Colour Throwdown #50

Hey everyone! Can you believe the Colour Throwdown team are already up to number 50??! Wowsers time goes so fast…I remember when they first started and I even participated in a few. Well I was on the hunt for a challenge and I thought why not go for a colour challenge. Here is the current Colour Throwdown-

There is no teasing sneak peak today…LOL!

It is very plain and simple but with such strong colours I wanted it that way. And once again Baroque Motifs is my lifesaving back up/coordinating set. To vary the colours a little I used the second generation technique.

Can you believe I still feel like creating? So I better get to it!

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Yummy Jewelry

Hey everyone! AH HA! You never thought I would be posting again today did you?? LOL! But I do concede! There must be something wrong with me! {checking forehead for any signs of heat} Posting twice in one day??!! As you guys can see I’m lucky to do it once a week. But I was doing a little blog surfing this morning and came across Stacey Schafer’s blog and her Jewelry Colour Inspiration. I have seen these before but have never participated. I know, I know I’m slack! So here it is Jewelry Colour Inspiration #44-

I love the rustic and warm feel these colours omit! Do you feel it? Ooohhh I just love a challenge! Here is my submission-

I hope it tickles your fancy…..I like this one a lot…..probably because I have used colours I don’t use a lot of, excluding the vanilla of course!

Well I’m still feeling creative so I might head back to my desk and see what I can come up with.

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Suprise mail!

Hey everyone! I just have to tell you about the fabulous gift I received in the mail this past week. It was a stamp set from the gorgeous Makeesha! Such a sweet and generous friend! I am so lucky to know and have her in my life. Thanks Keesh!  

Well the stamp set I received, Build a Roo, would you believe is a set I do not own. Very clever lady to…..LOL! I also received a card made up with the same set. Absolutely beautiful it is! So a s soon as I had my challenges ready and uploaded I had a play. Here is the result-

Isn’t that stamp just sooo cute?? I just water coloured my own little background with the sky and ground and a little bit of grass! I also used a little of the Windsor Knot DSP and the Circle Circus SS. I’m in a bit of a creative mood so I better not let it pass and I shall go whip up something extraordinary for you all….LOL!

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Inkspiration Sketch Challenge #10

Hey everyone! I know what you are thinking….It has been a week since I last posted. But do not fear I have been crafting. Can you believe it?? I have been making quite a few cards. Unfortunately I cannot show you what I have been up to just yet. But I have something to show you now…..the next fabulous Inkspiration sketch challenge-

I thought I would tease you again with a sneak peek..hehe-

And of course here is the rest-

I love this set when the images are aged and distressed. It sets it off perfectly. When I plan on doing a distressed card, the key tools I pull out are the Cutter Kit, Sponges, Mat Pack and the Sanded BG. I also wanted to get a start on my Christmas cards, otherwise Christmas will be here in a blink of an eye and I will have nothing prepared. Just like every year I suppose…LOL!

• Stamp Set- Winter Post, Sanded BG
• Cardstock- Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette and Very Vanilla
• Ink- Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Going Grey, Sahara Sand and Baja Breeze
• Accessories- Linen Thread, Baja Breeze Ribbon, Mat Pack, Cutter Kit, Eyelet Edge Punch, Sponges and lid off SU button container to make circle

Well of course I couldn’t stop at one…so I have some more eye candy for all you stampaholics…LOL!

I really love how this one turned out. When I finished the other one, this one just popped in my head. Don’t you just love that when it happens?? 

• Stamp Set- Flight of the Butterfly, Inspired by Nature and Really Retro
• Cardstock- Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss and Pink Pirouette
• Ink- Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss and Riding Hood Red
• Accessories- Riding Hood Red Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals, Mat Pack and lid from SU Button container to make circle.

Don’t forget to check out the other DT memebers, they always have something to blow your mind.

• Karen
• Amy
• Cindy
• Renee
• guest designer Nancy
• and the ever fab Inkspirations owner  Makeesha

I hope I have inspired you all, I know it was fun on this side…LOL!

