Inkspirations Colour Challenge #60

Absolutely love this colour combination and will definitely be using it again!  As time was  limited this week and my mojo wondered off to play in the sunshine, I literally "cased" last week's Stamping 411 sketch, image and all....almost crimped the bottom panel too LOL!

I just love this image from Thoughts and Prayers, even though I have to ink it up with my spots as I don't have markers.  Despite the fussiness of the inking up, the final image always brings a smile to my face as it has such a wonderful feel and flow to it.

I used my scalloped square nesties for the rectangle.  Just punched out two squares and joined them together to make a rectangle.  Hoping a lacy rectangle is in the works for a future release as I would snap that one up in an instant.  A bit of ruffled ribbon, my Swiss Dots crutch, and some butterflies to balance off the saffron and I was good to go :)

The rest of the Design Team has some great inspiration to get you going on this week's sketch.

Cindy Kirsty Makeesha Renée Brandi Carrie Helen Ilina Lee-Anne Marisa

In addition, each week Keesh will select a winner and an honorable mention and post their cards on the Inkspirations Challenge blog.  These colours look fabulous together so I hope you can squeeze in a bit of time to join us this week.

Have a fabulous weekend :)

What's In It?

Stamps: (Stampin' Up!) Thoughts and Prayers, My Sentiments Exactly

Paper: Rose Red, Wild Wasabi

Ink: Garden Green, Rose Red

Accessories: Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Lacey Square Nesties, 5/8" Satin Saffron Ribbon, Black Half Pearls, Dimensinoals

Mojo Monday Gets Trendie

I combined this week's Mojo Monday sketch and the CR84FN inspiration challenge.  I just love the colour combination of the inspiration picture, and it is perfect for turning one's thoughts to Spring, especially after the 3 inches of snow we got this past weekend.  It came and went in a day - one of the benefits of living on the West Coast near the water - so it was short lived.  However, I must say it was nice to have the frozen version of water rather than the liquid one for a change LOL! 

I opted for the square version of the sketch this time as I wanted to use this gorgeous sweet pea image from There She Goes.  I coloured the image with Twinkling H2Os and used a heart in lieu of the circle in the sketch.  Due to the lovely soft feel of the inspiration pictures, sheer ribbon was my ribbon of choice.  Not totally sold on the button by the sentiment, but something was needed near the sentiment panel and after multiple attempts at what should go there, I settled on the button.  Darn decision making process on the placement and type of embellishments took me longer than the actual card!  It was just one of those indecisive days I guess.

It was great fun to get inky again and a wonderful little break from working for hubby, though I can definitely tell I'm not in my craft room as much as I usually am because the old mojo is harder to start up.  Or maybe it's simply due to my still recovering from skewed panelitis LOL!

Have a wonderful day :)






What's In It?
Stamps: (There She Goes) Sweet Peas
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Magenta, Girl's Paperie DP
Ink: Black
Accessories: 5/8" Pink Sheer Ribbon, Scalloped Heart Nesties, SU Border Punch, Twinkling H2Os, Button, Glue Dot, Dimensionals

Color Dare 99

Color Dare 99

Marina Mist

Cherry Cobbler

Basic Grey

This is my last Color Dare Design Team card.  My six month term has come to an end all to quickly.  I wish to thank Riley for this wonderful opportunity.  I have truly enjoyed myself and accumulated some wonderful colour combinations :)   

This week's colours are no exception.  Riley came up with another wonderful masculine colour combination, but I decided not to go that route as I did a masculine card with last week's colours.  My card is not overly feminine and a bit on the dramatic side, but a lovely colour combination none-the-less.  

I used last week's Clean and Simple layout and cheated a bit by adding black as an accent colour as it gave the bit of punch I needed.  Basically kept to the sketch and pulled out the matching nestie, one I got a while back and have not used much yet.  The sentiment, Phillipians 4:13, is from Verve, and I framed it with some flowers.  My ribbon came from a Michaels' ribbon bin diving adventure and isn't as dark as Basic Grey (I'm being a real rebel on my last card LOL!), but it still works nicely with the colours.


