Clearly Inspired Challenge #11

Good morning everyone and welcome to the Clearly Inspired Challenge on Lori McCroskey's blog..... today the challenge is a color challenge. Clear Dollar Stamps just recently started releasing their own line of papers with ribbons to match. Katie selected three of these colors for the challenge: Bee Pollen (bright yellow) Cherry Go Round (red) Lime Juice (bright green). Please use the colors you have and join in the fun!!

Use Clear Dollar Stamps if you have them, if not, please play anyway....we would love to see your designs!!! A random winner will be chosen the following Thursday. Upload your cards to Mr. Linky on Lori's blog and if you upload to Splitcoast, use CIC11 in the keywords.

The flowers are from Clear Dollar Stamps Bold Bouquet set...three flowers were stamped with Summer Sun ink on white cs and three were stamped with Real Red ink onto the Cherry Go Round cardstock. They were all cutout and layered with dimensionals. The bee from Clear Dollar Stamps Circle Chit Chat was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black onto Bee Pollen cardstock and embossed with clear ep. The wings were paper pieced and the body was punched out and attached with a dimensional. The sentiment is from CDS's Birthday Celebration set. The leaves were punched out of the Lime Juice cardstock with a Martha Stewart Leaf Punch and the background layers were cutout with large scalloped Nestibilities. Bee Pollen ribbon, button with gingham ribbon and the yellow brad finish it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: Birthday Celebration, Circle Chit Chat, Bold Bouquet

Paper: Bee Pollen, Cherry Go Round, Lime Juice, White

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Summer Sun, Real Red

Accessories: Clear ep, Brad, Button, Gingham Ribbon, Bee Pollen Ribbon, Nestabilities

This is also for a few other challenges:

1. Pals Paper Arts - flowers

2. Allsorts Challenge - no designer paper (yikes!!)

3. ABC Challenge - R is for red

4. Cooking it up with Katie Challenge - 1. use something old (brad) 2. use something new (new Nesties) 3. use something sweet (my sweet little bee)

5. Crafty Creations - paper piecing (the bees wings)

6. For Fun Challenge - April showers bring May flowers

7. Pollycraft Challenge - anything goes

8. Forever Friends Challenge Blog - Spring theme

9. One Stitch at a Time - anything goes

Be sure to check out Lori's blog, Clearly iStamp for the DT's samples and all the deets on the challenge!!!