Play Date Cafe and Deconstructed Sketch

 

A new card for today using the recipe over at the Play Date Cafe and I paired it up with the sketch over at the Decontruction Challenge blog.

For this card I used the following products from Stampin UP

Card - Basic Grey, Whisper White
Ink - Marina Mist, River Rock, Not Quite Navy
Punch - Decorative Label
Stamps - Sentimental Journey (retired), The Open Sea
DS Paper - Twitterpated

Thanks for looking
Jo

Deconstruction Challenge and Play Date Cafe

I have combined the sketch over at the Deconstruction Challenge with the Recipe at The Play Date Cafe.  Again I have used the new stuff in the Mini coming up.  I clear embossed on the background but no matter how I could not get it to show effectively.  It is much nicer in real life.

For this card I used the following products from stampin up

Card - Basic Grey, Basic Black, Whisper White

Papers - From my stash and Twitterpated

Stamps - French Flair (very old and retired), Apothecary Art

Framelit cutters

Thanks for looking

Jo

Play date Cafe

  
 

Its colour splash challenge over at the play date cafe this week and I think I may have had a tidal wave instead of a splash lol.

For this card I used the following

Card - Black, Whipser White, Melon Mambo
DS Paper - Sweet Treat
Punches - 2 x scallop circles
A button and some twine

Thanks for looking
Jo

Sweet Stop and Play Date Cafe

This is a card I made using the Sketch over at the Sweet Stop Sketch Blog and I combined it with the recipe Challenge over at the Play Date Cafe.  I must admit to struggling with both challenges this week, the Sweet Stop because of the Stamped background, I not sure why as I have done this many a time.  I settled with stamping using the glass block with ink on it, I hope this counts lol.  The colours also posed a challenge for me but I am happy I pushed on as relatively pleased with the result and it does you go to push yourself sometimes.

For this card I used the following products from stampin up.

Card - Pacific Point, Whisper White
Ink - Bright Blue, Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist
Stamp - Up Up and away
Punch - create a cup cake for the clouds.

Thanks for looking
Jo

Play Date Cafe

Well here is my entry for the Play Date Cafe colour combo this week.  I have kept the card pretty simple.

For this card I used the following products from Stampin Up

Card - Pool Party, Whisper white

Ink - Pool Party, Old Olive, Early Espresso

Stamp - 'Elements of Style

Other - Old Paper, Border punch and some crystals from my stash

Thanks for looking

Jo

Mojo meets Play Date

I used the lovely sketch over at the MOJO Challenge this week and really really wanted to use the colours over at the Play Date Cafe too. I didn't start off with this card in mind at all. I made the check and wanted to use it but what I wanted to do didnt look good with the check. So then I played around a bit and It sort of fell in to place. I am happy with this card.

For this card I used the following products

Card - Pool Party, Real Red, Lucky Limeade and Whisper White

Ink - Basic Black, Night of Navy and Real Red

Stamp - I Dig You

Big Shot - Tasteful Trim.

Thanks for looking

Jo

Freshly Made Sketches and Play Date

I combined the Freshly Made Sketch Challenge with the Play Date Cafe recipe Challenge. I have to say I am loving the stripe embossing folder from Stampin UP. I am very pleased with this card.

I used the following Products from Stampin Up.

Card - Basic Grey, Very Vanilla and Blushing Bride

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Basic Grey and Blushing Bride

Stamp - Stiched Stockings

Big Shot - Stripe Embossing Folder, Tasteful Trim Die

Punch - Scallop Circle and Circle

Thanks for Looking

Jo

Play Date Cafe and Deconstructed Sketch

I love the rich colours over at the Play Date Cafe Challenge this week and I decided to couple it with the Deconstructed challenge.

For this card I used the following:

Card - Bravo Burgundy, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Ink - Basic Grey

Sizzlet - Timeless Type Junior Alphabet

Stamp - Extreme Guitar

Thanks for looking

Jo

Another

I had made this one before the other one but wasn't 100% happy with it. But you have to see the good the bad and the ugly so this was my first take on the Splash of Colour over at the Play Date Cafe Challenge this week.

Card - Whisper White, Real Red and Basic Black

Stamp - I {Heart} Hearts, Forever Young

Ink - Basic Black and Real Red

Big Shot - Polka Dot Embossing Folder

Thanks for looking.

My Favourite things and Play Date Cafe

I used the sketch over at the 'My Favourite things' challenge at splitcoast stampers and used the recipe from the Play Date Cafe for my colour inspiration.

For this card I used the following products from Stampin UP

Card - Pool Party, very vanilla

Ink - Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake

Stamps - French Foliage, Simply Soft

Punch - Decorative label punch

The Papers are some old DS papers

Thanks for looking.

