FMS # 357 and Color Throwdown #513

Hi all! I rarely combine challenges but this is a crazy busy week for me and I only have time for one!  I also rarely stray away from using SU! stamps only in my challenges but for some reason this stamp set - Ornaments4Christmas from The Stamps of Life immediately came to mind when I saw the sketches for both challenges.  I was also prepping for a class in a few weeks and had cut this DSP for those cards and I knew it would also work for the CTD challenge.  So here it is!

Stamps:
Ornaments4Christmas - The Stamps of Life (matching dies)
"Christmas" die  SU Merry Christmas thinlits

Paper: Whisper White
Basic Black
Shaded Spruce
Pacific Point
Plaid paper - unknown

Ink:  Black
Pacific Point
Lemon Lime Twist



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October 20 Stamp-a-Stack CLASS IS FULL

Hi!  I tried to add the images of the cards below to my Stampin' Up! website but it just wasn't cooperating and I don't have time to call tech support. (I'm at the mercy of nap time!)  Below are the cards that we will be doing.  If you would like to sign up for the class please do so by this Thursday, Oct. 4. I will be away and need to prep before I go!  The class is $20 and you will do nine cards. It is from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.  Please register on my website. judibig.stampinup.net

You will do three of any combination of these two cards.

You will do three of any combination of these two cards.  Choice of patterned paper and base card. 

You will do three of this card.

Color Throwdown #512

This card is a variation of the card that I did for FMS.  I am loving these leaves!  And what great color combinations! Thanks Barbara Anders!

All Stampin' Up! Products

Stamps: Tropical Chic

Dies:  Tropical Thinlits

Paper: Coastal Cabana

Lemon Lime Twist

Basic Gray

Gray Granite

Smokey Slate

Basic Black

Ink: VersaFine Black

Coastal Cabana

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FMS #356

Finally had a chance to play with the Tropical Thinlits which have been on my to do list for a few months now!

Stamps:  Itty Bitty Greetings (sentiment)

Paper:  Blackberry Bliss
Cajun Craze
Basic Black
Mossy Meadow
Garden Green
Old Olive
Pear Pizzazz
Nature's Poem DSP

Ink:  Cajun Craze





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Color Throwdown #511

The SU! Hold on to Hope stamps and the Cross of Hope Framelits dies were used for this card.  I found this color scheme to be a bit of a challenge. But isn't that what this is all about?  In the end, I was pleased with how it came out. The round die is from the Spot of Tea set. 

Paper:  Petal Pink
Berry Burst
Blushing Bride


The flowers were colored with Stampin' Write markers Petal Pink, Granny Apple Green and Calypso Coral.









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FMS #355

I just LOVE this sled die cut from the SU Alpine Sports die set!    Lots of my favorite Christmas products were used in this card.

Stamps:  Alpine Adventure (sentiment)
Dies:  Alpine Sports and Pretty Pines
Embossing folder:  Woodland
Suite Season Specialty Washi tape



Paper:  Cherry Cobbler
Very Vanilla
Mossy Meadow
Soft Suede
Old Olive
Festive Farmhouse DSP


















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Color Throwdown #510

New stamps to use! What fun! That is one of the things that I like best about doing challenges - an opportunity to play with new treasures!  The buffalo check stamp is in the 2018 Holiday Catalog along with the Wish You Well stamp set (the wreath and bow)  The sentiment is from the Country Home stamp set, also in the holiday catalog.

I inked the buffalo check stamp with Calypso Coral and stamped it on Pumpkin Pie - love the contrast!  I see this becoming a well loved stamp!

Paper:
Pumpkin Pie
Cherry Cobbler
Whisper White
Crumb Cake

Ink:
Crumb Cake
Pear Pizzazz
Calypso Coral
Cherry Cobbler




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FMS #354

The minute I saw this sketch I thought "washi tape"!!! Though my heart remains true to Stampin' Up! I do support other companies from time to time. (Did you notice the word "support"?  That is how I justify spending money on treasures.  I'm "supporting" the global economy. You're welcome!) The spider web embossing folder is Darice and the washi tape with the Halloween words are all from the Eyelet Outlet (Which is one of my favorite vendors that go to my local expos/shows.)  All other products are SU! (Though the washi tape is retired.)