The rest of the Team has lots of inspiration for you.  You can check out their creations here:

• Glenda Wyatt at Paper, Scissors, Rocks 
• Heater Prince at Princess Scrapper Stamper
• Joan Jeffery at JJ's Creations
• Melissa Hubert at My Paper Obsession
• Nance Lempinen-Leedy at Canopy Crafts
• Riley Fitzgerald at Stampin' With Riley  (our leader)

We'd love you to join us!  Simply create a card using this week's colours and add your card to InLinkz on the The Colour Dare Blog.  If  you are uploading to a public gallery, please make sure to use the keyword CD99.   Each week, Riley will select a Featured Stamper and showcase your card on her blog.

Thanks for stopping by and joining me in these challenges. It has been a delight to see your creations.  Though I won't be on the Design Team after this week's Dare, I'm sure I'll be popping in and enjoying a few of the challenges along the way.  Have a fabulous day :)






What's In It?
Stamps: (Verve) Plain Jane Phillipians 3:14
Paper: Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black
Ink: Black
Accessories: Nesties Label 10, Marvy Flower Punch, Grey Striped Ribbon, Black Half Pearls, SU Scalloped Border Punch

I'm Getting Trendie

I have had to keep this news under my hat for way too long and it feels good to finally be able to spill the beans! 

I have the wonderful privilege of being a Guest Trendie for There She Goes Stamps for the months of March and April!  I am so excited to have this opportunity, and quite honestly a little intimidated, to be working alongside such an amazing group of talented ladies.  Check out the There She Goes blog for a peek at all the wonderful stampers on Jessica's team.

I'll be back with more information on challenges etc. as they come up. Until then, happy stamping :)

Inkspirations Sketch Challnege

I had a lot of fun with this sketch.  Most likely due to the fact that there were  no skewed panels to deal with LOL.  Some nice straight lines, just the way I like it, and thus the card came together quickly.  

I combined the sketch with last week's Color Throwdown as I had the perfect piece of DP I could use (another bit of my Costco pack used up - yeah!!).  I also pulled out Verve's Petals and Stems, the very first Verve flower set I bought a few years back.  It's such a fun image, the flowers are easy to cut out and I still love using it to this day :)

My crimper was calling my name again, so I crimped the horizontal panels, added some ruffled ribbon at the base of the flowers as "grass" with a bit of a punched border and some buttons to finish things off.  Another card to remind me Spring is on its way, and reminding I need!  We are in a deep freeze here on the West Coast (well for us anyway!).  Hitting -12C to -15C tonite with the wind chill - brrr!!!  I will no doubt lose a few of the plants in my garden with those temps.  Haven't gone anywhere without a warm drink in my hands the last few days as I am a total wimp in the cold!  Even the cat won't go outside LOL!

The rest of the Design Team has some great inspiration to get you going on this week's sketch.

Cindy Kirsty Makeesha Renée Brandi Carrie Helen Ilina Lee-Anne Marisa

In addition, each week Keesh will select a winner and an honorable mention and post their cards on the Inkspirations Challenge blog.  We'd love to see your card featured, so please do come and join us this week so we can see your take on the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today and hope you neck of the woods is warmer than mine!

What's In It?

Stamps: (Verve) Petals and Stems

Paper: Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Costco DP

Ink: Old Olive, Ballet Blue

Accessories: Threading Water Border Punch, Crimper, 1/8" Olive Satin Ribbon, Double Sided Sticky Tape, Buttons, Glue Dots, Twine, Dimensionals

Color Dare 98

Color Dare #98

Perfect Plum

Always Artichoke

Neutral of Choice

Another fun colour combination by Riley this week. My neutral of choice was white (with a touch of black).  I combined this week's colours with the the last Verve sketch for February, which my blogging buddy Andrea created.  I am SO thankful she didn't create a sketch with a skewed panel LOL!  Two in a month is more than enough for me LOL!  The diagonal was a fun twist. 


