Hello orange

Good afternoon! I created a card using a color challenge over at Stampnation. This one was a bit hard as I don't usually use orange. I pulled out all five of Catherine Pooler's orange inks and got stamping.  I started with using a heart stencil from Altenew and blended the five different colors. I love how that turned out so I did it again for the hello sentiment.

I used little cut out hearts from the large heart I made to add some texture to the card and I didn't feel I needed to add any other "bling". For not being to fond of orange I do love how this card turned out. I tried to make it a valentine's card but just couldn't do it lol.

TSOT Color Challenge #5 All Things

This cards colors was a happy accident. What do I mean, well, I pulled out these colors and stamp set to create the card and happened to look at the design team challenge for this week and the colors matched! Great minds and all I suppose lol. 

This is my favorite time of year and I love playing with these colors.  So many possibilities! 

Here is my finished card.  I fussy cut out the leaves (after I already die cut them, I know, more work right) but I didn't want the white border that was around them.  This way I was able to "distress" them a bit and give them a little more depth.

Here is a closer look at the leaves and twine. Now it's your turn. Head over to TSOT and share your creation with us!

Supplies: 

Stamp set: Zen Leaves Bundle,

Inks: cocoa powder, pretty pansy, haystack and pomegranate splash 

Cardstock: cocoa powder, pomegranate splash and whip cream 

Accessories: wood grain embossing folder, yellow twine and black pearls

Red, White And Blue/Stars Challenge #282

I think this is the perfect challenge for this weekend.  With the 4th of July just days away what's better than Red, White and Blue/stars??

Over at Stamp Nation they are hosting this awesome challenge.  Here is the inspiration. I love the more rustic colors that can be used for the holiday.  Makes it more primitive.

I also used this great sketch from CASE(E) This Sketch!

Here is my project.  I used a new stamp and die set from Catherine Pooler Designs.  I love anything stars so it's a lot of fun to use.

Happiness is...Just Us Girls Challenge #407

Good morning! I started making this card yesterday and it just wouldn't cooperate for me.  Needless to say the first one ended up torn and in the garbage (we all have projects like that right?)

So this morning I gave it another go.  I used the color challenge from Just Us Girls and let me say I SO wanted to do patriotic for this but felt the need to go out of the box and not! 

Here is the challenge

Here is my finished card.  I'll be honest the card came together rather quickly but getting a decent picture took forever.

Hello ctd413, cts #193

I recently rediscovered the Color Throwdown challenge blog.  I finally got to sit and craft using one of their challenges. I paired it with CASE(E) this Sketch! challenge and got the card below.  I started with one idea for this sketch and it just didn't work (the ice cream cone was WAY to big), then I thought a Halloween card would be fun and I ended up with this cute pumpkin card.  Just goes to show how the creative process works. All in all, not what I was looking for but it works.

 

 

Here's my card!

 

 

 

 

Supplies: pumpkins2cut stamp set, pumpkin dies, hello die and pumpkin ink (stamps of life), crumbcake, pumpkin pie, island indigo, whisper white cardstock and autumn wooden elements (stampin up), pumpkin twine and background paper.