I Love You So Much

I am so happy that I got to play along with a couple of challenges on splitcoaststampers today.  The free 4 all challenge was a valentines challenge and the mixability challenge was to use hearts.  I managed to cover them both using my Tim Holtz new hearts stencil and some embossing paste and a sentiment from Papertrey Ink!  I am seriously loving my stencils and embossing paste right now and today I used my pearlescent paste which is SO pearly and pretty.  I did add 2 colors of Heidi Swapp color shine over the stencil before I removed it and it looks really pretty IRL.  I also die cut some flowers out of canvas and colored them using my gelato's!  So fun!!

It looks like I am ahead of the game and have my valentine card for my hubby next week!  Woo hoo!!!

I am having fun playing in challenges again.  It has been too long!  Anyway, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.  I am working tomorrow and then teaching a fun card class at Scrapdoodles on Sunday!!

Thanks for taking a peak!

TTFN

Dawn

CAS257 Stenciled Love

Good morning and happy Monday!  I have learned so much from the awesome online class that I have been taking.  I literally want to stencil everything right now, lol!  Anyway, I was inspired by a beautiful card that Debbie Hughes made yesterday (I am always inspired by her work) and decided to put it to work for today's CAS (clean and simple) challenge, which happens to be a color challenge.  The colors were perfect for what I had in mind especially after seeing Debbie's card yesterday.

I used a fun mask from Studio Calico and some pearlescent embossing paste.  It is really pearly IRL.  Next I sprayed some color shine by Heidi Swapp on my panel and then flicked some more on using a couple of colors.  The heart is another Heidi Swapp product that is alterable.  Once you spray it, there is a resist that appears, it is pretty cool!  I added a few enamel dots and popped my panel up using LOTS of foam tape.  I love how this came out!

Anyway, I am getting ready to go to work, but hopefully I will be back with another card later on.  I was busy making lots of cards this weekend getting my samples ready for my upcoming card class.

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by!

Here is the link to the CAS challenge this week: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/clean-simple-cards-f239/cas257-color-challenge-1-27-14-a-t583525.html

TTFN

Dawn

supplies:
mask by studio calico
color shine sprays and heart by Heidi Swapp
embossing paste by dreamweaver
marshmallow cardstock by bazzill
enamel dots by MME

Stamp Camp 2 Day 4 - 10 minute card challenge!

YIKES!!  Today's challenge for the Stamp Camp 2 card class was to make a card in 10 minutes or less!  Gulp!  I have never attempted one of these challenges before.  I always have precut and scored card bases, so I reached for a white one and then a scrap of white cs that I cut to 5 1/4 x 4.  I also always have a drawer of pieces that have already been die cut so I pulled out a sprig with leaves on it.  Next, I picked up the washi tape that was sitting on my desk that just happened to match the colors for this weeks challenge!  (Score!)  I sprayed the  die cut with Heidi Swapp color shine.  Now at this point I said to myself, you know fine that leaves are not the color of Georgia peaches, but green is not an option, so peach leaves they are, lol!  I adhered my die cut to the white panel and thought I should pop this panel up and reached for my tape runner, put adhesive all over the panel and stuck it to the card base.  DANG IT!!!!  I just said I wanted to pop the panel up!  Argh!  I reached for my sentiment from a set that was still sitting on my desk from a card the other day, but in my haste my impression was not perfect, so I re-inked my stamp and stamped over the image........ DANG IT!!!  It was blurry!!!  All the time I am watching the stop watch ticking away.  Time to start over.  Luckily I know what I am going to do at this point and everything was still out.  The only thing is at this point I had to use a different die cut, which I feel is too big for my card, but it is what it is.  Not thrilled with my card, but not a bad effort for my first 10 minute challenge.  I came in under the limit, but it is stressful watching the seconds pass you by!  Anyway, I can't wait to see what everyone else did for the challenge.  Thanks for checking out my card!

I took a screen shot of my time but I can't figure out how to upload it!!!  My time was 7.12.  I hope it is ok to use stuff that has already been die cut.

The card above was my original card and I like this die cut better, but the sentiment is blurry, bummer!

TTFN
Dawn

supplies:  marshmallow cardstock, two scoops orange sorbet
washi tape - my minds eye
smokey shadow ink by papertrey ink
Georgia Peach color shine by Heidi Swapp
sentiment by Simon Says Stamp (square sayings)