First Design Team card

Welcome to a new year of Pals Paper Arts challenges.  We have a wonderful calendar of projects for you to participate in this year!  To start it off, this week is a color challenge ... Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz and Perfect Plum.  Click on over to the Pals Paper Arts to play and upload your card.  Here is what I came up with ...

Stamps:  Because I Care (Hostess set)

Paper:  White, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Perfect Plum

Ink:  Perfect Plum, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories:  pastels, sponge dauber, Hodgepodge Hardware, ice brads, ribbon, corner rounder, crop-a-dile, stamp-a-ma-jig, scorer

• I didn't have Perfect Plum ribbon, so I took my 1/8" taffeta ribbon and ran it over my Perfect Plum ink pad.  Works great every time!
• Sponge daubers and pastels were used to highlight the flower and leaves.
• The bottom portion was scored to add a touch of detail to the card.

I hope 2011 brings you and your family good health and happiness!

Have a great day,

Pam~

PPA Featured Artist

I'm so excited today...I am the featured artist over at the Pals Paper Arts website.  This week's challenge is a sketch.  Be sure to stop in to see what others have created and be sure to upload your card so we can all enjoy it and comment on it.

Here is the sketch that was designed by the Pals Design Team.

This being my first time to be a featured, I decided to do a simple and clean card.  Here is what I came up with...

You can click on the card and it will make it bigger.

Stamps:  Aviary, Because I Care

Paper:  Sahara Sand, Poppy Parade, Not Quite Navy, White

Designer Series Paper (DSP):  Not Quite Navy

Ink:  Not Quite Navy, Poppy Parade

Accessories:  brads, dot emobssing folder, hole punch, dimensionals, stamp-a-ma-jig, Color Coach

All products are Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.

I used a new stamp set, Aviary, on page 121 in the new catalog.  There is just something fun about this stamp set that really appeals to me.  I'm looking forward to making some more cute cards with these little birdies.  Stampin' Up also has some great DSP in the new catalog.  Be sure to check it out on pages 172 - 175.  I knew I wanted to use Poppy Parade, the new in-color, for my bird.  I used the Color Coach (page 165) to help decide on the rest of the colors.  A must have for all stamper's!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Pam~