fresh & fun

Yesterday’s Limited supply challenge was hard! I really didn’t think I would participate. You had to use an embellishment, that is not store bought and not traditionally used as an embellishment.

I couldn’t think of a thing…Pathetic I know. I had to bring two packages to the post office and decided to walk there. I sit so much every day, it’s nice to get out and walk a bit. On my way I saw lots of pine needles on the ground. Those are HUGE in Florida!!! I picked some up on my way home, hoping I could incoorporate them in my card to save my challenge streak.

The card base is a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Close to Cocoa cardstock folded in half. I added more color by swiping the close to Cocoa ink pad directly over the card front continously, until I had the look I wanted.

Next is a 3 1/4″ x 4″ of Bordering Blue cardstock. I used the striped background strip from Happiness to stamp a plaid design in Bordering blue. Then I distressed the edges with my cutter kit and sponged them first in Bordering blue, then in Close to Cocoa.

The 3/4″ x 4″ piece of Always Artichoke was stamped with the Diamond background from Happiness, distressed and sponged.

I stamped the Argyle stamp from All in a Row over it in Close to Cocoa to make it look like Faux Stitching and added the Sentiment from Block Party in Close to Cocoa.

The main image is from Wildlife Reserve. I stamped it in Black Stazon on Natural Ivory cardstock and colored it in with Aqua painter and Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Always Artichoke and Bordering Blue. The piece measures 2″ x 3 1/4″. It was sponged first with Creamy Caramel, then with Close to Cocoa. I added a paper piercing order around it and distressed it’s edges. It was layered on a 1/4″ bigger, sponged and distressed piece of Close to Cocoa that was layered on a 1/4″ bigger, sponged and distressed piece of Always Artichoke cardstock.

For my embellishment, I cut some of my pine needles down and tied them together with another pine needle. I adhered them with a mini glue dot to the bottom left of the main image.

I didn’t use any punches, no hardware, no ribbon….again, a very limited card.

Here is my sample for my sketch this weekend.

If I could  buy a bunch of just this paper, this might be my Christmas card.

I started out with a 5 1/4″ x 10 1/2″ piece of Always Artichoke, folded in half and sponged around the edges.

On top of it is a 5″ square of the Brocade Background Designer paper. It was ticket corner punched, distressed with the cutter kit, stamped with the All in a Row Argyle stamp in Chocolate Chip and sponged with Always Artichoke classic ink.

The center image from Holy Triptych is stamped in Chocolate chip on a 2″ x 2 3/4″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. The top two corners were punched with the ticket corner punch. I colored the image with Aqua Painter and following Classic inks: Always Artichoke, River Rock, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip and Creamy Caramel.

The edges were first sponged in River Rock, then in Chocolate chip. It was layered on a 1/4″ bigger piece of Always Artichoke, that was sponged and distressed.

The next two layers are a 3″ x 4″ piece of River Rock cardstock, sponged, stamped with Baroque Motifs swirls and little flower and ticket corner punched and a 1/4″ bigger piece of distressed and sponged Chocolate Chip cardstock with Pewter brads in the three visible corners.

I tied the new gorgeous Chocolate Satin Ribbon around the Designer paper layer.

The saying is from Star-Studded Season. I stamped it on Very Vanilla cardstock, punched it out with a 1 3/8″ circle punch, sponged the edges first in River Rock, then in Chocolate chip and added the Baroque Motifs Swirl in River rock ink. That circle was layered on a sponged Chocolate Chip scallop circle.

As an accent I inked up the small flower from Baroque Motifs in River Rock and rock ‘n rolled the edges in Chocolate Chip ink. I placed it on the bottom left of the saying and added a Pewter brad in it’s center.

I lifted this photo of my gorgeous RAK from Diane Gilbert right from her blog: My Little Stampin’ Spot.

This card is absolutely gorgeous! It’s a slider, the pocket insert doesn’t come out all the way.

I love Diane’s work. Here cards area always beautiful.

If you have some time, hop on over to her blog. You will love it.

Thank you, Diane!