Grow With Love

I wanted to play in the challenge at JustRite Friday Challenge - and this week it was a color challenge.  I really kept feeling stumped by these colors, and thought they just weren't "my" colors - until I got ready to post this card, and started laughing when I saw the card I posted right before this one, used almost the exact same colors! Kind of funny.

JustRite Stampers Classic Lace Edges Two Clear Stamp Set

JustRite Stampers Seeds Of Summer Clear Stamp Set

Spellbinders Classic Edges Two

May Arts Ribbon

Webster's Pages Pins

Want2Scrap Pearls

Copic Markers

Basic Grey Patterned Papers, Chipboard

Challenges:

JustRite: Color Challenge

Seek Joy

Time for more inspiration featuring the gorgeous stamps from Hampton Art.

Supply List:

Hampton Art Stamps:  Butterfly Banner #PS0527; Carpe Diem #LE-5549M

Clearsnap:

Colorbox Archival Dye: Wicked Black

Colorbox Chalk Ink: Creamy Brown

Authentique Paterned Paper: Gathering

Worldwin Cardstock:  ColorMates Mist

Cheery Lynn Designs Die:  French Flair Doily Stacker, Lace Corner Deco H

May Arts Lace

American Crafts Ribbon

Faber Castell Gelatos

Tools: Grand Callibur, paint brush

Adhesives: GlueArts Glue Glider Pro – Perma Tac; U Cut It Dimensional Adhesive

Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive

Designer Notes:

1.      Stamp the Butterfly Banner on white cardstock, using Wicked Black.  Use the Seek Joy sentiment from the Carpe Diem set, to stamp onto the blank banner.

2.      Use gelatos and a paintbrush to watercolor the stamp.

3.      Ink the edges of all papers with Creamy Brown.

4.      Assemble the card as shown.

Blessed Beyond Measure

There is a small country church, not too far from where I live - and I've always thought it was so picturesque.  My sister and I took my nephew over there, and got some of my all time favorite photographs. I just think this picture is so sweet.

I love adding the stamens from the Build- A-Flower Set to all of my existing flower dies - it gives them a whole new look.

The Doily Stacker Circle also adds a whole new dimension to the center of the Mega Tea Party Doily.

 

There's a new challenge at the CLD Challenge blog - and this week we want to see Wedding/ Anniversary projects. We hope you will play along with us!

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies

Miniature Rose

Medium Rose

Large Rose

Judy's Blooms

Pretty Petals

Build A Flower #1

Mini Fanciful Flourish

Mega Fanciful Flourish

Victoria Garden Doily Frame

Queen Anne's Lace

Doily Stacker Circles

Mini Pearl French Flair Mega Doily

Mega Tea Party

Party Time with Hampton Art

I've got a new card up on the Hampton Art Blog, and wanted to share it with you all as well! This is one of those perfect cards for a summer birthday (which my family has several of those!)

Supply List:

Hampton Art Stamps:  Party Time IC0157

Clearsnap:

Colorbox Archival Dye: Tree Frog, Wicked Black

Colorbox  Chalk Ink: Lime Pastel, Blush Rose

Fairy Dust Glitter: Pralines and Cream

Glue Gloss

Echo Park  papers: Victoria Garden

Bazzill Cardstock

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies: French Pastry, Border Carnivale

Copic Markers

Sakura Crystal Lacquer

Tools: Spellbinder’s Grand Calibur

Adhesives: GlueArts Glue Glider Pro – Perma Tac; U Cut It Dimensional Adhesive

Designer Notes:

1.      Stamp the cake image using the Tree Frog ink and color with various Copic markers.

2.      Cut the image.

3.      Apply Glue Gloss liquid glue on the “frosting” areas of the cake, and sprinkle with Pralines and Cream glitter.

4.      Add Crystal Lacquer to “chocolate” areas of the cake to appear like a chocolate glaze.

5.      Ink all pieces of patterned paper using the Blush Rose and Lime Pastel (on the green patterned paper only).

6.      Stamp the party banner with Wicked black and fussy cut the image.

7.      Use foam adhesive to attach the layers of the card.

I Thank God For a Friend Like You

I hope you had a great weekend! I've got a card to share with you that would be great for any occasion - made with lots of goodies from Scrap-Mart. After I stamped my flower and leaf, I colored in the details with my new Tim Holtz Distress markers.  They really make it easy to add more defined details than just inking with the pads. Then, I shaped the flower using the McGill Flower Tool/Pad.

Heartfelt Creations Stamps:

Distressed Leaves

Inspire Me Sentiments

Flora Grande 2

Tim Holtz Distress Markers (Victorian Velvet, Peeled Paint)

Prima Patterned Papers

Distress Ink

WorldWin Cardstock

Pumpkin Patch

I know it's just the start of summer, and I've already got a fall layout to share with you, but it seems like in the paper industry, we are always working at least a season or two ahead of time! At least this layout can remind you of those crisp autumn days ahead.

I just got the Victorian Picket Fence die, and thought it would be perfect with my photo. It's so easy to see this die as ultra feminine, but it worked great for a boy layout too. My daisies are made with Stacker Flower #2. I added greenery with the Flourish Leaf Strip and the Iris Leaves. I finished off with some great borders - Francesca and the Daisy Lace Bracelet.

This weeks challenge over on the CLD Challenge blog is Red, White and Blue - that should get you in the mood for the 4th of July! And remember, all entries this month will be entered to win aBigShot Die Cut Machine!

