Favorite Color at 613 Avenue Create

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is my DT creation for the latest challenge over at 613 Avenue Create, where the optional twist is "Black, white and favorite color". While pink isn't my all time favorite, it is when it comes to the flowers in the creation. Roses.

I've used a favorite stamp set from Stampin' Up!, the sadly retired Painted Petals, to create a backdrop for the sponsor image, Rose and Bud, from Doodle Pantry.

Card: Whisper White
Ink: Blushing Bride and Melon Mambo
Stamp set: Painted Petals (retired)
Sponsor Image Rose and Bud, printed onto Whisper White
Markers: Pink Pirouette Blendabilities (retired)
Tools: Deco Labels Framelits
Adhesives: Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
AAG at TTCRD
#195 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#158 AG at Brown Sugar

Today marks the first anniversary of the passing my best friend's father, the man I know and love as "Dad", and this card has been created in his honor.

Daddy, you were and ARE amazingly amazing! You are an inspiration and I am SO incredibly honored to have you in my life. I love and miss you, sweetheart.

I'll be back tomorrow with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Rose and Pearl at 613 Avenue Create

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The cards I'm sharing with you today are my DT creations for the latest challenge at 613 Avenue Create, where the optional twist is to use either, pearls, the birthstone for June, or roses, the flower, or indeed both.

Both my sponsor images are from Bugaboo, and have been teamed with some of my favorite products from Stampin' Up!

Card: Whisper White and Basic Black
Ink: Soft Sky
Stamp set: Painted Petals (sentiment, retired)
Sponsor image: Polka Dot Heels from Bugaboo, printed onto Whisper White
Marker: Soft Sky Blendabilities (retired)
Tools and Embellishments: Boho Chic TIEF, Deco Labels Framelits and Basic Pearls
Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals

Card: Basic Black and Whisper White
Ink: Melon Mambo
Stamp set: Painted Petals (retired)
Sponsor image: Beautiful Blocks Faith from Bugaboo, printed onto Whisper White
Embellishments: Basic Pearls

Challenges...
AG at Incy Wincy Designs

#189 AAG at Word Art Wednesday

AG at Simon Says Wednesday

I'll be back tomorrow with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Gorgeous Grungy Painted Petals Remix

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is a remix of the one I shared with you this time last week, Gorgeous Grungy Painted Petals. What? I created that card for the challenge over at TGIF and their next challenge asks us to mashup two of their May challenges and remix them. I had only entered one, so I've chosen their sketch challenge, TGIFC02, as the base for my remixed card.

Here's the sketch that I used...

And a reminder of the inspiration from TGIFC04...

Card: Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe (both now retired) and Whisper White
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Melon Mambo and Old Olive
Stamp sets: Painted Petals (retired) and Gorgeous Grunge
Tools: Labels Collection Framelits (retired)
Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...

#TGIFC05 Remix at TGIF
AG at Papertake Weekly
#62 AAG at Crafting From The Heart
#186 AAG at Word Art Wednesday

I'll be back on Friday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Painted Subway Art For 613 Avenue Create

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is my DT creation for the latest challenge over at 613 Avenue Create. The optional twist for #126 is Subway Art and I've used a favorite sentiment stamp from the Stampin' Up! Painted Petals set to create the wordy background and the post title.

Card: Whisper White
Ink: Pear Pizzazz and Melon Mambo
Markers: Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie and Wild Wasabi Blendabilities
Stamp set: Painted Petals (sentiments)
Sponsor image: Flower Jar from Bugaboo Stamps

Challenges...
AG at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge
AG at TTCRD
#45 AAG at Scribble and Scrap
#185 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#201 Freestyle at HIMCR

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I'll be back tomorrow with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs, Em

Gorgeous Grungy Painted Petals

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today was inspired by the inspiration image for the latest challenge over at TGIF. They are a relatively new challenge site and this is only their fourth challenge and the first I've entered, so I'm pretty happy to be doing so!

Not only am I pretty happy, but I think I've created a pretty card too! I've combined two of my favorite stamp sets, Gorgeous Grunge and Painted Petals from Stampin' Up! for the card and I LOVE the result. It's the first time I've used them together and I'm asking myself what took me so long? Anyway enough of my chatter, here's the card...

Card: Whisper White
Ink: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz
Stamp sets: Painted Petals and Gorgeous Grunge
Embellishments: Basic Pearls
Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#TGIF04 Inspiration at TGIF

All or Nothing (layers) at Incy Wincy Designs
AAG at Through The Craft Room Door
#185 AAG at Word Art Wednesday

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I'll be back on Friday with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Wondrously Dotty Bargains!

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Everyone loves a bargain. Right? Two of my favorite Stampin' Up products, the Wondrous Wreath framelits and Decorative Dots TIEF are included in this week's Weekly Deals, as well as some other great items, so I thought I'd share a few of my past creations made with them. Click the images to be taken to the posts..

This one was the FIRST I created with one of my all time favorite stamp sets, Gorgeous Grunge!

This one uses one of the sentiments from the stamp set, but could easily be switched out for any celebration

This one is one of my more recent creations and features another favorite, Four Feathers

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I'm taking some much needed time off, but I'll be back soon and hope to see you then.

Hugs,
Em

Feminine for 613 Avenue Create

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is my DT creation for the latest challenge, #122 over at 613 Avenue Create, where the theme is Feminine, ahead of Mother's day next week.

I've teamed the beautiful sponsor image from STAMPlorations with a couple of my favorite sets from Stampin' Up!, Gorgeous Grunge and sentiments from Painted Petals...

Yep, it's an easel card, this time a straight one...

Card: Pistachio Pudding and Whisper White
Ink: Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz
Sponsor image: STAMPlorations
Stamp sets: Gorgeous Grunge and Painted Petals
Markers: Pink Pirouette and Wild Wassabi Blendabilities
Tools and embellishments: Decorative Label Punch, Corner Punch and Basic Pearls
Adhesive: Tombow and Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#57 AAG at Crafting From The Heart
AAG at TTCRD
#181 AAG at Word Art Wednesday

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I'll be back tomorrow with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Amazingly Amazing Perfect Blend

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Today's creation teams the Perfect Blend stamp set from Stampin' Up! with other sadly retiring products and some of my favorites. Thankfully Gorgeous Grunge isn't retiring, because I'd joked to a group of other SU demos that if it did, I'd eat a Piercing Mat! I'm SO glad that it's not going! LOL

Card: Whisper White, Strawberry Slush and Very Vanilla (butterfly)
Ink: Strawberry Slush and Blushing Bride
Stamp sets: Perfect Blend, Gorgeous Grunge and Painted Petals (sentiment)
Tools and embellishments: Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Decorative Label Punch and Basic Pearls
Adhesive: Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...

#67 Mother's Day at CYCI
#180 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#46 AAG at Scribble and Scrap

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I'll be back tomorrow with another Perfect Blend creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Grungy Vellum Four Feathers

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Can you believe it's Friday already? Four Feathers week has quite literally flown by! *Wink*

The card I'm sharing with you today teams the Four Feathers stamp set from Stampin' Up! with an all time favorite of mine, Gorgeous Grunge and to add to the delicateness of the feathers, I've stamped, embossed and cut them from Vellum...

Card: Whisper White and Vellum
Inks: Versamark, Pool Party and Tempting Turquoise
Stamp sets: Four Feathers, Gorgeous Grunge and Painted Petals (sentiment)
Tools and embellishments: White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Feathers Framelits and Basic Rhinestones
Adhesives: Mini Glue Dots and Stampin' Dimensionals

Stamp the feathers in Versamark ink onto Vellum. Cover with White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat.
Stamp two of the spatter images from Gorgeous Grunge randomly onto a Whisper White panel in Pool Party and Tempting  Turquoise ink. Stamp the sentiment from Painted Petals in Tempting Turquoise ink over one of the spatters. Attach panel to folded Whisper White base with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Die cut the feathers with the Feathers Framelits and attach to the top left corner of the card with Mini Glue Dots. Careful placement will mean they are invisible under the embossing.
Add a few Basic Rhinestones to complete the card

Now it's that time of the week when I like to torment you, in the nicest possible way, and ask if you have a favorite from the week's creations. Click on the images to be taken to the post in another tab...

