Rejoice!

As summer begins to unwind and the days are shortening, as a card maker the thoughts have already turned towards Christmas. Of course traditionally red and green predominate the market. However several years ago I began to depart from that and began to bring in plums and teals, then my source for the plum cardstock I had been using dried up. Recently, I found it back in stock, so I was back in business! Today I'm showing off a simple card using plum and shades of green.

 The bottom forest green and top spring green layer (Hollos) have been embossed with the same Sizzix Sugar embossing folder (from the Sugar and Starry Night set #657066). A middle layer of Leapfrog (Bazzil Basics) a lighter green, has not been embossed. The top plum layer (Hollos) is cut and embossed with Spellbinders Labels Eighteen and the sentiment "Rejoice" (Rubber Cottage) is embossed with Stampendous Sterling Silver embossing powders.

Get creative and plan now to do your own Christmas cards...the sky is the limit! Have fun...and thanks for stopping by...

andrea

Yellow & Gray I/O Challenge

Thought I would try something new...a new challenge and new colors...ones I haven't tried before! This set from Impression Obsession is designed by Tami Potter of Wish-n-the-Wind...famous for their Mosaic Moments Grid scrapbooking papers.

You can find these clear stamps at the Impression Obsession web site...Summer Seals CL 107. I've used the flower stamp from this set.

The dotted papers are from Lasting Impressions and I have used a swiss dot embossing folder for texture, also  cut with Spellbinders Circles a portion of the flower base from the yellow on yellow dots paper. The gray ribbed cardstock is from Hollos.

To see some of the other cards that have been submitted for this challenge go to the Impression Obsession Blog for the August 16th posting for the Yellow & Gray Challenge. (check the left hand column for the link)

Thanks so much for stopping by...
andrea  

  Welcome to the Bright, BOLD and Beautiful Hop!! I'm Andrea Fisher and you have arrived at Five Pines Designs! You've come here from Stacy's blog if not and you'd like to start at the beginning go to DeNami Design Blog and get started at the very beginning!   I won't waste time going into a lot of details, I have several cards to share. I started out not knowing where to go and then it was hard not to keep going. I hope there is something you'll enjoy!   Card One  

DeNami Design "Thinking of You Stamp"
Spellbinders Dies: Classic circle and Scallop Circle
Doodlebug Design Pattern Papers
ribbons

Card Two

yes, I know it's early for Christmas, but I think pink and green are bold and bright!

DeNami Design Merry Christmas circle; Christmas Trees
Sizzix Embossing Folder: Stars and Swirls set
Art Gone Wild: Craft Cutts Dies: Small Quilt Circles
Cardstock: white, Hollos
Doodlebug Design Pattern Papers
Crystal stickers
Martha Stewart glitter (on the swirl dots)
ribbons

Card Three

starlet stamp stamped in each of the colorful dots on the Doodlebug paper

DeNami Design: "Sending You God's Blessing" Stamp, Mini-Starlet stamp
Doodlebug Design Papers
Aqua Cardstock
Darice "Dots" Embossing Folder
Corner rounder punch
Spellbinders Dies: Classic Circle

Card Four

gatefold card

close up of layers: bottom rosette scored at 1/4" green rosette scored at 1/8"

DeNami Design "Congratulations" circle stamp

Cricket Zing! embossing powder

Doodlebug Design patterned papers

Spellbinders scalloped circles

Bazill cardstock: grasshopper



Card Five







DeNami Design Stamp: Celebrate circle (embossed with white embossing powder) cut out and mounted on top of the Love sentiment , and Love Script Heart. Petit Four Hearts stamp set (blue hearts embossed in white)

Color Box Pigment Cranberry ink

Darice Heart embossing folder

Spellbinders Dies: Classic Circles

Twines: Martha Stewart: red; Doodlebug Design: Blue

Narrow red, white and blue ribbon

Glue Dots: pop dots

Cardstock: Hollos

 

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  Prizes: We are giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to our website! We'll be giving away one gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and then we'll also be giving away TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop! You have until August 13th, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize)   If you see stamps that you'd like to buy  be sure to visit www.denamidesign.com  and enjoy shopping!     Now it's time to head on over to the next stop on the Blog!   Rochelle Washington    She will WOW! you with her designs, a very creative lady!   thanks so very much for stopping by... please stop back again... andrea    

Birthday Bouquet

Greetings! This really isn't a bouquet in the way you may expect, but it was a flower stamp, Blossom, by Daisy Bucket that I began with to create a pattern that is similar to a wedding ring quilt pattern. I've used chalks on the reverse side of the vellum ( Sage, Pink Petunia and Aegean Blue by Versa Magic.) and finished the sentiment inside for a birthday and a Penny Black stamp. However, this could easily be used for any occasion, or just a note card.

Sometimes it pays to try a stamp as a decorative element and create a whole new look...be adventurous try something new! My inspiration for this card? You only have to look to the top right hand corner of this blog to see the connection!

thanks for stopping by...
andrea

Mosaic Moments August Challenge #2

The latest challenge now on www.Journella.com (or in the scrapbook gallery for a peek!) See what everybody has been working on for the summer challenge and share your own projects too!