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Inkspiration Inspiration Challenge #9

Hey everyone! Again I apologise for the lack of blogging! There just seems to be so much going on in my life right now. I am still creating cards, I just have to take photos and blog them. Easier said than done right now though…LOL! But of course I could not, not post this challenge. And boy oh boy!!! This certainly was a challenge. I was starting to think I wasn’t going to have anything to show. I did quite a few cards and I just wasn’t happy with them. Finally I did something I could use….lol!

Here is the challenge-

Here is sneak peak…..I’m such a tease….

And here is the rest of it…

 

My initial thought when I saw the pic was brayering. Not to sure why?! But with a couple of ideas thrown around and a great friends input I went with water spritzing and using the colours from the painting in the BG. While the stamped image was still wet I gave the card a flick and it spread the ink even further around. It resembles something like spider veins! I just love how this technique turns out. When the card was dry I used my Aqua painter to run Regal Rose around and outlined some petals and stems. Looks a bit like crayon with the texture showing through. Just love it!! What do you think? 

I was playing with stamp set A Rose is a Rose first but the end result looked to blurry and a little too ‘blah’! I will work with it though.

• Stamp set- Inspired by Nature, Baroque Motifs and Flight of the Butterfly
• Cardstock-  Regal Rose textured, Apricot Appeal, Pretty in Pink, Watercolour paper and Very Vanilla.
• Ink- Pretty in Pink, Apricot Appeal and Regal Rose
• Accessories- Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Pink Pirouette Button, Linen Thread, Water Spritzer, Aqua Painter, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8 & 1 1/4 Circle Punches and Eyelet Edge Punch.

But also don’t forget to check out all the other DT’s fabulous work

• Karen
• Amy
• Cindy
• Reneeand the gorgeous and sweet owner of Inkspiration Challenges
• Makeesha
• and guest designer for July Nancy Riley

They never disappoint!

Well better get back to some more stamping! Thanks for dropping by!

Inkspiration Colour Challenge #9

Hey everyone! How are you all? I have been super busy of late….you may have noticed because of my lack of blogging! But that is all about to change I promise. Tonight I’m going to a friends place for a ’stamp it all’ night with other fellow stamping buddies. I am very excited about this. I can tell you! Just have to remember to take a plate of food…LOL!

Anyway here is Keesh’s colour challenge for this week-

I must admit though, the week went very quick and I didn’t realise til last night I had to have this done and ready. Oops! But I did it this morning in rather good time! And here it is-

 

• Stamp Set- Pun Fun, Calendar and Baroque Motifs
• Cardstock- Basic Grey, Baja Breeze, Ruby Red, Whisper White and Watercolour paper
• Ink- Basic Grey, Ruby Red, Staz-On and Baja Breeze
• Accessories- Scallop Edge Punch, Baja Breeze Ribbon, Ruby Red Brads

I have to pull out Pun Fun some more I think! Such a cute Stamp Set, and Baroque Motifs…well….it just goes with just about anything! What do you think? Which brings me to this question-

What is the stamp set you turn to, to use with another stamp set on a card or LO?

There would be some very interesting answers there. Some of you might not like using two stamp sets together on a card or LO, some of you may mix it up a little. Let me know what you think!

Anyhoo, don’t forget to check out all the other fabulous creations by the design team

• Karen
• Cindy
• Amy
• Renee and of course the fabulous creator
• Makeesha

I hope to be back tomorrow with my creations from tonight!

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How many of you??

Hey everyone! I was just looking at my previous posts and have come to realise that I have been using a LOT and I mean a LOT of Organic Outlines. It has also been pointed out by my good friend Theresa! Thanks Theresa! This brings me to my next question, well a couple of questions-

• How many of you are sick of seeing me use it? lol
• How many of you have been inspired to buy it or use it more? and of course
• How many of you have I converted?

Well in any case I hope I have given you many good ideas and heaps of inspiration! But wait! There’s more……lol! I have one more to show you and this one is the workshop I held last Friday night. They all enjoyed what they made too.

Here it is-

It is a very simple and easy double LO, with just a Whisper White base with cut out and layered Petal Pizzazz flowers, oh and a couple of lady bugs!   It was such a fun page to do. A couple of people changed the ink colours to suit their own photos and their work was amazing…..absolutely amazing.

