Elements of Style

When I first saw the new mini catalog, I knew this was a must have set.  The stamp itself is typically not my style, not usually the one I would gravitate to, much less purchase.  But I did. It was calling me right off the pages of the mini catalog and it was just begging me to ink it up. I chose to use this stamp set for the Color Q challenge in mid-May.  Here is the inspiration for this card:

Cute right??  At first, I found it hard to get all these colors together on one card but once I got my supplies together and started to put ink to paper, the juices just started flowing and in the end I was pretty pleased with what came of it.  Its good to step out of your comfort zone once in a while.  That is what's so great about these challenges. 

This card uses a retired color (Kiwi Kiss) and a couple retiring colors (Bermuda Bay and Summer Sun).  I'm really excited that these colors are going away, actually. (Not the normal sob story you usually hear, isnt it?) Personally, I never really used most of the colors that are retiring.  They just sat there and smiled at me but they aren't my go-to colors.  I think that is part of the reason why this color challenge was particularly challenging for me.  

Anyway, for this card I colored in the flowers with a Summer Sun marker and the leaves are colored in with an Old Olive marker.  Kiwi kiss didn't come in a marker so I took the closest green there was.  The humming bird is stamped in Bermuda Bay ink and cut out with paper snips.  I adhered it with dimensionals. 

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Stamp sets: Elements of Style

Ink: Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Summer Sun, Old Olive

Paper: Soft Suede card stock, Summer Sun card stock, Kiwi Kiss card stock, Whisper White card stock

Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Paper Snips, Many Marvelous Markers

Bouquet Bunch Pots

Here is today's card to share.  I'm still playing with the Mini Catalog stamps as I 'patiently' wait for the sneak peek stuff from the new catty. 

I'm still learning how to use the Smooch Spritz spray.  This is the first time I actually used the spray on a project.   When you get your smooch spritz, you will notice that the glitter tends to settle on the bottom when it sits for a while.  So you will have to shake the glass vial vigorously to get the glitter all mixed up in the smooch again.  Pretty simple and common sense, right? I'm not sure if it was a late night when I was stamping and I just wasn't paying attention or if I was just having a 'moment'....  but as I shook the vial, I felt a mist on my face and arm. First thing I thought was, "Is it raining?" Well... of course not! I'm only inside my stamp room on a warm California evening. The rain was no where near me. The windows were closed so why would there be a mist?  I wiped off the mist from my face and  I continue shaking the vial and it FINALLY occurs to me that its the spritz.  At this point, I have the spritz all over my hand, sprayed on my face and arm and some had found its way on my pants.  The spray nozzle had been unscrewed from the top of the vial and I hadn't bothered to check it before I started shaking.  It was silly of me. I was pretty upset with myself that night but now I just laugh at myself because I each time I remember this incident, I remember seeing myself in the mirror right before going to bed looking like a tiger-lady. Lesson learned:  Spritz comes off your skin pretty easily but not off your clothes. 


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Happy Stampin'!

Stamp Sets: Bouquet Bunch, Wood Grain

Inks: Soft Suede, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Always Artichoke, Apricot Appeal

Paper: Soft Suede cardstock, Very Vanilla cardstock, Old Olive cardstock

Accessories: Scallop Punch, Marvelous Markers, Twill Tape, Smooch Spritz Log Cabin