Dynamic Duos #77 & Merry Monday #82

Slipping in for a last minute Dynamic Duos!
I just love these colours together for the holidays!

I used my new Wink of Stella Brush to add a bit of glitter to the bird's hat. After loading the brush I learned that when they say in the instructions to "gently squeeze" and it doesn't seem to be coming out, not to keep "gently squeezing"--ha ha.  It came out all right.  The effect is really pretty, I don't know how we have managed in the past without these brush pens.  I am also submitting this card for this week's Merry Monday Challenge #82 to use red, aqua and white on your Christmas creations and the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge to keep it Clean & Simple!

Dynamic Duos #76

Happy Saturday!

Yesterday we took my son back up to Sudbury after his fall reading week!
We drove him, his roommate and his best friend who was coming to visit for the weekend.
I was not a blubbering mess this time. During this past week I was able to see how he has grown and matured over the past 7 weeks and with a hug, an I love you, a wee bit of a lump in my throat off he went with his friends and a promise to see me when he returns home for Christmas.
It is all good.

Time for a new colour duo at Dynamic Duos.  I can't believe how fast the last 6 month's have gone.  This is the last week for the current Design Team and I have had such a great time working with and getting to know such a talented group of ladies. Thank for Lesley and Anne Marie for the opportunity!

It is a monochromatic week with this fabulous duo:

I used only the two shades of purple on my card finishing it off with a few purple sequins.

Hope you come and play along with us this week. Pop over to Dynamic Duos and see what the rest of the team has created for your inspiration!

Cardstock:  Plum Pudding, Winter Wisteria (Papertrey Inc.)

Stamps:  Fancy Flourishes, Stylish Sentiments Birthday (Papertrey Inc.)

Ink: Plum Pudding, Winter Wisteria (Papertrey Inc.)

dies: Stitched Mats (Lil' Inkers)

other: purple sequins

Dynamic Duos #75

Time for a Black Tie challenge at Dynamic Duos!
Here are this week's colours:

Hard to believe that Halloween is less than two week's away. I created my card case with Tangerine Tango and die cut a mat with, yes, a stitched mat.  The trick or treat die cut is also TT and those tickets are actually a stamp I picked up in the dollar bins at Michaels.  Those stamps often do not stamp very well but the VersaFine Onyx black ink created a great impression the first time.

Hope you come and play along with us this week. Pop over to Dynamic Duos and see what the rest of the team has created for your inspiration!

Cardstock:  Tangerine Tango (Stampin' Up)

Stamps:  ticket (Michaels)

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black (Tsukineko)

dies: Stitched Mats (Lil' Inkers) Trick or Treat (Papertrey Ink)

other: foam tape

Dynamic Duos #74 and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge

Happy Saturday and a Happy Thanksgiving weekend to my Canadian friends!

It is also time for a new colour duo at Dynamic Duos!

This week is a subtly your challenge featuring the following duo:

For my card I stamped the large houndstooth pattern from Papertrey Ink's Autumn Pattern Pieces onto a piece of Harvest Gold cardstock in Berry Sorbet ink, mounted onto a piece of Calypso Coral cardstock and added a sentiment using a Vintage Cream  stitched circle.

I am also submitting this to this week's Simon Says Wednesday Challenge, using a rubber or clear stamp.

We hope you play along with us this week.

Cardstock:  Vintage Cream, Harvest Gold, Berryy Sorbet (Papertrey Ink) Calypso Coral (Stampin' Up)

Stamps:  Autumn Pattern Pieces (Papertrey ink) Bold Wishes (CAS-ual Fridays Stamps)

Ink: Berry Sorbet (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Stitched Circles (Lil' Inkers)

other: foam tape

Dynamic Duos #73 and Seize he Sketch #5

Happy World Card Making Day!
What are your plans for today?

Time for this week's new colour duo at Dynamic Duos!
This week is a bold and sassy colour duo, hope you play along.

For my card I used the new sketch at Seize the Sketch and gave it a counterclockwise turn.  Really loving the rich vibrant colours against the white.  I stamped the chevron on white and fussy cut, then created a banner the same width that I embossed the sentimentn on. I will also be submitting this to Seize the Sketch #5.

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink)  Island Indigo (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Autumn Pattern Pieces (Papertrey Ink) Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches)

Ink:  Terracotta Tile (Papertrey Ink) VersaMark (Tsukineko)

other: foam tape, white embossingn powder

Dynamic Duos #72 and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge

Happy Saturday and time for the new colour duo at Dynamic Duos!

October 1st bring the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Events all over the world are organized to raise money in the fight to find a cure and to educate the about public about early detection and how important it is.  My card this week is an encouragement card that I hope I never have to give to someone. ♥

I am also submitting this to this week's Simon Says Wednesday Challenge.

