Color Throwdown

This week’s color throwdown has a group of very soft colors that can be masculine or feminine. Here’s mine:

I used a Concord & 9th Marbled turnabout stamp that I won in a generous giveaway from C9. Great company and great stamps!  The inks are lost shadow, pumice stone, faded jeans, and stormy sky oxides.  Here is the inspiration image from Color Throwdown:

So Happy We Are Family

 I am loving the Taylored Expressions Falling For You layering stencils for mini slimline cards.  Four different stencils layered together to make 3 cards at once.  

Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Antique Linen, Weathered Wood, and Hickory Smoke Distress Oxides.  I layered a few of the colors together to get the right shades, especially for the grey acorns.  The sentiment is from my stash, not sure of the brand.  Sharing with the Color Throwdown:

Make the Cards Challenge #67 - Thankful

This week's challenge over at Make the Cards is Thankful.  I am so thankful that I was able to participate in the Scrapbook and Cards Today Crop and Create virtual event this fall.  The Taylored Expressions project was a layering stencil that makes 3 mini slimline cards at one time.   I changed up the colors a bit and came up with these:

Oxide inks finished off with Distress Glaze.  Colors I used:  Broken China, Aged Mahogany, Walnut Stain, Frayer Burlap, Fossilized Amber.  

Color Challenge

 Just Us Girls color week prompt is coral, grey, and gold.  

Altenew Painted Poppy in Festive Berries and Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide.  I used a swipe of Weathered Wood Distress Oxide for the grey, and placed everything on a shiny gold layer.  The tiny sentiment is from SU.  Like most of my CAS cards, it took a lot of time and pretty trash!!

One Cool Pineapple!

 Try Stampin' On Tuesday has a Something Punny challenge this week.  

Pretty Peacock Distress Oxide Ink, Simon Says image and sentiment, Paper Studio pineapple paper, groovy pineapple colored with Spectrum Noir Colour Blend pencils.  You can play along through April 3!

Color Challenge

Just Us Girls (JUGS) has a fun pink, yellow, and green color challenge.  I recently saw a stencil that looked like a water blob, but it was sold out.  No problem - I made my own with some old drafting film and my Scan and Cut!

Here are their colors:

I used Distress Oxides Spun Sugar, Squeezed Lemonade, and Twisted Citron, and added the Ranger sentiment in Basic Grey.  I flicked on a bit of water, using a fan brush, a trick I learned from Cathy Zielski.  The shape of the brush definitely makes a difference!!

Happy Hall-O-Ween!

One of the Double Trouble challenges is to Create A Scene.

Lawn Fawn raccoon (colored with regular pencils) and pumpkin (colored with Intense pencil).  I inked the background with Dusty Concord, Seedless Preserves, and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxides.  The "stars" are a Judith stamp in silver.  

Stand Tall, Darling!

I spent WAY too much time on this card!!  It too me forever to figure out the colors to layer for the flamingo, then the layout gave me fits.  But I love the result!

I based the card on this sketch from Try Stampin On Tuesday:

Be sure to check out their challenge, there are some fabulous inspiration cards!

Pastel Happiness

Playing around with Distress Inks this week.  They blend so nicely!!  

I inked a stripy background, then cut it into one inch diagonal squares.  Love how it looks layered on the grey base.  I tried die cutting the happy in the same grey, but it blended in too much.  The black pops nicely!  Sharing with The Color Throwdown #599:

Trick or Treat (a bit early!)

A lot of my projects are donated to Cards for Soldiers, and must be shipped out months in advance.  I am working on fall cards now that summer is here!

I inked the background with Distress Oxides, and layered the die cut over the inking.  Anyone recognize the die cut?  I bought it as part of a lot, and it wasn't labeled.  Sharing with The Male Room's Landscapes Challenge.

Oxide Inking

The Color Throwdown challenge this week:

I broke out my oxide inks and a stencil and came up with these:

I used Weathered Wood and Shaded Lilac for the one on the right, and thought it looked too blue.  The Milled Lavender and the larger stencil for the card on the left looks better to me, but they both work! 

Masked Balloons

Once again, I have been neglecting my blog.  Been crafting, but not entering many challenges.  Today is the day I get back into better habits!!

Color Throwdown this week: 

My version:

I cut masks from transfer tape with an older Sizzix die, and inked with Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint, Brushed Corduroy, and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide inks.  The sentiment is from SU! Watercolor Words.  The sequins and jewels from my stash, mostly Sparkletz Embellishments. 

Alleluia!!

The Male Room has a Spring challenge this time around.

I inked the background 3 different times, trying to get the color separation between the ground and the sky.  I wanted it to be blurry, but still have a bit of definition.  Not perfect, but I am happy with it.  Darice die cut, Oxide inks.  Old, unknown sentiment.  Be sure to check back on April 10 for the next Words 2 Craft By challenge!

Hello My Friend...

The Paper Players have a Spring challenge:

The Color Throwdown's challenge looks like this:  

My interpretation:

I masked the column with post it paper, stamped the Stephanie Barnard sentiment and Meadow image onto watercolor paper, and layered onto kraft.

Still a few days left to play along with us at Words 2 Craft By and our Kindness challenge!

Sunset

The Color Throwdown challenge this week:

Although the image is upbeat, the colors remind me of sunset.  

Paper inked with Distress Oxide Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, and Barn Door.  Unity sentiment stamped in Versafine and heat embossed in clear.  The horizontal element is a piece of antique silk moire ribbon.  I have a small wooden spool, and only use it on special projects.  A friend lost her brother to mental illness.  This is for her.  :(

Here Fishy Fishy!

The Male Room's challenge this round is Fish/Fishing.   I love to use the Hero Arts layering stamps with Oxide Ink.

I inked up the background, and added the seaweed in the same colors.   I "flicked" water on the background to create bubbles, and added Glossy Accents to the bubbles.  The goldfish were fussy cut and popped up on the base. It was quite time consuming, but worth it for a friend's 80th birthday.  We spent many happy hours together at the beach.  Love you, J!

Pretty Sympathy Card

I am afraid I have needed WAY too many sympathy card lately.  I loved this sketch from Clean & Simple Fall to Layout:

I heat embossed the sentiment in white, and inked up the panel with Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, and Fired Brick distress oxide inks.  Topped off the die cut with SU! Antique Gold seam binding.  I love the restful colors.  

Where do you feel most alive?  Come share with us at Words 2 Craft By!

Words 2 Craft By #54 - Most Alive

This month's Words 2 Craft By challenge begs the question - "Go where you feel most alive".  For me, it is at a beach, any beach. 

Fabulous flamingos are just a bonus!  This Hero Arts layering set is stamped with Oxide Distress Ink.  Come play along with us at Words 2 Craft By and show us your happy place!!

Stamped Background

Fall to Layout has a sketch challenge:

My interpretation:

SU! Delicate Doilies stamped in Worn Lipstick Oxide ink, layered on a grey mat and white card base.  I didn't have the right pink paper for the sentiment, so I inked a scrap of white with more Worn Lipstick, and highlighted it with Wink of Stella.  Last post of the day - I promise!

Come play along with us at Words 2 Craft By for our Phenomenal Women challenge through April 4!!

I'm BAACCKKK!

I have been away for a while.  I went on vacation with friends (more on that to come), and have been sick ever since.  I'm so happy to be back in my craft room!!

I broke out this stencil that arrived before my vacation, but didn't get a chance to use.   I had to try both of the sizes of the same pattern with Oxides Inks, and added sentiments from The Ton.  LOVE!!  Sharing this with the Shopping Our Stash Stencil and the CAS-ual Fridays Beautiful Rainbows challenges.