InStyle Colour Challenge

Hi all,

Today is another colour challenge with the InStyle Stamps blog!  We had some really soft and lovely colours to work with this time around - here is our picture:

So calm, and relaxing, isn't it?

Here is my take:

My base is Elegant Eggplant CS, followed by some Almost Amethyst Prints DSP with a Whisper White mat.  I wrapped some White Organdy ribbon around that layer, and I added a bow to the top, which was made with my Bow Easy.

I printed Heartful Chloe from ISS onto PTI White CS, and coloured her with Copics.  I added some Bisque Color Box chalk ink around the edges.  That piece was matted with Basic Black CS. 

Make sure to stop by the ISS blog to contribute your own project with the same colour scheme!  You have a chance to win some ISS digis!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

InStyle Stamps Colour Challenge

Hi all,

It's time again for another colour challenge with the InStyle Stamps blog!  Taylor picked out a really lovely photo that we should take our colours from - it kinda made me wanna eat : )
Here's the pic:

Looks like a dinner party you definitely want to be invited to, right? Well now, let's see...brown, green and red, and some white too.

OK, here's mine:

My base is Chocolate Chip CS, then I have a piece of Ski Slope DSP (how fitting), matted with Basic Black.  Then, I have a Whisper White mat, which was punched with the Martha Stewart icicle edge punch.  I like how it pops on top of the brown! 

I printed the digi Suzette onto PTI White CS, and coloured her in with Copics.  At the bottom, I added some Vanilla Flower Soft to make some fun snow (I've been doing that lately).  I decided to keep it nice and simple!

You should definitely head over to the ISS blog to see what the DT have done with these colours, and make your own project and link it up!  You have a chance to win some free digis!  And, this is the perfect excuse to get some of your Christmas cards and projects made!

Recipe:
Stamp: Suzette (digi image from InStyle Stamps)
Cardstock: SU Chocolate Chip, Basic Black and Whisper White; Papertrey Ink White
Designer Series Paper: SU Ski Slope
Copics: {Skin}- E0000, E000, E00, E11, R02; {Hair}- E13, E17, E19; {Goggles}- B000, R20, R22; {Scarf}- R20, R22, R24, R27, R29; {Sweater}- YG11, G21, G24, G27; {Pants}- E71, E74, E59; {Skis/Poles/Shirt}- C1, C3, C5, C7; {Shoes}- E33, E35, E59.
Other: Martha Stewart Icicle Edge Punch, Vanilla Flower Soft

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

InStyle Colour Challenge

Hi all,

It is that time of the month again...OK, not THAT time, but we are celebrating another colour challenge at the InStyle Stamps blog!  What a way to celebrate hump day.  We got a really juicy picture to inspire our colours, and it goes perfectly with the season!  Here's a glimpse:

Taylor got this pic from the Country Living blog HERE.  Isn't it festive?  They have all kinds of beautiful table settings to gawk at.

Well, instead of your typical fall/Thanksgiving card, I chose a totally opposite image, and just used the colours.  I'm just quirky like that!

My card base is More Mustard CS, then I added a layer of Whisper White, which was embossed with my Argyle Cuttlebug folder, and matted with Basic Black.  I wrapped a piece of Soft Suede polka dot ribbon around that base layer.

I printed GiGi onto PTI White CS and coloured her With Copics, then added a Basic Black mat.  I kept it very simple, because the image is so large...not much else I could do  : )
GiGi is not out yet, but is an upcoming release at the ISS store!  She is part of the "A Day in the Life" series.  She is rather naughty, though...prolly every guy's fantasy, right?

Make sure you head over to the ISS blog to see what the DT have done, and to play along with your own creation using the colour scheme!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

ISS Colour Challenge - Violinist

Hi all,

It is time for another colour challenge over on the InStyle Stamps blog!  This week, Taylor chose a fun picture for us, which she got from a blog called Artsy Mama.  Here is the pic:

Very fall-like, no?  I used a lot of the red and yellow, and threw in some green.  Here is my card:

I used Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black, and So Saffron CS for the base.  I embossed the red layer and the white strip with my Allegro Cuttlebug folder.  I also tied a big bow across the bottom with some white satin ribbon.

I printed the digi Violet out onto PTI White CS, coloured her with Copics, and cut her out. 

