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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).

Color Throwdown #15

  It's week #15 of the Color Throwdown, and this time Broni picked some beautiful Fall colors for us to work with!

Check out all the details on the Color Throwdown blog, and I hope you'll find time to join in.  If you don't have these exact Stampin' Up! colors, just use whatever you have that's similar, and have fun.

 

For my card, I was so excited to discover this paper I have that matched the colors beautifully!  This is another paper from my favorite Scribble Scrabble.  It's like it was made for this Color Throwdown!  I also used another stamp set I borrowed from Anita, and made a birthday card since my sister's birthday is tomorrow and I forgot until tonight.  (Happy Birthday, Kendra!)  The swirls stamped in the background is the wood-mounted stamp I bought from Stampers' Anonymous at the convention this weekend.

Again, I hope you'll find time to play today or sometime later this week!  For more inspiration, check out the other Color Throwdown team member blogs.

Broni Holcombe
Cathy Indelicato
Kisa Peters
LeAnne Pugliese

Happy stamping, and thanks for stopping by!  I noticed tonight that my hit counter is appoaching 150K!  Maybe it's time for a little candy???

 

 

Stamps:  Upsy Daisy (Stampin' Up!), swirl (Stampers' Anonymous)
Cardstock:  Mocha Divine (Bazzill), Really Rust, Kiwi Kiss, So Saffron (Stampin' Up!), designer paper (Scribble Scrabble)
Inks:  Momento Potter's Clay, Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)
Accessories:  Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon (May Arts), brads (Gary Burlin).

Finally!

 

Finally!  I had some time to do some "just because" stamping, and I FINALLY got my Ambrosia paper from Basic Grey!  I swear my supplier knows how much I love this stuff and purposely puts me on the backorder list!  LOL  I've been so anxious for this paper, and 4 other 6x6 pads I got yesterday!

I used a new stamp set from Stampers' Anonymous that I got at the stamping convention this past weekend.  I really like the artsy/college-y look of these stamps, and it helps me branch out into other styles to use them, so I got this beautiful set.  The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set that I have borrowed from my friend Anita!

We had a great time at the convention!  I picked up this stamp set, plus another wood-mount Stampers' Anonymous stamp, and decided to get some Tim Holtz Grungeboard to play with.  I also added 18 Copics to my collection, and got the new Versamark Dazzle ink pads in Champagne and Frost!  I'll be working on a project with that ink later today at work!  Other than that, we just walked around and looked over all the displays, and connected with friends.  We didn't stay very long, as I get quickly bored since I spend all day everyday at work looking at stamps and stuff!  A quick stop at Taco Bell so Anita could satisfy her craving for a bean burrito, a quick stop at Hollo's to pick up envelopes and miscellaneous paper and back home!  The weather was beautiful too, so it was a great day!

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to check back in tomorrow for the Color Throwdown!

 

Stamps:  Nature's Discovery (Stampers' Anonymous), sentiment (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock:  Ruby Red (Stampin' Up!), gray, black (supply), designer paper (Basic Grey)
Inks:  Momento Potter's Clay and Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)
Accessories:  hardware (Stampin' Up!), ribbon (Offray), distressing tool (Tonic).

Class Projects

I still haven't been able to get back into a stamping routine lately... too many disruptions from everyday life!  Why stamping isn't a priority to everyone, I will never know!  So I thought I'd share with you today a set of projects I made in a class at the Stamping and Scrapping weekend I went to last month.  This class was led by a really sweet lady from Cincinnati named Peggy Cain, who teaches classes at Stamp Your Art Out.

This was such a neat idea for the class, and I plan to try something like this at the store after the first of the year.  We basically used the same stamp on all the projects... that twiggy, stick looking thing and used some similar techniques on everything, too.  There's crimping on some things, polished stone technique on others, and then we used similar inks and cardstocks on everything, too.  I think it'll be a great class idea to show that you can get several different looks and projects from limited supplies.

I don't know any details as far as cardstock colors, etc. for these things.  We did use some Ranger Distress inks and some Colorbox chalk inks.  The twiggy-looking stamp is from Stampers' Anonymous.

Thanks for stopping by! 

 

A Weekend Project

Hello everyone!  I know I promised you all some picture of the things I made in classes last weekend, but I just haven't had the time to photograph and edit some of it.  However, I was so pleased with how this particular project turned out that I pulled my camera out of my purse when I was finished and took the picture immediately!  Now, not that this is anything totally spectactular but it's something that is so outside-the-box for me that I was pretty pleased with the final results.  If anyone had tried to convince me before the class that I could work with these "artsy-fartsy" stamps (that's what I call them!) I would have said you were crazy!

For this project, we were used dye ink pads applied directly to watercolor paper.  When the desired look was achieved on the paper, we then spritzed the whole thing with a water bottle until the colors ran together for the background.  Then we simply used a variety of stamps to create a collage effect.  I believe all the stamps were from Stampers' Anonymous but I'm not sure.  We even used the ink pads to color the frames.  My hands were covered in ink by the time I was done with that! 

