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colourQ #68 – Going Bananas!

Welcome back for another colourQ challenge! This week’s colors are inspired by a set of decorative plates:
It took me a while to figure out the design of my card…it was driving me bananas…and that became the inspiration for my card! I’m using stamps from Lawn Fawn’s “My Silly Valentine” set.

I stamped the bananas in a lighter color for the background, then colored them in. I saved one banana to be the focus of the card, and stamped it in a darker ink to match the sentiment and the hearts.
Overall, a fairly easy card to make after I figured it out…
Thanks for stopping by to visit! You can see the beautiful cards and layouts created with this week’s colors by the rest of the colourQ Royal Court design team by visiting their blogs (the links are on the left under this week’s set of challenge colors) or go directly to the colourQ!
I’d love to see what you’ve made with this week’s colors! Have fun and get linked up!

Unscripted Sketches 89

Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketch!

Today I meet up with my stamping group, the Stamping Together Divas, for a day of inky, creative fun! It’s one of the highlights of my month! Most of the time, I craft by myself in our computer room, so it’s good to for me to get out of the house and have fun from time to time!

This week’s Unscripted Sketch also features an optional piggyback challenge, which is to make a masculine card. Here’s the sketch:

If you’re just finding Unscripted Sketches, every Saturday morning we post a sketch for the week. Flip the sketch, rotate it…create a card, a scrapbook page, or anything your imagination comes up with! There’s no right or wrong way, as long as you’re using the Unscripted Sketch as the inspiration and basis of your creation!
For my card, I rotated the sketch 90 degrees, and used one single acrylic accent in place of the rectangle and circle. I also used a fabric/cardstock accent where the “TITLE” space is, and altered it with some letter stickers. Here’s what I came up with:
Supplies: cardstock (Core’dinations, Stampin’ Up!), accents (Little Yellow Bicycle), embossing folder (Sizzix), alpha stickers (Making Memories), brads, twine, staples.
Yep, it’s masculine! I wasn’t sure if I should add another accent or two, but I decided against it to keep the design closer to the original sketch.
The other members of the Unscripted Sketches team have created inspiring samples…check them out!: Alanna, Angy, Arielle, Becky, CherylAnn, Debbie, Gardenia, Jenny, Lelia, Linda, Marcy, Sarah Kaye and Stephanie!
Thanks for stopping by! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this week’s Unscripted Sketch!

Some Odd Girl Digi Stamps – "Let’s Get Embossed"

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I recently discovered Some Odd Girl Digital Stamps while looking through groups on Paper Craft Planet. I’ve always been more of a “fun and cute” papercrafter, and these digis seem to fit my style!

I couldn’t resist playing along with the latest challenge on the Some Odd Girl blog, which is to incorporate embossing (either dry or heat) in your entry! I’ve been in a retro mood lately, and was most inspired by 80’s Kaylee  and one of the design examples for her image to make this card:

Other supplies: cardstock (Bazzill, Stampin’ Up!), markers (Copic), letter stamps (Lawn Fawn), glitter gel pen (Sakura).
Although I can’t say I ever wore leg warmers in the 80’s, I loved the bright colors! I liked the squares of different colored paper on the example, so I took that a step further to make it the card background. 
I cut squares of different shades of cardstock and ran them through the Big Shot, then mounted them on black cardstock. I also like the Rubik’s Cube effect that it makes! I added some punched stars that I colored with a glitter gel pen as accents to finish the card, which is the same pen that I used to color the star earrings.
The sentiment was assembled with a set of letter stamps, and I consulted my California-born husband to make sure I got the “Valley-Girl” wording right!
Thanks for stopping by! There’s still time to play along in this challenge, which runs until January 26! You can get all the details at the Some Odd Girl Digital Stamps blog!

colourQ #67

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Welcome back for another colourQ challenge! We’ve got another fun, bright set of colors for you to play with this week, perfect for chasing away any winter blues:

This week’s colors not only remind me of summer, but also the fluorescent colors so popular when I was growing up in the 1980’s! I thought they’d work great with one of my favorite Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps (Cafe Lucy):

Other supplies: cardstock (Stampin’ Up, Bazzill), ink (aMuse), flower (Prima), embossing folders (Sizzix), markers (Copic), sentiment stamp (Elzybells), jeweled brad, adhesive rhinestones.
Since Kiwi Kiss is a retired Stampin’ Up! color, I tried my best to match it with some Cosmo Cricket paper. Taken With Teal is also retired, so I used some Turquoise Bo Bunny Double Dot.
Thanks for stopping by today to look at my card! You can visit the other members of the colourQ Royal Court by clicking on the links to their blogs on the left…they’ve got some gorgeous samples to show you!
Happy crafting!

Unscripted Sketches #88

Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketch!

If you’re just finding Unscripted Sketches, every Saturday morning we post a sketch for the week. Flip the sketch, rotate it…create a card, a scrapbook page, or anything your imagination comes up with! There’s no right or wrong way, as long as you’re using the Unscripted Sketch as the inspiration and basis of your creation!

Sorry I’m a little late with posting this week, but I had outpatient surgery on Thursday and am in recovery mode! Everything went well; I’m just moving a little slower than normal!

Here’s the sketch for this week:

and here’s my card! I flipped the sketch and moved the sentiment to the larger part instead of putting it on the side. I’ve gotten into love/Valentine cards since the Christmas holidays are over!

