A Paper Pumpkin Thing Expressions In Color Kit

Happy Thursday! I can't believe that it is already July?! Can you? Yesterday was pretty uneventful, although today we will have guys installing new siding on our home. I can't wait to see what it will look like finished. I have been busy crafting and stamping away the last few days... today I may actually have to start cleaning house a bit more. Somehow we usually end up with people over for 4th of July, we have a great view of the fireworks in town and usually set some of our own off. 

A Paper Pumpkin Thing is going to shift to the first Thursday of the month. What this means for you is that even though we are in July, we are creating with Junes kit! It is easier for all of us because of the uncertainty of when we get our packages from the post office. 

Todays hop is focused on the Expressions in Color Kit from June! This kit coordinates with the Artistically Inked Bundle and Expressions in Ink suite! Lets take a look!

Today's projects came together rather quickly, I have made a cute little box to hold a small pack of candy and this amazing card took maybe 20 minutes to come up with! The kit was so easy to work with as it coordinated with the Expressions In Ink suite.

The card started with the vellum die cut in the kit. It was so cool to find out that the die in the bundle would fit right over it. I chose to die cut it out of the Gold and White stripe in the Designer Series Paper. I inked it up with my blending brushes and adhered it over the vellum using our adhesive sheets. The Polished Pink layer has been stamped around the edges using the background like stamp in the Artistically Inked stamp set. I also did this to the strip that goes across the card front. A strip of Basic White with a Gold heat embossed sentiment was the perfect touch over the top of the Expressions In Ink designer series paper. This was perfect for the Bumblebee card base from the kit!

So don't ask me the exact measurements right away, I scored, it fit and I was done! I accented this little treat holder with a bit of the card front from the kit cut into strips to fluff it up a bit! A bit of Gold Thread was the perfect touch!

I can't wait for you all to see what the team has come up with today! You can click along the hop list below for even more inspiration!

TGIF Challenges 316 Create With Friends Sketch

Okay first thing is first, IT IS FRIDAY!!! I spent yesterday afternoon not using my time wisely. I decided to go watch the high school baseball game. My best friends son pitched 5 perfect innings and we won the game 13-0. It was a double header and we decided to leave 2 innings into the second game because it seemed to be along the same lines as far as us scoring. When we got home, Taryn and I ended up walking a few pigs before doing barn chores. I did a quick dinner with Pork Chops that was ready right as Troy got home from a service call! PHEW!!! I still found time to create but it was before all of this above... I am a morning crafter!!!

This sketch killed me for an hour... I decided to set aside what I had started on initially because I couldn't make it work. I have a secret sister for an upcoming retreat and decided to work on a project for her, not realizing subconsciously, that it was our sketch! Let me show you what I have created!

Yes, this is not a card but still followed the sketch and was so fun to make! I have paired the Create with Friends with the Artistically Inked Bundle as well as the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. My color combo used is the Polished Pink, Granny Apple Green and Coastal Cabana. I chose these colors as they seemed to be the closest to the note pad inside. After stamping and die cutting the flowers from the Artistically Inked bundle I set them aside to work on the sentiment portion. The sentiment is from the Create With Friends and heat embossed in Silver over the top of a Coastal Cabana stamped background also from the Artistically Inked. It is die cut with a scalloped rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly dies. I have accented this with the clear Elegant Faceted Gems. The Basic Black base is nicely matted with a layer of Polished Pink and Pattern Play DSP. To close this cute little notepad holder I have used the Black Glitter Organdy Ribbon. I have given a couple of different views below! 

This is a perfect example of thinking a bit outside of the box for a card sketch! Its amazing how this great little notepad holder came together! I hope my secret sister enjoys it as much as I did creating this for her! 

Now it is your turn to create with this sketch! I can't wait to see what you make!

Have an amazing weekend!

The Spot 161 Color Challenge

                                           

Good Morning! I hope you are all having an amazing day so far! It is cold and raining here and I am sure that the farmers are happy to have this moisture. Kids are off to school and I am going to put a roast in the crock pot! I love comfort food! A couple of the kids may revolt, but this isn't Burger King. We have 13 days left of school and I can't wait for it to be over... 

This week The Spot has a fabulous spring like color challenge with one of the new In Colors Fresh Freesia! I have decided to use the entire Expressions In Ink Suite for my card today, lets take a look!

This card came together so fast it was scary!!! The flowers from the Artistically Inked are stamped in Magenta Madness and Fresh Freesia with leaves stamped in Granny Apple Green all on Basic White. I have used the coordinating dies to die cut these beauties with my Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. It is so cute and easy to use right on my workspace! Next, I stamped the edges of my Granny Apple Green with Granny Apple Green ink using the background like stamp in the set. The Gold and White stripe was a must use and was matted onto a piece of Basic Black ink and layered onto the Granny Apple Green layer. The sentiment stamped in Jet Black Stazon on Basic White was die cut using the Tailor Made Tags dies and tucked in behind my flowers. A few pieces from the Ephemera Pack and some Gilded Gems and this beauty was done! 

Now it is your turn! I can't wait to see you play with these fresh colors! 

Have an amazing day!!

Product List

Artistically Inked Bundle (English) [155456]	Expressions In Ink Suite Collection (English) [155459]	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611]	Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155613]	Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad [153117]
Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Tailor Made Tags Dies [155563]
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406]	Gilded Gems [152478]	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673]