Color Throwdown #215

Another Wednesday has rolled around and that means another Color Throwdown Challenge! Lori found this super fun photo of these adorable monster cupcakes to inspire our colors, so I knew I wanted to use this digi image from Birdie Brown!

I colored with Copics then added some Stickles and Crystal Effects to the monster eyeballs and added googlie eyes to the spider.  I die cut three grass strips and layered them to "ground" the image.  I'm also playing along with Judy's Monster Mash HYCCT challenge and thought this might bring a smile to a young cancer victim at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX - the destination for the cards in this month's series of Hope You Can Cling To challenges!

Here's hoping you'll play along with us! For more details about the CTD challenge, please check out the Color Throwdown blog or you can stop by each of the DT members' blogs and leave them some love. 

 Barbara Anders   
 Broni Holcombe
Denise Marzec
Joan Ervin
Kerri Michaud
Lori Tecler  
Lynn Put  
Tammy Hershberger
Wanda Cullen  (<--- you are here)
Dawn Easton (October Guest Designer)  

STAMPS: Monster Trio digi image by Birdie Brown; Boo sentiment by Craftsmart (Michael's $1 bin), Spider by Hampton Art

PAPER: Jen Yanok pad by K&Co, Black, White

INK: Versafine Onyx Black

ACCESSORIES: Oval and Oval Scallop Nesties, Copics, Crystal Effects, Googlie eyes, Diamond and Yellow Stickles, Grass border Die-Namics by MFT.

Clearly Hopeful

Peggy has some great colors for the SCS Color Challenge (Vanilla, Pretty in Pink, Primrose Petals, neutrals of choice with dessert option to use lace) which combine well with the series of HYCCT challenges! I chose to go with TexasGrammy's Clearly Hopeful challenge to use clear elements on a card - in this case...a ghost flower shape.  A great Verve sentiment and some yummy papers and another card for the UT Cancer Center in Texas!

STAMPS: Wonderfully Made (Verve)
PAPER: The Lake House DP by Kaisercraft, Vintage Cream (PTI), Primrose Petals (SU)
INK: Versamark Onyx Black
ACCESSORIES: Heidi Swapp flower ghost shape, Hand-crocheted flower by my late mother, Button by SU, Doily Die-Namic by MFT, Circle Nesties, Lace from Flourishes.

Mojo Monday & HYCCT

It's time to get your mojo flowing by joining us for another great sketch on the Mojo Monday blog! This time, Teresa is the designer and it's a great one! I combined this with Bridget Finlay's "Hope is the Thing" HYCCT challenge to be inspired by words by Emily Dickinson. Thought this Verve Plain Jane was the perfect sentiment to highlight!  I paper pieced the sweet birdie and loved forming the floral spray in the opposite corner!

For more inspiration, you'll want to check out the creations by the other mojomakers HERE.

STAMPS: With Love (Verve)-bird; Hope Perches (Verve)-sentiment.
PAPER: Lost and Found "Madison Avenue" by MME, Vintage Cream (PTI).
INK: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive (to sponge leaves).
ACCESSORIES: Blossom Nestie, Olive branches die by Cheery Lynn Designs, Rose leaf punch by MS, Mini rolled roses Die-Namics by MFT, Chocolate pearls. Small heart border punch by MS, Satin ribbon.

Friday Mashup Challenge & HYCCT

I'm playing along with the Friday Mashup Challenge... 

1. Make a project with a "Christmas Ornament".
2. Or make a project with some "Sparkle".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Christmas Project with some Sparkle" 

And...I'm playing along with BevMom's HYCCT challenge to "Shine it Out"and use lots of sparkle!

I used Chupa's Sketchbook Saturday layout and tweaked it a bit. The layered flags on the top left of the sketch were not balanced with my larger ornament, so I moved the ribbon flag to the right.

STAMPS: Vintage Ornaments (Waltzingmouse Stamps), Tiny Tags (PTI), Delightful Dahlias (PTI) - leaves
PAPER: Carta Bella "Christmas Day" pad, Vintage Cream
INK: Versamark, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
ACCESSORIES: Glitter dots, Poinsettia die by SB, Tiny Tags die by PTI, Brad, Ribbon.

HYCCT Vital Signs

Another quick card...this one for Ardyth's fun Vital Signs challenge for the HYCCT challenge yesterday!  The chevron border reminds me of an EKG rhythm strip and the snowflakes are a reminder of subnormal temperatures.  The layout is for the current Retro Sketch #33.

STAMPS: Winter Mittens (Verve)
PAPER: Real Red, Black, White, Text Styles Distressed Dots by PTI
INK: Versafine Onyx Black
ACCESSORIES: Tim Holtz' Ornate die, Snowflake punches, Fishtail Die-Namics, Snowflake EF, Silver brads, Chevron Die-Namics by MFT.

A Pink Birthday

I'm just now getting around to playing in the HYCCT challenges...yes...I'm embarrassed to admit that! I won't bore you with busy excuses, but hope to play "catch up" when I'm off the next 2 days.  Cindy (aka Mothermark) has a pink birthday card challenge for us today.  I can't believe I stuck the vertical flag down before I embossed it...Grrr!  I used the layout for Jen's Deconstructed Sketch #74.

It's pretty self-explanatory, so I'll just list what I used:
STAMPS: Flags and Tags Stamps by Lil Inker Designs, Borderlines by Verve (cross-stitch border)
PAPER: Text Style In Blossom DP by PTI, Raspberry Fizz and New Leaf (PTI), White
INK: Versafine Onyx Black
ACCESSORIES: Fishtail Die-Namics (MFT), Flags and Tags dies by Lil Inker Designs, Mini rolled roses Die-Namics by MFT, Olive Branches die by Cheery Lynn Designs, Black pearls, Vintage Floral border punch by MS.

Which is Witch?

It's time for another Raise the Bar challenge and this week we have a witchy theme.  Whimsie Doodles has this adorable Flying Lizzie Witch digi available HERE.  I colored with Copics and used the sketch (in a flipped version) from the Tuesday Morning Sketches  blog - my first time playing along with this challenge.
DP is from the Jen Yanok pad by K&Co. The sentiment is computer generated, punched with SU's word window punch and layered over a black circle.  Black seam binding finish off this Halloween creation.  Thanks for stopping by!