Day 4 of the 2 Red Bananas Sneak Peeks!

Today we are featuring the new and exclusive set called A Spring Thing. This set includes several Spring related images. For my card, I used the umbrella, rainbow and Spring word. The umbrella has raindrops with it but I saw this idea of poking holes and adding dewdrops in my latest issue of Scrapbooks, Etc. and thought it looked really cool. For the images, I used Tsukineko graphite black ink and colored them with watercolor pencils and mineral spirits. Once that was dry, I went over it with a Sakura clear stardust pen for some shimmer. After adhering all the pieces, I topped it off with some May Arts sheer dots ribbon.

Paper(s): Bazzill cardstocks

Stamp(s): 2 Red Bananas A Spring Thing

Ink(s): Tsukineko graphite black

Other: May Arts Ribbon and dew drops

Be sure to check out the other design team members' sites to see what they've been creating this week. All new stamp sets will be available online Monday, April 13th.

BasicGrey Challenge 27 Thank You Card

I finally made it to the scrap table last night and got this card made using the Wrapped in His Love Stamp Set by 2 Red Bananas. I love the dogwood tree branch in this set! I'm using this card for the BasicGrey Challenge 27 using texture. Both patterned papers on the card are Basic Grey and my texture is the cool burlap ribbon from 2 Red Bananas. The dogwood flowers are colored in with a Signo white pen with the center dots in Sakura clear Stardust pen. The leaves are colored in Sakura clear glaze. The white ric rac is woven through the holes of the burlap ribbon.

Paper(s): BasicGrey Delicious & Rind
Stamp(s): 2 Red Bananas Wrapped in His Love Set
Ink(s): Colorbox Dark Moss
Other: Sakura stardust pen & glaze pen, Signo white pen, ric rac, burlap ribbon

Banana Spilt Sunday & Caardvarks Challenges

This week's Banana Spilt Challenge is to do something Spring related and the Caardvark Challenge is to include a critter in your project. SO, I made an Easter card to use in both challenges.
My Easter card is using the new Daisy Chain, Checking Out papers and Grow Accessory Sheet by My Mind's Eye. The bunny image is from the 2 Red Bananas Caring Critters Stamp Set and the sentiment is from the 2 Red Bananas Bunnies and Eggs Stamp Set. They were both stamped with Tsukineko Coffee Bean ink. The cool burlap woven ribbon is from May Arts. I ran a piece of green ric rac through it and adhered it with Glue Lines. The flowers are from Prima with a BasicGrey brad in the center.

Be sure to check out the 2 Red Bananas blog to see other Spring inspired creations and to join the fun! If you upload your images to PCP or SCS, use 2RBBSS02 as your keyword! This week there will be a prize for one random participant.

The Caardvarks Challenge will remain open until March 18th and they are offering a prize to one lucky winner as well.

On the Deck

Well the Cruise album continues... This layout I made for the BasicGrey Challenge 25 - Sketch. I had already picked out these photos to go with the new Marrakech Collection. I LOVE the blue in this collection! I used 4 sheets of paper and the Elements stickers from the Marrakech collection and one sheet from the previous Ambrosia collection. The new ribbon is from May Arts and those are the cool new metallic dewdrops in the centers of the flowers.

Paper(s): BasicGrey African Nectar, Palace Blue, Smoke, Sencha, Green Tea

Ink(s): Tsukineko graphite black
Other: BasicGrey Marrackech Elements stickers, metallic dew drops, May Arts ribbon

Banana Split Sunday Challenge

Today is the first Banana Split Sunday Weekly Challenge!

Each Sunday a new challenge will be posted on the 2 Red Bananas Blog. You will have a week to get your project (layout, card, altered item, etc.) uploaded using Mr. Linky. Each Sunday there will be a different type of challenge posted such as a sketch, inspiration, product use, etc. A few times each month, there will be a prize awarded to one of the random participants. It's going to be something fun each week, so join us!

This week's challenge was a sketch provided by Jami Bova. If you post your project to Split Coast Stamper or Paper Craft Planet, please use the keyword 2RBBSS01. For any other details and to post your image, visit the 2 Red Bananas blog.

For this challenge, I used the new Louie Too Stamp Set from 2 Red Bananas. I colored him with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. The tiny gold beads are ProvoCraft microbeads. These were really popular a few years back so I have several colors. When I saw the heaps of gold in his hands, I thought about those microbeads so I used them. I first used the Quickie glue pen, then sprinkled the beads on. After that, I applied some MonoAqua (clear, wet glue) and poured on more beads. This made his heaps of gold higher! The little stars around his gold was colored with the Sakura stardust pen. The flowers are all from Prima and the May Arts ribbon is from 2 Red Bananas. I pulled the papers from my scraps, so I'm not sure what brands they are.

