Celebrate Today--Sparkle and Shine Challenge-CMCC No76

June 18, 2015

It was 100 degrees this afternoon, so, I hid in my craft room.  I was crazy enough to play tennis in the early morning, and it felt so good to just hide in the a/c for a while!

My card is for the Sparkle and Shine Challenge and for the Colour Me...! Challenge.
I absolutely love the color combo, Elegant Eggplant, Coastal Cabana and Old Olive.  The sketch made it so easy for me to figure out what I wanted to do.

I used the new "Brushstrokes" background stamp from Stampin' Up!!  I just love it!  I know you will be seeing it a lot on my cards.  I stamped it on Whisper White using Coastal Cabana ink.  I used one of my banner framelits and set it aside while I worked on my flowers.  Shop on my site to purchase any item from Stampin' Up! 

The flowers were created using the stamp set "Vintage Flowers" by Altenew.  I kept practicing on scrap paper to get the right color combo.  There is definitely a learning curve to use the stamps.  I absolutely love the way they turned out.  I used Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder and Perfect Plum for the different steps.   I used the matching dies to cut them out.  Then, I stamped the leaves using Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz and cut them out with the dies.  

The white background was cut using a die by Mama Elephant.  The purple polka dots is from SU and cut with the Mama Elephant die, too.  I mounted the Coastal Cabana banner on top of it after using a piece of vellum under it to tone down the polka dots.  I cut it with the Mama Elephant die, too.  I also mounted a white circle cut with my stitched circle dies to mount the flowers on.  It really does not show in the picture.  I used lots of foam tape to add dimension under the flowers and leaves. 

The sentiment and small banner were stamped in Elegant Eggplant using Winnie And Walter -The Big-The Bold-and Extras stamp set.  I fussy cut the banner.  I double mounted the banner to make it stand higher than the flowers. 

Wink of Stella was added for lots of shine.  It is difficult to see in the picture, but I think it adds so much to every card.  I also added sparkling clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.  Don't sequins make everything better?

I hope you enjoyed my card today.  Thank you for visiting my blog.  Please leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.

Have a fabulous Friday!  Stay cool!

HUGS!
Claire

Vintage Flowers	Vintage Flowers Die	The Big, the Bold and Extras	Brushstrokes Clear-Mount Background Stamp
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Big Shot	Big Shot Magnetic Platform	Mama Elephant Creative Cuts, Peek a Frame
Simon Says Stamp STITCHED CIRCLES Wafer Dies sssd111456 In Stitches	Banners Framelits Die	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad	Perfect Plum Classic Stampin' Pad	Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
Pear Pizzaz Classic Stampin' Pad	3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 1/4	Scotch Double-Sided Foam Mounting Tape	Sparkling Clear Sequins
Mini Sparkling Clear Sequins	Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Tip Marker, Silver	Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Adhesive .5oz GAC27898	Paper Snips Scissors

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