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

February PTI Blog Hop

I'd like to start off today, by sending out a huge Thank You to each and everyone of you who left me such kind and encouraging words yesterday. Definitely made for a fun day, reading what you all had to say.Now onto the February Papertrey Ink Blog Hop. This months blog hop is in honor of the PTI Design team. The challenge is to select a project they have created, use it as inspiration and recreate a project with your own spin, making it unique. I have always found the ladies of the PTI Design Team to be full of talent and have always looked up to them for inspiration. I count it as a huge blessing to be apart of such a talented team.


I fell in love with this card by Dawn McVey and as soon as I saw it, I knew I had to give it a try. I would have never come up with an idea like this on my own, wouldn't it be awesome to get inside of Dawn's head and see how her creative mind works! Here is my take...

I changed up the layout and the color combo (added Aqua Mist and used White instead of Rustic Cream). Dawns butterfly was created using a larger scaled flourish (from Fancy Flourishes) and its mirror image, I went with two smaller flourishes and the coordinating mirror images.

The Aqua Mist card base was stamped, in Versamark, with an image from Background Basics: Tin Types. Embellished the butterfly with Berry Sorbet vintage buttons (strung with yellow embroidery floss) and a Lemon Tart bow. Stamped the sentiment, from Asian Fusion on a Lemon Tart strip and trimmed the edge with scalloped scissors.

Thanks Dawn for such great inspiration and thank you for hopping by! Enjoy the Blog Hop!

Maile

Birthday Wishes:

• Stamps: Fancy Flourishes, Background Basics Tin Types & Asian Fusion
• Ink: Dark Chocolate & Versamark
• Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart & White
• Accessories: Lemon Tart Satin Ribbon, Berry Sorbet Vintage Buttons, Coluzzle Circle Cutter & Fiskers Scalloped Scissors

Let's Celebrate

Hello and welcome, friends! Who's ready to celebrate?! I know I am! It's Stamp It! Cards week and I am so exciting to be a part of the Stamp It! Cards Week Blog Hop!

Have you seen the Stamp It! Cards magazine yet? It's wonderful and chocked full of amazing creations, what a blessing it is to be apart of it. This is my first time ever seeing my cards in a Paper Crafts issue. Once the issue became available, I searched my little town high and low for one, with no avail. What torture that was! It was definitely worth the wait though.

Now here is your chance to participate in the fun! Moxie Fab World blog and Paper Crafts Connection blog have joined together to celebrate, by hosting a stamping challenge called The Olympics of Stamping. All you have to do is create and submit a stamped card in the following themes: Birthday, Thank You, Thinking of You/Hello, Love and Season's Greetings. These categories also happen to coincide with the Stamping Royalty Contest. So, once you've submitted your challenge cards over at the Moxie Fab World Blog, be sure to send it into the magazine contest as well.

In honor of Stamp It! Cards Week, 11 of the top contributors to this special issue are participating in a fun blog hop. We each created a hand stamped card to share with you all for today. Here is my creation, using some Papertrey Ink stamping supplies...
I stamped an Aqua Mist cardstock strip with Background Basic: Tin Types (in Versamark) and attached it to a White cardstock strip. Use the Butterfly Die to cut a negative space from the strip and mounted white cardstock, stamped with button images from Studio Style (in Aqua Mist and Berry Sorbet), behind it. Attached it over a Kraft Small Scalloped Border and card base, then wrapped with embroidery floss.

Be sure to stop by and see what the other ladies have created...

• Betsy Veldman
• Dawn McVey
• Debbie Olson
• Julia Stainton
• Kimberly Crawford
• Latisha Yoast
• Lisa Johnson
• Sarah Martina Parker
• Teri Anderson
• Tina Fussell

Leave each one of them a comment (including the Moxie Fab World), to give you 12 chances to win a fabulous prize! One lucky winner will win a prize of 12 stamp sets from My Cute Stamps!

Thanks for hopping by, hope you have fun!!!

