Snowflake Gifts Mashup...

Hiya,

I'm trying to stay organised this week and post on time so I'm popping in quickly to share my Friday Mashup creations with you..

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a project using "the inspiration photo".
2. Or Make a "Gift project".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "project for a gift using the inspiration photo above".

I actually made a card for this challenge and forgot about the Mashup part of it being a gift project, but then I remembered that I did have a project to hand that I demonstrated recently so I'll share that with you too! First up, the card...

The snowman was stamped with stazon on white, then masked and spritzed the panel with Silver Smooch. I coloured the snowman in with a blender pen, inks and markers, then layered on another white framelit shape. I die cut a snowflake from silver glimmer paper and added a tempting turqouise brad to the centre. The banner panel is some Snow Festival dsp layered on whisper white card and then onto Midnight Muse cardstock which I sponged with matching ink around the edges. The sentiment (from More Merry Messages) was embossed with silver EP. I added some white organza ribbon to finish things off. This card was based on this week's Retro Sketch...

And now for my gift project, I made a mini pizza box containing some decorated tea lights...

I used the smallest snowflake from Snowflake Soiree with Baja Breeze on two of the tea lights, and the smallest doily from Delicate Doilies with Primrose Petals on the other two. These are really simple to make: just stamp image on tissue paper, punch out with a circle punch, poke a hole in the middle, thread the wick through then heat with a heat gun until the wax melts and the tissue paper sets into it. Lots of fun and make a great gift!

Make sure you check out what the rest of the Mashup team have created this week!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Non-traditional Mashup...

Hi there,

{If you're looking for my Paper Players post, please scroll down or click here.}

I'm popping in to quickly share my Friday Mashup post (so sorry its so late!)

 So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a holiday project using "Non-Holiday Image(s)".
2. Or Make a project with a "Messy Technique", such as spritzing, smooching, shimmer painting, or splattering with an aquapainter.
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Holiday Project from Non-Holiday Stamps and a Messy Technique".  

I scratched my head for a while over this one but then had an idea to use the globe from Open Sea to make an ornament... and 'Joy to the World' came to mind!

The sentiment is from the Jolly Jingles wheel, which I selectively inked with Early Espresso, punching out with the ornament punch and sponging around the edge with Old Olive ink. I stamped the wheel again in Real Red and cut out the letters and stocking, layering them over the ornament to create a shadow effect. The globe was stamped with Always Artichoke on Old Olive card and die-cut with one of the ornaments framelits. The papers are from Candlelight Christmas dsp and I added some early espresso ribbon and a scalloped layer embossed with one of the Delicate Designs embossing folders.

I used the layout from Freshly Made Sketches...

Make sure you stop by the Friday Mashup and check out the inspiration from the rest of the design team!

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Fan Fair Birthday...

Hiya,

I'm running a bit late with my posts this week (I'll be back later with my Mashup post...!!) - my sister is visiting and we've been cooking and lost track of time... Anyways, this week Jaydee has a great sketch for us at the Paper Players:

I was working against the clock on this one so I decided to use some pretty patterned paper for the main panel...

As well as the strip of Fan Fair dsp I added some leaves from French Foliage as well as a lace bow with an antique brad. The border along the edges of the dsp is die-cut from Very Vanilla using the finishing touches edgelits die. I added a sentiment from Curly Cute with a punched strip of Summer Starfruit underneath.

Make sure you check out what the rest of the team have created for you:

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Dawn Easton

Helen Heil

Jen Arkfeld

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Sparkly Midnight Trees

Hello!

This week has been a bit hectic for me so my card for this week's Dynamic Duos chalenge was made in super quick time!!

I had an idea to make some sparkly white trees against a Midnight Muse background so that's what I whipped up...

