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PPA83 - It's The Little Things

Stampin' Up! You're a Gem & A Slice of Life

This week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge is a color challenge using Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, and Crumb Cake.  Okay, first off I am not a blue person.  Or at least I didn't think I was until I looked in my closet!  And then TWO neutrals!  Come on!!!  Give me a break here!  Well I decided I would cheat and do three objects - one for each color.  Don't want to show “favorites!”   Then this morning at my dermatologist appointment I found out she is expecting her 3rd child!  Guess who's getting this card in a few weeks!

Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

Don't forget the Featured Items have links directly to the items in my store.

• A Slice of Life Clear Mount (121952 - Occasions Mini Level 1 Hostess Set) 
• You're A Gem Clear Mount (122270 - Occasions Mini) <- Featured Item

Ink - 

• StazOn® Jet Black Ink Pad (101406)
• Soft Suede Classic (115657)
• Soft Suede Stampin' Write Marker (120973)
• Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Marker (120967)
• Baja Breeze Stampin' Write Marker (120965)
• Real Red Stampin' Write Marker (100052)

Paper - 

• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
• Soft Suede Card Stock (115318)
• Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper (117163)

Accessories -

• Filigree Designer Brads (112577) <- Featured Item
• Mini Library Clips (109857) <- Feature Item
• Hemp Twine (100982)
• Glue Dots (103683)
• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
• Crumb Cake Medium Envelopes (107297)

Tools -

• 3/4'' Circle Punch (119873)
• 1'' Circle Punch (119868)
• Buttons #5 Sizzlets Die (113440) <- Featured Item
• Crop-A-Dile (108362) <- Featured Item

Putting It Together Tips:

• Although I probably didn't need to use Staz-On ink for the images, I didn't want to risk bleeding.  Anytime you use a water based marker to color an image, you risk the water from the marker streaking the black from the outline.  Staz-On is designed to prevent that from happening.
• This design sort of evolved.  I originally intended for the hemp twin to be a clothesline that the PJs were hanging from, but I didn't like the look, so I decided to make them simulate a picture hanging from a wall.  The 3/16'' Crop-A-Dile punch was used to punch holes in the upper corners to thread the hemp twine through.
• One of the best investments for your craft is a punch.  It can be the most versatile and time saving tool you will ever own.  It sure beats the heck out of trying to cut stuff out by hand!
• Designer Series Paper in itself can be a tool.  It works so well to identify complimentary  colors and of course matches perfectly with all the Stampin' Up! Color Collections.  The selection I used for this card had all three of the colors in it.  I even used a complimentary pattern to line my envelope.  My March Newsletter will have a chart that lists all the 2010-11 Idea Book & Catalog DSPs cross referenced to the Color Collections' Colors.

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Pals Paper Arts Challenge #59 - Bundle of Joy

Stampin' Up! Teddy & Train & Pinking Hearts Border Punch

I don't know why, but when I saw the three colors that are the color challenge for today's Pal's Challenge laid out in front of me in the form of Stampin' Write markers , I immediately thought BABY!  AND I have been looking for the opportunity to use my new Teddy & Train stamp set.  What fun coloring all the images in using the Blender Pen.  AND it was also fun limiting myself to just the three colors.  I hope you enjoy it too!  

Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

• Teddy & Train (115219} 

Ink - 

• StazOn® Jet Black Ink Pad (101406)
• So Saffron Classic (105213)
• Old Olive Classic (102277)
• Tempting Turquoise Classic (100814)
• So Saffron Stampin' Write marker (105114)
• Tempting Turquoise Stampin' Write Marker (100058)
• Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker (100079)

Paper - 

• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
• So Saffron Card Stock (105118)
• Old Olive Card Stock (102067)

Accessories -

• Brights Collection Designer Buttons (119747)
• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
• Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Tools - 

• Pinking Hearts Border Punch (117649)
• Color Spritzer Tool (107166)
• Bender Pen (102845)

Putting It Together Tips:

• I didn't want to use the pinking Hearts Border Punch on all edges as I thought it might make the card to busy, so I opted to only use it once on each square, and each in a different direction.
• One thing I love about ink is depending on the way you apply it, you get a completely different effect.  For example I used a So Saffron marker on the wheels to the train and on a few accents.  I used a blender pen with the ink pad ink for the rest of the card for a medium intensity coloration.  Because the consistency of the ink is different in the pens than it is in the pads, if I had used the pen ink with the blender pens, I would have gotten an even lighter intensity as the ink is not as thick.
• The Whisper White card stock alone was just too intense, so I used the Color Spritzer Tool with the Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker to give some interest to the card stock as well as tone it down a bit.
• In this card Tempting Turquoise was my pop of color.  I used it sparingly in the coloring process and relied on the button to pop out the minimal use in the three stamped images.
• A thin strip of Tempting Turquoise card stock serves as the ”thread“ through the button and Mini Glue Dots fasten it securely to the card.

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