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies

Victorian Picket Fence

Stacker Flower #2

Flourish Leaf Strip

Iris Leaves

Francesca

Daisy Lace Bracelet

Wow! Powder Puff Girls Blog Hop

Hi! and welcome to the Powder Puff Girls Blog Hop for Wow! Embossing Powders.  This month it is our team's turn to host the hop, and we have lots of fun things for you to see along the way.  You should have arrived from Birgit's blog - if not, you will want to start at the Wow Blog, so you don't miss anything.  Be sure to leave comments along the way for your chance to win some of our awesome embossing powders and more.

Since everyone is getting into the full swing of summer, here in the United States, I thought I would share this altered frame, with one of my favorite beach pictures of my husband and me.

The chipboard chair, umbrella and sentiment are from Twiddleybitz, and I embossed them using some of my favorite Suzy West colors - Cotton Candy,  Bubblegum and Earthtone Pepper.

To make the polka dots on the umbrella, I added mini glue dots over the already heated blue base, then sprinkled pink over the glue dots and embossed.  It's really a quick and easy was to create dots on your projects.

It's time to hop on  to Jan's blog and see what she has cooked up for you!  You've got a week to get your comments in . Have a great weekend!

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Patti http://www.mypiecesoftime.blogspot.com/
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Paper Pieced Hampton Art Card

Paper piecing can be so fun, and using this Outlines/Hampton Art stamp and American Crafts Paper, I was able to piece my entire stamp!

Supply List:

Hampton Art Stamps:  Posy Collage  #PS0619

Clearsnap:

Colorbox Archival Dye: Wicked Black

Colorbox Chalk Ink: Chestnut Roan

Top Boss Watermark Ink

American Crafts papers, metal badge: Garden Cafe

Worldwin Cardstock:  CutMates Molasses Cookies

Gold Embossing Powder

Cheery Lynn Designs Die:  Anastasia Border

Viva Décor Pearls: Kiwi

Want2Scrap Pearls

Copic Markers

Shimmer Satin Ribbon, Really Reasonable Ribbon

Tools: Grand Callibur, Close To My Heart Heat Gun

Adhesives: GlueArts Glue Glider Pro – Perma Tac; U Cut It Dimensional Adhesive

Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive

Designer Notes:

1.      Stamp the Posy Collage on white cardstock, using Wicked Black, for the base image.

2.      Stamp the image again on coordinating patterned papers, and fussy cut the inner flower petals.

3.      On the base image, color the outer edge of each flower, with a coordinating Copic marker.

4.      Glue each of the patterned paper flowers down to the base image.

5.      Stamp another Posy Collage image on the Molasses Cookies Cardstock, using the watermark ink.  Sprinkle with gold embossing powder and heat set.

6.      Cut each of the flower centers out, and adhere to the base image.

7.      Add decorative accents to the flower centers with adhesive pearls, and Viva Décor Pearls.

8.      Ink the edges of all papers with the Chestnut Roan ink.

9.      Assemble as shown.

Where Our Journey Began

I was going through some of my pictures this weekend, and found this one. that I really like, of me and my husband.  It was taken at the lake in our neighborhood, which happens to be where we got married.  I had this journey themed paper from Kaisercraft ( Check In) - which typically would be used for trips and vacations.  But I got to thinking...journeys don't always involve traveling. Much more often, it has less to do about where we go and more to do about who we become.

My new Cheery Lynn dies for the month arrived on Saturday - so this layout was the perfect opportunity to start playing with them!

The new challenge this week is "roses".  So be sure to get those entries in for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate.  Also,  all entries for the month of June will be eligible to win a Big Shot Machine - how awesome is that?  You can only enter one project a week - but make sure you enter each week, for four chances to win!

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies

Dancing Doily Lace Border

Ribbon Eyelet Border

Mini Pearl Rectangle Reflections Mega Die

Mega Sunflower Doily

Wedding Garter

Pennant Die

Dutch Scallop Square Frame

Large Rose

Medium Rose

Miniature Rose

Pine Branches

Mini Fanciful Flourish

Judy's Blooms

Stacker Flower 6

Build A Flower 1

Kaisercraft Check In Collection

Departure/P857

Arrival/P856

Passport/ P860

Destination/ P864

Roam/ P861

6 1/2 inch Check In Paper Pad

Borders Sticker Sheet/ SS138

Check In Collectables/ CT716

Challenges:

Kaisercraft: Saturday Sketch Challenge #2

Catered Crop: Banners or Buntings

Masculine Birthday Card

My boss' s birthday is coming up in a few weeks, and I didn't want to wait until the last minute to get his card made.  So, when I saw that the JustRite Stampers challenge this week was masculine cards, I thought this would be the perfect prompter for me.

He is going to be 36, so I took some Tim Holtz Ruler Ribbon, folded it, so that the 3 and 6 were beside each other, and stapled it in place.  I took the postage stamp die from Spellbinder's/ Becky Fleck's Office  Supplies, and cut away the embossed center rectangle and used this to frame my "36".  The Happy Birthday sentiment is from JustRite's Always and Forever Medallion Labels set. My patterned papers are from Simple Stories, and my kraft cardstock from Worldwin Papers.

The main image is from JustRite's Oceanside Oval Medallion Labels set.  it was cut and framed using the Spellbinders/ JustRite Oval Medallion Label die. The image was colored with Copics. I also cut a tattered page border from the Office Supplies set, to go under my paper tag layer.  I inked the edges of all of my papers with Distress Ink, and finished the card off with a manly jute ribbon bow.

Challenges:

Mojo Monday: Sketch

JustRite Friday Challenge: Vintage Masculine