Color Throwdown #117

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This week’s Color Throwdown (#117) features a fun set of colors, which I used to make another Christmas card:

Here’s my card!

Supplies: Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), Stamps (Recollections – image, Imaginisce – sentiment), Ink (Stampin’ Up!), Paper (My Mind’s Eye), Other: embossing folder, white gel pen, ribbon.
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card!
For all the details on this challenge and to check out the design team’s examples, visit the Color Throwdown!

CPS #191

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To help get my Christmas cards finished, I’m trying to make as many Christmas cards as possible with my various weekly challenge entries!

Here’s the sketch for this week’s CPS challenge (#191), which is sponsored by Catherine Pooler, Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator:

I rotated the sketch for my card:
My supplies: Paper – October Afternoon, Cardstock – Stampin’ Up!, Bo Bunny Double Dot; Ink: Stampin’ Up!, Stamp: Imaginisce; Other: white gel pen, foam squares, baker’s twine
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card!
Visit CPS to find out more details on this challenge or to see the other entries and the design team’s examples!

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge #17

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This week’s Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge is based on this sketch by Mercy Kerin, who also hosts a weekly challenge on her blog, “Lord Have Mercy!”:

I used Sparkle Creations’ Scooter Chloe for my card:

Supplies:  Stamp (Scooter Chloe, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), Paper: October Afternoon, My Mind’s Eye, Stampin’ Up Cardstock; Markers, colored pencils, glaze gel pens, rub-on (Making Memories), snowflake charm (Imaginisce), Ink (Stampin’ Up! and Colorbox)
I added the wreath from the Sledding Chloe stamp that I used for last week’s challenge (it’s the SCRSC prize for this week) on the front of the scooter to make the image more Christmas-themed.
For all the details on this challenge, visit the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps’ blog!
Thanks for stopping by to look at my card!

Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger: A Study In Blue

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It’s time for another Tuesday Trigger, courtesy of Moxie Fab World! This time, it’s “A Study In Blue,” but there’s no need to be sad! Just check out this fab inspiration:

For my card, I focused on the blue and white, with some silver thrown in:

Supplies: Cardstock (Stampin’ Up!), Ink: (Stampin’ Up & Encore!), Embossing Folders (Sizzix), acrylic accents (Imaginisce), Other: ribbon, Stickles.
I embossed some cardstock, used silver and white ink to highlight the embossing. Then I embossed some vellum and attached that over the background. I punched holes and tied the ribbon, then stamped my sentiment and inked the edges. Some acrylic Stickled snowflake accents finish off the card.
Thanks for stopping by!
There’s still time to play along with this week’s Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab World! Check out the guidelines and get your entry linked up before Sunday, November 7!

Color Throwdown #116

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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

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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!

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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!

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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

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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!