Stamp Off Ribbon Christmas Tree

This is our first Stamp Off Challenge for August.

Susan, Buffy and I enjoy bringing you challenges

that feature products from the new 2017-18 catalog.

Along with a new catalog, comes lots of delicious ribbon.

Admittedly, we all tend to hoard new ribbon.

With 10 yards of ribbon on most spools, we have lots of

ribbon to wrap, tie and texturize our crafting projects.

 I decided to go in kind of a strange direction with my ribbon.

I really like Christmas projects that have texture, so decided

to layer Pear Pizzazz 3/8 inch Shimmer Ribbon behind the

Christmas tree from the Santa's Sleigh Thinlits on page 214.

I contrasted that Shimmery Ribbon with the deep color

of the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack on page 187.

For some reason, I just really liked all the deep colors

and contrasts, that would focus attention on the tree.

Finally, I added Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer 

Paper (p 194) ornaments and star.

I appreciate those who hop by my blog, and urge

you to see what Buffy and Susan have done with

their ribbon challenge.

Timeless Colorful Seasons

Colorful Seasons with Seasonal Layers Thinlits (pages 147

and 216) continue to be my go-to products.  They allow

effortless creation of relaxing cards that the receipient

will appreciate.  In this example, I added some color blocking

behind the Adirondack chair with Timeless Textures.  I

just wanted to repeat some of the colors in different ways.

Color Theory Suite Video

I've been using this suite a lot, but thought I'd better

share this SU video, showing how wonderfully well

these products work together!!

Stamp Off Masculine Lift Me Up

Welcome to the last Stamp Off Challenge of July.

Time really flies when you have friends like Buffy and 

Susan to mark time with.

 Today, our challenge is to make a Guy Card.

We have lots of products to use, so this will be a good one!

I really like the Lift Me Up Stamp set with coordinating

Up and Away Thinlits for masculine cards.  I think that

a lot of guys enjoy hot air balloon images.  This bundle

has them in abundance!

They fit really well on this fun fold card,

that enables you to place balloons on 3 different panels.

I used retired DSP to decorate the 3 panels.

I appreciate you stopping by and urge you to click on

over to see what Buffy and Susan have done with their

masculine projects.

 

Lovely Inside and Out Bokeh

The Lovely Inside and Out set on page 157, is such a

fun product to coordinate with the Lovely Words Thinlits

on page 214.  The words and images are very pleasant,

when used together.

It's difficult to see, but I used the Bokeh technique on this card.

The splash image was stamped in Soft Sky and Blushing Bride,

with Whisper White Craft ink stamped over top.  You can

see some of the color transitions if you look for them.  I added

Bermuda Bay ribbon and wording, to make this card pop. 

Pocketful of Sunshine Pocket

Pocketful of Sunshine (p 64), with the coordinating

Pocket Framelits (p 214) is a fun, vibrant bundle.

It can be used on a card front, or formed into a pocket

for gift giving.  It is a great masculine option, too.

In this example, I used the Color Theory DSP pack (p 187)

with Dapper Denim card stock.  They make a great

combination.  I added the flower from the Flourishing Thinlits

set on page 216.