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2012 March Simply Paper Design Challenge

My downline Gerin's 13 year old daughter Maddie has been battling kidney stones this month and ended up in the hospital again... she is also my daughter Kelsey's best friend so we wanted to send her a card to lift her spirits.  I've never had kidney stones but understand from people who have that they are extremely painful!  I created the card above using my sister Cindy's Simply Paper Design Challenge this month - she and two other downline members of mine, Michelle Arthur and Debbie Williams, come up with a sketch and color combination each month and I like to play along.

This month's sketch is the one above and instead of a color challenge they decided to feature the Turtle & Co. stamp set that is the designated Ronald McDonald House Charities stamp set this year - Stampin' Up! will donate $2 to RMHC from every purchase of this cute stamp set.

The color scheme I used is whisper white, marina mist, wild wasabi and early espresso which was pulled from my Color Coach.  I decided to add a a pop of color with the regal rose punch flower created using the Triple Layer Bouquet punch.

Don't forget about my swim meet special - it's a great time to pick up some the products used to make this card!

Stamp sets:  Turtle & Co., Three Little Words

Paper:  Subtles Prints Stack DSP; whisper white, marina mist, wild wasabi, early espresso and regal rose card stock

Ink:  early espresso, sahara sand, certainly celery

Punches:  modern label, word window, triple layer bouquet, itty bitty flower, 2-step bird

Accessories:  stampin' dimensionals, Dazzling Details, aqua painter, basic rhinestones, marina mist polka dot scallop ribbon

 

Fabulous Friday and a Simply Paper Design Challenge

I love using one project to fill several commitments and this card does just that!  I had promised my sister Cindy Blekas that I would start using her Simply Paper Design Challenge sketches and color combinations each month from her blog Simply Cindy Crafts and I also needed to design a card for Fabulous Friday this week on the Sisters in Stamping blog featuring a Sale-a-Bration item.  This is the card I came up with which ended up fulfiliing both... I changed the sketch just a teeny bit, putting the sentiment in the center of the strip versus in the bottom corner but I think she'll let me slide!  As a bonus, I also used it in my stamp-a-stack class last night!!  Gotta love that... So do you recognize the Sale-a-Bration items - there are 3 different ones included.  I used the stamp set Elementary Elegance for the image and sentiment, Everyday Elegance Designer Series Paper and the ribbon is from the Everyday Elegance ribbon and brad pack.  The colors I used are pulled from the DSP:  very vanilla, pool party and soft suede.  The curly label punch and 2-1/2" circle punch made quick work of the cutting.

Don't forget that you can earn one of these exclusive Sale-a-Bration items for FREE with a qualifying $50 order!  Email me your order this weekend while I'm working at my kids' swim meet and you'll also earn a chance to win a $25 gift certificate!  See this post for more details...

Here's the sketch and color combination for the Simply Paper Design Challenge for February... I will do another card later with cherry cobbler, whisper white and basic black, I promise!  Why not give this sketch a try?

For even more inspiration with Sale-a-Bration products, please be sure and hop on over to the Sisters in Stamping blog after Noon EST today!

Have a wonderful weekend!  Stop back by as I'll be sharing my downline swap cards over the next couple of days...