Color Throwdown

It's Color Throwdown Challenge time again and this week, the talented Lynn Put is our hostess! Check out this fabulous fall inspiration photo...LOVE these warm fall colors!

I thought these colors would be perfect for a collage of leaves in the background.  I used a set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps called Season of Change and stamped 4 different leaf images in Summer Sun, Old Olive, Really Rust and Cherry Cobbler on kraft CS.  The sentiment was stamped on a flag cut out with MFT's Fishtail Flags STAX Die-Namics - a "can't do without it" set of dies IMO! :-)  The little pennant flag banner is a new die by Verve with tiny gold circle stickers by EKSuccess added.

Remember...to play along, you don't have to have the exact colors.  You can choose something that's close in color.  Please use the keyword CTD209 if you upload to a public gallery and be sure to add your card to the link service at the bottom of the CTD blog post.  For more inspiration, you'll want to stop by and visit the rest of the design teams' blogs, as well as our talented guestie - Sherry Cheever!
Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Denise Marzec
 Joan Ervin
 Kerri Michaud
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Tammy Hershberger
Sherry Cheever (September Guest Designer).

CAS Thanks

It's a glorious fall day and I'm loving the temps in the upper 70's during the day! This will be a quick post showing the card I created for yesterday's CAS challenge - to use color blocking - and today's color challenge - Midnight Muse, Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze with an option to create a card of thanks.  I dug into my SU archives to use this sentiment block stamp from the Heartfelt Thanks set.  The flower was stamped once in Pumpkin Pie and again in Cajun Craze inks, then punched out and layered with foam dots.  I added some rhinestones and felt it needed some leaves to "ground" it on the card, so added this leafy flourish cut from Simply Chartreuse CS (a PTI color).  So there you have it...a quick and easy card!

Mojo Monday

It's Mojo Monday challenge time and Julee has another great sketch for us!  

I'm thinking this would work with several flipped versions as well!

I started with paper piecing this sweet new bird image using papers from MME's Lime Twist "Life of the Party" pad.  Love these new leaf dies that match the stamps in Verve's Dream Big set!

STAMPS: Dream Big (leaves), With Love (bird), Treasured Words (sentiment) - all by Verve; French Script BG by SU.

PAPER: Life of the Party DP by MME, Black, White, Simply Chartreuse (PTI).

INK: Old Olive, Versafine Onyx Black.

ACCESSORIES: Simply Chartreuse and Aqua Mist satin ribbon by PTI, Dreamy Leaves die by Verve, Window slot punch by SU, Black adhesive pearls, Blossom Nestie, Primas, Crocheted flower.

For more inspiration, hop on over to the Mojo Monday blog to see what the other mojomakers have created!  We had some fabulous fan entries last week, so here's hoping you'll play along with us this week!

Fanspiration Diva Dare

The Verve blog is having a fun Diva Dare challenge this month -  be inspired by a card or project from the Verve fan gallery (other than a diva).  Whoa...that gallery is LOADED with Verve goodness and what a dilemma to pick just one!  I had this starburst cut file downloaded from the online Silhouette Cameo store and have been itching to use it on a card.  When I saw Marsha Drain's anniversary card HERE, I knew what I wanted to CASE.

So, get those polarized sunglasses on for this creation! :-)  The hot air balloons were paper-pieced using paper from MME's On the Sunny Side pad.  Clean and simple and am hoping it will bring a ray of sunshine into someone's life!

STAMPS: Up, Up and Away (Verve), Doodled Occasions (Verve)

Raise the Bar is Back!

Our summer break is over and the bartenders are back with our weekly Raise the Bar challenges! Joni, our fearless leader, has lined up some awesome sponsors each month, so check us out HERE and play along...you just might be a winner!  Our theme for this first Friday of the month is "Celebrate Fall"!  Candy corn is one of those seasonal candies that appear on shelves in the fall, and I couldn't resist this adorable image called Timmy Candy Corn from The Greeting Farm - our sponsor for this challenge!

My Silhouette Cameo came to the rescue with this candy corn card cut file.  I used 3 different CS colors: White, Pumpkin Pie and YoYo Yellow and then hand cut the sections.

STAMPS: Sentiment Sampler by Paper Smooches
COPICS: W00, W1, W3, W5, YR15, YR16, YR18, Y13, Y15, R00, R01, R02, C00.

Be sure and check out the other bartenders' creations!

Joni

Thanh (sitting out this week)

Peggy

Julie (sitting out this week)
Sheri Gilson (our special guest)

Sunshine for my Soul

 

A quick post before I have a hair appointment. I don't frequent Starbucks often (a bit pricey in my book...I'd rather buy stamp supplies - lol), but I always treat myself on the the way to getting my hair done. I'm thinking it's time for a pumpkin spice latte this time. OK...on with my card. Made it earlier in the week, and yes...there it is again!  The new Verve pennant die just begs to be used over and over!  This time I curved it a bit and covered the "bend" area with little pearl flowers.  I used colors for the ColorQ Challenge and used Karen Giron's sketch for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.  I added faux stitching using a dark brown Tombow marker.

STAMPS: Learning to Sail (Verve)-sun; Doodled Occasions (Verve)-sentiment.
PAPER: The Sweetest Thing "Tangerine" pad by MME, Chocolate Chip.
INK: Chocolate Chip
ACCESSORIES: MS Doily tag, Adhesive pearls, Pennant trim die by Verve.

We're still getting sporadic rain aka downpours, so humidity and warm temps are still hanging on.  Have a great Thursday everyone!

Color Throwdown

Another Color Throwdown Challenge is on board, and this week it's brought to you by the talented Denise Marzec!  Aren't these fabulous colors?  Oh, yeah!

I love these filigree leaves from the Silhouette Cameo online store - cut from Garden Green CS.  The flower is layered using the small and medium images from Verve's new "Brighter Days" set (colored with Copics RV10, RV23, RV25).  I love these bolder sentiments in this great font combination - from Verve's new "Lean on Me" set.   

Remember...to play along, you don't have to have the exact colors.  You can choose something that's close in color.  Please use the keyword CTD208 if you upload to a public gallery and be sure to add your card to the link service at the bottom of the CTD blog post.  You'll want to stop by and visit the rest of the design team's blogs, as well as our talented guestie - Sherry Cheever from Walkin' on the BAD Side!  Welcome, Sherry!

Barbara Anders, Broni Holcombe, Denise Marzec, Joan Ervin, Kerri Michaud, Lori Tecler, Lynn Put, Tammy Hershberger, Sherry Cheever (September Guest Designer). 

We have some wonderful participants from week to week and we can't wait to see what you create!