A CASE of the Fridays!

Hey stampers! Stamping just has not been happening much lately and my mojo is out the window because of it. I definitely didn't want to miss two Fab Friday challenges in a row (sorry about last time, I was so sick that week), so I decided to CASE a card I made last spring but this time using the (very similar) colors from the current Fab Friday challenge. Check out this pretty springtime color combination...

Here is my take on the colors...



Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
Stamps: Petite Pairs, Circle Circus
Paper: Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Very Vanilla
Ink: Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party
Accessories: Big Shot, Stripes EF, Honeycomb EF, linen thread
CASE of this card made by me

Did you hear the exciting news? Calypso Coral and Pool Party are getting added to our color families as part of the Color Refresh that is happening with the new catalog! I was so excited for the changes. I hope you are too! Here is a list of all of the changes...

I paired colors that are staying with a stamp set that (I think) will probably be retiring. Circle Circus has been around for quite a while and I have a hunch that it might be on its way out. I really like this set and will miss it if it goes, but if it makes room for new and exciting sets, I'm OK with it! :-)

OK, that's it for today! Happy Friday! Make sure to hop on over to Fab Friday and play along with us! And don't forget to visit my other Design Team friends and leave them some love!

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Pleasant Poppies

Hello again! Here is the next card from my card class that I had planned for last weekend. For this card, I pulled out the Color Coach and tried to find a color combination that would work well for poppies. I found the combination of Basic Gray, Real Red, and Pumpkin Pie. I thought the combination was very different for me, but I decided to try it and see what happened. I did change the colors to Basic Gray, Riding Hood Red, and Tangerine Tango. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked the card once it was finished. I hope you like it too!

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
Stamps: Pleasant Poppies, Petite Pairs
Paper: Basic Gray, Tangerine Tango, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Summer Smooches DSP
Ink: Tangerine Tango (pad and marker), Riding Hood Red (marker), Always Artichoke (marker)
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots EF, 3" circle die, oval punch, basic pearls
Technique: marker to stamp

Thanks for stopping by!

~Marla Pin It

ColorQ mashed with The Friday Mashup!

Two postings in one day? Unheard of, I know! Are you ready for me to really blow your mind? I have a third one that I will be posting as soon as this one is finished! Why, you ask? Well, I have given myself a personal challenge to stamp something daily and to make it even more of a challenge, I am attempting to also make only original creations! My awesome stamping buddy, Rita, said that she really boosted her stamping skills by doing daily challenges, so I am giving it a try. Thanks, Rita, for the inspiration!

I made this card for two different challenges. The sketch and theme came from the challenge at The Friday Mashup! and the color combination came from ColorQ, so I combined the challenges to make this card.

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
Stamps: Circle Circus, Petite Pairs
Paper: Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade, Pool Party, More Mustard, Very Vanilla
Ink: Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade, Pool Party, More Mustard
Accessories: Big Shot, Stripes EF, Houndstooth EF, linen thread, dimensionals

Check out these awesome challenges and play along!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Marla

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