K Werner Color Challenge 46, Kerin Sylvester Sketch Challenge #8

During my recent "blurfing", I came across a number of new challenges that I am really interested in participating in. Although this is absolutely wonderful, there are not enough hours in the day for me to create a card for every one of them unless I combine the challenges when possible. Most of the challenges I have flagged are sketch challenges, but I know I'll find other colour and inspiration challenges out there to help me along! I combined the K Werner Color Inspiration Challenge #49 with Kerin Sylvester's Sketch Challenge #8. I used Hero Arts Asian Frames for my main image and used blender pens to pick up ink and colour in the image. I layered it with Basic Black and Kiwi Kiss. I added Rose Red brads to the corners. I used various S-U DSP's and one non S-U patterned paper behind the main image. My card base is Basic Black and I layered it with Whisper White. I inked part of a sentiment with a black marker and punched it out with oval punches. I used Pacific Point around the sentiment. That's it! Thanks for having a look.

Kristina Werner Colour Inspiration #47

As I often do, I combined challenges - it makes me feel like I've accomplished something major (I know, it's a little thing, but it helps me get through the day!). This time, I put together Kristina's Colour Inspiration Challenge from yesterday with the SCS Sketch Challenge #221. I had the chicks image from A Little Birdie Told Me on my craft table for about 2 months! Actually, I have about 10 of them sitting there because I was going to use them for a swap, but never did. This one was already coloured too - I only added grass under their little toes (do chicks have toes?). My card measures 5" x 5". The base is Gina K. 120 lb. card stock. I added panels using DSP. The "It's your birthday" sentiment comes from Gina K. too. I used a nestie punch to frame it and I finished it off with some Tangerine grosgrain that I've had forever and some orange brads. TGIF!

K Werner Color Challenge 46

I stalked Kristina's blog for about 6 hours waiting for her to post the color challenge this week and was so happy when it was finally posted. Unfortunately, when I went to make a card, I couldn't get one put together for the life of me. I had 3 other images stamped and partially or completely coloured, then couldn't figure out how to lay it all out. I abandoned it for a couple of days until yesterday, when Cathy came over and got me out of a bit of a slump I was in. This is what I finally came up with - nothing earth shattering by any means. I used an old Sketch Challenge on SCS (#208). I used "House on the Hill" stamp from Sunshine Designs. I inked it up with Black Stazon on watercolour paper and used the other colour inks and an aquapainter to fill it in. I added stickles to give it a little shine. My card base is Basic Black and I added a white panel with Itty Bitty Backgrounds in Pretty in Pink so it didn't look so plain. I layered my image panel with Bashful Blue and behind that is Regal Rose. I added a couple of Pretty in Pink buttons on the bottom and voila, c'est fini!

K Werner Color Challenge 46

I did it, I did it! I finally got to a challenge before Donna! Ummm. Not that it's a competition or anything.! ( I win, I win, I win)...

Here is my seriously silly card:

Get it? With a chihauhau on top? See - I put a chihauhau on top of the cupcake....

Sorry - the lighting isn't the best in this photo, but the background paper from Pink Paislee has all the colours from the swatch (except black) and I thought it was kind of fun and festive. The banner and the cupcake were cut using my QK Silhouette. I added some pink and blue details to the banner with souffle pens.

The dogs are from Stamping Bella and they really deserved better than this, but I was in a silly mood. They are coloured with copics, cut apart and arranged around (and on top) of the cupcake!

O.K. Fun's over now. Nothing to see here, folks. Move along...

K Werner Color Challenge 45 - Cathy's Take

You've already seen Donna's beautiful take on this weeks colour challenge on the K Werner Design Blog and now, here's mine!

I actually broke the rules of the challenge by adding just a teensy bit of red - I felt like my focal image needed a lift. I used a decorative blade on my Purple Cows Trimmer to cut my card base and give it a more nostalgic feel, then layered on some Basic Grey paper from the Ambrosia collection and a snippet of a Hambly overlay I had lying around. The focal image was stamped once on the red patterned paper, then again on white and trimmed out. I "fluffed" the petals a bit for dimension, then layered everything with some black and grey ribbon from American Craft and a few Hero Arts self adhesive pearls. Finally, I glued a tiny clock face to the centre of the flower and decided it was done!

Unfortunately, I won't be able to post a link over at K Werner Design this week ('cuz I broke the rules), but I had fun making the card anyway!

