A Quick Post...

Just want to share this card. If you'd like details, you only need ask.

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Colleen

Papertrey Ink Fast Food Blog Hop Challenge

Whew! Less than an hour ago I checked Nichole's blog and realized I could still participate in this month's Papertrey Ink blog hop challenge. Luckily for me, this month's challenge was super easy - a color and sketch combo with the most difficult thing being deciding which Fast Food combo to choose. So I quickly pulled out these scrumptious colors and got to work. And I love the result! The only ingredient not PTI is the array of enamel dots from Teresa Collins and My Mind's Eye. Yippee for me!

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Colleen

WPlus9 Goodies

Seldom do I fall so in love with a stamp set that I pre-order it but, after watching a Jennifer McGuire video here, these stamps with matching dies were a must have. They've been so much fun to play with, trying different color combos and creating a pile of flowery, leafy goodies to use. Naturally then, when I needed to make my friend Carol a birthday card, I reached for my favorites from these little gems. Carol is such a talented card maker, that it's always a challenge for me to come up with something unique for her special day, but I knew these were just the thing.

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Lil' Inkers is Three!

Lil' Inkers is three (!) years old this August and celebrating with a challenge. You can check out all the details here. Being a huge fan of Lil' Inkers products, and particularly the balloons stamps and dies, I knew I just had to find time to participate.

All the wonderful colors of the balloons and their arrangement in the challenge photo inspired the card below. I hope you like it as much as I do. And thanks for the visit!

And thanks for the visit!

Hugs,

Colleen

Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #119 - Flagged Borders

Ok... I think this is my first ever Papertrey Ink MIM entry. Hard to believe with all the wonderfully inspiring videos that the design team and Nichole have produced for us that it would take me so long. I get easily sidetracked, what can I say...

All products, with the exception of the Hero Arts red metallic dots, are from Papertrey Ink.

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Hugs,
Colleen

OLW142 Happy Birthday Ardyth!

It's been ages since I participated in a challenge, much less TWO challenges in the same day! Yay me!  (My submission for the Avery Elle May Challenge is below.) I only recently discovered Ardyth's blog through Pinterest and love her CAS style and use of bright colors. A true kindred spirit. So to make a birthday card imitating her style for OLW142 was right up my alley. 

I stamped a candle from a PTI set and a sentiment from Wplus9. Then I matched the Hero inks I used for the candles to Copic pen colors to fill in parts of the sentiment.  It really changed the look of the card. Much more festive now. A little added bling on the candles and flames completed the look. I really like the way it came together and think I'll make a couple more of these in different colors.

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Hugs,
Colleen

Avery Elle May Challenge

                                          

Yes, it's been a while. So long that I have to figure out Blogger all over again. . . that'll teach me. 

A few months ago I stumbled on to the Avery Elle website and was smitten by their stamp line and purchased a few of their sets. I don't always hop on board with new trends in stamping (more likely, I'm late to the party), but I absolutely adore the new nautical and ombre themes I'm seeing everywhere. They're so modern and fun, and a reminder that summer is coming. Now this photo challenge nudged me from my online hiatus, and inspired me to get inky and participate.

So here's my card...

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Happy 1st Anniversary, Avery Elle!

Hugs,

Colleen