Creative Crew - CCREW0913CF

My second project for the Creative Crew over at Splitcoast was a Catalog Focus: use any of the stampsets on pages 111-119 in the annual catalog.  Make a project in a new way to you by using a technique you've never tried or a special fold never used by you before. Continue to use at least two of the colors from the color focus, crushed curry, coastal cabana, smoky slate or whisper white.

I decided to use Coastal Cabana and Whisper white for my colors.  And believe it or not I had never used the bleaching technique.  So I pulled out a set and got busy, however I kind of made a mistake and didn't use a set from the listed pages. :( So this is the first card I came up with and I loved it.  I was so bummed that I had to make another card, but...

I loved the second one I came up with too and it was using one of the sets I was supposed to use! :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  My Friend & Pleasant Poppies

Card Stock:  Coastal Cabana & Whisper White

Ink: Versa Mark

Accessories: Stampin' Emboss Powder: White; Festive Papaer-piercing Pack; Punch: 1" Square; Framelits: Windows Collection; Ribbon: 5/8" Organza in Whisper Whte; Jewels: Basic Pearls; Bleach; Sponges

Techniques: Bleaching

Creative Crew - CCREW0913DF

I'm so excited that I was asked to be a part of the Creative Crew over on Splitcoast for the September-December challenges.  Today I'll have a handful of posts for you to check out all of the projects I made for the month of September.  

My first challenge was DSP/Color Focus: Our journey of self improvement begins with Eastern Elegance designer papers or the colors crushed curry, coastal cabana, smoky slate and whisper white.  Make a project using these colors for someone you admire. Tell us why this person is significant to you.  

Since I didn't have the DSP I just went with the colors.  I had just recently bought the pansy punch and wanted to use it, but I wanted my flower to have layers like the real pansies. :)  I decided to cut the punched flower into pieces and reassemble them.  Since I admire my mom for so many reasons and for giving me my love of flowers I made this card in honor of her. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamps Sets:  En Francis

Card Stock:  Smoky Slate & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads: Crushed Curry, Coastal Cabana & Smoky Slate Stampin' Write Marker: Crushed Curry

Punch: Pansy

Tea Lace Paper Doilies

Jewels: Basic Rhinestones

Sponges

By the Tide Birthday

It's Sunday so it's time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge card.  Since I need a couple of masculine birthday cards I decided to use By the Tide for this week's sketch.  Don't forget to check out what the other Red Hot Stampers made over at their blog HERE.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  By the Tide

Card Stock:  Early Espresso & Crumb Cake

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Early Espresso & Crumb Cake

Punch:  1" Square

Framelits:  Square Collection

Linen Thread

Sponges

Holiday Catalog Blog Hop

Hi Everyone!  I'm excited about today's post since it is a BLOG HOP with a couple of Stampin' Up! groups the Red Hot Stampers and Inking With Frenchie.  Either you're starting here at my blog or you came over from Sara Lincoln's blog...Mrs. Lincoln's Inkin'.  Weren't her projects great!  At the bottom of my post I will link you to the next blog so don't forget to check it out!  In all of our blogs you will be seeing cards and projects made using different sets and supplies from the Holiday Catalog.  This is a great way to see how you can use the sets and accessories.  My post features the set O Holy Night.  I knew as soon as I saw it in the catalog that I wanted to use it for my Christmas cards.  Not because it stood out, but because of the words on the stamp. :)  I figured I'd come up with three different cards to give myself an idea of what I'd like to make.  I don't know if I'll use one of these or not, but at least I have some ideas now and so do you. :)  

This is a picture of the three cards and three ornaments I made.  Since I love the color Pool Party I decided to use it for all the cards and ornaments with a touch of Island Indigo in there too.

This is the first card I came up with and the simplest one to make...and I do like simple when I'm making around 90 cards!

For my second card I wanted to add a little more detail than I did to the first card and add a little more color - Island Indigo.  I also wanted a little twist to this card by incorporating a cross so it would tell a continuation of the story from Christmas to Easter.  

My third card takes the most work since I do some embossing and sponging using the emboss resist technique.  I guess you could just emboss on Pool Party card stock, but I wanted the look of the ink on it instead. 

I also wanted to make a few ornaments using this set.  I highlighted a few words here and there in Island Indigo so they would stand out.  I also used the silver glimmer paper to add a little sparkle.  Plus it was easier to cut out two of those so I didn't have to stamp and highlight four ornament pieces for each ornament. :)

Here's the next blog you need to hop over to...my fellow stamper and friend Christi at Christi's Creative Crew.  Just click HERE to check out what she made.

Thanks for looking and have a great day! 

Stamp Set:  O Holy Night

Card Stock:  Pool Party & Very Vanilla

Glimmer Paper:  Silver

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Pool Party & Island Indigo

Versa Mark

Ribbon:  1/2" Seam Binding in Pool Party

Embossing Folders:  Modern Mosaic,

Fancy Fan & Stripes

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White

Punch:  Decorative Label

Candy Dots:  Subtles

Framelits:  Holiday Ornaments

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Sponges

The Open Sea

Today's card is inspired by another challenge from Try Stampin' on Tuesday.  I needed a masculine card and thought their sketch was a great fit for what I needed, and it went together very quickly! :)  I even managed to stamp a little on the inside of my card too. 

I'd also like to let you know I'll a part of a blog hop tomorrow with my upline's group...the Red Hot Stampers and with her friend France along with her group...Inking with Frenchie.  Everyone in the blog hop will be making cards and projects using supplies in the Holiday Catalog.  So don't forget to stop by and do a little blog hopping for some great inspiration!  See you again tomorrow...

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  The Open Sea & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Basic Gray & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Basic Black

StazOn:  Black

Punches:  1 1/4" Cirlce & 1 3/8" Circle

Bakers Twine:  White

Pretty Postage Due

As soon as I saw the Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge I knew what set I was going to use to make my card.  At first I was going to just stamp the set in black making the whole card red, white and black.  That was just a little too plain for me so I used the stampin' write markers to fill in the flower.  Just the extra touch it needed to highlight that corner for the challenge. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Postage Due

Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black & Whisper White

StazOn:  Black

Stampin' Write Markers:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black,

Always Artichoke & So Saffron

Punch:  1" Square & 1 1/4" Square

Framelits:  Square Collection 

Ribbon:  Seam Binding in 3/8" Cherry Cobbler

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Triple Floral Fusion

It's Sunday so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge card.  We have a pretty clean and simple sketch today and I really like it.  I need to learn to simplify my cards at times and this sketch helps me do the trick.  Don't forget to check out what the other Red Hot Stampers made HERE!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Sweet Essentials

Card Stock:  Crisp Cantaloupe & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Crisp Cantaloupe

Embossing Folder:  Fancy Fan

Sizzlit:  Floral Fusion

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer