Kindred & colors.

Hello my dear readers. I am entering a  very busy week and my posts may be far in between. But, it does not mean I have forgotten you, it just means that my free time is not going to suffice so I can have time to play.

However, I did find just a bit of time to prepare a card for the CCMC 396. The color selection is beautiful but not exactly easy for me to combine. The background is from the Regals DSP stack. To go with that I used the Fancy Fans TIEF on the Hello Honey layer. The oval is stamped with the First Sight stamp set and so is the sentiment. It was a while since I last layered the sentiment using the Decorative Label Punch, and this was a perfect chance. I love the looks of it. I added a bit of ribbon just for a final and delicate touch.

Thank you for visiting with me today. I hope to see you again soon. Be well

Miriam

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Summer birthday.

The nice weather sometimes brings the storms and over the weekend several areas around the Midwest were affected by severe weather and tornadoes. I hope everywhere in the path of the storm were spared from harm. I was setting up at the Farmer's market when the storm brew and came down hard for one hour. But then, it cleared up and things proceeded as normal.

Anyway, despite the misbehaved weather, I had to prepare some cards, and decided on a birthday theme using the CCMC 364 and Splitcoast Stampers SC 549 as my inspiration. The Sweet Lil' Things DSP is showcased here as the top paper, then I used Modern Medley and Regals Collection DSP stack. Sentiment and the flower are both from the new Birthday Blossoms stamp set. I add a button at the center of the flower just for a bit of a pop. Now, the layers were cut individually taking care to make the lower edge so I was able to layer them in this fashion. I did not use full layer for each of them, instead I cut a piece that fit the open area and cut the scallop edge. Otherwise the card can became really top heavy with so many full layers.

Thank you for visiting today and please do come back soon. Be well

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I am done!

Yes, I am done... with my taxes and I am glad it is over with. It is not a fun time and there are always few items on them that really irritates me to no end. Oh well, then I go to my studio and stamp my heart out.

And stamp I did. I went to work on the Splitcoast Stamper Sketch Challenge 533, narrow the base down to Sahara Sand, decided to take a look at color combinations and somehow got to the Create with Connie and Mary blog, they have the CCMC challenge 348 as a color challenge,  and the rest of the colors was decided for me. Easy huh? The stamp set of choice here is the Butterflies Basics set and it had all the elements I wanted for this card. A bit texture on the Soft Sky card stock and my card is completed and pleasing to the eyes if I may say so.

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Pals Paper Arts #186 - Another Great Year

 

Happy new Year!

Here we are back into entering challenges and the best of it is to use new toys and supplies! Today's Pals Paper Arts is all about colors and I loved them. I used the colors combo to make a birthday card that features the newly released stamp set Another Great Year. I am enjoying this set and hope you will too.  I also modified the Apothecary Accents so it would fit better for the stamp. I just ran it twice, where the second pass cut it shorter. The Bitty Banner collection offered the perfect golden touch.  Did you like my interpretation of this card? Share your thoughts and questions.

Happy Stamping!

Miriam Castanho Bollinger

Ingredients:

Paper: Island Indigo Card stock, Whisper White card stock, Regals Collection DSP stack

Ink: VersaMark

Stamp: Another great year

Accessories: Bitty Banners Framelit, Apothecary Accents framelit, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Gold emboss powder, Heat tool

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