Challenge 2 - Summer Bliss with a Slice of Orange!

Welcome to the second Challenges by AR challenge Summer Bliss with a Slice of Orange! Each month a very talented group of ladies will provide you with a fun challenge theme and lots of inspiration, all using templates available at Creations by AR.  The Summer Bliss challenge will be open from July 28 at midnight PST through August 4th at midnight.

As the host of Challenge 2, I chose some summer favorites - the color orange and the word bliss.  I added a recent Myrtle Beach vacation photo as the background and a stamped image onto  acetate to create the window effect.  I used the Peek-A-Boo Case template and turned it into a diorama to use as a seasonal display.

Hope you've enjoyed my project!  

Riddersholm Project Guest Hostess!

I'm so excited to bring you this week's project using papers and embellishments from Riddersholm Designs, a wonderful Danish paper company.  Riddersholm specializes in a charming vintage look with patterned papers, diecut tags, ribbons, and charms. The product itself is designed by Connie, produced in Denmark and marked with the Scandinavian environmental seal ‘Svanemaerket’ meaning it is produced to protect our environment.
My package of papers are called Sweet Valerian and were colors of soft pinks and greens.  I counted a total of six different paper patterns that I could work with so I decided to create a tag mini book.  Vintage is a natural style to work with for me so I was thrilled to use every scrap of papers, ribbons, diecuts and flower embellishments.  The only items I added were some pearls, gems, mica, glitter, tulle flowers and a couple of diecut flourishes.

The cover was my favorite paper design and the word Sweet was my cover inspiration.  I had a metal tag from Pottery Barn that I had saved and it worked perfectly to add the Riddersholm Designs logo to it.  With such pretty paper, decorating the cover was accomplished by clustering a focal point over to the right.
If you'd like to see more of this project, just click on the title of the post.  Just by making a comment, you'll have a chance to win the entire collection of papers including embellishments!

Graphic 45 OZ Card Class!

Join me for another G45 card class on Saturday, July 16th at 9 a.m.!  Here is a sampling of one of our cards that is a twisted easel card.  If you haven't made this style of card, it is so much fun to make.  I do hope you can join me for this two hour class.  Bring a basic kit, Antique Linen distress ink and blending pad.  Call the Shoppe to register 633-5325.  Class fee:  $24.