#TGIFC294 Sketch Challenge

Hooray for Friday and an all new TGIF Challenges!  We have a simple sketch that is open to so many possibilities!  

One of my favorite school secretaries is retiring at the end of next week and I am so sad to see her go, but so happy for her as well!  This has not only been a tough school year for teachers, but for the secretaries as well.  What better way to send her off than with a beautiful card full of well wishes?!?!

The Forever Greenery suite continues to be one of my favorites.  Green is one of my favorite colors and you get ALL the shades of green in the Forever Greenery DSP.

I stamped a few different pieces of greenery, all in different colors, then layered them on top of and underneath one of the beautiful Gold Hoops.  I completed the sketch with a strip of DSP and a simple heat embossed Congratulations sentiment.

I added a few sprigs of Brushed Metallic cardstock, some Gold Metallic Pearls and finished it all off with some Forever Greenery Metallic Trim. A few splatters of Soft Sea Foam were stamped for the final added touch!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Pretty Peacock, Whisper White, Just Jade, Forever Greenery DSP

Ink ~ Soft Sea Foam, Pear Pizzazz, Just Jade, Pretty Peacock, Shaded Spruce

Stamp Sets ~ Forever Fern, Itty Bitty Greetings

Other Supplies ~ Greenery Embossing Folders, Gold Hoops, Forever Greenery Trim, Metallic Pearls

It was nice to take a little break from creating Christmas cards, but now it's time to get back to it!  I still have a few more to make and get sent out next week.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

 

Flourishing Friendship ~ #TGIFC284

Hi friends!  We did it...we made it though another week and your reward is an all new TGIF Challenges Color Challenge!

When I first saw these colors, my mind instantly went to Halloween.  But I decided to think outside of the box and had some creative fun with the Forever Fern stamp set.  I created my own DSP by stamping a variety of leaves and blooms in Memento on Whisper White cardstock. I love how beautiful and elegant this looks

I wasn't sure about stamping the same leaves and blooms in Rich Razzleberry and Pumpkin pie, but I went for it and was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked them.  I added a small panel of Basic Black, which I embossed with the cute little Greenery Embossing Folder to give it just the right amount of texture.

The Forever Gold Laser-cut Specialty Paper gave the card the little bit of bling that I was looking for and created the perfect backdrop for the sentiment embossed in white on Rich Razzleberry cardstock.

So....did I think WAY to outside of the box with these colors?!?!  I'd love to hear what you think!  It's always fun for me to push myself out of my comfort zone, even when I'm making cards!

Supplies Used:
Paper ~ Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Whisper White, Forever Gold Laser-cut Specialty Paper

Ink ~ Memento, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie

Stamp Set ~ Forever Fern

Other Supplies ~ Greenery Embossing Folders, White Embossing Powder, Stitched Shapes Dies

I hope you have great plans ahead of you for the weekend!

Happy Stamping!