Splashes of Watercolor

Geez! I can’t believe it’s Tuesday again already! Time is moving much faster….or I’m moving much slower!

I’ve finally recovered from my trip to Florida, but now I’m getting ready to head to Myrtle Beach for a week. I’m really looking forward to spending some time on the sand, smelling the salt air and listening to the waves. Pure relaxation.

But wait! My grandsons will be there too! Well, maybe I’ll still get a little time to myself. We’ll see!

I have two more challenge cards to show you today. So here they are:

RUBBERNECKER – RBC17

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It’s time for the Rubbernecker Tuesday Treasure Hunt. You know the drill! Head to the Rubbernecker Home Page where you’ll find your first clue, mateys! You could be on your way to finding free rubbah!

Jeanne and Leigh have BLOG CANDY today too! I know you don’t want to miss that!

Today’s Rubbernecker Blogger Challenge is to use ribbon in a non-traditional way. Hmm. Since my mind is still not quite completely recovered, I decided to take the easy route and case myself from my Dirty Dozen days (my first month, actually) and make a ribbon flower. It’s not very non-traditional, but it’s not terribly common either. That should qualify, huh?

If you need more details about how you can play along with the challenge and have a chance to win big Rubbernecker bucks, just check out this page at Jeanne’s blog.

Check out the other designers’ cards (links in the left column) as well.

Now here’s my card –

I used Jeanne’s beautiful Stylish Flourish from the Jeanne Streiff Collection at Rubbernecker and stamped it in StazOn Opaque Cotton White onto acetate. I immediately sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds over it. Ooooo, I like how sparkly it turned out!

I attached textured groovy guava cardstock to the inside of the clear card and after threading the silver ribbon through a hole cut with my craft knife, I attached it to the acetate with glue dots. I stamped the sentiment in Versamark on the patterned guava paper and embossed it with silver embossing powder. Then I attached it to the inside front with glue dots also.

The flower was made by looping the ribbon onto my paper piercer over and over until I got the fullness I wanted. Then I squiggled (technical term, you know) the paper piercer around several times to get the hole bigger. I stuck the brad through the hole and attached the silver ribbon flower with a couple more glue dots.

I hope you like it! Here are the deets:

Stamps: Stylish Flourish – Jeanne Streiff Collection, May All Your Wishes – #145-19

Paper: acetate, groovy guava textured, Stampin’ Up! Afternoon Tea

Ink: StazOn Opaque Cotton White, Versamark

Accessories: silver EP, heat gun, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, gem brad, silver ribbon

All items in this color are available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

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JACKSONBELLE EMBELLISHMENTS – JBE010

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Today’s challenge for the Jacksonbelle Embellishments team is a sketch challenge! It’s a cool one too!

I used it as my jumping off point to make an anniversary card for my daughter and her husband. They loved it!

I used Birds Galore from Inkadinkado (I just LOVE that set!) and Urban Cosmos paper from Prima Marketing. Yummy paper! The layer that I embossed the bird onto is from Papertrey Ink’s Everyday Blessings collection.

Each layer is backed with a black mat. The front of the card was embossed with the Cuttlebug Birds & Swirls folder. How appropriate!

It’s embellished with some beautiful May Arts ribbon, a flower and some Dew Drops.

Be sure to check out the other girls’ blogs for their challenge cards. Or you can use the keyword JBE010 at Splitcoaststampers and you can play along too!

Thanks for visiting with me again today! I hope you enjoyed the cards and I hope you’ll be back soon!

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Stamps: Birds Galore – Inkadinkado

Paper: Urban Cosmos (Colony) – Prima, Everyday Blessings – PTI, green textured

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: black detail EP, heat gun, cuttlebug, birds & swirls folder, flower, slot punch, May Arts reversible ribbon, Dew Drops

All items in this color are available at Jacksonbelle Embellishments.