Showing posts with label ColourQ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ColourQ. Show all posts

Thursday, June 18, 2015

ColourQ | Challenge #295

I haven't played along with the ColourQ challenge in awhile, but this week's inspiration photo and coordinating color challenge is so pretty! Navy, pink, gold, and white. I love it. 


I used this beautiful butterfly stamp, Swallowtail, from Stampin' Up! in the middle of my card. I stamped it with Versamark, then used gold embossing powder (from PSX) to heat emboss the image. 

It's a little hard to see in the picture, but I die cut a banner from vellum, then stamped "you're the best" (from Papertrey Ink's Sunflower Bouquet) with VersaMark, then used Blush Zing embossing powder to heat emboss it. The gems and pearls are from Hero Arts.


That's it for me tonight! Thanks for stopping by and have a great week. 
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Friday, December 12, 2014

ColourQ | Challenge #271

Hi there! I hope everyone is having a good week. I finished up my Christmas shopping today (yay!), and now I need to get everything wrapped. Target is my go-to spot for fun Christmas wrapping paper and I picked up three rolls yesterday. I hope it's enough... the boys were a little bit spoiled this year! 

Wednesday night I had a chance to create a card for this week's ColourQ Challenge #271:


I pulled out an older Simon Says Stamp kit, September's To Thine Own Shelf, for my card. The books, bookshelf, clock, and stacking boxes in this set are adorable! The sentiment is also from this set.

 

The patterned paper is from October Afternoon and the wooden dots are Teresa Collins. 

Check back tomorrow for a card for next week's Retro Sketches challenge, and a few pages from my December Memories album.
 
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Saturday, November 29, 2014

ColourQ | Challenge #269

Hello there! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We spent the day with some dear friends of ours, enjoying a wonderful meal and watching the Seahawks game. I couldn't ask for a better way to spend the holiday.

On Wednesday, before spending the evening in the kitchen, I had a chance to create a card for this week's ColourQ challenge:


A few week's ago I purchased six of the Wplus9 die inks that were released awhile back. I love how they stamp, and I'm very pleased with the coverage, but they are definitely lighter than the ink pad lid shows. I thought the orange and green were a close match to the inspiration colors, but they are quite a bit lighter after the ink dries. My card isn't an exact match the the color swatch, but I'm still happy with how it turned out.

I created the chevron background using CAS-ual Fridays' Zigs & Zags stamp set and my stamp press. This little tool has been used a lot lately... it's perfect for lining up background stamps. The flowers and leaves are from Papertrey Ink's Friendly Flowers stamp set. 


That's it for me today! I'll be back tomorrow with the next Retro Sketches challenge, and a card for inspiration. Thanks for stopping by!
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Saturday, November 15, 2014

ColourQ | Challenge #267

Happy Friday, friends! It's been a busy week here (hence the crickets on the blog), but I have quite a few things planned this weekend! I have a card for ColourQ tonight, the Gossamer Blue Inspiration blog hop tomorrow + RetroSketches weekly sketch, and a card for Paper Smooches Sparks on Sunday. The blog has been neglected, but I have been busy creating!


I pulled out my Stampin' Up! inks for my card today. I don't have Only Orange (is it a new In Color?), so I substituted Pumpkin Pie. The stamp set I used for the leaves is called Wonderfall, and I used Papertrey Ink's Autumn Acorns for the sentiment. 


I used my paper piercer to poke holes in each of the leaves, then used tan thread to stitch them to my card. I added a few buttons and sequins, then stamped the sentiment onto a Studio Calico tag. The mini paper clip is from Tim Holtz. 

After I assembled my card I realized the alphabet on the bigger leaf is upside down... whoops! But it's done and I like how the card, as a whole, turned out, so I'm moving on. :)

Check back in a few hours for this month's Gossamer Blue Inspiration Blog Post!
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Friday, November 7, 2014

ColourQ | Challenge #266

I have been drooling over the pictures of Gossamer Blue's December Memories kit, which starts shipping next week, and all the red and green put me in the holiday spirit. This week's ColourQ challenge is perfect for Christmas/holiday cards! 