Paper:
Whisper White
Pumpkin Pie
Basic Black

Punch:  Spooky Bats Punch (page 51 of the 2018 Holiday Catalog)










































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FMS #353

I've used the dies a number of times from the SU! Detailed Deer set and was itching to use the deer from the coordinating stamps, Dashing Deer!  Super happy with the way this turned out!

Paper:  Night of Navy
Whisper White
Tranquil TIde

Ink:  Night of Navy

Tin Tile Embossing folder
Detailed Trio corner punch
Suite Season Specialty Washi Tape




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Color Throwdown #508

I didn't find this color combo as challenging as I did last week!  This week's card is a sample for my November clubs using the SU! Country Home set. I had to do a little masking to get the greens inside the pot to tall as opposed to wide. 

Stamps:  Country Home

Dies:  Stitched Shapes and Ovals

Embossing folder:  Layered Leaves

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Granny Apple Green, Whisper White, Gorgeous Grape

Colored with Stampin' Blends

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FMS #352

I had a few free minutes today and wanted to use the SU! Christmas Pines stamp set and the Pretty Pines dies that I will be featuring in my December clubs.  I love to have a few extra sample cards besides the ones we will do in class.  Shaded Spruce and Real Red are great combos for Christmas.


Inks: Shaded Spruce and Real Red
Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Basic Black Shaded Spruce and Real Red
Dies:  Stitched Shapes and Spot of Tea Framelits


Yeah!  Thanks Narelle for choosing me!


6. Narelles Choice: Judis festive card is full of detail and fabulous colours! I adore everything about it. Congrats Judi!

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Color Throwdown 507

The aqua color was a bit of a challenge for me! I like to use the sketches to make sample cards for my upcoming classes and October's class is using the SU Halloween set Cauldron Bubble.  I guess the colors on this card are a bit untraditional, but they worked!

Stamps: Cauldron Bubble
Dies: Cauldron and Spot of Tea

Paper:
Toil and Trouble DSP (the hat - which cuts out perfectly with the die from the Cauldron die set if you don't like to fussy cut.)
Black Berry Bliss
Garden Green
Coastal Cabana
Lemon Lime Twist
Basic Black
Whisper White

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Lemon Lime Twist






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FMS #351

Getting in the mood for Halloween!  Though it is still warm and sunny and clearly still summer - which I love - the grocery stores had Hardy Mums on sale today which made me think that Fall is right around the corner.  Not sure I'm quite ready for that yet but I thought I'd get a jump on some Halloween cards for my October  Stampers Ten groups. (That's a hint ladies on what we will be doing in October - though this is NOT one of the cards we will do.)  Nothing cuter than a friendly ghost!

Stamps: Cauldron Bubble
Dies: Cauldron

Paper:
Toil and Trouble DSP
Highland Heather
Lemon Lime Twist
Basic Black
Whisper White

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black













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Color Throwdown 505

I just love this set from SU! - Animal Outing!  As soon as I saw that gray was one of the colors I immediately thought "elephant" but then I thought - a rhino will do!  Colors used were Basic Gray, Flirty Flamingo and Bermuda Bay. The flower dies are from the Detailed Deers die set in the 2018 Holiday catalog.  The stitched frame is from the August 2018 limited edition die set Stitched Seasons. 

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FMS #349

This was a hard one!  I had a heck of a time keeping it simple.  I stuck to the sketch - but I sure have some layers going on!

All products are by Stampin' Up!  The paper used is below.

Highland Heather
Basic Black
Toil and Trouble DSP (Holiday Catalog 2018)
Joyous Noel Glitter Paper - Copper (Holiday Catalog 2018)




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FSM #348

Yep - I'm a delinquent! Haven't posted anything since #339!  But here is my take on the sketch.

All Stampin' Up! products were used.

Time for Tea stamps
Spot of Tea dies
Tea Room Specialty Paper
Rich Razzleberry cardstock and ink
Very Vanilla cardstock

Color Throwdown 495

I did do the sketch in time - just didn't post it in time to the Color Throwdown Blog!

