Triple Birthday Petals

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 386 - Primrose Summer Breeze and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 388 - Triple Stamping/Seamless TiersI stamped the Pretty Petals background after inking with Primrose Petals on my 3 tiers of Summer Starfruit cs then matted the tiers with primrose petals cs. My sentiment is from "It's Your Birthday" SU set and is stamped in baja breeze on white, punched with the SU Large oval punch then matted on baja breeze punched with large oval punch.  I added some glitter on the flower petals with my spica glitter pen.
Now let's go to work.
RECIPE:
Stamps: It's Your Birthday, Petty Petals
Paper: white, baja breeze, summer starfruit, primrose petals
Ink: baja breeze, primrose petals
Accessories: large oval punch, dimensionals, spica glitter pen
Techniques: triple stamping, seamless tiers, 3D

Triple Filigree Perfectly Penned

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 388 - Triple Stamping/Seamless Tier. I layered my 3 tiers then inked up the Filigree Background image with Midnight Muse then stamping the tiers all at once. I matted the top 2 with midnight muse cs. I cut and embossed the tag from Nesties Tag Trio die set and stamped the sentiment from Perfectly Penned SU Set in midnight muse ink then ran some midnight muse ribbon through it and behind the middle panel.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Filigree, Pefectly Penned - SU
Paper: white, midnight muse
Ink: midnight muse
Accessories: ribbon, Nesties Tag Trio Die set
Techniques: Seamless Tier, Triple Stamping

Curvy Reasons To Smile

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 387 - Pleated or Ruched Ribbon and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 180 - Sketch by Darsie.
I have always had such a hard time with pleated ribbon and today was no exception to this rule but I left it as it was. I also folded a couple of strips to make leaves.
My flower was stamped in Momento Cantelope and SU Daffodil Delight. My sentiment and flower center was stamped in soft suede.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Reason To Smile (2012), Curvy Verses
Paper: white
Ink: momento cantelope, SU Daffodil delight, soft suede
Accessories: ribbon
Techniques: pleated ribbon

Beach bound all year round

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 126 - Weather or Not. My fav weather is sunshiny with a light breeze lay out at the beach and not have a heat stroke. LOL.
This is also for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 384 - Hit The Beach, and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 386 - Let's Make a Beach where I tore some crumb cake cs then sponged the torn edges and randomly added dots using the matching marker for faux sand.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 394. There was NO way Tuesday's color combo was going to work with these beachy scenes so I could not include it :( LOL.
My dp is from The Paper Studio "A Day At The Beach" stack. I used the Nesties Inverted Circles die and Spellbinders "Surf's Up" Shapeabilities dies. I tried to do poppin' pastels on the beach ball but I am not sure I like how that turned out. The ball and umbrella are up on dimensionals. My sentiment is from All Year Cheer II and is stamped in momento tuxedo black.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: All Year Cheer II
Paper: vanilla, white, TPS "A day at the beach"
Ink: momento tuxedo black, crumb cake
Accessories: dimensionals, Spellbinders Surf's Up Shapeabilities, Nestie Inverted Circles, sponges, marker

Bootiful Christmas

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 394 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 384 - Vanilla Cherry Gumballs with a dessert of Christmas.
I just got this darling SU set and could not wait to get it dirty. Whoo Hoo. I love these darling boots in this set, especially this one. I stamped the image twice on vanilla and once on cherry cobbler. I cut the boot out from the cherry cobbler and the top and balls on the end of the ties from one of the vanilla stampings, popped them up on dimensionals, then paper pieced it all together. LOVIN' how it turned out.
I guess I was in a faux stitching mood huh? cause I did it on all layers. Oh well, hope that means it will stay together longer.
I used a piece of The Paper Studio "Persnickety" dp for the strip across and Marvy Scallop Mega Circle and Marvy Giga circle punches.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Bootiful Occasions - SU
Paper: vanilla, cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, TPS Persnickety dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black, cherry cobbler, Spica black Glitter pen, SU Basic Black & Cherry Cobbler Markers
Accessories: Marvy Mega & Giga Circle Punches, dimensionals.
Techniques: 3D, paper piecing

Christmas in July

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 384 - Vanilla Cherry Gumballs with a dessert option of Christmas Theme and so how could I resist with these colors? I couldn't as you can see.
Yesturday I wanted to do the CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 179 - Twine but could not find a way to make it work so I added it today.
I used my Nesties Layered Poinsetta die and used 1/16 dimensionals between each layer. I stamped the sentiment from All Year Cheer I in cherry cobbler.
Hope you like it
RECIPE:
Stamps: All Year Cheer I
Paper: vanilla, cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green
Ink: cherry cobbler
Accessories: dimensionals, Nestability Layered Poinsetta, baker's twine
Techniques: CAS, Christmas