I love them all and really can't choose a favorite. Can you?

Challenges for today's card...

#35 Bare Naked at AAA Cards
#176 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#169 AAG at Pixie's Snippets (Vellum snippets used)

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Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a great one! I'm taking a bloggy vacation next week, but I'm not going anywhere, so will be stopping by your blogs, hopefully more so than lately! I'll be back on Easter Sunday with another creation, I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Amazingly Amazing Four Feathers

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

I might have only started creating with the Four Feathers stamp set from Stampin' Up! yesterday, but I love it! The delicateness of the stamps lend themselves just as easily to a feminine card as they do to more masculine designs...

Card: Whisper White
Inks: Melon Mambo and Blushing Bride
Stamp sets: Four Feathers (available separately or in a bundle with the die) and Painted Petals (sentiment)
Tools and embellishments: Feathers Framelits (from bundle), Decorative Dots EF, White Bakers Twine and Decorative Label punch
Adhesives: Mini Glue Dots and Stampin' Dimensionals

Emboss a panel of Whisper White card cut slightly smaller than your folded base (I cut mine ¼" smaller), with the Decorative Dots EF.
Cut 3 pieces of White Bakers Twine and knot them together just off the center. Attach them to the embossed panel with Mini Glue Dots, separating the strands as shown. Add panel to base with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Stamp 2 of the larger feathers from the Four Feathers stamp set in Blushing Bride ink and one of the smaller ones in Melon Mambo. Cut with the Feathers dies and attach under the knotted twine with more Mini Glue Dots.
Stamp the sentiment from Painted Petals in Melon Mambo ink onto Whisper White. Punch out with the Decorative Label punch and sponge the edges with Blushing Bride ink. Pop onto the card with a couple more Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...

#62 Designer's Choice at CYCI

#139 Style at CASology
#192 Embossing at HIMCR

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I'll be back tomorrow with another Four Feathers creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Triple Easel Card Pictorial With Painted Petals

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

A couple weeks ago I shared a Double Twisted Easel Pictorial with you and pretty much the moment I did so, I thought about taking it up another level to a triple! It's a very special card and this was created for a very special lady for Mother's Day in the UK. Despite sounding difficult, it's really easy and doesn't take long at all to create. I completed this one in less than an hour.

By it's nature, this is a long and image heavy post, but I assure you it will be worth your time, so please do stay until the end.

Here's a look at the completed card, sat in it's box...

Here's what you'll need to create the project...
Card: 2 pieces Whisper White and 3 Strawberry Slush, cut to sizes described below
Ink: Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding
Stamp set: Painted Petals
Tools and embellishments: Stampin' Trimmer, Simply Scored and Diagonal Plate, Basic Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals, Tombow glue and Sticky Strip

For the card base, cut one of the pieces of Strawberry Slush to 6" x 9" inches

Score on the short side at 3"

Using the Stampin' Trimmer, or craft knife and ruler, cut down to the score line at 3" and 6"

Using the Simply Scored and Diagonal Plate, or stylus and ruler, score the two outer squares from the score line to the corners and the center panel at 1½" inches and fold the score lines

For the toppers, cut three 3" squares of Strawberry Slush card and three 2 7/8" squares of Whisper White

Stamp the Whisper White as desired using the inks and Painted Petals stamp set. Adhere the stamped squares to the Strawberry Slush. Stamp a few extra flowers and fussy cut for the easel stoppers. Stamp the inside of the card if desired. To add the panels to the base, apply Tombow to the outer triangles and rectangle

