THS September Color Challenge #8 + Card

Wow! Another new month is upon us

and that means a new Two Happy Stampers Color Challenge!

This month's color combo was inspired by one of Allison's onesies. =)

Here we go!

Pear Pizzazz, Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, & Pretty in Pink

I love this color combo!

I had a great time creating with these colors last week.

Here's the card I made for this month's color challenge.

Now it's your turn!

As always, our color challenge is open

to all of our artsy, crafty friends.

You have the whole month to create something fabulous

using our color combo!

Just post it on your blog or a gallery and link to it

using the submission button at the bottom of this post.

You can also send us a picture of your creation

and we will submit it for you.

Email us: twohappystampers@gmail.com

We'll feature 5 of the entries on our blog!

Guidelines:

Color challenge ends September 30th @ midnight Arizona time.

Please keep submissions family friendly.

Get inspired, get creative, and have fun!

We're looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
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We Did It! Wednesday @ Sew Much Ado
Show Us What You're Working With @ Me and My Bucket

3-D Color Challenge

From Heidi...

Here's my Color Challenge submission for this month. I went 3-D...I did a workshop last week and wanted to have a fun hostess gift to give to my gracious hostess. She'd mentioned wanting to make these cake slices for her son's birthday, so I thought this would make a great hostess gift, and since I hadn't created anything for our Color Challenge, I thought his would also serve well as my submission. 

A few days before this workshop I had a funny dream ...I was setting up for another workshop in someone's dark hallway (why?) and I was thinking how dark it was, when I suddenly realized that I was supposed to be at the real workshop helping to set up. The problem was that I didn't have the address (this was why I had the dream, I was thinking that I still needed to get the address of my hostesses' house) AND I had no way to contact the hostess because I didn't know her phone number...panic! Fortunately my dread didn't come true...I made it to her house, met her great friends and had a fun time stamping together.

BTW...I just have to blog and say that I really, really like the card Adriel created for the Color Challenge...it looks even better in real life. Thanks again for visiting us!

Face Lift

Hi to all of you! Just a heads up that our blog is undergoing a face lift! Things are out of order and some things aren't fitting very well at the moment. It's all being tinkered with and will soon look better! Thanks! =)

August Color Challenge Card

From Adriel:

I finally got around to playing with our color challenge colors (that sounds a bit awkward). Color challenge colors... anyway, yes, I did! I played with the colors and made a card. We'll probably be making this card later down the road at one of our classes, so we'll probably show it off again later. =)
I used a fun technique for the flowers that is pretty old by now in the stamping world, but it gives lovely results and makes me feel like an artist.

1. I stamped the floral image in versamark ink on shimmer white CS and embossed with white embossing powder.

2. Sprayed this with water and used an aqua painter and reinker (or ink any way you can get it... reinker is better, but I didn't have reinker for Wild Wasabi), and pick up the ink with the aqua painter and almost "drop" it on the wet CS. The water on the CS almost pulls the ink from the aqua painter and creates a pretty effect. I did Wild Wasabi in the centers and Marina Mist for the petals. This technique does tone down the color a lot and actually can change the hue completely. I tried this with the Night of Navy and it ended up being violet... not quite what I was going for.

3. Anyway, allow these to dry (I used a heat tool to speed up the drying process) and trim. They're really pretty! =)

The flowers are from one of my all time favorite sets from Stampin' Up! - Fifth Avenue Floral. It is so versatile and we've done a lot of different things with it. I really hope they don't retire this set for a while, because I really love it and love using it.

There's still time to play in our monthly color challenge! You have until the end of this month to make something creative, whatever it may be, using our colors. All the details are HERE! =)

If you have any questions, let us know! Thanks for stopping by our blog today. Happy Wednesday!

-Adriel & Heidi
Two Happy Stampers

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&

We Did It! Wednesday

Die Cut Masking Kit

We all enjoyed making the cards for this month's class, Die Cut Masking. If you missed it and weren't able to join us, or you live too far away to come, you can still enjoy this class! We have the instructions available and also a card kit with supplies to make the cards all ready for you. Here's a run down of the cards with the payment options following:

You can purchase the directions for all 3 cards for $5 using the button below. A PDF will be sent to you within 48 hours of purchase. This is a great option if you're a Stampin' Up! demo or if you already have a lot of supplies and just want the directions. Directions are such a time-saver!

You can purchase a kit for this class for $12 (which includes S&H) using the button below. Kit will include the pre-cut/scored/punched card stock, die-cut masks, ribbon, and pearls for 3 cards, 1 of each of the designs. You will need your own adhesive, stamps, ink, and shimmer mist.(Because of the angel policy for Stampin' Up!, we cannot pre-stamp for kits we sell.) Kits will be mailed in 1-2 days of purchase and should be received within 1 week. Kits are available only while supplies last.

Be Bold!

From Heidi...Our next class is Tuesday, September 7 at Tumbleweed Rec. Center and the theme is Bold and Bright cards. We're offering this class at two times, 10-Noon (315TW.130) and 7-9 PM (316TW.130). I thought I'd share one of the cards we'll be making. We'd love to have you join us!

Birthday Bumblebee

From Heidi...My grandson's birthday was last week. He had a marathon birthday celebration with something going on that was related to his birthday for 4 days. It was fun to celebrate with him. You would've thought he would be birthday spoiled by the end of the 4 days, but he did pretty good considering how much celebrating we did. I made him this bumblebee birthday card. I saw this card on someone's blog (I'm sorry that I can't find the link, but you can click on this blog and view a ladybug, which is another fun idea) These both were so cute and I was glad to have a reason to make the bumblebee. I hope you're inspired!Cardstock: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Big Shot: Scallop Circles
Stampset: Messages for Mom

Dreaming of Cards

From Heidi...I know this sounds weird, but I wake up with pictures of cards in my mind...Yikes! Most of the time I never get around to making all the cards in my mind, but this card that I woke up with the other morning became a "real" card. It went together really fast and was a lot of fun to make.
On another note, on Tuesday I taught the masking cards at Tumbleweed that Adriel created for this month. All the sponging and shimmer spritzing was a lot of fun! We're teaching this class again next week at my house...woohoo! Join us if you can. Thanks for stopping by and visiting us!

