Just a Note for Color Hues

Hello friends!  It's mid-month and time for another fabulous challenge at Color Hues!  This time the talented Tracey has chosen the colors Cyan and Lime Green.  Love this color combo!

Color Hues

Since I wanted to get the hue closest to cyan, I did a google search and found it is a greenish blue rather than a blue green, so I found what I felt was the closed ink color in my collection, one more on the blue than blue green side.  But quite honestly, I think anything in the green blue/aqua family would work for our challenge, so don't be intimidated by that.

I had been searching through my butterfly dies last month for one to use for a different challenge and realized I had this beautiful Birch Press Design Butterfly Basics die set that I'd purchased 18 months ago and never used.  So this seemed like the perfect opportunity.   I used the simplest combination of dies, cutting the base from white cardstock and the top detail piece from Lawn Fawn Pearlescent Vellum.  I blended Altenew Sea Breeze and Tide Blue on the base, concentrating the darker color in the middle, fading out to a very light blue.  The vellum piece was then glued on just in the middle, which was hidden under two of Lucy's Cards Silver Pearls.

Next a panel of white cardstock was ink blended with Altenew Bamboo and Parrot inks, this time blending the darker color on the outside and the lighter towards to middle.  While the ink dried, I die cut the Birch Press Epiphany Plate Layers A & B from white cardstock.  The dies cut the outer portion as well as two inner circle pieces.  I layered the two larger pieces on the lime panel, then added just one of the inner circles from Plate A, then adhered the butterfly in the middle with glue at the center, one layer of foam on the lower part of the wing and a double layer of foam under the upper part of the wing.  The Memory Box Just a Note Posh Script dies were cut from matte silver and white, adhered together then glued directly to the card.  The last touch was to add a few more silver pearls to pull the design together.  I love these colors and how this all came together!

I hope you're equally inspired by these colors and decide to play along with us - you have until 9 am EST on 2/28.  In the meantime, be sure to use the link above and check out the fantastic cards by the other DT members.

Thanks for stopping by - take care!

Stef

Radiant Ornament

Hello friends and welcome back!  I'm been madly making Christmas cards and these wonderful challenges are definitely helping me out!  For this card I was inspired by the Festive Friday board (blue, snowflakes and metallics).

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I'm also joining the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where the current theme is "Fun With Dies".

I began with an Audrey Blue card base, stamping a Christmas background stamp in white pigment ink. I then used a blending tool to softly add more white ink around the edges of the card.  While I let that dry, I moved onto the next step.

The Radiant Ornament stamp is a layering stamp from Birch Press and I think it is amazingly beautiful! I cut the three layers, the bottom is a icy blue foil cardstock, the next layer is white, and the top layer is from white glitter paper.  The ornament topper was die cut from silver foil.  Lots of shine and sparkle IRL!

With the die cutting complete, the ornament was adhered together, then added to the front of the card base.  The sentiment strip was trimmed down and popped up with a bit of foam tape. The snowflake embellishments were adhered directly to the card base, then beautiful crystals added to the middle for that added bit of bling.  And that finished things off!

Thanks so much for visiting, I really appreciate it!  I hope you're continuing to remain safe and healthy these days.  Do take care!

Stef

Stamps:  Christmas Background (MFT)

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Audrey Blue and White Glitter (Simon Says Stamp), 6x6" Foil Cardstock (Memory Box), CZ Design Sentiment Strips-Reverse Christmas (SSS)

Ink:  Unicorn White (Hero Arts)

Other:  Radiant Ornament dies (Birch Press), Snowflakes (ret. SU), Ocean Wave Crystals (Studio Katia)

Celebrate the Season for The Paper Players and Sunday Stamps

Hello, friends and welcome back!  It's Sunday and that means it is time for new challenges at both The Paper Players and Sunday Stamps!  The lovely Anne Marie is hosting the Tic Tac Toe challenge at The Paper Players.  At Sunday Stamps, we have a beautiful color board that is perfect for the holidays.  

The Paper Players

Sunday Stamps

I'm also joining the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where the them is Anything Goes.

I combined both challenges for today's card.  I used the top row of the Tic Tac Toe board (patterned paper, die cut, embossing) although I think it would have worked for the right column as well.  From the Sunday Stamps board, I kept it traditional, using light and dark green along with red.

I started by die cutting the ornament layers in Midnight Green, Soft Seafoam and white.  Although the photos don't show it, the white layer was prayed with shimmer spray and when dried adhered all the layers together, adding the topper die cut from silver foil paper and set it aside to work on the base and sentiment.

I used both sizes of the Deckled Rectangle dies to cut the white panel and the patterned paper, adhered them together then added them to the Cherry Cobbler card base with fun foam.  Next the sentiment was heat embossed on the same red card with silver embossing powder, then die cut with a Sentiment Labels die.

With all the components completed, the ornament was adhered directly to the patterned paper, then the sentiment popped up with foam tape for additional dimension and the Cherry Cobbler twine bow glued to the topper.  In hind sight I wish I would have added some silver gems to jazz it up a little, but I decided not to in order to keep it mail-friendly.

Thanks so much for visiting, I really appreciate it!  I hope you're continuing to stay safe and healthy, and have a great week ahead!

Links to both challenges have been added above so be sure to head over there to check out the amazing creations by both DT members!

Stef

Stamps:  Winter Wishes Sentiment Set (Purple Onion)

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Midnight Green (SSS), Cherry Cobbler and Soft Seafoam (SU), Holiday Traditions 6x6 paper pad (Honey Bee), Silver Foil (SU)

Ink:  Versamark

Other:  Radiant Ornament dies (Birch Press Design), Deckled Rectangle dies (Waffle Flower), Sentiment Labels die (SSS), Cherry Cobbler twine (ret.), Silver embossing powder (Hero Arts), Sheer Sparkle Shimmer Spray.