Kindred Stamps Color Challenge

This month's challenge on the Kindred Stamps Fan Club Facebook page is a color challenge.   This year's Pantone Color of the Year is Living Coral.  As a design team member, I'm probably not eligible for a prize; but I thought I would make a card to entice others to enter.  I'm using a set from one of my favorite fandoms (Catcher of Beasts) and a fun technique (Z-Box Fold card).

In looking at the front of the card, you can barely see the coral on the card base; but when the card is open fully, you can see more.

As I was coloring the images for this card, I thought I could give both characters some coral -- the sweet witch's coat and the baker's tie.  I found a piece of patterned paper I used as the basis for my color combination, pulling out the turquoise for the other color.  If you like this style of card, here's a link to a tutorial which explains how to make one.

Why don't you join in on the fun and make a card for the Kindred Stamps color challenge?

Color and Sketch Challenges

The current Our Daily Bread Designs challenge is a Color Challenge, using one of my favorite colors PURPLE as well as a pink and a cream.  I decided to use the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoaststampers as my layout.

I found two different designer papers in my drawer, one of which also had some pink in it.  I wanted the pretty star to be the focal point of my card so I cut it out with a die and popped it up on foam pop dots.

Stamps:  Our Daily Bread Designs Shine On
Ink:  Memento Elderberry, Grape Jelly, Lulu Lavender; Ranger Distress Spun Sugar
Paper:  Recollections Heavyweight Cream, SU Elegant Eggplant; various DP
Accessories:  Our Daily Bread Designs Sparkling Stars die

Double Challenge

I don't often play the Color Challenge over on Splitcoaststampers, but today's colors lent themselves very nicely to a Christmas card.  I had wanted to do another Fan Club Christmas Card Challenge card, so I used the CC colors of Blushing Bride, Rich Razzelberry, and Mossy Meadow.  Unfortunately, I don't have those exact colors, so I improvised a little bit.

The dessert for the Color Challenge was to use dry embossing on your card.  I inked up the holly embossing folder with some green ink before I ran it through my Cuttlebug.  After I put the poinsettia together and glued it to the card front, I added the pearls for the holly berries.

Stamp:  MFP Stamp Shop Poinsettia Blooms
Ink:  SU Cranberry Crisp, Garden Green; Versafine Crimson Red
Paper:  Recollections Heavyweight White; MFP Stamp Shop Aged Cranberry, Snow Storm Smooth; SU Mellow Moss
Accessories:  Spellbinders Nested Poinsettias, Pearls

MFP Blog Hop Day 4 - Tailgate Party

Sept. Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Sept 10 - Koi Fish

Featured Sept 11 - Primitive Farm 

Featured Sept 12  -What a Scream

Featured Sept 13 - Tailgate Party

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the blogs listed below (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on Sept. 14, 2013, on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!)  The deadline for commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday, Sept. 13,  2013.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Holiday Tag"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Nature's Brushstrokes"
                                                      

Well, here it is Friday already.  My challenge today is a Color Challenge -- Rust, Tangerine, Lime Green, any Neutral.  Today's set is a fun one -- the letters in several of the sentiments are individual stamps, so you can stamp a single letter in the pennant, which is what I did; and then I hung the pennants from a piece of twine to form a banner.  The football is stamped on Rust cardstock, cut out, and then run through my Big Shot using the Tiny Bubbles embossing folder, which sort of makes it look like a real football.

As a bonus today, I made a card using this month's mini set, Nature's Brushstrokes.  Even though it has many layers, I would still consider it a Clean and Simple card.  I colored the image with markers.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you've gotten lots of inspiration from my cards this week.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the team has created using today's set.  Here's the Design Team:

Patty, Lois (that's me), Jane, Debbie. Pam, Pat, Thrfity Stamper, Marilynn, Karen, Bonnie, Kathy, Angela,
Cathy, Toni, Sue, Janine, An'Jenic, Kate, Shirley, Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

StampinB Challenge - Color Challenge

Our hostess this week for the Stampin'B's DT challenge was Joanne (a/k/a jojot), and we all know her favorite color combination -- red, black and white! So it was no surprise that these were the colors she chose for the color challenge.

This was a pretty simple card to make -- and I got to play with lots of new toys. I used a new Sizzix embossing folder for the background and the Nestabilities beaded ovals for the frame. After cutting and embossing the beaded ovals, I sponged the openings with SU Whisper White and then embossed with Detail White embossing powder. I added a couple more layers (one white and one red) before I added the top white layer on which I had stamped the image with Versafine Black Onyx and clear embossed. Then I added some red bling.

