TABH Challenge 24

Welcome to the Three Amigos Blog Hop. We are three friends with a love for stamping and paper crafting, and would like to share our creative ideas with you on the 3rd of each month. There are only three stops on this hop, so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. When you finish hopping, be sure to check out the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge!

We have a rainbow challenge going on at Three Amigos this month. I pulled out my rainbow of ink colors (Blossom, Smoothie, Saffron, Lagoon, Carolina, Pansy), a stencil, and texture paste to make a quick card.

The texture paste gives the leaves dimension on the card. I purposefully spread the paste unevenly toward the outer leaves to add even more texture and interest. The ink colors were sponged on through the stencil after the paste dried. I added sparkle with the clear shimmer brush. The camera doesn't do the shimmer justice! I used the new Stitched Rectangle Frames Thin Cuts to cut the card front, and popped up the center portion with foam tape.

I tried several different stamp sentiments before settling on a die cut. To make the sentiment stand out against the busy background, I covered it with Liquid Glass and placed a die cut vellum circle behind it. Since the sentiment covered up the center of my leafy medallion where the Pansy Ink was sponged, I added a piece of Thistle ribbon from the retired Whimsy Ribbon Pack.

Thanks for hopping by today! Hop over to Lisa's Blog and Donna's Blog to see what they created for you, then over to the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge. We hope you play along!

Supplies Used:

X6027 White Daisy Cardstock
Z3367 Vellum Paper
Z2804 Pansy Ink Pad
Z6505 Carolina Ink Pad
Z2895 Lagoon Ink Pad
Z2851 Saffron Ink Pad
Z2896 Smoothie Ink Pad
Z2810 Blossom Ink Pad (clearance)
Z4245 Opaque Matte Texture Paste
Z4247 Palette Knives
Z679 Liquid Glass
Z4181 Stitched Circle Thin Cuts
Z4260 Stitched Rectangle Frame Thin Cuts
Z3293 Shimmer Brush- Clear
Z3361 Whimsy Ribbon Pack (Retired)
Other: Altenew Leaf Burst Stencil

Color Dare #256 Hello Card

It's time for another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge. This week's colors are Black, White Daisy, Pomegranate, Peacock, and Juniper.

For today's card, I followed pattern 29 from the Make It From Your Heart, Vol. 1 guide. I knew I wanted to use the new For You Darling stamp set, but the sentiments weren't the right size for my design. The Hello sentiment from the Flourishes stamp set fit perfectly. I didn't want a patterned paper to compete with the succulents, so I opted to emboss and sand a few scored lines on Peacock cardstock for the bottom panel. The succulents are stamped with Juniper and Peacock inks. I used the masking technique to stamp Pomegranate and Juniper in the small floral outlines.

To give the card a hint of sparkle, I matted the sentiment with Black Glitter Paper. The Black Dots around the succulents integrate the black into the card design. The succulents and flowers are popped up with Thin 3-D Foam Tape.

A small succulent and flower carries the design to the inside as well.

Ready to play? Just create a project using ALL and ONLY the colors in this week's challenge. If you don't have the exact colors, use the closest colors you have. You have until 10pm EST Thursday to enter!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies Used:

D1749 Flourishes

Z3375 For You Darling Stamp + Thin Cuts

X5979 Juniper Cardstock

X5958 Peacock Cardstock

X5964 Pomegranate Cardstock

Z2165 Juniper Ink

Z2649 Peacock Ink

Z2653 Pomegranate Ink

Z3236 Black Glitter Paper

Z3314 Black & White Dots

9035 Make It From Your Heart, Vol. 1

X254 White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack

Z2060 Thin 3-D Foam Tape

Z1204 Bone Folder