Dynamic Duos and Sweet Stop Sketch {Kind Thanks}

Even though I am unable to design with my Dynamic Duos Challenge, I still like to play along when I can! This week I chose a Soft Colour Combo for the weekly colour duo, Soft Suede and Pool Party! I added Crumb Cake as my neutral. I actually also created another card for this colour combo, which I will share later this week.

I inked up a brand new set for me from Close to My Heart. The flower was so pretty! I inked it in Soft Suede and then stamped the inside of the flower with Pool Party Ink. The Scallop Edge at the bottom of the card has little pearls across it. The french script background stamp from SU! was added using Soft Suede Ink and the leaves stamped with Soft Suede onto Crumb Cake card stock. I received a new camera about a year ago and I have been trying it out. I really need to get a light tent for my photos, sometimes I can take the photos outside but not today, it is pouring out there! The sketch comes from the current Sweet Stop sketch, it is a classic sketch that really inspired me. I moved the sentiment to the top of the card as it was overpowered by the French Script.

FM#13-Let's Hear it for Red, White and Blue

Happy Canada Day!

This week at the Friday Mashup the team is being Patriotic!  But I am a Canadian and I realized that I do not own any Canada Day Stamps!  So I decided to just use the colours Red, White and Blue to make a sweet thank you card tonight!!!

This week for the Mashup Challenge, you are welcome to:
   1. Create a project featuring the colors Red, White & Blue.
   2. Create a Patriotic themed Project for (any Country).
   3. Or "Mash it Up!" and create a Red, White & Blue, Patriotic Project.

I stamped a Marina Mist turtle, the whale from the Fox and Friends set didn't look as cute as the turtle, I wanted his spots to go with my DSP.  Sorry for the bright photo, I was taking it outside on the run!!!

We hope that you will join the Friday Mashup this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Smiles,

Lesley

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Picture Perfect Creations #63-Purely Poppy with Barely Basic Gray

I was so excited about the colours this week at Picture Perfect Creations! I love Poppy Parade and Basic Gray is also a favourite of mine!  I went to happily make my card but I did not realize that I had NO Basic Gray cardstock left until I went to make this card, so I needed to improvise! I dug deep into my scrap bin and came out with one 1"x 3 3/4" piece of Basic Gray cardstock!!!  Eeek!  How could I turn that into a card?!!!  Ack!

So I decided I would use black as a neutral on my card, which is okay...I think!  I decided to go for it.  I used some of the DSP from the Level 1 hostess pack of In Colour DSP and I noticed the little flower in the design.  Needless to say, I immediately thought of the wee flower in the "Funky Four" set and went to work, colouring the image directly onto the stamp with my Poppy and Grey markers. Then I punched out the image with my circle punches and popped it up on dimensionals. DO YOU SEE THE STRIP OF BASIC GRAY CS? LOL!  Yes, it is there, on display with a thank you sentiment heat embossed in white on it. I made another thank you card for my school stash. I was praying that I would not stamp the sentiment crooked....whew...it was close!

We hope that you will join the Picture Perfect Creations this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!  Even if you don't have Basic Gray cardstock, look through that scrap bin and see what treasure you find!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Smiles,

Lesley

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Playing with Sale-A-Bration Stamp Sets

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I wanted to make a couple of cards using three different Sale-A-Bration sets....I decided to ink up the "Funky Four" set, "Thank You Kindly" set and the "So Happy for You" set.  The Funky Four set has this cute little flower image in it that I inked up with my markers and I love that it fits in my scallop circle punch!

This card was a quick and fun card I created with the "So Happy for You" set! I love that little Shamrock!  I punched them out with my 3/4" circle punch!  The Designer Paper is from the "Jolly Holiday" Paper Pack again! I just love that Polka Dot Paper!  The sentiment is from the Hostess Level 2 set called "Something to Celebrate".

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I hope you enjoy your day and get the chance to get inky!!

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All supplies are Stampin' Up:

Stamps: Funky Four, So Happy for You, Something to Celebrate, Thank You Kindly

Inks: Concord Crush, Poppy Parade, Old Olive, Whisper White

Paper: Jolly Holiday DSP, Poppy Parade, Concord Crush

Tools: 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch. Scallop Circle Punch