I pulled out my July 2014 Simon Says Stamp Kit of the Month for the "sending" sentiment. I LOVE this font! I used Papertrey Ink's Holiday Sparkle stamp set for the "holiday sparkle" sentiment. 

It's a little hard to see, but the funny looking silver things are actually Hero Arts rhinestones. The sentiment has "holiday sparkle" in it, so I had to add some bling!


Heidi, over at the Chickaniddy Crafts blog, is having a fun gift wrapping series called the 12 Days of Gift Wrap. You can check it out here.



Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Mama Elephant | Anything Goes Challenge

Hello, hello! I hope everyone had a nice weekend. After our crazy weekend earlier this month (a birthday party, dinner with friends, my parents in town, a baseball game, four soccer games...) we needed time to relax and recharge. The boys crave downtime and like having a day or two to kick back and just be. 


Today I have a card for this month's Mama Elephant Challenge: Anything Goes. I purchased this stamp set, Bootastic, last year but didn't get around to using it. It is absolutely adorable, and has some of the best Halloween sentiments I've seen. I used another Mama Elephant product, their Femme Frames creative cuts, for the background. 


I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink for the cute little witch, sentiment, and Frankenstein, and Archival black ink for the bats. I used Copic marks and Spectrum Noir markers to color in the sentiment and trick or treaters. I used my Wink of Stella pen to add a bit of shimmer to the bats, hat, and Frankenstein's shoes. The only embellishment I added was three tiny enamel dogs (from My Mind's Eye) under the sentiment. I didn't want to detract from the stamps! 

I am also entering my card in this week's ColourQ challenge:

 
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!
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Saturday, September 6, 2014

ColourQ | Challenge #257

Good morning! Today I have a card for this week's ColourQ challenge. Here is the color scheme:

 
To create my card, I started out with a 4 x 5.5 inch panel of watercolor paper. I embossed a middle circle from Papertrey Ink's Scribbled Circles stamp set with white embossing powdered, then used my water brush to add Limeade Ice ink over the embossed image. 

The flower and leaves are from Papertrey Ink's Friendly Flowers stamp set, and the sentiment is from Altenew's Label Love stamp set. Label love is one of my new favorites... what an awesome set! I have been using it a lot, along with Painted Flowers set. 

My only regret with this card is I should have added some ink splatters in either Limeade Ice or Hawaiian shores... just to unify the look a bit more. But I'm happy with how the watercolor resist turned out. 

I added the diagonal stripes to the base cardstock before adhering the water colored panel, using Strawberry Slush and Night of Navy cardstock from Stampin' Up! and Aqua Mist patterned paper from Papertrey Ink.


I'll be back later today with a card for this week's RetroSketches challenge. Thanks for stopping by!
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

ColourQ | Challenge #248

Happy Wednesday, friends! 

 I am anxiously waiting to hear that Evan has landed safely in Orlando. He is returning from a 10 day trip to WA, and I can't wait to see him! Mark is picking him up from the airport and driving him home. I've been tracking his flight since this morning, and he only has 275 miles to go! 

 I love the 4th of July, and this week's ColourQ challenge is perfect for 4th of July cards. 

I pulled out two Papertrey Ink stamp sets: Red, White, & Blue and City Scene. I have a love/hate relationship with City Scene because it can be really hard to line up, but after a little more practicing, I think the buildings turned out nicely. 

 I stamped the fireworks with Stampin' Up's Riding Hood Red (my Ruby Red is missing...) and Marina Mist. I added gems and star sequins to each of them. Then I die cut and stamped the houses with Riding Hood Red, Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy, and Sahara Sand. The sentiment, also from Red, White, and Blue, was stamped on a Tremendous Tags die. 

