Color Throwdown #116

We went to Home Depot today, and when we walked in, my husband saw that all of the artificial Christmas trees were on display and said, “Already? It’s not even Thanksgiving.” We both remember when the day after Thanksgiving was the “official” start of the Christmas season, but it seems that every year, Christmas displays are out earlier and earlier!

I have to admit, I’m kind of putting off making our Christmas cards. Since I’ve started card making as a hobby, my worry is that people know I make cards and that they won’t be pretty or fancy enough! I know, that’s pretty silly, but hopefully I can get them made soon!

It’s great to work on card challenges because they make me think of color combinations or ideas that inspire other projects, and the color combo for this week’s Color Throwdown challenge is perfect for getting in the holiday spirit:

I used a cute cardinal stamp from Imaginisce as the main image on my card:

Supplies: Stamps (cardinal – Imaginisce, sentiment – Studio G), Ink (Stampin’ Up!), Paper (Basic Grey), Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), Jeweled snowflake (Imaginisce).
My Mom’s favorite bird is the cardinal, and whenever I see one, I think of her. This could even be the card I send her for Christmas! I actually paper-pieced the cardinal…even his tiny earmuffs!
Thanks so much for stopping by to look at my card!
I hope you’re inspired with a bit of the Christmas spirit…and there’s lots more to see over at the Color Throwdown!

Get Sketchy #62

For this week’s Get Sketchy challenge, I used some beautiful fall-colored papers from Basic Grey’s Pyrus collection.

Fall is my favorite time of year…I love living in an area where the leaves change colors! I really need to get out and take pictures before all the leaves fall off of the trees!

Here’s the sketch for this week:

and here’s my card…I added a spot for an epoxy accent that I made with Glossy Accents. After it was dry, I inked the top to give it a more distressed and aged look.
After I glued everything down, I realized my diagonal is opposite the sketch, but it still looks fine! I think it’s because I intended to flip the sketch to make a vertical card  and somehow flipped the direction of the diagonal!

Supplies: Paper (Basic Grey’s Pyrus collection), Stamps & Ink (Stampin’ Up! Chocolate Chip Ink and Dream Garden stamp set), Other: Glossy Accents.
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card!
There’s still time to play along with this week’s Get Sketchy challenge and see what the design team has created with this week’s sketch!

Unscripted Sketches #79

It’s Saturday! That means it’s time for another Unscripted Sketch! We’ve got a very versatile sketch for you this week that can be used for cards or even a scrapbook layout!
If you are just finding out about Unscripted Sketches, every Saturday morning we post a sketch for the week. Flip it, Rotate it… create a card, scrapbook page or other project with our sketch. There is no right or wrong way, as long as you are using the Unscripted Sketch as the basis of your creation!
Because we don’t have little ones yet, we’re not that into Halloween, so I’m already in Thanksgiving mode. Our Thanksgivings are pretty low-key; just a small dinner for my husband & me. Our extended families aren’t nearby, so we celebrate as a couple!

For my card, I used some Lawn Fawn stamps from the “Harvest Season” set. I colored the cornucopia and leaves with some Copics that I borrowed from my friend Sparkle at our last stamping session! The papers I used are from Cosmo Cricket’s “Matilda” collection…even though they are technically Halloween papers, I like the way they look with these stamps!
 

Thanks for stopping by to look at my card…wishing you a great weekend and a Happy Halloween! I can’t wait to see how you’re inspired by this week’s Unscripted Sketch!
Don’t forget to visit the rest of the Unscripted Sketches Design Team: Alanna, Angy, April, Arielle, Becky, CherylAnn, Debbie, Gardenia, Jenny, Lelia, Linda, Marcy, Sarah Kaye and Stephanie!

Moxie Fab World: Diggin’ on Damask Challenge!

I got so inspired by all the damask loveliness over at Moxie Fab World that I decided to make a card to enter in the Diggin’ on Damask challenge! There’s still time to play along…the contest runs until midnight on Monday, November 8!

Cath has assembled lots of beautiful examples of damask patterns used in bags, notecards, even light switch plates and more! Check it out! This is one of my favorite images, some note cards from InkspotWorkshop:

My card features some paper from Basic Grey’s Eskimo Kisses collection.

I took the damask theme a few steps further by embossing some Tim Holtz grungeboard and inking it with several different colors to make my Christmas tree. Each of the chipboard “ornaments” is inked and stamped with a subtle damask pattern. I even stamped the star with a different damask stamp!