I found this wonderful Basic Grey Kioshi paper that was a perfect fit for this week's colours.   I polka dotted the Plum panel and combined my scalloped square and Label 16 dies for the sentiment panel (love that Label 16 shape!).  A touch of black accents and was good to go :)  Nothing too elaborate this week as time was short, just a fun, quick card to make.

The rest of the Team has lots of inspiration for you.  You can check out their creations here:

• Glenda Wyatt at Paper, Scissors, Rocks 
• Heater Prince at Princess Scrapper Stamper
• Joan Jeffery at JJ's Creations
• Melissa Hubert at My Paper Obsession
• Nance Lempinen-Leedy at Canopy Crafts
• Riley Fitzgerald at Stampin' With Riley  (our leader)

We'd love you to join us!  Simply create a card using this week's colours and add your card to InLinkz on the The Colour Dare Blog.  If  you are uploading to a public gallery, please make sure to use the keyword CD98.   Each week, Riley will select a Featured Stamper and showcase your card on her blog.






What's In It?
Stamps:(Verve) Kind Words
Paper: Basic Grey Kioshi, Perfect Plum, Always Artichoke
Ink: Perfect Plum, VersaMark
Accessories: 5/8" Black Satin Ribbon, Scalloped Square and Label 16 Nesties, Double Sided Sticky Tape, Black Half Pearls, Dimensionals.

VLV Feb Week 3

Took a deep breath and tackled this next Verve skewed sketch challenge.  It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be - hark, am I finally getting a bit more accustomed to these skewed creatures...??!! 

I combined this sketch with the Get Your Diva On challenge hosted by Charmaine and her selection of this gorgeous inspiration piece.  Loved the soft, romantic feel of this picture and heck, there was a heart in it so I snuck in just one more heart card for good measure.

I VersaMarked French Script on the background panel, used this wonderful K & Company DP on the skewed panel and doubled up on my hearts as per the sketch.  Bonus is I got to use my new Martha Stewart Border punch, which I just love.  Some silver bling to mimic the candy on the top of the heart, some sheer ribbon and this gorgeous paper rose to tie in the flowers and ribbon around the napkin and I am done just under the wire - phew!!  Must be the glorious sunshine we are having today :)

Miss not posting as much as I normally do....half way through my work for hubby and pushing hard to get through it in the next to three weeks.

Miss you and hugs to all :)




What's In It?
Stamps: (Verve) Thankful Hearts, (SU) Fancy Flexible Phrases
Paper:  Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, K and Company DP
Ink: Black, VersaMark

Accessories:  Martha Stewart Border Punch, Scalloped Heart and Heart Nesties, 5/8" Sheer White Ribbon, Paper Rose, Silver Half Pearls, Dimensionals

Inkspirations Colour Challenge #58

Keesh came up with another fun colour combination this week.  They were perfect for a masculine card so I decided to make my second masculine of the week.  Think that's more than I made all of last year LOL!

I combined the colours with Jen's February Sketch For You To Try.  Being as I'm still off kilter after making a skewed panel card for my Color Dare card on Wednesday, I branched way out from my normal style on this card.  It ended up being a rustic, slightly western look, though in hindsight I should have probably used a different nestie shape.  The sentiment is from Verve's Big Wish, and distressing all the panels was very therapeutic for my post-skewed-panel-shock-syndrome LOL! A  touch of twine, crimping and stars finished things off nicely.  Now I just need a cowboy to send this to.  Anyone know one?

The rest of the Design Team has some great inspiration to get you going on this week's sketch.

Cindy Kirsty Makeesha Renée Brandi Carrie Helen Ilina Lee-Anne Marisa

In addition, each week Keesh will select a winner and an honorable mention and post their cards on the Inkspirations Challenge blog.  We'd love to see your card featured :)

Off to do more work for hubby...another three to four weeks to go....  Have a fabulous weekend :)

What's In It?

