You Can Never Have Too Much Hugs

The past few days I've been showing you all the different color palettes within the Sarita paper packet.  We've gone from Cotton Candy and Goldrush to Lagoon and Outdoor Denim (scroll down to see those examples).  Today I am showing what I think is the most unique paper in Sarita, and the primary color is Gypsy.

This paper reminds me of a funky 60's or 70's theme.  With this card and the last, I've used alcohol markers to color the seam binding.  I love coloring with my markers!

I told you in my giveaway (be sure to enter!) that I would show you example from the Laughing Lola Cardmaking Kit stamp set this coming week.  This is a great set, and it's fun to combine all the images. I've used five different stamps from the set on this card - the banners, the paint splatter (my favorite), the tag, and the two sentiments.  The purple gems are also from the Laughing Lola Cardmaking kit.

I have really enjoyed sanding again, so I sanded all of the edges to bring out the white core.

We are off to the Minnesota State Fair today.  We LOVE the fair and everything about it!  Have a grand day no matter what you do, and thanks for stopping in!

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Simple Pleasures

Every month, I pose a challenge to my team members.  If they take the challenge, they get a handmade stamp of the month from me for the next month.  A great deal of fun stepping outside the box that yields a business building card!  Well, what kind of leader would I be if I didn't take the challenge?  So that's what I am bringing you today!

This month, I asked my team members to create any type of project using just four colors - Gypsy, Honey, Pear, and White Daisy.  Absolutely no other colors.  So this was a challenge - even for me - but it was fun!

This is a box cut from the "Be Mine" key on the Artiste cartridge (page 71).  I don't know if you can see it, but I've painted the box and white flowers with Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint.  Have you ever worked with that?  Every time I bring it out, I think of what a great (and affordable) product it is.  I've used it white, but you can mix any re-inker with it to make it any color you'd like!

Okay, back to the box.  The flowers and leaves are also cut from the Artiste using the "F" key (page 54).  I colored Color Ready Ribbon with with a Gypsy marker (oh, how easy is that?!).  The sentiment is from the Love life stamp set, and I've added some retired pear and honey embellishments.  Really, this box was very quick and easy!

Be sure to come back tomorrow for a very special announcement!!

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4 U

I saw some scraps of Pear cardstock sitting in my bin, and I realized that I hadn't worked with that color in a long time.  So I put together a simple card mixing it with Gypsy and White Daisy.

I love making 4x4 cards.  I can get four cards from a 12x12 sheet, and they fit in a standard envelope, so I can usually get by with one stamp.  It was fun to make a card completely using cardstock and stamping as I don't do that very often.  I also like clean lines, so the white daisy is very crisp.  I used only two stamp sets - Universal Background (to make the grid pattern) and Happy Clusters (star and sentiment).

I saw a couple of challenges where I will enter this challenge.  The first is Lily Pad Cards as they are looking for stars.  The second is CR84FN Color Challenge, and this is the palette: