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Rock My World Sweet Sunday Sketch

  

As I was cleaning and reorganizing this week I cam across so many things that I thought I really have to use them.  I loved them then and I still love them.  So for this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch, I was able to put a few of them into action.  That's the problem when you accumulate so much stuff, you "stuff" it away and forget about it. 

 Karen's sketch was an easy one to work with and I decided to combine it with this week's colour challenge on SCS; Kraft, Black and Melon Mambo. 

I had discovered tons of those little metal rimmed tags in my stash.  I have coloured ones, oval shapes and ones with clear acetate in the centre, and I used a few here.  The idea came from that same magazine I used the sketch for Friday's card.  I also got to use 3 of the 10 million little letters I have.  My I had an addiction to alphabet stickers LOL!

I know the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers are sharing their take on the sketch and we hope you will play along too!  Link your creation to Karen's post here so we can all see your fabulous artwork!

Jennifer Tapler

Karen Motz

Lynn Put

Nancy Riley

Sarah-Jane Kale'

Vicki Burdick

and of course Karen!

 

I am going to rest now.  It's been a crazy weekend, working Friday night and Saturday all day, then I ended up taking my youngest out Trick or Treating in the drizzling rain last night.  I was feeling quite ill last night and went to bed without posting my card for today's challenge, expecting to wake up feeling much better.  Well, I'm still not feeling up to speed, and all the hype about the flu this year has made me quite paranoid.  I'm going back to bed to rest up for the rest of the day.  I hope this finds you much better!  Take care and I'll see you soon.

 

What lies within us, a Sale and resolutions

   

I love this quote from Little Paper Shop's "A Dream" set.  And I love the whimsical images in "Butterflies and Blossoms" I have paired these sets up several times before.  I had to do it again for this week's colour challenge on SCS:  So Saffron, Bravo Burgundy and Handsome Hunter.  I love So Saffron and Bravo Burgundy together, but throw in Handsome Hunter and I was really stumped.  I finally figured I had to work with some greenery to get the Handsome Hunter in and when all was said and done, I was quite pleased with the end result.

  Generally when I have trouble with a colour combo, I try to work with lot's of white space; it allows me to "control" the colour.  So that's what I did here.  I stamped the vine from "Butterflies and Blossoms" in Handsome Hunter on Whisper White.  The butterfly was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black and coloured with markers.  I stamped it once with the vines and then a second time on a scrap and cut it out.  I added a some yellow gems and curled the wings and adhered it atop the other with my Quickie Glue Pen.  I punched some of the tiny butterflies with my Martha Stewart butterfly trio punch and layered it on Handsome Hunter then Bravo Burgundy.  A strip of Bravo Burgundy grosgrain ribbon finishes it off, and I think the Handsome Hunter is perfect for the rich colours of the card!  Makes me wonder why I struggled so much with it!

Little Paper Shop is having a New Year Sale!  Starting tomorrow, everything in the store will be on sale...save 10% - 50%! 

So do you make resolutions?  I do.  Although sometimes I don't keep them, I love the way a new year gives me the feeling of starting fresh and the appeal of making changes is...well so appealing!  Tomorrow I'll be sharing my stamping resolutions with you, and one of them will involve YOU!  I hope you will stop by then and share some of yours with me too!

I think I will be spending my day on Splitcoast for their New Years Eve party!  Definitely my kind of fun.  Whether you're celebrating quietly or loudly tonight, I wish you all the best for the coming year.  A year of opportunity, success and love. 

Recipe:  Stamps:  Butterflies and Blossoms, A Dream(Little Paper Shop)  Paper:  So Saffron, Handsome Hunter, Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White  Ink:  Handsome Hunter, Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  Gems (Michaels), Martha Stewart Butterfly trio punch, Bravo Burgundy grosgrain ribbon,Quickie Glue Pen (Sakura), dimensionals

Bright Summer Birthday

 

When Alberta gets a cold snap, it gets cold!!  It's -29 C (20F below), and I can't tell you how much I hate the cold!!  So, in protest, I made a bright summer card.  Take that, old man winter!

It's time for our monthly challenge between the LIttle Paper Shop design team, and it was my turn to host the challenge.  I decided to use a sketch, and make it easy because that's all I can manage at this time of year.  My gears freeze up LOL!  I pulled out "Peace" and "Going in Circles"  to stamp with and used the bright beautiful papers from my Junkitz "Salsa" pad.

 

I stamped the tree with a Close to Cocoa trunk and Certainly Celery "leaves".  I added some flower brads that I've had in my stash forever just to brighten it up!  I used Pink Passion to stamp the sentiment from Going in Circles and a fancy flower brad from SU for the centre. I coloured in the flower with a teal Sharpie to make it pop a bit.  The rest of the embellishments are red;  length of Real Red Grosgrain tied around the centre, a photo corner on the bottom and three red flower brads along the top.

This was a quick little card and that's about all I have time for this week!  Dh comes in tonight so we'll be picking him up at the airport in Edmonton (Red Deer has no airport).  Both girls have their Christmas concerts and parties this week, and somewhere between now and Friday, I have to finish off my Christmas shopping!  Right now I am off to work, so I will wish you a wonderful day and I truly hope it's warmer where you are!

Recipe:  Stamps:  Peace, Going in Circles(Little Paper Shop)  Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red, Taken with Teal, Pink Passion, Junkitz "Salsa" designer paper  Ink:  Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery, Pink Passion  Accessories:  Photo corner punch, circle punches, Real Red grosgrain ribbon, Fancy flower brad (SU), pop dots, flower brads (?)

Going Global...a masculine Christmas card

 

I started this card Sunday night, but after we put the tree up, there wasn't enough time to finish it.  So I sat down last night to finish it off, and I really struggled with it.  I just love the snow globe from Little Paper Shop's "Global" set...it's just so Christmassy.  But, after I had stamped and coloured it, I thought it looked too flat...not "spherical" as a globe should.  I knew I needed to add some shading outside the globe, but watercolouring is not my forte. So I called on Cindy Lawrence, watercolourer extraordinaire, for some advice.  She said why not cut it out and pop it up on dimensionals.  So I thought, if Cindy would do that...it was good enough for me, although secretly I was hoping some of that watercolouring gift would just rub off on me LOL!

 

I stamped the globe first, then positioned the house inside the circle and coloured it with markers, ink and an aqua painter, and stickles were applied liberally to mimic the snow and snow flurries.  I stamped and cut out the base from Parisian Summer DP, then the entire image was cut out and mounted on Natural's Ivory with dimensionals.  The corners were punched with the ticket corner punch and silver brads placed in the recessed corners.

The card base is Creamy Caramel, and I used Leslie Miller's "TP Technique" to add some depth and texture to the cardstock, then I sponged around the perimeter of all the edges.  The burgundy plaid is from Parisian Summer and is mounted on Bravo Burgundy cardstock, and a row of piercing top and bottom add just a bit more texture.  I tied Bravo Burgundy grosgrain ribbon around the middle and popped the focal image panel up on dimensionals.  The sentiment is also from Global, and I cut the two separate sentiments into 4 pieces so I could stack them to fit into the bookplate. 

Although this card seemed to take forever, I am quite pleased with the final product.  I think it's a perfect card for some friends we have who don't have a "better half" to justify the fun and frilly feminine Christmas cards I love to make. 

I haven't forgotten Technique Tuesday, although I'm not sure what I'll be sharing!  Talk about keeping it secret!  I have a ton of stuff to get done today, so expect it later this evening....and I'm not going to rule out tomorrow either.

Have a fabulous Tuesday and thanks for dropping by!

Recipe:  Stamps:  Global(Little Paper Shop)  Paper:  PTI white, Natural's Ivory, Creamy Caramel, Bravo Burgundy, Parisian Summer DP  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  markers, ink & Aquapainter, Stardust Stickles, paper piercer and template, Bravo Burgundy grosgrain ribbon, sponges, toilet paper, HPH, dimensionals, ticket corner punch

Finished card size:  Standard A2 4 1/4" x 5 12"

Chirp Up

 

Have you ever wanted to create a card based on an embellishment?  You know I was digging through the massive amount of flowers that I have and saw this blue one, and I said to myself...that's Pacific Point!  I knew I wanted to use it on a card and when Emily posted colour challenge 192 with Pacific Point in a week or so ago, I knew I would finally get to use that flower!

  I picked up "Chirp" a sweet little set from Little Paper Shop and inked up the swirly tree.  I traced the branches in Certainly Celery and added some of the tiny birds in Pacific Point.

I layered my "Pacific Point" flower with a "Certainly Celery" one (do you see everything in SU colours too?)  I anchored it with a rhinestone brad and placed it atop the tree panel.

I ran a piece of Pacific Point cardstock through my old Sizzix with the swirly Cuttlebug folder and tied some Pacific point ribbon around it.  A strip of Prints DP in Certainly Celery and it was done!

Recipe:  Stamps:  Chirp (Little Paper Shop)  Paper:  Basic Grey Textured, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Prints DP Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  Flowers (Prima),  Pacific Point striped grosgrain, rhinestone brad, dimensionals

Finished card size:  Standard A2, 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" vertical topfold

I wanted to mention that Flourishes is working to make your Christmas list Just Rite!  Watch each day as one of the Flourishes design team members offer's up some blog candy that I think you'll find Just Rite! 

FAith-Sunday (yesterday)

Susan-Monday

Cindy- Tuesday

Me - Wednesday

Flourishes Newsletter-Thursday

Latisha-Friday

Julie-Saturday

Sunday winner's round up on the Flourishes blog!

Happy Monday!  Here's wishing you a beautiful day, and thanks so much for dropping by!  I always love it when you do!

Weekend Sketch Set - Tee Talkin'

  

A couple of weeks ago, Melanie Muenchinger sent me an email and asked if I would like to do up a few samples with her newly released "Tee Talk" set.  Well I had one of those "Melanie Muenchinger reads my blog???" moments then after fanning my hot flash, of course I said yes!  I loved her "Little Tees" set and I knew "Tee Talk" would be so much fun to work with...and what better way to let my creativity roam than to do a Weekend Sketch Set!

So I did keep the same stamp set through out, and added a few more in between.  I didn't use the same papers throughout...or they would all be hunting cards LOL!  However, I did try to keep the colours close...so it still looks like a set.  A little different, but this is a special edition!

I'll do Taylor's first since I did get to preview it, and therefore saw it first!   I really like this sketch and I knew exactly how I would use it.  In fact, when I first saw Melanie's "Tee Talk" I ran out and picked up some hunting and camouflage paper right off!  See, my dh is an avid hunter, so I knew this set would be fabulous for masculine cards.  In fact all of the guys on his side of the family are avid hunters and fishers.  Perfect...I know that this set will see a lot of ink.  I showed this one to dh, and he gave it two thumbs up!!  

The designer paper is by Reminisce and I paired it with Always Artichoke and Basic Black.  I embossed the words on the Tee so they would stand out better.  Other than that the card is pretty simple.

Recipe:  Stamps:  Tee Talk, Little Tees(Gina K. Designs)  Paper:  Always Artichoke, Basic Black, Naturals White, Reminisce designer paper  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  circle punches, detail black ep, black brads, arrow trio punch, dimensionals

Finished card size A2 5 1/2" x 4 1/4", vertical top fold

 Beate's sketch is up next.  I was still on the masculine wavelength, so I pulled out "Classic Pick Up Truck" by Little Paper Shop and stamped it on watercolour paper and coloured it with ink and aqua painter.  I paired it with the sentiment "You're a Classic" from "Tee Talk"!  I love that these sentiments are sized small...and most of them fit in the small oval punch by SU! 

 

Recipe:  Stamps:  Tee Talk(Gina K Designs), Classic Pick-up Truck(Little Paper Shop)  Paper:  Basic Grey, Always Artichoke, Basic Black, Watercolour paper, Always Artichoke Prints designer paper  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  circle punch, lg & small oval punch, jumbo eyelets, dimensionals

Finished card size:  Standard A2, 4 1/4" x 5 1/2", horizontal topfold

 

Here's a more feminine card using Jen's sketch.  I have a niece who loves horses, so when I saw all the options for "Born to" in the "Tee Talk" set, I immediately thought of her.  If I had some motorcycle stamps I would have loved to work with "Born to Ride", but alas, another set for my wish list! 

I used SU's set "Wanted" for the design on the Tee shirt, stamping the horse several times before cutting it out.  I added a sentiment from "Think Happy Thoughts" and tied some Sage Shadow ribbon through a jumbo eyelet.

Recipe:  Stamps:  Tee Talk, Little Tees(Gina K Designs), Wanted, Think Happy Thoughts (Stampin' Up!)  Paper:  Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, Very Vanilla, Outlaw designer Paper (SU retired)  Ink:  Chocolate Chip  Accessories:  Scallop Circle Punch, circle punches, jumbo eyelet, Sage Shadow ribbon, dimensionals

Finished Card size:  Standard A2, 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" vertical top fold

 

I also used this week's sketch #203 from SCS, because I had another idea that I wanted to get down on paper.  I couldn't resist the black board and apples theme for a "Worlds Greatest Teacher" card!  So there is a lot of red here that doesn't really fit with the set, but I did work with green and black!  I used the little apple from "Whimsical Autumn", it was just so perfect in size to work with the Tee and the little corners on this sketch!  I added some brads and that's about all here.  I did try it with some ribbon...check it out in the group shot.  I couldn't decide if it worked or not...so you can let me know!

Recipe:  Tee Talk, Little Tees, Whimsical Autumn (Gina K Designs)  Paper:  Basic Black, Real Red, Summer Picnic designer paper  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  Ruby Red ep (Stampin' Stuff), red brads, dimensionals, Real Red grosgrain ribbon

Finished card size:  Standard A2, 5 1/2" x 4 1/4", vertical topfold

  Ok, so now you're saying, where's Lauren's sketch.  Well this week Lauren is featuring one of her new Timeless Templates, and you know what...I don't have a printer attached to my computer downstairs, and it's pretty late here, so I had to pass on it. However her sample is so cute, it did inspire me, and this is what I ended up with.

I think this Christmas stocking stamp is the first stamp I ever bought!  It's by DJ Inkers, and I took a class at a stamping store and was inspired to purchase it... about 7-8 yrs ago.  I haven't inked it up since! 

I stamped the stocking on several different papers and pieced it together.  I added "Worlds Greatest Grandpa/Grandma" from the "Tee Talk" set to the stockings...a little different on each one...just for fun!

I created a 1" square box and attached it to the back.  Now, I should have, and probably will, attach the stocking to the back of the box.  However, since it's a stamp and not a template, the stamped part faces inward....so the back that faces out is blank.  That didn't sit with me very well, but I confess that the little box, which holds one Hershey's kiss, is a little off balance, and if Grandma or Grandpa actually ate the chocolate...well, these little guys would fall right over!  I think they're cute, and would make really fun table place cards, or even a hanging ornament.  I just need to work out a few kinks.  For the time being you're probably better off with Lauren's free template! 

Recipe: Stamps:  Tee Talk(Gina K Designs), Christmas Stocking (DJ Inkers)  Paper:  Real Red, Whisper White, various DP  Ink:  VErsafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  oval punch, dimensionals,

Finished size: approximately 2" x 3"

Here is the group shot:

 

Thank you Melanie for letting me work with your fun and versatile Tee Talk set!  With so many options in pairing the words with stamps and/or tees..this is a super set to have in my stash!  I hope you enjoyed this "Special Edition" of my Weekend Sketch Set!  Thanks so much for dropping by...I always love it when you do!

Technique Tuesday; Fun with Embossing Powders

Each month I choose a Stampin' Up! product as my Feature Product. For the month of November I am featuring embossing techniques! All embossing supplies,including Craft Ink and refills, embossing powder, Versamark and the Heat tool are on special this month when purchased through me. My Technique Tuesday's during November will feature different ideas and techniques for using embossing. As well, throughout the month of November, you can expect to see projects on my blog featuring embossing, and I will be demonstrating embossing during all my November workshops.

Here is the special for November:

• 10% off all embossing supplies including Craft Ink & refills, embossing powders, Versamark and the Heat Tool 
• My November hostesses will receive 20% Off!

If you wish to place an order, or book a workshop you may contact me via email. I accept all major credit cards. Canadian orders only please. Sorry, them's the rules!

Technique Tuesday; Fun with Embossing Powders

The idea to do this technique has been floating around in the back of my mind for some time now.  I actually did something similar with glitter in August's Fan Club gallery.  You can view it here if you're a fan club member.   I had seen a card in a store with a similar technique and I had marvelled over how they had done it.   Then last year around this time Tim Holtz did his "12 Tags of Christmas" tutorials, and on one of them, he sprinkled different coloured embossing powders on a tag, and said don't worry about the blended colours left over...save it for a "party mix" later.  So when it came time to focus on embossing I decided to try this...for the first time yesterday.  Needless to say, I was thrilled with the outcome and ended up playing with different ideas, so I will share three samples with you using variations of this "technique".  I hope you enjoy it, although I will say, it's not for you Obsessive Compulsive neat freaks...this will send shivers up your spine if you are!!

  You will need:

Stamps:  I chose "Tres Chic" a background image, and the tree from "Season of Joy", but as long as the image is reasonably large and not too detailed, you should get good results.

Embossing Buddy

Versamark

Several colours of embossing powders.  I chose Ruby Red, Detail Gold, and Black Sparkle

Run your embossing buddy over your paper.

