Color Challenge

I was working on a design for the girls in Enrichment club tomorrow, and I was trying to think of a color combo I could use. Although I know that Junior High girls love pink and purple, we've been doing so much for Valentine's Day, that I didn't want to repeat those same color combos. I was planning on making these cute Post It Note holders that I found on Emily's blog. I was on SCS and saw that the color challenge for this week is Orchid Opulence, Pumpkin Pie and Certainly Celery. So I used it for our Post It Note holders. I think it came out very cute! I don't think I ever would have put these colors together, or even thought that they would look good together, but they do. Nothing like an SCS challenge to stretch your creativity.
The scallop flower is from the SaleABration set, So Many Scallops. The center of the flower says "your so sweet", but it is really very versatile, because you can always cover the wording and use another image to suit your needs, as I did here.
The pumpkin CS is cut to 7 1/2" by 3 1/2" and scored at 3 1/2" and 4". If you would like to see a tutorial on how to make these, you can see the one on Emily's blog here.
Thanks for coming to visit!

Stamps: So Many Scallops, Define Your Life, Bold Alphabet, Fresh Fillers, all by SU!
Ink: Orchid Opulence, Basic Black, Versamark
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Orchid Opulence, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Extras: Scallop, 1", and 3/4" punches, Lt. Orchid grosgrain, dimensionals, The Paper Studio gemstones, Post It Notes.

Swap from Sherry

This beautiful card is a swap from Sherry. Don't you love the colors?
Sherry used the Sale A Bration set Merci. It's a perfect set for watercoloring, as Sherry did here. I love the wide grosgrain ribbon she used. I never ordered any because I thought I wouldn't like it that wide. But this card has changed my mind! I just put some on my latest order. ;)
I didn't get a chance to photograph the latest projects from my after school club. I prefer to take photos during the day because of the better light, and I ran out of day light after work today. I'm hoping to get them photographed tomorrow.
Hope you all have a nice weekend and are able to get some stamping in. Tomorrow will be a great day for stamping here northern Illinois; I think the high is supposed to be 7. Brrr! Thanks for stopping by.

Swap from Jen

This is one of the swaps I received from my Sale A Bration swap. It was made by Jen, and you can visit her website here. She made this cute Hershey bar candy slider. It's made the same way that the Kit Kat slider I showed last week is made. Here is a tutorial for making one. I love the pink and brown that she used. They go so well with Valentine's and chocolate!
I had my after school club again today. The girls get so excited about making things. It's fun to watch them. We made some cute projects that I will try to post tomorrow after work. Hope you get some stamping in tonight.

Sale A Bration Swap

We have had a snowy, blustery day here today. The bulk of the snow came after the kids left for school, so they were disappointed that they did not get a snow day today.

Here is a card I made for a Sale A Bration swap I participated in. I used So Many Scallops and Lots of Thoughts. So Many Scallops has 4 different stamps that can all be punched with the scallop punch. I used SU Bali Breeze Designer Paper, and Groovy Guava, Bashful Blue, and River Rock card stock. The center of the scallop has a Three for You punched flower and is finished with a half back pearl. I used SU's taffeta ribbon for the first time on this card. It's a lovely ribbon; very elegant.
The second photo shows the layout of the card better; the front of the card doesn't go all the way to the right, and the DP is on the inside of the card.

If you haven't seen the Sale A Bration sets you can earn for free, go to the Stampin'Up! website to check them out.

Hope you enjoy this little breath of Spring on this chilly wintry day! Once I get the permission from the other swappers in my group, I hope to post the other wonderful creations I received. Thanks for visiting!

Stamps: Lots of Thoughts, So Many Scallops, Little Pieces
Ink: Groovy Guava, Basic Gray, Versamark
Paper: Bali Breeze DP, Groovy Guava, River Rock, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Extras: Key Tag, 1/8", Scallop, and Three for You Punches, Pretties Kit, Bashful Blue taffeta ribbon, Crafter's Tool Kit