BE CAREFUL when positioning the toppers. Apply the center one straight and the outer two rotated 90° as shown

Add Basics Pearls to complete the toppers. Fold the card and open the easels. Use Stampin' Dimensionals to add the flower easel stoppers as shown in the first pic. Close the easels and put to one side (pic below taken in the box)

For the box, cut a piece of Strawberry Slush to 4 3/4" x 9 3/4" and Whisper White to 4 13/16" x 9 13/16"

Score both pieces at 3/4" on all sides

Fold the score lines and stamp the top as desired. To stamp on the lid as I have, keep the card folded while stamping

Cut and notch in the corners and adhere with Sticky Strip to create the box. Pop the completed card in the box and close the lid

If you're still with me now, THANK YOU! I hope you've found this pictorial enjoyable and I hope I've inspired you to give it a try. I'd love to see your creation if you do!

Challenges...
#174 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
Thankful Thursday #152 AG at DL.ART
AG at TTCRD

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I'll be back tomorrow with another creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Emboss Resist With Blended Bloom

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Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Can you believe it's Thursday already and that this is the fourth day of Blended Bloom week here? If you've missed this weeks other creations, you can see them here, here and here.

For today's offering I've used a favorite technique, emboss resist, with the beautiful stamp from Stampin' Up! and some of the gorgeous Irresistibly Yours DSP that's available FREE until the end of the month when you spend £45 or more during Sale-A-Bration...

Card: Whisper White and Irresistibly Yours DSP
Ink: Versamark, Pear Pizzazz and Blushing Bride
Stamp sets: Blended Bloom and Painted Petals (sentiment)
Tools: White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat tool, Stamping Sponges,

Cut a piece of Irresistibly Yours DSP that's slightly smaller than your Whisper White base card and cut on the diagonal. Sponge Pear Pizzazz ink over the DSP and wipe off any excess ink with a tissue. Attach to base card
Stamp the bloom in Versamark onto Whisper White card, cover with embossing powder and heat. Sponge Blushing Bride ink over the image and fussy cut with your Paper Snips.
Stamp the sentiment from Painted Petals in Blushing Bride ink onto the top corner of your base card.
Attach the flower to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals

Challenges...
#174 AAG at Word Art Wednesday
#252 AAG at Craft Your Passion
#167 AAG at Pixies Snippets Playground

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I'll be back tomorrow with another Blended Bloom creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

RAK Day At 613 Avenue Create

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments. I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

The card I'm sharing with you today is my DT creation for latest challenge over at 613 Avenue Create, where this week's theme is RAK Day ~ create something for a friend, neighbor, bank teller, teacher, mailman, etc. Make someone's day with an unexpected treat!

The main image on my card is a freebie from challenge sponsor Faery Ink and I've completed the design with Stampin' Up!'s Gorgeous Grunge and sentiment from the Painted Petals stamp set.

I've also decorated the inside of the card, including another sentiment from Painted Petals...

And created a coordinating gift box for a little gift for the recipient...

Card: Whisper White, Strawberry Slush and Baked Brown Sugar
Ink: Strawberry Slush and Blushing Bride
Main image: Mug of love and gratitude from Faery Ink
Stamp sets: Gorgeous Grunge and Painted Petals
Markers: Crumb Cake, Natural (from Skin Tones) and Pink Pirouette Blendabilities
Tools: Owl Builder Punch (hearts), Decorative Label Punch and Envelope Punch Board

Print image on Whisper White, color using Blendies markers and trim panel to desired size. Stamp image from Gorgeous Grunge randomly around image in Blushing Bride ink. Layer panel onto Baked Brown Sugar card, cut 1/4" bigger than Whisper White panel.
Using the same image from Gorgeous Grunge, create a frame around a piece of Whisper White in Blushing Bride and randomly all over another piece. Attach frame to front and second piece inside the folded Strawberry Slush card blank.
Stamp the sentiments from Painted Petals in Strawberry Slush ink onto more Whisper White card and punch both with the Decorative Label Punch.
Attach main image panel to the card front and add sentiment. Attach sentiment to the inside of the card.
Complete the design with hearts punched from Strawberry Slush card with the Owl Builder Punch.
Create gift box with the Envelope Punch Board and add a stamped panel to the front.

