Pink Foliage, OLW 107 masking

Karen is hosting the One Layer Wednesday challenge this week; create a card using the masking technique.   That's simple.  I've been in love with SU French Foliage so I created a One Layer card, masking and a bit of pink foliage.

Lay your Post-It notes down on the card stock as shown below.  Make sure the Post-It notes are lined up evenly.  Use the SU Grid paper as a guide, a must have.  Start by sponging Melon Mambo onto the Post-It note, then off onto the card stock with a small circular motions. Don't rush.  Repeat the above step to your liking of shading. With the Post-It's still in place stamp what ever images you like and them remove the Post-It's. Add sentiment.

 

My swaps for September, made a bunch. 

 

 

Here are my other French Foliage Favorites (click on image)!

All supplies Stampin' Up! ... unless noted.

Stamp Recipe: French Foliage, Curly Cute
Ink: Melon Mambo, Gumball Green, Pink Pirouette, Stazon Jet Black
Paper: Whisper White
Accessories: Sponge, Post-Its notes 3" x 5".
Technique:  Masking, Sponging

Enjoy!

Coral Leaf, Brown Leaf CARD, Less is More, colourQ

Two Challenges today!  I was encouraged by one of my stampin sisters Loralee (Mrs. Parrish) by this card I made last week to play over at the Simply Less is More challenge Week 84 using a design of card with clean lines, minimal elements, areas of white space and few or no embellishments.  This week's theme is using FOLIAGE in focus.  With that in mind I created another foliage card using Stampin' Up!'s French Foliage stamp set.  This is my very first time playing with the Less is More One Layer Card Challenge team and I think I'm hooked.   My second challenge is one of my favorites creating with colors is the colourQ challenge #153 using this lovely color palette that are perfect for Autumn cards.

Create the romance of a leisurely fall afternoon spent in a French cafe writing thoughts and impressions in a journal with the images in this set and ink spatter backgrounds. 

 

Recipe ...

Stamps:  French Foliage, Just Believe (sentiment)
Ink:  Calypso Coral, Chocolate Chip, So Safron, Soft Sky
Paper:  Whisper White
Technique:  Masking, Sponging

OLC: One Layer Card = One piece of card folded in half with no additional layers and minimal embellishments, where the image is stamped.

*update ... Friday 9/21 I won both challenges!  I've been showcased LIM ShowCased Week 84 ... Congrats to all these are lovely.

*update .... Tuesday 9/18 I won the colourQ challenge and now Im a  colourQ Courtier.  Thank you ladies! These are great challanges to grow with so much inspiration. 

Enjoy!

French Foliage Happy Birthday CARD, PP111

Today's post is for The Paper Players Theme Challenge (PP#111) using either Leaves or Trees.  Here is my take using my favorite Fall stamp set French Foliage by Stampin' Up!

This card was CASed and INspired with slight changes with the sentiment and colors added whose original can be seen by the talented artist, Leonie Schroder, Stamp a Latte blog all the way from Campbelltown, NSW Australia ... that's far!  Thank you Leonie for the inspiration.

Using the new 2012-2014 In Colors.

Five In Colors. Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit.

A Happy Birthday shout out to my Stampin' UP! upline Brenda Keenan along with a big congratulations to her on her big achievement for receiving the SU Founder's Circle Award.  She may see this posting before she receives her card in the mail. 

Recipe ...

(SU only unlesss noted)

Stamps:  French Foliage, Curly Cute
Paper:  WW, Midnight Muse
Ink:  In-Colors:  Midnight Muse, Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit and Stazon Jet Black
Accessories:  Stampin' Sponge, Post-It Notes 5" x 3" for masking
Technique:  Sponging and Masking

Enjoy!

In Fall Season French Foliage, cQc#109

Here is my take on the colourQ challenge #109.  Emboss Resist is a cool technique.  It's Easy!  Just stamp the image with Versamark, then emboss with clear embossing powder.  After that is down, sponge or use brayer of the colors of your choice,  Don't forget to "buff" with a small paper towel the embossed images to remove any excess ink.  For my card after the step of using Versamark, I then added "ink", stamped, embossed and buffed.

Stamps Recipe:  SU French Foliage, Just Believe

Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede

Ink:  Soft Suede, Island Indigo, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Versamark

Accessories:  Very Vanilla 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Top Note Die, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Powder Tray, dimensionals, Brayer, Sponge

Technique:  Emboss Resist, Brayer Sky, Sponging

Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Brooke! and OCCC Fall Color Challenge

Fall Birthdays are the Best and a big shout out to my niece Brooke.  Happy Birthday Brookie!  I've found a new color challenge to play with so I made two cards!  Come by and check out this fun artistic group called Our Creative Corner.  This week they have a fabulous fall festive color challenge going on so be sure to check them out.  Here is another one of my postings a Fall Welcome Autumn card.

Stamp Recipe:  French Folliage, Curly Cute

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Pool Party

Paper: Whisper White

(CAS) Clean and Simple  

Enjoy!

Welcome Autumn and colourQ challenge #104

Happy 2nd Birthday over at ColorQ!   To celebrate ColorQ Challenge #104 their 2nd Birthday you get to CASE a previous Queens creations.  Here's my take using this beautiful stamp set. 

My CASE was inspired by Becky at Scrap Junkie cQc#100 by using the same SU French Foliage, a beautiful stamp set.

Stamp Recipe:  SU French Foliage

Paper:  Whisper White

Ink:   Early Espresso, Old Olive, Pool Party, Rose Red

Technique:  One Layer Card

Enjoy!