Clean and Simple Spring

The Paper Players have the right idea this week with their challenge - Plain and Simple Spring!

I had the embossed background on my desk left over from last Monday - so I grabbed some Coastal Cabana and went to work.   I'm loving these colours together.

I'm not getting this posted until after the busyness of the day is over - it was a good one.  Hope your weekend was good for you too.

Thanks for stopping by!

Joan

Psssst….

Psssst - I can't believe I've done two posts in one day!!!  I participated in the Friday Mashup this afternoon before getting back to convention prep - before babysitting Elliot this evening - Yay!

The mashup this week is:

1. Create a project with "Sketch."
2. Create a project using some "Sponging". 
3. Or Mash it Up and create a project with "Sponging using the Sketch

 I love sponging!  I especially enjoy sponging two colours around one edge - like I did on my sentiment piece.  I used a blender pen and ink to colour in the flower…….can't wait until we get the Blendabilities!  WoooHooo!

And now I'm off - hope you're Friday has been fantastic!  Thanks for visiting!

Joan

Happy Flower

Good Morning….Happy Day!

I joined the SUO Challenges this week and they wanted participants to use some of the new products that we have right now.  There are so many fun things in the Occasions Catalogue!

I've seen a lot of rainbows created with this awesome image from "Happy Watercolour" and I've been thinking about trying out as a flower.  I think it would work wonderfully as a sunrise or sunset also - so that may be next.

The new Watercolor Wonder DSP has been torn and distressed for the grass and I used one of the "Word Bubble" framelits for the greeting as well as using the "thought" bubble for outlining the clouds.

I find it hard to believe that I left the card with absolutely no embellishments - but it's all good.

And it's extra good because Stampin'Up! has extended the deadline for the Paper Pumpkin Promotion

Any new Paper Pumpkin subscribers who sign up at  www.mypaperpumpkin.com  between January 11 and February 10, 2014, will receive a FREE set of 2012-2014 In Color Stampin' Write Markers -a $19.95  value-with their Welcome Kit.

And if I reach my goal of 7 new subscribers by January 25, I will receive a $500 grab bag of retired product (which I'm more than happy to share with the new subscribers!)  AND a special gift from Shelli Gardner, our CEO.  Exciting!!!!

Hope you have a wonderful happy Wednesday.

Thanks for visiting.

Joan

Foil Hearts

It's a colour challenge this go round at Sunday Stamps….and they are Night of Navy, Silver and Strawberry Slush.

I've used the Silver foil paper embossed with hearts and the Happy Watercolor stamp set to create the splatters across the bottom.

If you'd like some inspiration, check out what the rest of the Design Team has come up with and then be sure to link your creation back to the Sunday Stamps blog so we can enjoy it.

Have fun!

Thanks for visiting.

Joan