Friendly Foliage Card ~ Color Dare #687

 Let's give a new color dare a try! Each Friday our team at Color Dare Challenge gives you a color combo to spark your creativity. This week we give you 3 colors of which you must use at least 2 of the colors. There are also Free colors other than use along with your 2-3 colors from the graphic. Do not add any colors beyond what is listed in the graphic. 

Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join our challenge use the direct link below the graphic.

For this challenge, the Friendly Foliage set spoke to me. My Upline has been inspiring her team with ideas using this set and I just had to give one of them a try. I love how we are such a sharing community!

Using all 3 colors in our challenge I came up with this lovely look and I'm so pleased with it. I tried layering the colors in different ways to see how they best looked for this design. Be sure to do that when you're creating to find the best combination of your elements.

The dies for this set are amazing! You can get the entire focal image cut at once using the nesting dies. See below.

I cut the purple layer to fit behind the die cut foliage and layered on another piece of cardstock. The embossed layer adds so much texture to the design! 

Adding the touches of Gold with the ribbon and gems ties the design up a notch and gives it some sparkle, too.

The inside of the card show how I added a piece of the leftover purple DSP to the right edge making the design carry into the inside as well. 

The 2 dies for the larger image nest with each other. You can use them alone for different look or together to get the look I've made today.

When you remove the die after cutting you get this lovely image cut on both the outdid and inside of the image. This gave me the option to place the purple paper behind the image for a beautiful contrast with the other layers.

Now it's your turn to create and share using our color challenge. It's a lot of fun and we can't wait to see how our colors inspire your project!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

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Friendly Foliage Bundle

Adopt a Pet Kit

Here is one of our 3 new kits for January. Can you believe how cute this is? Four little animal pets your kids or grandkids will have fun putting together.   

I am the January Kit Ambassador for our Team and will be sharing this kit with your s soon as it arrives.  

Be on the look out later this month for my thoughts, tips and alternate ideas and just plain fun for this kit!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up® Demonstrator 

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Square Snippets Technique Card

Yesterday I shared a layout using our new Square Snippets DSP (Designer Series Paper). Here is a card with a fun technique using the same Square Snippets. I can't tell you enough how versatile this DSP pack is!!! 

The technique is called Split Negative and it's easy to do making it even more fun! Basically you need two colors so you can create "positive" and "negative" parts of your design. Here I chose to use the pink and teal colors from the Square Snippets pack.

My DSP squares started at 4" but I trimmed them down to 3.5" so I could mat and still have room on the card front. The extra benefit is you can easily make two cards at once when cutting your papers! 

The measurements are as follows:

Card Base: 4.25" x 5.5"

Layer 1: 4" x 4" of each color: cut in half

Layer 2: 3.5" x 3.5" of each color: cut in half

Layer 3: 2.5" x 2.5" of each color: cut in half

Starting with Layer 1, glue one half of each color to make a whole square. 

Do the same with Layer 2 but put the colors opposite of the color it's on. 

For Layer 3 you need to stamp before adding to the card. Place the pieces next to each other like they will be on the card. Stamp the square image. Now both pieces are stamped in one easy step. Glue the stamped layers on the card front placing them on the opposite color. 

For the center I stamped and die cut the image. It is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals for fun and dimension.

To fill in a bit of the white space at the bottom I added the 3 gems. See how easy that technique is? You can take this technique up a notch with other things liker heat embossing. I'll be showing you how to do that soon

Square Snippets is a 12 sheet pack of DSP. You get squares of 4" and 3" in many wonderful patterns. 

Square Snippets DSP pack

The Joyful Squares Bundle pairs perfectly with the DSP but also is great for other papers, too! So many ways to use this Bundle and paper are right there for your creativity to take over!

Joyful Squares Bundle

Check back often to stay in the loop for more great ideas!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

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Fragrant Layers Bundle

 

Are you feeling a need for some sunshine? In our part of the world this time of year can be kind of gray and overcast. Sunny days make everyone smile. 

Get out your supplies that give you a sunny day feeling. Create  card or layout...whatever makes you feel good or is on your to do list. Send a little sunshine by mailing a card to someone.....just because. Spread some joy and smile! It will also make you happy, too!

The set shown in the graphic above is the Fragrant Layers Bundle. It's a beautiful combination of stamps and dies  that will help you create your sunshine feeling to share with others.

Don't forget Bonus Days is going on right now! Earn a $5 coupon for each $50 purchased now through Feb. 2nd.

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

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Lacy Look ~ Color Dare #686

Hi there and welcome to my blog! Today I'm sharing a project for the Color Dare Challenge. For thi9s challenge you must use at least 3 of the colors seen in our graphic below.  We also give you some Free colors to use with your choice of the graphic colors. Do not add any extra colors beyond those shown in the graphic or the Free colors.

Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join our challenge use the direct link below the graphic. 

I used the new Forever Florals Bundle to create this card. The delicate look of the large die cut really captured my attention when I first saw it. Pairing it with some of the other die cuts for the sentiment layer was all I needed to get this design going. 

I popped up the sentiment layers and added the ribbon for some eye appeal. The sparkly gems was the final touch.

Direct link to Color Dare #686

Here is a close up of detail in my design. You can see the delicate look of the die cut as well as the layered sentiment with the ribbon and gems. I love all these colors and how they look together!

Now it's your turn to use our color challenge to start a project. We love seeing what you create and how our colors inspire you! Have fun!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up! ®Demonstrator 

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The Forever Florals Bundle is available as part of the Virtual Card Retreat Kit (Jan. 22-23). You can still purchase the kit. That will register you for the event and give you access to the exclusive Facebook Group where it will stream. You also get access to the recorded videos if you can't watch it live. 

Click here to see the kit and register for the event.

Paper Pumpkin ~ Special Delivery

There are only 2 more days to sign up for this Paper Pumpkin! The deadline is Jan. 10th to get the Special Delivery Paper Pumpkin. 

Look at those pretty flowers and the postage stamp details. What fun this Paper Pumpkin will be for creating Valentines or other occasion cards!

Sign up for a "Pay as you go" subscription where it will be on a monthly basis. OR, sign up for a longer subscription of 3months, 6 month or a full year for creative and fun Paper Pumpkins! Don't forget you also earn Rewards on Paper Pumpkins, too!

You must sign up by the 10th of the month in order to receive the Paper Pumpkin for the next month. So sign up by Jan. 10th to get the February Paper Pumpkin.

Give our Paper Pumpkin a try. I know you'll have a lot of fun with each one!

Click here to check it out!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

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#showandtellwithmichelle #paperpumpkin #cardmaking

What's Up Wednesday ~ Virtual Card Making Retreat

There is still time! Our Virtual Card Making Retreat is coming up fast! 

Two days of card making and fun will be yours when you sign up. There is no registration for this event. When you purchase the kit you'll have access to the exclusive Facebook group where the event will stream. 

We'll be making 15 cards with tips and techniques. If you can't watch live you can watch the recorded event videos on the exclusive Facebook group. 

Purchase the Virtual Cardmaking Retreat Kit now and you'll also earn Bonus Days coupons! Don't delay.....click here to order your kit now.

Virtual Card Making Retreat Kit

Join in the card making fun! I'll be there!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

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