colourQ #31

I missed the deadline for this week’s colourQ challenge, but I still want to share the card that I made!

Here’s the inspiration for this week’s challenge:

And here’s my card! The blues made me think of sky colors…but I didn’t want to make a sun out of the yellow, so I came up with kites.
I made the clouds by layering Frosted Lace Stickles. I used Bazzill Dotted Swiss for the grass, and twine for the kite strings. I hand-cut the diamonds, hearts and bow-ties for the kites. I wrote out the sentiment, cut the words out and mounted them.
Hopefully I can make the next challenge deadline! 😉
Thanks for looking!

The Color Dare #65

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This is my first time playing along with The Color Dare! (Click here to visit them!)
Here’s the inspiration for this week’s challenge:

The colors are Ruby Red, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze & Pumpkin Pie. This was a fun color combination for me to work with, because it features colors that I don’t use often.
This is the card that I came up with!
I used “Brown Sugar Scrub” from Basic Grey’s Origins collection for the card base.  The stamps are from Stampin’ Up’s “Puns from the Past” collection. I stamped the fan image on three different colors of cardstock, mounted them on a strip of white cardstock, then stamped the sentiment on white. I attached some brown grosgrain ribbon to the card with staples, and used some of the cardstock scraps behind the sentiment.
I like this card … it’s a more masculine card than what I normally make!
Thanks for looking!

Stampin’ Celebration Challenge #1

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There’s a new card challenge blog on the block…and it’s called Stampin’ Celebration! Each Thursday, a new Celebration Inspiration Challenge is posted, with entries due in by the following Tuesday. (Click here to check it out!)

The first challenge features a series of pictures from which to draw inspiration for your card or project:

This is the card I came up with based on those photos:
My card uses paper from Crate Paper’s Plum Blossom collection. The flowers are from Prima and possibly Imaginisce. The cardstock (blue, white and pink) is from Stampin’ Up, as well as the birdcage and hello stamp, which are from the Chic Boutique collection.
The lacy border was made with a Martha Stewart punch. I punched one side of a paper strip, then measured the width of the design. Then I trimmed off the extra cardstock, flipped the paper strip and lined it up to punch the design on the opposite side.
I stamped the birdcage on a transparency, then stamped again on some matching blue cardstock. I cut the bird out and stuck it to the back of the transparency to “color” the bird.
I love this card! I’m looking forward to playing along with more Stampin’ Celebration challenges!
Thanks for looking!

Unscripted Sketches #53

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The contests over at Unscripted Sketches have been catching my eye for a few weeks now! I made sure that I created a card in time to enter this week’s contest. Here’s the sketch:

Here’s the thank you card that I came up with for this sketch. It uses Crate Paper’s “Pink Plum” collection, which I love because of its bright colors and Asian/modern design.
I flipped some of the elements of the sketch; I basically turned it upside down and moved the grouping of three small objects to the left side of the main image.
Thanks for looking! I’m looking forward to trying more of Unscripted Sketches’ challenges!
(Click here if you’d like to check them out for yourself!)

Bo Bunny – Flower Card Challenge

I’ve entered a few of Bo Bunny’s card challenges, and it’s always fun to work with the product and come up with something cute that matches the theme of the challenge!

The challenge I’m entering is to create a card with Bo Bunny products…and flowers! (Click here for the contest details.)

The paper I used for this challenge is not one of their more recent lines; it’s from the “Unforgettable” line from around Winter 09. I’ve been saving the paper for some time, and I thought it would be great to use for this card! I think this could work as an anniversary card, or the sentiment could be changed for a wedding card.

Everything I used to make this card is by Bo Bunny, with the exception of the foam pop-up squares, and the Stardust and Glaze pens I used to color in the letters and accent the flowers. I didn’t have the color of letters that I wanted to use for the card, so I stuck the letter stickers on the paper I wanted to use, cut them out, and recolored them to match. I used a black Glaze pen to accent leaves and flower details. I fussy cut a few of the flowers and popped them up with foam squares.
Papers: Double Dot Almond, “Unforgettable” and “Unforgettable Kiss”.
Thanks for looking!

I’m a colourQueen!

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There was a three-way tie this week at the colourQ for the most recent challenge (#30), and I am one of the winners! There were so many fabulous entries this week (just like every week)!

As one of the winners, I get a sweet badge and get to be a future guest designer at colourQ!

If you’d like to check out all of the gorgeous entries, click here.

TOO COOL!!!!

Curtain Call #28

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This is my first entry to a Curtain Call challenge! I’ve followed the competition for a while, and have always been wowed by the ladies who submit cards each week!

Here’s the latest challenge on Stacey’s Stamping Stage (click here to check out the details):

Here’s the card that I made for the challenge. Using the Kraft and white colors was easy; it was a bit more challenging to work in the Rose Red and Not Quite Navy, but I’m happy with my card!
The patterned papers are from Pink Paislee, and the cardstock is from Bazzill. I also used hemp twine, Soft Suede ink and a stamp from the Puns from the Past collection by Stampin’ Up! The ribbon is from American Crafts. I used a Fiskars border punch to thread the ribbon through the paper.
The flowers were made with various sizes of punched circles. I folded the circles into fourths, and then cut a heart shape into each folded circle. Then I opened up the folded pieces and stacked them on top of each other and glued a rhinestone to the center.
Thanks for looking!

Paper Crafts Gallery Idol 2010

Paper Crafts Magazine is hosting another Gallery Idol competition for 2010. The first round of cards is due by May 24 to a Flickr gallery, which you can reach by clicking HERE.

The theme for the first round of competition is “Thank You” cards, and here’s what I submitted:

The card base is Bazzill cardstock. The patterned papers are from Pink Paislee (black & white) and Basic Grey. I used two stamps from Stampin’ Up!’s Chic Boutique set. The Eiffel Tower stamp was stamped on a transparency using Staz-On ink. I also used Staz-On to customize the twill ribbon with Technique Tuesday stamps. I glued a lighter pink cardstock to the inside of the card to help the transparency image stand out more.
This is the second card I’m submitting. The card base is Bazzill cardstock, and the papers are “Buttons a la Mode” and “Bona Fide” from Graphic 45’s Fashionista and Renaissance Faire collections. The stamp is from Stampin’ Up!’s “Very Thankful” set. The pearl brad is from American Crafts. I am not sure of the manufacturer for the ribbon or the paper flowers.
If you’d like more information on the Gallery Idol competition, click HERE.
As always, thanks for visiting and looking at my cards!

CPS #165

The card that I made for this week’s Card Positioning Systems (CPS) Challenge features Cosmo Cricket’s Material Girl collection. The stamp I used is from Stampin’ Up!’s Puns from the Past collection.

Here’s this week’s CPS sketch:

I rotated the sketch for my card, and here’s what I made!
I fan-folded the flowers from strips of the measuring tape paper. After fan-folding each flower, I glued the ends together and stuck them to the card with a large glue dot. Then, I glue-dotted a button to the flower’s center. I saw the original flower idea in a recent edition of Paper Crafts magazine.
Thanks for looking!