Vivid Pieced Vases...

Hiya!


This week's ColourQ combo is a fun and funky one... check it out:

I  wanted to use some Blendabilities for the Calypso Coral/Blushing Bride colours so I looked for a stamp in my collection that would work and decided on Vivid Vases. I was originally going to colour the whole image but then decided to have fun with a bit of paper piecing...

Each vase was stamped on dsp and trimmed out, then sponged lightly with the matching ink to get the shading.


I used this week's CAS(E) this Sketch layout to help me...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Vivid Vases, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Memento black, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Blendabilities (Calypso Coral, Skin Tones)
Paper: In Colour dsp, Whisper White, Hello Honey, Blushing Bride, Vellum, Blackberry Bliss
Accessories: Calypso Coral seam binding, rhinestones
Tools: Banners framelits, Bitty Banners framelits


Make sure you check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the design team this week!


Thanks for stopping by...


x Amy x

Nautical Thanks...

Hello!

This week we've got another great ColourQ combo this week...

These colours seemed perfect for a masculine card to me, so I pulled out the Word Map stamp (which my dear friend Evi was kind enough to give me for my birthday!) and had fun colouring in...

I thought the blues and green would be perfect for colouring this map - I stamped it with Night of Navy on Whisper White and coloured with an aquabrush and inkpads. The tags were created with the Angled Tag Topper punch and I added the anchor (from The Open Sea) over the top, cutting with a combination of circle framelit and punch.

I used the sketch from Seize the Sketch for my layout...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: World Map, The Open Sea, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Night of Navy, Old Olive, Marina Mist
Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Tangerine Tango, Naturals White, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Brights candy dots, linen thread
Tools: 1/2" & 1 3/4" circle punches, Angled Tag Topper punch, Circle framelits, Itty Bitty Banner framelits

Make sure you check out all the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the Royal Court this week!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Retro Butterfly Concept...

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I really wanted to play along with the current Card Concept challenge (butterflies!!!) and time was running out so I whipped something up last night, finishing it off after work today! I used Chupa's fab Sketchbook Saturday sketch for my layout...

I immediately thought of washi tape for those strips and so pulled out the Retro fresh set and papers and came up with this...

Pretty bright and funky eh?! I reckon this one fits the 'Freestyle Collage' style.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Soft Suede
Paper: Retro Fresh dsp, Coastal Cabana, Tangerine Tango, Soft Suede, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Naturals Ivory
Accessories: Retro Fresh Washi Tape, Antique brad
Tools: Word Window punch, Itty Bitty banner dies, Bigz butterfly die, Beautiful Wings embosslit

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Thankful Summer Garden

Hiya!

It's time for another great ColourQ challenge and this week there's a fun and quirky table to inspire us...

Lol! I wanted to use these colours with a floral image as I thought the pink/orange combo would work well with green for the leaves... I browsed through the SU catty several times formulating (or half formulating!) some ideas... and eventually went with this one...

I kept seeing the idea of the black die-cut lettering over the top of some flowers in my head, and Summer Silhouettes fit the bill perfectly. The leaves/stems were stamped with Old Olive onto Whisper White, then I added the Strawberry Slush flowers and the little Pumpkin Pie ones. The larger blooms were stamped separately, cut out and popped over the top (by the way, Stampin' Up paper snips are seriously fab... I couldn't find mine when I made this card {read: table was too messy and I couldn't be bothered tidying it up...} and so I used some other scissors - so much more difficult!!). The 'for you' is from Itty Bitty Banners, die-cut and popped up with dimensionals. You might just be able to see that the 'thankful' lettering is shiny and textured - I achieved that by painting it with Crystal Effects while it was on my silicone mat, then adhered it to the card... really striking IRL. I finished things off with some faux stitching around the edge and a few dabs of Dazzling Details to the middle of the small flowers.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Summer Silhouettes, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Strawberry Slush, Stazon
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories: Crystal Effects, Dazzling Details
Tools: Expressions thinlets, Itty Bitty Banner framelits

Make sure you check out the fun creations of the rest of the Royal Court this week!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

PS: This is a non-standard sized card (6 x 3 1/2")... I have a new toy arriving today that will help me make an envelope for this hopefully... more details on that soon!

Cherry Cupcakes

Hello!

It's Friday so it's time to mash! This week Erica has a fun colour challenge with a theme...

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project with using the colors "Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron & Early Espresso."
2. Create a project using a "Fruit Image."
3. Or Mash it Up and create a project using the above "Color Combo & a Fruit Image. "

I could only think of ONE stamp set in my collection that had any form of fruit in it so I pulled out Create-a-Cupcake and made some cherry-topped cupcakes...

This card has a lot of stuff going on - still not convinced about the striped paper but it kinda reminds me of a fun candy/ice cream store or something... Oh well, I'm sure someone will like it for their birthday lol!