The circle on piece was actually added to cover up a little ooops.  I had stamped a word in that bottom left corner, and it didn't look right amongst the "weeds" I had already stamped.  So I stamped that girl on a scrap of my paper, and traced a water glass to make my circle!  It was kinda' funny because after some people in the class saw that I had this circle on my piece, they were all hunting around asking "where'd she get the circle punch?"  Guess I was using my noodle, huh?!

So now I'm in the mood to buy some "artsy-fartsy" stamps and try this look some more!  If you recently won the lottery and want to help me do some shopping, give me a call!  Thanks for stopping by!

P.S.  This class was also so much fun because of the fabulous instructor that we had!  Judy Ross is from Arizona and it was such a pleasure to have her teaching this class!  She is nationally-known for her mixed media art, and is co-owner of a store in Glendale, Arizona called The Creative Quest.  You want to see how much fun she was?  Check out these pants she was wearing!  (Click on the picture for a larger view!)

Can you resist?

Since my week has been kinda' crazy so far, I thought I would share with you today the other two cards that my customers made in stamp class last month.  The class featured four cards using different resist techniques.  This card used the Versamark Resist technique.  The stamps were inked with Versamark and stamped on glossy cardstock.  Then we simply brayered ink from a Kaleidacolor pad in Autumn Leaves over the flowers.  This card measures 5" square.

This second card uses the technique called Emerging Color.  (Tutorial can be found here.)  This one was the most intimidating to my customers but once they got started the technique made more sense, and this card ended being a favorite.  That cherry blossom branch stamp from Impression Obsession has become one of my most favorite stamps... I doubt I'll ever part with it!

Stay tuned until tomorrow for another great Stamp Simply challenge, and be prepared to join in the fun and winning as the Stamp Simply team helps Sharon celebrate her blog anniversary all week long!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

 

Wildflower Card
Stamps:  Nature's Moments (Tim Holtz/Stampers' Anonymous)
Inks:  Versamark, Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves, Versafine Vintage Sepia (Tsukineko)
Cardstock:  Honeycomb, Java, Pickle (Bazzill), cream, glossy (The Paper Cut)
Accessories:  jumbo rick-rack (Creative Impressions), scalloped rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders).

Bird Card
Stamps:  branch, bird (Impression Obsession), circular sentiment (Hero Arts)
Inks:  Memories Soft Sage (Stewart Superior), Versamark (Tsukineko), markers (Tombow)
Cardstock:  Aqua, Cinnamon (Bazzill), designer paper (My Mind's Eye)
Accessories:  Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon (May Arts).

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Just a little update on the volleyball situation...we met with the coach and athletic director last evening.  We don't feel that this accomplished anything, and unless something changes throughout this season I think it is safe to say that Kaylie's passion for volleyball is gone.  Being left to sit and made to feel like she's more of a bother than a team member has greatly diminished her desire for the game, and her respect for the coach.  I can't say that I blame her.  You don't need to be bored with the details, but if you want to know more feel free to email me.  I appreciate all of you who took time to write and show support!  It helped us go into this meeting with our heads held high, and to leave the meeting with our heads held high.  It never hurts to fight for what you believe in, and if you can't get someone to see it your way it's best not to lose sleep over it and move on.  Thank you again!

Color Throwdown #6

It's time for week #6 of the Color Throwdown!  Tracy has decided to make you work this week and picked not 3, not 4 but 5 colors to use!  (You can substitute Old Olive for Certainly Celery if you'd like!)  And by all means, if you do not have these actual Stampin' Up! colors, please just use whatever shades you have that are close!  We want everyone to have fun!  Be sure to leave a comment on the Color Throwdown blog with a direct link to your card so all the team members can see you creation!  We do our best to get comments left on all that participate but with summertime busy-ness we've maybe fallen short just a little lately!

Here's my card...

I ordered these Tim Holtz-designed stamps from Stampers' Anonymous to use for a class at the store next week.  The stamps arrived today, so I figured they needed to be broke in a little before the class and used them for my card tonight!

For more inspiration, check out the other Color Throwdown girls' blogs...

Tracy

Broni

LeAnne

Cathy

Kisa

Hopefully you'll find time to stamp today and join us in the challenge!  I can't wait to see what you create!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Stamps:  Nature's Moments (Tim Holtz/Stampers' Anonymous); Cardstock:  Ruby Red, Old Olive, Soft Sky, Barely Banana, Pumpkin Pie (Stampin' Up!); Inks:  Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Ruby Red (Stampin' Up!); Accessories:  Stylized Flowers Cuttlebug folder (ProvoCraft), label die Nestabilities (Spellbinders), vintage brads (Stampin' Up!), twill ribbon (Creative Impressions).