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July 15, 2013

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Feeling Nautical

It's finally here, opening day at the Curtain Call inspiration Challenge and time for the first challenge.

Are you feeling a bit nautical?

Verve Stamps not only provided the crew with stamps on dies for this challenge but they are also the sponsor! So the card that takes the lead in this first challenge will also get their own Strong Anchor stamp set and coordinating Nautical Die Set dies!

Here is my card inspired by our first photo using these fabulous stamps and dies!

I learned something new through this, I learned how to tie a figure eight knot!

Edit: I am also submitting this cad to the current Simon Says By the Sea Challenge, the challenge was posted after I posted this card, so I am just entering to play along. It wouldn't be eligible for the GC.

Curtain Call Design Team Designers

Our Special Guest: Julee Tilman, Verve Owner

Tracey McNeely - That's Me

Stop in over at the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge blog to see how you can play along! We can't wait to see how you are inspired by Feeling Nautical!

Cardstock: White, Kraft (Papertrey Ink) Night of Navy (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Strong Anchor (Verve)

Ink: Night of Navy, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzaz (Stampin' Up)

Dies: Nautical Die Set(Verve) Stitched Mats (Lil' Inkers)

Debossing Plates: Woodgrain (Papertrey Ink)

other: jute, foam tape

June 1, 2013

DD #55 Bold and Sassy Colours

Happy Saturday and welcome to this week Dynamic Duos Challenge!

I was playing with my Silhouette again for this card and created my own dies to use with my Verve Good Friends stamp set. Stampin Up cardstock cuts beautifully with it. After I die cut one of each of the three sizes of flowers I did some tone on tone stamping. We really hope that you join us in the fun this week, you have until Thursday noon (PST) to enter the challenge.

Cardstock: Raspbery Ripple, Wisteria Wonder (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Good Friends (Verve) Stylish Sentiments Birthday (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Scarlet Jewel, WinterWisteria (PTI)

Dies: custom dut files (Silhouette) Stitched Mats (Lil' Inkers)

other: sequins, foam tape

May 28, 2013

colourQ #191 and CAS(E) this Sketch #29

Happy Tuesday friends, it is time for this week's new colourQ palette.

Don't you just love this purse?

Arielle you are are finding the best purses.

Had some fun with these colours and broke out another, new to me, Verve set called Good Friends.

I also played with my Silhouette and created die cuts for my new stamps. I just wish I was better at lining them up when stamping. I used the sketch from this week's CAS(E) this Sketch too, I never tire of these sketches.

We hope that you come a play with us this week at the colourQ and while you are there make sure to visit the blogs of the rest of the Design Team to see their fabulous creations.

Cardstock: White (PTI) Grey (Michael's)

Patterned Psaper: Smokey Shadow Patterned Paper Pack

Stamps: Good Friends (Verve) Flowers Friends (Simon Says)

Ink: Harvest Gold, Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy (pti) VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Dies: cusom (Silhouette)

other: white embossing powder, foam tape

May 14, 2013

CCC #44

Time for a new CASology Cue Card. This week our Cue Card is:

By using paper piecing you can add lots of interest to a CAS card without the bulk of multiple layers. Very excited to use my new Surely Goodness stamp set from Verve stamps. It is my first Verve purchase so you will be seeing lots more of this one. For my card I created die cuts for the flowers using my Silhouette. Then I used them to cut my images using patterned papers from Lawn Fawn's Daphne's Closet and then stamped the image on top. This is such a cool technique and gives your image depth. I added a piece of foam tape behind the image to add some dimension again without bulk.

Head on over to CASology today to learn what the 'cue card' means to you, how you can play along and see the all the cards created by the Design Team to inspire you.