Color Throwndown 793

Hi friends!

How are you? I hope you are enjoying some longer days of sunshine; our weather has been beautiful!

I saw the Color Throwdown (photo below) challenge this morning and decided to play along. I used lots of products from The Greetery and a cover panel from Papertrey Ink. I used inks from both Taylored Expressions and Simon Says Stamp; the SSS stamps are super juicy, so my detail layer lost a bit of definition, but I still think the purples look good together. The orange is Sherbert from SSS, love that color!

I used the 2nd and 3rd layers of the Sprinkled with Kindness (watering can) from The Greetery; love how it turned out! The flowers are from Budding Beauties and Mimosa Musings (one of my absolute favorites). I also used the jar fillers in the background after I had smooshed on some purple ink. I blended gray around the bottom third of the main panel to ground the watering can.

Everything was mounted with foam (watering can, flowers, main panel) on the Papertrey Ink Lots of Dots. I added clear wink of stella to all the flowers and tied on a little twine to finish it off. 

Thanks for stopping by; I appreciate you!

CHALLENGE:

  CTD793

Donut Worry, Be Happy!

Good ole quote, but seriously, if you can eat all these donuts with zero impact, so worth it, am I right?

I thought the Color Throwdown 786 (ctd786) was the perfect challenge for this card. The stamp set is from Taylored Expressions, Donut Days, it's a cling and clear set, also has an individual donut die, and the cutest donut mini strip sentiments! The little clay hearts are from Trinity Stamps.

Remember, sprinkle kindness everywhere...even on your donuts. 😉

Thanks for stopping by!

Color Throwndown 744 Round II

Greetings - I love the colors in the Color Throwdown this week: grey, kraft, pink, and white; not to mention, that bunny is downright adorable too!! 

And since you can't upload 2 cards from the same 'link'; I did two posts and copied the information for both posts!

I created two cards, one with a bright pink and one with a more vintage-y feel; both fun! But...not gonna lie, super sad I lost a few of the teeny tiny dies from the Takes the Cake die set. 😟 UGH!

I cut all the pieces a few times so I could mix and match  

I cut the cake stand from MFTs Silver Shine cardstock, the designer papers have been in my stash for ages - love when I can put the bits and pieces to use!

The outer border was cut using two of the Pink and Main A2 layered rectangle dies; again patterned paper from the same 'stash' as the cake. For this background, I used the Delightful Digits from The Greetery and lightly inked the edges with Mocha from Taylored Expressions, to soften the starkness of the white, I added a layer of vellum - love how that turned out! And I have had these dew drops in my stash forever; they range from clear to a dark orange, so the soft pink and clear ones were perfect. Sentiment is from Taylored Expressions, Simple Strips - Birthday; I have these sentiments already emobossed on kraft - shown here, as well as black and a dark gray; love having them available.

I added a layer of glossy accents to the 'chocolate frosting', then added dots to the 'white puffs' and sprinkled on distress rock candy glitter.

Thanks for stopping by; hope you've had a great Memorial weekend!

Hugs!

Color Throwdown 744

Greetings - I love the colors in the Color Throwdown this week: grey, kraft, pink, and white; not to mention, that bunny is downright adorable too!! 

And since you can't upload 2 cards from the same 'link'; I did two posts and copied the information for both posts!

I created two cards, one with a bright pink and one with a more vintage-y feel; both fun! But...not gonna lie, super sad I lost a few of the teeny tiny dies from the Takes the Cake die set. 😟 UGH!

I cut all the pieces a few times so I could mix and match but I definitely couldn't resist using this Cotton cardstock from Erin Lee Creative - so delightfully sparkly which is perfect for frosting!

I cut the cake stand from MFTs Silver Shine cardstock, the designer papers have been in my stash for ages - love when I can put the bits and pieces to use!

The outer boarder was a 'leftover' on my desk; you can't see, but it actually has the tiniest silver foil running through it - I think it was an arch maybe, that covers 3 of the sides, honestly can't  remember! HA!

The whirly background is from SSS; I added some mocha ink from Taylored Expressions. The banner was handcut. I think THESE sequins are my hands-down favorite, they go with everything! And that cake looks yummy!!

Thanks for stopping by; hope you've had a great Memorial weekend!

Hugs!

Color Throwdown 683 - flowers

I love the Color Throwdown blog, the colors can be so inspiring and this week was a great example. I made a slimline card using a, new to me, stamp set from Reverse Confetti, Poppies. I chose several distress oxide inks as well as a few TE inks. I die cut 7 flower combos and then stamped in assembly line style mixing and matching inks. Once dry, I spritzed with water, then added white splatters and when those were dry. a couple coats of Nuvo shimmer.

