DD#2: STAMPIN' UP!'S ESTABLISHED ELEGANCE

Tonight my darling boys teamed up and washed and dried the dishes, without undue argument (virtually unheard of in our house), so I could spend some Mother's Day time in my craft room.

I have made a card for Dynamic Duos #2 challenge, which is to use these two soft colours together:

I started off by inking up my Established Elegance stamp set - one of those sets I just HAD to buy, but which has sat largely unloved on my shelf.  I really like the images stamped in these colours, and teamed with Very Vanilla. 

After I'd finished stamping, and assembling the layers, I sprayed the entire front panel with Frost White shimmer paint.  Here's a close-up shot:

Stamps: Established Elegance, Bring On The Cake, En Francais

Card: Very Vanilla, Pool Party

DSP: Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper

Ink: So Saffron and Pool Party stampin' pads, Jet Black Staz-on inkpad

Other: Pool Party seam binding, Frost White shimmer paint (mixed with Isocol to make shimmer spray), Labels Collection Framelits, Neutrals brad, 1/2 " circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, sponge daubers, Basic Pearls, Eyelet border punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, mini glue dots

ETA:  Lovely news - I was awarded an Honourable Mention over at Dynamic Duos for this card!

JAI #108 : COLOUR CHALLENGE

Nikki has come up with this week's challenge at Just Add Ink,  to use these gorgeous colours together on a papercraft project:

I've run with the idea of Pool Party being a great bird's egg colour, and come up with this:

Stamps: Nature Walk, French Foliage, Established Elegance, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Card: Early Espresso, Pool Party, Whisper White

Ink: Pool Party stampin' pad and marker, Island Indigo stampin' pad and marker, Early Espresso stampin' pad and marker

Other: Color Spritzer tool, Edge distressing tool, Island Indigo ruffled ribbon, Square Lattice embossing folder, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, aquapainter, stampin' dimensionals, mini glue dots, sponge dauber

Make sure you check out the rest of the Design Team's samples over at Just Add Ink.  We hope to inspire you, to play along with us this week!

JAI #100 : JUST ADD CROWNS

This week my favourite challenge site, Just Add Ink, is celebrating a huge milestone - it's their 100th challenge!  To commemorate this auspicious occasion, since a letter from the Queen isn't forthcoming, we're being encouraged to submit a card or other papercraft project with one or more crowns on it.  My friend Helen ran with the "or more" suggestion (love her card - check it out here).  I, on the other hand, have kept mine very simple.

What first sprang to mind, when I mulled over how I could incorporate a crown on a card, were rich, regal colours.  I chose to use Concord Crush with Brushed Gold, and Shimmery White cardstock for my embossed images.  I wanted my card to have a clean, formal look about it (and I think the end result somewhat resembles a tuxedo - what do you think???!!).

Stamps: Parlor Prints, Established Elegance, Curly Cute

Card: Concord Crush, Brushed Gold, Shimmery White

Ink: Versamark inkpad

Other: Gold embossing powder, XL Tag punch, In Color Glimmer brad, Itty Bitty shapes circle punch, Whisper White satin ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, mini glue dots, stampin' dimensionals