Sew Suite - {PPA 83} Color challenge

Hi again!

Can't even believe I'm posting again today, but thought I'd try another challenge since the weather stinks! So after playing around all day I decided to to post this card for the Pal Paper Arts color challenge #83, and here are the pretty colors.

I decided to use the my new stamp set Sew Suite  from the Occasions mini for this challenge and here is my card.

I have very little baja breeze anything so I hunted through my stash and found this Elegant Soiree' DSP to help me out.

I matted a piece of DSP on some crumb cake cs and glued to the card front.

Then I stamped the dress forms on a piece of whisper white and then stamped again on some DSP; cut out and glue to the forms.

 I first saw this inspiration from both Nance Leedy my up-line and Ann Schach, as well as a few more stampers out there in blog land, but this was not my original idea. 

  I stamped the buttons card from Sew Suite in crumb cake on W.W. and cut it out. Then die cut some buttons in heavier SDSP and threaded with linen thread then glue to the button card with glue dots.

I also scrunched some baja breeze seam binding and tucked it behind and over the two front elements that are popped up with a few dimensionals.

The inside sentiment is a stamp from "Puns from the Past" and fits perfectly with this theme. I also stamped the tape measure from "Sew Suite" on a scrap of baja breeze and cut it out. Then I scrunched it up as well and tucked behind the mat then glued down here and there with some tom bow glue.

I colored the end of the tape measure with a silver paint pen (I think this IS my idea because I've not seen it out there in blog-land) to make it look like a real tape measure.

This finishing touch was to line my envelope with more Elegant Soiree' DSP. Done!

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Paper Players #15 and SUO C1 Fall challenges

Today my post is going to fit two challenges. The first is for the Paper Players Color Challenge using Old Olive, More Mustard, Cajun Craze and Early Expresso with a dash of white or vanilla. The inspiration photo is here.

The second challenge is for Stampin Up Only  (SUO) Challenge #1 - FALL. Now you can see why this card will work for both. ..and here's my card.

I started with Cajun Craze CS for the card base, then matted a piece of  Elegant Soiree DSP to Early Espresso CS. I punch a scrap of More Mustard CS with the Photo Corners XL punch and added an old olive brad, then glued to the card front.  I stamped the design using one of my favorite sets,  Autumn Harvest in Cajun Craze and Early Expresso. I colored the pumpkins using a blender pen and inks, starting with More Mustard and blending in Cajun Craze, then adding Old Olive to the stems. The leaves used the same colors, blending as I colored. I colored the acorns with Write Markers, then a touch of shadowing on the ground also with markers. I then finished it off by highlighting the veins in the leaves and pumpkin stems with a gel pen. I stamped the "Give Thanks" sentiment in Early Expresso right over the finished pumpkins. I distressed the edges; first with old olive and repeated with early expresso. I matted the same way as the DSP piece, photo corner & brad in the upper corner this time.

I used the Tiny Tags stamp set and punch to add three small tags to the Expresso 1/8" ribbon; tied on with Linen Thread. I used dimensionals to add this mat to the card front.

Well that's it! Done... and I like it!  If only I had better lighting for the photos.. Hmmmmm. I really have to work on that.

Now I'm off to submit my card to the two challenges; Paper Players and Stampin Up Only.

Now it's your turn to join the fun!

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