Color Challenge - Flourishing Phrases

Welcome!  I recently participate in a fun color challenge.  I had so much fun making this smash card project with the Flourishing Phrases stamps.

 Our challenge was to use the above colors.  Aren't they fresh and fun for spring time flowers?  I put my favorite Flourishing Phrases filigree stamp on the back design.  This is the back of the card and belly band enclosure.

Here is the front with the belly band removed.  My flower frog nicely held the card up and closed for the photos.  The large flower in Flourishing Phrases remind me of chrysanthemums.

 Here is the back of the card with the belly band removed.  I used sponge daubers to create a smudge of color for each flower on the filigree.  You can see a full list of my project supplies at the end of this post.

 Here is the card as the folds start to open.  I learned this smash card technique from Lyssa Zwolanek's website.  This design was my technique lesson for my stamp club - they loved it!

 I attached die cut flowers halfway on each of the "smashed in" folds.  You can see they are carefully layered into the folds, and open up very easily.

The card is opening further to show the beautiful peeks of color and interesting folds.

This is the card opened nearly flat.  The die cut flowers lay nicely as they float over the other half of the folds.  You can write your note on the lower portion and the top portion is stamped identical to the front.

I hope you like my smash card project and how I used the color challenge to design with this technique.

Now I have several charming cards to share with you from my teammates that participated.

April used the Lemon Zest bundle for her citrusy card.

Bird Banter is tropical perfection in Debbie's card.

Stephanie's Share What You Love stamps made a pretty design.

The every popular Jar of Love flowers made a sweet bouquet in Wendee's design.

Greta's Ribbon of Courage stamps made an encouraging card design.

There were so many wonderful designs made by our team for this color challenge.  Isn't all of this creativity inspiring?  I hope you will use our ideas to make cards with this color combination or CASE (copy and share everything) what we have designed.  Click on the Join My Team tab above if you would like to join this fun with our team.

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Product List

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141534] $37.00	Flourish Thinlits Dies [141478] $29.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [141397] $6.50	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141416] $8.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $6.50	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119683] $8.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [126945] $6.50	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105117] $8.00
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] $6.50	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131201] $8.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Stampin' Trimmer [126889] $30.00
Banner Triple Punch [138292] $23.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Old Olive Baker's Twine [134579] $3.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00

OnStage Day 1, Labels to Love

Hello stamping friends, I want to share a quick glimpse at my first day at OnStage.  Our team met at the Salt Palace to connect and manage our card swap.  Here our leader, Suzie Barnes, is announcing and handing out gift bags.

 This is most of us that attended this time. We were a big group!

The gift bag from Suzie contained two journals, a pen, some embellishments and a fun name tag to use on our convention bags.  There were several different colors and I was tickled that I received my favorite color!

This is the card swap that I made for our team swap.  We purposed to make something to be useful for after December.  So I chose to make a Valentine theme with the Labels to Love stamp set and coordinating Everyday Label punch.  Can you see the copper embossing?  I enjoy the Labels to Love stamp set so much!

We checked in to get our name badges and conference bags.  I was excited to see that I earned several ribbons for the first time. 

That evening I was honored to attend the Centerstage dinner for leaders titled at Silver Elite and above.   You can see how excited I was for this long awaited event!

Dinner was lovely and thoughtful for allergens like gluten.

The table decor was beautiful with black, white, gold and turquoise.

 These are my friend Joanne and Jovita, we had a wonderful time together.

 Jason Hewlett was our entertainment for the evening.  He was hilarious and we roared with laughter!

 My leader and friend, Suzie Barnes.

 I'm not very silly...but I was thrilled to be so close to our co-founder, Shelly Gardener.  But I didn't want to interrupt so the girls staged me for a quick photo op!

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If you place an order of $75-$149.99 before October 30th, with the host code above, you will receive a gift from me, a package of Corrugated Elements.

Orders of $150+ get the free gift and qualify for Stampin' Rewards.

Monday is usually Team Swap Monday.

Wednesday and Friday/Saturday feature designs made by me.

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