I stamped the tree from Scentsational Season on white card with Versamark and embossed with Irridescent Ice EP and die-cut with the matching die. The silver glimmer 'snow' layer was cut with one of the edgelits dies and layered over the Midnight Muse panel (that I had stamped with Snowflake Soiree using white ink). The greeting was stamped with Midnight Muse and frames with one of the silver decorative frames in the Autumn/Winter catty. I added some Midnight Muse ribbon to finish. I used the sketch from Fab Friday for my layout...

Make sure you check out the fabulous creations of the rest of the design team at Dynamic Duos!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Retro Aviary Baby...

Hiya,

Just popping in quickly to share a card I made combining two challenges...

      

I was asked for some baby cards last week and realised that I didn't have any boy ones so I put that on my mental list of cards to make. I was thinking about what I could do with these colours and I came up with this...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Aviary, Itty Bitty Banners
Paper: Orchard Harvest dsp, Cajun Craze, Tempting Turqouise, Very Vanilla
Ink: Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Tempting Turqouise
Tools: Argyle embossing folder, banner framelits
Accessories: Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon (ret), vintage trinkets

I'm keeping things short and sweet today...

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Silver Sparkle Snowflakes...

Hi there,

This week at the Paper Players is CAS week and LeAnne is bringing us this fun challenge:

I wanted to use the fab silver glimmer paper and some embossed silver snowflakes so after playing around for a bit, ended up with this...

It's probably not the 'CASiest' (is that a word??) card ever but I thought seeing as it's got lots of white, it may qualify... lol! I started with the sketch from Create with Connie & Mary this week:

When I saw the sketch I thought it would work well with lots of white so I cut a white card base with the largest Labels framelit die so that the fold was under the point (giving it a hinge) - I also trimmed the point off the bottom so it will stand up properly. Then I cut another piece of the same size label from Shimmer White card and glued over the top to hide the hinge and trimmed base. The next layer was the second largest framelit from the same set, again cut from Shimmer White card, then embossed with the Lacy Brocade EF. I added a strip of silver glimmer paper to this piece and tied some white organza ribbon around in a bow. The ornaments were made by stamping two of the snowflakes from Snowflake Soiree on Whisper White and embossing with silver EP, then cutting them out with the ornaments framelits. I added some silver dazzling details to the tops of the ornaments as well. The sentiment (from More Merry Messages) was embossed with silver EP, cut into a banner and layered over a strip of silver glimmer paper. I wish I could show this one to you IRL cos the photo just doesn't show all the shimmer and sparkle... I'm loving how this one turned out!

The rest of the Paper Players team have some fabulous inspiration for you this week...

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Dawn Easton

Helen Heil

Jaydee

Jen Arkfeld

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Dynamic Snowman...

Hello!

I'm enjoying a relaxing Saturday (much needed I must say!) and its time to share my card for this week's Dynamic Duos challenge...

I recently added the cute Snow Much Fun set to my collection so I thought I'd use one of the snowmen for this challenge...

When I saw the colours and dessert option I thought of stamping on Crumb Cake and colouring in with white pencil, so that's what I went with. I used SU watercolour pencils and was very happy to find that the light blue matched Marina Mist really well. I stamped him once on Crunb Cake and cut out with one of the Apothecary Accents dies then stamped again, coloured and trimmed around with my paper snips. I created some 'snow' by cutting some whisper white with the same accent die a couple of times and tearing three strips from the bottom, adding dazzling details and glueing the pieces to the bottom of the Crumb Cake panel. I then layered the cut out snowman over the top so it looks like he's standing in the snow.

The background is a top note die-cut in both black and Howlstooth & Scaringbone dsp (which I trimmed around the perforated lines and sanded). The Marina Mist panel was sprayed with Silver Smooch (you can't see in the pic but it has a lovely shimmer IRL). I couldn't resist adding a strip of silver shimmer paper cut with the large scallop die.

Make sure you stop by Dynamic Duos and check out the rest of the team's 'frosty' creations!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Thankful leaves...

Hiya,

This week over at the Friday Mashup, Rita is bringing us a fun challenge...

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a project with "Leaves".
2. Or Make a project saying "Thank You".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Thank You project with Leaves".