 

I layered the flowers onto TE Sea Salt and blended some leftover broken china oxide ink. I splattered on TE Earl Grey ink (same color used for the outline of the flowers). This was layered onto a TE Cupcake panel, a white panel and finally the card base, also from Earl Grey. I added some Twisted Citron oxide ink to a few areas of the white panel. One flower in the lower right-hand corner is mounted with foam squares, the rest are adhered flat to the panel; the Sea Salt layer was mounted with foam tape. I finished it off with an embossed sentiment from the same set and some Bits and Pieces dew drops.

Thanks for stopping by; hope you have a great weekend!

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: Reverse Confetti Poppies

Inks: TE Inks, Distress Oxide Inks, Versamark

Papers: TE Cupcake, Earl Grey, Sea Salt, SSS white

Accessories: TE white embossing powder, Nuvo clear glitter, Bits and Pieces dew drops, white gouache, The Ton slimline dies (pierced and scalloped)

CHALLENGES: 

  ctd683

CTD643 - blue and green roses

I absolutely love the color combo at Color Throwdown thtaylos week, LOVE! So much, I saved it to my color inspiration on Pinterest. 😊

I used 3 Roses from Rubbernecker - I don't see it on their website any longer, but they have several with the same type watercolor look. The image comes with a solid image you can color and stamp over the roses and leaves, but I enjoyed coloring with Copics and colored pencils. 

Before I stamped the image (in TE Earl Grey), I used TE's bokeh stencils in Salt Water Taffy, Sprinkles and Mint Julep, all from TE.

Once I finished coloring, I used VIBES from Stamp Unity in the same colors, some in 2nd generation,  and added some fun mixed media images. I then splattered with black ink, mounted on black card stock and finally on a Salt Water Taffy vertical card. The hello (Reverse Confetti Cup of Friendship) is stamped in VersaFine black.

Thanks for peeking back in; see you again soon!

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps: Rubberneck 3 Roses, Stamp Unity Vibes, Reverse Confetti Cup of Friendship

Inks: TE Earl Grey, Salt Water Taffy, Sprinkles, Mint Julep, VersaFine

Papers: Neenah 110 lb. white, TE Salt Water Taffy and Oreo

Accessories: TE Bokeh Stencils, stitched rectangle die

CHALLENGES: 

  Color Throwndown

A Little - yet Big - Color Throwdown

I love Colorado Craft Company's Big and Bold stamp line, they have some gorgeous images! I also love inspiration from the Color Throwdown challenge blog; these two begged to be paired.

Now...am I happy with the outcome? Um...not so sure about that, but I'll tackle it again soon! I watercolored the image initially and REALLY didn't like that, so I finished it off with colored pencils and of course, some glossy accents for that scrumptious strawberry!

Hope your week is off to a great start, see you again soon!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE:

Stamps:  Colorado Craft Company Sweet Friendship Cupcake

Inks: VersaFine, Spun Sugar Distress Oxide

Papers: Tim Holtz watercolor, PTI Pure Poppy (card base)

Accessories: clear embossing powder, Doodlebug enamel dots, glossy accents, Copics, prismacolor pencils, TE Blender Brushes

CHALLENGES:
  ctd574

Color Challenge meets Sketch Challenge

Hi friends!

Seems like I haven't had much time to play in any challenges for quite some time - but I LOVE challenges; always such a great jumping off point for creativity! This weekend I decided to combine the Color Throwdown Challenge (#503) with MFT's Sketch Challenge (#395) (photos below).

I stamped flowers and leaves on Canson watercolor paper - I know, even when coloring with Copics, I love using the Canson paper, odd, huh - stamped them a few times using my Misti because the paper is texturized. Once complete I colored with Copics and colored pencils then used a Sharpie to intensify the outline again.

I took a picture of two of the flowers because I decided to thicken the inside of the flower petal just slightly with my sharpie - the lower right flower has the thickened petals. I adhered the flowers to a circle. I then took a piece of Fog card stock and used MFT's Circle Burst Stencil. and sponged with Fog ink; then splattered some red, green and white ink. I adhered the flowers/leaves circle onto the Fog card stock and finally on to a Fog card base using fun foam. I added a vellum strip with a sentiment from Gina K Designs Dazzling Dahlia stamp set stamped in VersaFine ink and embossed with clear embossing powder and finished with some Neat and Tangled Like Magic sequins.

Thanks for stopping by; hope you have a GREAT week!