Cardstock:  White, Sweet Blush (Papertrey Ink)  Primrose Petals (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Be (Simon Says Stamps

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: Notched Flowers (Papertrey Ink) Flower Friend, Be (Simon Says Stamps)

other pearls (Stampin' Up)

Dynamic Duos #71

Happy Saturday and time for a new colour duo at Dynamic Duos!
This is a black tie week with a dessert option of wet embossing. I think we are going to see a lot of entries this week for this fantastic duo!

I inked up Papertrey Ink's Autumn Pattern Pieces to create my argyle pattern, I found the pattern so easy to join. The finished product definitely has a masculine feel to it.

We hope that you join us this week, can't wait see all of your fabulous creations!

Cardstock:  Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Autumn Pattern Pieces (Papertrey Ink) Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches)

Ink: True Black (Papertrey Ink)

Dynamic Duos #70

Happy Saturday and time for a new colour duo at Dynamic Duos!

It is a subtly yours challenge this week at this duo is perfect:

A clean and simple design for this week's Dynamic Duos colour duo. I wanted to have some cards on hand to send some happy thoughts to someone who needs it.

We really hope that you come and play along with us this week. Be sure to go to Dynamic Duos today and see what the rest of the Dynamos have to inspire you.

Cardstock:  White, Harvest Gold (Papertrey Ink) Pistachio Pudding (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies (Papertrey Ink) Blooming Marvelous (Clearly Besotted)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

dies: Polaroid, Sunshine, Sentiment Flag (Lil' Inkers)

other: yellow sequins, foam tape

Dynamic Duos #69

Happy Saturday and time for a new colour duo at Dynamic Duos!

It is bold and sassy this week at this duo is perfect:

There are times that you want to go clean, simple, quick and easy for a card. My card this week is exactly that. Three die cuts, one stamp and 5 sequins--done.

We really hope that you come and play along with us this week. Be sure to go to Dynamic Duos today and see what the rest of the Dynamos have to inspire you.

Cardstock:  White, Simply Chartreuse (Papertrey Ink) Pacific Point (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

dies: Stichted Mas (Lil' Inkers)

other: blue sequins

Dynamic Duos #68 and Simon Says Stamps

Happy Saturday!

It's time for this week's new colour duo at Dynamic Duos.

This week is a mix and match week.  We pick Perfect Plus and you pick ????

For my card this week I chose green as my choice to create a sympathy card I am sending out to a friend. I think that plum and green are a good choice for sympathy cards.

Hope that you come and play along with us this week!

We would love to see your creations!

I am also submitting this card to this weeks Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes.

Cardstock:  White, Winter Wisteria, Simply Chartreuse (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Fresh Florals (WPlus9) Flower Friends (Simon Says Stamps)

Ink: Winter Wisteria, Plum Pudding, Simply Chartreuse (Papertrey Ink)

VersaFine Onyx Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: Fresh Florals (WPlus9)

other: foam tape

Dynamic Duos #67

Happy Saturday!

Here to share this week's fabulous duo at Dynamic Duos!

I created my card using the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches 100th sketch challenge. Using Crisp Cantaloupe and Calypso Coral cardstock I created my card so easily.  By using primarily cardstock foro my design the sentiment and stamped flower take centre stage. A few sequins to finish it off and done!

Last nights sunset complimented this week's colours, this is a view of the sunset shining on some really cool clouds to the north right before it ducked behind the horizon!

Hope that you come and play along with us this week!

We would love to see your creations!

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink) Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Surly Goodness (Verve)

Ink: Soft Canteloupe (Hero Arts)  Memento Tuxedo Blackk (Tsukineko)

Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inkers)

other: sequins (Neat and Tangled)

Dynamic Duos #66 and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes

Happy Saturday friends and it is time for this week's new colour duo at Dynamic Duos!

This week is a Black Tie week and I have to say that these colours are lovely together:

For my card I used the Hero Arts Leafy Vines cling stamp for my background. and embossed the Pretty Peonies butterfly with clear embossing powder.  

I love to emboss with clear embossing powder, it is definitely more forgiving than a colour.

I am also entering this into the current Seize the Birthday challenge.

Do you like embossing more using clear or coloured powder?

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Leafy Vines (Hero Arts) Pretty Peonies (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Soft Pool (Hero Arts) True Black (Papertery Ink) VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Dies: butterfly (Pretty Peonies)

other: black sequins

Dynamic Duos #65

Happy Saturday and it's time for this week's Dynamic Duo challenge.

This week's is a Subtly Yours week with this beautiful colour duo:

Today I am attending a vow renewal for good friends of mine. It is a bit of a tough card to make because I have yet to see any stamps that would reflect this occasion and in fact nothing in the card stores either. So I pulled this together which I think conveys the message that they are meant to be together! I completed the package with an envelope to match. I used this week's sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink) Blushing Bride, Pistachio Pudding (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Love and Marriage, Heart Prints (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Sweet Blush (Papertery ink) Pear Pizzaz (Stampin Up) Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: Limitless Layers Squares, Heart Prints (Papertrey Ink)

other: foam tape