Bold and Bright with The Color Throwndown

I'm thrilled to be a guest over at The Color Throwndown blog today! The colors are bold and bright...yellow, orange and blue, perfect for those of you that are ready for summer temps and colors!

For my card I used the Dahlia XL stamp from Power Poppy and colored it with orange and yellow copics, I just love that combo for this flower! I then die cut some yellow and orange patterned paper to help highlight the colors of the dahlia. To incorporate the blue I used blue card stock for my base and then stamped the sentiment in blue, and popped that up over the flower.

Make sure to head over to The Color Throwdown blog to see all the fabulous creations and then give the colors a whirl, I'd love to see what you come up with!

Stamps: Dahlia XL (Power Poppy)

Paper: Pacific Blue (SU), Neenah Solar White, Hello Honey DSP (SU retired), Tangelo Twist (SU retired)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pacific Blue (SU)

Copics: Y02, Y15, Y19

YR02, YR04, YR07, YR09

Accessories: MFT Blueprints 27, dimensionals

Pansies and Thank You

I played along with a color challenge today, which is not something I normally do because color challenges scare me LOL However I saw the colors for this weeks Color Throwdown and knew that some pansy images I had on my desk would be perfect for this!

I used a digital stamp from Power Poppy called Pansies. I have had it printed out and on my desk for a few weeks now so these colors were the perfect thing to get me kicked into gear and coloring. It's funny, I absolutely cannot stand the color purple....except when it comes to pansies. I just adore my purple and yellow pansies, especially the little Johnny Jump-Up's. They make me smile when I see them in my flower beds!

To incorporate the gray I outlined the image with my C1 copic and then I used gray card stock as my card base.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Pansies (Power Poppy digital stamp)

Paper: Smoky Slate (SU), Neenah Solar White

Ink: Printer Ink

Copics: V05, V06, V09

Y02, Y15, Y19

YG03, YG63, YG67

C1

Accessories: Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Die

Throwing Down Color with Freshly Made

For today's card I played along with 2 challenges....the color challenge over at the Color Throwdown and the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. The circles on this sketch definitely challenged me, and trying to think of a way to combine these colors also made me think a bit!

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Petite Pairs

Paper: Brocade Blue, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Brocade Blue DSP

Ink: So Saffron, Brocade Blue, Certainly Celery, Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, Whisper White large eyelets, sponge, dimensionals

Strength and Hope

I finally got a chance today to ink up one of the new sets I got recently, Strength and Hope! I love love love this set. Like many others my life has been touched by cancer, especially in the last few yrs. My stepmom is a breast cancer survivor(she recently hit her 5 yr clear mark, woohooo!), 3 yrs ago my best friend since I was 15 lost her mom to breast cancer(passing away only 3 months after she was diagnosed), and I lost my beloved father to squamous cell cancer on Oct.2,2010.

I've seen the Strength and Hope of cancer survivors and their loved ones up close and personal and this set just really speaks to me. Plus any money that goes towards breast cancer research is a wonderful thing! So I got inking today and made a card that incorporated 2 challenges, this weeks colors from The Color Throwdown, and this weeks sketch from Clean and Simple.

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Strength and Hope

Paper: So Saffron, Rose Red, Whisper White, Springtime Vintage DSP

Ink: Rose Red, Taken With Teal

Accessories: Round Corner Punch, Rose Red Brads, Whisper White Ribbon, CB Swiss Dots folder, sponge, dimensionals

Patriotic and Little Girls

This week The Color Throwdown gave us these colors: Navy, White and another color of your choosing. I loved this challenge so much I ended up making 2 cards for it!

My first card used Night of Navy, Whisper White, and Cherry Cobbler. I used the CB folder Distressed Stripes and some Riding Hood Red ribbon to bring it all together. I love this stamp from SU. I'm a Navy vet, my husband is retired Navy, and I love anything patriotic!

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Land of the Free

Paper: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler

Ink: Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Riding Hood Red ribbon, CB Distressed Stripes folder, sponge, dimensionals

My 2nd card incorporates this weeks Clean and Simple challenge from Splitcoast, along with The Color Throwdown. This time I used Night of Navy, Whisper White and Daffodil Delight. How sweet is this image of 2 little girls? Its funny that I like it so much because I am SOOO not a girly-girl, LOL.

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: The Nicest Things

Paper: Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Night of Navy DSP

Ink: Black StazOn, Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizazz, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Night of Navy ribbon, Scallop Trim Border Punch, dimensionals

Thoughts of Spring

This time of year most folks in Alaska(and other cold climates) are dreaming of spring...sunny skies, warm days, flowers blossoming. I'm not one of those people, LOL, I adore winter, but these colors from this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge definitely made me want to create a springy/girly type of card! I think this is a great color combo! I also incorporated the Way To Use It challenge at Splitcoast, which was polka dots.

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Easter Blossoms

Paper: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

Ink: Not Quite Navy

Accessories: CB Swiss Dots folder, Pink Pirouette ribbon,dimensionals

Butterflies

Well, I havent been as productive as I was last week but thats ok. Autumn is in full swing here in Alaska and I like to be out enjoying it while it lasts, so then my stamps sit idle in my craft space.

I did get this card made for this weeks sketch challenge over at Splitcoast and also for this weeks Color Throwdown. I'm not a pink person but I love this color combo!

I used the set Flight of the Butterfly and my card base is Basic Gray. I used Basic Gray DSP from SU and PP from S.E.I. and layered that on Rich Razzleberry. The paper from S.E.I. was perfect for Pink Pirouette! The sentiment was stamped on Whisper White and again layered with some Rich Razzleberry. The oval was cut on Whisper White using Nestabilities and I sponged the edges with Rich Razzleberry.