Make sure to head over to the ISS blog to see what some of the DT have put together, and to submit your own creation with this colour scheme!  If you use an ISS image, you have a chance to win 2 free digis, and if you use an outside image, you can still win 1 free ISS digi!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

InStyle Stamps Colour Challenge

Hi all,

Thanks for joining us with this month's colour challenge at the InStyle Stamps blog!  Taylor has chosen a yummy picture for us to work with this week - some nice blues and greens...really makes me want a lemonade or a mojito!

I made a bookmark because I am always reading!  Here it is:

My base is Certainly Celery CS.  On top of that, it is Soft Sky and Whisper White, and I added a scallop border to that with an SU punch.  I added 2 pearls to each corner for some pretty!  I cut out a smaller piece of Whisper White with my square Nesties, and sponged some Soft Sky and Certainly Celery inks to create the scene - I also added some grass with a misc stamp.

I printed the digi Paula onto PTI White CS, coloured her with Copics, cut her out, and mounted her onto the bookmark with Dimensionals.  If you are so inclined, you can also find Paula in rubber HERE!

This is one of those bookmarks that sits on the corner of the book...

Don't forget to head over to the ISS blog to see what the DT have done and to enter your own creation using those colours!  You have a chance to win digis from the ISS store!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

InStyle Stamps Colour Challenge: Christmas Tree Chloe

Hi All,

It has been such a busy week!  Phew...well, it's time again for another Colour Challenge with the InStyle Stamps blog!  This time, Taylor chose our colour inspiration from a piece of Christmas wrapping paper she found at Olive Paper.  Isn't it yummy???

I went with an olive green and yellow theme from this lovely piece!

I chose this adorable Chloe image from ISS, which will be released by the 16th of this month - you should see all of the mouth-watering images that Virginia is releasing by that date!

I started with a Crushed Curry base.  The DSP I used is called Dashing (retired SU), and it was matted with a Basic Black piece.  On top of that, I added a border of Kiwi Kiss CS and Basic Black CS, both punch with my tree edge punch from EK Success.  I though it made an interesting and cute border!  The sentiment at the bottom is an SU rub-on, and it was punched out on Basic Black CS using my Word Window Punch.  I also punched some Fern Branches out of Crushed Curry and Kiwi Kiss CS with my Martha Stewart punch, and attached them with my 2-Way Glue Pen. 

I printed Chloe onto PTI White CS, coloured her with Copics, and cut her out with rectangle Nesties, as well as a Basic Black mat.  I added some sponging to her panel with Kiwi Kiss ink.  I used my Mat Pack and paper piercer to make holes around that rectangle panel at the top, then made some faux stitching with my White Gel pen.

Make sure to head over to the ISS Blog to enter your creation for this awesome colour challenge, and try to win yourself some free digis! 

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

InStyle Colour Challenge: Where's the Party?

Hi All,

***Scroll down for the Some Odd Girl blog hop!

We are playing along with the colour challenge for this month over on the InStyle Stamps blog.  Once you're done here, head on over there to see what the whole DT have done, and to submit your own creation.  Virginia always has some awesome prizes to be won!  This month's inspiration is a very juicy, colourful fruit...tomatoes!  Taylor chose this picture for everyone:

For those of you that love tomatoes, I bet this picture makes your mouth water!

Here is my card:

My card base is So Saffron.  Next, is a layer of Haiku DSP with a Basic Black mat.  I wrapped some miscellaneous ribbon around that.  For the next panel, I took a Whisper White piece and sponged it with Bashful Blue ink to make the clouds.  I stamped the sentiment "Where's the Party?" with Basic Black ink and a small alphabet set.  I took a green piece from the Haiku DSP pack, and cut it with my Martha Stewart grass edge punch, and layered that onto a black piece. 

I printed Beach Dude onto PTI White CS, coloured him with Copics, cut him out, and mounted him on with Dimensionals.  This guy is a pretty buff dude - I wouldn't mind staring at him on a nice day at the beach.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to play along to win an awesome prize!