Three Little Beachy Words

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 386 - Make Your Own Beach. I used soft sky and crumb cake cs and tearing the edges. I sponged crumb cake on crumb cake and curled the torn edges on soft sky followed with stickles to simulate the enourmous waves we saw this past weekend at Fernadina Beach.
I stamped the sentiment in momento rich cocoa on crumb cake. I used my marker to make some sand dots. I cut and embossed the flip flops from Nesties "Surfs Up" die then colored with SU Markers Daffodil Delight and Pacific Point.
I have been at the beach for the past 2 weekends and going again next weekend. I LOVE the beach.
RECIPE:

So Many Sayings

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - In Stitches, Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 393, and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 383 - Raspberry Pirouette Cakes.
I used some Paper Studio dp from Persnickety and a Fiskars border punch used for the raspberry ripple cs. My sentiment is from SU So Many Saying stamped in raspberry ripple on pink pirouette cs and faux stitching around the sentiment matted on crumb cake. My base is also crumb cake. Hope you like it, now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: So Many Sayings - SU
Paper: raspberry ripple, pink pirouette, TPS Persnickety
Ink: raspberry ripple
Accessories: paper piercing tools, SU Marker, gold cording
Techniques: Faux Stitching

Three Little Words of I love You

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 393 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 383 - Raspberry Pirouette Cakes.
I have such a difficult time with angles I almost passed out when I saw the sketch. LOL. But I did give it a try. I used some dp from The Paper Studio "Love You" stack, crumb cake base, pink pirouette inked with raspberry ripple and embossed using Provo Crafts Script EF, gold cording and a Fiskars flower punch.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Three Little Words
Paper: crumb cake, pink pirouette, raspberry ripple, TPS "Love You" dp
Ink: raspberry ripple
Accessories: cuttlebug, dimensionals, TPS Script EF, Flower punch, gold cording
Techniques: dry embossing, Cuttlebug - The Negative Effect

Short & Sweet Serene Silhouettes

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 383 - Raspberry Pirouette Cakes. My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 249.
I embossed some raspberry ripple cs using my cuttlebug, my base is pink pirouette. I sponged some pink piroutte then raspberry ripple ink on white then stamped the image in crumb cake. It turned out a little lighter than I would have liked but I was afraid it would.
Anyway off to work I go so I can buy more stuff. LOL
RECIPE:
Stamps: Short & Sweet Serene Silhouettes
Paper: white, crumb cake, raspberry ripple, pink pirouette
Ink: crumb cake, raspberry ripple, pink pirouette
Accessories: cuttlebug, intrecate EF, sponges, MS border punch
Techniques: sponging

Ariel on a Pedestal

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 385 - Pedestal Pop up Card and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 178 - Fairy Tales.
One of my granddaughters never gets in the pool without asking Nana to sing "the mermaid song" so now it is stuck in my head for the day. lol.
I stamped the images in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics. I cut the focal image without cutting off her tail using out of the nestie technique.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Disney Images
Paper: white, soft sky
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: copics, Nestie Scallop Oval
Technique: Pedestal Pop Up Card

Love & Sympathy CAS

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 382 - White Crumb Corals.
I think my mojo has gone bye bye :-(
I did use all 3 stamps in this gorgeous set I just got from Stampin Up. I inked the flower image in versa mark then heat embossed with Ranger White detail EP then stamped the sentiments in calypso coral (one on the inside and one on the outside).
RECIPE:
Stamps: Love & Sympathy
Paper: crumb cake
Ink: calypso coral
Accessories: marker, heat emboss tool, white detail embossing powder
Techniques: heat emboss, CAS

Only Oval Sunburst

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 384 - Let Your Sunburst Shine.
I am challenging myself this week to 1 challenge per creation and if you know me you know that is a challenge for me. I am not sure I am happy with my results today but it is what it is and with the computer issues I am having I am lucky to get this loaded.
I used a 4x4 size Always Artichoke card base and cut strips from crushed curry. My sentiment is from Only Ovals and stamped in peach parfait ink.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Only Oval, SU
Paper: white, always artichoke, crushed curry
Ink: peach parfait
Accessories: dimensional
Techniques: sunburst, 3D`

