CCREW517SK: Pretty Posies

Hi All!

When we were initially given our Creative Crew May Challenges, I went straight for the Sketch Challenge.  I usually tend to enjoy them, as they give me a good starting point--which is usually the hardest part. When I saw this sketch, I knew I wanted to add a pennant.  As I looked around for ideas, I stumbled across this card from Teneale Williams.  The simple design was perfect!

Here's our sketch:

Here's my card:

For the 'Suite' theme, I chose the So In Love stamp set from the Falling In Love Suite in the Occasions Mini.  Instead of using the stamp images as focal images, I chose to use them more as backgrounds.  This stamp set has turned out to be one of my favorites.  I love the font on the sentiments and it's so versatile.  Unfortunately, it's retiring this month, so grab it up while you can!

Item# 143216  So In Love $15.00

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Stamp: So In Love
Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Very Vanilla Cardstock
Ink: Crumb Cake and Basic Black Classic Pads
Accessories: Party Pennants Bigz L Die, Linen Thread, Button, Paper Piercer and Mat Pack

CCREW517CLR: Just for You

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For our May Creative Crew Color Challenge, we were given Pinks and Greens with a bit of Coral. What a pretty combo!

These 'Sweet' colors are perfect for flowers...just like the picture.  I chose the Crazy About You stamp set.

To incorporate all of the colors, I stamped the flower image three times once in each color, trimmed them and layered them for some texture. It was then popped up with dimensionals. It turned out so pretty!  This set has another flower image that would work well too, along with 30 sentiments that can be mixed and matched.

Item# 137137 Crazy About You $25.00

For this card, I actually chose a sentiment from the So In Love stamp set.  I felt that the font was a better fit.  This set is one of my favorites from the Occasions Mini.  It's so versatile.  It's also retiring this month, so be sure to get it ordered if you'd like it as well.

Item# 143216 So In Love $15.00

If you'd like to add any of these to your collection, pop me an email or click on the 'Order Online' icon in the top right-hand corner.  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Crazy About You and So In Love
Paper: Rose Red, Old Olive and Whisper White Cardstock
Ink: Rose Red, Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Old Olive and Basic Black Classic Pads
Accessories: Paper Snips, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Brights Sequin Assortment, Fine Tip Glue Pen and Pop Dots/Dimensionals

CCREW517TEC: The Best Things in Life are Sweet

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For our May Creative Crew Technique Challenge, I chose the Double Gate Fold card.  This was a new technique for me and there's a great tutorial over at Splitcoaststampers if you'd like to give it a try.

I love this technique!  It looks so fancy-shmancy, but it's actually pretty easy to do.  You just need to be sure that you have a double sided DSP that you like as you'll be using both sides of the print.

The DSP I used is from the Cool Treats Suite in the Occasions Mini.  There's also a really cute stamp set called Cool Treats that will be carrying over into the 2017-2018 catalog.  It features all kinds of sweet treats.  I used an older stamp set here, but Cool Treats would be a great set for birthdays and summer themed cards. So be sure to check it out.

Item# 145181 Cool Treats $48.50

The sentiment is from the Suite Sentiments set in the Occasions Mini.  This set is awesome!  These sentiments pair up with so many different stamp sets which make it so versatile.  This set is retiring this month, so snatch it up as quick as you can!

Item# 142971 Suite Sentiments $20.00

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Stamps: Sweet Scoops, Suite Sentiments and You're a Gem
Paper: Watermelon Wonder, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White Cardstock; Tasty Treats DSP
Ink: Watermelon Wonder, Peekaboo Peach, Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip Classic Pads
Accessories: Layering Circles Framelits, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Paper Trimmer, Pencil, Bone Folder and Pop Dots/Dimensionals

CCREW517INSP: A Butterfly Celebration

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This project is for our Inspiration Challenge CCREW517INSP over at Splitcoaststampers.  We were given a few different pictures and we were to pick one to work with.  I was inspired by the Butterfly photo and it's Pink tones.

This is what I came up with:

Both the DSP and the sentiment are from the Falling In Love 'Suite' in the Occasions Mini.  The butterflies are from the Butterflies Thinlits dies.  I love the hearts as a backdrop, but you could pretty much use any printed paper.

The sentiment is from the So In Love stamp set.  It's not a set that jumps out at you, but I love it.  The font is super cute and it can be used for just about any occasion.  It is retiring this month, so grab this one up as soon as you can.

Item# 143216 So In Love $15.00

Item# 137360  Butterflies Thinlit Dies $25.00

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Stamps: So In Love
Paper: Primrose Petals, Tip Top Taupe and Very Vanilla Cardstock; Falling In Love DSP
Ink: Tip Top Taupe Classic Pad
Accessories: Butterflies Thinlits Dies, Petal Cone Die and Neutrals Candy Dots

CCREW517SIP: Step It Up: A Dahlia Hello

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I had to create two cards for the Creative Crew Step It Up Challenge.  We were to create a CAS card and then create a second card stepped up a bit. I decided on the sweet little (or big in this case) Dahlia flower my cards.

My CAS card:

My Stepped Up card:

For my CAS card, I stamped the Dahlia in Calypso Coral and added the thinlits Hello sentiment.  I kept the same design for my Stepped Up card, but stamped a second Dahlia image, trimmed it down and popped it up for an additional layer.  A few Candy Dots add some color.

I love this Dahlia stamp!  It's a classic, simple design that can be used as the main image or a background...for a simple or more elaborate card.  It is definitely worthy of a spot in your collection. The Hello You Thinlits Dies are also pretty great, but are retiring this month.  Be sure to grab these up sooner than later.

Item# 139911 Definitely Dahlia $15.00

Item# 137363 Hello You Thinlits Dies $25.00

Join in the fun and create your own Stepped Up project!  Hope on over to the gallery to get inspiration or upload your own project HERE.

If you'd like to add any of these products to your collection, just pop me an email or click on the Order Online icon in the top right-hand corner.  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp: Definitely Dahlia
Paper: Basic Grey Cardstock and Whisper White Heavy Cardstock
Ink: Calypso Coral
Accessories: Hello You Thinlits, Neutrals Candy Dots and Pop Dots/Dimensionals