I held a class a few weeks ago using the Autumn Accents Bigz die and one of the cards was a thank you... so I thought it fit well with this challenge!

I went with lots of texture on this one, embossing the vanilla background with the woodgrain embossing folder, then using the same folder on the leaves (I folded them in half before putting them in the folder). The acorn tops were embossed with the square lattice EF. I layered the leaves over some strips of Early Espresso coredinations card that I tore to reveal the core. The greeting is from Itty Bitty Banners, die-cut with the matching framelit. I spritzed the whole card with Very Vanilla Smooch for some sparkle and shine.

Make sure you stop by the Friday Mashup to check out the rest of the team's fab creations!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Field Flower Thanks...

Hello!

We have a great colour challenge this week at the Paper Players, brought to us by Anne Marie...

I really wanted to use a new set in my stash from the new catty - Field Flowers - and I thought these colours would work well so here's what I ended up with...

I'm really pleased with how this turned out, even if it did take me ages! The flowers were stamped firstly with the solid image in More Mustard, then the outline image over the top with second generation Bravo Burgundy ink. The centres were stamped separately with Bravo Burgundy and the stem/leaves with Old Olive. I cut all of the pieces out with my paper snips and layered over the punched circle that I pierced using the piercing template. This was layered on a Bravo Burgundy doily. The background layers are a combination of First Edition and Orchard Harvest dsp as well as a piece of Old Olive card stamped with the flourish from Elements of Style (I sponged some matching  ink around the edges of the Olive and Mustard panels). I added a little sentiment banner using a sentiment from Kindness Matters and I couldn't resist adding some Very Vanilla seam binding ribbon in a lovely big bow!

I used the Sweet Sunday sketch for my layout...

Make sure you check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the design team...

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Dawn Easton

Helen Heil

Jaydee

Jen Arkfeld

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Dynamic Poppies...

Hi there,

It's time for another Dynamic Duos challenge and this week we're playing with this lovely combo:

I thought this was the perfect opportunity to use the gorgeous Pleasant Poppies stamp, and very appropriate for Rememberance Day tomorrow...

I stamped the poppies on First Edition dsp in Versamark and embossed with black EP, punching out with a 2 1/2" circle punch. I stamped them again on watercolour card, embossed and cut out with my paper snips, colouring them with an aquabrush and ink. I popped the cut-out flowers over the circular image with dimensionals. The background is Sahara Sand card embossed with the Fancy Fan embossing folder and layered with a panel of Basic Grey (I love how with Dynamic Duos you have the option of adding a variety of neutrals to the colour duo!). The sentiment is from Curly Cute, stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Very Vanilla. I cut out a butterfly from a piece of first Edition dsp and added some pearls and some black taffeta ribbon to finish. I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch for my layout...

Make sure you stop by the Dynamic Duos challenge to check out what the other designers have created to inspire you!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Daffodil Pearl Fusion...

Hiya,

It's Friday and that means it's time to Mashup!

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a project with "Dry Embossing".
2. Or Make a project using the colors " Daffodil Delight, Basic Grey & Basic Black".*
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project with "Dry Embossing & The Color Combo".

This one took me AGES to finish - don't know why because I love these colours together, but just seemed to faff about with it forever until I got to something I liked...

I used this week's Retro Sketch for my layout...

I started with some Howlstooth & Scaringbone dsp and layered a doily cut from Naturals Ivory over some Very Vanilla card and trimmed around, and layering over the dsp. The greeting was created by stamping one of the frame images from the Apothecary Art set with Basic Grey on Very Vanilla and punching out with the extra large oval punch. I then stamped the greeting (from Made for You) over the top. I die-cut some black card with one of the labels framelits and embossed with one the designer frames folders (that's my bit of embossing for the challenge today!).  I layered this framed greeting over a panel I die-cut with one of the Apothecary Accents framelits from Daffodil Delight card and with a piece of silver glimmer paper over the top. The flowers were die-cut from Daffodil Delight card using the flower fusion sizzlit, assembled and spritzed with silver smooch spray, then added some large pearls in the centre, as well as one under the sentiment. Some die-cut Very Vanilla leaves were added to the flowers and I finished things off with some Daffodil Delight seam binding ribbon.