Mermaid & Dolphins

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 381 - Whispering Island Party and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 383 - Make Your Own Silhouettes. I still had these 2 cuties from yesturday and they were crying wanting to be used so I did. They are quickutz dolphin silhouettes.
My image is a digi and I am sorry I do not remember where she is from I just know she is so adorable. I colored with BG10 & BG11 copic markers then cut and embossed with Nesties Label 11 and tied some island indigo ribbon. This is popped up on dimensionals.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Paper: White
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, copics, Quickutz Dolphin Silhouette, Nestability Label 11
Techniques: silhouettes, 3D

So Many Dolphin Silhouettes

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 383 - Make Your Own Silhouettes.
My layout is from today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 176 - Sketch by Miss Minx.
My cs paper is bermuda bay and peach parfait. I used my copics and air brush system to color the background for my focal panel. I stamped the senitment from So Many Sayings in momento tuxedo black ink.
I used my quickutz Dolphin Silhouette die for my images cut from some dark gray basic gray dp.
Hope you like it, now off to work I go
RECIPE:
Stamps: So Many Sayings - SU
Paper: white, bermuda bay, peach parfait, basic gray dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, copics ABS
Techniques: Air Brushing, 3D

Coast To Coast Pierced

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 122 - Paper Piercing and Friday's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 118 - Stampin' Nana. I chose to CASE Roberta's MY JMU GRADUATE card.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 390.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 380 - Tango Chocolate Artichokes.
I cut my Nestie Oval and embossed it then with the die in place I used my copics and ABS to airbrush the tango and artichoke coordinating colors. With the die still in place I then stamped my image using momento espresso ink.
My dp is from a duce mix I found in a drawer, no idea what stacks they came from. I paper pierced the bottom panel then used my choc chip marker to add some faux stitching.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Coast To Coast - SU
Paper: vanilla, dp?
Ink: momento espresso, choc chip
Accessories: copics, ABS, dimensionals, Nesties Ovals, paper piercing tools, ribbon,
Techniques: Air Brushing, 3D, Dry Embossing, paper piercing

Close As A Memory Sympathy

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 390 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 388 - Tango Chocolate Artichokes.
I used copics to air brush the 2 colors and then stamped my image in choc chip all on vanilla, vanilla card base, My Minds Eye dp and choc chip colored ribbon. I cut and embossed my popped up focal panel using Nesties Oval die.
Unfortunately I have needed quite a few sympathy cards lately and this one will soon be needed so I thought I would go ahead and make one. I am so proud of me I actually completed this inside and out and the evie too. Whoo Hoo. Now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Close As A Memory
Paper: vanilla, tangerine tango, MME dp
Ink: choc chip
Accessories: dimensionals, copics, ABS, Nesties Ovals
Techniques: Air Brushing, 3D, Dry Embossing

Essence of So Sorry

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 380 - Tango Chocolate Artichokes. My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 246.
Basic Gray Ambrosia dp. The sentiment is from So Sorry stamped in tangerine tango on vanilla cs and matted on tangerine tango. The long panel on the left is vanilla stamped with Essence of Love in choc chip then airbrushed with coordinating copic markers for always artichoke and tangerine tango colors topped with 2 layers of always artichoke using Martha Stewart Grass border punch.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Essence of Love, So Sorry - SU
Paper: vanilla, tangerine tango, choc chip, always artichoke, BG Ambrosia dp
Ink: tangerine tango, choc chip,
Accessories: MS Grass border, Copic Air Brush System, Copics
Techniques: ABS

A CASE of Woof You

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 121 - Red, White, Blue; today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 117 - cathymac where I chose to CASE Cathy's I WOOF YOU CARD.
This is also for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 379 - Man Up; Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 389; Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 379 - Crazy Breezy Cobbler; Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 381 - Half It and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 174 - White Layers.
I just had to CASE one of Cathy's card using this darling image from Sweet-N-Sassy. I paper pieced his scarf from some "YeeHaw" dp from The Paper Studio then colored and cut the image out to pop up on dimensionals half on and half off my main panel. I stamped the paw prints in baja breeze half on and half off and the sentiment in cherry cobbler half on and half off.
I will give this to my dh who likes to be reminded just how much I love him.
Now off to work.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Woof You - SNS
Paper: white
Ink: momento tuxedo black, cherry cobbler, baja breeze
Accessories: dimensionals, copics,
Techniques: paper piecing, 3D, copic coloring

