Created ByHand Challenge - Peridot/Shades of Green

I learned a new word today.  Peridot is one of the few gemstones that occur in only one color, an olive green.  It also is August birthstone, and I since I have a long time friend whose birthday is in August, I should have known what Peridot means.  However, now I know, and it is indeed a a very beautiful colored gem.  

Thank you to Created by hand Challenge/Quietfire Creations for their Peridot/Shades of Green challenge http://quietfire.ning.com/group/createdbyhandchallenge which had expanded my mind and creativity today.  I woke up early thinking about what I was going to do with this challenge and I was very eager to get started.  But first, there was work (I work from home part time) and then I needed to get the children off to school.  I knew that I wanted to use my Tim Holtz Regal Flourish textured folder and I wanted to try an Adirondack Dabber (Celery) with Pearl Dabber.  I also knew that I wanted to use it as a frame so I took my Spellbinders Custom Design Die Template Elegant Ovals (Our Daily Bread http://www.ourdailybreaddesigns.com/images/ODBD_Labels_One.jpg) and put it through my Cuddlebug so I would have an opening in the middle for me to decorate.  I then used my Tim Holtz blending tool and alcohol ink applicator tools and various Distress Inks:  Bundled Sage, Crushed Olive and Pine Forest.  I stamped my floral background (Stampin' Up) in Crushed Olive and the bird (Stampin' Up) I stamped off once with Pine Forest.  I then used stamps from Our Daily Bread Eternity stamp set.  I finished it off with 3 brads from Stampin' Up.


Thank you for looking.  I was on a bit of a roll today.  I used several of my Adirondack Dabbers and hope to show those off tomorrow.

 

Layer and Layer and Layer

My friend Julie, who is a consultant with Stampin' Up and has a well designed and written blog of her own, www.stampingsensations.blogspot.com, is awesome at layering.  I love it but find it a bit of a challenge.  However, I attempted it this week when designing a card for my MOPS group.  I do find it easier to layer with larger cards.  This card is 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in size.  My first square is 5 x 5.  The white square in the center is 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 and the  smaller design square is 4 x 4.  I then used my Cuddlebug and oval shape (from Stampin' Up) for the scallop white at the lower right corner.  I used my oval scallop punch for the designer paper and finally oval punch out on white.  I used a stamp from my new set that I got from  Stampin' Up Sale-A-Bration set Sweet Summer.  I then also took designer paper and cut 3 x 2 1/2 and used a corner scallop punch from Stampin' Up.  I stamped in Old Olive the statement from a stamp from the Tulip Tag Stamp Set set that I got from Our Daily Bread Designs www.ourdailybreaddesigns.com and then centered it with the new designer punch I got from Stampin' Up. The designer paper is also from Stampin' Up.  I hope you enjoyed this card!