The butterflies are stamped with Basic Gray and Rich Razzleberry and then I coated them with Crystal Effects to have them stand out a bit more, even though its hard to see that in the photo. I then used dimensionals to pop the butterflies up.

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps-Flight of the Butterfly

Paper-Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Basic Gray DSP, Jolie Chocolat PP by S.E.I.

Ink- Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories- Crystal Effects, Dimensionals, sponge, Oval Nestabilities

More Moose Love

I love the Pines stamp set and used it again to create this card, which combines 2 challenges. I used this weeks color challenge at The Color Throwdown and then the sketch is from this weeks sketch challenge over at Splitcoast.

I used Kraft for the card base and used Versamark to stamp pine boughs in each corner of the card. I then ran a layer of So Saffron through my cuttlebug with the Argyle folder. I backed the So Saffron with a piece of Chocolate Chip.

I cut a square of To the Nines Specialty DSP and also backed that with some Chocolate Chip. The moose was stamped with Chocolate Chip on Very Vanilla and again Chocolate Chip was used as a backing. I still felt there was something missing so I grabbed some Chocolate Chip satin ribbon and made a little loop to the left of the moose.

For the inside of the card I just put down a layer of So Saffron and used   Versamark to stamp the pine bough images.

                                                                                                                                            

Supplies Used(all supplies SU unless otherwise mentioned):

Stamps-Pines

Paper-Kraft, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, To The Nines Speciality DSP

Ink- Chocolate Chip, Versamark

Accessories- Chocolate Chip satin ribbon, CB Argyle folder

Showing some moose love....

Anyone that knows me knows that I love moose! One of my favorite things about living in Alaska is the moose. I think they are beautiful creatures and I love, love,love seeing them, especially when they come into my yard. My husband just shakes his head at me and says "how many pictures of moose does one person need?". A lot, thank you very much !! LOL And if you dont believe me just check out my 365 blog , plenty of moose pictures on there from this past winter!

Anyway, todays card was made with 2 challenges in mind:

1.) The Color Throwdown Challenge #106, which uses these colors:

2.) The weekly sketch challenge over at Splitcoast:

I knew I wanted to use my Definitely Decorative Pines set with the moose but for some reason what I had in my head just wasnt coming to me with these colors so I spent a bit of time playing with combos, trying to see what I liked. I finally chose Kraft as the card base, with layers of Chocolate Chip and Soft Sky, both embossed with the CB Argyle folder. I used watercolor paper to stamp the trees on, then I stamped the moose in Chocolate Chip on some Whisper White, cut the image out and used dimensionals to attach it to the card. I placed a button on the left side of the image and even though its more of a sage shadow color I think it completes the scene. Its very common around here to see a moose walking by trees with a sign like that nearby!

I did skip the #2 layer and for #5 I used a strip of Chocolate Chip satin ribbon.

Supplies used:

Stamps: Definitely Decorative Pines, Goody Goody Gumdrops(sentiment)

Paper: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, Watercolor Paper

Ink: Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky

Accessories: Button, Sponge, Aquapainter, Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, CB Argyle embossing folder

Christmas in July for #100

This week the Color Throwdown blog is celebrating its 100th challenge and they are giving away all kinds of goodies! All you have to do is go to their blog, leave comments on the blogs they have listed, and then create a card with this weeks color. Easy peasy!

Here are the colors for this weeks challenge. I couldnt believe it but I had nothing Baja Breeze! I know I didnt care for that color when it was released but I would have thought I'd have ink at least! Oh well, thankfully the Minds Eye PP I used went along perfectly with these colors!

As soon as I saw these colors I knew I wanted to do a Christmas card with the Sweet Holiday set, which is one of my favs. Plus I've only made a few Christmas cards this yr so I thought this was a good way to get back on track! The layout is from this weeks sketch challenge on SCS:

The base of the card is Real Red, with My Minds Eye PP layered on there. I embossed the small strip of red with the Cuttlebug Snow Dots folder and layered that on some Certainly Celery cardstock, finishing it off with some Certainly Celery and Real Red Ribbon. The gingerbread house is popped up with dimensionals and I used silver Stickles on the roof and for the doorknob. The edges of both circles were sponged with Real Red and I also lightly sponged the larger circle with some Regal Rose.

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise stated):
Stamps: Sweet Holidays
Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, My Minds Eye PP
Ink: Black StazOn, Real Red
Accessories: 1 3/4" circle punch, Real Red ribbon, Certainly Celery ribbon, Coluzzle, Snow Dots CB folder, SU markers,sponge, Silver Stickles, Dimensionals

Pendant Park Sympathy

99.9% of the time I love making cards. I love to brighten someones day just a little bit.


Today, that was not the case. I dreaded making this card. On Weds my friends husband died after a 2 yr battle with lung cancer. Even though we knew the end was soon and I'm happy that he is not suffering anymore, I hate that I have to make a sympathy card for a widow and her 4 children.


I went with the Color Throwdown Challenge for this week(my first time playing along with this blog I believe!) and the Sketch Challenge from Splitcoast.

These are the colors for the Throwdown blog:

And the sketch:

And the card I came up with:                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Pendant Park, Warmest Regards

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss, Blush Blossom, Whisper White,  To The Nines Specialty DSP, Patterns Pack II

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Mellow Moss, Versamark

Accessories: Brads, Dimensionals