Challenges...
Hearts and or flowers at Papertake Weekly
Red, white or pink at V's Sweet Ideas
AG at Through The Craft Room Door
February Linky at DL.ART


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Thanks for joining us at 613 Avenue Create this week. I'll be back tomorrow, so hope to see you then.

Hugs,
Em

Color Bingo At 613 Avenue Create

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments! I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

I'm SO honored to have joined the Design Team at 613 Avenue Create! I joined the team late last week and wanted to create a card to thank Chana and my DT sisters. The latest challenge is Color Bingo and while I got the card created in time for the launch of the challenge yesterday, I'm a bit late with the post. Sorry girls!

I've created the card with the gorgeous Indescribable Gift stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Click on the Bingo Card below to be taken to the challenge. I've used the top to bottom diagonal line, pink, brown (free) and green...

Card: Whisper White (folded base, panel and snippet for sentiment)
Ink: Crumb Cake and Blushing Bride
Stamp sets: Indescribable Gift and Painted Petals (sentiment)
Markers: Pink Pirouette and Wild Wasabi Blendabilities
Tools: Decorative Label punch and Stampin' Dimensionals

Stamp the image randomly on the Whisper White panel in Crumb Cake ink.
Color the leaves with the lightest of the Wild Wasabi blendies.
Color the flowers with Pink Pirouette blendies (I used one color for each of the flowers instead of blending them). Attach panel to the folded base card.
Stamp the sentiment from Painted Petals in Blushing Bride ink onto a snippet of Whisper White. Punch out the sentiment and pop up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Challenges...
AG at Through The Craft Room Door
All things bright and beautiful at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge
Favorite Color Combo at Top Tip Tuesday
#163 at Pixie's Snippets Playground
February Linky at DL.ART

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I look forward to seeing your creations over at 613 Avenue Create! I'll be back tomorrow with another Indescribable Gift creation, so I hope you'll join me then.

Hugs,
Em

Painted Petals Thank You!

Hi everyone,

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments! I'm honored to have you here and I truly appreciate each of you more than you know!

Today's card is a Thank you I've created with Painted Petals and I want to thank each of you for sharing this week with me...

Card: Whisper White (card base, panel and a snippet for stamping) and Coastal Cabana
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Markers: Coastal Cabana Blendabilities
Die: Butterfly Thinlits
Tools and embellishments: Bracket Label Punch, Basics Pearls (colored with blendies), Mini Glue Dots and Stampin' Dimensionals

Stamp the flower head in Tempting Turquoise multiple times onto the Whisper White panel as desired (I didn't reink until faded) to create the background. Attach to folded base.
Cut the medium butterfly from Coastal Cabana card and attach to base with a couple Mini Glue Dots.
Color 5 pearls with the Coastal Cabana blendies (I used the darkest shade) and allow to dry.
Stamp the sentiment in Tempting Turquoise onto Whisper White and punch out with the Bracket Label punch. Punch another from Coastal Cabana card. Pop up onto the base with Stampin' Dimensionals and offset the top one.
Attach the colored pearls along the butterfly body.

I've LOVED creating and sharing the Painted Petals creations with you this week and although I love them all, I do have a favorite. Before I tell you which it is, here's a recap. Click the image to be taken to the post...

Ok, so my favorite is Tuesday's. I'd love to know which is yours?

Challenges...
#109 AG at 613 Avenue Create
#45 AG at Crafting From The Heart
AG at Through The Craft Room Door

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Whatever you're doing this weekend, have a great one! I'll be back on Monday, so I hope you'll join me then!

Hugs,
Em