Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge

Hello dears! Can you believe how quickly February is flying by?! I could barely believe that it was time for another Pals Paper Arts Challenge. Here's the fun sketch that Margaret Moody has created for us.

And here are the DEEtails: 

I started with a fun polka dot pattern from the Sunshine & Spinkles DSP and added a strip of Lucky Limeade cardstock punched with the Dotted Scallop trim. I layered it over some Rich Razzleberry and added some Pretty in Pink Taffeta ribbon. I matted it with some Whisper White card stock and adhered it to a Lucky Limeade card. Then I added my pretty rose - did I tell you how much I'm loving Stippled Blossoms? I stamped it in Pretty in Pink with some Rich Razzleberry. The leaves are Lucky Limeade and Always Artichoke. My favorite part is the sentiment, of course, from Oh, Hello, stamped on some vellum and wrapped with some Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine. What do you think? 

Now, don't forget to hop on over to Pals Paper Arts to see all the other fabulous inspiration from our Pals. Then get out your crafty goodies and create something with this sketch. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Naki and Nina's Double Dare Challenge 23

Happy weekend! It's time for a new Double Dare Challenge! 

Naki's pick this week is to use the new Honeycomb embossing folder - LOVE IT!

And here's my pick - a color combination... Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade, and Night of Navy



This past week was National School Counseling Week - Hello fellow counselors! :) And I received a lovely gift from my Principal, wrapped in some beautiful wrapping paper - the inspiration for this week's pick!

Anyway, here's my card...

Here are the DEEtails:

This Stippled Blossom stamp set has been on my wish list for quite some time now... I finally got it and I am in LOVE! :) Calypso Coral and Poppy Parade flowers seemed a little too predictable, so I decided to layer Night of Navy over the Calypso Coral instead. Oh my! Of course I had to add some polka dot DSP - Poppy Parade and I added a strip of Night of Navy embossed with that awesome Honeycomb folder. I love the texture! Some Whisper White grosgrain ribbon breaks up the color a bit. I love the Itty Bitty Banners set, which I picked out as a FREE set from the Sale-A-Bration promotion. It's the perfect final touch to the card!

Don't forget to stop by Miss Naki's blog to check out her creation. Then make your own card using our Double Dare and link up below!

Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge

Hi there! Today, the Pals Paper Arts Resident Artists have created some fun cards using a cheerful color combination inspired by all the lovely Valentine goodies in the new Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog!

Here are the DEEtails:

I wanted to pull out the new Vine Street embossing plate for this card and thought it paired nicely with some flowers from Secret Garden. I used Pool party for the emboosing and matted it with some Real Red to make it pop. Then I pulled out a flower from the Secret Garden stamp set. I stamped the same image twice on some Real Red DSP and cut out the inner petals for the small flower and the whole image for the larger flower. Of course, we needed some leaves, which I created with some Pool Party DSP. For my sentiment, I layered several stamps. First, the chevron oval from Oh, Hello onto some Primrose Petals DSP. Then the sentiment, from the same set, which you know I love in Real Red ink. Then I stamped "friend" from a portion of a sentiment from the retired, Hello, You set. I used the Labels Collection to die cut my sentiment and layered everything onto my card. Of course, a touch of Primrose Petals stitched satin ribbon was a must!

Aren't these colors just gorgeous together?! I hope you'll play along with us this week! And be sure to stop over at Pals Paper Arts to see all the other fabulous inspiration from our Resident Artists!