The RIbbon Reel Challenge #34 Retro Colours

 I know you're addicted to paper like me, but are you enamoured with ribbons and trims of lace, satin, twill, grosgrain, seam binding, paper flowers, buttons and so much more?  Well I know I am!  And I know just the place to find all the fab things that I love!  Why The Ribbon Reel of course!  Their blog challenge is one of my favorite places to play!  I am always challenged by their sketches and inspired by the gorgeous creations by their design team!  That is why I'm so excited to tell you that I'm the  Guest Designer for the month of August at The Ribbon Reel Challenge Blog!

This is the inspiration photo.  You are to create something using the colours (ok so I'm going to pretend I'm British with the extra 'U' in "colours"!   It is the proper thing after all!)  in the photo and add a flower as well as some lace, ribbon or twine.  The Ribbon Reel Challenges last two weeks so you have lots of time to think about what you want to do and MAKE SOMETHING!!    Don't get me started on the British thing - some of my most favorite things are British - from the literature (Jane Austin, Bronte Sisters), dry comedy (Monty Python, Ricky Gervais, Absolutely Fabulous), music (David Bowie, The Cure), cars (Austin Healey's/Rolls Royce).  Yes I admit I did watch the Royal Wedding - yes ... BOTH Charles & Di, and Wills & Kate and I can fake a pretty good accent from listening to BBC radio on PBS!   Ok enough of that ......

When I saw the photo I started thinking back to school and then got back on track with the RETRO colors and decided to go all "Office" on you here.  I love this retro theme paper by October Afternoon.  Sometimes I miss my office days, but then I get to hear the gripes from my sister who is holding down the fort at law office and I'm slapped back into reality!  I thought I'd make this one for her to remind her to keep it all in perspective.... make the most of every day, don't sweat the small stuff... and all that! :)

I embellished with loads of goodies from The Ribbon Reel... .orange polka dot grosgrain, aqua pom pom trim, twine, twill, paper tea roses and cherry blossoms, and of course those shiny leaf pins.  I highly recommend all the goodies you will find at The Ribbon Reel and hope you will indulge in their delights!  Thanks for having a peek and have a fab day!

Cheers!
Jeanne

Supplies Used:  Finished Size 5" x 7"
Stamp:Tim Holtz Seamless Experience
Paper:  October Afternoon 9to5 Collection
Trims:  Ribbon Reel
20mm Champagne Twill tripe
16mm Orange Grosgrain Dot
Small Aqua Pom Trim
Divine Twine Aqua Blue Bakers Twine
Tea Rose 25 mm Off White
Cherry Blossom Light Moss Green
Leaf Pins
Extras:  Clip, Eyelet
Dies:  SIzzix Sizzlit Photo Corner

WMSC109 - Happy Anniversary

Happy Saturday!  I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer!  I know these are supposed to be the quiet lazy days of the year, but most of us are keeping busy enjoying time with family and the warm weather outdoors.    It's August so things will be back to normal soon, the kids will be back in school and there will be more quiet time to get things done.  In the meantime grab a cup of coffee (or if your like me a big glass of iced tea) and see what Waltzingmouse has in store for you this week!

Maybe you will have time to sneak off like me to play along with the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge.  The design this week is by Design Team Member Bonnie Sharp.  It has lots of room to feature your favorite Waltzingmouse Stamp front and center.  I chose the beautiful embroidered heart from Nordic Spring and made an Anniversary card in a soft blue that could easily double as a wedding congratulations or a sweet valentine.  I dressed it up with a pretty Cheery Lynn Doily, a silk flower,  and some lace from Waltzingmouse.   Here is a close up of the stamp.

And here is a photo of the finished card.

 

I hope you will stop by the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge Blog and see what the other ladies came up with for this week's sketch.  Better yet, I hope you find some time to play along - you never know, you might just win a free set of stamps!!

Thanks for having a peek!

Jeanne

Supplies Used:  Finished Size:  6" x 6"

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Nordic Spring, Frame It

Paper:  Echo Park Life is Good Collection - Grandma's Quilt

Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream, Aqua Mist

Dies:  Cheery Lynn Dutch Tulip, Spellbinders Classic Hearts, Ribbon Banners, Classic Scalloped Hearts

Seam Binding Paradise Aqua Hug Snug

Ink:  Stampin Up!  Baja Breeze

Lace:  Waltzingmouse

Bead Circle His & Hers (Hobby Lobby)

White Leaf Pin:  Ribbon Reel

Flower:  Modern Romance

August - A Walk in my Garden

Can you believe it's August already?  Summer vacation is almost over and pretty soon it's back to school for the kiddos! I've been working my way through this set of large oval month stamps from Serendipity featuring one card at the beginning of each month.  These stamps are just gorgeous and I'm accumulating a beautiful set of note cards that can be used for birthday's or just to say hello.  The August stamp features all the beauty of the garden - sunflowers, tomatoes and vegetables.  I colored mine with Copics, added a trellis inspired die cut, used garden papers, and natural embellishments of twine and a wood button to tie it all together.  Here's what I came up with:

 
This stamp reminds me a lot of my own garden this time of year so I thought I'd share some photo's to show how my garden grows about now.  I live in a regular small suburb, but I do have a large yard that affords me some room to plant just about whatever I want - just not a whole lot of it!  Enough for my own family and to share with neighbors.

So now you have had the official tour of the garden!  There are always new things to see!  Tomatoes are getting ripe, I even have a few butternut squash this year!  Did you get everything right?  Did you see that pumpkin?  Wow!  I hope it gets really big - kind of explains why I am always watering lately huh?  I even have gourds and white pumpkins planted.  I don't grow much corn - there is just enough for a few decorative bunches for Halloween/Thanksgiving, and it's Indian corn for decoration - not sweet corn for eating!  Thanks for stopping by! Have a beautiful day!               

Jeanne

Supplies Used:  Finished Size:  5" x 7"

Stamp:  Serendipity Large Oval Cling

Paper:  Basic Grey Offbeat (Pattern), Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream, Kraft, Scarlett Jewel (Solids)

Dies:  Spellbinders Lattice Motifs

Markers:  Copic

Button, Button Thread (Waltzingmouse), Ink (Momento Tuxedo Black)