Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge

Happy Thursday! Welcome to the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge. We'd love for YOU to play along by creating using our colors:

These colors were hard for me! Can you tell which color I love best? Pool Party! Even the name is great! I began with a Whisper White card base and a layer of Primrose Petals card stock. Over that I layered a Pool Party piece of card stock that was embossed in my Big Shot using the Stripes Embossing Folder. (I always want to call this the "lines" folder?) I layered another piece of Whisper White embossed card stock to "hold" my images, which are from the Spring Sampler stamp set in the Spring Catalog. They are framed using the Silver Soda Pop Tops! They are so shiny--I just love them. To add more texture to my Primrose Petals images (rainy cloud, rain boots and umbrella) I colored them with Dazzling Details and let them dry before punching them out with my 1" circle punch.

The tag that is added at the bottom of the card and tied on with Pool Party Baker's Twine is stamped in Craft White using the Pretty Petites Stamp Set and Primrose Petals card stock, then embossed with White Embossing Powder. I used the Petite Curly Label punch to punch it out perfectly. The stamp set and coordinating punch are from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. 

Where is the REAL RED, you ask? I colored the little heart on the tag with my Real Red Stampin' Write Marker! 

I hope you have a great day, and thanks for stopping by! To order your Stampin' Up! supplies, please use my website. Don't forget I have some gift cards for sale!

Real Pool Petal Rainy Day Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Primrose Petals, Pool Party

Stamps: Pretty Petites

Ink: Primrose Petals, White Craft

Big Shot: Stripes Embossing Folder

Punches: 1" Circle, Petite Curly Label

Embellishments: Pool Party Baker's Twine, Silver Soda Pop Tops, Dazzling Details

Bee Happy

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Hi Blog Friends! I enjoyed making today's card. I used a lot of "tools." I had to smash a bottle cap and sand those Honeycomb ridges! I took one of Stampin' Up's Large Pop Tops and ran it through my Big Shot between two cutting plates. It came out a bit uneven, but that didn't stop me. I added a 1" circle after stamping an image from Collage Curios onto it in Sahara Sand. The script background was the perfect platform to place my bee, also from Collage Curios. Mr. Bee is stamped in Crumb Cake and colored using a So Saffron Stampin' Write Marker. He is popped up using a Stampin' Dimensional. 

I placed my Pop Top in the middle of a banner that I snipped out of Parker's Patterns DSP. This print is so rich---it looks like a piece of moire ribbon. You can see my sanding on the Core-dinations Early Espresso Card Stock. The sanding part was actually fun, if a little bit messy. You can sand as little or as much as you like!

I hope you enjoyed looking at my creation. Please leave your comments below. Don't forget to check out my Promotions Page so you can learn all about Stampin' Up's great special deals!

Bee Happy Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Sahara Sand, Early Espresso Core-Dinations

Designer Series Paper: Parker's Patterns

Stamps: Collage Curios, Fabulous Phrases

Ink: Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Big Shot: Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Bitty Banners Framelits

Embellishments: Silver Soda Pop Tops (smashed in Big Shot)

Punch: 1" Circle

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