Make sure you pop over to the Friday Mashup to check out what the rest of the DT have created!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Giving Thanks...

Hi there,

This week's challenge over at the Paper Players is one that EVERYONE can play along with - Ann has challenged us to create a project with the theme of giving thanks...

I decided to make a little gratitude notebook - I love the sentiment on it...

I found these little notebooks at a supermarket a while ago and they were really cheap so I bought a bunch of them to decorate. I used some retired bits and pieces for this - ribbon, dsp and doily as well as a new stamp set - Trust God, as well as one of the Apothecary Accents dies. This was pretty quick to put together - I used one of last month's Viva la Verve sketches for the layout.

The rest of the Design Team have some wonderful inspiration for you this week...

 

The Paper Players Design Team

 

Jen Arkfeld
Dawn Easton
Helen Heil
Anne Marie Hile
Jaydee
Nance Leedy

LeAnne Pugliese

Ann Schach

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Dynamic Polar Party!

Hiya,

Exciting news!! I am now a member of the Dynamic Duos design team for the next six months - woohoo!! I love colour challenges so I'm really excited to be able to play along with such a talented group of ladies for these fun challenges. (Apologies for this post being late - it's been a hectic week & weekend and is still going - looking forward to a breather on Monday!) Today's challenge uses two of the new in-colours from SU...

These colours look so Christmassy to me so I pulled out one my favourite sets and got colouring...

I used some Raspberry Ripple dsp from Orchard Harvest for the background as well as some Natural Composition dsp for a neutral touch. I coloured the images with blender pens, markers and inkpads and added some 'snow' spots using dazzling details. The sentiment is from Perfect Punches and I stamped it once in each colour, punched out and layered a circle of raspberry card in between. The banner strip is a combination of silver glimmer paper and Gumball Green ribbon. I used the Merry Monday sketch this week for my layout:

Make sure you check out what the rest of the fabulous design team have created with these fun colours....

 

Allyson Andersen
Christina Barnes

Vicki Burdick

Karen Day

Deanna Dean

Jenny Engelke

Anne Marie Hile

Erna Logtenberg
Bobbie Trost

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Mashed Up Rosettes...

Hiya,

It's my turn to host the Friday Mashup challenge this week and I have a sketch for you plus the option of using rosettes...

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a project "using the Sketch".
2. Or Make a project with "Rosettes".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project with the "Sketch featuring Rosettes".

Here's what I came up with...

I combined two rosette ideas on this one - paper & fabric. The paper one was created using First Edition dsp and a scallop circle punch and I layered this over one I created with Crumb Cake tulle ribbon that I stitched and gathered with linen thread, though the middle of the paper rosette and secured with a vintage faceted button. The greeting from Perfectly Penned was embossed with silver EP and I stamped and cut out some butterflies from Kindness Matters with Basic Grey ink. The dsp in the background is the fabulous Natural Composition pack. I used the colours from CR84FN to inspire me for this card.

Make sure you check out what the rest of the team have created over at the Friday Mashup - I do hope you'll be able to play along with us this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Stippled Yellows...

Hiya,

Just popping in quickly to share a card I made for the Dynamic Duos colour challenge as well as last week's Deconstructed Sketch...

I thought the two tones would work well with Stippled Blossoms so I paired these colours with Basic Grey and Very Vanilla to come up with this...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Trust God, Music Notes wheel
Ink: So Saffron, More Mustard, Basic Grey
Paper: Howlstooth & Scaringbone, So Saffron, Basic Grey, More Mustard
Tools: Little Leaves, Large Scallop die, finishing touches edgelits die
Accessories: cotton ribbon

Sorry to make this brief but this week's a bit of a hectic one with our church confernce on at the moment! Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x