Les Fleurs En Francais

Mornin', y'all!  My card today is a bit of a blast from the past.

For some reason, Field Flowers has been on my mind this week so I decided to ink it up for today's triple challenge creation.  I used the colors from CAS Colours & Sketches:

I managed to get some nice depth of color by stamping off some, stamping some things twice, and using sponges, all with just those three ink pad colors.  And the flower has been Wink of Stella'd, though you can't tell from the picture; I added the rhinestones for a bit more sparkle.

Add in the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch:

I had already decided to use Field Flowers when I saw the Just Add Ink challenge, so obviously it was meant to be:

Lots of Fs on this card:  it's Field Flowers on a French background for a Friday Flashback! :)

Have a great Friday, y'all.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Field Flowers, En Francais, Carte Postale
Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Crumb Cake
Paper:  Pear Pizzazz, Thick Whisper White
Accessories:  Stitched Nested Labels Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella, Rhinestones

Friday Flashback: Nature's Pace

Happy Friday afternoon, y'all!  I'm finally here with the Friday Flashback, and this week's stamp set is Nature's Pace.  If you look at that link, I made the index card for the set but I didn't include it here :)  So let's see what else I've got!

One of my last England layouts.  I only remember that field of purple flowers being there for our last spring in England.

Also features Vintage Verses

I think this was for a Splitcoast sketch challenge, and I didn't really like how it turned out, but at least I used a different stamp from Nature's Pace besides the thistle.

Also features Field Flowers

Because I really like that thistle.

Also features Field Flowers

Like, a lot.  So I had to use it again for today's new card:

For this one, I thought I'd go for a different look on the thistle and I embossed it with pewter EP on Elegant Eggplant cardstock.  A sentiment and some patterned paper later, and I had a finished card thanks once again to the Retro Rubber sketch:

I happened across Favorite Thoughts for the sentiment while perusing my stamps and I thought I hadn't used it in a long time so why not.  Don't know who I'll send this card to but I think it's fun :)  Anyway, I've had Nature's Pace since 2012 and Favorite Thoughts since 2010, so they're both nice and retro.

That's it for me this week, y'all.  Well, except for tomorrow's baby book post.  Cheers and have a great weekend!

Supplies, last card only:
Stamps:  Nature's Pace, Favorite Thoughts
Ink:  Versamark, Elegant Eggplant
Paper:  Sahara Sand, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive DSP
Accessories:  new Layering Circles Framelits, Pewter EP, Dimensionals

Happy Field Flowers

You know, I think it was just last week I was saying that Garden Green should get more attention in color challenges.  Apparently, they heard me over at Splitcoast because this week's color challenge includes my favorite green!

The color combo is Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, and Garden Green:  I think I'm in love.  I also used Calypso Coral for some depth on my flower, but Calypso Coral is a "dynamic duo" with Crisp Cantaloupe so I think this still counts.  At least, that's my story if the Challenge Police try to arrest me :)  Also on the list of things I love?  That greeting stamp from Yippee-Skippee!  And I was late to the Gorgeous Grunge party, but I've been enjoying those teeny splatters lately.

I also used the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary, sneaking it in just before the deadline:

That's it for me today; I've got a lot of stuff to do so I'd best get off the computer and get started.  Cheers, peeps!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Field Flowers (retiring), Yippee-Skippee! (not retiring), Gorgeous Grunge (not retiring)
Ink:  Garden Green, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral
Paper:  Garden Green, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Accessories:  Dimensionals, white baker's twine

Lovely Field Flowers

I've got another retiring flower set to feature today, so here's Field Flowers:

I really want to not like Blushing Bride (I preferred Pretty in Pink) but it keeps showing up in color challenges and then I have to begrudgingly admit that it looks okay and that makes me slightly grumpy.  But I love the Perfect Plum and Wild Wasabi so only a little grumpy.  The colors are courtesy of Color Throwdown:

And the sketch is from Fab Friday:

I challenged myself to make this card in 20 minutes yesterday before I had to leave the house for a haircut appointment (it took 22, so not too far off).  If I'd taken more time then I would have spent more time thinking about the layer placement--I just don't like where that Blushing Bride layer ended up on my card.  For the rest of it though, I think it ain't half-bad for such a fast card!

Thanks for stopping by today.  Cheers, peeps!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Field Flowers
Ink:  Wild Wasabi, Perfect Plum, Blushing Bride
Paper:  Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, retired Perfect Plum DSP, retired Twitterpated DSP (yay for using up some scraps!)
Accessories:  Deco Labels Framelits (yay for these NOT retiring!), Regals Candy Dots, Dimensionals

Hey Nachos!!

Guess what?  Today is my first official post as part of the Nacho Average Challenges design team!  WOOHOO!!  After a little summer hiatus, the Nachos are back with an awesome new sketch:

I stuck pretty close to the sketch to make my card:

It took me three tries to get the sentiment stamped straight, even with the SAMJ!  But I got there eventually.  I really like this sketch, I may have to try it out again but maybe do something not quite so literal with it :D

Come play along with the Nachos!  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies, all SU!

Stamps:  Field Flowers, Sweet Essentials

Ink:  Strawberry Slush, Garden Green, Rich Razzleberry

Paper:  Strawberry Slush, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Venetian Romance DSP

Accessories:  Dimensionals

Victorian Flowers

Howdy folks, hope your Thursday is going okay.  I'm still trying to get back in the stampin' groove but I'm having a lot of trouble focusing this week.  Don't know what the deal is.  Anyway, here's a card I made on Tuesday that was *supposed* to be a warm-up card before I started on swaps and instead ended up taking me *hours* to finish.  But I think it's kind of okay?

