THT050

Hey, everyone!

I was selected to be a Guest Design Team Member over at Treehouse Stamps. Each Thursday there is a new challenge and this week's is a Color Combo Challenge. We were to create a card using Pink, Sky Blue, Cream and Brown. Here is the card I submitted:

The base is ivory cardstock. I printed the butterfly and sentiment on the same cardstock using Aloha digital images from Treehouse Stamps. I printed the butterfly again on blue patterned paper and a third time on pink patterned paper. I cut parts of the blue and parts of the pink butterfly to paper piece them onto the ivory butterfly. I then mounted the image onto brown patterned paper and attached a piece of pink and brown dp next to that. The sentiment is matted to the blue paper and popped up on dimensionals.
You know what is coming next...bling! I had some crystal flourishes that I placed around the butterfly, accenting the wing tips and the dot over the "i" in the sentiment. I used my clear stardust glitter gel pen to highlight the polka dots and dashes on the wings, to outline the sentiment and to add some shimmer to the wing outlines. Hope you enjoy my card. Be sure you go HERE to find out how you can purchase this stamp set or any others like it. You can go HERE to participate in this week's challenge! Thanks for checking out my card! Hope you like it!

Angel Hugs,

CC54

Hey, everyone!

Last week I came up with a new color combo. You can look here for the card I created. The colors are white, red, blue, green and brown. You can use any shade of those colors that you want. You can make a scrapbook page, alter an item, create home decor, an ATC or regular size card like the one I am sharing today:

I used the Circle Sampler stamp set to create the large circles in the background. the red polka dots are from the Build-A-Background Hostess Level A stamp set. The sentiment is from You Are and the image is from Fairytale Fun. The white faux stitching is created using my favorite white gel pen! I used Copics to color in the pillow the frog is sitting on. I added sparkle on the crown and around the trim and tassels on the pillow with my Stardust Glitter Gel Pens. I used my Tombow markers for the frog and the crown.

Next week I will have a new color combo so be sure to come and check that out!

Angel Hugs,

Two For One!

Hey, everyone!

I have been as busy as a bee over the weekend and starting my week. My family and I are doing some landscaping and making our yard look so much nicer. Our neighbors have been sure to tell us they like the improvements and thanked us for our hard work. The whole neighborhood benefits! I am just super excited about the changes ... that are still happening!

Today's post is a two-fer! Since I was so busy I didn't get the chance to post the new Color Combo Motivational so I will post it today and then I will post the No Stamp Craft I did, as well. Hope you will create something fun today too! Maybe you can create a project without stamping using the new Color Combo!

Okay for the new Color Combo Motivational 54, I chose White, Red, Brown, Blue and Green. You can make a card, scrapbook page, altered item, ATC... whatever you want! Just be sure to only use these 5 colors and if you participate in the Motivational use CC54 in your keywords. I would love to see what you come up with. Here is my project.

I got the image free right HERE. It's a digital image and I love, love, love playing with them! The sentiment is from a stamp set from The Angel Company called Build-A-Flower. The red designer paper is now retired from TAC. The girl is up on pop dots but you can't really tell from the photo and her lollipop is shimmery from my Stardust Glittering Gel Pens.

For the No Stamp Crafting project today I made a little purse! It's made from paper and I thought it would be sweet to give to my daughter's teacher during Teacher Appreciation Week. I will have a lot more things to show you that week but for now you can see the tote.

Hope you will have fun without your stamps for a fun little project, too! Happy paper crafting! See you tomorrow!!

Angel Hugs,

CC53

Hey, everyone!

Next Monday I will have a new Color Combo Motivational to share with you but I thought it would be fun to show you a couple more cards using last week's Color Combos. I used the Build-A-Flower stamp set for these customer thank you cards. If you don't remember the colors we used before you can check out this post.
Let me know if you have created a card using these colors, or if it has inspired you to create a card with this stamp set! I'd love to see it!

Angel Hugs,

CC53-April 5, 2010

Hey everyone!

I had great intentions of sharing my Scripture Challenge page with you all yesterday but the Easter festivities kept me "hopping" (LOL) and I was unable to share! I will post it next Sunday I promise!

Today is the start of a new Color Combo Motivational at Paper Wings. If you are an Angel you should check it out! If you are not an Angel, you can still head on over to the gallery and check out the amazing projects that are sure to inspire you! Here is the color combo I selected:

I am using Burnt Sienna for the Rust color; Orangerie next, Landscape, Jardin Moss and Starry Night. These are all Palette Hybrid inks! I am also using white cardstock. Here is the card I came up with:
I created a background with the Build-A-Flower stamp set. The tags I made with my Sizzix machine and held them together with the orange flower brad. Isn't it cute? I stamped the sentiment in Starry Night. Want a peek inside?
I usually do not go all out for the inside of my card. Very often I won't even add a sentiment until I know who I am giving the card to. This is really fun because I just placed the flower and stem at the bottom of the card. I added Prisma Glitter to all the flowers and leaves on this card for a little extra shimmer! Hope you enjoyed today's Color Combo Motivational. Be sure you let me know if you use these same colors on your next project!

