Dynamic Duos Challenge #5

 
It's time again!  This is color challenge #5 over at Dynamic Duos and what a fun color combination this week!  Real Red & Island Indigo!  Go on over and play along!  There are so many talented players joining us each week and it has been so much fun visiting all the different blogs!


Here is my card for the this week's challenge:

I used a chevron background stamp from Hero Arts and colored it with Real Red and Island Indigo markers.  I stamped the car image from The Craft's Meow and added a touch of red Stickles along the side for fun.  The car is popped up using foam dots.  I created the sentiment banner using a square punch and added some baker's twine and a button.  After I finished this card, I thought I might use something similar for some Father's Day cards that I need to get started on!  I just love that car image!!


The challenge ends on Thursday, June 7, at Noon (PDT).  Winners will be announced Friday, June 8.

Here are some basic challenge rules:

1. Any project is welcome...paper crafts, scrapbooking, digital, or crafts...
2. Please ONLY use the two colors listed for your project. Neutrals are welcome.
3. Combine us with as many other challenges as you would like, except other color challenges.
4. Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us.

Be sure and visit the design team's blogs and leave them some blog love!

Allisa Chilton

Anne Marie Hile

Anika Lerche

Bronwyn Eastley

Kim Singdahlsen

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Melissa Chipperfield

Paige Grabau

Sue Joyce

A Quick Clean & Simple

I don't know about you, but my clean and simple cards can end up clean and complicated!  So many times, I complete one and think to myself, "Now, HOW is this considered clean and simple when it just took me over an hour to put it together?!"  Does that sound like you too?

Today was not one of those days and I am so happy to report that this card went together in ten minutes!  Yes, that's right!  Ten minutes.  How's that for genuine clean and simple?!

Just so you know, I am still recovering from the holiday weekend.  Too many late nights with family and then easing back into the "daily routines!"  Whew!  I'm slowly getting some mojo back, so hope to be back to my usual self here within the next couple days!  Until then, thanks for being patient!  :)

A Prickley Pear Monday

The holiday weekend is coming to a close, but I hope you've had a good one!

For today's Prickley Pear creation, I used a butterfly set called Clearly Beautiful Butterflies and its coordinating Butterfly Die.  I used a soft blue and white and kept it simple.

The DP is from Stampin' Up and I created the banner strip using a square punch.

Happiness is...

 ...fresh fruit.

...a good night's sleep.

...a cool evening breeze.

...fresh baked cookies.

...a good book.

...cold lemonade on a hot day.

...good memories.

Dynamic Duos, Week 4

It's week four of the new Dynamic Duos Color Challenge and this week's color combination is monochromatic, using my favorite color:  BLUE!  I used a couple Stampin' Up! sets for my card this week.  Using a foam dot, I popped up one of the stamped images after punching it out with my scalloped circle punch.  I applied some clear Stickles to the flower center for a little extra shine!

The challenge details:

The challenge ends on Thursdays at Noon (PDT).  Winners will be announced Friday, June 1.

Here are some basic challenge rules:

1. Any project is welcome...paper crafts, scrapbooking, digital, or crafts...
2. Please ONLY use the two colors listed for your project. Neutrals are welcome.
3. Combine us with as many other challenges as you would like, except other color challenges.
4. Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us.

Be sure and visit the design team's blogs and leave them some blog love!

Allisa Chilton

Anne Marie Hile

Anika Lerche

Bronwyn Eastley

Kim Singdahlsen

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Melissa Chipperfield

Paige Grabau

Sue Joyce

 

Unity Friends with Flair

It's Friday and I am so ready for the weekend!  Okay, maybe not completely ready.  I need to change some sheets on the guest beds and help DH move a bunch of things back into the garage before guests arrive this evening!  There's one event this afternoon that I'm looking forward to!  DS2's class is having an ice cream celebration for the end of the school year!  With the weather becoming so warm so fast, I'm in the mood for some of that cold stuff!


Since it's Friday, it's also time for Unity's Friends with Flair hop!  I made a clean & simple card using the Itty Bitty Flip Flop Happy set and my favorite color combo:  red & turquoise!  So fun!

I'm also submitting this card to this week's Clean & Simple Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.

I hope you have a great long holiday weekend!  I have some posts all ready to go for it, so now I'm off to try to enjoy the moments!  There's nothing like spending time with family!!

Small Things

I'm posting this really quick before heading on into my day!  I'm off to clean teeth and stress flossing in the next little bit, but wanted to get today's post up and going!

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog has a challenge going using handmade flowers with butterflies until the end of the month and this is the card I made for it.  I used a Nestabilities flower die, Echo Park DP, Unity Stamps (butterfly and sentiment) and some SU ruffled ribbon.

Now off to work for a little bit and then back home to keep going with holiday weekend plans!

Have a great Wednesday!

Celebrate Today

Do you celebrate Monday?

I love Mondays when I'm rested and refreshed from a weekend.  If I'm feeling tired, Mondays aren't all that special.  In fact, they can be painful.  Given enough coffee, however, they quickly become bearable.

I'm a bit tired from a weekend full of grandparent fun, but it's a content tired, so that helps!  Our boys have been happily spoiled and have been absolutely exhausted from it all every night!  Only grandparents can work that kind of magic.

For today's Prickley Pear creation, I used some My Mind's Eye DP (one of my favorite companies).  I chose SU's Night of Navy, Pool Party and Old Olive for cardstock colors.  I used Prickley Pear's Scalloped Circle and Mini Butterflies Dies along with the Clearly Beautiful Spring Scalloped Circles Stamp Set.

Happiness is...

...the color orange.

...the fragrance of a rose.

...a calm day.

...loving grandparents.

...a refreshing run.

...sweet strawberries.

Dynamic Duos #3

It's Saturday and that means it's time for another Dynamic Duos color challenge!

This week, we're playing with Basic Black and Daffodil Delight!  What a bold & fun combination!  But wait!  There is a dessert option this week too if you'd like to add it to your creation:  dry embossing!

When I saw the color combination for this week, I immediately thought of silhouette images!  I used an older set from Close To My Heart (CTMH) for this card and a sentiment from Unity.  I added a yellow gemstone to the dress to jazz it up a bit and then tied a simple bow with a piece of black & white baker's twine along the top after wrapping it around a few times.

Head on over and play along with us this week!  The winners will be announced on Friday, so you have until Thursday at noon (PDT) to enter!

Here are the basic rules:

1. Any project is welcome...paper crafts, scrapbooking, digital, or crafts...
2. Please ONLY use the two colours listed for your project. Neutrals are welcome.
3. Combine us with as many other challenges as you would like, except other colour challenges.
4. Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us.

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The "Dynamo" design team has created some wonderful projects to inspire you, so head on over to their blogs and leave them some blog love!

 Allisa Chilton

Anne Marie Hile

Anika Lerche

Bronwyn Eastley

Kim Singdahlsen

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Melissa Chipperfield

 

Paige Grabau

Sue Joyce