AESTAMPS A LATTE

 It's Sunday and today starts another new challenge at Sunday Stamps! Yahoo!  I love card challenges because it makes you think outside the box and at the same time gives you something to create with whether it be a color challenge or a sketch challenge.   For this weeks creation, I focused on the new Online Exclusive Bundle called Perfectly Pears .  This bundle is part of a suite and the products in the suite are gorgeous.  For this particular creation, I focused on the adorable set of pears and a few of the coordinating dies. I stamped the outline set of pears image using Pecan Pie ink and then stamped the solid part of the pear image using Darling Duckling ink which also had some Timid Tiger ink sponged onto it as well. I then took my Darling Duckling and my Timid Tiger Stampin' Blends and outlined some of the edges of the pears to add more depth to each Pear. Next, I colored the leaves and stem using Old Olive, Mossy Meadow and Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends...

Happy Independence Day weekend!  Today, starts another new challenge at Sunday Stamps! and this week we are working with a sketch by Lisa.  To me this sketch is perfect to showcase flowers.  I chose to highlight the Florals in Bloom 12" x 12" DSP and added a few other fun products to complete my design. I hand cut out three flowers from the beautiful DSP and then added some die cut Granny Apple Green leaves and Garden Green sprigs to create a floral scene. Next, I embossed a Basic White cardstock piece with the Damask Designs Embossing Folder and then added two thin strips of DSP highlighting the color Secret Sea.  This was then added to a piece of Moody Mauve cardstock and finally to a Basic White card base. For fun, I added a few Moody Mauve and Secret Sea die cut flowers from the Impressions Abloom Bundle and placed them around my floral scene. Finally, I added my sentiment (stamped in Secret Sea) and a Strawberry Slush Bakers Twine bow.  Here's this weeks ne...