Two of the papers (the Cherry Cobbler patterns) are from the Season of Style dsp (shows that Stampin' Up's designer paper is so versatile it doesn't just have to be for Christmas!), and I added some Daffodil dsp from Quatrefancy. The cupcakes were stamped onto Whisper White and cut out by hand (still haven't got that punch... keeps getting pushed down my list for other new stuff!), the icing was embossed with the Beautifully Baroque embossing folder for added texture, and the cherries were 'glazed' with Crystal Effects. They cupcakes were layered on a punched scallop circle, which I pierced in each scallop for added interest. The scalloped border was created using one of the Adorning Accents edgelits and the coordinating embossing folder. I sponged around the striped dsp with Cherry Cobbler ink to soften it a little, and layered the sentiment from Itty Bitty Banners over the top.

I used the sketch from the Paper Players this week...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Create a Cupcake, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Season of Style dsp, Quatrefancy dsp, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Accessories: Crystal Effects, silver mini brads
Tools: Itty Bitty Banner framelits, Beautifully baroque EF, Adorning Accents edgelits & embossing folder, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch, piercing tool

Make sure you check out the rest of the DT's 'fruity' creations over at the Friday Mashup this week!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Fab Zoo ColourQ!

Hello all!

I had a lovely relaxing weekend chilling with my sister, who came up to visit me from London, and we ate WAY too much (sugar... in the form of cake, biscuits and dessert lol!) but had a great time watching White Collar on Netflix hee hee! I took some time out to just create for fun which was nice too. Today I get to share with you my creation with this week's ColourQ palette...

How fun is this combo?! I've just received my Zoo Babies stamp set and the Alphabet Press embossing folder, which go perfectly together, so I wanted to use them with these fun colours...

I used Gumball Green instead of Lucky Limeade and Elegant Eggplant instead of Concord Crush (I sell most of my retired inks etc. to save room and make some money to spend on new stuff lol!). The background is Calypso Coral core'dinations card, embossed with the Alphabet Press embossing folder and sanded to reveal the core, then layered onto Elegant Eggplant card. The focal point was cut using the square framelits (as was the Vellum cardstock layer underneath) and stamped with the croc and bird using my stamp-a-ma-jig to get the bird sitting on the croc! I created the banner by punching little triangles out of dsp and Bermuda Bay card using the Pennant Parade punch. The elephant was stamped separately, cut out and popped up with dimensionals. I couldn't resist adding ribbon (when can I not?!) - the gorgeous Calypso Coral chevron ribbon went perfectly with this design I thought! And of course... there had to be candy dots didn't there..?!

I used the Fab Friday sketch for my layout on this one...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Zoo Babies, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Gumball Green, Bermuda Bay
Paper: Epic Day dsp, Calypso Coral core'dinations, vellum cardstock, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Bermuda Bay
Accessories: Calypso Coral chevron ribbon, Regals candy dots
Tools: Pennant Parade punch, square framelits, Itty Bitty banner framelits, Alphabet Press embossing folder, sanding block

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

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Happy, dotty hexagons...

Hiya!

This week at the Friday Mashup Erica has a fun challenge for us...

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project with "Polka Dots ".
2. Create a project using "the Word Happy".
3. Or Mash it Up and create a project "with Polka Dots & The Word Happy on it ".

This card was based on a couple that I've seen around blogland using the Six-Sided Sampler set. I played around with it a bit and used the Epic Day This & That dsp and colour scheme...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Six-Sided Sampler, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Stazon
Paper: Epic Day dsp, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Neutrals card candy, Epic Day washi tape
Tools: Itty Bitty Banners framelits, hexagon punch

This card also fits with this week's Just Add Ink challenge: Just add Blokes!

Make sure you check out the fab creations from the rest of the Mashup design team this week!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Frosted cupcakes...

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I have another card to share with you today - this one combines three challenges: the colours from the Play Date Café, the sketch from Seize the Birthday, and elements from the Paper Players tic-tac-toe challenge (I used Birthday, Bling and Embossing)...

I combined used some of my new goodies on this one...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Happy Day, Itty Bitty Banners, Create a Cupcake
Ink: Blushing Bride, Raspberry Ripple, Wisteria Wonder, Smoky Slate
Paper: Blushing Bride, Raspberry Ripple, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer
Tools: Delicate Doilies sizzlits die, Elegant Butterfly punch, Itty Bitty butterfly punch, Simply Pressed Molds, Itty Bitty Banners dies, Mosaic embossing folder
Accessories: Simply Pressed clay, Dazzling Details, rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Primrose Poppies...

Hiya,

It's time for another Dynamic Duos challenge and this week we have a fun challenge where you get to add your own spin!

I decided to use Always Artichoke as my additional colour because I wanted to use a flower stamp and needed a green to go with the pink...

The poppies were stamped on watercolour paper with black craft ink and embossed with clear EP then coloured with ink and an aquabrush. I used the ovals framelits to cut the image and the layer (with Crumb Cake card, embossed with the square lattice folder). I layered the image over two hearts cut from the More Amore speciality dsp that I overlapped in the middle - I discovered they make quite a pretty and unusual shape around the ovals! The dsp I used is also from More Amore and I added some Always Artichoke seam binding ribbon in a double bow to finish.

I used the sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments for my layout...

Make sure you check out the lovely creations by the rest of the Dynamic Duos DT...

Thanks for stopping by!
x Amy x