Wicked Monkey

I don't really think this monkey looks all that wicked but the colors are! :) This weeks Pals Paper Arts Challenge is to make a Halloween inspired card with the following WICKED poster in mind. 

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After pulling the following colors from the Wicked poster:

 Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black, Whisper White & Real Red

 I started out with a Basic Black base, then layered Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White on top of each other to create the background, which I topped off with a REVERSE cut out of the Top Note Die on RETIRED "Night & Day" DSP. My little wicked monkey was stamped in Black & then paper pieced with more "Night & Day" DSP. He of course needed a little hat, so I improvised and turned the party hat from the Sock Monkey set into a little witch hat, by coloring it in and adding a brim. It seemed to blend into the card too much so I layered it with some Pear Pizzazz. The pumpkin was cut out using the small oval punch and I edged each piece with So Saffron to give it a little dimension. I found the stem in my RETIRED pile of stamps from "Carved & Candlelit". A bit of black hemp twine, a sentiment from "Teeny Tiny Wishes", dimensionals & a bit of RED to finish it off!

I combined this weeks Tuesday Morning Sketch with PPA and I LOVE how the colors & sketch worked really well together.

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Sympathy Pearls

Just this past week a very dear lady to many (also my old English and Latin teacher) passed away to be with Jesus and those who have gone on before her. Mrs. Jean Belz, you will be missed but heaven rejoices with your homecoming! 

When I saw this weeks Repeat Impressions Sketch, the calla lily that just arrived in the mail seemed to call out for the circular space. I already submitted a card to the PPA pearl challenge this week but after planting many a pearl on this card, I figured I'd submit again, not sure if that's allowed, we'll see...

here is the sketch and finished card

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Pals Paper Arts has again inspired me to create something beautiful and this week, the challenge is PRETTY IN PEARLS. Another baby gift for our little wee one came in the mail the other day and the white bag that held 3 onesies I put in my ever growing pile of STUFF to use on my cards. When I saw the PPA challenge, I knew I just HAD to use it since it reminds me of a bridal veil, classic & chic, just like pearls!

I cut a piece of the bag and layered it behind 3 silhouetted dress maker forms from Chic Boutique. A bit of Pretty in Pink ribbon, a phrase from Teeny Tiny Wishes & of course PEARLS from my Pretties Kit to complete the card.

Love U MUCHO

Another day, another challenge...what can I say, it's motivational! Today, I worked on the Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge and put a little mambo in my step. Melon Mambo, that is!

I used Versa Mark & Black embossing powder on Glossy card stock, then brayered Melon Mambo over the top for the Fleur de Lis portion. Also picked up a little Basic Black with the brayer and rolled it over the dry embossed sheet of Melon Mambo (under the Fleur de Lis). 

The sentiment is from Well Scripted and a little scrap of black ribbon worked wonders on the corner...not to mention just a wee bit of BLING, which EVERY card needs, right?! 

Pals Paper Arts TWIST

Another challenge...(thanks Anne Marie for all the motivation) but this time anything goes, well sort of...the Pals Paper Arts Design Team challenged us to showcase our style. We have the option to enter two versions of the same card. A simple "day" card and a dressed up "evening" version. Here's what I came up with...

I just LOVE this Totally Tess stamp set from Stampin' Up! she's just so darn cute and you can dress up her outfit to give her all sorts of sassy style, depending on the mood. I paper pieced a pair of striped pants on Tess and then colored the rest of her body to coordinate.

The "day" version is bright and sunny with a pop of yellow and minimal layering. Not to mention, Tess is ready to go demonstrate why she LOVES SU! soooo much, with her cute little bag of supplies.

The "evening" version has a few dark accents and more layering with card stock. I also jazzed up her bag with a bit of Versa Mark & Dazzling Diamonds and added a piece of chunky glitter to each button. So Tess is all ready to go out for drinks with her stampin' gals!