday!
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Spring Daisy set by Altenew and SU Good Greetings set
Paper: SU Whisper White card stock and SoHo Garden by American Crafts patterned paper
Ink: SU Blushing Bride, Sweet Sugarplum, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, and Night of Navy, Memento tuxedo black, Copics
Other: Lawn Fawn Banner dies, enamel shapes, the Big Shot, dimensionals, Fiskars corner punch

Celebrate MOM

Hello,

I'm taking a few days off from work at the end of the week here, which makes it a four day weekend for me. Whoo-hoo! I had planned on maybe heading to the beach for the afternoon with my e reader and music, but it turned a little chilly so I got out my stamps instead.

I wanted to get a card made for The Paper Players. Jaydee has a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge and I find these so fun. Since I didn't get a chance to play along with Sandy's sketch challenge last week, I used her sketch for my card.

I used the right side vertical option of twine, yellow and flower. The large flower and leaves stamps are from an Altenew set called Spring Daisy. The sentiment is SU.

For the inside, I used another daisy stamp from the same Altenew set and the sentiment is from Avery Elle.

I hear that it's going to get colder with rain and wind here tomorrow through the weekend, so I predict more stamping time.

Thanks for coming by,
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Spring Daisy set by Altenew, Thoughtful Banners by Stampin' Up
Paper: SU Hello Honey and Whisper White card stock, SoHo Garden by American Crafts patterned papers
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, SU Sahara Sand, Crushed Curry, Old Olive
Other: Spellbinders Scalloped Square die, Lil' Inker Stitched Square tag die, TE Small Scalloped Border die, SU Baker's Twine, small ric rack, the Big Shot, dimensionals

OH YEA!

Hello again,

My quick second post for the second card using this week's Color Throwdown colors.

Since I was having fun with watercolor paper, I made one more background panel. This time I rubbed the ink pad directly over the paper. The color is Fossilized Amber Oxide Distress Ink. I spritzed it with a fair amount of water then used a large paint brush to spread the ink over the entire paper. I dabbed the brush onto the purple ink pad and mixed it in lightly. After it dried, the surface has that muted look that the oxide inks do. When I was making the panel, I had no plans for it, but after it was dry, it reminded me of a sunset sky. I just received the city scape dies from Altenew. A perfect match for my panel!

The sentiment bubble and stamp are Reverse Confetti.

Time to go to work. Thanks again all,
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Reverse Confetti Figure Of Speech set
Paper: Strathmore watercolor paper, SU Blackberry Bliss and Old Olive card stock
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks
Other: Altenew Layered Cityscape Cover dies A and B, the Big Shot, Reverse Confetti Figure of Speech dies, SU small rhinestones, dimensionals

A Latte Birthday Wishes

Hi and happy Monday!

I made a couple of cards on Saturday using this week's Color Throwdown colors of purple, yellow and green. I didn't get them blogged over the weekend and since the challenge ends this afternoon, I'm doing a couple of quick posts  before work this morning.

This first card I made using the sketch from this week's CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge. The background is Distress Inks smooshed onto watercolor paper. I let it dry then embossed it with the SU houndstooth EF. Next, I rubbed some purple Distress Oxide Ink over the raised areas and spritzed lightly with water. The green banner and purple cup were made the same way as the yellow panel, with smooshed Distress Inks onto watercolor paper. After the purple was dry, I stamped the cup repeatedly with SU black archival ink and cut it out using the set dies. The coffee is SU Baked Brown Sugar ink. I added the little white enamel heart in the center and the two purple dots for embellishment.

Thanks for stopping by,

Colleen

Supplies

Stamps: Latte Love set by Lil' Inkers

Paper: Strathmore watercolor paper, SU Lovely Lilac card stock

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink and Distress Oxide Ink, SU Baked Brown Sugar 

Other: SU Houndstooth EF, Lil' Inkers dies, Die-namics Fishtail Flag dies, the Big Shot, enamel shapes, dimensionals