Freshly Made Sketches #339

This little piggy went to the market....love playing that game with Jackson - he especially loves the wee wee all the way home part!  Here is my take on the FMS for this week!

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Color Throwdown 494

Happy Memorial Day!!! And here is the red, white and blue card I created for the Color Throwdown challenge!

Stamps
Lilypad Lake

Dies
Lakeside
Layering Circles

Embossing Folder
Oh My Stars

Ink
Memento Tuxedo Black
Blueberry Bushel (stamped off)

Paper
Blueberry Bushel
Whisper White
Lipstick Red
Night of Navy

White Perfect Accents



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Freshly Made Sketches 338

One would think with such a simple sketch that it would be easy to come up with an idea....sometimes it is....sometimes it isn't.  This time it was the latter!


I used the Rooted in Nature set, which will be available in the SU! 2018-2019 annual catalog coming out a week from tomorrow!  Lots of cool images in this set that I am sure I'll use time and again!

Stamps: 

 Rooted in Nature

Paper:  

Nature's Poem DSP

Old Olive

Tranquil Tide

Early Espresso

Whisper White

Soft Suede

Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon

Stampin' Wriite Markers:  Old Olive, Early Espresso, Tranquil Tide 

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Viva la Verve May 2018

Wow! Posting two days in a row! Let's see if I can stay on a roll.

Here is my version of the Viva la Verve May 2018 challenge.

For this card I used the Animal Outing set from the 2018-2019 Stampin' Up! annual catalog to be released next month.  Other supplies listed below.

Paper
Fresh Fig
Tranquil Tide
Whisper White
Tranquil Textures DSP

Ink
Memento Tuxedo Black

Embellishments
Faceted Dots
Tranquil Tide ribbon
Stampin' Blend Markers
Wink of Stella - clear

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Freshly Made Sketches #337

February 2018!!!!! I knew I'd been absent for a while, but didn't think it was that long! A three week road trip and babysitting duties have kept me busy. I've loved all the things that have kept my mind elsewhere, but I've missed creating - and sharing!

Here is my version of FMS 337 using some of the new goodies coming out in the Stampin' Up! 2018-2019 annual catalog new month.  Bet you can't wait to see it, if you haven't already!

All made with SU! products

Stamps:  Sea of Textures

Paper: Share What You Love DSP
Whisper White
Basic Black
Mint Macaron

Ink:
Blueberry Bushel
Grapefruit Grove
Call Me Clover
Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin' Blend Dark Daffodil Delight

Faceted Dots
Linen Thread

Viva la Verve February 2018

Now this was a fun sketch!  Let me stretch my creativity a bit.  The flowers are from the SU! Tranquil Tulips Hostess set and the verse is from one of my favorite SU! sets - Flourishing Phrases.  I used Berry Burst, Peekaboo Peach and Pear Pizzazz card stock and the same for the ink with the addition of Crushed Curry on the orange colored blooms. The strip of DSP is from Painted with Love Speciality DSP in the 2018 Occasion catalog. Note the green hash lines....this was a boo boo that turned in a not too bad effect.  I accidentally got ink from the block on the rectangle stamped panel just as I was finishing up!  Since I would have started completely over I thought, what the heck - and added a few more lines. Not too shabby in my humble opinion!

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Color Throwdown #480

While the baby sleeps, Gigi gets to play with her toys for a bit!  Stampin' Up! doesn't have a true lilac colored card stock so I used Wisteria Wonder and Perfect Plum for the purple component of this card. The swirly stamp is from the Falling Flowers set, the die cut of the flower is from the May Flower Thinlits, the sentiment is from the Hold onto Hope set and it is cut out with the matching die from the Cross of Hope Thinlits set.  The base card is Basic Gray. Oh, and how cute is the new basket weave embossing folder that I used on the right side of the card?  I know I'll get a lot of use from that folder for sure!  And the Basic Gray ribbon...one of the freebies from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.  It has a bit of shimmer in it - which I love!

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