Finally a challenge!

I have been telling myself lately that I need to start doing challenges again. I did them awhile back and had so much fun. Then life got in the way. I finally made the time to complete a challenge!

This one is for the The Paper Players. The challenge this week was to create a clean and simple card with a tag on it. Clean and simple is the way I do most of my cards so this was perfect for me.

I picked a color combo out of the color coach for this one. I don't normally used Soft Suede and I wanted an additional challenge, so I went with it. The color coach said that Soft Suede, So Saffron and Regal Rose made a good combo; I agree. I also used some Very Vanilla to balance them out. The stamp sets are Vintage Vogue and On Your Birthday.

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Convention Swaps

I know that it has been a very long time since I posted. I haven't really felt the mojo. I think that I finally got it back. Convention is in less than two weeks and I thought that I would show you the swaps I made.
Here is the first one. I used all Marina Mist on this one. The layout is one from Mary Fish. She used it for a Pals Paper Arts challenge. I recently learned a new technique called Faux Mother of Pearl. Let me tell you that this is my new favorite technique. It is super simple and super fun. You simple take some scrunched plastic wrap, dip it into Frost White Shimmer Paint and dap it onto a piece of Whisper White card stock. Then you stamp whatever image you want and voila! You can't tell from the photo but it is really a great technique. This stamp set is Just Believe.
Here is the second one. I used Certainly Celery and Vintage Vogue for this one.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to leave me a comment to tell me what you think.

One Sheet Wonder

I challenged myself to create some cards using the One Sheet Wonder technique a few months ago. I used Marina Mist and Daffodil Delight because I just love the way they look together. I also used the Vintage Vogue stamp set because it has a lot of elements in the stamp set.

After I made the cards, they were just lying around gathering dust. (I know; "how sad!") So I decided that they needed a box to go in. Not just any box, but a box that gives you a sneak peak of what is inside.


Here is a close up of the box top. I used the same collage design as the cards and the same "Happy Birthday" theme.

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Roberta

My First Joy Fold

I have seen these roses show up everywhere. They are made using the Owl Punch and the large scallop circle punch. If you want to see how they are made follow this link owl punch rose. She has some really good pictures and they are really easy to follow. I used more owl bodies than she did because I wanted my rose to look fuller. My color combo came from the Color Coach on the Daffodil Delight info page.

I have to say that I was a little intimidated when I first saw people making cards using the Joy fold. It looked way too complicated for me. I finally broke down and decided to make one and I am so glad I did. I will be making more of these in the future for sure!

What do you think of my first Joy fold card and my rose? Leave me a comment to let me know.

-Roberta

Not Quite Vintage

This week over at Pals Paper Arts they are having a Monochromatic-Blues challenge. You can use any shade of blue and any layout you want. I chose to use Not Quite Navy and Whisper White. I have seen these flowers made with the scallop circle punch a lot in the past few days and I got the tutorial here. These flowers are fun and super easy to make. The tiny buttons in the middle of the flowers are from the Bitty Buttons collection available May 1st. The stamps are from the Vintage Vogue stamp set.

Thanks for visiting and see you next time.
-Roberta

P.S. The blog candy in the previous post is not mine. I am just advertising for a fellow demo. Sorry for the confusion.