Upsy Daisy CCMC 175

After some doing nothing time tonight, I decided a little creativity was in order so I played along with the Create with Connie and Mary challenge of the week, a color challenge to use More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black. Here is what I came up with.

The card base is Cherry Cobbler with a Basic Black accent layer behind a background of the First Edition DSP. On a Naturals Ivory Top Note, I stamped the Upsy Daisy flowers that I had inked with all 3 colors. I inked the entire image with More Mustard, then added Basic Black to the stems, and Cherry Cobbler to the flower tips. I stamped it full strength, then moved the stamp up and right and stamped again to create a shadow effect. The edge of the Top Note was sponged with More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler brads were added at each point, and a piece of Basic Black Taffeta ribbon was added across the bottom before attaching the Top Note to the base. The saying was stamped in Basic Black, punched with the Large Oval, sponged with More Mustard, layered onto a Cherry Cobbler Scalloped Oval, and attached to the top right corner of the Top Note with dimensionals.

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SU! Catalog Items used: 111710 Upsy Daisy * 119685 Cherry Cobbler Card Stock * 121045 Basic Black Card Stock * 101849 Naturals Ivory Card Stock * 121878 First Edition DSP * 103162 More Mustard Classic Ink * 101179 Basic Black Classic Ink * 119681 Cherry Cobbler Marker * 100082 Basic Black Marker * 119261 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon * 119737 Regals (Cherry Cobbler) Brads * 101610 Stamping Sponges * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 119855 Large Oval Punch * 113439 Big Shot * 113463 Top Note Bigz Die

Upsy Daisy Birthday

Snow day means stamping for me!! I need to send out a few birthday cards in the coming days, so I set out to make some this afternoon. Here is the first based on the Stamping 411 sketch. I've had the idea running around in my head since I saw this Saturday. Finally, I got it down on paper! It also works for the Stampin' Royalty challenge of Birthday Cards this week. 

First, I want to say thanks to Mary Brown for her fabulous bow tutorial! Mine is far from perfect, but I will continue working on it! Hers are always awesome, and how very nice of her to share the technique with all of us!!

OK, the card base is Poppy Parade. Background of Naturals White. I inked the Upsy Daisy stamp first in Blushing Bride. Then I used a Sponge Dauber to add Poppy Parade around the tops of the flowers. Next, to get green stems, I first used a blender pen to remove any ink from the stems, then used my Pear Pizzazz marker to ink them. Huff on the image and stamp! I textured the White layer with the Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder, then added a piece of Poppy Parade DSP at the bottom. As per Mary's tutorial, ribbon bow and ribbon are both attached inside the brad to appear that it's knotted. The ribbon is attached with Sticky Strip across the front of the card. The ends are secured to the back with Snail. The sticky strip is really necessary to hold the weight of the bow. The edge of the White layer was also sponged with Blushing Bride before attaching to the card base. The saying was stamped in Poppy on Naturals White and layered onto a Poppy Parade scallop oval. I also stamped a few flowers on the saying, using my stamp-a-ma-jig to get just the ones I wanted, where I wanted them.

I'm heading back to the stamp room to see what other colors I can make this work in!! Who wouldn't like to get one of these bright, happy cards when we have nothing but snow outside?? Thanks for stopping by!!

Stampin' Up! Catalog Items used: 111710 Upsy Daisy * 119793 Poppy Parade Card Stock * 102316 Naturals White Card Stock * 117158 Patterns In Color DSP * 119782 Poppy Parade Classic Ink * 119786 Blushing Bride Classic Ink * 119801 In Color Markers * 121005 In Color Glimmer Brads * 119267 Blushing Bride 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon * 102892 Sponge Daubers * 102845 Blender Pens * 104294 Sticky Strip * 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 113439 Big Shot * 117335 Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

ColorLab15

It's Thursday, got your Lab Coat?? Time for another ColorLab Color Challenge!

Poppy Parade, More Mustard and So Saffron.

 Here is what I did with them!!

Quick and easy really! Card base is Poppy Parade that I textured the front of with the Finial Press embossing folder. The Top Note was cut from Naturals White. The set used is Upsy Daisy. I saw a card made the other day with this set and decided it had been far too long since I used it! I first stamped the flower image with So Saffron. I cleaned the stamp and inked the image again with More Mustard, then sponged on Poppy Parade to the tops of the flowers. I used the stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the second image just a bit above and the original. The edges of the Top Note are sponged with More Mustard. I added two metallic brads at the top and bottom points of the Top Note. I used my Crop-a-Dile to punch a few holes on the side points to thread the ribbon through and knot on the left side. The saying was inked first in More Mustard, then "rolled" in Poppy Parade. I punched it with the Large Oval, and layered on a Scallop Punched More Mustard and a Punch Window Poppy Parade.

I hope you'll stop by the ColorLab and play along!  Link your creation for all to see !!

SU! Catalog Items used: 111710 Upsy Daisy * 119793 Poppy Parade Card Stock * 100946 More Mustard Card Stock * 102316 Naturals White Card Stock * 105213 So Saffron Classic Ink * 103162 More Mustard Classic Ink * 119782 Poppy Parade Classic Ink * 119741 Metallic Brads * 119263 Poppy Parade 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon * 101610 Stamping Sponges *104430 Stampin' Dimensionals * 101049 Stamp-a-ma-jig * 108362 Crop-A-Dile * 119856 Scallop Oval Punch * 119855 Large Oval Punch * 113439 Big Shot * 113463 Top Note * 115953 Punch Windows Magnetic Movers & Shapers * 115963 Finial Press embossing Folder

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