Curtain Call Butterflies...

Hiya!

Welcome to another Curtain Call colour challenge! Here are this week's colours:

I know most gals Stateside will probably go with a patriotic theme but being in the UK I went in a different direction and went with butterflies... again!

I made my own DSP by stamping the flourish from Framed with Love on Kraft using Real Red and Night of Navy. I stamped the butterflies on Red and Navy using white embossing powder and cut them out, adding buttons to the middle. I added some Real Red satin ribbon to finish off.

The Curtain Call Crew has samples to show you today, too, so make sure you stop by to see:

Andrea Roose at Andrea's Scrap- und Stampel Blog

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) at Random Acts of Creativity

Julie Smith at Paper and Such

Lea Lawson at Lea's Cupcakes & Sunshine

Marisa Ritzen at Rosemary Reflections

Melissa Hubert at My Paper Obsession

Shelley Germann at Stampin' Garden

Sue Kohler at My Inner Reflection and 

our fabulous Guest Designer for June...Christina MacLaren at Seaglass & Sentiments.
...then play along with us and post your Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 33 creation using Mr. Linky at Stacey's Stamping Stage.
 
Thanks for stopping by!
 
x Amy

Shimmery Get Well...

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Today I had a rare day off school, and while it would have been lovely to stay at home and make cards all day, I had to do some report writing - grr! Well, in between watching Wimbledon (yay!) I managed to finish them all (big sigh of relief!). I even had some time at the end of the day to make a card for this week's colour challenge over at SCS: Almost Amethyst, Apricot Appeal and Soft Suede. Here's what I came up with:

I used the Fresh Cuts stamp set for the main image, stamping it with Soft Suede then colouring with markers and sponging around the edges. I painted the edges with Shimmer Paint, as well as the butterfly (All-a-flutter). The sentiment is from Sincere Saluations and I stamped it inside a frame from Frames with a Flourish.

I used Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch for the layout, adding some ribbon and a punched border to finish.

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Curtain Call Flower...

Hiya!

Welcome to another Curtian Call Challenge! Check out this week's colours:

This is what I came up with:

I dug out my Kaleidascope and Pink Flamingo DSP for the Tempting Turqouise and Green Galore. I used this week's sketch from SFYTT. The focal point was created by stamping the a-la-carte stamp Flower Accent using Cameo Coral ink. I cut this out then layered a little flower from One of a Kind (punched out with Boho Blossoms punch) on top. I fixed this to a large flower from the Pretties Kit using a filigree brad. The sentiment is from Oval All but punched out with the Word Window punch - really cool effect! The ribbon is the lovely white satin ribbon.

The Curtain Call Crew has samples to show you today, too, so make sure you stop by to see:

Amy White at Devlinwhite Designs

Andrea Roose at Andrea's Scrap- und Stampel Blog

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) at Random Acts of Creativity

Julie Smith at Paper and Such

Lea Lawson at Lea's Cupcakes & Sunshine

Marisa Ritzen at Rosemary Reflections

Melissa Hubert at My Paper Obsession

Shelley Germann at Stampin' Garden

Sue Kohler at My Inner Reflection and 

our fabulous Guest Designer for June...Christina MacLaren at Seaglass & Sentiments.

...then play along with us and post your Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 33 creation using Mr. Linky at Stacey's Stamping Stage.


Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Curtain Call Nature's Touch...

Hiya!

It's that time of the week again - another fab curtain call challenge! Here are this week's colours:

Now I would never have thought of putting these colours together, but that's why I love challenges - they make you think outside the box! This is what I ended up with:

I used a mix of DSP for this - Spiced Cider and Nouveu Chic. The main image is from A Touch of Nature and I stamped it on Confetti White with Basic Grey ink. I added a bit of colour using watercolour wonder crayons and an aqua painter. I created a 'poofy' flower by punching 5  scallop circles out of DSP then alternating the patterns, stacked them on top of each other and put a brad through the middle. I then scrunched the layers one by one and added a button and flat pearl from the Pretties Kit in the middle.

I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch for the layout and there were two little ribbon loops on the sketch so I included those using Rich Razzleberry polka dot ribbon. I added piercing around the main panel and the greeting was stamped on Sahara Sand and punched with the Word Window punch.

The Curtain Call Crew has samples to show you today, too, so make sure you stop by to see:

Amy White at Devlinwhite Designs

Andrea Roose at Andrea's Scrap- und Stampel Blog

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) at Random Acts of Creativity

Julie Smith at Paper and Such

Lea Lawson at Lea's Cupcakes & Sunshine

Marisa Ritzen at Rosemary Reflections

Melissa Hubert at My Paper Obsession

Shelley Germann at Stampin' Garden

Sue Kohler at My Inner Reflection and 

our fabulous Guest Designer for June...Christina MacLaren at Seaglass & Sentiments.