Maile

Happy Birthday Crafty Girl!:

• Stamps: Studio Style & Background Basics: Tin Types
• Ink: Berry Sorbet, Aqua Mist & Versamark
• Cardstock: Kraft, White & Aqua Mist
• Accessories: DMC Embroidery Floss, Butterfly Die & Small Scalloped Borders Die

Birthday Girl

Hello everyone and happy Monday! Popping in to share a card that was created using Dot Spot and Butterfly Dream...This color combo is fairly new to me. I don't usually use purple, but lately I've been trying to incorporate it into my usual color combos. The Kraft base was stamped using one of the butterfly background building images, in the Butterfly Dreams stamp set. Attach a Spring Moss strip, embellished it with buttons and then stamped the sentiment in Dark Chocolate. I stamped the large Dot Spot image in Aqua Mist, cut it out using my circle cutter and stitched a few Plum Pudding butterflies around the Spring Moss button center. Mounted the circle onto a card base measuring 5 1/2" X 3 3/4" so that when attaching it, I could extend it over the edge about a half an inch. The entire card measures 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" and still fits in a regular A2 envelope.

Hope you enjoy your day and have a wonderful start to your week!

Maile

Birthday Girl:

• Stamps: Dot Spot & Butterfly Dreams
• Ink: Aqua Mist, Plum Pudding, Dark Chocolate & Versamark
• Cardstock: Kraft, White & Spring Moss
• Accessories: Spring Moss Vintage Buttons & Coluzzle Circle Cutter

Hello Dot Spot

Hello and happy Friday!!! Today's card uses a little Dot Spot for you... Stamped the Dot Spot images in Aqua Mist, Spring Moss & True Black, across a white cardstock square and rounded the bottom corner. Attach a Spring Moss cardstock strip along the bottom to help emphasize the simple sentiment (from Fillable Frames #1). Then mounted it all onto a True Black card base. Pretty much kept the supplies to a minimum today; just cardstock, stamps and ink.

Thanks for stopping by today, hope you have a great day and a wonderful weekend!

Maile

Hello: Card Measures 5" square

• Stamps: Dot Spot and Fillable Frames #1
• Ink: Spring Moss, Aqua Mist & True Black
• Cardstock: True Black, Spring Moss & White
• Accessories: Corner Rounder

Just Because

Hello my friends! Aren't these flowers from the Year of Flowers: Violets stamp set just gorgeous! I just had to play with the set again. My last violet card showcased the flower as the focal point, this time I used the image as more of a background... Stamped the violets and leaves in Pure Poppy onto Berry Sorbet cardstock and pulled out my embroidery floss to tie a few french knots onto the flower centers.

Love the texture the french knots add!

Fillable Frames #1 and the matching die are a must have (IMO), the possibles with them are endless. I die cut the frame from White cardstock, stamped it and the sentiment in Pure Poppy. Stamped an additional violet into the frame, in Berry Sorbet, then embellished with french knots and a ribbon tab.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed!

Maile

Just Because:

• Stamps: Year of Flowers: Violets & Fillable Frames #1
• Ink: Pure Poppy & Berry Sorbet
• Cardstock: Berry Sorbet & White
• Accessories: Fillable Frames #1 Die, Embroidery Floss & Pure Poppy Grosgrain Ribbon

I Heart Paper Crafting!

I heart this sentiment! Used the jar full of buttons, from Studio Style, to stamp in a rainbow of colors. A great way to use this set and add a variety of color to your card, with out having to color it in. Super easy too!

To stay with the rainbow color scheme, I created a rainbow ribbon border. Just loop ribbon tabs and attach behind the stamped panel. I made sure to use a variety of different ribbon types, to give the card fun texture and interest. Such a cheery card, it makes me happy!!!

Hope you all have a fun day!

Maile

I Heart Paper Crafting!: Card Measures 7" X 3 1/2"

• Stamps: Studio Style
• Ink: Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise, Lemon Tart, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist, Plum Pudding & True Black
• Cardstock: White
• Accessories: Berry Sorbet Saddle Stitch, Summer Sunrise Twill, Lemon Tart Satin, Spring Moss Satin, Aqua Mist Swiss Dot Satin & Plum Pudding Twill Ribbons & Corner Rounder