Island Lattice: PPA {59}

Oh how I love this paper...so much so that I have hoarded saved it for the perfect opportunity and the fabulous design team at Pals Paper Arts provided just the right one with this week's color challenge. With this paper in hand, this was literally a 10 minute card!  Love the colors: Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron and Old Olive and don't you just love these stylish ladies decked out in their SU frocks?!

Anyway...the Island Oasis designer paper includes all three challenge colors so it was the perfect choice for my clean-and-simple card.  I love how SU repeats design elements and shapes in paper, stamps and accessories and this paper is no exception.  The tropical floral pattern of the paper mimics the pattern made by the Lattice die I featured in yesterday's post...can you you see it?  So for my card, I thought it would be fun to make a flower from pieces of the lattice die.  I ran the die through my Big Shot on Tempting Turquoise cardstock and then cut away two of the flower pieces.  I layered the pieces on a 2.5" circle of Old Olive with a stampin' dimensional (cut in half) between each one. 
The center is topped off with a 3/4" circle of So Saffron and one of the sparkly new Glimmer Brads in Olive Olive.  I wrapped some (retired) So Saffron striped grosgrain ribbon around the main panel and stamped a Teeny Tiny Wishes sentiment in Old Olive to complete the look.  Cute, eh?!  I really like this one...clean, simple and cheerful.  I hope it brightens your day...cheers!

supplies:

stamps: teeny tiny wishes

ink: old olive

paper: so saffron, tempting turquoise, old olive & whisper white CS; island oasis DSP

xtras: lattice die; 2.5" & 3/4" circle punches; glimmer brads (brights); So Saffron striped grosgrain ribbon

Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 11

Ugh, this isn't a very good picture but it's the best I can do with my phone!  My usual camera is on a trip to Tanzania right now so you will just have to trust me that this looks way better IRL!  This card was made for the Curtain Call Color Challenge over at Stacey's Stamping Stage.  I've followed Stacey's blog for awhile--even back when it was a Jewelry color challenge--but this is my first entry.  The yummy colors and Amy Butler fabric (I {heart} her designs!) made my stamping fingers itch to create!  The main panel of Always Artichoke CS ran through my Big Shot (yes I am a proud owner now--whoot--thanks Mom!) with the SU exclusive Lattice die.  The lattice tops some Old Olive and Whisper White on a Going Gray A2 base.  The bird is so cute, isn't she?  She was punched with the Two Step Bird punch--new in the Occasions Mini Catalog (see button in my sidebar).  This punch is fab--it cuts the bird, her wing and the little branch peeking below the ribbon. Tons of opportunity for customizing as I did here with a piece of Old Olive DSP for her wing.  A length of whisper white organza ribbon is tied around the main panel and the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set delivers a perfectl pint-sized sentiment.  The most dazzling part of this card is lost in this photo but I treated the birdie with a spritz of Champagne Mist shimmer spray for a frosted effect.  Watch this video to learn how to make the shimmer spray with SU's shimmer paint--a fantastic Holiday Mini Catalog item that will continue to be available.  Whew, that was a chatty post!  Anyway, thanks for looking and be sure to check out the Curtain Call Color Challenge!
01/11/10 update: I was able to add a slightly better picture taken with my phone in natural daylight.  Can't wait to get my good camera back!