Welcome to another Pals Paper Arts Challenge! This week we have a fun color challenge for you:
This color combination said "Christmas" to me so that's the direction I went. One more Christmas card done...check!
I had a fun and busy weekend, celebrating the holiday and cyber-shopping and decorating the house. Fun! It's that busy time of year so I hope you are able to make some time to play along with us!
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Hello and welcome to another fun sketch challenge from the Pals Paper Arts Design Team!
Isn't it fun? I wanted to make a special card and this sketch turned out to be perfect for it!
This card is for my youngest son who just finished his first marching band season as a band director. It has been a season of joy and struggles, triumph and defeat, but through it all he has been a trooper and is excited to move to the next phase and still wants to be a teacher!!
Woo Hoo! I'm soooo proud of him and wanted to let him know :)
For this card I chose colors that I knew would suit my son. Soft Suede is perfect, and I adore this chevron pattern! To break it up I added Crumb Cake as a complimentary color and just added a POP of Soft Sky.
Clean, simple lines and no fru-fru for him at all. One Crumb Cake button as an accent. If you need a particular color for thread and you don't happen to have it, no worries. Just snip two thin strips of cardstock in the color you want and then thread them through the button holes. Fold them over onto themselves on the back and adhere a glue dot to keep them in place. One side of the glue dot hold the strips of paper in place, the other adheres your button to your card...easy peasy!
I hope you've enjoyed my card and that you will pop on over to the see the rest of the inspiration from the Pals Paper Arts Design Team!
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Hello there! It's Thursday and time for another awesome challenge from the Pals Paper Arts Design Team!
What do you think of the colors?? Aren't they AMAZING?? I love them so much and was inspired to create this...
Hello There! - Pals Paper Arts #226
What do you think?? I don't usually add so much STUFF to my cards, and I have no idea where this card came from, but sometimes ya just gotta let the creativity flow and see where it takes you!
I used Mossy Meadow as my main color with my secondary color being Soft Suede and used Cajun Craze just as an accent. As always, lots of white space, or in this case, Very Vanilla space :)
Hello There! - Pals Paper Arts #226
I used LOTS of punches on this card, some framelits, and some paper piercing! I haven't done any paper piercing in awhile...I sure like how it came out, it really adds so much to the card! I also did some sponging, which again, I haven't done in awhile, but I needed to add some variation when layering the same color. I sponged a lot on my green circle, adding a Very Vintage Designer Button tied off with some embroidery floss I happened to have stashed away. I used to cross-stitch and saved all my left overs so I think I have floss in every color imaginable!
Hello There! - Pals Paper Arts #226
At the end of the day I walked away from the card and when I came back the next morning, I decided it needed some more embellishments so I added some pearl flourishes. I think they are my favorite part!
I hope you have enjoyed today's post and will pop on over to see what the rest of the Pals Paper Arts Design Team has dreamed up for you!
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A Thousand Thanks
To be perfectly honest, at first glance I was not very impressed with the Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!. But as frequently happens when starting with a sketch in mind, these two papers jumped out at me and I KNEW they would be perfect together with this layout. I'm so glad I had them on hand! I loved being able to bring out the Soft Suede and Mossy Meadow in the pattern paper for a crisp color combination. The sentiment, from the Lots of Thanks stamp set, keeps with the crisp, minimalist tone of the card.
A Thousand Thanks
I love the juxtaposition of elegant and pretty masculine colors and patterns with a layered flower. I used the Flower Patch stamp set, along with the Flower Fair Framelits Dies, and kept with the color scheme, only this time pulling out the Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry.
I think the flower, instead of leaves, is a pleasant surprise addition to this card and keeps it fun and slightly whimsical.
A Thousand Thanks
And of course, the envelope liner is the icing on the cake. I just love the envelope liners, they add so much substance and beauty to the overall gift of the card. It really makes the card feel extra special:)
I was inspired by this delightful, delightful, delightful, (did I mention that it's delightful?) sketch from the Pals Paper Arts design team. They always have such fun challenges to play along with!
If you are so moved, you still have a bit of time to play along with the challenge, so please hop on over to see what the design team has created for you this week!
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EZ Peasy Stampin' Up! Supplies List:
Paper: Soft Suede Cardstock; Color Me Autumn Monsters Designer Series Paper
Stamps: Flower Patch, Lots of Thanks
Ink: Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede Classic Ink Pads
Tools: Big Shot, Flower Fair Framelit Dies, Envelope Liner Framelit Die
Accessories: Crushed Curry Baker's Twine, Regals Designer Buttons
Shannon Jaramillo ( pronounced Har-a-me-o), Fontana CA
I have been hooked on card making since the first time I saw a Stamp-a-ma-Jig in action! I find the creative process very soothing and try to wiggle in some paper crafting every day. I love to participate in challenges and love to share the fabulous products out there on the market today.
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