Baroque Holiday BBQ's

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 379 - Man Up and what could be more manly than a BBQ Grill? This is also for Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 389; Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 379 - A Crazy, Breezy Cobbler; Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 381 - Half It; and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 174 - White Layers.
I stamped only 1/2 of the Baroque flourish on my inside white panel and slightly below to the main panel then went around the edge of that panel with my baja breeze marker. I stamped the grill in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics, cut it out and popped it up. I stamped the mitt in cherry cobble cut it out and popped it up. The sentiment was stamped in halves using lucky limeade ink.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Baroque Motifs, All Holidays, Backyard BBQ
Paper: white
Ink: cherry cobbler, baja breeze, momento tuxedo black, lucky limeade
Accessories: dimensionals, copics Techniques: copic coloring, 3D, masculine

Baroque Rose

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 389; Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 379 - A Crazy, Breezy Cobbler; Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 381 - Half It; and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 174 - White Layers.
I stamped only 1/2 of the Baroque flourish on my inside white panel then went around the edge of that panel with my baja breeze marker.
The flower is Spellbinders Rose Creation cut using cherry cobbler then sponging cherry cobbler on the inside with the die in place. I did the same thing with the leaves. All layers are up on 1/8 dimensionals and secured together with a large brad colored with cajun craze. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Baroque Motifs - SU
Paper: white, cherry cobbler, lucky limeade
Ink: cajun craze, baja breeze, lucky limeade
Accessories: brad, dimensionals, spellbinder Rose Creation

Perfect Praise of the Lord

This is for today's COLORR CHALLENGE # 379 - A Crazy, Breezy Cobbler with Limeade Dessert.
Also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 381 - Half It.
My layout is from Saturday's THE SWEET STOP SKETCH CHALLENGE # 162.
I stamped the image in momento tuxedo black then cut and embossed with Nesties Circle die and colored with copics. I stamped the image from Sweet-N-Sassy set "Praise The Lord" twice and cut out one of the flowers to pop up on dimensionals then popped the entire circle panel up on dimensionals# The sentiment is from Perfect Swans from Sweet-N-Sassy Stamps and is stamped in cajun craze#
The dp is from The Paper Studio called The Classics.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Perfect Swans, Praise the Lord - SNS
Paper: white, cajun craze, TPS The Classics
Ink: momento tuxedo black, cajun craze
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, Nesties Circle, copics, stickles
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D

Thoughts of White Doilies

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 381 - Half It and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 174 - White Layers.
So I inked Hello Doily background stamp with versamark and stamped just over half way then applied white embossing powder, heat set it then sponged pool party in and around the edges. The sentiment is from Thoughts and Prayers from Stampin Up and is stamped in pool party. I tied some pool party ribbon on the top and popped my focal panel up on dimensionals on a white card base. I thought this might make a good sympathy or just words of encouragment for someone.
Hope you like it. Now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Hello Doily, Thoughts and Prayers
Paper: white
Ink: pool party
Accessories: white embossing powder, sponges, ribbon, dimensionals.
Techniques: emboss resist, heat embossing, 3D

See Through Kindred Spirits

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 378 - Return of the Banner;
Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 388;
Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 378 - Delightful celery party; and
Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 380 - Either/Or but both is More.
I have a drawer full of digi images that I have hoarded and collected over years and I am determined to use them up or toss them one.
I just love this image, he is soo sweet looking. I colored with copics then cut a square around the image leaving the head and toes and the frog hand in tact then matted on daffodil delight cs. My dp is from My Minds Eye.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: so Many Sayings
Paper: white, daffodil delight, certainly celery, pool party, MME dp?
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: Nestie ribbon Banners Die
Techniques: see through image

Cupcake Kiki w/ So Many Sayings

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 388.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 378 - A Delightful Celery Party.
My focal image is a digi from CC Designs called cupcakekiki and was colored with copics then I drew a rectangle around the image keeping it on the head and toes of the shoes. I cut out everthing around the rectangle for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 380 - Either/Or but both is More. Since I am directional challenged I did the either. LOL.
Busy busy day at work as they are moving me to another room to make more patient rooms.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Cupcake Kiki - CC Designs; So Many Sayings - SU
Paper: white, daffodil delight, certainly celery, pool party, The Paper Studio - Beach dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, craft knife
Techniques: see through image

