Color Throwdown #104

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This week’s Color Throwdown (#104) features some delicious bright, summery colors:

I substituted Only Orange for the Tangerine Tango when I made my card:
The bike stamp is by Hero Arts and is stamped in Old Olive ink. The sentiment, which is also stamped in Old Olive, is by Lawn Fawn (Harold’s ABC’s).
 I accented the flowers in the basket with some gel pens. The patterned paper is from Stampin’ Up! and the yellow that I used for the frame and the sentiment is Bo Bunny Double Dot. The card base and other white cardstock is SU Whisper White. I added some buttons to accent the frame and the stamped image.
Thanks for looking at my card!

Curtain Call #41

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This week’s Curtain Call Challenge at Stacey’s Stamping Stage features some cool colors inspired by some crochet-covered sea urchins from purl bee…
I had to substitute for the Marina Mist, because I don’t have that color yet…I used a similar blue for my card base.

The shell background was stamped with VersaMark watermark ink using an Inkadinkado clear stamp. I embossed a strip of Night of Navy cardstock with a Tim Holtz folder in my Big Shot. Then, I accented the embossing with a white cat’s eye ink pad. I glued the embossed section onto a strip of kraft cardstock.

The sentiment is from Stampin’ Up’s “One of a Kind” set, and it’s stamped in Soft Suede ink. I punched the sentiment out with an SU circle punch, accented it with a Stardust pen, and attached a pearl brad by American Crafts to complete the card.

Thanks for looking at my card! To see the design team’s creations and to check out the other fabulous cards entered in this week’s challenge, visit Stacey’s Stamping Stage!

Stampin’ Royalty #31

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This week the Stampin’ Royalty Goddesses are challenging you to create your own background paper!

Just create a card, scrapbook layout, 3-D or digital project using this theme as the main inspiration behind your project!

Here’s the card I made for the challenge:

I used Stampin’ Up Elegant Eggplant cardstock for the base, and then  stamped a damask pattern using an Impress rubber stamp in white VersaMagic ink. Then, I cut a strip of Perfect Plum cardstock for the border and attached some white satin ribbon.
The sentiment is stamped in Perfect Plum ink on Whisper White cardstock. The sentiment is from the Level 3 Hostess set, “Occasional Quotes.” I punched it out with an SU Curly Label punch. To complete the card, I used KaiserCraft adhesive pearls to accent the damask pattern.
Thanks so much for taking the time to look at my card! I hope you’ll visit Stampin’ Royalty to see all of the creative cards submitted for this week’s challenge!

colourQ #44

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This week’s colourQ challenge is inspired by a fun and festive Anthropologie halter top!

For my card, I had to substitute for the blue, saffron, and poppy. I don’t yet have all of my new Stampin’ Up cardstock in the new colors, and I’m running low on some colors that are very popular in color challenges like this one!
The popcorn stamp I used is by Viva Las Vegas Stamps. I colored it with a glaze gel pen and a colored pencil after stamping the images in Basic Black.
I made the film strip by punching a strip of Basic Black cardstock with a Fiskars “ribbon weaving” border punch, cut the strip in half, and glued it to the underside of a strip of Basic Black. I rounded the corners of each white square to make it look like a film cel. The card base, black cardstock and white cardstock are all by Stampin’ Up! I embossed the card base with the Big Shot.
The ticket is made from Bo Bunny Double Dot paper, and the sentiment is stamped on another color of Double Dot. The letter stamps I used are by Lawn Fawn, and they are stamped in Basic Black SU ink.
I made the “popcorn” by folding down several petals on tiny paper flowers.
Thanks for “popping” by to look at my card! Be sure and visit the colourQ to see the design team’s beautiful creations and all of the fantastic entries submitted this week!

