KS Inspired Blooms

This week's ColourQ challenge is a fun Kate Spade inspired challenge! The snow kept us inside again yesterday, so I thought I'd create a card.

I love this color combo, especially because I almost got this bracelet for my sweet friend, Rebecca a while back. I settled on the silver color combination, because she doesn't wear much gold, but I'm kind of wishing I had gotten this one for myself. Anyway, on to the card...

When I was pulling out these colors from my cardstock stash, I felt like I was making some kind of yummy dessert. Blackerry Bliss and Raspberry Ripple - Yum! 

DEEtails:

I stamped some bold blooms from Flower Fest with some VersaMark ink on Blackberry Bliss, Raspberry Ripple and Wisteria Wonder Cardstock then embossed them with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder. I used the same mum flower image and cut them to different sizes and layered them with Stampin' Dimensionals. I also stamped and embossed the sentiment from Because You Care on a crisp white piece of cardstock. I matted my white on some Raspberry Ripple and then adhered everything to a Blackberry Bliss card. These colors are so pretty together!

Paper: Blackberry Bliss Cardstock, Neenah Solar White 80# Cardstock, Raspberry Ripple Cardstock, Wisteria Wonder Cardstock
Stamps: Because You Care, Flower Fest
Ink: VersaMark
Embellishments: Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder
Tools: Heat Tool

Computer settings are so weird because this card looks so much brighter on screen than it does in real life. If the colors look neon to you, I apologize!

Naki and Nina's Double Dare Challenge

Happy Friday! Naki and I have another Double Dare to share with you today! We hope you'll join in the fun by linking up in the comments.

Here's how it works: For each challenge, Naki and I blindly pick something that we want to work with (a color scheme, tool, sketch, technique, inspiration, whatever!) Then we combine our picks to make a Double Dare Challenge! Here are our picks for this challenge:

Naki's pick for this challenge was to use a Project Life card

My pick was to use Washi Tape

Here are the DEEtails for my card:

I decided layering some fun patterns with the Midnight Edition Project Life Card that I picked out for this challenge. It's a bit hard to see in this photo, but the card has grid lines, which I thought would look cute with a Spiral punch along the edge. Then I layered it over some patterns from the Kaleidoscope DSP and then added on some fun patterned washi tapes. I love the Stached with Love theme from Stampin' Up!, which I paired with some striped washi from 3M. Of course, I added one of my favorite blooms, that I inked in with the Coastal Cabana Stampin' Blendabilities markers. I'm still trying to get the hang of blending the colors...

Paper: Coastal Cabana Cardstock, Kaleidoscope DSP
Stamps: Because You Care, Secret Garden
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Basic Black
Embellishments: Midnight Edition Project Life card, Stacked with Love Washi Tape, striped washi tape (3M)
Tools: Spiral Border Punch, Stampin' Blendabilities Markers - Coastal Cabana Assortment

Now be sure to check out Naki's creation over on her blog. We'd love for you to play along with us! Just create a project with some Project Life and Washi tape and link up in the comments below.

Hello! How Are You?

Today I'm playing with a few new Occasions Catty and Sale-A-Bration products to make a fun and playful card. 

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I didn't realize that I ordered a TON of paper with my last order, so I'm a little bit on DSP overload. Haha. This one from Best Year Ever stood out and I loved the fun pattern and playful mix of colors. I chose a simple layout with a bit of Coastal Cabana peeking out behind a strip of Soft Suede. I love the Because You Care hostess set and the cute sentiments. I stamped "hello how are you?" on some Hello Honey cardstock with Soft Suede ink and used the banner die from the new Mini Treat Bag Thinlits dies for this card. I layered it over a delicate doily and embellished it with a button from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack. What do you think?

Paper: Best Year Ever DSP, Coastal Cabana Cardstock, Hello Honey Cardstock, Soft Suede Cardstock
Stamps: Because You Care
Ink: Soft Suede
Embellishments: Best Year Ever Accessory Pack, doily (Wilton), White Bakers Twine
Tools: Mini Treat Bag Thinlits