See Through Fishy Friends

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 378 - Delightful Celery Party.
This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 380 - Either/Or but Both are More and since I am challenged when it comes to directions I am choosing to do the either - Cut a way technique.
My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 244.
I have not used this fun set in so long and thought it needed some affection. I stamped the image then cut my square and used my fiskars circle template to draw a circle around the image then my craft knife to cut out around my image leaving the 2 left corners within the circle.
Hope you like it. Now off to continue playing catch up at work from being gone all week last week.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Fishy Friends
Paper: white, daffodil delight, certainly celery, pool party, The Paper Studio - Beach dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: craft knife, Fiskars circle template
Techniques: see through image

C is for Cat, CAS or CASE

Well I am finally back and sooo glad to be home. I missed my dh, family and my stamp room too. I am playing some catch up so this is for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 173 - Ways To Use Letters;
Sunday's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 132 - kyann22 where I CASED Rita's CHOCOLATE BUNNY; and
last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 377 - Certainly Softly Blushing Brides.
Being out of practice that was all I could do since any more would have made my head hurt too bad. LOL.
I used some dp from The Paper Studio called "Persnickety" and the cat is from Cheery Lynn Designs Screen Door and Cat. My certainly celery grass was made with Martha Stewart grass border. The "C" is a quick cut from Daisy Alphabet.
Hope you like it, now back to my normal routine at work.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: white, soft suede, certainly celery, blushing bride, TPS Persnickety dp
Ink: none
Accessories: MS Grass Border, CLD Screen Door with Cat, Circle Template
Techniques: CAS

Lots a Love

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 379 - Distressed Edges. I used my SU Edge distressor and Ranger Antique Photo Distress Ink on the dp panels.
This is also for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 172 - Theme of Love. I quickly grabbed my stack of The Paper Studio Love Stack. I distressed the edges of the poppy parade matts and the dp as well.
My layout is from CLEAN & SIMPLE FTL CHALLENGE # 192 which was just perfect for what I needed.
I punched the hearts from my Maurvy Heart Layers Mega and Giga sizes and distressed the edges on them also.
I hope to get to play in the morning but if not this is it for me until next Monday. Headed to a medical conference in Orlando for the week.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: vanilla, poppy parade, TPS Love dp
Ink: Ranger Antique photo distress ink
Accessories: edge distressor, dimensionals. sponges
Techniques: edge distressing, 3D

Green Folage

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 376 - It's Not Easy Being Green.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 386.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 376 - Farewell Blushing Peach Crush Pizzazz Parade. I used all of the colors except concord crush.
This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 378 - Brayered Paper Elements.
I am not sure I am happy with how this turned out but it is what it is. I cut and embossed the leaf from Spellbinders Folage die set using white cs then brayered peach parfait followed by sponging pear pizzazz. This was popped up on dimensionals on the focal panel. My dp is from The Paper Studio Persnickety stack. Sadly enough this will wrap up my stamping for this week as tomorrow will be an early day on the water with my dh and grands here Sat and Sun so it will be Monday before I can have any more therapy :( I will need prayers to make it that long.
RECIPE:
Paper: white, pear pizzazz, TPS Persnickety dp
Ink: pear pizzazz, peach parfait
Accessories: cuttlebug, spellbinders, folage, dimensionals, circle punch
Techniques: brayered paper elements, dry embossing

Fish Til Dark

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 386.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 386 - Farewell Blushing Peach Crush Pizzazz Parade. I used them all. Whoo Hoo
My pear pizzazz panel was dry embossed with my cuttlebug and The Paper Studio's Leaves Embossing Folder then I used my brayer to apply pear pizzazz ink to just the raised sections for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 378 - Brayered Paper Elements. Me and the brayer do NOT get along but I do like how that panel turned out after tossing 2 other attempts at a brayered skyline to stamp my image onto. ggrrrrr. One day I am going to find a class to teach me how to do that.
I sponged blushing bride ink all over then used a mask at the tree line to sponge peach parfait and poppy parade. I used a reverse mask to sponge the inside of a punched out circle for my fading sunset. The images were stamped in concord crush. My dp is so old I have no idea where I got it but it looked a lot like peach with some poppy sprayed on it so I used it. My base & matt for my focal image panel is concord crush.
I made this for my darling hubby who DOES and will continue to fish until dark 30.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Landscape, boat
Paper: white, concord crush, pear pizzazz, dp?
Ink: concord crush, pear pizzazz, peach parfait, blushing bride, poppy parade
Accessories: circle punch, sponges, brayer, stickles
Techniques: masking, reverse masking, brayered paper elements