Friday Mashup Guest Designer ~ Colour Challenge

It is Sale-A-Bration time at Stampin' Up!!  From now until March, for every $60 you spend, you will earn a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue!!  I am excited and looking forward to getting some new goodies!!!  I have some "oldies" but still current goodies to share with you today!

Last week I was the Mashup Maven for the Friday Mashup Challenge Blog.  I love their challenges because they are fun and it is great that their top pick for the week gets to be a guest designer for the next week!  I was so happy when they chose my card!  So here I am with a pretty colour combo challenge that seemed romantic and soft to me!  Plus I LOVE River Rock so much and that made this challenge even better!

My card is made with Pumpkin Pie because I didn't have the Peach Parfait and I subbed in Pretty in Pink for Pink Pirouette.  For my "oldie but goodie" stamp set, I used the Always set that I seem to "always" forget about! I could have used it last week for the Bird Challenge at the Mashup!  It is such a pretty stamp set and I love colouring the heart with my markers and huffing the image...yes, I was huffing and puffing!

Once again I inked up the En Francais background stamp this time in River Rock.  I am happy with how my card turned out, it was not what I had in mind but it began to grow on me!

Come join us at the Friday Mashup!  I can't wait to see what you create with these pretty colours!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Smiles,

Lesley

Curtain Call Colour Challenge and Card Patterns Sketch Challenge

July was so hectic but now in August, I can really get back into the crafting swing of things and boy am I happy!!  I just LOVED the colours over at Stacey's Curtain Call Colour Challenge and my friend Carole'Anne made a beautiful card using the Card Patterns Sketch.  You can view her gorgeous card HERE. 

So I decided to use both of these challenges and came up with this card:

I just LOVE these new "In Colours" and the best thing is...you can order the new In Colour Kit (120952)for $36.95 which includes the 5 new In Colour Ink Pads and a multi-pack of the In Colour Paper!!!  It is a fabulous deal.  The In Colours I have used here are Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz.  Love 'em!

Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles,

Lesley :)

Supplies:

Stamps: Always, Watercolour Trio (retiring August 31st)

Inks: Early Espresso

Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Tools: Circle Scissors Plus, brads, scallop edge punch, scallop circle punch, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder

Stampin' 411 Colour Challenge and Sketch Challenge

This card was made for the current Stampin' 411 Sketch Challenge and the Stampin' 411 Colour Challenge. I used the set called "Always" from the main Catalogue and paired with the "With Sympathy" sentiment from the set "Teeny Tiny Wishes". I also added a Paper Flower I made. I will be offering a Technique Class on how to make this flower. Please email me for more information or visit my Stampin' Up Demonstrator Website.The colours for the challenge are Brocade Blue, Certainly Celery and So Saffron. I love this colour combo, it is one of my favourites and I need to use it more! Once again I think I have missed the sketch challenge deadline for the challenge but I played along never the less!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Please email me if you have any questions!

Smiles,

Lesley ;)

Just Us Girls #14 Sketch Challenge

This card and the "Sour Cream Container" combo were made for the "Just Us Girl's" Sketch Challenge #14.I wanted to create a Valentine Card with the SU! Stamp Set called Always. This is such a pretty set and lends itself to Anniversary Cards. Wedding Cards, Valentine's Card or even Thinking of You Cards. I also used the All Holidays set...again...why didn't I buy this set sooner! LOL! I angled the main rectangle on the front of the card which is a little different from the sketch.I also used a Crimper to make the Sour Cream Container which holds some Hershey Kisses. I have never made these containers before but I followed the instructions found on Splitcoast Stampers and found that making these is really easy and fun! I thought the "Hugs and Kisses" sentiment from All Holidays was perfect for my little container which is filled with Hersey's Hugs and Kisses!

Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles,

**Lesley**

Supplies Used:

Stamps: All Holidays (114916), Always (113620)

Ink: Real Red, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Real Red DSP (retired), Choclate Chip, Real Red and Whisper White

Tools: Scallop Circle and Scallop Border Punches, 1/4" White Grosgrain Ribbon, Sticky Strip adhesive, Sponge