Stamp Off Bottles and Bubbles Color Challenge

Buffy, Susan and I are back again,

with another Stamp Off challenge!

Today we have a color challenge,

in anticipation of July 4th!  Stampin' Up!

has added some new reds to their color families, 

so that really opens things up!

I have a brother-in-law, whose birthday falls on

July 4th.  That made this challenge pretty easy for me,

as I needed a red-white-and-blue birthday card.

It made perfect sense to pull out my Bottles and Bubbles

Frmelits on page 216.  When in doubt, these framelits

are great for guys.

I think you for checking in, and urge you to 

continue on to see what Buffy and Susan have

created for you today!

Varied Vases with Bike Ride Basket

Varied Vases (on page 45), with the coordinating

Vases Builder Punch (p 212) is a great bundle on it's own.

You can make loads of bright, cheery cards with

this combination.

But one of the more interesting strategies is to pair

this bundle with other SU product.  In this example,

I placed the flowers in the Bike Ride (p 28) basket,

that was cut out with the coordinating Build A Bike

Framelits Dies (p 216).  I LOVE Bike Ride because this

bundle also enables you to create a huge number of looks.

The little basket is great fun to use with lots of

elements, including these lovely flowers.

Nature's Poem on Wood Textures DSP

Nature's Poem (p 143) is an extremely elegant set,

with coordinating Nature's Roots Framelits (p 218).

I appreciate the detailed foliage images and variety of

sentiments.  This set works year around, for masculine

or feminine, and a variety of techniques.

It is an awesome product suite that works well

with the coordinating Nature's Poem Designer 

Series Paper (page 189) or Wood Textures DSP

stack, found on page 191.

Serene Garden with Dandelion Wishes

I enjoy the Serene Garden set, with coordinating

Garden Scene Framelits Dies (page 166 and 217).
You can texture your card stock with the background
die from the Framelits, to create a beautiful backdrop
for flowers and sentiments.  And that little butterfly
always helps to accessorize the sentiment
(from Dandelion Wishes).

Here is more information on the embossing mats

Dandelion Well Wishes with Tulle

Dandelion Wishes, on page 118 is a lovely set!

It works well for weddings, as well as illness. 

It pairs particularly well with the Tulle Ribbon on page 200,

given the whimsical look of both products.

It's no surprise that I ued one of my favorite color

combinations; Mint Macaron and Highland Heather.

I just can't get enough of this combination!!

Wonderful Moments Birthday

I bought Wonderful Moments, on page 136, because it

does such a nice job of covering important events

(pregnancy, birth, wedding, friendships) with elegance.

This set also enables a host of techniques, including embossing,

sponging, watercoloring, coloring with Stampin' Blends...

you name it.  It is straightforward coloring and layering.

In this example I used ink pads and aqua painter to paint

my favorite new colors; Poppy Parade and Mango Melody.

I just can't put these colors down because they are so

rich and warm.