Cheerful Cherries SSC218 & I {Heart} Ribbon Challenge #8

Pin It Now! I'm tackling a couple of challenges today, while getting warmed up to make 3 sets of cards for a demo swap for the new Holiday Mini Cat. It always helps to stretch your sketchy muscles before getting down & dirty!

My card is a bright and cheery "Thanks" from a new set "Cherish Friendship".

The embossing was done using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder (#120175), swiped all over with a Daffodil Delight ink pad before placing Whisper White CS & running thru the Big Shot.  The frame - isn't it cool? - is a new 2-pc set from SU called Designer Frames (#123130), it has a rectangle and an oval folder.  I embossed in 2 colors, Daffodil Delight & Real Red.  Cut the yellow just around the embossed rectangle portion & cut the red all the way around the outside.  They layer quite nicely.  I stamped the image on watercolor paper with Basic Black, colored in with Stampin' Write Markers, added a little white gel pen for lighting on the cherries, and added Crystal Effects for dimension. 

Here's a close-up of the bowl of cherries...

The challenge sketch:

Then there's the current I {Heart}Ribbon Challenge From Nina Dee's blog, {USE YELLOW RIBBON}  My stash doesn't include any yellow ribbon :) so I made my own, with the Daffodil Delight Ink Pad & white Organza Ribbon.  I layered it with Real Red grosgrain ribbon to complement the layers on the card.

Further inspiration on the colors/composition from Pinterest



Can you see where I was coming from?!



French Country Friend SSC212

Pin It Now! Q: Can I make a card at 70 mph?

A: Oh, yeah.

I tackled this Stamping411 challenge in my motorhome today across two states (Ohio & Michigan)!

Beau Chateau die cuts, miscellaneous flower punches, ribbon scraps, almost everything here is a leftover. 
I'm so glad I have my little box of random bits!

Armed with my tote and a boxful of random scraps, this is what I felt like today, and this was my guide...




There were a few sudden stops and a couple broad turns that had paper, ribbon, and tiny embellishments sliding away. Then there was the overhead light that worked loose and crashed down on my table, scaring the dickens out of me and scarring my treasured paper trimmer!

OUCH!  Road Rash!

But you can't frolic in papercrafting without sometimes having to do battle.

I am claiming victory on this one :D

Supplies:
Stamps:  Cherish Friendship, Notably Ornate
Paper: Beau Chateau, Soft Suede, Watercolor Paper
Punches: Bird Punch, Boho Blossoms
Ink: Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery

Have a blessed & creative day! Erika. www.erikaclark.stampinup.net