PPC111 Playing in Paradise Challenge

Hello everyone!  It's Friday and time for another challenge at Playing in Paradise!  Jessie is hosting this week and has asked us to create something that incorporates embossing - wet, dry or both.

I wanted to practise with my Copic markers, so I pulled this little girl stamp from my stash and used her for the focal of my card.

I embossed the pink mat with a Cuttlebug Polka Dots embossing folder.  The lace butterfly was from my stash and I inked it with Copic marker RV14 Begonia Pink and added a little Prima pearl swirl.

For the green mat, I just used my Scor-Pal and scored lines every 1/2" in both directions.  The little piece of doily that you can see peeking out above the "love" die cut, was made using a piece of Kaisercraft paper and the "Distressed Doily" On the Edge Die by Tim Holtz.

I made the green flower using the same Kaisercraft paper and dabbed it with "Lettuce" paint to make it a little greener.  I used my favorite Spellbinders die "Bitty Blossoms" to cut it out and form it.  Some pink Stickles was dabbed on the flowers to make them sparkle a little, and I made the flower cluster from bits and pieces of flowers and chippies that I had left over from other projects.

I really hope you will try some embossing for our challenge this week.  It is a very simple way to add texture to a card or layout. The rules can be found here, and they are very simple.  I love seeing the beautiful work that everyone comes up with, and visiting your blogs!

After you're done checking out the rules, be sure and visit the rest of the design team's blogs (just "click" on their names) - they have done some wonderful work this week.

The prize to be won this week is:  The Sweetest Thing stickers, brads, enamel dots, doilies and layered stickers.  This awesome package is worth $25 and you get a chance to win it just by linking your project to the challenge!

Have fun crafting!

Linda

Supplies used were:

Copic markers	Dots Embossing Folder	Prima Mini Swirls	Scor-Pal
Distressed Doily On the Edge Die	Stickles	Cardstock	Green cardstock
Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms

PPC102 Playing in Paradise Sketch

Good morning everyone!  This week at the Playing in Paradise challenge, Allison has given us a really great sketch to work with. 

 

 

I decided to take this sketch and see how many layers I could add to it,

while still keeping the original design.

 

 

It was pretty easy to add layers with the beautiful paper line Serenade by Bo Bunny!  I tucked a few coordinating mats behind and then layered on the top with my image and 

lots of fussy cut flowers from the paper line.  The little yellow flowers I left flat, but the burgundy ones, I crumpled up to break down the paper fibers and then

ruffled them so they had some dimension. 

 

 

The gold roses were made using Spellbinders Shapeability die "Bitty Blossoms".  I really love this die.  Flowers are very easy to make with it.  After I cut the roses from a piece of yellow Serenade paper, I painted them with some glimmering gold paint.  Added some lace and a tulle bow,

plus some red "bling", and I was done!

 

 

You really have to go over to the Playing in Paradise challenge this week and see what the rest of the design team did with it ...  let me tell you ... there's some awesome cards, and even a layout! 

Just goes to show you, how versatile a sketch can be!

 

Then give it a try yourself!  There's a fabulous prize package

of scrapping goodies worth $25 waiting to be won!

You have until noon MST, next Thursday, Februry 7th to get your entry in.

You could be the lucky winner!