Dynamic Duos #5: Real Red and Island Indigo

We have a bold and sassy color combination for you this week at Dynamic Duos!

For my card this week I placed an Island Indigo bird (SU bird Builder punch) onto a white circle embossed with the Leafy Branch embossing folder.  In place of a wing I added a small heart.  A larger Real Red scalloped circle is layered behind.  Across the middle of the white card base is a strip of Island Indigo with red patterned Washi tape across the center.  The circle was placed on the other end of the strip and then trimmed off.

The sentimentis from a CHF set called: "The Landing Pad".  Each letter was stamped individually and punched out with a 1/2" circle punch and placed around the edge of the circle.


Off to stamp some more!

Growing An Old Friend

It's release day at McMahon Five Designs and my card features one of the new digis available today called "Growing An Old Friend".  I enjoyed working with this image, by first coloring with Copics and then on a second image cutting out part of the bloom and popping it up onto the first one with dimensionals.  The patterned paper is from Lily Bee Design called "Victoria Park".  I lightly sponged some Crumb Cake ink around the edges.  The gorgeous lace Prima Lace in warm gray adds an elegant and vintage look to the card.  Another fabulous embellishment on this card is the pearl flourishes.  All of these can be found at M5D.

I used several oval dies from Spellbinders to cut and layer the image.  The scalloped layer is black, the two plain ovals are black and Cameo Coral.  I popped this layered image up with dimensionals.  The card base is Crumb Cake and has a black layer to make the patterned paper pop!


Off to stamp some more!

Bullfrogs and Butterflies

 Today I have a bright and perky card to share with you using a sweet image from Designed 2 Delight.  This one is called "Bullfrogs and Butterflies".  I used Copics to color the image and a cloud template with Bashful Blue ink for the sky.  The card base is Brilliant Blue and the layer behind the image is Poppy Parade.  Two strips of Washi Tape makes up the background.  Baker's Twine was wrapped around the card front and tied into a bow.


Off to stamp some more!

Ladybugs

 This card just makes me smile!  As it should, since the image came from Designed 2 Delight!  The image is appropriately called: Ladybugs.  I colored the scene with Copics and sponged in the clouds using Bashful Blue ink and a template.  The image was layered onto black card stock, as was the entire front panel.  I used Washi Tape for the three stripes at the bottom of the card.  Baker's Twine was woven through a button and wrapped around the left side of the card.  The card base is white.


Off to stamp some more!

Say It With Flowers

Our challenge at Shopping Our Stash for this last Tuesday in May is flowers!   Anything floral related- flowers, floral, roses, sunflowers, gardens, vases, potted flowers, you get the idea.  Hope you will join us this week!


My card is based on one I've seen on Pinterest.  I've hoarded these bright plastic flowers for a long time.  Probably a clearance purchase.  Over time, I would pull them out, look at them lovingly, and then gently put them back on the shelf.  But this time I was determined to use them...lots of them!   I also dug deep into the brad stash for these large and larger glitter brads in black and silver.


Difficult to see in the photo, but layered onto the white card base, there is a layer of brushed silver metallic card stock, similar in color to the silver brads.


The sentiment is from SU's "All Holidays set, stamped first, then run through the Big Shot with the Swiss dots embossing folder.  The front black frame was also embossed wit the same folder and then an oval cut out for the center opening using a Spellbinders die.  This black panel was popped up with dimensionals.


Off to stamp some more!

A Sunny Hello!

This is the photo for the next challenge at {PIN}spirational Challenges.  Doesn't it look refreshing?!

Here is my card for this week's challenge.  I used a favorite summer image from a SU set called:  "Simply Summer".  I started with a white card base and added a layer of So Saffron.  Next up is a layer of patterned paper from the SU "Georgia Peach" collection.

The sentiment and sun were stamped onto white and punched out with circle punches and layered onto larger So Saffron circles.  The sun has streaks of Stickles along the rays.  The main image was colored with Copics and then the glass and pitcher were flooded with Crystal Effects.  The lemon slices were dabbed with Stickles.  This image piece was layered with Regal Rose.

The border stamp from the set was stamped twice onto a strip of white card stock and colored with Copics.  Some of the flowers have Stickles centers.  A strip of Regal Rose is used for the layer behind these posies.

Remember: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!


Off to stamp some more!