Supplies: paper (We R Memory Keepers, 3 Bugs in a Rug) cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), stamps (Imaginisce – anchor, Lawn Fawn – alphas), ink (AMuse), brads, embossing folder (Sizzix), markers (Copic), adhesive rhinestone heart, glitter gel pen.
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card! Don’t forget to visit the rest of the Unscripted Sketches Design Team: Alanna, Angy, Arielle, Becky, CherylAnn, Debbie, Gardenia, Jenny, Lelia, Linda, Marcy, Sarah Kaye and Stephanie!

colourQ #66

Welcome back for another colourQ challenge! I hope you all had a fantastic New Year’s holiday! Last year went by so fast…and I’m definitely looking forward to what changes 2011 will bring!

We had an AWESOME turnout for last week’s challenge…I love that! It was definitely a challenge for me to decide who my top picks were for the week…there were so many fantastic entries to choose from!

On another note, I’m happy that we’ve had some sunny (and cold) weather lately, and this week’s colourQ challenge is perfect to express it!

Here’s my card!
 
Supplies: digital stamp (The Greeting Farm), paper (Cosmo Cricket, Crate Paper), embossing folder (Sizzix), cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), markers (Copic), punches (Fiskars, Imaginisce), sentiment sticker.
For the background, I created a pinwheel pattern out of two different scraps of patterned paper.
You might have seen this before, but in case you haven’t, here’s a quick tutorial on how I put it together.
I used a scrap of cardstock the same size as the card front (4.25″ x 5.5″) and first divided it into fourths, then drew two diagonal lines from corner to corner, which would look like this:
So basically, you’ll cut two squares of paper #1 and two squares of paper #2. Each square will measure 2.125″ x 2.75″. Or, to make things easy, cut a strip measuring 4.25″ x 2.75″ from the two types of paper, then cut them in half down the middle.
Then assemble the triangles from each square like this:

I threw this tutorial together last night, and drew the pictures in Paint, so if there’s something that doesn’t make sense, please ask me! I’ll refine the pictures and make the directions clearer if I need to!
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card! The other colourQ Royal Court members have some GORGEOUS cards to show you! Make sure you visit their blogs! (You can find their blog links to the left, next to the mini picture of the colors for this week’s challenge!)

Unscripted Sketches: Should Old Sketches Be Forgot…

3…2…1…HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hope you all have a fantastic 2011! And since New Year’s Day falls on a Saturday this year, I’ve got an Unscripted Sketch for you!

For this week’s challenge, pick any of the previous sketches from 1-87 and do a new project using that sketch! Please note which sketch you used in your entry post.

I used Unscripted Sketch #20 for my card, which was (hastily) completed last night when we got home from our holiday road trip to California to visit Scott’s family and some of our friends. It’s fun to travel, but it’s true…there’s no place like home!

Here’s the sketch I used:

and here’s my card, which features a freebie digital image, courtesy of The Greeting Farm (you can find it by visiting their blog)!

Other supplies: paper (Basic Grey), cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), embossing folder (Sizzix), sentiment stamp (Lawn Fawn), ribbon (American Crafts), markers (Copic), ink (Stampin’ Up!), glitter gel pen, sewing machine, foam squares, adhesive rhinestones.
I’m very happy with how my Copic coloring skills are coming along! I haven’t taken any classes yet, but I hope to this year and I’d also love to be certified! I love how the hair came out on this one!
Don’t forget to check out the other Unscripted Team Members’ blogs: Alanna, Angy, Arielle, Becky, CherylAnn, Debbie, Gardenia, Jenny, Lelia, Linda, Marcy, Sarah Kaye and Stephanie!

colourQ #65

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Welcome back for the last colourQ challenge of 2010! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas holiday! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this week’s set of challenge colors!

Here’s my card! I’ve been saving this paper from Hambly Studios for a while…and I couldn’t wait to use it for this card!
The stamps I used are from Lawn Fawn (Sew Lovely set). The strip of gray is cardstock that I matted on black and used a white gel pen to add the stitching.
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card! The colourQ Royal Court has some magnificent creations to inspire you! Happy crafting!

Unscripted Sketches #87

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Hope you are all having a fun Christmas holiday! We’re over at Scott’s sister’s house enjoying Christmas and spending time with our niece…always a good time!
Not only is today Christmas, but it’s also Saturday, and that means it’s time for another Unscripted Sketch! Hopefully this weekend you’ll have time to get crafty and make something wonderful with this week’s sketch!
I often start working on holiday cards way ahead of time, because I donate many of my cards. Most of the time, the deadlines are several months early, so, I’ve already started on Valentine cards…and I made one of them with this week’s sketch!

For this card, I used stamps from Lawn Fawn’s “Hats Off to You” and “Critters in the ‘Burbs” sets, and the sentiment was stamped using”Jessie’s ABC’s.” I used patterned paper from Bo Bunny & Die Cuts with a View. The silver paper is the back of some American Crafts paper. I added faux stitching with a white gel pen and replaced the O in “love” with a heart-shaped rhinestone.
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card!  Visit Unscripted Sketches to see what the other fantastic design team girls have created with this week’s challenge sketch! I can’t wait to see what you’ll be inspired to create!

colourQ #64

I’m thrilled to announce that I’m the newest member of the colourQ Royal Court Design Team! All of the ladies on the team are super talented and creative, and I’m honored to be creating along with them!
This is my official “debut” week, so without further introduction, here are this week’s challenge colors:
Here’s my card:

Supplies: ink (aMuse), stamps (Lawn Fawn), cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), embossing folder (Sizzix), paper (Bo Bunny), die cut template (Spellbinders), ribbon.
I love the shades of pink and red in the challenge colors, and thought they’d be perfect for a love/valentine card, and also to use some new stamps I got from Lawn Fawn!
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with this week’s colourQ challenge colors! The other Royal Court members have created some beautiful examples for you, and to visit their blogs, just click on the links to the right!
The entry deadline for this week’s challenge is MONDAY, December 27th at 12 noon CST to be considered for colourQueen! You can find all of the details at the colourQ!