LIMITED SUPPLY SNOWFLAKES

I am rarely able to participate in the Limited Supply Challenge on SCS, and was thrilled to have a chance to tackle it today! Here is the criteria for today's SCS Limited Supply Challenge #197:

1. The only image stamps/embossing you may use are snowflakes. Yup! Only snowflakes (or something that looks like falling snow). No snowmen, snowwomen or anything, just snowflakes! The same goes for patterned paper . . . it must be snowflakes!! (Get the idea?)
2. Your creation must be monochromatic.
3. You need to add some sort of “bling” or sparkle to your card. Stickles, rhinestones, shimmery paper or ribbon . . . make it sparkly!!
4. Last, but certainly not least . . . sentiments may be ONE WORD only!

Originally, I was fiddling around with Baja Breeze as my monochromatic color. Lorri Heiling was over this afternoon delivering another meal provided by the weSTAMP girls (I know! Can you believe it?! They are sooo awesome!) ... when I mentioned the designer paper obstacle. Lorri reminded me of the snowflake paper in last year's Wintergreen designer paper ... BINGO! I shifted gears and ended with this card. It's a whole lot better IRL ... it was really hard to get a good picture of this card! In case you can't tell, Sage Shadow is the monochromatic color, the snowflakes are from Little Felt Flurries in the Holiday Mini Catalog, and the bling is self-adhesive rhinestones in the center of the snowflakes (non-SU). The long Sage Shadow panel behind the snowflakes was run through my Cuttlebug with the Snowflakes Embossing Folder. The one word sentiment "Peace" is from a retired stamp set called Perfect Ending. I used the Scallop Edge Punch along the edge of the card, then pierced a hole in the center of each scallop with a Paper Piercer. Card size is 3 1/4" x 6 1/2".RECIPE
Stamps: "peace" sentiment from Perfect Ending (retired)
Paper: Wintergreen DP, Sage Shadow and Whisper White CS
Ink: Sage Shadow Classic Ink Pad
Embellishments: Little Felt Flurries, Whisper White Tafetta Ribbon, Self-Adhesive Rhinestones (non-SU)
Tools: Scallop Edge Punch, Paper Piercer, Snowflake Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (non-SU), Word Window Punch
Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals

SCS LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE 124

I must have taken 30+ photos of this card, and just couldn't get the colors to show up well. Sorry!

The sentiment "thank you" is in the center of the top middle flower, and the sentiment "friend" is in the center of the right flower. There is a So Saffron Brad in the center of the left flower. All three flower centers are punched with the 1/4" circle punch and adhered with a Stampin' Dimensional.

Here are the requirements of today's SCS Limited Supply Challenge 124, "Message Bouquets":
Flowers: stamped flowers, punched flowers, silk flowers, etc.
Bouquet: 2 or more flowers
Stamps: sentiments or letters to spell out a sentiment + any backgrounds and flowers
Paper & Ink: any
Embellishments: 2 or less
Tools: any
Supplies Used
Stamps: In The Spotlight (Level 2 Hostess)
Paper: Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Cutie Pie DP
Ink: So Saffron, Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery
Embellishments: So Saffron Brad, Bashful Blue Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Scissors, Paper Piercing Tool, Template & Pad, 1/4" Circle Punch
Other Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals
NOTE: The bold flowers are stamped in So Saffron on Whisper White CS, then stamped in Rose Red on WW CS ... cut out & mounted with dimensionals. Paper piercing along top and bottom of card.

ANOTHER SCS LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE 123

Here is another challenge card SCS Limited Supply Challenge 123. See my previous post for the challenge criteria. This CASE is from pg. 141 of the New Catty. View the NEW SU Catalog & Idea Book online HERE.

I had someone special in mind for this card, my good friend and fellow SU Demonstrator, Lorri Heiling. Lorri won the SU February Absolutely Alphabet Contest, and her entry was published in the SU onstage publication January - March 2007! WOOHOO!!!! I just got my onstage in the mail today, and was so thrilled for Lorri! I can't think of anyone more deserving! Lorri is an incredibly talented stamper, and an even nicer person! I hope she doesn't see this post, as she'll be receiving this card in the mail within a couple of days! See Lorri's NEW blog, dream BIG, HERE.

Did you notice that both of my cards for this challenge used Cool Caribbean? Do ya' think I'm having a hard time saying goodbye to it?!

Supplies:
Stamps: Happy Everything
Paper: Cool Caribbean, Pretty In Pink, Petals & Paisleys DP
Ink: Cool Caribbean

Embellishments: Pink (Fire) Circle Rhinestone Brad, Aluminum Circle Metal Edge Tag

Tools: 1/16" Handheld Circle Punch, Spring Flower Bouquet Punch

Other Supplies: Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, On Board Accents

Note: Instead of stamping the heart as shown in the catty, I covered On Board Accents Heart with Petals & Paisleys DP and inked the edges of the heart with Cool Caribbean Ink. Simply cut the paper portion of the Aluminum Circle Metal Edge Tag so that only the metal rim shows.

SCS LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE 123

This week's SCS Limited Supply Challenge 123 was to CASE a sample from the NEW '07 Fall-Winter Stampin' Up! Catalog & Idea Book (Catty). Here are the guidelines for this challenge:

Layout: CASE a catty layout

Layers: The same number or less (Do not add more layers.)

Embellishments: They can be changed. Use the same number of embellishments or less. (Do not add more.)

Colors: any

Stamps: any

My CASE is from pg. 115 of the New Catty. I'm not real pleased with this card ... seems quite plain to me. Oh well, sometimes you got it, sometimes you don't! View the NEW SU Catalog & Idea Book online HERE.

Supplies:

Stamps: Office Accoutrement, It's Your Birthday

Paper: Cool Caribbean, Pretty In Pink

Ink: Cool Caribbean, Old Olive

Embellishments: Old Olive Button (Earth Elements), Pink Embroidery Floss (DMC #776), Pretty In Pink Brad (Soft Subtles)

Tools: Spiral Punch, 1/16" Punch, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Pack

Other Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals, Little Reminders Accents & Elements (Spring Mini '07, NLA)

Techniques: Paper Piercing, Distressing

Note: The large flower is stamped in Cool Caribbean and cut out. The smaller pink flower and the "note paper" are self-adhesive accents from the Little Reminders Accents & Elements.