I started out with this week's Splitcoast color challenge of Crisp Cantaloupe, Wisteria Wonder, Baked Brown Sugar, and Very Vanilla (which, if you ate wisteria, sounds kinda like a meal right there...) and paired it with last week's SCS sketch, though I modified that into a regular A2 card instead of square.  I cut a circle out of the DSP with a Framelit and then stamped my image on the Very Vanilla layer that's behind the DSP, kind of something fun and different.  And then somehow I stamped the not-flower bit on the right UPSIDE DOWN so I had to stamp it on scratch paper and then adhere it on top to hide my mistake.  Whoops.

Anyway, I have got to go get my holiday mini swaps in the mail; as it is I'm not 100% sure they'll make it to the swap hostess in time.  They for sure won't if I don't get them mailed off today.  Tootles!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Field Flowers
Ink:  Crisp Cantaloupe, Wisteria Wonder, Baked Brown Sugar, Pistachio Pudding (sponged around the flowers)
Paper:  Crisp Cantaloupe, Wisteria Wonder, Very Vanilla, Venetian Romance DSP
Accessories:  Circle Framelits, Dimensionals

Bridal Bouquet

Howdy, folks!  Hope you're having a wonderful day today.  Hubs and I are about to start getting ready for a big fancy-dancy dinner at Parliament in London :)

But first, here's a card!

This was for a recent SCS color challenge to use Basic Gray, Blushing Bride (ugh) and Pink Pirouette, with the option of adding a green.  To my surprise, I kinda liked the result, and I really don't like Blushing Bride :)  My green of choice is the brand new Pistachio Pudding, whaddya think?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Ciao, Baby!, Field Flowers
Ink:  Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, Basic Gray, Pistachio Pudding
Paper:  Blushing Bride, Basic Gray, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White, In Color DSP Stack
Accessories:  Petite Curly Label punch, Fancy Fan EF

Raspberry Flower

Ok, I admit, this week I'm having trouble getting moving in my stamp room.  I made Monday and Tuesday's cards over the weekend and since then, nothing is happening on the card front.  I had intended to make a new card today, but I went to the gym and now I am STARVING so here's another one I made a while back!

Thanks for stopping by today, I'm off to make dinner!  At 4:30 in the afternoon, and I'm not even a senior citizen...

Supplies (all SU!):
Stamps:  Field Flowers, En Francais, You Are Loved
Ink:  Raspberry Ripple, Soft Suede, Early Espresso
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Raspberry Ripple, Soft Suede, In Color & Neutrals DSP Stacks
Accessories:  Modern Label Punch

Field Flowers Thanks

I'm sure at this point that you know tomorrow is Valentine's Day since there are hearts and flowers pretty much everywhere.  No hearts on today's card, but I did use some traditional Valentine colors:

The flowers are stamped on some subtle stripe DSP, I don't know why but I like doing that for this particular stamp set.  I'm planning to make a set of these for my birthday thank you cards, and when I mass produce I think I might do that little bud hoopydoo on the right in tone-on-tone Wisteria Wonder.  Otherwise I think I like this card...love the colors together, which are from a recent SCS color challenge--much as I complain about the all-neutral no-color challenges, they do have some good ones :)

I got the sketch from Fab Friday, though I did leave out the tiny border on top of the main image:

Thanks for stopping by today, and have a wonderful Wednesday!

Supplies (all SU!):
Stamps:  Field Flowers, Curly Cute
Ink:  Always Artichoke, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Wisteria Wonder
Paper:  Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Whisper White, In Color & Neutrals DSP Stacks
Accessories:  pearls, Dimensionals

CAS Field Flowers

It usually takes me a long time to fall asleep at night (no matter how tired I am), so a lot of nights I'll lay in bed and ponder ideas for cards and scrapbook pages.  Anyone else do this?  So here's the result of last night's ponder (giggling that I made ponder a noun instead of a verb)...

I got the color combo from the 400th color challenge on Splitcoast, to use Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze, and Bravo Burgundy.  Burgundy and I don't get along very well, so I only use it when it comes up in color challenges and my strategy is almost always to use the absolute minimum that I possibly can.  I kinda sorta cheated a teensy bit on the color challenge too, I added a bit of Not Quite Navy but the flower needed the extra oomph to counteract even the little bit of Bravo Burgundy.  The whole image panel is some Very Vanilla DSP, it's a very subtle pattern IRL and actually shows up better in the picture.

The layout is from CAS(E) This Sketch #6.  

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies (all SU):
Stamps:  Field Flowers
Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, Bravo Burgundy, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy
Paper:  Pear Pizzazz, Bravo Burgundy, Neutrals DSP Stack, Floral District DSP
Accessories:  paper piercing template, Dimensionals

Thistle Do Nicely

Last year, my husband and I visited Edinburgh, Scotland, with my parents and some friends (my dad totally loves all things Scotland).  The thistle is a national symbol of Scotland, and we saw several shops with punny thistle names, my favorite one being Thistle Do Nicely.  When Nature's Pace was released with the thistle stamp, I had to get it.  Now all I need is some tartan DSP to go with it...hmm!

Really simple card, just inked up the image with markers and cut it out with Framelits.  A bit of piercing around the mat for extra interest and there you have it!

Thanks for visiting today!

Supplies (all SU):
Stamps:  Nature's Pace, Field Flowers (sentiment)
Ink:  Old Olive, Perfect Plum, Whisper White
Paper:  Perfect Plum, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Brights DSP Stack
Accessories:  Labels Framelits