Stampin’ Celebration #13

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You can tell that summer’s in full swing by the inspiration photos for this week’s Stampin’ Celebration challenge!
For my card, I was inspired by the colors and the surfboards in the photos, and here’s the card I made!
I stamped the large flowers in Only Orange, Brilliant Blue and watermark ink and colored in the centers with a Starburst gel pen. I cut the flowers out and arranged them on the surfboard to create the design. The flowers are from Stampin’ Up’s “Eastern Blooms” set.
I cut waves into the Bermuda Bay cardstock and accented them with Frosted Lace Stickles. The card base is Stampin’ Up Brilliant Blue cardstock.
To create the sand, I used Antique Linen Distress Stickles on Core’dinations cardstock. The chipboard letters are from American Crafts; I used white chalk ink and Frosted Lace Stickles to alter them. The Bermuda Bay stripe down the center of the surfboard is accented with Turquoise Stickles.
Thanks very much for taking a look at my card! Visit Stampin’ Celebration to see the design team’s fantastic creations and to submit your own!

colourQ #43

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The inspiration for this week’s colourQ challenge can be found in this funky blanket from Saks Fifth Avenue:

For my challenge card, I embossed some Bermuda Bay SU cardstock and used one of my favorite coffee-themed stamps from Elzybells Art Stamps!
I stamped the images and sentiment with Stampin’ Up’s Chocolate Chip ink. I added the stitching and dot details with a dark green glaze gel pen. The sentiment is also from Elzybells Art Stamps.
Other supplies that I used:
Paper: Basic Grey (Nook & Pantry collection – peach circle), American Crafts (brown circles), SU Old Olive & Natural White cardstock, My Minds Eye (polka-dot paper used to make the brad)
Glitter chipboard: American Crafts Thickers
Pens: White gel pen, dark green Glaze pen
Misc: Big Shot, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (paisley), i-Top tool and Brad Buddy
Thanks very much for visiting and looking at my card!
Click HERE to see all the other marvelous entries in this week’s colourQ challenge!

CPS #177

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For this week’s Card Positioning Systems (CPS) sketch, I used some papers from Basic Grey’s Nook & Pantry collection and created a cute cooking-related card!

Here’s this week’s challenge sketch:

For my card, I used both sides of the “Beaters” paper, and inked some Maya Road chipboard pieces to use as an accent.

Other supplies that I used:
Ink: VersaMark chalk ink, Cat’s Eye chalk ink in Creamy Brown and Tangerine
Letter stickers: Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type
Rub-on: Making Memories
Cardstock: Core’dinations
White ribbon
Thanks so much for looking at my card!

Happy Birthday, LeAnne!

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Happy Birthday, LeAnne! I hope you have a wonderful day … and that your birthday wish comes true!

I made this card especially for your birthday (and a surprise mini blog hop in your honor)!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards each week as part of the colourQ Royal Court design team!
— Suzanne Bier
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up! Kraft, Whisper White
Paper: American Crafts “Blue Skies” collection
Stamps: Elzybells Art Stamps (cupcakes), Stampin’ Up! (sentiment)
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Chocolate Chip
Other: Glitter gel pen, mini heart punch, glitter brads, cat’s eye ink, Sizzix embossing folder

Curtain Call #40

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This week’s Curtain Call challenge (#40) features a fun set of colors inspired by a stack of Ikea dish towels!
For my card base, I embossed white Stampin’ Up cardstock with a Tim Holtz Dot Matrix embossing folder, and embossed a smaller square of cardstock with the Stampin’ Up exclusive Lattice embossing folder.
The TV and sentiment stamps are by Crafty Secrets (Favorite Fellas collection) and are stamped in SU Basic Black ink.
I drew the remote on white cardstock with a fine-tipped felt pen, and then colored it in with a silver gel pen. I used a scrap of black gingham paper for the TV screen after cutting the screen portion out with a craft knife. I cut the heart out of Real Red cardstock and sealed the screen with Glossy Accents.
My other supplies for this card are Kiwi Kiss ribbon, Tempting Turquoise cardstock, Bo Bunny Double Dot cardstock, and mini black brads.
Thanks very much for taking a look at my card!
You can check out the other awesome entries and design team examples at Stacey’s Stamping Stage!

Get Sketchy #48

This week’s challenge over at Get Sketchy (#48) features a very simple sketch:

I rotated the sketch to make my card, and moved the sentiment to the lower right.
The sentiment is from Stampin’ Up’s level 3 hostess set, “Occasional Quotes.” I used SU’s Chocolate Chip ink to stamp the sentiment.
I also used papers by Basic Grey (Nook & Pantry collection) and Pink Paislee (365 Degrees collection). The ribbon is by American Crafts. I tied the bow separately and used a glue dot to stick it in place. The final touches include adhesive KaiserCraft pearls and a glitter gel pen.
Thanks for looking at my card!