April Challenge by SL

My oops! SL sent this lovely card in April and I am just posting it now. Look at the shimmer! What a great "twist" to the original layout. I am always so impressed with your creativity. Keep going!



I used SU Brilliant Blue cardstock for the base; SU Cool Caribbean for the bottom strip, and SU Green Galore for the strip in between the blues.



I stamped the background on top with white pigment ink with a stamp from the SU “Polka Dot and Paisley” set. I stamped the bottom piece with the shell from the SU “Aquaria” (retired) set using Versa Mark ink, and embossed it with the SU Holograms powder to give it sparkle.



The middle piece is stamped with a stamp from the SU “All in a Row” set and Brilliant Blue ink.



The tag is stamped with stamps from “Aquaria” in Brilliant Blue ink, and I used the same to stipple the white background. I used markers to color the fish, and glitter to add sparkle to the middle fish.



I stamped “happy” (SU “Polka Dot and Paisley” set) and “birthday” (SU “Happy Everything” stamp set) on white cardstock with brilliant blue ink.



I added a half circle of “Green Galore” on top of the tag. I set two eyelets – one in the tag, and one in the card, and tied silver and pink ribbon in a knot.

March and April Challenge - by CL

CL brought her beautiful cards to camp to get photographed. Aren't these wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

June Challenge by SL

The June challenge was not out for more than a day and SL got right to work on this fun card. Hope you all enjoy:



Directions:
The background card is SU “Green Galore” cardstock stamped with a stamp from the SU “Fresh Fillers” set using SU “Green Galore” ink.

I then layered SU “More Mustard” cardstock on top of SU “Tempting Teal” cardstock.

The circular “thank you” stamp from the SU “Seeing Spots” set is stamped on “More Mustard” using SU “Real Rust” ink.

A different stamp from SU “Seeing Spots” set was stamped on a scrap of “Green Galore” cardstock with “Green Galore” ink and punched with a circle punch. The edges were colored with SU “Brilliant Blue” pen to make it stand out, and I used a foam dot to adhere it and to give it dimension.

I used the butterfly from the SU “Reason to Smile” set to stamp tiny flowers on scraps of “Green Galore”, “Pixie Pink”, “Brilliant Blue” and “Cool Caribbean” cardstock using inks of the same colors. I then punched out the flowers with the SU “Spring Flower Bouquet” punch and glued them on with a glue pen.

I attached a piece of pink ribbon to the flower furthest left, and embellished with a brad from SU “Hodgepodge Hardware”.

May challenge by SL

Isn't this gorgeous?! Thanks SL for sharing!!


Background cardstock – SU Apricot Appeal.

Frame – SU Ruby Red cardstock stamped with Versamark ink and the SU “Paisley Background” Stamp.

Center cardstock – SU Gable Green sponged with SU Creamy Caramel ink on edges.

Two step flower stamp is from the SU “Delight in Life” set. I embossed the edges of the vellum square with gold embossing powder to make a gold frame. I used SU Ruby Red ink to stamp the first step of the flower, and SU Chocolate Chip ink for the second. I then used SU Cameo Coral, More Mustard and Chocolate Chip pens to fill in the petals and center of the flower.

I attached brown and white gingham ribbon with a bronze buckle embellishment from the SU Hodgepodge Hardware.

April Challenge by CS

What great ideas here in this card! (Sorry about the sideways post - you have to look at this card with your head tilted). I love the circle punch and ribbon on the side - cute embellishment idea! Thanks CS for sharing your creativity!




Delight in Life stamp set
Versa Mark, Brilliant Blue, Ballet Blue, Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens

Two complimentary shades of Blue cardstock and a 1/2" strip of orange cardstock.

I also used white grosgrain ribbon and the silver cord as well as the slot punch.