That's it for me today! Thanks for stopping by. 
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

ColourQ | Challenge #245

I had to have Studio Calico's Ciao kit when it was released earlier this month, and the stamp set is even cuter in person. I picked up the matching dies and used both to create a card for this week's ColourQ challenge. 


I have all the Stampin' Up! colors listed, but my Summer Starfruit ink was not giving a good impression, so I switched to Papertrey Ink's Harvest Gold ink. The patterned paper is also from Studio Calico's Ciao kit. The star sequins are a coral color in real life, but they reflected the flash and look clear/white in the picture.


I have to give a shout out to my hubby, who kindly used his dremel tool to cut apart the matching dies for this set. I usually do okay if the dies are wired together with two pieces of wire, but three and I have issues. He did ask if there is another way to detached wired dies... not everyone has a handy husband with a dremel tool. If anyone has a suggestion for me, I would appreciate it!

 Have a great week!
 
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Thursday, April 17, 2014

ColourQ | Challenge #237

This week's ColourQ challenge had me pulling out Papertrey Ink's newest anniversary set again. I haven't put away Bold Bouquet... it's such a lovely set! I really like the layering options with the flowers and leaves. This color combo is non-traditional for flowers, but I think the flowers turned out beautifully.


I can't find my Baja Breeze ink pad or cardstock in my office right now, so I substituted Papertrey Ink's Blueberry Sky. The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Beautiful Butterflies. You can't see it in the photos, but I used my clear Wink of Stella marker in the center of each of the flowers. 

(Supplies - Stamps: (Papertrey Ink) Bold Bouquet, Beautiful Butterflies. Ink: (Papertrey Ink) Blueberry Sky, Black. (Stampin' Up!) Basic Gray, Peach Parfait, So Saffron. Cardstock: (Avery Elle) Silver Fox. (Papertrey Ink) Blueberry Sky, Harvest Gold, White. Patterned Paper: (Papertrey Ink) Melon Berry patterns pack. Dies: (Papertrey Ink) Bold Bouquet, Filigree Border die.)

I used dimensional adhesive to adhere a die cut flower to the main flower cluster, and more dimensional adhesive to adhere the whole cluster to the Silver Fox cardstock. This card is definitely not suitable for regular mail... too bulky! All the layers and big gems will need a padded envelope. 

Thanks for stopping by!
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

ColourQ | Challenge #233

The last couple weeks I have really struggled to make cards. I'm not in my usual creative groove after taking almost a week off at the end of February, and this rut is driving me crazy! I usually love working in my office in the evenings after the kids have gone to bed, but the past few weeks I've really had to force myself to do it. And even then, I spend most of my time rearranging my supplies or watching Teen Wolf (my current guilty pleasure).

After trying my usual "get out of my creative rut" tricks, I turned to a few of my favorite cardmakers, and decided to find an inspiration card to pull me in a new direction. Danielle Flanders is one of my favorites right now... lots of white space, pops of color, unique embellishments, and layering. This card really stood out to me, so it became my starting point. I am entering my card in this week's ColourQ challenge:




I really like the masked chevron background that Danielle created with her Center Stage cover plate die, which I also own. I used my Heidi Swapp Color Shine mist in Coral to create the background for my card. I stamped the sentiment, from Basket of Blessings, with Ranger Archival Jet Black ink. The flowers were made using the Lovely Layers stamps and dies. I wanted the coral chevron pattern to show through the flowers, so I used light weight vellum (instead of white cardstock) for pieces of the flowers. Two Papertrey Ink buttons and a handful of enamel dots, from My Mind's Eye, finish off the card.


