Margaret Moody

PPA96 Celebrity Color Challenge

Pals Paper Arts is hosting a Celebrity Color Challenge with a masculine theme (PPA96) using Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, and Night of Navy and featuring Guest Artist, Tanya Phillips!  It's the perfect opportunity for you to get a jump on creations for upcoming events such as graduation, Father's Day, or the Fourth of July!

Today's card can work for any occasion and features a smart trio of stars created with punches!  Patterned paper was adhered to card stock first before punching to add depth and more body. Orienting the stripes diagonally adds visual interest, making the stars really "pop" against the neutral background of polka dots!  Simple brads added to each center provide the perfect finishing touch!

Now it's your turn to "play at PPA"!  Click here for inspiration from the rest of the PPA Design Team and Tanya and get all the details for submitting your creation!  I can't wait to see what you make!

All supplies used are from Stampin' Up!, unless otherwise noted:

Stamps:  Perfect Punches
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla card stock; Patterns Stack - Designer Series Paper Regals Collection, Patterns Stack - Designer Series Paper Neutrals Collection
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink
Tools:  Star Punch, Small Star Punch (retired), Modern Label Punch, Paper Snips, Paper Piercing Tool, scoring board (Scor-Pal)
Extras:  Linen Thread, 3/16" Brads - Regals Collection, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip

PPA49 - Inspiration Challenge

It's time for another challenge at Pals Paper Arts and this week, we're hosting a Fourth of July Inspiration Challenge (PPA49)!  What comes to mind when you think about the Fourth of July?  Patriotic parades, fireworks, picnics, our nation's birthday, freedom, a barbecue with family and friends?  I was inspired to create a party invitation in honor of the 4th using traditional patriotic colors of red, white, and blue, and some of my favorite stamp sets, punches, and other fun details (a little bling and paper piercing)! For a closer look at my "Stars and Stripes", click directly on the photo!  My invitation also happens to work for this week's Curtain Call Color Challenge {Act 36} hosted by Stacey Schafer at Stacey's Stamping Stage. I love visiting Stacey's blog for fun color combo ideas!  Be sure to take a peek!

Need a little inspiration?  Check out this week's submissions by the PPA Design Team and this week's Featured Artist, Joanna Munster.  Come "play at along at PPA"!  I can't wait to see what you make!

All supplies are Stampin' Up!, unless otherwise noted:

Stamps:  Mark the Date, Full Calendar, Seeing Stars
Paper:  Real Red, Night of Navy, More Mustard, Whisper White, Crumb Cake (formerly known as Kraft) card stock; Night of Navy Patterns Designer Series Paper
Ink:  Real Red, Night of Navy, More Mustard
Tools:  Corner Rounder punch, Spiral punch, Large Star punch, Star punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Paper Snips
Extras:  Red, blue, and gold adhesive rhinestones (my embellishment stash), Stampin' Dimensionals

PPA43 - Theme Challenge

It's time for another challenge at Pals Paper Arts and this week we're hosting a Memorial Day Theme Challenge (PPA43).  We all have much to be thankful for and the upcoming observance of Memorial Day is the perfect opportunity to honor the memory of those who sacrificed their lives in our nation's service.  Originally called "Decoration Day", when graves of fallen soldiers were decorated by women's groups across the South, I decided to decorate my card with a "medal of service" that I created using a wreath image from the Together Forever stamp set and the Seeing Stars set.  I stamped my own background paper using another star image from Seeing Stars and added the perfect quote from Of the Earth. 

Need more inspiration?  Visit Pals Paper Arts for more ideas from the PPA Design Team and this week's Featured Artist, Martha Stewart.  Create your Memorial Day themed project and submit it at PPA via Inlinkz before 12:00 Noon CST on Tuesday, May 25th.  I can't wait to see what you make!

All supplies used are Stampin' Up!, unless otherwise noted:

Stamps:  Together Forever, Seeing Stars, Of the Earth
Paper:  Night of Navy, Real Red, More Mustard, Very Vanilla, Kraft card stock
Ink:  Night of Navy, More Mustard
Tools:  1/4" Circle punch, 1-3/8" Circle punch, Star punch, Paper Snips, Cutter Kit, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Extras:  Mustard mini brads (my embellishment stash), gold star brad (my embellishment stash), Stampin' Dimensionals