Well that’s it for me today, I had better go and clean up after our huge garage sale! I am taking some stuff to Lifeline today, things like clothes, shoes and books, and just a general clean up. Hopefully we might have some time to have a drive down to the Botanical Gardens in Brissy today and have some family time. Don’t fancy my chances though..lol!

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Inkspiration Sketch Challenge #9

Hey everyone!! Well, I’m nearly there. I have nearly completed going through all our belongings and deciding whether it is going in the garage sale or not. Oh my! Do we own some crap or what?? Lot’s and lots of crap. Not that it is crappy but just a lot of stuff. You will all be proud of me too. I went through all my scrapping stuff and thought realistically about it all. You know,

• “When is the last time I used this?”,
• “Have I used this?”
• “Will I use this?” and the old goodie
• “Why did I buy this??”

But you’re not here to listen about all that! You’re here for a card!

Now here is Makeesha’s sketch for this week- 

And of course my submission-

Unfortunately it is not too special! I had a hard time getting my act together for  this one. The sketch itself great and there are so many things you can do with it. It’s just me, I’m having an off week I think.

• Stamp Set- Organic Outlines, Always and Sanded BG
• Cardstock- Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White and Kraft
• Inks- Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, So Saffron and Versa Mark
• Accessories- Heat Tool, SAMJ, Dimensionals, Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Designer buttons (Latte), Chocolate Chip Ink Refill, Linen Thread, Cutter Kit and Clear Embossing Powder

Please check out the rest of the design team…..they WOW me every week!

• Karen
• Cindy
• Amy
• Reneeand the Inkspirations woman herself
• Makeesha

You will not be disappointed!

Anyhoo I better get back into the swing of garaging!  LOL!

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Kristina Werner Colour Inspiration #54

Hey everyone! Amidst trying to get together all the things we are selling at our garage sale, I sat down for five minutes to check emails and saw Kristina’s latest CI. Are these colours bright or what??

But they are sooo fresh and funky. I love it! I’m on a huge Organic Outlines kick at the moment so I incorporated that set as well. Here is the outcome-

I also opted for the long and thin card measuring 21 cm (h) x 18 cm just for something a little different. Theresa was again my saviour (she must be sick of that by now…LOL) once again, came over and got my mojo flowing again. I think when I see her create, I can too. Asking her opinion along the way though!! LOL!!

But I must say I did enjoy creating today. It was a great reprieve from going through all my scrapping and craft stuff and sorting out what I’m keeping and what is going in the garage sale…..how depressing!! Do I have too?? LOL! Well better get back to it.

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Inkspiration Inspiration #8

Hey everyone! I’m really enjoying being a designer for  Makeesha’s challenges. They are so much fun and challenges are soooo my thing…LOL! This week was just a teency bit hard for me, so unfortunately it is not absolutely fabulous. I love it when something comes together so easily, but alas this one was not coming together for me too well.

Here is the inspiration pic-

Here is my submission-

I must admit though I did learn something new! For myself anyway, I, by no means, am saying that this is my own idea, I’m sure someone else has done it. But I have not yet heard or seen it before.

What happened was- I was thinking that white embossing powder would be too bright for the leaves. Going by the pic they seemed a shimmery white. I also thought that Clear would not be bright enough, so in a light bulb moment I decided to mix the two together. I thought this is either going to rock or it would be a disaster, especially wasting embossing powder by mixing them. But you never know if you don’t give it a go…..right?

So the result……I loved it! The texture it gave was wonderful and it even looked shimmery because in spots you could see through the embossing to see the colour below. Here is a close up-

Cool hey??? I’m not too sure about the rest of the design though….it seemed a little ….blah to me. What do you think?

• Stamp Set- Organic Outlines, Circle Circus and Bet Yet
• Cardstock- Old Olive and Sahara Sand
• Ink- Versa Mark, Sahara Sand and Old Olive
• Accessories- Clear Embossing Powder, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4 Circle Punch, Cuttlebug Circle Label Die, Cuttlebug Machine, Dimensionals and Old Olive Ribbon

Anyway check out the other DT’s efforts I’m sure they will astound you.

• Karen
• Amy
• Cindy
• Renee and of course the ever fab and owner of Inkspiration
• Makeesha

I hope I have inspired you all in some way this week

Thanks for dropping by!