(Supplies- Stamps: (Papertrey Ink) Basket of Blessings, Lovely Layers. Ink: (Stampin' Up!) Pacific Point, Lucky Limeade, Going Gray. (Ranger) Archival Jet Black. Mist: (Heidi Swapp) Color Shine Coral. Cardstock: (Stampin' Up!) Pacific Point, White. (Michaels stores) Vellum. Dies: (Papertrey Ink) Center Stage cover plate, Lovely Layers. (Mama Elephant) Femme Frames. Buttons: (PTI) Enchanted Evening. Enamel Dots: My Mind's Eye. Other: Twine.)


I had so much fun creating this card! Hopefully my creativity will return sometime soon. :)
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!
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Thursday, February 13, 2014

ColourQ | Challenge #228

This week's ColourQ challenge is another beautiful color combination:


I don't have a Cool Caribbean ink pad so I substituted with Papertrey Ink's Aqua Mist ink (and patterned paper). Half the hearts I coated with clear embossing powder, and several I popped up with foam tape. I used Papertrey Ink's double ended banner die for the sentiment, stamped with Ruby Red ink. The twin is Papertrey Ink's Pure Poppy twine. 


The boys are finished with their Valentine's cards (for classmates), and they are packed up and ready for school tomorrow. Jack is feeling better and will go back to school tomorrow after staying home for the past three days... he had a nasty virus and spent three days sleeping on the couch.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day!
 
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

ColourQ | Challenge #224

Hi there! I am back home and back to feeling crafty. I love coming home to my office after a long break and I was anxious to dive into a few projects last night. I'm still working on finishing up my December Daily album, and I also pulled out the January Studio Calico kit to create a card for this week's ColourQ challenge.


I used Memento Luxe ink in Gray Flannel for the whale. I wanted the ink to look a bit splotchy and uneven (for realism), so I pressed down harder around the edges, then die cut the whale (and the spray of water) from white cardstock. I am out of Island Indigo cardstock and substituted Bazzill's Moody Blue cardstock. The patterned paper, stamps, dies, jawbreakers (great name!), "hi" button, and washi are also from this month's Studio Calico kit (Copper Mountain).


I hope everyone has a great week! Thanks for stopping by. :)
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Saturday, December 7, 2013

ColourQ | Challenge #218

I really like the color combo for this week's ColourQ challenge. Fun and fresh and it works well for holiday cards and everyday cards.


The typewriter stamp is from Studio Calico's Chai add-on kit (from last month, I think). The "xoxo", "love, love, love", and dot images are also from that stamp set. Above the strips of cardstock I used 1/4" score tape to adhere clear glitter.


I am still working away on my December Daily album & I should have time tomorrow to get pages 4, 5, and 6 up on the blog. This is the first time I've used a handbook from SC, and I LOVE the size! This year's album is quickly turning into my favorite mini. :)

Thanks for stopping by! 
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

ColourQ | Challenge #211

ColourQ has provided us with another gorgeous Halloween inspired color scheme this week. 

I used my favorite Halloween set (Papertrey Ink's Halloween Sweets and Treats), plus a great spider web background stamp from Hero Arts, for my card. I hung a pumpkin/spider from some bakers twine, which I taped to the back of the black cardstock. 

That's it for me today! I'm off to the dentist with the boys this afternoon. Wish me luck... Jack is already protesting. I'm afraid the hygienist is going to lose a finger when she tries to clean his teeth. He can be rather stubborn at times. :)

 Have a wonderful week! 
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Thursday, October 17, 2013

ColourQ | Challenge #211

A couple of years ago, Papertrey Ink released a line of mini stamp sets called Flower Fusion. Each month, for only $5(!), a new Flower Fusion stamp set was available to purchase. And I had to have them all. And all 12 Flower Fusion stamp sets have been (mostly) neglected. I've used a couple sentiments here and there, but for the most part, these sets have been left un-inked. 




 I decide to change that with this week's ColourQ challenge. I pulled out four of the Flower Fusion sets (#3, #6, #7, and #9) to create the background for my card. I created the butterfly by die cutting vellum with a Papertrey Ink's Beautiful Butterflies die, then I stamped the coordinating image with VersaMark and head embossed with white embossing powder.

