WICKED color challenge

Here's another card I made for this month's WICKED challenges. The challenge was to use Dusty Durango, and Dawn suggested a color combo of Dusty Durango, Soft Suede and So Saffron.
I used a piece of So Saffron cardstock for my focal image. First, I created a sun by sponging Crushed Curry (using a Post-It with a circle punched out as a stencil) and then sponging Dusty Durango around it. I also sponged Crushed Curry onto the edges of the cardstock. I stamped the coneflowers in Dusty Durango and the grass in Soft Suede. Then I sprayed some Log Cabin Smooch Spritz onto it. If I could do it over, I would use the gold instead because the brown looks like a swarm of bugs to me, LOL.
The cardbase is Dusty Durango stamped with Sanded in Dusty Durango, sprayed with gold Smooch Spritz, and the sentiment is from Boho Backgrounds stamped in Soft Suede.
Supplies (all SU): Stamps: Inspired by Nature, Sanded, Boho Backgrounds; Paper: So Saffron, Soft Suede, Dusty Durango; Ink: Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, So Saffron; Accessories: sponge, cutter kit, Soft Suede grosgrain ribbon, 1 1/4" circle punch, Smooch Spritz (Gold Glow and Log Cabin)
Happy stamping!

Frosted Window

This week's workshop wow challenge is the frosted window technique. It uses a deeply colored image topped by a lighter image on vellum. For the cardbase, I used Sahara Sand and topped it with a Garden Green piece that I embossed using Rhonda's cuttlebug. Thanks Rhonda!

Here are my 2 images.
Supplies (all SU): Stamps: Le Jardin Botanique, Woodgrain; Paper: Whisper White, vellum cs, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Garden Green; Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Riding Hood Red, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip; Accessories: Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon, blender pen, scallop trim border punch, big shot, finial press embossing folder

Happy stamping!

Last Chance Lists are here!

It's June 1, so that means the Last Chance lists are posted! There are 3 this year: stamps, Definitely Decorative and accessories. All Definitely Decorative is 25% off, and some of the accessories are 25% off too! They are while supplies last, so get your orders in right away! Click on the links below to see the documents.
Last chance stamps
Definitely Decorative
Last chance accessories
Happy stamping!

WICKED challenge in new colors

I just posted the June WICKED challenge on SCS. The WICKED stamper this month is the sweet and talented Dawn Olchefske. I've actually met Dawn and got to see her demonstrate at the Minneapolis Regional a couple of years ago.
One of her challenges was to use buttons. I was inspired by a gift card I just bought, and I decided to be brave and cut into my new color samples since I get to order more tomorrow. The card base is Cajun Craze (4X5 since we got an 8X10 piece). I punched 3 circles each from Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso. I laid out the circles on the card base to get an idea of how I wanted them to look. Then I took one circle away and stamped the dotted circle image from Circle Circus using VersaMark. I cut a thin strip of Early Espresso and tied it through the clear button like ribbon and adhered it with a mini glue dot. I adhered the circles then trimmed the edges.
I think this would be a great masculine card! And I love how it showcases the new colors. Don't they look great together? What do you think?
Happy stamping!

Summer Mini items

This photo features 3 items from the Summer Mini: On Board Briefcase book, Travel Journal DSP and In A Word stamp set. I love this chipboard mini-album! They call it a briefcase, but it sure looks like a suitcase to me! It's perfect for scrapbooking a short trip. The DSP coordinates with the Sentimental Journey stamp set. The DSP colors are Kraft (Crumb Cake), Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy and Bashful Blue. The stamp set features an airplane, car, suitcase, ship, compass, and the words Detour, Travel and Journey.
Happy stamping!

Z-fold Card

This week's workshop wow is the Z-fold card. This is such a fun and easy fold! Start with a 4 1/4" X 11" piece of cardstock. Score at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2". The front folds back on itself.
To add the wow factor to my card, I used the new cog punch and smooch spritz. The cog punch is a double punch in that it punches twice to get both the cogs and holes to punch out. It punches the holes first and then the cog shape. The punched pieces come from inside the punch instead of out through the bottom.

To create the corner pieces, I started with the photo corner and then layered on the cogs. I sprayed both the corners and cogs with Gold Foil smooch spritz and then Log Cabin smooch spritz on top. I also sprayed both colors onto the card itself.

Supplies (all SU): Stamps: Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories; Paper: Confetti White, Sahara Sand, Riding Hood Red, Not Quite Navy, Basic Gray; Ink: Jet Black StazOn; Accessories: watercolor crayons, aquapainter, cog punch, chipboard, jumbo brad, Basic Gray taffeta ribbon, photo corner punch, Gold Foil and Log Cabin smooch spritz
Happy stamping!

Pop Art

Yesterday, I was looking through some of my Stampin' Success magazines, and I came across a page about Pop Art. That reminded me that I had seen a pop art card using Sock Monkey a while back. So I got busy and created one of my own. I stamped Sock Monkey four times (twice on Bashful Blue and So Saffron) then punched them out with the 1 1/4" square punch. They are layered on Basic Black punched with the 1 3/8" square. The mat is a 3" square of Old Olive. The card base is Temping Turquoise with Sanded stamped in Tempting Turquoise and spritzed with Tempting Turquoise ink. I colored the image with my chalks in Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Bashful Blue and So Saffron.
Supplies (all SU): Stamps: Sock Monkey, Sanded; Paper: Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Basic Black, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise; Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Jet Black StazOn; Accessories: square punches, color spritzer, Real Red satin ribbon, stampin' pastels
Happy stamping!