Plum, Gold, and Tan

.......those are the colors for us at the CR84FN challenge these next couple of weeks.  I liked the idea of pairing plum with gold...... and since purple is a royal color, fit for the King, I decided to make a Christmas card.   Here is what I came up with:

supplies: plum and tan cardstock, Hero Arts CG405 Leaf & Floral Background, CG291 Three Dotted Flowers, VersaMark ink and Ranger super fine detail gold embossing powder, CL559 Greatest Gift, dusty concord embosing powder, clear embossing powder, white pearls heated in gold embossing powder, Die-Namics large scallop die, gold button

I used 2 of my favorite non-holiday stamps for this card, then added a Christmas sentiment.  It seemed too small for the space, so I wanted gold pearls below it.  I dipped white ones into a VersaMark pad, then into the gold embossing powder and heated......worked pretty well!

Congratulations to the new ladies on the Design Team at CR84FN - you join an elite group!  Looking forward to seeing your work!

Denim, tan, and brown

I'll never pass up the opportunity to make a blue card, so when I saw these colors at CR84FN, I was all over it!  I just received this Penny Black set of stamps called Petal Party - I got them because of all the flowers.  Here's my card:

supplies: blue, tan, and brown cardstock, unknown denim design papers, Penny Black Petal Party, Hero Arts CL491 Made with Love, Palette Burnt Umber ink, Wplus9 Folk Art Florals leaf dies, BoBunny Snowfall Brads, Nesties Labels 18 die

I'm also entering this into Moxie Fab World's Card Design Handbook: Gallon, Quart, Pint Challenge, as I think it's a good example of that design element.  

Aqua, tan and cream

supplies: cream and tan cardstock, Hero Arts Tides layering paper, PTI  The Sweet Life, Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Collection, Technique Tuesday Mon Ami Paris, tumbled glass and broken china distress inks on flowers, peeled paint and shabby shutters on leaves, soft pool chalk ink for tone-on-tone images on card, VersaFine Deep Lagoon ink, Nesties scalloped rectangles, tiny button and crochet thread

This is my entry for the 61st CR84FN challenge, based on these colors:

They are so soothing, I may play more than once this time......

And my card fits for the Card Design Handbook Week: Focal Point Challenge at Moxie Fab World, too.

Thanks for your visit and your kind comments!

Coral, brown, and tan

Beautiful colors this week at CR84FN!  Coral is one of my favorite colors to wear, but I almost always pair it up with white - after playing with the browns and tans, I just may add them to my wardrobe, also.  Here's my card, using a previously stamped panel, done in tans and browns with a tiny bit of green.   The Doily was stamped and heat embossed, then the other elements were stamped over and around it to make my panel.   I just had to make the flower and the sentiment, and I was finished!

supplies: brown, tan and coral cardstock, Lawn Fawn Bright Side coral patterned paper,  Hero Arts CG168 Circle Doily, CL383 Antique Engravings, LL040 Woodland Ferns, H2141 Manuscript Background, CL491 Made with Love, Palette Burnt Umber ink, PTI Beautiful Blooms II #1, Basic Grey brad, 

Yellow and red

Here's the photo inspiration for the color challenge at CR84FN

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Such happy summer colors!  Here's my entry:

supplies: white and yellow cardtock, design paper from Little Yellow bicycle "Snuggle Bug" and My Mind's Eye "Gertie", Hero Arts CG247 Edged Fabric With Flowers, butter bar mid-tone ink, CL495 Blossom Art, Technique Tuesday AE This is the Day, VersaFine onyx black ink, yellow sunshine pearls from Queen and Company, Sizzix Sizzlits Branch with Leaves die

With Love

A new Stamp It! Cards is out from PaperCrafts, and Cath at Moxie Fab World is having some challenges based on various themes from it.  I made this card to go into the Love card challenge.

supplies: white card base, pink and green cardstock, woodgrain dp from Crate Paper's Emma's Shoppe, Hero Arts CG320 Daisy Label, CL596 Pattern Hearts & Flowers, CL564 Friend You're the Best, VersaMark ink and white embossing powder, pearls, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares

Anita sent me this lovely lacey frame stamp - it has a big Gerbera Daisy in the corner, but I covered it up with these layered roses this time.

And since the colors fit, I'd also like to enter this into the current CR84FN challenge.

