It’s Thursday, and we all know what that means! The Pals Paper Arts gang are back again, this time with a color challenge:

• Prepare a 5-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ card base from textured Ruby Red card stock.
• Layer with “Crushed Curry” pattern paper from Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper and textured Crushed Curry card stock, as shown in the illustration.
• Add a snippet of Brocade Blue 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon at the interface of the two papers.
• Select the “Squares” pattern from Crushed Curry Patterns Designer Series Paper. Cut a strip 1″ x 5″ and cut a “V” out of one end. Mat onto textured Ruby Red card stock and adhere on top of the Brocade Blue Ribbon.
• Cut a 2-3/8″ x 3-3/8″ rectangle from the same “Squares” patter paper, and once again mat onto textured Ruby Red card stock. Add three Blue Circle Ice Brads as shown. Position and adhere to the card base.
• Using the Photo Corners Punch, punch two corners from textured Brocade Blue and adhere in opposite corners of the card.
• Using the Circle Scissors Plus, cut a 2″ circle from Very Vanilla. Ink the “Basket” image from Peace Within with Basic Brown and stamp onto the Very Vanilla circle. (The Stampin‘ Schach Tip: Use a Stamp-a-ma-jig for perfect placement.) Using Blender Pens and the following inks, color the basket and flowers: Ruby Red, Brocade Blue, Crushed Curry, Creamy Caramel, and Always Artichoke. Shade with Sahara Sand.
• Ink only the “Bird” section of the Basket image with Basic Brown and stamp onto Very Vanilla. Once again using Blender Pens, color with Brocade Blue and Really Rust. Snip out with Paper Snips.
• Using the Circle Scissors Plus, cut a 2-1/4″ textured Ruby Red mat for the Basket image. Pop the snipped out Bird onto the circle with a Mini Glue Dot. Using Stampin‘ Dimensionals, pop the image mat onto the rectangle as shown in the photograph.

You might recognize this sketch as Mojo 101! I would never have thought to pair these colors together. Yet, by participating in this challenge, I stretched my creative limits! That is one of the things that a challenge will do. So, you know the drill…Leave me a comment or drop me an email, and then head on over to the PPA! It’s fun to play at Pals Paper Arts!

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Stamp Set: Peace Within (114312)
Designer Series Paper: Razzleberry Lemonade (115675), Crushed Curry (115686)
Card Stock: Crushed Curry textured (115538—In Color assorted), Ruby Red textured (108697—Earth Elements assorted), Brocade Blue textured (108696—Rich Regals assorted), Very Vanilla (101650)
Inks: Basic Brown (104315), Crushed Curry (115659), Ruby Red (102259), Brocade Blue (101102), Always Artichoke (105219), Creamy Caramel (103220), Really Rust (102549), Sahara Sand (105208)
Tools: Circle Scissors Plus (112530), Glass Mat (112531), Photo Corners Punch (109042), Blender Pens (102845)
Embellishments: Brocade Blue 5/8” Grosgrain Ribbon (109057), Circle Ice Brads (109111)
Adhesives: SNAIL (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Certain things are better late than never, and I hope that this is true about my Mojo Monday on a Tuesday card! I am still loving the Autumn Meadows Designer Series Paper and the Autumn Splendor stamp set, both of which are available from the Holiday Mini Catalog. In addition, I added the oak leaf cluster from Lovely As a Tree to complete the Mojo layout. As I have mentioned several times, fall is my favorite season, and this card reminds me why! The colors, the leaves, the crisp morning air…Let’s take a walk through the forest and enjoy the Splendor of Autumn Leaves!

• Prepare a standard card base from textured Really Rust.
• Ink the Oak Leaf and Acorns from Autumn Splendor, and the Oak Cluster from Lovely As a Tree with Basic Brown and stamp onto Very Vanilla. (Note: You will need to stamp two sets of the acorns.) Color using Blender Pens and the following inks: Really Rust, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, and More Mustard. Spritz using the Color Spritzer and a Taken with Teal Stampin’ Write Marker. (The Stampin’ Schach Tip: The Circle Scissors Plus is a must for cutting perfect circles easily!)
• Punch the corners of one of the Acorn images and the Oak Cluster image with the Ticket Corner Punch, and distress using a Sponge Dauber and Chocolate Chip ink. Mat onto Taken with Teal, and once again use the Ticket Corner Punch.
• Snip out the second Acorn image using Paper Snips. Distress the edges with Chocolate Chip.
• Distress the edges of the Oak Leaf circle and mat onto a Taken with Teal circle. (Once again, the Circle Scissors Plus comes to the rescue!) Add the snipped Acorns to the top of the leaf using Mini Glue Dots.
• Using a paper punch, punch out textured Taken with Teal “brads” and distress with Chocolate Chip. Pop onto the Oak Leaf circle with Mini Glue Dots.
• Punch a corner from textured Taken with Teal using the Photo Corners Punch. Distress with Chocolate Chip. Add a Yellow Square Fire Brad.
• Layer the Oak Leaves pattern from Autumn Meadows Designer Series Paper onto Taken with Teal. Distress the edges with Chocolate Chip ink.
• Add a snippet of Dusty Durango Ribbon (solid side up).
• Position and adhere all of the elements to the card base, popping the image mats on with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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Sometimes as a teacher, you never fully recognize the impact that you have on the lives of your students. And thus we have the story behind this card! Thomas was a foreign exchange student from Germany. Every day that I had him in class was a delight! Bright and engaging, he was definitely a student that you would not soon forget. While studying in the States, he met another of my students, the vivacious and personable Catherine. Needless to say, love blossomed between these two. Although Thomas eventually returned home, their romance withstood the test of time and distance. When selecting a college, Thomas enrolled at the University of Iowa, where Catherine attends medical school, and the two married.

• Prepare a 5-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ card base from textured Basic Black.
• Layer with the “Houndstooth“ pattern from Night & Day Specialty Designer Series Paper.
• Ink all of the stamps from Perfect Chemistry with Basic Black and stamp onto Whisper White. Snip out and mat onto Basic Black.
• Arrange the “elements” onto the Houndstooth paper as illustrated.
• Select the appropriate symbols for the sentiment that you wish to convey. Ink these with Real Red and stamp onto Whisper White. Snip out and pop onto the same symbols using Stampin‘ Dimensionals. In this case, I selected Thank You, Surprise, Hi & Hello and Happy.
• Using a printer and Whisper White card stock, print out “Periodic Table” in Ariel Rounded MT Bold 24 point font, and mat onto Real Red. Adhere to the card base as illustrated.
• Add a snippet of Real Red 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon. Position and adhere everything to the card base.