Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 152- Kath's All About Occasions Challenge

This week I am the host of our weekly challenge!

I decided on a Wedding card for this weeks challenge.

This is a new stamp set from the Occasions catalog called "Love You Still".  I used Stampin' Blends to color the image. The colors of cardstock are Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz and Calypso Coral. Ink is Memento Jet Black. I used the Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. 

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Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 151 - Charlotte's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Charlotte is hosting the challenge this week!

I love this retired stamp of a peacock.

The image is stamped with Memento Ink and colored with Stampin' Blends. The colors used are Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight for the bird and Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive on the flowers. I used Wink of Stella on the bird to add sheen to the feathers.

The cardstock is Whisper White and Island Indigo. The sentiment is from Sheltering Tree and is stamped with Rich Razzleberry Ink.

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Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 150 - Heidi's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Heidi is the host this two week challenge!

With Christmas nearly upon us, we are making this challenge a two-week challenge. Plenty of time to upload a project!

My card uses a retired image. This stamp is a keeper, I'm sorry that it had such a short window to buy it. My husband used to be a competitive sailor so this card works for him.

I stamped my image with Stazon and watercolored with Soft Sky, Bermuda Bay and Basic Black Ink and an Aqua Painter. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

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Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 148 - Heidi's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Heidi is our Challenge Host this week!

My image is a retired Stamping UP! image but what is more Feminine then a Mother and baby?

I stamped my image with Versamark on Night of Navy Cardstock and heat embossed in Gold. The sentiment is from a current set called Star of Light.  I ran a piece of Gold Foil paper through the Big Shot in a retired Textured Embossing Folder to deboss the image I used it as a mat for my image. The card base is Marina Mist.  

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Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 147 - Charlotte's "Anything Goes" Challenge

Charlotte is the host of this weeks challenge! 

I recently acquired a retired Stamping UP! stamp set that has the cutest Ark.

I colored with Stampin' Blends, the only color I didn't use was Rich Razzleberry. 

I stamped the image with Memento Ink on Thick Whisper White Cardstock and colored away. I layered it onto Island Indigo Cardstock on a base of Thick Whisper White.

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Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 146 - Kath's "All About Christmas" Challenge

I am the host for this challenge!

I havebeen having fun using the new Stampin' Blends! For this card, I also used a few Sharpies too.

I used the stamp set called "Best Gifts".

The cardstock is Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler as well as Memento Ink.

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Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 145 - Judy's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

This week's challenge is for the men in our lives!

I used a Christmas set called Nature Sings and two sets with nature scenes called Butterfly Basics & Lovely As A Tree. I colored the images with the new Stampin' Blends.  

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Remarkable You III

This time I used the calla lilies! I stamped them once on the top layer and again on a scrap of Whisper White using Memento Ink. I roughly colored the two on the card layer but spent more time on the 2 on the scrap. I then cut the 2 on the scrap out and used Dimensionals to pop them up on the card. I used Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Stampin' Blends to color the flowers. The sentiment is from  Daisy Delight and is stamped in Old Olive Ink. The cardstock I used is Whisper White and Basic Black.

In the US to order your Stampin' Blends and any other Stampin' UP! product use this hostess code  CUV9DWCG I will be drawing a name from those that order using the hostess code that person will receive a collection of cards from me. 

Remarkable You II

I used Remarkable You and again stamped 3 flowers in the corner using Memento Ink. I colored the flowers with Pink Pirouette, Old Olive, and Bronze Stampin' Blends. The Shadows in the corner is Pool Party Stampin' Blend. The sentiment for this card is from Sheltering Tree. The Cardstock is Powder Pink, Basic Black, and Whisper White.

In the US to order your Stampin' Blends and any other Stampin' UP! product use this hostess code  CUV9DWCG I will be drawing a name from those that order using the hostess code that person will receive a collection of cards from me. 

Watercooler Wednesday Challenges 144 - Penny's "All About Birthdays" Challenge

Penny is the host for this challenge!

 My sample this Week uses Magical Mermaid.

The cardstock I used is Pool Party, Tranquil Tide and Whisper White. I stamped the Mermaid with Memento Ink and colored her with Ivory, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay and Old Olive Stampin' Blends. On the scales of her tail I used Wink of Stella to give them some sheen. The water is colored with Pool Party Stampin Blends. The seaweed is stamped with Old Olive and Cajun Craze. The sentiment is from the same stamp set and was stamped with Tranquil Tide Ink, it and the Tranquil Tide mat were cut using Lots of Labels Framelits.  

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Remarkable You

I am really enjoying using the new Stampin' Blends! This (and the next few posts) uses Remarkable You.  The cardstock is Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, and Basic Black. I stamped the flower 3 times with Memento Ink and colored them with the Calypso Coral and Old Olive Stampin' Blends I also used the Color Lifter. I used the Lightest Pool Party Blend to shadow the corner around the flowers. The sentiment is from Climbing Orchid.

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Birthday Blooms

The cardstock is Crushed Curry, Old Olive, and Whisper White. I stamped the image with Memento ink and colored it with the new Stampin' Bends. The colors are Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, and Old Olive. The Sentiment was stamped in Old Olive and is from Daisy Delight.

I restamped and colored another.

The cardstock on this one is Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, and Whisper White. This time I didn't use Calypso Coral and didn't take the color to the edge of the petals, I used the Color Lifter to blend the color to the tips. The sentiment is from Thoughts and Prayers.

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Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 143 - Gail's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Gail is the host for this weeks challenge!

I made a simple card with the Graceful Garden stamp set.

Today Stampin' Up! released Stampin' Blends new alcohol markers! I used them to color the rose from Graceful Garden. 

The pink marker is labeled Pink Pirouette but is much closer to Blushing Bride in my opinion. I used the regular markers to ink up the stamp with Blushing Bride on the petals and Old Olive on the stem and leaves then stamped onto Whisper White Cardstock. I colored first with the light marker the dark for the shadows and again with the light to blend.   

I stamped the sentiment from Special Celebrations with Old Olive ink and cut it out with Bunch of Banners Framelits. I sponged the edges with Blushing Bride ink and popped it up with Dimensionals. The card base is Thick Whisper White with layers of Blushing Bride and Old Olive.

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