PPA #306

This card is my third attempt at my second PPA entry.  I won't bore you with the details of what went wrong with the first two, but let's just say one looked like a Pepto Bismal explosion, and the other... just no.  Once I determined I did not need to interpret the layout of the challenge so literally (thanks to seeing all the beautiful cards the rest of the group prepared!), I was able to come up with something I wasn't embarrassed to share.

Here it is:

This card has a lot of pink, but trust me... if you think this is a Pepto Bismal explosion, you should have seen the first one.

I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Rich Razzleberry, Blushing Bride, and Old Olive card stock
• Blooms & Bliss designer series paper
• Rich Razzleberry classic stampin' pad
• Flower Patch stamp set for the sentiment
• Flower Fare framelits to die cut the flowers
• Corner trio punch (retired)

I used contraband rhinestones for the center of the flowers.  Because I had them and I need to use them up.

I was going to use the Flower Patch stamp set to stamp the flowers on Whisper White cardstock, then die cut them.  But I don't know... something about the simplicity of plain paper flowers appealed to me for this one.

I toyed around with whether or not to use the Old Olive leaves.  I'm still undecided whether the touch of green helps or hurts this card.  And they are not glued on yet, so I still have time to change my mind.  I would love to hear your thoughts on that.

I am really enjoying participating in the various challenges that are available to me as part of the Stampin' Pretty Pals.  I'm hoping to keep it up, especially once my little guy goes back to school after the 4th.  I love being a stay at home mom to this kid, but boy did I forget how much time I did not have to myself before he started preschool.  :)

A Look at My June Workshop

I hosted my first Stampin' Up! workshop for my neighborhood stamping crew at the beginning of the month.  My stampers requested teacher thank you, birthday and father's day cards.  I prepared two father's day cards and three cards that could work as either a teacher thank you card or a birthday card.  I didn't have too much opportunity to show off new products from the annual catalog, but I made sure to have one card prominently feature the new In-Colors.

I Played the PPA #305!!!

So, I am dipping my toes in the water and playing the Pals Paper Arts challenge.  I'm a relatively new Stampin' Up! independent demonstrator, but I've been actively trolling the various Facebook groups administered by my team, and my inspiration grows every day.  This is my very first time participating in the PPA, and I hope to do it more frequently.  (Leave it to me to get motivated to join in during my preschooler's first week of summer vacation... hopefully he lets me steal some time to keep it up!)

This week's challenge was to make a project using three Stampin' Up! colors:  Pool Party, Island Indigo and Whisper White.  I jumped at the chance to use the new Jars of Love stamp set and the Everyday Jars framelits, and here's what I came up with:

My card features a Pool Party base with rounded corners on the bottom.  The back drop is Island Indigo. I stamped the large mason jar with Smoky Slate ink on Whisper White paper, and added some Pear Pizzazz stems before die cutting with the framelits.  I then stamped the same stems in Pear Pizzazz and used the framelits to cut them out.  I lined up the die cut stems with the stems stamped on the jar and glued them in place.  The stems appear to be behind the rim of the jar, while the jar is still transparent.  The flowers were stamped in both Pool Party and Island Indigo.  The ribbon and Hello sentiment are both Island Indigo, and are popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I was so excited to get my hands dirty with these new products (literally, my fingers are covered in Island Indigo ink), and had so much fun playing with them.  I may use this card for my first summer mini-workshop with my neighborhood stampers as we are all a bit obsessed with Mason Jars at the moment.  (I keep telling my husband there is a Mason Jar revolution going on, and he doesn't believe me.  Not even after this bundle appeared in the new catalog!)

I hope you enjoy this card as much as I do!  Have fun with this weeks PPA, and I look forward to doing more down the road!

XOXO,
Annie Manning aka Anne-Marie Schofer
The Lazy Crafter's Workshop