Stamps: (Verve) Wish Big

Paper: Early Espresso, Ttangerine Tango, Marina Mist

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Bordering Blue

Accessories: Distressed Striipes Embossing Folder, Scalloped Square and Labels 16 Nestie, Crimper, Star Die, 1/4" White Grosgrain Ribbon, Half Pearls, Marvy Star Punch, Twine, Button, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Color Dare 97

Color Dare 97

Night of Navy

Marina Mist

River Rock

Riley selected a wonderful group of colours again this week.  The perfect mix for a masculine card using the cute little sail boat from Verve's Text Notes.  I combined this week's colours with one of this month's Verse sketches.  Wasn't fun having to contend with a skewed panel again - ugh!  They always push my limits and my buttons!

I used one of the sentiment sentences from the set to form a background on the Marina Mist panel and paper pieced my sailboat.  That mast was nasty  hard to cut out!!  In my distress I reached for the comfort of my Swiss Dots embossing folder, and used this fun Martha Stewart border punch for the sides. 

This card confirmed once again why I don't do skewed panels well.  While adhering my sailboat panel on to the card, I kept putting it on crooked!!  My eye kept catching the angled blue panel and using it to align my sailboat so my poor little boat was encountering the "deadliest wave" rather than sailing on calm seas.  Must have repositioned it four times.  Poor little thing was as messed up as I am with skewed panels LOL!
 
The rest of the Team has lots of inspiration for you.  You can check out their creations here:

• Glenda Wyatt at Paper, Scissors, Rocks 
• Heater Prince at Princess Scrapper Stamper
• Joan Jeffery at JJ's Creations
• Melissa Hubert at My Paper Obsession
• Nance Lempinen-Leedy at Canopy Crafts
• Riley Fitzgerald at Stampin' With Riley  (our leader)

We'd love you to join us!  Simply create a card using this week's colours and add your card to InLinkz on the The Colour Dare Blog.  If  you are uploading to a public gallery, please make sure to use the keyword CD97.   Each week, Riley will select a Featured Stamper and showcase your card on her blog.





What's In It?
Stamps: (Verve) Text Notes
Paper:  Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Sahara Sand
Ink: Black, VersaMark
Accessories:Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Martha Steward Border Punch, Scalloped Circle and Circle  Nesties, 5/8" Black Satin Ribbon, Double Sided Sticky Tape, Dimensionals

Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #57

Had a late night creating this card as hubby's overflow office work for me is more than filling my days!  When  you add it on to my regular before and after school daycare work I am working a 12 hour day, so the only time left to stamp is late at night because I definitely don't do early mornings well LOL!

That being said, it felt wonderful to get inky again, especially since I wanted to use a sentiment from Verve's Text Notes which my wonderful blogging buddy and new Verve Diva, Maureen, gave me for my birthday.  The quote I wanted to use needed a horizontal panel so I flipped the sketch and am quite happy with how it turned out.

I paired the sketch with this week's Curtain Call colour challenge.  It has been forever since I've played along (said hanging my head in shame) but these colours were screaming loudly at me so I jumped at the chance to combine the challenges.

Just love this Verve flower image and used it to frame the sentiment.  I added some black accents to the mix to make things pop a bit (hope that's okay, Stacey...) and am quite happy with the outcome.  The quote is a bit hard to read in the picture so here is what it says:  "A cheerful friend is like a sunny day, spreading brightness all around". 

The rest of the Design Team has some great inspiration to get you going on this week's sketch.

Cindy Kirsty Makeesha Renée Brandi Carrie Helen Ilina Lee-Anne Marisa

In addition, each week Keesh will select a winner and an honorable mention and post their cards on the Inkspirations Challenge blog.  We'd love to see your card featured, so come and join the fun this week :)

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!  Rain is back in the forecase - ugh!! - so that means, watching my son's soccer game in the rain, frizzy hair from all the dampness, and many thoughts of spring LOL. However,  I sure did enjoy the four days of glorious sunshine we got earlier this week (as you can see in the background of my picture above). 

What's In It?

Stamps: (Verve) Wish Big, Text Notes

Paper:  Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi

Ink: Rose Red, Garden Green

Accessories:  Preserves 4 Pack Embossing Folder, Scalloped Circle and Circle Nesties, 5/8" Black Stain Ribbon, SU Border Punch, Button, Glue Dot, Dimensionals