Bright pink, tan and a neutral

Here are our colors for the CR84FN challenge:

I chose to use charcoal/black as my neutral; here's my entry:

supples: charcoal and hot pink cardstock, design papers from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two: Blush, Hero Arts F5429 Garden Star, CL491 Made with Love, VersaFine onyx black ink, Sizzix Sizzlits Branch with Leaves, black lace seam tape, pearls dyed black with alcohol marker, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares

CR84FN

Our colors this time for the CR84FN challenge are yellow, gray and a neutral; I've really been loving this color combination, and have even seen it in other places.......when we were shopping for furniture, a store had a gorgeous room done in these colors....  I used some new stamps from Hero Arts to make my card:

suppies: white and yellow cardstock, Hero Arts CG444 Zig-Zag Thanks, Stampology black ink (looks grey to me), CL527 Stitched Frame (flowers and leaves), CL497 Find Joy, VersFine onyx black ink, design papers from Basic Grey's Serendipity and Shine On pads, pearls colored with yellow alcohol marker

CR84FN

The colors at CR84FN this time are lavender, celery and gray - a lovely combination!  Here is my card:

supplies: lavender and celery cardstock, grey dot design paper from pinkpaislee's London Market,Tim Holtz birdcage die (Caged Bird set), Martha Stewart doily edge punch, butterfly punches and hydrangea stickers, SRM sentiment sticker

Also entering this into the "Anything Goes" challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

Blue and green

I appear to be in another of my blue moods lately.......it is still my favorite color!  The challenge at CR84FN is to use blue and green and a neutral.

I found this Hero Arts stamp today at a used stamp swap and couldn't wait to ink it up in my favorite Brilliance Tri-Color ink trio called peacock.

supplies: white and aqua cardstock, Hero Arts K5361 Flower Medley, Brilliance Tri-color Peacock ink, Nesties scalloped rectangle die, Technique Tuesday This is the Day by Ali Edwards, VersaFine onyx black ink, blue gingham ribbon, green button, blue and green gems

And I'd also like to add this to the Simon Says Stamp "Clean & Simple" challenge.

Pink, Aqua and Neutral

Here's the inspiration photo for the challenge at CR84FN - love the pastels, of course!

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And here's my entry:

supplies: ivory and pale pink cardstock, dp from jillibean Soup's Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup, Hero Arts E3373 Spring Memories, Stampology black ink, CL501 Speckled Ornaments, soft pool shadow ink, Cheery Lynn butterfly diecut (thanks, Yvonne!), Wplus9 Folk Art Florals leaves,  Spare Parts paper flower, Martha Stewart doily border punch

And again entering this into Simon Says Stamp's "Anything Goes" challenge:

Sing a New Song

I want to thank you all for the lovely comments you've left for me at Moxie Fab World and here on my blog yesterday - your kind words mean the world to me - sending you all hugs!  Now on to the regularly scheduled program......

I had such fun with these colors from CR84FN:

I'm still playing with this adorable die set from W Plus 9 called Folk Art Florals:

supplies: kraft, cream, and rose cardstock, BoBunny passion fruit, avocado, and decaf double dot dps, Sizzix embossing folder, WPlus 9 Folk Art Florals die cuts,  Unity Sing a New Song, Memories Art Print brown ink

Pink, peach and light blue

Here is the beautiful photo inspiration at CR84FN

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Here's my take on it:

supplies: white cardstock, dp from Pink Paislee Sweetness, Die-Namics doily diecut (thanks, Carol!), Hero Arts CL 596 Pattern Hearts & Flowers, VersaMark ink and white embossing powder, watercolored with distress inks, sentiment from CG320 Daisy Frame, VersaFine onyx black ink, peach ribbon and button


I'm also entering this card into The Simon Says Stamp challenge: "April Showers Bring Spring Flowers".

Just me.....