InStyle Stamps: Colour Challenge

Hi All,

It's time again for another colour challenge over at the InStyle Stamps blog!  We had some lovely inspiration this time around, with a picture that Taylor chose for us from the decor8 Blog!  Here is the colour inspiration:

Now, I didn't go with that much white, but I did pull the blues, greens, and orange from the pic onto my card.  I chose the adorable Daydream Girl image - I am loving these A Day In The Life images!

Here goes:

My card base is Whisper White, followed by a piece of Tangerine Tango Patterns DSP, punched with an EK Success edge punch.  Along the bottom, I added a strip of Bermuda Bay CS, matted with a strip of Whisper White.  I then tied a bow around the base layer with some White Organdy ribbon. 

For the main image, I printed Daydream Girl onto PTI White CS, coloured it with Copics, and cut it out with Label Nesties.  I matted that onto a larger layer of Whisper White, cut with the Nesties.

Head on over to the ISS blog to check out what the whole DT have done, and submit your own creation with that divine inspiration!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

InStyle Colour Challenge

Hi All,

It's time for another colour challenge from InStyle Stamps! Happens every second Saturday of the month.  To see what the whole DT have done, head over to the ISS Blog!
This is a special challenge, because we are also participating in the Fussy and Fancy Friday Sketch Challenge! Woah, multi-tasking!  This sketch was designed by Mindy Baxter.

Since Mother's Day will be coming up soon, we got some very "motherly" images to work with! This one is called Christine and Baby Jayla - aren't they cute???  This image hasn't been released yet - it will be coming towards the end of April.

Here is the colour challenge from ISS:

And here is the sketch from Fussy and Fancy:

My card base is Crushed Curry.  Then, I have a layer of Whisper White, Basic Black, and Crushed Curry again, embossed with the Dots Cuttlebug folder - but only the top 3/4, or so.  I added Old Olive eyelets to each corner of this base layer.  Next, is a tall rectangle panel made from Whisper White, Basic Black, and Old Olive CS, which was embossed with the Mesh Cuttlebug folder.  Across that, I added a strip of Basic Black CS, matted with Whisper White, which was punched with the Martha Stewart fence edge punch.  I added 2 Old Olive buttons with Linen Thread to either side with Mini Glue Dots.

For the main panel, I ended up with a rectangle, instead of an oval, but tried to back it with an oval.  The back part of the panel is a Basic Black oval, mounted with a Bermuda Bay scallop oval.  Christine and Jayla were printed onto PTI White CS, and coloured in with Copics.  I added some sponging with Old Olive, Crushed Curry, and Bermuda Bay inks, and added some doodling around the frame with a black marker.  I stamped the sentiment (SU) sideways onto the panel in Versamark, and embossed with black EP.  I topped the whole thing with a bow made from White Organdy ribbon and my Bow Easy...attached with a Mini Glue Dot.

I hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Club Anime Colour Challenge: Chick In Shell

Hi All,

For this month's Club Anime Colour Challenge, I decided to make a really fun and easy Gable Box!  I decided to showcase the Chick In Shell image - it kinda makes me laugh.  I just imagine that little chick on the inside if his shell talking to himself (and the voice is probably echoing off the inner walls!).

Here is the colour inspiration:

I took mostly the green from the photo, but added small amounts of yellow and purple to my project.  The base for my Gable Box is Certainly Celery CS, which was rolled with a Jumbo Dry Brush Wheel and Certainly Celery ink.  The handle was punched with the Wide Oval punch.  Then, there are 2 holes punched with my Crop-A-Dile, and I threaded Certainly Celery Poly Twill Ribbon through it.  Now, I know that Certainly Celery is not exactly the same green as the one in the picture, but I am taking the combo a little bit liberally (I don't have a heck of a lot of bright green around).

The rectangle panel is made up of Petals and Paisleys DSP, matted with Basic Black and Pale Plum CS.  I added 3 green Dew Drops to each side with Mini Glue Dots for some fun texture.

The chick was printed onto PTI White CS, coloured with Copics, and outlined with a Pale Plum marker.  I also sponged some Tempting Turquoise and Creamy Caramel ink, just to make a bit of a scene.  That was cut out with Oval Nesties, and matted onto a black oval.  It's such a cute doodly image - it was a fun one to just colour eratically - the chick looks slightly frazzled : )

Hope you enjoyed this simple and fun Easter project, and hop over the the Club Anime blog to see what the other girls have come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!