Hello There! - Pals Paper Arts #226

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!

Thanks for stopping by!

An All-Around Thank You - PP207 & FabFri47

Happy Hump Day, Stampers! Wednesday is always a good day, from here on out it's all downhill towards the weekend and this is my Friday off, something extra special to look forward to! I saw this cute challenge over at The Paper Players to use a button on a card.

Hmmm...a button! I have been neglecting my buttons in favor of Candy Dots (my fav as you know) so I was intrigued. And then I saw this challenge over at Fab Friday:

So then I thought "Well, buttons are round" and I started to see the flicker of an idea! Next I pulled out my Designer Series Paper to see what would strike me to go along with circles and buttons and saw the perfect papers and a card was well on it's way! Here's the final result:

An All-Around Thank You - PP207 & FabFri47

An All-Around Thank You - PP207 & FabFri47

What do you think? This color combination is my new favorite! These two fun coordinating papers are from the Confetti Celebration Designer Series Paper, aren't they AWESOME together?!? And I chose this sentiment from the Hostess Set Hello There, I just love the contrast of the sweet romantic font with the bold graphic paper designs. Then I just played around with circles adding a 3/4" punched circle and several appropriated placed buttons to continue the theme. And then of course, one single Pistachio Pudding sequin. Love!

I hope you've enjoyed today's card and that you continue to be inspired to create your own unique designs! Please stop by tomorrow as I will be back with another fun card and an exciting announcement!

Thanks for stopping by!!