Embellish Color Challenge With Stitching

Hello all! It's Embellish Challenge time again, hooray! Just check out these photos taken by the talented Ashley Newell, what inspiration! This weeks challenge is of course to use the gorgeous colors pictured above, but also to incorporate stitching into your creations. Either by machine or hand, faux or stamped. Our sponsors this time around are Your Next Stamp. You must check them out, they have got some adorable images!

I went with hand stitching and this is what I came up with... My inspiration came from the sentiment "Hoppy Easter". I kept things super simple and let the eggs do the hopping. :)

That crooked sentiment is something I would (usually) never live with. In my creative mind everything has to be perfectly straight, but I thought it kind of added to the movement that the hopping eggs gave to the card. So I left it, and it doesn't even bother me! Lol!

So, stop on by the Embellish Magazine blog for all the details, to check out the prize that's up for grabs and to post your creations. Can't wait to see what you all come up with for this fabulous challenge!

Maile

Hoppy Easter:

• Stamps: Hoppy Easter Fhiona (Your Next Stamps)
• Ink: Aqua Mist & Sweet Blush
• Cardstock: White & Kraft
• Accessories: White Crochet Twine & Fillable Frames #2 Die

Embellish Color Challenge With Borders

Time for another Embellish Color Challenge... to use the colors pictured above along with a decorative border (punched, die cut, decorative scissors), check out the details here. Our sponsor for this week is the fabulous Verve Stamps and you've got to check out the prize... by participating you have a chance to win four gorgeous Verve stamp sets!

Here's my take...

The stamp set used is Verve's Everlasting Life, such a gorgeous set! I use two different sized scalloped borders, which were die cut using the new PTI Scalloped Borders Dies (LOVE these!!!), in Sweet Blush and Lemon Tart cardstock.

The cross was stamped using Spring Moss ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder, for a bit of elegance. Attached a couple Melon Berry buttons, tied off with white silk ribbon, to the scallops.

This second card was created using Miracles Blossom...

Using a cheery color combo of Lemon Tart, Aqua Mist, New Leaf, Dark Chocolate & White. The scallops were cut using the Small Scalloped Border Die.

An Aqua Mist cardstock strip was stamped, in New Leaf, with Background Basics: Tin Types. I am really loving the look of the New Leaf on Aqua Mist! Stamped the sentiment (from Everlasting Life) in Dark Chocolate, then emphasized it with a New Leaf cardstock strip. Finished the card off by adding a few layers to the Lemon Tart tulips, for a bit of fun dimension.

After creating both of these cards, I am definitely ready for Spring! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you give this challenge a try. I can't wait to see what you all create!

Maile

He Has Risen!:

• Stamps: Everlasting Life (Verve Stamps)
• Ink: Spring Moss & Melon Berry
• Cardstock: White, Spring Moss, Lemon Tart & Sweet Blush
• Accessories: 1/8" White Silk Ribbon, Melon Berry Vintage Buttons, Clear Embossing Powder, Small & Medium Scalloped Dies & Corner Rounder
  

Rejoice:

• Stamps: Miracles Blossom, Everlasting Life (Verve Stamps) & Background Basics: Tin Types
• Ink: New Leaf, Dark Chocolate & Lemon Tart
• Cardstock: Lemon Tart, Aqua Mist, New Leaf & White
• Accessories: Small Scalloped Die

Egg Hunt

Welcome to one of the *official* stops on the Papertrey Egg Hunt!

Look closely and you may find
a hidden egg that's one-of-a-kind.
Perhaps there are more than one or maybe even none!
The Challenge is yours, enjoy and have fun!

If you are starting out here, make sure that you stop by Nichole's Blog to read about all the details along with the GRAND Prize affiliated with this fun contest!

Spring is just around the corner and with it comes the Easter holiday. With this in mind, I've used the soon to be released Egg Hunt stamp set (available on the 15th) to create a super cute Easter gift. How about a gift basket perfect to fill with goodies, as a gift for your little boy's and girl's?! Here's how it's made...

Start by cutting out two basket templates (this is one of the new Click Simple Templates created by Kim Hughes and it's available on the 15th), stamp and embellish as desired, then set aside.

Cut a strip of cardstock that measures 10" X 3.5". Score at 1/2" along each long side and at 2 3/8" along the short sides. Cut a notch from each scored corner and you should have a piece like the one pictured above.

Fold at the scored lines and adhere basket sides with Score-Tape.

Here is the completed basket. The scalloped grass was cut using two sizes of the new PTI exclusive Scalloped Dies. Used the new Tin Type Impression Plate for the white cardstock strip and wrapped it with 1/4" Silk Ribbon. The shredded paper was created by cutting thin strips of coordinating pattern paper from the Pretty Pastels collection.

Be sure to coordinate your card to complete the perfect gift ensemble.

Since I crated the project for my soon to be three year old son, I die cut and heat embossed white eggs from Blue Shimmer Cardstock (Pink Shimmer Cardstock would be a great option for girls), then tucked them into the scalloped grass.

This cute little butterfly was stamped and heat embossed twice (onto Lemon Tart cardstock), cut out, layered and attached to both the basket and card.

Be sure to stop by the other PTI Design Team ladies blogs to see what beauties they have created!

• Betsy Veldman
• Dawn McVey
• Debbie Olson
• Heather Nichols
• Lisa Johnson
• Melissa Phillips
• Michelle Wooderson
• Niki Estes
• Kim Hughes
• Erin Lincoln

Thanks for stopping by today!

Maile

Egg Hunt Gift Basket & Card: Card measures 3 1/2" X 4 1/4"

• Stamps: Egg Hunt
• Ink: Dark Chocolate & Versamark
• Cardstock: White, Spring Moss, Lemon Tart, Blue & Pink Shimmer
• Accessories: 1/4" White Silk Ribbon, White Embossing Powder, Scalloped Edge & Egg Dies, Tin Type Impression Plate, EK Success Corner Rounder