(Supplies - Stamps: (Papertrey Ink) Beautiful Butterflies, Flower Fusion #3, #6, #7, and #9. Cardstock: (PTI) White, Black. (Stampin' Up!) Strawberry Slush, Vellum. Ink: (Stampin' Up!) Basic Black, Strawberry Slush, Lucky Limeade, Pumpkin Pie. Dies: (PTI) Beautiful Butterflies. Other: Button, white embossing powder.)

Thanks for stopping by!

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Saturday, October 12, 2013

ColourQ | Challenge #210

Hi there! I have a card to share tonight for this week's ColourQ challenge:


Papertrey Ink's Bubble Talk stamp set has been sitting on my desk all week, so I pulled it out for this card. I used three Memento Luxe ink pads (Daffodil, Morocco, and  Danube Blue), plus Memento black for the sentiment.


Aren't the colors yummy? I love, love, love these inks! I now have a complete collection of Memento Luxe inks, and I hope Memento releases more ink colors soon.

That's it for me today! Thanks for stopping by. :)
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

ColourQ | Challenge #209

**This is my third post of the day. You can see my first post here, and my second post here.**

My final card is for this week's ColourQ challenge.



 I used Waltzingmouse's Funky Feathers set for a CAS (mostly) one layer card:

(Supplies - Stamps: (Waltzingmouse) Funky Feathers. Ink: (PTI) Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy. (Stampin' Up!) Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight. Cardstock: (PTI) Hawaiian Shores, White. Enamel Dots: My Mind's Eye.)

That's it for me today! The kids are being really, really quiet, which means (as most parents know) they are up to something. I baked homemade chocolate chip cookies today, and if I had to guess, they are quickly and quietly being consumed. Time to find a good hiding spot. :)
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Saturday, September 28, 2013

ColourQ | Challenge #208

Happy Friday, friends!

This week's ColourQ Challenge is to create a card using black + white and one color. I am a wee bit obsessed with aqua/teal right now, so I pulled out Papertrey Ink's Aqua Mist and Hawaiian Shores to accent the black and white color scheme


 (Supplies - Stamps: (Wplus9) Fresh Cut Florals, Embroidered Bouquet. (PTI) Mini Blooms. Ink: (PTI) Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist. (Memento) Tuxedo Black. Cardstock: (PTI) White. Ribbon: (PTI) Hawaiian Shores Satin. Other: Enamel dots, stickles.)

Fresh Cut Florals is such a gorgeous set! I love the monochromatic look using Aqua Mist and Hawaiian Shores.

Evan has a soccer game bright and early tomorrow morning, so I am off to bed. Have a wonderful weekend!
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Friday, September 20, 2013

ColourQ | Challenge #207

This week's color challenge for ColourQ is a beautiful collection of fall colors. I love navy with just about any other color, and the melon/pink combo is really striking:


This is the first time I've used Baked Brown Sugar (one of the new Stampin' Up! In Colors) and I am in love! To me, it is a darker Kraft color (and I stamped the inside of the basket with PTI's Kraft it and it was a great match).  The Baked Brown Sugar ink color is darker than the cardstock, but overall I'm really happy with it.

 (Supplies - Stamps: (PTI) Basket of Blessings, Autumn Pattern Pieces. (Wplus9) Fanciful Feathers. Cardstock: (PTI) Melon Berry, Rustic White. (Stampin' Up!) Baked Brown Sugar, Strawberry Slush. Ink: (PTI) Melon Berry, Kraft. (Stampin' Up!) Strawberry Slush, Night of Navy, Baked Brown Sugar. Dies: (PTI) First Place. Other: Buttons, enamel dots, twine.)

Basketful of Blessings is another beautiful PTI stamp set. Layering the flowers perfectly was a little tricky, but after I practiced a couple of times, it was a breeze. 

That's it from me today! Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by. :)
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