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Color Throwdown #42

Another Wednesday and it's time for another Color Throwdown!  I hope you'll take time to join us this week!  LeAnne chose our colors this week.... I believe she was inspired by some Basic Grey designer paper, as you'll see if you check out some of the other designers cards!  LOL  Stop by the Throwdown blog for all the challenge details, and to leave a direct link to your creation on Mr. Linky!

For my card, I chose to use this yellow Bo Bunny Double-Dot paper for the background, making this card very bright and sunny!  This card is actually already on it's way to someone... I know she'll be surprised when it arrives!  :)  This is another new Whipper Snapper image that I got recently at the Adventures in Stamping convention.  I just LOVE these cute images!  I think it's time to see if I can carry their stamps at the store!  The sentiment is from Stampendous, and is one of the very first rubber stamps I ever owned!

Check out the creations from the other Throwdown designers, including our Guest Designer for today.... my super-awesome friend Darlene Pavlick!

Darlene
LeAnne
Broni
Cathy
Barbara
Danielle

And don't forget to check out Barbara's fabulous Stamping Idol entry for this week, and take a second to cast a vote for her here!

Thanks for stopping by today, and happy Wednesday!

Stamps:  Cat & Bird (Whipper Snapper), sentiment (Stampendous)

Cardstock:  Black OP (Bazzill), Tempting Turquoise (Stampin' Up!), Mellow Yellow Double-Dot cardstock (Bo Bunny), white (Neenah Classic Crest Solar White)
Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), markers (Copic)
Accessories:  brads, ticket corner punch (Stampin' Up!), ribbon (May Arts).

Color Throwdown #31

It's week #31 of the Color Throwdown, and it's my turn again to chose the colors!  Sometimes when I see a color combo I like, I go into the Notepad feature on my phone and put the colors there for future reference.  So I noticed one day that this combo was in my notes, and decided to use it for the Throwdown.  I don't know where the inspiration came from, but hope you'll like the colors, too!  They'd be great for a more masculine card, which is what I did here!

This is Fergie-the-Frog from Stampendous, and I thought he'd look just fabulous in Kiwi Kiss with his giant lily pad!  I've seen this lily pad idea on other cards, so decided to give it a try today!  You can't tell from the photo, but I added some Angel Wings Shimmerz to the lily pad he's sitting on, too!

Check out all the challenge details on the Throwdown blog, and be sure to see some awesome samples from the rest of the team!

Broni Holcombe
Cathy Indelicato
Barbara Anders
Danielle Kennedy
LeAnne Pugliese

I hope you'll play along!  I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

 

Stamps:  frog and sentiment (Stampendous), background swirls (Art Impressions)
Cardstock:  Night of Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Bashful Blue (Stampin' Up!), white (Gary Burlin)
Inks:  Adirondack Pitch Black (Ranger), Versamagic Night Sky, Versamark (Tsukineko), markers (Copic)
Accessories:  Cuttlebug embossing folder (ProvoCraft).

Thank You

Not a lot of time to spare today, as having a "snow day" yesterday put me behind on prepping for my Stamp Buffet at work, but I thought I'd quickly share another of the cards that my customers will be making.  This is super-quick to make, but really fun as this clear set from Stampendous has many different sentiments that you can use, and there are so many design possibilities with the brackets!

Hope you're having a great day, and that those of you buried under all the snow (like us!) are getting shoveled out!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Stamps:  Blossoms & Brackets (Stampendous)
Cardstock:  Tutu Pink (Bazzill), cream (Gary Burlin), designer paper (Kaiser Craft)
Ink:  Momento Lady Bug (Tsukineko)
Accessories:  corner rounder punch (EK Success), rhinestones (Kaiser Craft).

P.S.  For those of you wondering, I went with the green gingham on the apple card!  Many of you made very valid points why the black or the green was the better choice.  I really liked the black better, but still thought the green looked good and since that's what I actually ordered, I decided to use it!  Thanks for all the input!  I appreciated your help very much!

