A Mother's Day Recipe for Our Creative Corner

Hello, hello! It's Saturday and you know what that means...time for another fun challenge over at Our Creative Corner. Whoo hoo! This week, I am the humble hostess and I wanted to share a challenge to celebrate the upcoming Mother's Day holiday. This week we are cooking it up in the "creative kitchen." The mission is to create a "Recipe for Mom" with a list of fun "ingredients" to whip up the perfect project for Mother's Day. I sure hope you will join us! 

I was also really inspired by the sketch over at Stamping 411. I just love their sketches! When I saw it,  I knew I wanted to use a whole bunch of my under-utilized products from the SU! Occasions Mini catty....which sadly expires on April 30th. 

This is the first time my Apothecary Art stamp set (from the mini catty) has seen ink. That is crazy! It is such a pretty set and if I can watercolor it, anyone can. Haha! I used a Blender Pen and Classic Ink Pads for my watercoloring. I love how it coordinates with the Labels Collection Framelits...which was also used for the first time on this card. I'm a slacker! Ugh! 

There is a lot of texture and dimension on this one. I popped up and also heat embossed the sentiment from the Something to Celebrate set (ret.) for a little added interest. What better way to dress up an image then to add some pretty pearls? They help to distract from my lack of coloring skills. All of the supplies I used are listed at the end of this post. I'm always so hesitant to over-explain my card, but if you ever have a question, please shoot me an email at: annemariehile@gmail.com. :) 

Please join us this week at Our Creative Corner! The challenge runs through 11:59 pm (EST) on Friday, May 4th, 2012. Be sure to visit the rest of the lovely ladies on the Design Team to see what they whipped up in the "creative kitchen": 

Linda Coughlin- The Funkie Junkie

Vicki Burdick- It's a Stamp Thing

Sue Butler- Scrumplescrunch
Anita Houston- The Artful Maven Haven

Anne Marie Hile- Stampin' Anne

Wendy Janson-  It's All About Stamping
Marcy Kaminski - En Papillote Arts
Holly Kean- Kean On Paper 
Irena Kowalczyk (aka Rudlis) - Love, Life and Crafts
Meihsia Liu- Simply Paper Crafts
Tui Nathan- Stampin Time
Lori Rider- The Diva Stamper
Kristin Tierney- Lilly Beth Boutique
Sharon Wheet- Designs by Sharon

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 
Hope you have a very HAPPY day, 



Stampin' Up! Supply List: 
Stamps: Apothecary Art (Occasions Mini Catty) and Something to Celebrate (ret. Hostess) 
Paper: Twitterpated DSP (Occasions Mini), Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze and Blushing Bride card stock
Inks: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, VersaMark, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride and Baja Breeze Classic ink
Accessories: Blender Pens, Labels Collection Framelits (Occasions Mini), Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Twitterpated Designer Buttons  (Occasions Mini), Basic Pearls and Stampin Dimensionals

Paper Players #59- Think Pink Color Challenge

Hello there! It's Paper Players Sunday and I'm super-excited to be hosting this week's challenge. Sorry my post is SO late! In my efforts to get the challenge post up on the Paper Players site, I forgot to schedule this post. Eeek! I may have mentioned once or twice *grin*...my favorite color is PINK! No really, it's true! So, I thought it would be fun to "Paint the Paper Players Pink", this week and have some fun. I sure hope you will join us!  

My inspiration for the layout of the card came from the fabulous Karen Giron. She featured a card with this sketch on her blog recently and I was completely inspired to give it a try! To say this card is "thick" is an understatement. In the words of my sweet hubby when he picked it up: "This one is going to require a LOT of extra postage!"

In my opinion, the perfect compliment to anything pink is anything that sparkles! So copius amounts of Iridescent Ice Embossing powder adorn this creation. I rubbed the Versa-Mark stamp pad all over the Rose Red card stock pieces...and a little on some Pretty in Pink pieces to accent the border punch...and shook that glittery goodness everywhere. It was all fun and games until it got in my eye...OUCH!  

I used my new Stripes Embossing Folder on one of the layers of DSP and the Paper Crimper on the cupcake "wrappers" for some added texture. The embossed polka dots behind the cupcakes just added to the theme, too. What is the perfect accent to wrap up a box of yummy cupcakes fresh from the bakery? Baker's Twine, of course! My cupcakes were inspired by the Pink Champagne cupcakes at my favorite local shop, Kate's Frosting. (Click their name to read about their yummy creations)lIf you are ever in the San Antonio area, check this place out! SO delicious! 

Finally, here is the dressed-up inside of the card, complete with birthday wishes:

So there you have it: sweet, pink, sparkly fun! I hope you enjoyed today's card. Please let me know what you think. Also, be sure to stop on by the rest of the Paper Players Design Team to see what the lovely ladies have cooked up for inspiration. Please join us this week to "get your pink ON"!  

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile (that's me!)

Jaydee

Lauri Ingram

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Sandra Azzopardi

Carrie Gaskin (GD)

Have a HAPPY day today! :) 


Stampin' Up! Supply List: 
Stamps: Something to Celebrate (ret) and Create a Cupcake
Paper: Subtles DSP pack in Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, and Whisper White card stock 
Ink: Versa-Mark and Rose Red Classic ink
Accessories: Stripes Embossing Folder, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Paper Crimper, Cupcake Builder punch, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Scallop Trim Border punch, 1/2" Circle punch (to accent behinds the border punch), Bitty Punch Pack, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Signo Uni-Ball White Gel pen, White Baker's Twine, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensonals and Basic Rhinestones
Non SU! Accessories: scalloped rectangle die cut and pink/white baker's twine

Sweet Summer Sparkles

Hello there and Happy Thursday! I wanted to share a card I made for a good friend that I had lunch with earlier this afternoon. Since she now has the card, I can post it so I don't ruin the surprise! Haha! I liked this card so much, I made a few of them to have on hand. I was completely inspired by the color challenge and photo inspiration at the CR84FN Challenge, this week. I don't know if I have ever mentioned before that I love, love, LOVE anything PINK! Really, it's true, I DO! Shocking, I know! ;) Isn't this color combo f-a-b-u-l-o-u-s? 

I paired it with this week's sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping (fall-to layout #129). I almost didn't add an extra layer to the base of the card...ALMOST. I'm still trying to get better at these CAS cards, I promise. It's still pretty close to the sketch, isn't it? 

Now, we get to the bling. *sigh* Originally, I had planned to dress up the flower centers with some glitter, but there was a brand new package of Basic Rhinestones sitting on my desk...it was all downhill from there. 

 Lastly, here is a shot of the simply decorated inside of the card: 

Hope you like it! Thanks so much for taking the time to pop on by today. Don't forget to leave a comment and say hello before you go. As I mentioned in my post yesterday (click it), I have a blog give-away coming up, so please stop by again, really soon. "Benny and Tomas' Big Give" will officially be announced once we reach 30,000 visitors. It's getting sooo close, so stay tuned...


Enjoy the rest of your day today! :)


Stampin' Up! Supply List: 
Stamps: Sweet Summer  (Sale-A-Bration) and Something to Celebrate (level 2 hostess set, Occasions Mini)
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink and Pear Pizzazz Classic ink
Papers: Melon mambo, Pretty in Pink, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White card stock
Accessories: Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Melon Mambo 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain ribbon (ret.),  Basic Rhinestones and Stampin' dimensionals
Non SU! Accessories: Oval die cut, scalloped oval die cut and dotted border punch