Hugs,


WHAT'S IT TAKE:
Stamps: MFT Doodled Blooms, Gina K Dazzling Dahlia

Inks: MFT Extreme Black, SSS Fog, VersaFine

Papers: Canson XL water color paper, SSS Fog, vellum

Accessories: MFT Blueprints, MFT Stitched Circle die, Neat and Tangled Like Magic sequins, MFT Circle Burst stencil, Doodled Blooms dies, Copics, colored pencils, white gel pen, fun foam, clear embossing powder

Challenges:
  MFT395

  ctd503

WPlus9 Hibiscus Bouquet + Shimmery Background

I'm still loving the newest release from WPlus9 - such tropical images but I know I will use them year-round!

I also recently watched a video by the uber talented Jennifer McGuire (HERE) using Pigment Powder; I highly encourage you to watch the video, so many ideas! I combined WPlus9's Hibiscus Bouquet with a background inspired by Jennifer using the Color Throwdown colors from last week (see image below).

I stamped the images (MFT Extreme Black) and actually used Oxide Inks to watercolor, and since watercolors dry back and are a bit softer, I finished it off with Copic Markers - and of course, a white gel pen.

You can really see the Perfect Pearls Shimmer in this photo

The background is also by WPlus (Tropic Fever); I stamped it in VersaMark, used Perfect Pearls, then stamped it again - moving it down slightly - in MFT Tickled Pink Ink. It's not aligned perfectly - but 'handmade' is what it is. :D

Thanks for stopping by; hope you have a great week!

Hugs,


WHAT'S IT TAKE:
Stamps: Wplus9 Hibiscus Bouquet and Tropic Fever, sorry not sure which set the 'birthday wishes' came from #oops

Inks: MFT Extreme Black and Tickled Pink, Salty Ocean and Oxide Inks, VersaMark, VersaFine

Papers: PTI Hibiscus Burst and Tropical Teal, Canson Watercolor, MFT Tickled Pink, PTI vellum (discontinued), misc. black/white striped paper

Accessories: white gel pen, Doodlebug enamel dots, clear embossing powder, MFT Stitched Circle Dies, MFT Blueprints, Perfect Pearls

Challenges:
  CTD498

ctd469

Oh goodness, another color combo from Color Throwdown that I LOVE (see graphic below)!! Goodness, a perfect winter wonderland combo...or for me? A blue poinsettia! :D Why not, right?

I embossed the Hero Arts image with silver tinsel embossing powder (think chunky) and colored with 4 Zig Clean Clear Brushes, super simple. I resisted the urge to splatter silver paint and instead kept it super clean and simple! The poinsettia is mounted with fun foam and I added a strip of a darker blue card stock to the top and bottom, and a strip of shiny silver card stock too. I mounted the focal point on a panel embossed with a Tim Holtz Alterations folder.

I stamped the sentiment on the inside with Spring Rain and Delicata silver.

Thanks for stopping by; hope you have a great week...and for those in the US; HAPPY THANKSGIVING (get your stretchy pants on)!!

Hugs!


WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Hero Arts Poinsettia and Christmas Trimmings

Papers: Watercolor paper, PTI Spring Rain, Blueberry Rain, Silver Foil card stock

Ink: Versamark, Delicata Silver, PTI Spring Rain

Accessories: SU Silver Tinsel embossing powder, Doodlebug enamel dots - white and silver, Tim Holtz embossing folder (I don't see the exact one, but linked to some others), fun foam, Zig Clean Clear Brushes, watercolor brush

Challenges:

ctd469

ctd466

Did you see this week's color throwdown (ctd466)?  Such beautiful fall colors, I absolutely adore them-and they aren’t colors I normally use when creating. But that’s half the fun right; giving you a chance to step out of your comfort zone and create something new and different. Even more amazing? I didn’t create with florals! LOL

I used this fun stamp set from Avery Elle, Brushed-I used distress inks to stamp the stripes at different lengths and at this point I totally changed my plan, and used the fun funky blueprints to cut the main panel. I then embossed the happy birthday and splatters in Ranger gold. The 'happy birthday' didn't pop much, so I added a shadow with a white gel pen, layered it on some sparkle gold from MFT, and then created a top panel embossing the stripes and highlighting with gold Delicata ink.

I mounted everything on a top folding card base, and decorated the inside also. Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a great week!

Hugs!


WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Avery Elle Brushed

Papers: MFT Sparkle Gold, Pure Plum, PTI Vintage Cream

Ink: Delicata Gold, VersaMark, Forest Moss, Seedless Preserves, Spiced Marmalade

Accessories: MFT blueprints, Ranger Gold embossing powder, white gel pen, embossing folder

Challenges:

ctd466