Color Throwdown #21

Welcome to another week of the Color Throwdown!  Week #21 is being brought to you by Broni Holcombe, and she chose these pretty fall colors for our challenge this week!

For my card, I chose to use this Stampendous stamp that I got a few weeks ago and haven't gotten around to using!  I thought it lent a nice harvest, Thanksgiving-like theme to my card with these great colors!

 

I was also pleased to find this paper in my 6x6 Ambrosia paper pad that I thought went very nicely.  It even appeared to have some Sage Shadow around the edges, so I tore it out of the pad and ran with it!

Check out the creations from the other designers and make some time to play along, won't you please?!

Broni Holcombe
Cathy Indelicato
Kimberly Crawford
LeAnne Pugliese

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to see my next post for some great events coming up with lots of chances to win prizes and have fun!

 

 

Stamps:  silhouette (Stampendous), sentiment (Gina K Designs), swirls (Stampers' Anonymous)
Cardstock:  Sage Shadow, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Natural Ivory (Stampin' Up!), designer paper (Ambrosia by Basic Grey)
Inks:  Really Rust (Stampin' Up!), Momento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)
Accessories:  ribbon (Offray), Threading Water punch (Fiskars), Nestabilities (Spellbinders), brads (Creative Impressions).

Simple Christmas Cards

I recently had a Christmas cards class at the store, where customers could make 12 cards, three each of four different designs.  The designs were fairly simple, nothing that would be too bulky to mail or take too much time to mass-produce.  I had a really good response, and ended up having to hold a third class to accomodate more people that couldn't come the first two sessions, so I was very happy!  Here are the cards...

 

I'm running late this morning, so later today I'll show you what these cards looked like after the classes were over and I kicked them all up a notch!

Have a great day, and thank you for visiting my blog today!

 

 

 

Snowflake Card
Stamps:  snowflake and sentiment (DRS Designs, inspired by this cardby Cathy Indelicato)
Cardstock:  Blue Eyes, Prince Charming (Bazzill Bling), navy (scrap)
Ink:  Colorbox Azure Blue chalk ink (Clearsnap)
Accessories:  Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder (ProvoCraft).

Bethlehem Card
Stamps:  Bethlehem (Northwoods)
Cardstock:  Pansy, Forget-me-not (Bazzill), cream (The Paper Cut), designer paper (Anna Griffin)
Ink:  Brilliance Victorian Violet, Versamark (Tsukineko)
Accessories:  square brads (Gary Burlin).

Trees Card
Stamps:  trees (Impression Obsession), swirls (Stampendous)
Cardstock:  Crimson (Bazzill), white (The Paper Cut)
Inks:  Colorbox Evergreen pigment (Clearsnap), Encore Metallic Silver (Tsukineko)
Accessories:  red gems (Hero Arts), clear embossing powder (Ranger).

Joy Card
Stamps:  Joy and Holly background (Hero Arts)
Cardstock:  Chili, Pickle (Bazzill), white (The Paper Cut)
Inks:  Versamark (Tsukineko), Tombow markers #098, #837 to ink letters
Accessories:  felt poinsettias (Hero Arts), brad (Gary Burlin), long scalloped rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders). 

Sketch Challenge for today!

I'm super-late today, but here's my card for sketch #50 at Sketches! by Tamara.  I have these narrow envelopes and so I made a card to fit them since this sketch looked long and lean to me!  My card measure 6 1/4" x 3 1/2".  It's also a super-simple design, as I didn't get a head start on my card for this week, and was really needing to get to bed last night!  There are a lot of details I could have added to this, but I just kept it clean and simple!  I hope you'll give this sketch a try, too!

Stamps:  Inspired Verses (Stampendous); Cardstock:  Pretty in Pink, Cranberry Crisp (Stampin' Up!), designer paper (Imaginisce); Ink:  Cranberry Crisp, Old Olive (Stampin' Up!); Accessories:  ribbon (craft supply).

