Color Inspiration #17 and the July Blog Hop

I am posting this early so I can enter it in Kristina Werners color Inspiration challenge #17 too. I will be back tomorrow with more details about the card for the Papertrey blog hop.
This was the color/inspiration challege.








This is what I came up with























Tonight is the Papertrey July Blog Hop
The challenge this month was to do something with Vellum. I got the directions and the template for the bottom half of the dress here but I embossed the flowers from the Beautiful Blooms set with white embossing powder onto some vellum I already had and then colored the open parts of my images with Copic markers R85 and RV29 instead of just stamping on it. When I was done with that I drew the template for the top half of the dress and cut it out of the vellum then I embossed and colored it the same way I did the bottom half of the dress. Next I added a piece of 1/4" white grosgrain ribbon that I colored with my YG91 copic maker to the waist and added a belt buckle with my white gel pen. The Regal Rose layer was embossed with the script cuttlebug folder. The ribbon on the left side is 5/8 white grosgrain ribbon that was colored with my YG91 copic Marker. The flower was colored with Copic Marker RV29. I also used Jen Delmuro's Saturday sketch this week for the layout. That's it. Hope you like it and it inspires you to make something like this with Vellum too! Thanks for stopping by and have a good night.

Happy Birthday Richie!

Today is my hubbies 40th birthday. He is not happy about turning 40 but I told him that age is just a number and enjoy it. He went to play golf with his dad this morning. Tonight we will have a special birthday dinner for him. His dad is making his special lamb and Emilia and I made him his favorite chocolate chip cookies for desert. Emilia and I also went to a paint your own pottery place a few weeks ago and painted a mug for him. This is the card I made that we are going to give him with it. He loves beer so I thought this would be appropriate. I used Lauren's Saturday Sketch to start off with. I created the cup using a real cup as a template and then traced it on to some velum. When I was done with that I sponged on SU So Saffron ink and used Liquid Applique to create the foam on top then I layered it on a piece of White cardstock. I stamped the saying from the Papertrey Birthday Basics set with Versamark ink and embossed it with black embossing powder. The #40 was doing with stickers. Cardstock is Kraft, Bazzill Java and Papertrey Father Knows Best I hope he likes it.
On another note what I thought was my new release Papertrey order arrived yesterday but it wasn't my order. It was for another Terry Moore that lives in Oregon but was sent to my address instead. I am really bummed about this because the quilt set was one of the things I ordered and was suppose to be in my package but it is already sold out now. I have emailed Papertrey but am still waiting to hear back from Juile about this. I have also emailed the other Terry Moore about this too but she has not gotten her/my package yet but it is suppose to arrive today. Once it arrives hopefully we will be able to work something out with Papertrey so we can both get the right packages to each other soon.
Well that's it for now I hope you have a great day and I will be back tomorrow with my card for the papertrey bloghop.
ETA: I added a picture of the cup Emilia made after Rich opened it. He liked it a lot! I also wanted to let you know everything worked out with Papertrey and I got the rest of my missing order Monday.

Masking and Stippling Video

This is the card I created for the technique video I promised you in my last post. It took me all day yesterday to figure out how to get the supply list added on to the end of the video but I finally figured it out. Let me know what you think of the video and if there is a technique that you would like to see me do in the future. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy it.

Another Thursday

I can't believe it is Thursday again. Where do the weeks go?
This is another sample that I made with the stamps from my June Lasting Impressions With Panache pkg. I started with SCS sketch 183. I stamped the bathtub stamp on Papertrey Stampers select white cardstock with Versafine Black Ink and then masked it so I could put the Spring Spray flowers inside. It took me what felt like a hundred tries to get it to work but it finally did. I colored the flowers and the rim of the bathtub with my Copics then I paper piece the front of the bathtub with a piece of cardstock from the Memory Box Sugar collection . For the piece on the right side I used the same paper that I used on the bathtub but ran it through my Cuttlebug script embossing folder. I finished the card up by adding some dew drops. The cardstock colors that were used were Black, SU Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst and Rose Red. that's it hope you like it.
I am working on a technique video for my next post so check back soon.

Tea Cups

This is another sample I made for Lasting Impressions With Panache. I started by embossing with a square Nestabilities die in the middle of a piece of Papertrey Stampers Select White Cardstock. After that I followed this tutorial to make a border around it with the cuttlebug dots embossing folder. When I was done with that I stamped the 2 cups with Black Versafine ink and colored in the teacups using the ink from Papertrey's perfect match stamp pads Spring Moss, Berry Sorbet, Plum Pudding, Lavender Moon and a blender pen. I highlighted some of the design on the cups with my white gel pen. After I was done with that I took a piece of Papertrey's Spring Moss Cardstock and did the grid technique that I learned how to do on Debbie Olson's blog with my Score Pal then I attached a piece of Papertrey Guidelines pattern paper for the bottom half. Next I added a piece of Papertrey Plum pudding saddlestitch ribbon in the middle of both pieces and attached the main image. I matted the finished piece with black cardstock. Finished size is 5x5".
I am off to make some dinner now before Big Brother starts. Tonight the first person is eliminated. I am hoping Brian goes home. So far our favorite houseguest is Jerry. That's it for now. I will be back tomorrow with my last LIWP sample. Until then have a great night and thanks for stopping by.

Boards and Beams Key Chain

This is the other project I submitted for this months Papertrey Guest Star Stamper Contest. I got the idea from Carolyn King's blog. I thought it would be cool to make one out of shrink plastic instead though. I started by stamping the country house from the Boards and Beams set on shrink plastic with black Versafine Ink. After that I flipped it over and colored the image with my Copics. When I was done with that I cut the colored image out and punched a hole in it for the key chain to go through then I baked it in my oven to shrink it. I was really happy with how it came out even though it is a little small. I am going to have to play with shrink plastic and my stamps more often now.
I went to place my order last night for the new Papertrey sets I wanted after they released them but could not get in to the website so I went to bed. When I went to place my order this morning one of the sets I wanted was already sold out so I am really bummed about that! I still ended up placing a large order though. Well that's it for now I will be back tomorrow with another LIWP sample. Until them have a great night and thanks for stopping by.

Address Sign

This is one of the things I submitted for this months Papertrey Gueststar Stamper Contest. One of the contest categories was to come up with a housewarming gift using the Boards and Beams set. After having an Oprah Ah Ha moment this what I came up with. I started with a plain wood plaque that I got a Hobby Lobby. I stamped the images on it with Versamark Ink and embossed them with fine black detailed embossing powder. After that I colored the images with my copics and used a white gel pen to color the fence. When I was done with that I painted the background with acrylic paints and used a sponge with Palette New Canvas ink to make some clouds. When everything was dry I added the numbers. To finish it off I edged the border with a gold paint pen and weatherproofed it with a clear matte sealant. Tonight is the Papertrey release of the new sets this month. I already know I will be getting a few of them. I will be back tomorrow with the other project I submitted until then have a great night and thanks for stopping by.