So what are you waiting for?
Get creative and post your entry to the Diggin’ on Damask challenge in the Moxie Fab World!
Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin’ Celebration #26: Candy is Dandy!

This week’s Stampin’ Celebration Challenge features some sweet inspiration:
I used the lollipops and bright colors as the inspiration for my card:
Supplies: Paper (Bo Bunny Sun Kissed), Image stamp (Imaginisce), Sentiment stamp: (memory box), Cardstock & Ink (Stampin’ Up!), Other: ribbon, clear glaze pen, white opaque pen.
Thanks for looking at my card!
I hope you have a Happy Halloween and a sweet stampy weekend! The ladies at Stampin’ Celebration have some eye candy of their own to show you! Don’t forget to check them out too!

colourQ #56

This week’s colourQ challenge colors stumped me at first, but I made them work for me with a cute snowman stamp that I thought I’d lost!

Here’s this week’s set of colors:

The colors made me think of a festive striped scarf, so I took that approach with my card background. I stamped the snowman three times, and colored in the hat and scarf on each with a different challenge color. Since the sentiment stamp didn’t have the extra word I wanted, I used some letter stickers to complete it!
I’ve been hunting for the snowman stamp for about a week because I wanted to use it on another card…I eventually found it in the pocket of a bag I took to my monthly cardmaking group! So glad I found it!

Supplies: Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), Stamps (Imaginisce), Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Ink (Stampin’ Up!), Other: Markers, Stickles, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type stickers, white dimensional gel pen.
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card!
There’s still time to play along with this week’s colourQ challenge!

Moxie Fab World: Sweater Weather (Tuesday Trigger)

Even if you can’t feel a chill in the air just yet, this week’s Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie Fab World will have you thinking of cooler weather:

The inspirational elements I took from this photo for my card are the colors, the yarn and the subtle pattern in the sweater…

I embossed some kraft cardstock for my base and thought this was the perfect card to use my little yarn/knitting stamp that I’ve been holding on to; it’s from Lockhart Stamps. I colored the balls of yarn to match the trigger colors. I created the sentiment using the Harold’s ABC’s set by Lawn Fawn Stamps.
Thanks for visiting!
There’s still time to play along with this Moxie Fab challenge…you have until Sunday, October 31 to post your project!

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge #16

This is my first time participating in a Sparkle Creations challenge, because I didn’t have any of the stamps until now!

This week’s challenge is inspired by some pretty red and white snowflake-y bedding:

So I carried that theme over to my card, which features Sparkle Creations’ Sledding Chloe!

Supplies: Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), Paper (October Afternoon – Very Merry), Snowflake crystals (Imaginisce), Sentiment stamp (Studio G), Ink (Stampin’ Up! & AMuse), Other (Stickles)
I colored her in with colored pencils, permanent markers, and gel pens. Hopefully, if I’m good, Santa will bring me some Copics so I can up my coloring skills!
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card!
There’s still time to participate in this Sparkle Creations challenge…the deadline is Sunday, October 31 at 9PM Pacific Time.  In order to qualify for a prize, you must use a Sparkle Creations image on your creation.

CPS #190

For this week’s Card Positioning Systems (CPS) sketch challenge, I made a Thanksgiving card! It’s very easy to work with this sketch — I added my sentiment in the open area in the middle, and used the block at the lower right for my main image.

Here’s the sketch:

and here’s my card!

Supplies: Paper (Basic Grey’s Pyrus, Pink Paislee’s Cupid & Cosmo Cricket’s Nutmeg), Stamps (Lawn Fawn’s Harvest Season), Ribbon & Ink (Stampin’ Up!), Markers (Copic)
Thanks for visiting!
There’s still time to play along with CPS sketch #190…this week’s drawing is sponsored by Taylored Expressions!

Get Sketchy #61

It took me a while to figure out what design I’d use for this week’s Get Sketchy challenge, but luckily, I had some paper that worked out great!

Here’s the sketch:

and here’s my card! I used papers from Cosmo Cricket’s Pixielicious collection and a stamp from Imaginisce.

The flowers are from my stash, and the rub-on sentiment I used is by Pebbles. I colored the fox with colored pencils and markers.
Thanks for taking time to look at my card!
You can visit Get Sketchy to see the design team’s creations, to play along and to check out the other entries! This week’s challenge is sponsored by Paper Maniac!