Banana Split Sunday - a Sketch Challenge

Good Morning! It's Banana Split Sunday! I haven't posted in a while, sorry about that. I have however, been posting to the 2RedBananas blog so can I have a reprieve? :) This week's challenge is a sketch challenge and here is the sketch:



I made two cards with this sketch because I had paper left and it just felt good to make 2 - LOL! This sketch is great to use scraps and I'm pretty sure we all have lots of those :)

I'm definitely ready for fall, I love the colors, the smells, and the temps. So I used fall colors for these.

Supplies:

Stamps - Aug/Sept Journaling Spot - 2RedBananas

Ink: SU colors, Versafine Onyx Black, chestnut roan chalk ink

Paper: Webster's Pages - Parlor Collection

Other: ricrac, wrinkle ribbon, Glimmer Mist (second card), pop dots, flower from my stash

Be sure to check out the design team's creations!

Cassie~Dawn~Deb~Lynette~Teresa~Wendy

Our quote for the day: "The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." - Walter Bagehot

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Sunday!

Pumpkin Penny

Good Morning! I hope everyone is having a wonderful Labor Day :) It's so nice to have a 3 day weekend.

I apologize for the colors on my picture, I'm getting worse at that instead of better, what's that about? :)

I want to introduce you to Pumpkin Penny, one of 2RedBananas September releases. She is designed by Mindy Baxter. I just love Penny, she is so much fun to color and 'embellish'. I used Basic Grey's new Indian Summer paper with Penny and some Bazzill cardstock.

I also used some Spiced Cider Blingz (which is on sale right now) on the pumpkins and then raffia to mimic the straw that the pumpkins are sitting on. I added some brown wrinkled ribbon and that was it. I LOVE fall, the colors, the temps, the smells.......sigh :)

Jump over to the 2RedBananas blog to see more.

Our quote for the day: "In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are." - Arnold H. Glasgow

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Banana Split Sunday - Stripes and Dots

Good Morning! It's been a while since I've posted, sorry about that. Today, though, is Banana Split Sunday at 2RedBananas. The challenge for this week is to use Stripes and Dots. I love stripes and dots together :)

This is what I came up with. I even got to use lots of buttons which I seem to just collect and use just a few at a time so my collection grows faster than I use them.

Supplies
Stamps: Early Birds, Birthday Chicken(sentiment) - 2RedBananas
Paper: October Afternoon - Hometown Collection and Bazzill
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Copics, Inkssentials white pen
Other: buttons from my stash, nesties,


Be sure to go over to the 2RedBananas blog to see what the dt members created and to play along with us.

Check back soon because our Week of Peeks begins tomorrow :)

Our quote for the day: "Only LOVE can be divided endlessly and still not diminish." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Thanks for much for stopping by and have a great day!

Pink Paislee Spotlight

Hi! Today is another Product Spotlight at 2RedBananas. The spotlight is on Pink Paislee, specifically the Fascinating Collection. Each of the dt member's were given paper and chipboard from the Fascinating collection along with some black grosgrain ribbon and created projects with them.

Here are mine:
Supplies:
Stamps: More Quotes - 2RedBananas
Ink: Versafine Onyx black
Paper: Pink Paislee Fascinating collection
Other: Fascinating Chipboard, Nesties, dew drops - soil, black grosgrain ribbon

Supplies:
Stamps: Quotes - 2RedBananas
Ink: Staz-on black
Paper: Pink Paislee Fascinating collection
Other: Fascinating Chipboard, Nesties Labels three, black grosgrain ribbon

Be sure to hop over to the 2RedBananas blog to see the other projects and you can go to the blogs of the other dt member's from there too!

Our quote for the day: "Happiness is the experience of living every minute with LOVE, GRACE & GRATITUDE."

Have a fabulous day!

An Inspiration Challenge on Banana Split Sunday

Good Morning!

It's time for another round of the Banana Split Sunday challenge. :) This week we have an inspiration challenge. My son took this picture while he was in Paris. I LOVE it! I think there are so many things to draw inspiration from here.


So, this is what I created based on the picture. I used scraps of the MME Bella Bella papers that I still had on my desk. I love these papers and once again, they are double sided, which makes me so happy :)

Supplies:

Stamps: More Quotes - 2RedBananas

Paper: MME Bella Bella Collection

Ink: Rich Cocoa - Memento

Other: May Arts ribbon, Dew Drops - Winter Retreat, machine stitching

Be sure to check out the 2RedBananas Blog to see the other projects made for this challenge and to play along!

Our quote for the day: "Don't look to become a person of success, look instead to
become a person of value." - Albert Einstein

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Bella Bella from MME

Good Morning -

Today is another Product Spotlight on the 2RedBananas blog. Today we used papers from the Bella Bella collection of MME, along with some YUMMY satin ribbon, a ribbon slide and my favorites....dew drops :)

This is the card I came up with using these products. The Bella Bella line is so beautiful and lends itself to elegant yet still fun projects. I love the colors and the fact that the papers are double sided :) I also used a stamp from the Quotes set. I find myself reaching for these quite often.

Supplies:

Stamps: Quotes - 2RedBananas

Paper: Bella Bella collection - MME

Ink: Rich Cocoa - Memento

Other: Rust satin/grosgrain edge ribbon, ribbon slide, winter retreat dew drops, nesties

Our quote for the day: "Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride over all obstacles, and win the race!" - Charles Dickens

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Banana Split Sunday - A Sketch Challenge

Good Morning!

It's time for another challenge at 2RedBananas. This week's challenge is a sketch challenge. It seems like this is a favorite for many. It definitely gives you a starting point for your card. For me, it also helps me decide what stamps to use, because of the size and shapes of the elements.

We have a new grandson that is due in January along with twin great nieces also due in January and a great nephew who was born just last week!! It's been a very blessed time for babies in our family!! So, I chose to make a baby card (actually I've made a few of them lately :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Precious Bundles - 2RedBananas
Ink: Versafine Onxy Black, Chalk Ink - Creamy Brown
Paper: Imaginisce - Baby Powder Collection
Other: Pink Velvet ribbon - May Arts, Dew Drops - Island Blossom, Shimmerz - Candlelight, Nesties, Copics, white Inkssentials pen


Be sure to check out the design team's creations!

Cassie~Dawn~Deb~Teresa~Wendy

Our quote for the day: "Bricks and Mortar make a HOUSE, but the laughter of children makes a HOME." - Irish Proverb

Have a fabulous day and thanks so much for stopping by!