As this was a color challenge, I had to find a pair of red, black and white salt and pepper shakers. A friend of mine brought these back from London for me.

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Stamps - SU Peaceful Wishes

Paper - Mark's Finest Papers Snow Storm Smooth, Ripened Tomato, Speedy the Cat Black

Ink - Versafine Black Onyx, SU Whisper White

Accessories - Detail White ep, Beaded Oval Nestabilities, Oval Nestabilities, Gemstones, Sizzix embossing folder

Stampin'B Challenge #53 - Color challenge

Vicki D was the hostess of the Stampin'B's DT Blog challenge this week. One of Mark’s Finest Papers Premium Paper Craft Packs was perfect for her color challenge of turquoise, green, and white. The “I’ve Got the Blues . . . and Greens” pack had just the right colors.




I wanted a nice wide border to show off the turquoise and then worked my way down to the white panel in the center. The ferns, from the Speedy the Cat Collection set called Ferns and Chickadee, are stamped in Palette Landscape, as is the sentiment, which is from a different MFP set called Daffodil and Anise. All of the flowers and the brad are also from the Craft Pack. This card is my attempt at a Clean and Simple card.
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Stamps - Mark's Finest Papers Presents: Speedy the Cat Collection - Ferns and Chickadee, Daffodil and Anise
Paper - MFP Premium Paper Craft Pack - I've Got the Blues . . . and Greens
Ink - Palette Landscape
Accessories - Flowers and Brad from Craft Pack

Color and Sketch Challenges

Both my Sketch and Color challenges on SCS this week were made using Rita Marie & Company stamps.

For today's sketch challenge, I used a set called Flutterby Delight and lots of Basic Grey DP. I stamped the butterfly on a pale piece of DP from the Basic Grey Ambrosia DP pad and colored it with Copic and Prismacolor markers. All the rest of the DP is also from the same paper pad. The sentiment is composed of individual letter stickers. I added some brads for interest.

* Stamps - Flutterby Delight by Rita Marie and Company
* Paper - Basic Grey Ambrosia DP
* Ink - Versafine Black Onyx
* Accessories - Prismacolor and Copic markers, Nestabilities, Brads, Sticker Letters

Yesterday's color challenge had lots of colors -- and I used them all. The larger flowers were stamped on Cameo Coral; the smaller flowers on Blush Blossom - all with Whisper White and embossed. The side panel was created by stamping the lined image with Whisper White onto Close to Cocoa and embossed with white ep. The Sizzix leaves were cut from Certainly Celery; the sentiment is a rub-on.

* Stamps - Signature Series by Rita Marie and Company

* Paper - GP White, Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa

* Ink - Whisper White, Certainly Celery

* Accessories - White ep, Ribbon, Circle punch, Sizzix, Rub-on sentiment

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All images can be found at http://www.creativescrapboutique.com/

Two Challenges

I was able to do two SCS challenges in a row this week -- the Color Challenge and the Sketch Challenge.


I decided to pull out my long-neglected chalks for the Sketch Challenge, and what a delightful sketch it is. Using various DPs from Rita Marie and Company for the backgrounds, I enlarged the main panel to accommodate the size of the violet image.

* Stamp - Violet Garden by Rita Marie and Company
* Ink - Palette Noir Black
* Paper - Perfect Plum, GP White, various DPs from Rita Marie and Company
* Accessories - Pebbles chalks, Scallop corner punch, MS pearls

My friend Faith was the guest hostess for the Color Challenge, one that I rarely do for some reason. I used a brand-new stamp from Whiff of Joy and colored her with Prismacolor and Copic markers in the color challenge colors -- Bashful Blue, Tempting Turquoise, Apricot Appeal, and Creamy Caramel. I sponged around the main panel with Apricot Appeal and used some Tempting Turquoise DSP and Apricot ribbon.

* Stamp - Willow and Flower Basket by Whiff of Joy
* Ink - Palette Noir Black, Apricot Appeal
* Paper - Creamy Caramel, Tempting Turquoise, GP White, Tempting Turquoise DSP
* Accessories - Prismacolor and Copic markers, Ribbon, Sponge dauber

Stamps and Rita Marie DP can be found at Creative Design Boutique.