cQc#95 and FTL#151

This week's Color Q challenge colors are fabulous!  I had not taken a good look at the new Stampin' Up! In Colors but I must say, I love them!  Since I didn't have any of them on hand, I improvised with what was available.

Oh My Heavens!  Can you believe this embossing powder?!!!  I think I'm in LOVE!  This is the new Recollections embossing powder (by Michaels stores) in Glacier.  On top of that gorgeous blue - perfection!  I can't wait to try it on tons of dark colors.  I was seriously laying in bed this morning thinking I need to try it on Kraft cardstock.  I held myself back and didn't buy any other colors, but they had bright pink, chartreuse green, champagne, baby blue.... I could go on!  I've gotta try them ALL -bwa ha ha! ;)

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics (color unknown), Berry Sorbet, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark, Close to Cocoa
Stamps: Sentiment, Mehndi Medallion (PTI)
Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart) Apron Scallop punch (Fiskars)
Embossing Powder: Glacier (Recollections)
Brown crinkle ribbon (SU!)

Chartreuse Birthday

Here's a B-Day card I made for one of my sisters in law.  I like the black and chartreuse color combo.  I think I'll have to try it again sometime.

Stamps: Boho Blooms (SU), Mat Stack 2, Birthday Girl sentiment (PTI)

Clear Embossing powder

Simply Chartreuse satin ribbon

Tiny adhesive pearls

FTL 147

I love this paper, even if I haven't had much of a chance to use it.  Here's my take on the sketch:

Card Measures: 5" square
Circles: 1 3/8"

Cardstock: cardbase - Berry Sorbet (PTI), circles - Cameo Coral, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze (all SU!), Harvest Gold (PTI), Scalloped Edge - Fine Linen (PTI)
Patterned paper - American Crafts
Stamps - Flower Fusion #4 (PTI), Sentiment (PTI)
Stickles

Hello Again and Violet Birthday

Sooo..... I know, I know, it's been awhile.  In my defense, I did just buy my first home, start home improvement/beautification projects (hello teal green kitchen! LOVE!!), move, host visiting friends and family, and deal with the onset of summer.

I never stopped crafting.  And I certainly NEVER stopped buying more supplies ;).

Now that my life is back in order, and I'm in between house projects (oh the joy of owning a home! - mostly painting/decorating ideas), I thought it'd be nice to update the old blog-O.  Enjoy!

This card I made a while back and thought it'd be nice to share.  I masked the larger violets when I stamped.  This technique allows for the appearance of smaller violets behind the larger ones.  Super easy, and super effective.

Stamps:  YOTF Violets (PTI), Mat Stack 1 (PTI), Sentiment from Butterfly Dreams (PTI)

Paper: Whisper White (SU!), Elegant Eggplant (SU!)

Ink: Elegant Eggplant (SU!), White (SU!)

Embellishments: Rhinestones (Michaels), Prisma Glitter (PTI)

OTWC #47

I love purple!  It was one of the colors at my wedding.  I was so happy to see a challenge this week with lovely shades of purple included.  Here's my take - super simple.

Favorite Color Combos

During the Papertrey Ink anniversary celebration, Nichole Heady posted the favorite color combos for each PTI design team member.  I thought I'd try some out.  I think this one was Betsy's favorite color combo: Scarlett Jewel, Hibiscus Burst, Harvest Gold and Rustic Cream.  Here's what I came up with:

 I used the Copic trios for Summer Sun on my center butterfly, and the Copic trios for Hibiscus Burst on my other two butterflies.  The sentiment was stamped in SU! Purely Pomegranate.  I used clear embossing powder on the Mat Stack 1 die cut.  I ran the card front through my Cuttlebug to emboss with the Moroccan Screen embossing folder.  I love this color combo as well.  I'll have to try it out more in the future.  What's your favorite color combo?

cQc #72

Yeah!  I completed a challenge this week!  I love the sweater Arielle chose for the Color Queen Challenge this week.  I love the color combo for cards as well.  I liked it so much, I made two cards!

This was actually the second card I made, but I like it the most.  I used my new Dot Spot from PTI (Papertrey Ink).  I love the graduated dots that give a 3-D effect.  And these colors in the Dot Spot - perfect!  I also love the Say it with Style stamp set (also by PTI), but I rarely find just the right fit for it.  Fortunately, I was able to use it for both my cards.

I stamped my sentiment in Not Quite Navy on Baja Breeze cardstock.

Next up is the first card I made with this color combo.  Not sure why, but I just didn't like it that much.  I stamped the background with the Diamonds Background stamp in Versamark.  I also used the Monday Video tutorial from PTI a couple weeks ago, mixing and matching sentiments from several different sets.

I used Fine Linen buttons for my bit of Kraft on this card.  Enjoy your weekend!