Two Color Challenges and Two sketches

I looooooove color challenges and one of my favs is Kwernerdesign.com. I just had to give this one a try. I combined my card with the Get Sketchy sketch #39 . And, it fits the challenge at Little Red Wagon to create a Birthday Card.

I missed the darkest blue in my combo and one of my blues is a little more aqua then what she shows, but I think it came pretty close and it is such a fun and happy combination. That cute label stamp is by Pink Persimmon and it really works for any number of themes but I thought it went pretty well with these colors and with this sketch.

See my little pleated accent across the card? And that peek of patterned paper on the inside?

I don't usually finish the inside of my cards but I wanted to continue the sentiment on the outside and so this banner was the perfect way to do that. These are more Pink Persimmon stamps. The banner set comes with the banner and then with several sentiments and the sentiments are all curved to fit in the banner just right.

And, I also had to try my hand at this wonderful color combo at Embellish Magazine. Their challenge was to also include butterflies and that seemed like the perfect combination.

I pulled out these two patterned papers by October Afternoon and then put the label stamps, that I received only yesterday, to work. These label stamps are meant to coordinate with a Nestabilities die that I do own but I simply cut out around the stamped image.

The butterfly is a Hero Arts stamp and take note of the Glitter 3-D Fashion Paint by Tulip that I added to portions of the wings. I love the glitter that this paint adds while still letting the underneath design and color show through.

And, for this layout, I used the Unscripted Sketch #56. I usually seem to see how well their sketches work with layouts and this gives me the chance to get another layout completed. The papers are all by Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker but from different collections.

The circles are actually records in the patterned paper and I punched them out with circle punches. I thought these gave a "flower" kind of look without being too femine since this is our grandson in the photos.

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And I will leave you with a photo. This is a strawberry field that is less then a mile from our house. I just love watching this field during the year and this spring it has been even more fun because of the poppies that have been in bloom for awhile. I wanted to catch this view while the clouds were in the sky because we don't get clouds like this often.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME… card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Vintage/Core’dinations
Patterned paper - Thrift Shop/October Afternoon

Stamps – Pink Persimmon

Copic markers

Seam binding ribbon – Petite Paperie Shoppe/Etsy store

Self adhesive rhinestones – Queen & Co.

Machine sewing

Sandpaper

Corner rounder punch - Fiskars

3D Foam squares – Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

THANK YOU - THANKS card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Vintage collection/Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Fly a Kite: Front Porch and Thrift Shop: Last One/October Afternoon

Stamps – Vintage frames/Waltzing Mouse Stamps

Self adhesive Pearls – Queen & Co.

Black Versafine stamp pad

Clear embossing powder – Stampendous

Copic markers

Rub-on sentiment - BasicGrey

Glitter 3-D Fashion paint - Tulip

Sandpaper

3D Foam squares – Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Tonic Paper Distresser

KISSABLE LIPS layout

Materials:
Cardstock – Core Impressions/Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Henry’s Brilliance, Dan the Record Man and North Pole Nights/Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker
Sticker letters – October Afternoon
Circle punches - Papershapers
Sandpaper

It's color challenge time again

I wait for Kristina to put up a new color challenge at kwernerdesign.com!!! This is challenge #56. These combos are always wonderful and I just love trying to come up with something.

What else would I do to start creating my card but pull out these brand new papers I had just picked up? I had the thought in my head that that little airplane patterned paper had several of the colors in it. What I really find interesting is that I know I would have never put these colors together without this challenge and yet I really like the end product.

I did use Core'dinations cardstock on the card and maybe you can see the sanded edges that just add something nice to the finished card.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SOAR - ADVENTURE card
Materials:
Cardstock – Core Essentials/Core’dinations

Patterned paper – Lil’ Man/Cosmo Cricket

David Walker epoxy sticker letters

Making Memories rub-on words

Scallop scissors

Brads – Making Memories

Twine

It's All About COLOR Today

I have loved using sketches for some time but my new found love are color challenges! I just love thinking how I would put those colors together.

The first one is KWernerDesigns color inspiration #53. I so love the way she shows us the colors to use.

I always seem to have a ton of ideas that enter my imagination but this is what I settled on for this try. The funny part is that we went to dinner and across from me was a gal with an adorable top on and it was black/white/yellow with large white dots across the top and I knew that was what I was going to start with. The cardstock for the card base is Core'dinations Black Magic cardstock in Freeze. The top side is black and the core in a wonderful blue. On the outside of my card, I scored lines with the Scor-pal tool and then when I sanded these lines, the blue core was exposed to help further the color scheme. A huge plus is that the inside of the card is that same wonderful blue.

I punched white circles and glued those to a black strip of the same cardstock and then I used these adorable Studio G stamps for the flowers and that cute bee. Blue rhinestones for the middles of the flowers was a fun way to finish the card. (Notice the sanded edges of the card too)

To make it even better, the Moxie Fab blog issues a color challenge for this week and of course, I needed to pull out more papers to play along with that too.

I used this wonderful yellow Core'dinations cardstock for the card base and once again, pulled out my Scor-pal and created the criss cross design. When I sanded those lines, the core to this cardstock was exposed.

