KW Color Challenge 15

This is Kristina's 15th color challenge. I didn't have certainly celery, so substituted mellow moss. I like the way the faux stitching turned out! I used PaperTrey Ink's Text Boxed. I love that set and don't use it enough. Hope you like!

It's Almost Friday!

M plan was to work on SCSs latest challenge and I went in a different direction completely. I have to say that I love these 2 colors together! If you have anything made with PTIs Lavender Moon and SUs Vintage Violet, would you mind putting a link in the comment section? I'd love to see it. I wonder if my "tomboy" daughter would go for these two colors in her room? Have a great day! Thanks for visiting!

Accoutrement and a zany color challenge

I had a hard time putting Groovy Guava, Chocolate Chip, and Barely Banana together, but was happy with this card in the end. I used a bleach pen to color the top flower after embossing it and to stamp French script into the Choc chip layer. It ended up looking a lot like Groovy Guava. I then cuttlebugged it with the Textiles embossing folder to add to the distressed look.

This is for Splitcoast Stampers Color Challenge CC174. HOpe you like!

TLC Challenge 176 for SCS

This is for SplitCoast Stampers' TLC176 Try a New Technique Challenge. The challenge was to make a spinner card. Beate has a great tutorial here.

I'd never done one before, so I kept it SUPER simple. Hope you like!

This is a CASE of Teneale's card Baroque Butterflies found here.Her Vellum butterflies inspired me to use some of my PaperTrey acetate sheets that I've been saving. They are the sheets that the stamps come mounted on. So I made an acetate butterfly and used Night of Navy instead of white as the accent color.

Instead of the Baroque swirls for the background I used Heartfelt flowers. The butterfly is SU's retired Wonderful Wings. Isn't it the greatest set, ever?

On a personal note the card is for a coworker who lost her 18 year old brother-in-law last week. He was a local football hero and the butterfly is done in his high school colors. By all accounts, he was a fine young man with a promising future. His life was lost in a moment of incomprehensible violence. He was to head to his first year of college on a scholarship in the fall. My condolences to his family, teachers, friends, fans, and all.

Kwernercolorchallenge14

Here's another challenge from Kristina's. People do such a great job with the challenges. I'm always amazed with what they come up with. This week the colors were Grey, Basic Black, Whisper White, Rose Red, and River Rock. The last two were optional. The stamp sets I used were: In the Wild (SU retired), Happy Everything (SU), and good ole' Itty Bitty Backgrounds (SU). I love to use IBBackG's when I get the chance. I embossed the "happy" and added just a splash of Rose Red. I thought this would make a good masculine card. Hope you like it!

Happy Birthday USA Banner!

I made this banner for Independence Day. The picture doesn't show that the stars and letters are popped up. It looks so much cuter IRL. I used Provo Craft Americana paper by Michelle Anderson that I purchased last summer. The letters are stamped in Night of Navy and Real Red (SU) and the stars are cut out with the Sizzix Star #2 die and my Cuttlebug. I got the ribbon at Wal-mart for Dr. Seuss day at our school. I just love grosgrain ribbon.
If you have family in the Middle East during this holiday weekend, as I have had, I send good thoughts and prayers for a safe return. Have a good holiday weekend!