Proud to be an American

Tomorrow I have a class at the store called "Proud to be an American" and all the cards for this class are a patriotic-theme.  I'm down to the wire and finally finished up my designs tonight!  Now I'll just have to get to work early tomorrow to get all the cardstock cut and be ready by 6:00 p.m!

This first card is a variation of this oneI did a few weeks ago, and uses the cute bee image from Stampendous, along with the new Liberty paper from Scenic Route.  The ric-rac is actually a new Class A'Peels from Stampendous!  They're a lot of fun to use!

Stamps:  Biker Bee, Bee Free (Stampendous); Cardstock:  Red, Navy (Hollo's), white (The Paper Cut), designer paper (Scenic Route); Inks:  Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), markers (Tombow), glitter pen (Spica); Accessories:  scalloped square Nestabilities (Spellbinders), star clip, red grosgrain (Creative Impressions), ric-rac (Stampendous).

This next card uses the America the Beautiful stamp set designed by Kim Hughes for Cornish Heritage Farms.  I took some inspiration from this card by Kim for my design.  This designer paper is from a new company I recently ordered from called Scribble Scrabble.  I love how this paper indeed looks like it's been scribbled!  And isn't that little eagle irresistible?  Although, my husband has informed me that I didn't color him right... the head should be white, he said.  I claim artist's interpretation and left it the way it is!  I hope my customers will love this card and stamp set as much as I do!

Stamps:  America the Beautiful (Kim Hughes Collection by Cornish Heritage Farms); Cardstock:  Red (Hollo's), cream (The Paper Cut), designer paper (Scribble Scrabble); Inks:  Versafine Onyx Black, Versamagic Night Sky, Red Brick (Tsukineko); Accessories:  antique brads (Gary Burlin), white gel pen (Ranger), twill tape (Creative Impressions).

 

 

This next card turned out even better than I had hoped!  I actually had this flag stamp just laying out on my table, and the Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug folder was laying near it, and it just struck me immediately how nicely they went together with a "stripes" theme!  So here it is!  The embossed stripes really do show up better IRL!  This "Pledge" stamp is so neat, and easily colored with markers.  The "God Bless" stamp was colored with the same red marker so it matched, then I rimmed the edge of the circle with a gold leaf pen.  This beautiful navy blue satin ribbon finishes off a gorgeous card!

Stamps:  Pledge, God Bless America (DRS Designs); Cardstock:  navy, red (Hollo's), white (The Paper Cut); Inks:  markers (Tombow); Accessories:  Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug folder (ProvoCraft), circle punch (Marvy Uchida), gold leaf pen (Krylon), ribbon (craft supply).

 

 

This last card I am assuming will be everyone's absolute favorite!  After all, who doesn't just adore the work of Thomas Kinkade?  This new stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms is no exception to that rule.  I've practically sold out of this stamp already before the class has even begun!  :)  I owe a huge amount of thanks to my friend Darlene for letting me play with all her Kinkade stamps, and for leading me down the path of carrying them in the store!  I got complete inspiration from this card by Sherri Siemens over at SCS.  (I apologize, as this card is not on her blog.  It is loaded into the Fan Club Gallery at SCS, so if you are not a Fan Club member, you won't be able to view her card.)  She gave me great advice too, as far as what ink and colored pencils to use!  The flag is simply colored in with Prismacolor pencils, and then a Ranger white gel pen was used to highlight the white stripes and the stars.  I didn't feel a sentiment was needed on this card.  It would just detract from the beauty of the stamp, I think!

Stamps:  Hometown Pride (Thomas Kinkade for Cornish Heritage Farms); Cardstock:  red, navy (Hollo's), white (The Paper Cut); Inks:  Versafine Vintage Sepia (Tsukineko), Crimson Red, Peacock Blue colored pencils (Prismacolor); Accessories:  scalloped oval, standard oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), white gel pen (Ranger).