The butterflies are a green Core'dinations cardstock. I used one of my favorite dies, a 2 step die and embossing set by Cuttlebug. The die cuts the butterfly shape and then you have a choice of four embossed designs. I used the swiss dot embossing plate and again, when that was sanded, the core of the cardstock was exposed. Green rhinestones were the finishing touch.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

LOVE BLOSSOMS card
Materials:
Cardstock –Black Magic and Core Essentials/Core’dinations
Scor-Pal tool
Apron Lace Border punch – Fiskars
Corner rounder punch - Fiskars
Stamps – Studio G
Versamark black stamp pad
Detail clear embossing powder – Stamp n Stuff
Rhinestones – Darice
Rub-on words – Making MemoriesSandpaper

YOU MAKE ME SMILE card
Materials:
Cardstock –Core-Essentials/Core’dinations
Butterfly die and embossing plate – Cuttlebug
Scallop circle and circle punches – PaperShapers/EK Success
Rub-on greeting – Melissa Frances
Scor-pal tool
Sandpaper
Machine sewing
Rhinestones – Darice

KWdesigns Color Inspiration #50

Guess what we did yesterday??? I just had to share this photo first.

I didn't start playing with these color challenges until just recently and I can tell you, they are so much fun. This week is #50!

Each combo usually takes me "out of my box" because I never stopped to put those particular colors together. For this one this week, it was a real challenge to add the brown in with the other colors.

It was fun to find this adorable patterned paper by We R Memory Keepers that had most of the colors needed and to use that as my base piece.

The chipboard piece was covered with this cute woodgrain patterned paper and I accented that with Cinnamon Stickles. The birds are rub-ons by Luxe and I just rubbed them onto yellow paper. The card base is dot paper by Bo Bunny Press.

I wanted to keep real simple with this card and in order to get that brown in, my card base is brown Core'dinations cardstock. The rub-ons are also brown.
I simply cut thin, uneven strips from the other colors to finish off my color scheme.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

LOVE BIRDS card
Materials:
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Patterned Paper – Cosmo Cricket, We R Memory Keepers and Dot paper/Bo Bunny Press
Rub-on – Luxe
Buttons
Chipboard frame – Jenny Bowlin
Chipboard leaf – ColorBok
Martha Stewart Border punch
Corner rounder punch – Fiskars
Stickles
Ribbon
Copic Markers
Foam tape – 3M

SO HAPPY TOGETHER card
Materials:
Cardstock
Rub-on greeting – Deja Views
Flower ribbon trim
Mini glitter brads – We R Memory Keepers
Corner rounder punch – Fiskars
Machine Sewing
Swiss Dot embossing plate - Cuttlebug

Another Hero Arts card and a Unity one too.

So, I have one last card to share for this week using my really cool and fun Hero Arts stamps. This time with the Four Dolls clear set.

I just loved this Graphic 45 paper to with the feel of the stamped and colored dolls.

I used the exact same doll and just stamped her three times, coloring each outfit a different color. Can you see the neat shading that I was able to get with the Copic Markers? And, is that border punch neat with this theme? It's my newest border punch!!! I added white dots to the flowers on their outfits using the White Slick 3-D Fashion paint by Tulip. I love how easy it is to use this product with the tiny tip it has. Each doll has a matching rhinestone in her hair.

And, now for my absolutely NEWEST stamps, my order that arrived this week from Unity. I LOVE THIS SET!!! My card fits with KWerner's Designs Color Inspiration challenge #48 for last week and it also follows the Card Pattern #9 for this week. Why not include a few challenges at once and I would have never picked this layout for a card without using that pattern!

1. The saying is stamped on the white Cryogen Curious Iridescent cardstock from Cut Cardstock.com.

2. I did emboss the frame, the words and the bird. I just like that the lines are more intense that way.

3. I did color in the border of the frame with a Copic marker.

4. I did add a generous coat of Aleene's Paper Glaze to that border and to the bird. I just love the dimension that epoxy type of coat gives.

5. Added dimension comes with using foam tape to add the frame and the bird.

6. I punched the border of three strips of the patterned paper and sanded those edges so the layers would stand out better. The pattern had three pieces of something on the card front.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

THREE LITTLE CHINESE DOLLS card
Materials:
Cardstock – Cryogen White Curious Iridescent/CutCardStock.com
Patterned paper – Graphic 45
Clear stamp set – Four Dolls/Hero Arts
Versafine black stamp pad and Clear embossing powder
Fluid Chalk stamp pads – Clearsnap
Copic Markers
White Slick 3-D Fashion paint – Tulip
Border punch – Martha Stewart
Ribbon
Machine sewing
Rhinestones – Me & My Big Ideas

LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME card
Materials:
Cardstock – Cryogen White Curious Iridescent/CutCardStock.com and other cardstock
Patterned paper – Woolworths/Hometown/October Afternoon
Stamp – Little Birdie set/Unity stamps
Versafine black stamp pad and Clear embossing powder
Corner rounder punch – Fiskars
Border punch – Martha StewartClear Paper Glaze – Aleene’s®
Self-adhesive pearls – Mark Richards, Inc.Copic Markers