CeeCee's Creations

paint by number challenge à la Stampin' Up!

 

oof, talk about getting out of your comfort zone! this PTI challenge was both easy and difficult for me. easy because the sketch with exact measurements we given to us. difficult because i decided to substitute the PTI colors given to us for Stampin' Up!'s.

here are the parameters we had to play with:

 

according to my online name, i was assigned the following colors: kraft, ocean tides, spring moss, lemon tart and vintage cream. i substituted for kraft, taken with teal, old olive, so saffron and very vanilla -- all SU colors -- not my fav combo. these colors coordinate with the new Sweet Pea DSP from the Occasions Mini.

 

things went well at the beginning. i selected my colors, cut my pieces and then things got a little screwy. 

 

i didn't like the look of a very vanilla cardstock on so saffron. so i decided to put a ribbon instead. here is the Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon -- all fine and dandy... 

 

then i decided to be original for the 2nd card and put a brad for my ribbon closure instead of knot. ooops, one of the legs broke! get a new one, start from scratch, struggle quite a bit with bunching everything neatly and ... oooof, got it! but then -- then another boo-boo. i stamped my greeting (from the beautiful Well Scripted stamp set - #118601) and the "birthday" was didn't stamp well. i didn't ink it up properly. no problemo! take a stampin' write marker and go over! Yeah... well, as you can see it's far from being perfect. and for fear of messing it up even more, i left the "happy" alone. But it is what it is and i have to live with it.

after all, what would life be without its quirks :-)

enjoy you day! CeeCee  

PTI challenge revisited

i'm not trying to feed you leftovers but when i made yesterday's card, i had quite a dilemna: should i emboss the butterfly in clear or white? so i made a few samples and today, i'm showing you the other option.

i also used a Summer Sunrise satin ribbon instead of Dark Chocolate, the vellum overlay is using another filler image from the Butterfly Kisses stamp set and i've added a partial line of faux-stitching.

 

i'm just trying to decide which one i like best. what about you? which one do you like best? yesterday's or today's? send me your comments with your choice!

Until tomorrow, CeeCee 

 

PTI emboss resist challenge

challenges are great for me because it limits the choices and when i have too many, i can't seem to make up my mind... too many possibilities. i was out of inspiration when i saw Nicole Heady's challenge for PTI. the challenge is to use the emboss resist technique.

 

most of the supplies are from PapertreyInk. the stamp set i used for the background is from Background Basics: Text Style and the butterfly and sentiment both come from Butterfly Kisses. 

 

the emboss resist technique was done as follows: i stamped the background text stamp with Dark Chocolate on Whisper White C/S (Stampin' Up!). then I stamped the full butterfly image with Versamark ink and embossed with Clear EP... several coats of it because i didn't want any "missed spots" for the next step. i then sponged Summer Sun and Aqua Mist ink all over the image with sponge daubers, then wiped the ink from the butterfly with a rag. the layered butterfly is stamped with Dark Chocolate on vellum.

hmmmm, and i really like polka dots. these are from PTI's Polka Dot Parade. love it!

enjoy your saturday! CeeCee 

 

i think i'm in love...

 

... with these cards. i don't often say this, but i'm totally satisfied with these 3 cards. all of them are a CASE of my own cards from wednesday. when i put together the flowers, i had it in mind to make another batch of those but using hearts. and it totally worked!

 

i also wanted to participate to the 365 cards challenge of this week (#341) which is about substituting flower blossoms with hearts. funny thing is i didn't know about that challenge before i had a visual of heart flowers.

 

the bigger hearts are made using the Magnetic Movers & Shapers for the Big Shot and Melon Mambo Textured C/S. card base is Taken With Teal C/S layered with a piece of Sweet Pea DSP from the Occasions Mini Catalogue. stamp sets used are Whimsical Words and Douces pensées from SAB as well as I {Heart} Hearts from the Occasions Mini. color combo is Taken With Teal, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo and Whisper White and the ink is Melon Mambo.

i dabbed a little bit of Crystal Effects on the tiny hearts. 

 

interestingly enough, i used the Bermuda Bay grosgrain ribbon to accent the card and you can hardly tell that it's not the same color as Taken with Teal...

 

i also used the following punches: Scallop Border, Heart to Heart, Full Heart and Extra Large Two-Step Bird. the last one was used in a very creative way, if i do say so myself! i punched out the bird's wing to create my flower leaves which was the perfect size for it. i then placed my little leaves on a piece of fun foam and curled them with a bone folder.

because the stem on this card is not going all the way down (i didn't want the Taken with Teal to touch the Bermuda Bay), i added a little faux stitching on the scallop border.

  

so it's the weekend and i hope you have fun plans like I do. tomorrow, my g/f Judi is taking me out to see a funny play called "Menopause" (yep, i'm there!) and dinner at Bichoku for sushi. Yuuuuuummmmm!

have a great weekend, everyone! CeeCee

mojo monday challenge 124

happiness is a splash of color. that's what i prescribed to myself today. at this time of year, i crave summer and colors. so here's my interpretation of the latest sketch

for Mojo Monday Challenge (#124):

and {gasp!} i put a "crooked" element on my card. i know Gen's going to lash out at me for that but i just felt like it. i kinda like it! i've used the Whimsical Words from Sale-a-bration, in both french and english, for this card and i love the whimsical font. the cute border was punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch, a new one from the Occasions Mini Catalogue.

one more thing: if you are in need of a bit of inspiration, go check out Card à la Carte's blog . gen and i have been really busy these past few weeks. we're in the process of re-vamping the look of the blog, but the content is brand new and will be refreshed every week day! there's also a video of us but... we're not a serious duo so take it for what it is: too crazy gals havin' fun sharin' what they love!

 

laterz, my friends! CeeCee