It works to make sure embossing powder does not stick to the paper by static electricity or errant finger prints. 

Very important with this technique as you will have several different colours of embossing powders working on the same paper.

I have heard that a Bounce dryer sheet also works...although I've not tried it.

  Next, you will ink up your stamp with Versamark.  I used my background stamp here for the example, and you know from the banner that I only stamped half my cardstock. 

I always work with my background stamps face up, and then place my paper on top, then, using a piece of copy paper over top, I run my hands over it to ensure a complete and full transfer of ink.

Now you want to take your first colour and place a little pile on side.  (Now you see why I chose to only work with embossing on half...so I had somewhere to put the ep!)

I recommend you have as many scored cards to tap the embossing powder off on to.  

  Now, tip the card at an angle and let the embossing powder fall across the Versamark image on an angle.

Remove the paper with the red embossing powder and get a new one.

  This is what it looks like with the first colour.  I do the top corner last.

  Repeat that step with the other colours, making sure you change the displacement papers...unless  you want a huge pile of "party mix"!

  Here is the fully embossed piece.

Here is the completed card.

 I embossed the tree with the same technique, added a strip of red velvet ribbon, some corner piercing and a gold star (which was actually clear until I covered it with my painty pen).  Very quick!

Ok, I did some other variations, that I will just explain to you.

Recipe:  Stamps:  Tres Chic, Season of Joy (SU)  Paper:  Real Red, Kraft, Basic Black  Ink:  Versamark  Accessories:  Ruby Red & Detail Gold ep (Stampin Stuff), Black Sparkle ep (PSE), clear star gem (?), Red Velvet Ribbon (Dots, Dashes & Checks), dimensionals, paper piercer & template

Finished card size:  standard A2 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" vertical top fold

This next card was created the Tim Holtz way, sprinkling different colours of embossing powder all together, at the same time on the same image. Then I just sort of shook them, like I was sifting for gold, untill it was completely covered.  The embossing powder that remains was a "Party Mix", and I created the card after this using that mix!

  For the wreath, I stamped it in black, coloured it with markers, then added dots and details with my Versamarker.  The bow was stamped over the wreath and then Ruby Red embossing powder was sprinkled over and heat embossed.  The sentiment was embossed over the embossing! 

Things were really heating up here yesterday!

Recipe:  Stamps:  Poinsetta & Boxwood (Flourishes) Stitched (SU)  Paper:  Real Red, Basic Black, Kraft  Ink:  Versamark, Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  Versamarker, Ruby Red ep (Stampin' Stuff), dimensionals, Spellbinders dies

Finished card size:  standard A2 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" vertical topfold

 Both the background and the image were embossed with the "Party Mix" created by my last card.  It's very difficult to capture in the photograph, but the embossing is almost holographic.  When you move it in the light, you see gold or red or black, and since the black has sparkle...the sparkle is dispersed through out.

Very cool effect and I hope you'll give it a try your self!

Recipe: Stamps:  Tres Chic (SU), Christmas Wishes(Little Paper Shop)  Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Brushed Gold  Ink: Versamark  Accessories:  May Arts two toned satin ribbon, dimensionals, Ruby Red & Detail Gold ep (Stampin Stuff), Black Sparkle ep (PSE)

Finished card size:  standard A2 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" vertical side fold

Well thank you so much for your patience.  I almost started to post this last night, but it was so late and I knew it would be a long post.  I hope you think it was worth the wait...and I hope you will try it yourself!

Thanks so much for dropping by today...I just love it when you do!

Topiary Christmas and a sale

 

When I first saw the set, Topiary, I knew I wanted to try it for Christmas.  So when Julia of the Little Paper Shop announced she was having a one day only sale, I pulled out this set to celebrate since the idea was already half formed in my mind.

 The set is called Topiary and it's so versatile.  I started by stamping the topiary in Versafine Onyx Black on Natural's White paper.  I picked the colours to colour it with from the designer paper I chose by My Minds Eye....Mellow Moss, Sage Shadow and Always Artichoke.  I coloured "poinsetta petals" in Ruby Red and went over them with a Sakura Clear glitter pen to add some sparkle since the paper is quite sparkly too!  The little pot was stamped on another coordinating sheet of the My Minds eye paper and pieced onto the main image.

The organdy ribbon is Offray and the Sentiment is from the Global set also by Little Paper Shop.

A really quick little Christmas card!

Pop on over to the Little Paper Shop and pick up some of your favorites while they are on sale today only!

