I hadn’t planned on posting today, but I just finished my cards for my May workshop and I thought I would post them for you to see. First Card Paper: Always Artichoke, Baja Breeze, white, Sunshine Garden Simply Scrappin’ Kit Accessories: So Saffron ribbon (Pink Hedgehog), Filigree Designer Brads, sticky tape, dimensionals Second Card Stamps: Sweet Stems Paper: Basic Black, Rose Red, white, Raspberry Tart DS Ink: Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss Accessories: Cameo Coral –…
Yesterday I mentioned I was playing with an idea for a sketch set. In the past when I did a sketch set I used the same colors but different stamp sets and sketches. I was wondering what it would look like to use the same colors, the same sketch, but different stamp sets. I decided to give it a try. The Color Throwdown blog posted a challenge to use Barely Banana, Basic Black, and Real…
Sorry for the late post today. I have had a horrible headache as part of this cold and it has zapped me of my energy not to mention having to deal with the pain. Candice challenged me to do a card using the sketch at the Eat Sleep Stamp blog. This is a new blog she ran across. The sketch was an easy one compared to ones I have done so I took on the…
The Splitcoast Stampers Website posts a weekly color and sketch challenge. This week the colors were Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette, and Rose Red. I used these colors and the sketch to create a really elegant card. I used patterned paper from Bella Birds and Raspberry Tart for my Pink Pirouette and Rose Red. I used the Basic Gray as a neutral to layer the other papers (something I have been doing more of lately and…
I saw on the Colour Create Blog that the color challenge this week is Black, White, and Pink. These are 3 of my favorite colors to use for very striking cards. While I was reading my blogs this morning I saw the sketch challenge on the Mojo Monday Blog and knew the 2 would be a good match. A couple of years ago I bought the Uptown Girl paper from TAC. I pulled out my…
Today’s card is very colorful. I began by stamping the vine frame from Matchbox Messages in Garden Green. I then chose Tempting Turquoise and the flower from Priceless. I needed some colors to go with my turquoise so I consulted my Color Coach and added Cameo Coral. I still needed another color so I paired them with Summer Sun. After I stamped and cut out the flowers, I thought my Flowers For You designer series…
