Fisherman’s Delight

Today’s card was made for the Splitcoaststampers “Mixability” challenge (MIX316). The challenge is to use the colors of the sky & mixed media, of course, to create a card. I chose to make the sky & water using distress & distress oxide ink to create the background and a little bit of pink gelato on the fish. Definetly outside my comfort zone but I had fun trying something new. I used the “Best Catch” stamp & die set in the SU Occasions catalog.

Sweet Baby Girl

 Today I played the Ways to Use It Challenge on Splitcoaststampers. (WT727) The challenge was to use a four letter word on your card... not that kind of  four letter word! LOL
My word was “baby”. My baby congratulations cards are in low supply so I thought I’d add to my stash. I just love this retired image from the SU set called “Moon Baby”. I used my aqua painter to color the image. Blushing bride cardstock & retired dsp.

Lucky Elle

Here’s the card I made for my youngest (adult) daughter who loves elephants. I took the opportunity to play last Friday”s  mixed media challenge on Splitcoaststampers (mix312) to use the 2019 color of the year, Living Coral. Two mixed media techniques are required. I used emboss resist with white embossing powder and I broke out the gelatos I purchased several years ago & have never used.
I used retired SU products, Luck Elephant stamp, DSP & ribbon so I entered it on the on-going SCS UseIt2019 to break out neglected supplies.

Forever Love

Here’s my take on the Freshly Made Sketch Challenge for the week (FMS369) and the Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use It (WT723)... I resolve. My resolve is to play more challenges & use my supplies both current, retired & old.

I used to play challenges quite frequently but my work & personal life got too busy to squeeze it in. I still made cards especially duplicates for swaps but often these were copies of others’ work. There’s lots of “sub-goals” under these two resolutions but that story is too much for today & too detailed for a single post. Anyway, I hope you like my card with my new Stampin’Up supplies mostly from the 2019 Occassions catalog.

Have a great day friends! 

Supplies- all Stampin Up- Lovely Lipstick cardstock & ink, All my Love DSP, stitched framelits & epoxy hearts. 

Blue Saffron Garden

Isn’t this Garden Impressions DSP beautiful? I love the colors and designs! 

This card was made for an upcoming Stamp Club swap. If you look closely at the Night of Navy layer you can see embossing using the Garden Impressions thinlit die & the new embossing mat. 

Thanks for looking! 

Stamps: Abstract Impressions

Ink: Night of Navy

Paper: Pacific Point, Night of Navy, So Saffron, Garden Impressions DSP

Accessories: Springtime Impressions Thinlits

Coffee Helps

Happy Friday, Friends!!
My card today is for the Free For All Splitcoaststmpers Challenge, F4A392, National Day of Blank; you fill in the blank. Anyone who knows me, knows that I love coffee, so of course for me, It's National Day of Coffee. I am also making this as my template for my card swap with my scrappy girlfriends. I hope they like it!
Recipe:
Stamp: Coffee Cafe
Ink: Garden Green (SU)
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, DSP- Coffee Break (SU); Solar White (Neenah) 
Accessories: Coffee Cups Framelits (SU), Polka Dot EF (Quickutz),  Chocolate Chip 15/16" satin ribbon (retired SU), white cotton twine (retired SU).

Birthday Color Challenge- CC649

Her' my take on the Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge (CC649) to use Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay and Lemon Lime Twist. I just love this Lemon Lime Twist- so trendy! I hope you like it!
Recipe:
Stamps: Amazing Birthday (SU retired)
Ink: Lemon Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay (SU)
Paper: Basic Gray, Lemon Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay (SU); Solar White (Neenah); DSP- Fresh Florals (SU); A Walk in the Park (retired SU)
Accessories: Lemon Lime Twist 1/2 Finely Woven Ribbon (SU), Banners Framelits (SU); 1-1/4 & 1-3/8 circle punches.

Figgy Flourish

Hello Friends!
My card today was made for two SCS challenges. First, yesterday's color challenge, SCS CC648, to use Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Fresh Fig and Vanilla. I subbed white for vanilla.
The second was today's sketch challenge, SC658.

It took me a while to get a combination of the sketch and the colors that was pleasing to my eye. I cut the flourish in all three colors, tried the negative, had two different card base colors & multiple color combos of layer 2 and 3.  I just kept trying different arrangements until I came up with this. I have been CASEing most of my cards from Pinterest & so my own design mojo has taken a long holiday. I really enjoyed the process & why I wanted to get back to the challenges. I didn't get even a little frustrated but rather I just enjoyed the organic nature of creating something on my own. My own kind of challenge to resist frustration, if you know what I mean!

Thanks for stopping & have a great day!

Recipe:
Stamps: Happy Birthday (SU)
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Fresh Fig, DSP- Floral Flourishes (SU), Solar White #110 (Neenah)
Paper size: A2
Ink: Fresh Fig  (SU)
Accessories: Flourish thinlits (SU), patterned paper cutter blade 

Prima Pansies

Happy Monday Friends!
I created this card for two Splitcoaststampers (SCS) challenges. The first challenge was last week's sketch challenge (SC657) shown below.

 

The second challenge is today's Technique Lovers Challenge (TLC651) to emboss ribbon. This technique was a new SCS tutorial found here  & I thought I'd give it a whirl. Here is a close-up of the ribbon. Very subtle, but I like it!

Thanks for stopping! Have a great day!!
Supplies
Stamps: None; Image from Prima Printables
Paper: Crumb Cake (SU), Euphoria DP (Basic Grey)
Ink: Copics for coloring 
Accessories: Ribbon-Satin Vanilla (SU); EF-Petal Burst (SU)
Techniques: Embossing Ribbon

FS545 Floral Anniversary

Happy Sunday, friends!
I'm sharing my card for the Splitcoaststampers' Featured Stamper Challenge #545 (SCS FS545). Julie, our hostess this week, chose Cindy, the "Weekend Warrior". Cindy has an awesome gallery & I had a difficult time choosing just one card, but I need several anniversary cards so I chose this card to case. I used my relatively new stamp set from Simon Says Stamp from the June kit of the month. I absolutely adored these SSS kits- great stamp set, papers, & this June kit had a new oxide ink.
I chose to use retired Lovely Lilac SU paper as this card will be for my SIL whose favorite color is lavender/purple. I colored with numerous copic markers. Used my Lovely Lilac marker & spritzer tool to splash the background with a little color.
 

Stamps	Floral Bliss (SSS); Express Yourself (SU)
Paper	Lovely Lilac (SU Retired); Watercolor paper
Paper Size	A2
Ink	Tuxedo Black (Memento); Copic Markers
Accessories	Spritzer Tool

Thanks for stopping!

Marilyn