Recipe:  Stamps:  Topiary, Global (Little Paper Shop)  Paper:  Mellow Moss, Naturals White, Ruby Red, My Minds Eye (Laundry Line) designer paper  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  Assorted markers, Lg Oval punch, word window punch, 1/4" red organdy ribbon (Offray), dimensionals, gems (Michaels)

Happy Saturday!  I hope you are enjoying your weekend.  Thanks so much for dropping by.  You know I love it when you do!

A Favorite Colour Combo revisited

 

Last January, there was a colour challenge (CC150) featuring Soft Sky, Blue Bayou and Real Red.  I remember visiting the gallery that day and it was a sea of loveliness.  I think it is one of my favorite colour combos, although I confess, I have a lot of favorites...I just love colour!  At the time Christmas was past and Valentines was almost upon us, but I couldn't help but think these colours would make a wonderful Christmas card.  So now that Christmas is on the horizon, that's what I set out to do!

  I love this bird from Little Paper Shop's "Christmas Wishes", and I haven't had a chance to ink it up since the release so I pulled it out again.  I chose Soft Sky textured paper for the background and went from there.

This actually started as a case of this week's Featured Stamper, Becca Feeken, who I know from the Flourishes' Blog team, and she is so incredibly talented.  Everything she creates is so detailed and elegant.  I had picked this card to case, however, as often happens, this card found it's own way.

While Becca's cards are elaborate and detailed, this one is actually one of my more simple designs.  A couple rows of piercing a scalloped border and some beautiful prima's with brads and that was it!  I think it turned out just right!

I still love this colour combo!  The way the Real Red just pops without dimming the gorgeous softness of Soft Sky just makes me happy.  I hope you like it too!

Recipe:  Stamps: Christmas Wishes  (Little Paper Shop)  Paper:  Soft Sky textured, Real Red, Blue Bayou, Whisper White  Ink:  Blue Bayou, Real Red  Accessories:  paper piercer & template, scallop border punch, dimensionals, flowers (Prima), Brads (Making Memories)

Finished card size:  5 1/2" x 4 1/4" vertical top fold

Happy Monday!  Have a wonderful week and thanks so much for dropping in!  You know I love it when you do!

Ugly Paper Challenge

 

You know you're addicted to challenges when you start challenging yourself and friends to do the impossible!  I was chatting with my friend Cindy last week about all the designer paper we have (think hoarders!!), and how it starts to look so dated and out of style after a while.  In fact, worse than dated, it looks just plain ugly.  You know how you ask yourself, "What was I thinking?".  Now I have enough paper that I'm sure, stacked floor to ceiling it would rise up to the second floor of my house and my studio is in the basement!  I started scrapbooking 11 years ago...or perhaps I should just say I started collecting paper 11 years ago.  Well styles change and we change and now most of that hoarded paper falls into the "What was I thinking" category. 

So I challenged Cindy to an "Ugly Paper" face off.  We were both to look through our stash and find the ugliest paper we own and make something beautiful with it. It was a little intimidating and a lot of fun.  Holy...do I have a lot of ugly paper!!  Have a look at the paper I decided on:

  Here is a close up.

You might want to click on either image to get a complete sense of my state of mind at the time of purchase...maybe 7-8  years ago LOL!  It's from Paper Pizzazz and in my defense it was part of a paper pack (booklet actually).  Definitely not a Basic Grey.  However, that was the challenge and here's what I came up with!

 

I knew I had to go psychadelic...and since it put me in mind of my Led Zepplin and Pink Floyd days (anyone else old enough to remember those bands...I know Cindy won't she's just a baby LOL), I chose "Rock Star" by Little Paper Shop.  Overall, I think it turned out pretty cute!  The flowers are by Prima, the ribbon by Strano and I had to add some Stardust Stickles to the guitar after I coloured it with markers. 

Now you have to take a look at Cindy's creation, and then let us know who had the ugliest paper!!  Oh and don't freak out about the language....just scroll down and she translates it for us English speaking folk!  Nice to be bi-lingual!!

Recipe:  Stamps:  Rock Star (Little Paper Shop),  Paper:  Tangerine Tango, Pixie Pink, Pacific Point, Green Galore, Naturals White  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  Striped ribbon, (Strano), Orange ric rac (Michaels), shell button (Button Sensations), embroidery floss, markers, circle punches, scallop circle punches, Stardust Stickles, dimensionals

Oh and don't forget about my blog candy post!  It closes October 31st, so you still have time!  One comment per person please!