Thanks for stopping by!

OK, Here's the Scoop...

Doesn't that just make you want to head for Dairy Queen?  What a great new stamp set this is, just released from My Favorite Things.  I'm lovin' it!

I created this card for one more try at getting to be Guest Designer for July with the team at My Favorite Things.  The challenge was to use black accents on your card, including a black embellishment.  My design ended up being kind of simple.  The striped paper really spoke "ice cream parlor" to me, so I went with it.  My black accents include the brads, the Nesties scalloped circle, the black swirled ribbon, and the black ric-rac which is a new item from Stampendous.  It's part of their Class A'Peels line.  And you may not notice... it's hard to tell from the photo but I used a red brad for the cherry on top!

See those perfectly spaced holes all around my circle?  I made those with a great little item I received in a blog candy giveaway from the sweet Jennifer G!  Jennifer learned about using plastic canvas templates for perfectly spaced holes on Melanie Muenchinger's blog.  Original credit for this idea goes to Jody Morrow (aka texasjodylynn).  Next time you're at Hobby Lobby, M's or Target, pick up some plastic canvas shapes!  It works perfectly!

I'd like to take a moment to thank everyone for all the wonderful, awesome, superb, make-me-smile-all-the-livelong-day comments you've left me recently!  I'm so blessed by how sweet you all are, and truly, truly appreciate the effort you make to let me know that you like my designs!  Thank you all so very much!  (My family thanks you too, because when Momma's happy... everyone's happy!)

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a beautiful weekend!

Stamps:  Here's the Scoop (My Favorite Things); Cardstock:  Petunia, Black OP (Bazzill), white (The Paper Cut), designer paper (Paper Salon); Inks:  Adirondack Pitch Black (Ranger), Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), markers (Copic); Accessories:  circle and scalloped circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon (Creative Impressions), black brads (Gary Burlin), ric-rac (Stampendous), red brad (Bo Bunny).

 

Stamp Simply #36 - Going Buggy!/Bloggers Challenge #48

Sharon's Stamp Simply Challenge for this week is gettin' buggy with it!  Make a card or other project using any bug stamps!  And yes, a butterfly or dragonfly is a bug, too!  If you don't have any bug stamps at all, how about just any animal that bugs you?  (Right now that would be my dog!)  As luck would have it, I just got a shipment from Stampendous the other day at the store with some of the newest "Bee" stamps, so they were perfect to use for today!  And I'm doing double-duty with my cards because the Blogger's Challenge for this week is to make a red, white and blue card!  And because these bees are just darn cute, I decided to just make two cards!  These were super-quick to bring together!  In fact, what took the longest was just waiting for the glue to dry on the glitter! 

Sharon and all the girls on the Stamp Simply team really hope that you'll play along with us today!  Hopefully you'll get some extra stamping time with the long weekend ahead?  Here are some other great samples to get you inspired!   Remember if you upload your creation at Splitcoaststampers, please use the keywords ssnotime36!

Sharon Johnson

Julie Koerber

Dee Jackson

Becky Oehlers

Jennifer Buck

Janine Orchard

Card #1 - Stamps:  Liberty Bee, Bee Free (Stampendous); Cardstock:  red, blue (Bazzill), white (Gary Burlin), designer paper (unknown); Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black (Ranger), Brilliance Rocket Red (Tsukineko), markers (Copic); Accessories:  red ric-rac (Creative Impressions), scalloped rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), star punch (EK Success), Dazzling Diamonds glitter (Stampin' Up!)

Card #2 - Stamps:  Biker Bee, Bee Free (Stampendous); Cardstock:  red, blue (Bazzill), white (Gary Burlin), designer paper (Bo Bunny); Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black (Ranger), Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), markers (Copic); Accessories:  ribbon (Offray), scalloped square Nestabilities (Spellbinders), corner rounder punch, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Brocade Blue brads (Stampin' Up!)