Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #18

Today is a two for one post. Over at Dawn McVey's blog she is having another color challenge. Such a pretty palette.

I love the bright bold and clean lines of that first card. There is actually a story behind that one. ;o) It was my original plan for the challenge, but after working and re-working and giving up in frustration because I just couldn't get it to look right, I ended up with the card below. But like all things, sometimes if you just walk away for a bit...the answer will come to you.

Now, if you take those same colors and give it just a tad deeper in overall shade, they make a gorgeous rustic Christmas palette.

I just love that snowflake from SU!'s Berry Merry set. And all of the inked edges on this card just make it feel so cozy. And that felt ribbon...I just can't get enough of it!

Thanks for looking and I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! BTW, I will work on putting together that tutorial this week on the ribbon flowers. Thanks so much for all of the kind comments!

Moxie Fab "Not Your Regular Ruffles" Challenge

OK this challenge was super hard for me. I was not feeling it AT ALL...but I was determined not to let it stop me. LOL. Over at Moxie Fab World there is a challenge to incorporate ruffles into you card. Much easier said than done for me.

As I was hand sewing some ribbon to create a "ruffle", I noticed that it naturally curled up when I was done and layed it down. And as I looked at it, I got an idea....hmmmm, I wonder how that would look as a flower. So I got out my Big Shot and cut out some leaves, and started to layout my card. I am actually really happy with how it turned out. I decided it needed some little buds as well, so using a smaller width ribbon I created a few.

Here's a close-up of those yummy little flowers.

If anyone is interested in how to make the flowers out of ruffled ribbon, just leave me a comment and I'll create a little tutorial.

ETA: The tutorial for creating these yummy flowers is now available, you can find it here.

As always thanks for looking! And on a side note, please say a little prayer for Deanna, Somer Thompson's mother. She was a friend of my niece's, they all used to walk home together. And it all took place in my childhood neighborhood, about 5 streets down from my mom, where my boys play almost everyday. So if you could, say a little prayer for her so that she may have the strength to make it through this devastating loss.

Circle Card Color Challenge

Embellish Magazine is having a Circle Card Challenge using the colors white, blue, and green, brown is optional. This card came together rather quickly. I knew I wanted to create that little "chain" of elephants, and after stamping it...I decided that was really all it needed. I "popped" the green guy, added some twine and a sentiment, and DONE! LOL

Hope you are having a great week and thanks for looking. Be sure to click the link above and check out the other great entries.

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Berry Merry Tag

After working on my Double Duty: Berry Merry cards Saturday, I had some left over scraps laying around and decided not to let them go to waste. So I created this cute little tag to go along with one of the cards. How cute would this look either hanging from the handle or adhered to the front of a Kraft gift bag?

Project Supplies

Berry Merry Tag
Paper: SU! Very Vanilla, Dusty Durango, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip; Martha Stewart Acorn
Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango; Martha Stewart green
Stamps: SU! Berry Merry; Hero Arts acrylic stamps label
Accessories: corner rounder; Papertrey Ink buttons; generic twine, crop-a-dile; SU! jumbo grommets; Celebrate It felt ribbon

Double Duty: Berry Merry

It's time for another round of Double Duty, and it's definitely overdue. I am having so much fun with this set. It is so versatile! Definitely not just a Christmas set. I've already used it quite a bit. It's the Berry Merry set by Stampin' Up! and it's currently available in the Holiday Mini.

For the first card I simply used the poinsettia base to create a background paper using Versamark on Dusty Durango cardstock. I know...orange for a Christmas color? But it works, I tell ya. Then I added a strip of olive and created a focal point using the leaves, the poinsettia, a button in the middle and framed it with a Hero Arts label. I even finished the inside.

So after doing the inside I got an idea for the second card.

Another easy one! This one is pretty self explanatory and doesn't really need a ton of explanation. ;o) As always, thanks for stopping by! Hopefully you found something to get those creative juices flowing.

Project Supplies

Berry Merry
Paper: SU! Very Vanilla, Dusty Durango, Kraft, Old Olive
Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango, Martha Stewart green, Versamark, Colorbox liquid chalk ink in cream
Stamps: SU! Berry Merry, Hero Arts acrylic stamps label
Accessories: corner rounder, Papertrey Ink buttons, generic twine

Christmas Greetings
Paper: SU! Very Vanilla, Dusty Durango, Kraft, Old Olive
Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango, Martha Stewart green, Versamark, Colorbox liquid chalk ink in cream
Stamps: SU! Berry Merry, Hero Arts acrylic stamps label
Accessories: corner rounder, generic button, generic twine

Berry Merry Wreath

This is one of those cards that I didn't really care for at first, but the more I look at it, the more it grows on me. Do you have any of those? This was a very simple card to create, and uses little supplies. Great for mass production. As always, thanks for looking!

Project Supplies

Berry Merry Wreath
Paper: SU! Whisper White
Ink: SU! Old Olive, Real Red, Chocolate Chip
Stamps: SU! Berry Merry
Accessories: corner rounder