...then play along with us and post your Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 33 creation using Mr. Linky at Stacey's Stamping Stage.

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Emboss Resist...

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Just a quick post to show you a card I made last night for our SU team challenge - this week it was a technique challenge: emboss resist. This is what I came up with:

Emboss resist is when you emboss an image then stamp or sponge over the top - the embossing powder resists the ink so the embossed image comes through. I inked up the swirl from Baroque Motifs first with Versamark then with Melon Mambo and stamped it on Very Vanilla. I embossed this with clear embossing powder. I then inked up the background stamp Friendly with Versamark and stamped that over the whole piece and embossed with clear EP as well. I then sponged Creamy Caramel and Soft Suede around the edges and distressed with my cutter kit.

The butterfly (from the a-la-carte stamp All a Flutter in the UK mini catty) was stamped on Very Vanilla with Soft Suede and sponged with Melon Mambo ink. I added Crystal Effects to make it shiny. I added some Very Vanilla ribbon and a Choc Chip button to finish.

Thanks for stopping by - I'll be back tomorrow with another Curtain Call colour challenge...

x Amy x

Curtain Call Flourish...

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Welcome to another Curtain Call challenge! Check these colours out:

And here's what I came up with:

I used a sketch from Becky Fleck's card maps for this month for the layout. The blue patterned piece is the Fine Flourish background stamp from the UK mini catty - I stamped it with Night of Navy then coloured with a Bashful Blue marker. The leaves (from Autumn Splendour) were stamped with Certainly Celery and cut out then fixed to the card using dimensionals. The Celery DSP is from the Cottage Wall pack available at the moment in the UK (it is so fab!!). I added some Bashful Blue ribbon and bow with a Night of Navy button and linen thread.

The rest of the Curtain Call Crew have some samples to show you today, so make sure you stop by and check out:

Andrea Roose

Iwona Palamountain

Julie Smith

Lea Lawson

Marisa Ritzen

Melissa Hubert

Shelley Germann

Sue Kohler

and of course Stacey Schafer

and June Guest Designer Christina McLaren at Seaglass & Sentiments!

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Fresh & Bright..!

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I made this card the other day for the sketch challenge over at SCS. I paired the sketch with the Colour Q challenge this week: Glorious Green, Green Galore, Tangerine Tango, Crushed Curry and Whisper White. Here's what I came up with:


Quite funky eh?? When I first saw the colours I was a bit scared (I think I've only used Glorious Green once in the whole time I've had it!) but I was surprised at how the whole thing came together and the colours look really great together! I had to substitute Summer Sun for Crushed Curry as we don't have that in the UK. Tangerine Tango is one of the new colours coming into the catalogue come October - yay! I already have the inkpad and some ribbon (Christmas pressie from my Mum in Australia... hee hee!) so I could play along!

The flowers are from Bloomin Beautiful and were stamped with Stazon on watercolour paper and coloured with an aqua brush, markers and the TT inkpad. I cut one out so I could lay it over the other. The papers are from Kaleidascope and Pink Flamingo DSP packs. All the layers are matted with Glorious Green (I often get asked about my cards - how I make them etc. and if I have any tips: my biggest tip is LAYERS! I find that adding a 1/8" larger layer of cardstock behind each main panel really gives it an extra something - try it out and see what you think if you don't already!)

The greeting is from Tiny Tags and was punched out with the coordinating tag punch.

That's all for now folks! Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Something Old, Something New...

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I thought I'd share a couple of cards I've made in the last few days with you...

This one was for a sketch challenge for our SU fortnightly team challenge - the twist was to use one or more retiring colours (I chose Orchid Opulence).


I used the GORGEOUS Cottage Wall DSP for the three panels then used the coordinating colours of Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence, Old Olive and Certainly Celery for my layers and colouring. The ribbon is the Rich Razzleberry polka dot ribbon (it's plain on the other side so you can use it plain or spotty!). The main image is from A Flower for All Seasons and I coloured it with inkpads and a blender pen.

The next card I made for the colour challenge over at SCS: Barely Banana, Close to Cocoa and Garden Green. I used the Taylored Expressions sketch for this week for the layout.

I struggled with the colours for a while with this one but eventually came up with something I was vaguely happy with! I used a set from the Aussie & US catty called Friends 24-7 (I'm HOPING we might have this in our next catalogue!). The bird was stamped with Close to Cocoa and then the damask was stamped over the top in Soft Sky (an old in-colour from Aus). The sentiment is from Bird on a Branch in our UK mini catty. I added some pearls from the Pretties Kit and some So Saffron ribbon to finish. The DSP is a mix from Bella Bleu and Spiced Cider.

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x