Here are the colors for the challenge at CR84FN:

 

I used a new Hero Arts stamp set called Pattern Hearts & Flowers, and was heavily influenced by Tami and Lisa, coloring the flowers with distress inks mixed with water.  I colored my seam binding the same way.  (note to self: use a lighter hand with the worn lipstick distress ink next time - this is looking neon here :))

supplies: white cardstock, pinkpaislee dp from Nantucket pad, Hero Arts CL596 Pattern Hearts & Flowers, VersaMark clear ink and white embossing powder, colored with spiced marmalade, peeled paint, mustard seed, and worn lipstick distress inks, CL434 Just Find Me, Die-namics Decorative Doily, hand-dyed seam binding, Basic Grey Sweet Threads brad

Chartreuse, gray, and lavender

Gray and lavender.........colors that I've shied away from for many years.......these were our colors for our (local) sorority at Grove City College back in the 70's, Theta Alpha Pi, and I wore them at least once a week for 3 1/2 years.   They were hard colors to wear for most of us, and thankfully at some point after I graduated, they changed the colors to burgundy and silver.   But I digress.......

The new challenge at CR84FN includes these colors plus chartreuse........here's the photo inspiration, really lovely, isn't it?

Here's my take on it:

supplies: grey cardstock, My Mind's Eye "Penny Lane" lavender and green  design papers from Hobby Lobby, Die-Namics rolled rose die, Sizzix Branch with Leaves die, Cutlebug Birds and Swirls embossing folder, Hero Arts AR127 Script Messages, pearls colored with purple marker

CR84FN

It's been way too long since I've played at the CR84FN challenge.  Here's the colors for this week:

I just got this sweet Pure Innocence stamp set from My Favorite Things and I had lots of fun coloring it for this challenge:

supplies: white cardstock, design papers from Echo Park's Country Drive and Prima Madeline paper pads, Sizzix embossing folder, MFT Blooming Good Day, Versafine onyx black ink, tumbled glass distress ink, Nesties ovals and scalloped ovals, Prismacolor watercolor pencils, Signo white pen,  pink gingham ribbon from Michaels, red button 

CR84FN

supplies: Hero Arts Carnation Layering Paper, white cardstock, Hero Arts CL526 To/From Petals, CL491 Made with Love, VersaFine onyx black ink and clear embossing powder, K5175 Houndstooth, Soft Blossom ink, Die-namics Decorative Doily Duo, Prima rosebud

This card was made for the current CR84FN challenge, using the graphic and colors below. Thanks so much for stopping!

Red, brown, and kraft

Here's my card for the current CR84FN challenge.  You can't go wrong with these colors!

supplies: red and kraft cardstock, Frogswhiskers #J377 Bittersweet Wreath, Hero Arts CL361 A Season of Giving, Anita's Teddy Bear ink, Christmas Red Stickles, brown dotted grosgrain ribbon, red button, natural twine

Here's the lovely photo inspiration from CR84FN:

This works for THREE Autumn challenges!

This card was made for 3 challenges - CR85FN #39, to use orange, yellow, and brown, the Ribbon Reel challenge #12, to use orange, neutrals, and flowers and using the photo inspiration below (and coincidentally one of the same ones used by CR94FN), and The Shabby Tea Room #82, whose inspiration is also shown below.

supplies: white, kraft and brown card stock, an old scrap of a DCWV autumn pad (tablecloth) and various other scraps for pumpkins, Hero Arts H3129 Flower Cluster Sketch, Prismacolor pencils in yellows and oranges, F5270 Traditional Pumpkin, CL361 A Season of Giving (little punkins), CL119 Happy Thanksgiving, Memento Cocoa and Tuxedo Black inks, Hero Arts designer twine, tea dye distress ink

Here are the inspiration pictures:

Kindred Spirits

Here's a card that will fit 3 challenges, using a brand new stamp set from Flourishes that I won over at Stacy's blog recently - I adore this sweet silhouette and the sentiment is my favorite of all of them in the set - those 2 words make me remember Anne of Green Gables, one of my favorite books.  I don't believe I read it until I was a young adult, and it still holds a special place in my heart.  I'm sure lots of you feel the same way about it!

supplies: cream parchment card base, design papers from October Afternoon, Flourishes "Sweet Days of Summer", versamark ink and white embossing powder, stamped on a piece of polished stone paper, VersaFine Deep Lagoon ink, PTI Beautiful Blooms II #1 dies, Making Memories Velvet brad, seam binding dyed with broken china distress ink

Here are the photo inspirations from CR84FN and the Shabby Tea Room. My birthstone is the aquamarine.

                                     
And at a new (to me) challenge blog called Fashionable Stamping Challenges, we are to use ribbon or lace.  Hand-dyed seam binding is what I used on this card.