fresh & fun

Saturday’s inspiration piece was a Shamrock Quilt.

I didn’t go quite that bold with my green, but only because I already had a scalloped Artichoke card base cut in my scrap pile.

I had made the card base with my largest Nestabilities square die.

Sharon Harnist showed a bunch of us some of the cool things you can do with these wonderful cutting templates (including cutting scallop circle and square cards) after the regional in Portland back in October. I knew right away that I needed them.

The card base measures 3 1/2″ x 3 5/8″.

For the center I cut a 2 3/4″ square out of Shimmery White cardstock. I added diagonal score lines with my Scor-Pal to form my grid and layered it on a 3″ square of Chocolate Chip cardstock.

I liked the idea, but thought a lot of people would do this for this challenge. So I went ahead and paper pierced along all the score lines.

I tied Moss Taffeta ribbon around it and added a sentiment scallop that I had made for another project over it.

For the sentiment, the small flower stamp from Carte Postale was inked with Always Artichoke and stamped in second generation on Shimmery cardstock. I punched it out with my  1 1/4″ circle punch and stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set by inking up one word at a time with my Chocolate Chip marker. This circle was layered first on a 1 3/8″ Artichoke circle, then on a Chocolate Chip Scallop circle.

 This was super fast since most everything was done beforehand. I think it took me 15 minutes! I love fast cards. Usually I am super slow.

Vickie Maduzia came up with a super cute and easy treat holder last year. It is today’s tutorial on splitcoast.

They are super easy and fast to make!

Here is the recipe for my sample:

Stamps: A good Egg, So Many Scallops and Fast Flower wheel

Ink: Brown Stazon; Classic inks: So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie and Wild Wasabi

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron and Shimmery White

Acc.: Corner rounder, Chocolate Poly-Twill Ribbon, Aqua Painter, 1 1/4″, 1 3/8″ and scallop circle punches, dimensionals, small chocolate

I love how the chocolate peeks out!

Vickie always has great ideas!

Try it out! These cuties don’t take long to make.

Add a link in the comment section if you make one so I can check it out!

I would loved to see your version!

I have lots of errands to run today. Let’s hope that migraine doesn’t come back. Rebecca still has a slight fever, but wants to go to school. I gave her medicine and will check temperature again before it’s time for school. If the fever is gone by then, I will let her go. Thank you all for your well wishes! You are the best!

Hugs and smiles