Color Throwdown #428

Another Wednesday has rolled around, so that means another new Color Throwdown Challenge...this time with Lynn as our hostess! She has a great color palette of red, pink, chocolate and white to kick start our creativity! Here is my take on it...

I have to admit I struggled for a bit to come up with a plan to add dark brown to a Valentine theme, but soon had a light bulb moment and went with a a basket die and filled it with hearts rather than Easter eggs.  I used a variety of dies from 3 different companies:

Reverse Confetti: Double Panel Hearts, Edge Essentials, Love Note.

Lil' Inker Designs: Of the Heart and Stitched Easter Basket Die set.

Impression Obsession: Love sentiment.

Patterned papers are from "Filled With Love" 6x6 pad by My Mind's Eye. Other cardstock used - Chocolate Chip and Cherry Cobbler CS by SU; White CS by PTI; Silver glitter CS by SU.

We're so happy to announce Donna Mikasa is our guest designer for the month of February.  You'll want to visit her 3 Umbrellas blog HERE.

For more details on how to play along, head on over to the Color Throwdown blog and you'll find the information on the right sidebar!  You can also visit the rest of the design team's creations for more inspiration (click on the links below):
Amy Rohl 
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders  
Broni Holcombe   
Jodi Collins 
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put  
Vickie Zimmer 
Wanda Cullen (you are here)  
Donna Mikasa - February Guest Designer 

Hope to see you in the gallery! 

 

Mojo Monday

Good Monday everyone! It's the last Monday in January, so it's time for a card size that is different than A2.  We're getting closer to spring so that inspired me to choose some spring-like colors for my Mojo Monday challenge card! Papers are from Recollections' Craft It Flora 6x6 pads.  My finished card size is 5" x 5".

Everything is pretty self explanatory so I'll get right to what I used:
STAMPS: Hope Blooms, No Matter What by Verve.
DIES: Sprightly Sprigs and Jotted Heart by Verve; Stitched Squares by Lil' Inker Designs.
OTHER: Doily by Recollections; Black Enamel Accents.

So...we'd love to see how you interpret this challenge!  You'll want to post your creation on the Mojo Monday blog.  If you need more inspiration, check out the design team's creations below:

Julee Tilman (Owner)
Justin Krieger
Lori Tecler
Marisa Ritzen 
Sarah Bigelow
Teresa Kline
Wanda Cullen (you are here)

Inspired By All The Little Things

It's time again for another great photo to inspire your creativity over on the Inspired By All The Little Things challenge blog!  I was inspired to use burlap, jute twine and hearts in a red and white color scheme when I saw these jute-wrapped candles. I started with a burlap backdrop to a larger section of Reverse Confetti's All Framed Up die cut from their new Salsa CS.  I continued with layering up more Confetti Cuts - Heart Banners, Diagonal Stripe Pretty Panel, Love Note, and Stamped Note.  The sentiment is from Reverse Confetti's Bitty Banners stamp set and cut with the matching die.  Of course, I had to add a bit of silver glitter CS (seems I can't create a Valentine without it!). 

We're happy to have Carol Mayne from Just Me: c blog as our guest designer!  Be sure to stop and say hello and get to know Carol a bit better through her bio!  The rest of the design team has some fabulous samples as well! Hope to see you in the gallery!

CAS(E) This Sketch

Another quick card and and end of day post for the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge. I had these daisies (Daisy stamp set by Altenew) left over from a previous project, so this came together very quickly. I paired them with paper from Recollections' Craft It Flora 6x6 pad and added a sentiment from Concord and 9th's Give Thanks set stamped twice using a MISTI. One time stamping is never quite bold enough for me when it comes to black sentiments! 

INK: Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Always Artichoke by SU; Versafine Onyx Black.

Where Creativity Meets C9

After seeing Jennifer McGuire's new video tutorial today on new versions of emboss resist, I knew I wanted to try out a new Tim Holtz blending tool and enter the Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge #5 to "Try Something New".  What's pretty impressive IMO is that I created this card while babysitting a 2 year old and 6 month old!  Gotta love my grands and their nap times!  

I used PTI's white cardstock and clear embossed the images from C9's "Wildflower" stamp set.  I then added distress inks - Cracked Pistachio, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers and Mermaid Lagoon - using the TH blending tool.  I previously always used sponges for blending, but this tool definitely gave better and smoother ink coverage!  The sentiment is from C9's "Love You, Mean It" stamp set.

Clean and simple yet a classy design that I will be using again and again!  Thanks so much for stopping by...

Pawsitively Perfect

Another Valentine...this time using the sketch for the new Freshly Made Sketches Challenge!  I love these adorable pups from Reverse Confetti's Puppy Love stamp set and they paired up perfectly with RC's new papers and inks!  I used washi tape for the horizontal element and accented with the tiny hearts using Flamingo ink by RC.  Images were colored with Copics (C1, C3, C5, C7, RV13).  Stitched circle dies are by Lil' Inker Designs.

PAPER: True Love 6x6 pad by Reverse Confetti; X-Press It Blending Card; White by PTI. 
INK: Flamingo (RC), Memento Tuxedo Black.

Off to work in a few minutes to battle blustery winds outdoors and lots of sick students on campus! :-(

Color Throwdown #427

There's a great new color combo going on for the new Color Throwdown Challenge! Lori is our hostess this week and has chosen these lovely pastels: pink, mint green and light blue/aqua.  I was definitely inspired by the hearts and the flowers in the photo!  Here's what I came up with using the Bamboo Rose stamp set by Altenew and a new Heart Stencil and Crazy About You stamp set from Reverse Confetti.

I white embossed the florals on watercolor paper, then scribbled distress ink markers (Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Tumbled Glass, Evergreen Bough, and Cracked Pistachio) and blended them lightly with water and a brush.  I fussy cut and popped the florals with foam tape after adhering washi tape and stamping a xoxo border over the stenciled background (using Soft Sky ink by SU).  The panel was layered over a beautiful new shade of Piggy Bank cardstock recently released by Reverse Confetti.  

Be sure to visit our guest designer, Leigh Penner, and our guest star stamper, Koren Wiskman, to see their lovely take on the colors!

For more details on how to play along, head on over to the Color Throwdown Blog and you'll find the information on the right sidebar!  You can also visit the rest of the design team's creations for more inspiration (click on the links below):
Amy Rohl 
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders  
Broni Holcombe   
Jodi Collins 
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put  
Vickie Zimmer 
Wanda Cullen (you are here)  
Leigh Penner - January Guest Designer