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Well, Julie certainly came up with a BRIGHT color combination challenge for us over on Create with Connie and Julie today! Our challenge was Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie. I actually asked her…"what were you thinking?" However, Stampin' Up!'s Welcome Neighbor Designer Paper from the Sale-A-Bration brochure, does have papers with those colors, so…it worked out! I'm not sure that I LOVE this card, but it think it came together pretty well.
I started with a base card of Crushed Curry, then added the Melon Mambo. On the Old Olive layer, I used the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder. I added a strip of Welcome Neighbor Designer Paper with the Crushed Curry hearts. Then the center houses are part of the Designer Paper, too. I just cut a rectangle that had 3 houses on it. That was layered on Pumpkin Pie cardstock. I punched the XL Flower from Melon Mambo cardstock and added little dots around the edges with my White Gel Pen. I punched a 1" circle for the center from Pumpkin Pie and added more dots. The center I stamped Best Wishes from Vintage Labels…another FREE Sale-A-Bration selection. Finally, I added a Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon across the bottom, then a bow with a Square Fire Rhinestone Brad!
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I've always wanted a stamp set with a gumball machine in it. Stampin' Up! used to have one, but I missed out on getting it. Stampin' Up!'s Something Sweet stamp set is just as cute as can be! What is fun, too, is that you can use the Sweet Treat Cups in them, too!
I didn't want to use a red base for my gumball machine, so decided to make it Brocade Blue and Crushed Curry. After I stamped it, I cut it out, then adhered it to some Welcome Neighbor Designer Paper. I stamped "that was so sweet of you" directly on the Designer Paper in Basic Black. The Designer Paper was adhered to a layer of Melon Mambo, and then the layer of Crushed Curry cardstock. I wrapped the Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon to the back of the Crushed Curry layer. Then stamped Thanks so Much from Happy Thoughts in Basic Black and punched with the 1 1/4 circle punch. It is layered on a punched 1 3/8 circle of Brocade Blue. I added a Summer Sun Corduroy Button brad to the center and popped it up with Stampin' Dimensionals. The gumballs I used Brocade Blue, Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry for the colors and punched them out with the 1/2 circle punch..jpg)
I think most people struggle doing masculine cards. My Technique Class did this several months ago, but I never showed it here. I bought this set, Stampin' Up!'s Eight Great Greetings, JUST for this Dad image and the little Easter Bunny (hmmm, better get it out and use it, too!) I was excited because Stampin' Up! had this on display at Convention this year!
I wanted to make a small gift for my Stamp Club Members last month and had some calendars I hadn't used. So, while I was at my friend Mindy's house, I made up some of these Coaster Calendars! Anyone else still have hundreds of these coasters in their stamp room? lol! But, I really do use them.
NOTE: I will be closing this round of the 5/8 Satin Ribbon Shares at the end of the week. Please see this .jpg)
OK…I must say that I LOVE my boxes! I started with just the Fox and he turned out SO cute, I had to try a couple of the other critters in Fox & Friends. I wished I had time to make them all, but had to stop…lol! This box template is so versatile, that you could use it for LOTS of different things. 
It's time for another Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge! This one came together pretty easy. Mainly because my Stamp Club did a similar card last night using the same colors and stamp set, but I changed it around so I could make it fit the sketch! Now it shows those in my Stamp Club who bought this set, another way to use it!.jpg)
I made this card for a small swap I was in at the end of December. I love using the Scallop Square die for the base of my card! In this case, it is a cardfront, so I only used one layer of the Scallop Square.