OK - you know how you go shopping, and you see things from a stampers perspective?? Well, if I bought two boxes of Mr.Christies cookies, I would get a free cup to alter. W-E-L-L, I wasn't even there to buy cookies, but I could see all the possibilities, so I bought some Oreos, and Rainbow Chips Ahoy so I could take this home...hehehe.
I came home, took out the insert, and traced it onto my white CS. I stamped the big flowers from Bud Basics in cameo coral, the smaller flowers in ballet blue, the leaves in certainly celery and the centers in apricot appeal. I outlined just the flowers with the respective stamps in black just to make them POP a bit. I then sponged the edges in apricot and then used the color spritzer with the same marker around the flowers.
Is this not an awesome summer color combo? It almost makes me forget the -30C or -22F (I said ALMOST). Speaking of the colors, I am going to start something new - Julie's Color Concoctions. On Sunday, I will post a new color combination for you to try out. You can post back here with a link to your blog, or on your SCS gallery put the keyword JCC01, so everyone can check them out. If you do not have all the colors, feel free to substitute something close, so you don't have to miss out!
JCC01
- apricot appeal
- ballet blue
- cameo coral
- certainly celery
JCC01 Card Gallery <-------Click to see them all!!
I hope you enjoy this new adventure and can play along, have fun and happy stamping!! 
would love to know where you bought the cookies, so I can get the container LOL, that is so something I would do to buy something for the altered art in it.
happy creating
heather
Posted by: Heather | September 08, 2008 at 04:02 PM
I've been away so I'm playing catch up on your challenges.
Thanks for doing these. I'm having a lot of fun with them.
I have limited supplies for these colours so had to do a bit of substitution.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/824133?cat=500&ppuser=154965
Posted by: Glenda | February 23, 2008 at 04:58 PM
Cute cup, Julie. I love, love, love the colors. Great challenge! Here's my SCS gallery photo http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/812053?cat=500&ppuser=6502 Can't put it on my blog for a couple of days, since it's a customer's birthday card and she should see it before my blog does. :o) Love your new pic! You look so relaxed!
Posted by: Mary Davidson | February 13, 2008 at 06:16 PM
I was crackin' up at your decision to buy two packs of cookies just to be able to stamp something. It is completely something I would do!!!!! It's really stinking cute! Now, what are you going to do with all those cookies??? :-)
Posted by: Julie Koerber | February 12, 2008 at 04:12 PM
I was crackin' up at your decision to buy two packs of cookies just to be able to stamp something. It is completely something I would do!!!!! It's really stinking cute! Now, what are you going to do with all those cookies??? :-)
Posted by: Julie Koerber | February 12, 2008 at 04:11 PM
Very Cute! Here's my try at your color challenge:
http://mycreativetherapy-cheryl.blogspot.com/2008/02/julies-color-challenge.html
Thanks for the Challenge!
Posted by: Cheryl Penner | February 11, 2008 at 05:02 PM
Cute!! Love this project! I've wanted to try the pens for a while, now I want to try this too!
Posted by: Kim | February 11, 2008 at 04:37 PM
So Cute. My daughter gave me a tumbler from Starbucks and I used DP as a background and put the grandkids pics in it. Get lots of comments when I use it.
Posted by: Trudy | February 11, 2008 at 05:45 AM
Love these springy colors Julie -- tackled your challenge this evening after a busy SU! workshop. Here's my card, combined with Beate's weekend sketch challenge: http://stampmom.blogspot.com/2008/02/so-very-sweet-challenges.html
Posted by: StampMom | February 10, 2008 at 08:51 PM
That is a great looking cup! Yes, those are awesome colors for the summer. Thanks so much for sharing your idea with us.
Mary
Posted by: Mary C. Anderson | February 10, 2008 at 06:10 PM
Julie, Your new JCC is a super idea. I absolutely love all of the challenges on SCS and this will be an additional fun time on Sundays.
Thanks
SCS GardenDiva
Posted by: Tina DeLong | February 10, 2008 at 12:41 PM
Great cup! You sound like me, always thinking outside of the box and in the stamping world!
Posted by: Maria Carr | February 10, 2008 at 11:41 AM
What a great cup! Even if you had to buy two packages of cookies to get it! :) Too funny!
I love your colour combo and the Julie's Color Concoctions is a great idea!
Posted by: debby | February 10, 2008 at 10:59 AM
What a fun idea! Love the updated suntanned photo of yourself!
Posted by: Yvonne | February 10, 2008 at 10:42 AM
BEAUTIFUL! Isn't it funny how your perspective changes when you do crafts? TFS!
Posted by: dana j | February 10, 2008 at 09:29 AM