Angel Hugs,

CC52

Hey, everyone!

Today is another Color Combo Motivational at PaperWings! I think you will enjoy this one!!!
The color combo is:
Birch Cardstock (or something similar, natural or ivory)
Burnt Umber Palette Ink (or something similar, browns and tans)
Sparkle (think SHIMMER, SHINE, clear stardust glittering gel pen, rhinestones, bling, shiny ribbon, whatever!)
Have fun with this one! This is a card I am featuring at my card class later today.
I stamped the background in Burnt Umber Palette Hybrid Ink. I also sponged the edges of the Birch cardstock. The stamp I used for the background is from the Swirly Gigs stamp set. I also used shimmery brown ribbon at the top of the card. Gotta love the Bow-Easy!

The scalloped circle is punched from the More Mimi designer paper using the Mega Scalloped Circle Clever Lever Marvy Punch. This designer paper is Buy One Get One Free this month, so you should definitely order some during this special! I love this paper!!! The circle was punched from the Birch cardstock using my Super Jumbo Clever Lever Marvy Circle Punch. I sponged the edges of this circle, as well. The sentiment is from the Celebration Time stamp set. I inked it up in Burnt Umber then outlined it with my Clear Stardust Glitter Gel Pen for extra sparkle! I hope you will play along with this Motivational! My friend, Christina inspired me to create this card! She totally rocks!

Angel Hugs,

CC50

Hey, everyone!!

Today's card is for the Color Combo Motivational over at Paper Wings. Every other week I come up with some colors we can play with and it's so much fun to see everyone's creations. One of my favorite things about paper crafting is that we can use the same colors, the same materials, sometimes, and yet come up with unique projects that are so different! This is my second time to be the hostess but it is the 50th motivational so in honor of that I am offering a prize at Paper Wings for any of the Angels who participate! The more projects they share using these colors only, the more chances they will get for the drawing. If you are an Angel and want to be included in this drawing, be sure you go to Paper Wings and share your project in the gallery. If you are NOT an Angel but you would like to play along, leave me a comment on THIS post and you will be entered into another drawing! I will choose a name from those of you who leave me a link to your project using ONLY these three colors: SUNFLOWER, FRENCH LILAC and WHITE. Since some of you may not have these particular hybrid palette ink colors, you can use another form of yellow or purple BUT you must ONLY use TAC stamps!!
This card uses our Premium White cardstock. I love it!! The cardstock is a piece of yellow I had in my scrapbooking papers so I grabbed it. I used a border punch that I purchased at Walmart for a fun decorative edge. The flowers, sentiment and little butterfly are all from the PWP stamp set called Lotsa' Love from TAC. It's only $2.95 with any $30 purchase! It has another sentiment and some leaves with it! A great value and so fun! I paired it up with my bigger butterfly from Butterfly Swirls. I love this stamp set! I outlined my little butterflies and some of the features on the bigger butterfly with my purple Stardust Glitter Gel Pen. So shimmery!

Here you can see the wings! I stamped the top wing a second time, cut it out and attached it with pop dots for more dimension. I added some glue and Prisma glitter to the wings. They really sparkle and then I curled the wing tips up for more effect. I like it! The glue isn't quite dry in this photo but I was impatient! LOL I look forward to seeing all your creations and hope you will leave me your links!

Angel Hugs,

CC49 - My first!!

Hey, everyone!!

I am so excited to announce that I am the new Color Combo Motivational hostess at Paper Wings now. So, today is my first CC Motivational post over there and I wanted to share my card here, too. Every couple weeks I will share another Color Combo that you can play with. I hope you'll join me here, too!


Today's Color Combo is:
Reflection Blue
Giverny Green
Burnt Umber

You can use Noir for your sentiment and white as your cardstock base if you choose. It's okay to add in a few other colors from designer paper, but your main image needs to have those colors (or something close).



Here is my card:

I used a sketch from HERE and then modified it just a little. My friend Christina helped me decide what worked best, design-wise with these patterns. What would I do without her? I am a little intimidated by patterns and mixing them up but I really like how this worked out. The image is from Brighten Your Day by The Angel Company. The sentiment is from Trendy Greetings from TAC, also. Don't you love this paper? It's beautiful! Definitely speaks spring to my heart and I am ready for some warmer temps! This is the Catelynne paper pack and I love, love, love it! I used my Cloud Scissors, also from TAC to add a sweet little scalloped border along the edges of the diamond patterned paper. Be sure and let me know what you think about my first ever Color Combo Motivational hosting.

Angel Hugs,

CC47

Hey, everyone!!

