Peonies and Paper Chains

It's a High Five Friday!

Big high five today! Not only are you receiving a new Five on Friday color combo, you also get to see it in action!

The inspiration for this combo came from the new Lullaby Designer Series Paper (the one I used for the fairy house makeover earlier this week). It contains a few colors from that paper (Crisp Cantaloupe, Hello Honey, Pistachio Pudding) and brings in couple others (Lost Lagoon, Sahara Sand).

Here's a look at the full card:

If the card itself feels reminiscent of another you've seen recently, you likely saw the card that the marvelous Mary Fish (my Stampin' Up! "big sister") shared for the Pals June Blog Hop. I loved its crisp, clean design!

I created my own Washi tape for the card using the Tape It stamp set and the sentiment comes from the new High Five set...I can tell already it will be in heavy rotation in my crafting space!

Tell me...would you love to see a quick and easy card every week with the latest Five on Friday color combo? If so, please let me know by leaving a comment today!

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Four Cards from the Stampin' Up! Heartfelt Banner Kit

 

Hello there friends. I'm delivering on that promise to share some cards made from elements of the Heartfelt Banner kit. Hopefully you saw the St. Patrick's Day banner that I made with the rest of the kit! The four cards that I am sharing were made in about 30 minutes time...quick and easy!

 

 

Now I should tell you that part of what made this so quick and easy is the fact that I used the 3-1/2" x 5" note cards...the ones that come pre-scored with matching Whisper White envelopes. These definitely speed the creative process.

 

The card backgrounds were created by using a brayer to apply Calypso Coral ink...again, quick to do to! And I personally love the variation in color.

 

All of the stamps come from the Lots of Thanks stamp set and the ink is Early Espresso.

 

The other card elements -- the printed papers and doilies are pieces from the Heartfelt Banner Kit. That kit is one of the Sale-a-bration exclusive items! See the Stampin' Up! suggested banner here. 

 

Would you believe it if I told you I still have mnore pieces of the kit? It is true! I have a few doilies left and the 7 mini wooden clothespins. Time to figure out what to do with those!

 

How would you approach the Heartfelt Banner kit? Assemble the kit as shown by Stampin' Up! or create a set of cards and a banner as I have done? Maybe you have other ideas altogether! Whatever direction you choose, there's no wrong answer! 

 

I'm so glad you took the time to stop by today...thanks for visiting! Come back soon!

 

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Sneak Peek: Perfect Pennants and Kaleidoscope

"Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful" ... so true!

This fabulous stamp is from the Perfect Pennants stamp set that will be available for purchase by customers on January 3. The other phrases and graphics in the set are just as wonderful! I can't wait until you can see the full set!

When I sat down to create this card, there were two sources of inspiration:

Pals Paper Arts Challenge # 185

 And the Pixel Maven's Design Challenge (PMDC-035):

 

Here is my finished project:

This project was created as a card, however, it could easily be placed into a picture frame and set out at home or in the office. What a wonderful words to live by in either place.

Which piece of Designer Series Paper from the Kaleidoscope set (also available as of January 3) is most striking to you...the very bold black and white stripes or the grid paper?

Do consider playing along with Pals Paper Arts and the Pixel Maven's Design Challenge!

Want to know what is coming up this week? Here is what is in the works...

• More sneak peeks from the Occassions Catalog and Sale-a-bration exclusive items
• A free tutorial for the flower chain you saw yesterday (Missed it? Click here.)
• Product share details (your chance to try out lots of goodies from the Occassions catalog without purchasing everything on your own).
• A very special birthday project.

So excited to share all of these things with you this week!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy your day!

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And, yes, to my most astute readers, this Monday post is going up early! The Pixel Maven's challenge ends tomorrow and I don't want to get so busy with my day that I forget to link it!