2 Card Tuesday

Managed to get 2 cards done today. Its my last day off of work before switching to days for the summer, and I'll be working 10 hr days so my crafting time is seriously going to disappear the next 2 months. However my friend Holly is bringing back her Sunday Stamps challenge so I wanted to make sure I played along with the first one, which is a color challenge this week.

The color challenge is for the colors Pool Party, Sahara Sand and Wisteria Wonder. I am cool with the first 2 colors but I cannot stand purple, so working that in was a bit hard for me but I did it! Head over to Holly's blog to check out the new challenge!

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Up in the Air

Paper: Sahara Sand, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White

Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade

Accessories: Whisper White Ribbon, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots EF, Paper Piercer, Dazzling Details

My 2nd card uses the sketch from this weeks Friday Mashup challenge. I said before I loved it...this is my 3rd card in a week using the sketch! However this one isn't masculine as its going to one of my sons interpreters to thank her for all she did for him in high school.

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Take it to Heart

Paper: Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Attic Boutique DSP

Ink: Black StazOn, Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Big Shot, Framelits Hearts Collection, Calypso Coral Ribbon, Everyday Enchantment Brads, Blender Pen, Dazzling Details, Dimensionals

Sunday Stamps and Color Challenge

I've gotten behind on the challenges over at Holly Beary Creations so I combined 2 of them today to try and get myself back on track. For this card I did the Sunday Stamps challenge, letter 'I' and I used the In Everything Give Thanks set. Then I used the colors from Holly's color challenge, which were Basic Gray/Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White and Green Galore. I used a layout shown in the current SU catalog, on page 23.


I think right now there is so much to be thankful for, so thats why I chose this set. I live in a beautiful state, I've got wonderful friends and family, and the net allows me to meet fellow stampers and check out the wonderful creations of everyone. When I am feeling down I just remember all of this and how truly lucky I am!

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: In Everything Give Thanks

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore

Ink: StazOn Black, Crushed Curry, Basic Black, Basic Brown, Close to Cocoa, Ruby Red, Versamark

Accessories: Basic Black ribbon, dimensionals

HollyBeary Creations-Color Challenge #1

My friend Holly over at HollyBeary Creations(formerly Inka Dinka Doodle) has started another challenge, and this one is a color challenge. Seriously folks, if you havent been to her blog check it out! She is an awesome stamper and I love seeing the stuff she comes up with!

These are the colors to work with( Soft Suede, Dusty Durango, Always Artichoke and Lavendar Lace):

I think these are awesome colors, although the purple scared me! I'm not a purple fan so anytime I have to incorporate that color I get a bit nervous. I think I did ok though. For the purple I used Lovely Lilac ink to stamp the bird on Lavendar Lace paper, and then Lovely Lilac again for the sentiment(I didnt have any Lavendar Lace ink). The cardstock base is Always Artichoke and then I used DSP in Soft Suede for the top layer and a small layer of Dusty Durango across the bottom, along with some Very Vanilla Ribbon.

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Season of Friendship

Paper: Always Artichoke, Dusty Durango, Autumn Traditions DSP, Very Vanilla

Ink: Soft Suede, Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Lovely Lilac,Always Artichoke

Accessories: Very Vanilla Ribbon, dimensionals