Jo

Sweet Stop Sketch and Play Date take 2

So I was unhappy with the colour of the mint on my previous card entry for the Play Date Cafe and decided to do another one with the same colours and using the sketch at The Sweet Stop challenge.

For this card I used

Sizzlet - beautiful wings

Card - Crumb cake and some random Mint card stock

Stamp - french foilage

Embossing folder - polka dots

Thanks for looking.

Jo

Clean and Simple meets Play Date Cafe

I thought I would keep this one Bright, clean and fresh so I used the recipe challenge over at the Play Date Cafe along with the Clean and Simple Sketch challenge. I decided to leave off the sentiment so as to make it multi purpose.

For this card I used the following products from stampin up.

Card, Whisper white

Papers - strips out of the DS paper stack

stamp - Punched Poises

Inks - pumpkin pie, tempting turquoise, melon mambo, basic black markers

and some crystals

I used the Black maker to make the stitching around the outside.

Thanks for looking

Jo

Play Date Cafe

Its been a while since I have had a go at this challenge so today was the day to revisit and get down to it. I used my level 2 hostess gift from stampin up in this challenge. Simple but effective card today.

Play Date Cafe is HERE

Thanks for looking

Jo

Play Date Cafe

Ok I know some people of commented on my use of butterflies, but sometimes they just fit!! and I do so love them. Not sure if you are like me but I go in roundabouts, one week its butterflies then boats then something else. I kept this card very simple but am happy with it. I dont think I will add a sentiment as it would spoil the look in my opinion. I used a plain white card and stamped the upsy daisy image from stampin up on some whisper white. I mounted this on black card stock and then elegant eggplant. I used free hand and my stampin up marker of elegant eggplant to do mock stitching around as a border. To finish I stamped my trusty butterfly from great friends and cut it out. mounted it using dimentionals and finished it of with some pearls.
You can have a go at their challenge HERE

thanks for looking.

Jo

Play date cafe and Clean and Simple

another combo, 2nd today. I used the Play Date Colour challenge along with the Clean & Simple challenge. I used the balloon from 'party this way' and 'pun fun' stamp sets from stampin up. Not my usual colour combo, but I am happy with it.

Play Date Cafe link can be found HERE
Clean and Simple link can be found HERE

Thanks for looking

Jo

Play Date Cafe and Card Pattern Challenge

I thought I would have a go at the challenge this week along with the recipe from 'The Play Date Cafe'. I used the leaf stamp from the vintage vogue set from stampin up to make the background for the blue card stock. I had made a card with my demonstrator Linda Higgins earlier in the week and I really liked the image, it was on a smaller card and I just had to use it as it fitted so perfectly with the recipe, so I liberated it from that card lol, cut it into an oval, re mounted it and put some lace behind it before fitting it to the card. I have to say I really like this card very much and I know its not good to say that about your own stuff but I just love blues and browns together.

You can have a go at the Card Pattern challenge HERE
And the Play Date Cafe HERE

Jo

Play Date Cafe

I was determined to keep to just the 2 colours this time. I actually made it last night but had to wait to try to get a nice photo of it. We have had such shocking rain its like living in a sauna and its so dismal outside. Of course I should be happy that I dont live in the UK any more lol so will try not to winge about the rain to much. I used the Joy stamp from the 'Welcome Christmas' set from stampin up and the snowflake is from one of my very first sets 'little bits' also from stampin up. I kinda wish I hadnt bothered with the ribbon but hey ho its there.

You can have a go too HERE

Thanks for looking

Play Date Cafe

I must say I do look forward to the Play Date colour challenges each week. This week I looked and though no way can I do that. but after a bit of thought I managed this card. I embossed the swirls with silver embossing powder on grey card and mounted it on cherry cobbler just cause I think it need that splash of colour. The base is Kraft. I stamped the image with chocolate chip ink and added a silver ribbon.

For the play date cafe challege go HERE

Thanks Jo

Play Date Cafe and Sweet Stop Sketch challenges

My entry this week is using the contempo xmas set from stampin up.

For the Play Date Colour Combo challenge go HERE
For the Sweet Stop Sketch go HERE

Thanks for looking

Mercy Challenge and Play Date Cafe

I dug out my old trendy trees stamp set from stampin up. I tried to get as close to the colours as I could, I actully started out with differet papers and different card stock but decided I didnt like them together.

If you want to have a go at the Mercy Sketch the link is HERE
For the Play Date Cafe colour combo challenge the link is HERE

I love both these challenges and try to do them each week.

Jo