Die Cuts R Us design team submission

So this week it is a layout challenge.

I love layout challenges, because then I have one less thing to worry about when designing my card.

Isn't she cute?

This one was fun, I knew I wanted to do a "get well" "wish" card, because I have a girl friend who has gall bladder surgery on Friday. And I know she'll need a pick-me-up. I started this card by stamping the background flowers with Versamark and then going over them with chalks. I just swirled the chalks over the image and they magically appear. I like the soft look they have. Then I stamped the girl on Neenah paper and colored her with Copics. I trimmed her out and placed her over the flowers using pop-dots. I then cut that whole piece out using a scallop Nestability. I cut another scallop out slightly larger and punched holes in each of the scallops and edged it with white ink. I found some pretty purple paper (PTI) and layered it with purple ribbon (May Arts). I added a sentiment from PTI on a "tag" to the left of the scallop. To finish it all off I added 3 pearls that I colored purple with my Copics, to the bottom right corner.

Recipe:

Stamps: The Angel Company (girl and flowers), Papertrey Ink {PTI}(Sentiment)

Paper: Solid (Core d'nations), Patterned (PTI)

Ink: Memories, Versamark, PTI (fresh snow)

Other: Copics, EK Success (1/16" hole punch)(chalks)(tag punch), Hero Arts (Pearls)

Leftovers

You'd think I was talking about some yummy food that I'm having again for lunch today. But I'm not. I'm talking about the challenge over at Die Cuts R Us. Which in my option is even better than leftover chinese! For this weeks challenge they want us to incorporate leftover christmas/holiday paper into our cards.

Boy, I lucked out on this one.

1. I save every scrap that I have and

2. I had a leftover ATC from our December trade.

A 2 for 1!

So for this weeks card I had some leftover strips of striped paper (I think from making the ATC). I cut them up into thin strips and alternated the direction so it would create a unique pattern. Then I mounted the ATC onto a piece of Core'dinations paper that I ran through the Cuttlebug with a snowflake embossing folder and sanded to roughed it up a bit. I added a piece of ribbon, and mounted it on the front of the card. To finish it off I ran a bead of glue around the edge and added some Diamond Dust.

Here's how I made the ATC (the original ATC was an ornament, that is why there is a eyelet at the top):

I found these great rosette stickers at Michaels made by K&Co. And here is that Pinecone stamp, again (told you I loved it from Flourishes). I used this great aged striped cardstock that I found at JoAnns, as the background. Then I tore a piece of old sheet music just slightly smaller that the ATC and edged it in Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I glued that down at a angle on the striped background. I used Adirondack ink to stamp the pinecone and colored it in with Copics. I then punched out a scallop circle with my Stampin' Up punch and stamped the Merry Christmas (Papertrey Ink Mega Mixed Messages). I added distress ink and attached it folded over the edge. The next step is to put the rosette sticker on the ATC. I then added Diamond Dust to the "snow" on the pinecone and dots on each scallop of the Merry Christmas. To finish it off, I added punched branches (Martha Stewart) and a pearl.

Recipe:
Paper:{Solid, Core'dinations} {Pattern, JoAnns}

{Vintage Music paper}
Stamps: {Merry Christmas, Papertrey Ink Mega Mixed Messages} {Pinecone, Flourishes}

Ink: {Vintage Photo, Tim Holtz} {Black, Adirondack} {Red, Adirondac} {Copics}

Ribbon: {May Arts}
Other: {Punch, Martha Stewart branch and Stampin' Up, Scallop} {Pearls, Archivers} {Sticker, K&Co.} {Glitter, Diamond Dust} {Embossing folder, Snowflakes Cuttlebug}

I Won! Tops over at DCRU

Look! I won! Maybe this is one step closer to the Design Team?

The Dress

I'm so excited one of my favorite challenge sites is looking to add to their design team. I am trying really hard to get on this design team. So as a requirement to be considered for the team is that you must participate in 2 of the next 3 challenges. This is the first one, and they wanted you to design a card that is inspired by the color in their logo.

So this is what I did.

I used the same colors as the logo but just darker hues of them. I made a dress of folded paper, and added some more girly elements, like the ribbon, pearls and pictures of the shoes. I just got this set of stamps in from PTI so I used the FABULOUS from it.

Recipe:
Paper:{solid, PTI} {patterned, Cosmo Cricket}
Ink: {Black, Memories} {White, PTI (around the edges)}
Die Cuts: {Cosmo Cricket}
Ribbon: {May Arts}
Pearls: {Archivers}
Edge Punch: {Fiskars, Treading Water (for the bodice)}