Kristina Werner Colour Inspiration #45

Here is my submission for Kristina Werner's Colour Insiration challenge today. I've had a paper stack from DCWV for a few years and don't use it much, so I was thrilled when I could rifle through it. I started off with stripes and circles, but didn't like it, so went for the flower look instead. I also used an older SCS sketch challenge # 180 for layout assistance. I used the retired set Live Your Dreams - I've always liked this flower because you can use a lot of different techniques with it. I embossed it in black and used Basic Gray ink around the edge. I finishd the card off with a dragonfly charm I've had laying around for a long time too to pick up on the little dragonflies in the patterne paper. Oh ya, there are black brads in the corner of the patterned paper as well. Thanks for taking a peek!

Kristina Werner colour challenge #43

Relaxing Riley - doesn't he look content? I made this card for Kristina Werner's Colour Challenge #43. This week's colours were chocoloate chip, pumpkin pie, ruby red, old olive and brocade blue.

Usually I have trouble using more than 3 colours, but I had this striped patterned paper that has all of these colours and more! I used watercolour paper and all of the required colours on my main image. I had some lovely velvet ribbon that I added to tie in my olive and patterened paper panels. I used ruby red brads from Earth Elements. I also used the small and large oval punches as well as Designer label punch from S-U with my sentiment. The sentiment is from Memories in the Making (Leisure Arts Collection). There are a bunch of sayings on this hand-held unit. I wish I was Riley right now, except, the drink would be in my hand!

Kristina Werner's Colour Challenge #42

Here is my take on Kristina Werner's Colour Challenge - to use Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, More Mustard and Really Rust. As soon as I saw the colours, I knew I wanted to use the With Gratitude set from S-U. I embossed the leaf in gold on Whisper White CS and then coloured it with More Mustard and Really Rust markers and used my blender pen to move the colour around a little. I cut out the leaf and mounted it with a pop-up on WW CS that I sponged with More Mustard. I layered that with a panel of Kiwi Kiss. I used SCS Sketch Challenge #110 (because I have no card lay-out sense). I embellished the card with a few brads and a some mustard satin ribbon (non S-U) that I layered on More Mustard CS. I'm using more neutral backgrounds on my cards & I'm trying to keep my cards a bit simpler.

Donna

Kristina Werner Colour Challenge # 42

Another great colour combo for us to play with is up over at Kristina Werner's wonderful blog! I fully intended this card to use more of the mustard and rust colours, but ended up with an eyeful of kiwi! (it is my current favourite colour so I guess it's not surprising!

I used one of my home made embossing plates to create the floral image and used the swatch colours to ink and add contrast to the embossed image. The patterned paper is from Sassafrass Lass and the little tab is cut by hand. Some sheer ribbon and a little bling and it was done!

Kristina Werner's Colour Challenge #41

Alright, here is my submission for K. Werner's Colour Inspiration Challenge #41. I've seen a bunch of these accordian flowers on SCS and thought I'd try my hand at it too. Of course, I didn't read the instructions in the SAB catalogue for about 15 minutes, so I tried to do this a few different ways before I finally broke down and read it. The colour challenge required us to use Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Basic Black and Basic Gray. I used a large white half pearl from the Pretties Kit and my sentiment came from the Define Your Life set. A little Riding Hood Red ribbon and voila, my card is done!

Donna

Kristina Werner Color Challenge # 41

Ever since we introduced the blog, Donna and I have been anxiously waiting for Kristina Werner's next wonderful color challenge so that we could participate. Our first week, Kristina was away for CHA and there wasn't one! Then, strangely enough, we both completely missed the announcement of # 40! I've been watching her blog with an eagle eye and one hand on my ATG every since and here it is - # 41!

The minute I saw this swatch, I thought "Valentines Day." (My serendipitous purchase of the Hero Arts stamp set, "Together" may also have contributed to my thinking). So without further ado, here is my take on the challenge.

I was feeling kind of swirly and sophisiticated for this card. I started by stamping the central image in black on smooth white cardstock and twice again on red cardstock. I cut the centre frame from the white and layered it onto one of the red images with foam adhesive. I trimned just the heart from the final red image and popped it again with foam adhesive on top of the white layer.

This picture doesn't show all the detail I would like in the background. The white panel is actually embossed with a homemade embossing plate I made for my Cuttlebug using some paisley images from the QuicKutz Silhouette as a guide. (More on this technique later, I promise)! I enhanced the embossed panel using white and silver perlescent chalks, then layered it with a grey panel and a red lable cut using the Spellbinders Large Lable Nestabilities.

The patterned paper is from the Basic Grey Bittersweet collection, the photo corners are cut by hand and I added a fun velvet scalloped ribbon from American Crafts for more texture. The final touch was a sweet little bow using thin silver cord around the focal heart image.

Now it's Donna's turn!