Cardstock: Whisper White, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Early Espresso
Ink: Craft White, Versamark, Early Espresso
Stampset: Silhouette Sentiments (Hostess set)
Accessories:Tiny Tags punch, Big Shot Textured Impressions Perfect Polka Dots and Square Lattice, White and Clear Embossing powder, Heatgun, Button, Thread

Masking with Die Cuts

From Adriel:

I designed the cards for this month's card classes with a focus on masking, particularly using die-cuts. Many of us have at least one of the popular die-cutting machines. We personally own the Sizzix Big Shot and enjoy using the special dies that are available exclusively through Stampin' Up!. The fact is, none of the die-cutting machines are cheap and finding new ways to use them is a great way to get more bang for your buck! So I wanted to focus on using die-cuts in our masked cards class to give you more options for using your die-cutting machine. Each card employs a different technique on applying the ink to get that masked image, so we're also showing how to get different looks when masking with your die-cuts. A description of each card is below!

Elegant Top Note Card

This card uses the popular Top Note die as a mask. Stamping using the beautiful Fifth Avenue Floral set, along with sponging creates a beautiful frame around the die-cut. A large trimmed flower, a simple stamped sentiment and a lovely cluster of pearls adds just the right amount of extra to the card without taking away from the masking.

Delightful Floral Card

This card combines the combination of brand new colors from Stampin' Up! along with a special floral background using a die cut flower and sponging. The two-tone sponging adds depth to the flowers and the background created is beautiful in itself. A simple stamped and punched sentiment along with some elegant satin ribbon gives the finish that complements the beautiful masking. I was inspired by Dawn's video tutorial for this masking technique.

Butterly Flourish Card

Butterflies are very popular in crafts lately and they get incorporated into this lovely card. Butterfly die-cuts create a mask over the cardstock, which gets a spray of shimmer mist, creating a sparkly background to the sweet butterflies. Stamped images from Vintage Vogue complete the elegant look of this card.

You can purchase the directions for all 3 cards for $5 using the button below. A PDF will be sent to you within 48 hours of purchase.

You can purchase a kit for this class for $12 (which includes S&H) using the button below. Kit will include the pre-cut/scored/punched card stock, die-cut masks, ribbon, and pearls for 3 cards, 1 of each of the designs. You will need your own adhesive, stamps, ink, and shimmer mist. (Because of the angel policy for Stampin' Up!, we cannot pre-stamp for kits we sell.) Kits will be mailed in 1-2 days of purchase and should be received within 1 week. Kits are available only while supplies last.

Let us know what you think about this month's cards and the kit! We'd love your feedback! =)

Summer Watermelon Card

From Adriel:

Okay, I'm sure my mom has shown this card to you all already, but just in case she didn't, or just in case you missed it, here's is a super cute handmade summer watermelon card that my mom created that is just so cute! I love it!

Pssst... I just added it to our shop, so if you want it, come and get it by clicking HERE. =)

My Friday feels like a Saturday today. My husband took the day off of work, the kids got their school for the week done yesterday and I took a nap this morning. We all need a day like that, right? =)

Hope you're having a great day! Friday is one of my favorite days, whether my husband has the day off or not, because the next day starts the weekend. So happy Friday to all of you! =)

Party Invitation with MDS

From Adriel:

My son's 8th birthday is coming up soon. He made his own pinata with the help of some neighbor friends and his sister, so he wanted to have some kids from the neighborhood over for a party. It's kind of taken a little while to get him to decide finally what he wanted to do and I haven't been the most motivated person lately, so we're cutting it pretty close with the invitations. Instead of putting it off another day, I sat down at the computer yesterday afternoon and designed a quick invitation on My Digital Studio. I haven't played with this program very much, so I'm still learning how to use it. I thought this turned out pretty cute for the small amount of time I spent making it.

Anyway, I wanted to share it with you all. My Digital Studio is a great way to create without a mess and in a fraction of the time it takes to create with real supplies. No cutting, gluing, measuring, stamping... it's pretty cool. Of course, there's just something about doing it for real that I like and won't give up, but this program is another way to create that is lots of fun. I was really happy with my results and loved being able to print these up from my computer (I did a layout of 4 to a page), cut them quickly and give them to my kids to hand out.

Plus, it looks special and I think it made my son feel like his birthday was something special, which it is!! I felt like a good mom. =D

THS Color Challenge #7 for August

A new month means a new color challenge!

Our colors this month are:

Night of Navy

Marina Mist

Wild Wasabi

&

Crumb Cake

Feel free to throw in white or cream if you want.

Yummy colors!

It will be fun to play with this color combo!

As always, our color challenge is open

to all of our artsy, crafty friends.

You have the whole month to create something fabulous

using our color combo!

Just post it on your blog or a galleryand link to it

using the submission button at the bottom of this post.

You can also send us a picture of your creation

and we will submit it for you.

Email us: twohappystampers@gmail.com

We'll feature 5 of the entries on our blog!

Guidelines:

Color challenge ends August 31st @ midnight Arizona time.

Please keep submissions family friendly.

Get inspired, get creative, and have fun!

We're looking forward to seeing what you come up with!