Freestyle Fridays

Regina has an awesome card for us to look at today.  At least, from what I can tell from the sneak she sent me earlier this week.

 

Her mission this week was to stamp on designer paper using an offsetting color.  Looks like she did it, Right?? Head on over to her blog here and see for yourselves.  Be sure to look at her other posts this week.  She's also shared some other amazing work. Please be kind and leave a little comment. 

 

See Ya Next Week!

Freestyle Fridays

Good Friday to you!  The weatherman has promised warm weather for the weekend and clear skies.  Uh Huh.  I'll wait and see on that one.  I don't understand how a person can constantly get it wrong and still keep their job.  It's a mystery. 

I was asked for a baby card not so long ago so I decided to take on the challenge.  I don't do many of these and rather struggle with the concept.  So I went looking through the photos I took at convention.  Came upon one that I thought would do the trick and the card below is the result.  I apologize for the dark photo.  My home was recently robbed and my digital camera was taken along with a numerous amount of other items. Photos of this card were in there for which I had not loaded into my computer.  My friend Joanne took a picture and sent it to me by email.

 

The base is Old Olive with a layer of Rich Razzleberry and First Edition Specialty Paper that was stamped with Old Olive Ink.  The image is from Flowering Flourishes.  Old Olive Organza was added for a delicate touch.  Two colors, Rich Razzleberry and Very Vanilla, were ran through the Big Shot with a Spellbinder Nestabilities.  On the Very Vanilla, the sentiment from Occasions Alphabet was stamped with Old Olive Ink.  I rather like it.

 

********REGINA'S MISSION********

 

This week your mission, my dear Nice Regina, is to use designer paper and stamped on it using an offsetting color of course.  You can use it to make a card, box, tag, bookmark, etc, etc. For the rest you, you are always welcome to join in.  Contact us for details.

 

See Ya Next Week! 

Freestyle Fridays

Here we are at Friday again and it's Regina's turn to WOW us.  And WOW she has.  Her mission this week was to use Pink and from the look of the sneak that she sent me she seems to have use it very ingenuously. Besides, that's what Regina is, a Genius when it comes to crafting.

 

For a closer look and details head on over to her blog post here and see for yourself what a genius she really is.  All she was given was "use pink" and she came up with something like this!!!  That's a WOW for sure.

 

See Ya Next Week!

Freestyle Fridays

I'm super late posting today!!  I'm usually up at the crack of dawn and this morning it wasn't until 7:15 which is usually the time I am on the highway off to my full time job in the city.  Acckkk!!  It was a quick grooming and never mind checking my look 3 or 4 times before Frankii the dog and I were off and running. 

 

This week's card went to a friend of mine that celebrated a birthday on August 1st.  She loves pink.  I started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock and inked up the Floral background stamp with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink and brayered a bit of Spun Sugar over it to soften it up a bit.  Once that was dry I applied Versamark (direct to paper method) and covered that with clear embossing powder.  Unfortunately I could not capture the glossy sheen that this method created. 

 

To make it "pop" even more I layered that on a piece of Basic Black cardstock and used Whisper White as base.  I think the grosgrain ribbon that was layered on top of White Organza ribbon is Pretty In Pink.  I did a ribbon share a long time ago of many different colors and have plenty of it left.  It matched up pretty good.  The butterfly die (Spellbinders Les Papillons Two) was cut 3 times, twice with Whisper White and once with pink glitter cardstock.  I layered those 3 pieces together with Glossy Accents and added two rhinestones to the body.

 

Here's a closer look.

 

 

The Happy Birthday was stamped with Worn Lipstick and I did some sponging with that ink too once I cut the label die cut.

 

Regina I hope you like the ribbon.  I'm really trying to use it :)

 

********REGINA'S MISSION********

 

Regina your mission this week is to use PINK.  I  don't see you using it very often.  Are you up to the challenge?? 

 

Please don't hesitate to let us know when you'd like to join in.  We'll make a link to your blog.

 

See Ya Next Week!

Freestyle Fridays

Last week Regina was missioned to use purple.  Sometime ago her favorite color was Rich Razzleberry so I surprised to see her use the paler version of Wisteria Wonder. 

 

Looks like she took her time with the details and added some extra special touches.  To get a closer look at her project head on over to her blog post here.  Make sure to leave her a comment to let her know how much you appreciate the time she took to freely describe her technique.

 

See Ya Next Week!

Freestyle Fridays

When I got back to work from Convention I learned that our receptionist has resigned and that today would be her last day.  We have quite a large staff and I always struggle coming up with a card that a large group can sign.  I hope you enjoy what I came up with.  Knowing that blue and purple are two of the recipients favorite colors, I went with Marina Mist and Elegant Eggplant.

On the Whisper White cardstock I began by stamping with Marina Mist Ink an image from Creative Elements.  The two step rose from A Rose is a Rose was first stamped with Elegant Eggplant followed with Pale Plum.  The Whisper White was layered with Elegant Eggplant.  One the Marina Mist die cut, Decorative Labels Eight, I again stamped the image from Creative Elements with Marina Mist then silver embossed the greeting from Sincere Salutations.  The card, once folded, measures 8 1/2 by 5 1/2. 

 

*******REGINA'S MISSION********

 

Regina, your mission this week is to use the color Purple in any variation that you like.  And, Yes, Rich Razzleberry will count.

 

See Ya Next Week!  

Freestyle Fridays - At Convention

Happy Friday to you!  I'm coming to you live from Salt Lake City.  First things first.  Regina has completed yet another successful mission and by the looks of the sneak below she succeeded in "shining" out a male card.

 

To get the full story and supplies to create this awesome color combination head on over to Regina's blog post here

 

For the first time ever I'm at the Stampin' Up Demonstrator Convention in Salt Lake City.  It is crazy with very passionate women and a few men here and there sharing what they love. 

 

We managed to have our picture taken by a Stampin' Up staff member.  I think he did a really good job considering I am not photogenic. 

 

 

The lady on my left, held up by a bamboo stick, is Regina who was not able to attend.  We are taking her everywhere and getting her into all sorts of trouble.  Mind you, she really doesn't need our help much with that.  The lady on my right is my roomie and dear friend Jacoline.  We are having a lot of fun and meeting all sorts of new people and talent.  I'll be posting more pictures soon so stay tune for that.