Paper(s): Black Cardstock, white cardstock, unknown patterned paper

Stamp(s): 2 Red Bananas Louie Too

Ink(s): Tuskineko Graphite Black

Other: May Arts ribbon, ProvoCraft microbeads, Prima flowers, brads, Sakura stardust pen

In the Port of Progreso, Mexico

I'm back! I know it's been a week since I've posted but it's been a really hectic week without much creative time in it. I did manage to get a single page layout done. Still working on the cruise album...

I'm enjoying working on the photos to this album. It's a work in progress but it's coming along. For this layout, I used mostly Kaiserscrapbook papers. I really wanted to use the postcards images which are a Flair paper. Originally they were big so I cut the images I liked from the On the Boardwalk paper, scanned them, shrunk the size and reprinted on cardstock. The new size worked well plus I still have the originals! I used two ribbons on this layout. Both are from May Arts and are available through 2 Red Bananas. I attached the thinner ribbon on top of the wider ribbon using Glue Lines. If you haven't started using Glue Lines for your ribbons, you should really consider getting a box! They are double sided, 1" perforated lines that make adhering ribbons easy.

Paper(s): Kaiserscrapbook Garden Party, Flair On the Boardwalk, BasicGrey Delicious
Other: May Arts Ribbons, Making Memories alpha stickers and pebble clip, K&Co. sticker, Prima and American Crafts flowers, brad, buttons, thread

We will begin hosting WEEKLY CHALLENGES on the 2 Red Bananas Blog. It will be called Banana Split Sunday. So that means every Sunday there will be a new challenge posted. We will have a variety of challenges for you and there will be prizes to random winners a few times a month! They are going to be fun so be sure to check it out!

It's a House Mouse Challenge!

This week 2 Red Bananas is sponsoring the weekly House Mouse Challenge! Jami designed the sketch for us to use. It's a fun sketch so play along with us.

For my card, I used a white cardstock base along with some BasicGrey patterned scraps from the Mellow collection. The green paper is from Daisy D's and the orange circle is from Bo-Bunny Press. The image is Lip Smakin' Relaxin' which just happens to be the giveaway to one random lucky participant! The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. The ribbon is May Arts brown wrinkle. I'm loving that ribbon! The steam was accented with the Sakura stardust pen and the mug was accented in Angel Wings Shimmerz.

Thanks for stopping by and if you get a chance, play along!

Paper(s): BasicGrey Ebb & unknown, Bo-Bunny Press, Daisy D's Sage

Ink(s): Black & ColorBox chestnut roan

Other: May Art ribbon, Angel Wings Shimmerz, buttons, thread

Explore Layout

My daughter got Lucky the puppy as a surprise birthday present last May. These photos were taken shortly after she came home. She has grown SO much and SO fast. I was excited to get the 2 Red Bananas Value of Joy stamp set designed by Jami Bova because it has a lab puppy in the set.

I got these cool papers at a crop a few weekends ago and have been wanting to use them. It's My Mind's Eye Laundry Line Collection. They all have some shimmer in the papers. Very Cool! So to keep with the shimmery paper, I colored my chipboard letters in December Sky Blingz paint. Blingz is awesome on chipboard! I also used Brilance Pearlescent Sky Blue around my inked up tag to add some more shimmer. A cool new trick I learned from Jeanette that I've used twice already is to cut the suede leaf ribbon and use it under flowers.

Paper(s): My Mind's Eye Laundry Line Collection

Ink(s): ColorBox Olive Pastel and Creamy Brown, Brillance Pearlescent Sky Blue, VersaMagic with black embossing powder

Other: Value of Joy Stamp Set, Making Memories label holder, Making Memories rubons, Prima flowers and Say it with Crystals, chipboard letters with Blingz, May Art suede ribbon, Sakura gel pens, shipping tag, fabric scrap

Port of New Orleans Layout

This turned out to be a Blingz-y (if that's a word) layout! All the patterned papers are from the Bo-Bunny Beachy Keen collection. The cardstocks are Bazzill. I used a bunch of the Spiced Cider Blingz on this layout. I used it around the edges of the layout and on the chipboard flowers. It soaks in the chipboard nicely and dries pretty quick. On top of the big Blingz-y flower, I layered some Prima flowers and on top of the smaller Blingz-y flower, I added an eyelet from Imaginisce and some brown wrinkled May Art ribbon. The Hip Hip Hooray stamp is from Studio G and was stamped on the brown cardstock using VersaMagic Cloud White ink.

Paper(s): Bo-Bunny Press Beachy Keen Collection, blue & green Bazzill cardstock

Ink(s): VersaMagic Cloud White & ColorBox dark brown chalk ink

Other: Magistical Memories Mod Leaf Open Flowers (chipboard), Prima flowers, May Art Ribbon, Making Memories pebble clips, American Traditional alpha stickers, Kaiser rubons

The cruise album is a work in progress so I'll be showing more layout in between the 2 Red Bananas featured products. Thanks for stopping by!