Stampin'Up! Weather Together for Challenge PP385

PP385 - A Clean-and-Simple Challenge

When I saw this week's challenge at The Paper Players I was seriously regretting that the Sunshine and Rainbows bundle from the Occasions 2018 catalog was still on my wishlist and not in my craft room. Especially since my daughter repeatedly suggested that I get it. But then I reminded myself that I have been doing the challenges to help me try new ideas and think outside the box. And this one definitely challenged me since I had no rainbow stamps of die cuts.

A rainbow has 7 colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. So I pulled out all my inks and lined them up

I searched through all my stamps for a rainbow element and decided on the umbrellas from the Weather Together stamp set because it usually rains before you see a rainbow. I colored some umbrellas in the rainbow colors and then I decided they needed to be heat embossed for the black to stand out a little

I had no sentiments that fit so I opened up Word™ and typed in a favorite saying. I played around with the colors a little bit so they would match the Stampin' Up! colors. I used a  hex code list that I found on Pinterest. It was made by Natalie Lapakko If you would like to get your own chart you can by visiting her blog 

For the background, I used my aqua painter and ink to do a wash on watercolor paper. Then, I stamped raindrops with Versamark and heat embossed with white Stampin' Emboss Powder. The top rainbow only had 3 sections to it so I used my journaling pen to add a few more.

I think it came together very nicely and I enjoyed the challenge of creating a rainbow card when I had no rainbow stamps or die cuts. If you like to see some of the other challenge cards, just head on over to 

The Paper Players

All the products I used are available in my Stampin' store, Just click on the item interest you.

Product List

Weather Together Photopolymer Stamp Set [141543] $21.00	Umbrella Weather Framelits Dies [141479] $25.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00
Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102067] $8.00	Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121044] $8.00	Watercolor Paper [122959] $5.00
Embossing Buddy [103083] $6.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $5.00
Heat Tool [129053] $30.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $6.50
Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad [126946] $6.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $6.50	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [144086] $6.50
Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad [126952] $6.50	Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad [126969] $6.50	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [126950] $6.50
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Journaling Pens [145480] $5.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $35.00
Many Marvelous Markers [131264] $110.00

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Stampin' Up! Blossoming Basket for the Color Challenge

Paper Players Colour Challenge PP384

I enjoyed the last couple of challenges so much I decided to try another one. This time it's a color challenge  with The Paper Players

So many shades of pink to choose from! I decided to go with the 2017-2019 Stampin' Up! In-color Powder Pink. and the Blossoming Basket Bundle

 I love this basket. I've been using it a lot because I know it will be retiring on March 31, 2018.

I stamped it with Versamark and heat embossed it with Copper Embossing powder. I used the embossing buddy first so I would not have any stray powder.

I love the way the copper looks and it makes it so easy to color with the Stampin' Blends alcohol ink markers. I used the light Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blend™ first and then layered over it with the Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends™

I embossed the Designer Series Paper(DSP) with the Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to give the paper a bit of dimension.

I love the way it turned out. I'm looking forward to seeing all the other color challenge cards at The Paper Players

Here are all the products I used. You can click on them to see them in my Stampin ' Up! store.

Product List

Blossoming Basket Clear-Mount Bundle [147505] $0.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $8.00
Powder Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144244] $8.00	Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack [144131] $22.00	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $4.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50	Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636] $5.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $6.00
Heat Tool [129053] $30.00	Pumpkin Pie Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144578] $4.50	Pink Pirouette Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144592] $4.50
Pink Pirouette Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144593] $4.50	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $9.00
Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $35.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

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