Laurie, an amazing Angel has issued a Color Challenge over at Paper Wings. This is the first challenge of the year and I really want to participate in more challenges, especially at Paper Wings, so I was eager to make a card using only Turquoise, Kraft, Ivory and Brown. I will admit that my "Ivory" is actually "White" but the rest of the colors qualify, right? LOL I made a masculine Valentine card to give my two year old son! I hope he likes it. It's up on dimensionals and has a little bling but I don't think it's too girlie for him! LOL What do you think?
The cardstock is cut at 4" x 8" and scored with my Scor-Pal at 4" creating a square card. I love this size! I then added a brown layer with measuring ¼" smaller than the 4" base. The white cardstock is ½" smaller than the 4" base. I sponged some Reflection Blue Hybrid Palette ink onto the white cardstock and then added a blue rhinestone in each corner. The scalloped squares are made with my punches I have from The Angel Company. The white square is 1½" squared, sponged with Reflection Blue and the cupcake wrapper is paper pieced with the turquoise cardstock. The cupcake is a PWP stamp set! You can buy this adorable set called All Smiles for only $2.95 with any $30 purchase. In fact, this month you can purchase TWO of these PWP stamps for any $30 purchase!!
Here's a look at the inside:
The sentiment is from a retired stamp set from The Angel Company. It's called Sweet as Pie. I always tell my kids, "You are as sweet as pie!" So I will be including this sentiment in both my children's Valentine cards this year! What have you made today? I'd love to see it!

Angel Hugs,

CC38

Hey, everyone!

I really love the challenges over at Paper Wings. I do not get to participate as often as I would like but I always enjoy seeing what the Angels come up with. There are different challenges at the Motivation Station and one of them uses various color combos. Laurie posted this week's color combo challenge and I knew right away what stamp set I wanted to use...my new Sweet Skunks! This is such a fun stamp set! Here's the color combo:

Kraft

Black

Green

White

I cut my kraft cardstock to 5½" x 8½" and scored at 4¼". Using my white gel pen, I created faux stitching on my green Willoughby cardstock from TAC. I created some score marks with my Scor-Pal around the green cardstock to frame in the image. The flowers and skunk's eyes and nose were colored in with my Stardust Glitter Gel Pens and my Clear Gel Pen. To finish it off I put a bow in the top left hand corner.

The bee stamp is also in the Sweet Skunks stamp set. I have been decorating the insides of my cards just a little. It's sort of a fun surprise to open it up and see some stamping there, too! I colored the "trail" and wings in with my clear gel pen and the bumble bee is colored in with my yellow Stardust Glitter Gel Pen. Can you tell I love these pens? LOL

Thanks for checking my card out. I will be back with the scripture challenge next!

Hugs,

CC26

Hey, everyone!

Stacy over at Paper Wings has posted a new Color Combo Challenge this week. The colors are Grey, Black, Red, & White. "For this weeks challenge you can apply the colors through your cardstock choices, embellishments, and/or color mediums just be sure to use all four colors... and only these four colors. You may stamp your image using black ink."

This was a fun challenge for me and I was happy to get away from the monochromatic pink that I had been using so much of. I thought of "love" since we're so close to Valentine's Day and I wanted to come up with a really romantic card. So, here is what I came up with:
My black card base measures 4¼" x 5½" when folded. The black and white paper already had adhesive on the back. I cut it down to 4" x 5¼". I put a red eyelet "LIPS" in the lower right hand corner with my Crop-A-Dile. The red slim panel measures 1½" x 5½" and the shimmery grey strip measures 1¼" x 5½". The wide red panel measures 4¾" x 2¾" and I set 3 white eyelets down the side using my CAD. The white panel measures 2½" x 4" and I stamped "LOVE" using L'Amour Red Hybrid Palette Ink and my Scripty Bet stamp set. The letters are covered with Prisma Glitter, also, for a little bit of shimmer!

I hope you like my card. Today's my daughter's Valentine party at school so I am eager to share her Valentine's with you all tomorrow! Have a great day!

TAC supplies used:
Black Cardstock (V-215)
Premium White Cardstock (V-290)
L'Amour Red Palette Ink (TT-195)
Prisma Glitter (A-287)
Crop-A-Dile (K-100)
Scripty Bet stamp set (T-2722)

Hugs,

CC24

Hey, everyone!
Stacy over at Paper Wings came up with a new Color Combo Challenge...CC24 and I decided to play along. The color combos are red, white, and blue in honor of the upcoming inauguration. I decided to go for the challenge because I love these colors. I am very patriotic and living in the USA, of course this is one of my favorite color combinations!!! I hope you like it!!!
Supplies:
Premium White Cardstock V-290
Finger Paints designer paper (retired)
red cardstock (miscellaneous)
Basic Birds stamp set T-2636 (50% off until 1/26)
Gray Tombow marker (F-07)
Black Noir Palette Hybrid ink (TT-220)
blue satin ribbon (miscellaneous)
blue snaps (miscellaneous)

Thanks for looking!!! I hope you'll make something with these colors, too. Leave me a comment and share the link to your project, too!

Hugs,