Our Creative Corner: Bling and Nature

Wow it is amazing how fast every week goes by. And it is summer, when it is supposed to be more calm and relaxing! I think that everybody tries to catch up with a lot of stuff that we've left behind during the rest of the year, so there is not enough time, right?

Here we are with another challenge for Our Creative Corner. This week we have Paula hosting this fun challenge where you have to use rhinestones, stickles, glitter, etc along with items found in nature (plants, animals, etc). A bit of bling mixed with nature.

To create this card, I keep using the new Stampin' UP! Core'dinations Cardstock (Cherry Cobbler 127846) and the Stampin' Sanding System (129367). I love the distressed look that it gives to your card. I also used the new Fancy Fan Embossing Folder (127751). The flowers are from Stippled Blossoms (C 126747), and the sentiment is from Loving Thoughts (C 125845). If you noticed, I have used exactly the same stamp sets as yesterday, which gives you an idea of how versatile those sets are. I blinged up the center of my flowers with rhinestones, and used Dazzling Details (124117) for the leaves...I hope you can see it in the picture.

I am looking forward to seeing your creations this week. Hope to see you all there. Check out  the OCC blog to see what the DT has created for you!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!

Friday Mashup #70

Hi there! It's been a busy week but here we are with another challenge at the Friday Mashup. This week our talented designer Erica hosts the challenge. It is a fun challenge that you won't want to miss, so get ready to create a vintage card or a card with a pin or mash it up and create a vintage card with a pin.

I got inspired by the new products in our Holiday Catalog, which is available now (if you want to see it, you can click on the image in the left sidebar). So I used the new Stampin' UP! Early Espresso Core'dinations Card Stock (127848), the Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (127819), and the Stampin' Sanding System (129367) to create the background. It is so much fun to emboss the cardstock and then rub the sanding block all over the embossing. I love to create this kind of distressing, especially for a vintage card. Then I stamped the solid big flower from Stippled Blossoms (W 126745, C 126747) in Summer Starfruit ink (126991) and then the coordinating flower in Cajun Craze in (126965) on Very Vanilla cardstock. I did the same with the leaves using Lucky Limeade (126984) and Gumball Green (126861).

I am fascinated by the effect that Stippled Blossoms stamps give to your card, because you have to work with two colors, which give a sense of depth. For the edge on the left side in Cherry Cobbler, I used the new Finishing Touches Edgelits (127010). The sentiment is from Loving Thoughts (W 125843, C 125845).

Check out the FM blog to see the creations that the DT has made to get your mojo flowing!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a project with a "Stick Pin on it."
2. Or Make a "Vintage" project.
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Vintage project with a Stick Pin on it."