We have a color challenge this time on Create with Connie and Mary! I decided to use my Flying Home stamp set again on my card…soon it will be retired and I’ll need to put it away! It is another one that I may keep…love the birdhouse and the bird’s nest in it! We have some Blue Jays in our back yard…love to see their bright blue color in the trees!

Here’s what I designed:

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Crumb Cake cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The top portion of the 4 x 5-1/4 Island Indigo cardstock is embossed with the Seaside Embossing Folder and the bottom portion has a 2-1/4 x 4 piece of Coffee Break Designer Paper added.
A piece of White Metallic Edge Ribbon hides the seam.
A 1-1/2 x 4-1/2 banner of Crumb Cake was added down the front and cut with a flag end.
The nest image from Flying Home Stamp Set was stamped with Archival Black on Whisper White and cut with the Layering Oval Framelit. It was watercolored with Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, Old Olive and Crushed Curry Markers and the AquaPainter.

OK..check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did over on Create with Connie and Mary this week! As always, some fabulous designs!

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The theme this time on SUO Challenges is “Casing the Catalog”. Shhh, I have a confession…I rarely even glance at the samples in the catalogs. Can you believe it? Really…I’m focused more on what the stamp sets and embellishments look like that I often overlook the samples. But, they are a GREAT source of inspiration! And this challenge is so fun…simply change up one of the catalog samples to make it your own!

I used the basic layout of the Picnic With You card on page 6 of the Occasions Catalog…and changed it by using my Flying Home stamp set! I was so happy to make my little birdies look like Robins! Can’t wait to see them this spring!

Stampin’ details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Sahara Sand cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The Tutti-Fruitt Designer Paper is cut 3-3/4 x 5 and added to the front.
A 1 x 5 strip of Bermuda Bay was placed across the front and stamped with the greeting from Hedgehugs in Memento Black Ink.
The Flying Home next was stamped with Memento Black on Whisper White cardstock and colored with Old Olive, Bronze, Crumb Cake and Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends. It was cut with the large Stitched Shapes circle and added to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some Linen Thread was tied in a bow and added to the tree limb with a Mini Glue Dot.
A few Iridescent Sequins were sprinkled on the background for some bling.

Make sure to check out the rest of the SUOC Designers to see what they have done with theme.

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