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Fun with Flowers – Tic Tac Toe Challenge 033

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Hello there my crafty peeps! Funny story about this card…I started it last Sunday for last week’s Tic Tac Toe Challenge and ran to of time, so it sat until yesterday when I was able to finish it up and still be able to meet the criteria for this week’s challenge! So fun! Here’s the challenge board:

I went with the middle row: Flowers (Free); Die Cut; Sequins. These boards are so flexible and easy to play along with!

Measurements:

  • Card Base 4 1/2″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
  • DSP Layer 3″ x 5 1/2″
  • White Layer 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″, the cut with the die

Details:

  • I have a stash of make-your-own-bouquet type of flower sets, lots and lots of them actually, but it takes time to dream up a bouquet so lots of times I just pass on by them. This time I decided to take my time and just play.
  • I built the card around this darling Eyelet Arch Borders die by Simon Says Stamp. It’s sweet and dainty so I choose a pattern paper in that same vein. The color of the paper determined my color palette: Soft Sky; Pool Party; Pistachio Pudding; Mint Macaron and Sahara Sand.

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  • The pretty ‘thank you’ die cut is by Right at Home Stamps. It has a coordinating stamp and the die has a shadow around it. The two words cut out independently so you can use them with the shadow die, or use them the way I have here. I die cut the words twice in Pistachio Pudding (yes, that’s co-odinations case stock, I’m trying to use it up!) and one layer of Mint Macaron on the bottom and slightly offset to make it stand out better.
  • I stamped the flowers and leaves free hand, just adding as I went along and following the curve of the eyelet die.
  • The sentiment is from Stampin’ Up’s Cottage Greetings stamp set. I had intended for the stamp to be directly on the pattern paper but I smooshed (that’s a technical term :)) the stamp and ended up with a messy image, so…Lil ‘Inker’s Pinking Edge Sentiment Flags die to the rescue!
  • Medium size moonstones were added to the flower centers and then I stamped and die cut a few of the itty bitty flowers and added them for balance.

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  • The yellow pattern paper I used for the envelope liner is from the same pack as the bluish polka dots and I thought it set off the colors of the card perfectly.

I hope you have enjoyed today’s project! If you have a chance, please pop on over to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge site and see the beautiful cards the designers have for you!

Blessings!

Supplies:

Card Stock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Simple Life by Echo Park

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Coastal Cabana (R), Mint Macaron (R), Pistachio Pudding (R), Pool Party, Sahara Sand and Soft Sky by Stampin’ Up! 

Stamps:  Blooming Day by Simon Says Stamp; Script Greetings by Right at Home; Cottage Greetings (R) by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Blooming Day by Simon Says Stamp; Script Greetings by Right at Home; Pinking Edge Sentiment Flags by Lil ‘Inker

Tools: Big Shot and Stampin’ Trimmer by Stampin’ Up!

Embellishments: Moonstones by Simon Says Stamp

Other: Medium Whisper White Envelope by Stampin’ Up!

Thanks for the Memories…

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A Tribute Fit for a Prince...

Today was a sad, sad day for me. I was a teenager when Prince was in his hey day and I could not get enough of him or his music. The news today was devestating so I decided to do what I do and make a card. A thank you to Prince for the memories. Memories of mTV, the movie Purple Rain, wearing purple, doing my homework in purple…purple, purple, purple.  Some people had Michael Jackson, Elvis or The Beatles, for me it was Prince.

I watched this video by Jennifer McGuire today and was inspired to try the technique. I inked up a brand-new-to-me background stamp from Hero Arts in Soft Lilac ink by Altenew. I only have the teeny square ink cube so thank goodness for the MISTI, as I had to stamp over and over and over, but I LOVE the soft color so it was worth it!

Once I had the background stamped, I ran it through the Big Shot with the Femme Frames die by Mama Elephant. I then used the same die to cut a piece of Winter Wisteria card stock.

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I sponged the center with Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink until I had a slightly highlighted area big enough for my sentiment and used my Heat Tool to dry the ink quickly. I then used my Embossing Buddy, Simon Says Black Ink, Versamark Ink, and then Clear Embossing Powder to make my greeting pop off of the card. Recognize the sentiment? It’s a new stamp by a new company called Right at Home Stamps, and it just arrived in my mailbox today!

I wanted to add a bit more so looked through my stash until I came to the Friendship Butterflies Stamp Set by Simon Says Stamp. It had the cute leafy image you see on my card. I again used Soft Lilac ink so again, I had to stamp over and over to get the depth of color you see here. I added itty bitty dots of color with a stamp from the Rustic Wreath stamp set by PTI. Varied sizes of Moonstones by Simon Says Stamp gives the card a nice ‘bling-y’ touch.

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Farewell to a legend, RIP.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink; Winter Wisteria by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Gentle Whisper by Penny Black

Ink: Soft Lilac by Altenew; Winter Wisteria by Papertrey Ink; Versamark

Stamps:  Script Greetings by Right at Home Stamps; Friendship Butterflies by Simon Says Stamp; Rustic Wreath by Papertrey Ink

Dies: Femme Frames by Mama Elephant and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools:  MISTI; Clear Embossing Powder and Heat Tool by Stampin’ Up!

Embellishments: Moonstones by Simon Says Stamp