Kwerner Color Inspiration Challenge #55

Here is my submission for Kwerners Color inspiration challenge. It's been a few weeks since I've had a chance to participate so it felt good to get back in the saddle again, although I am cutting it close to the wire :0)

I tried to keep it simple and not too much detail, but I loved the texture of the corrugated rust cardstock. I think it really draws your eye to the heart.

Hope you like it! Thanks for peeping in!

Recipe:Stamps: None

Ink: Sakura white gel pen

Paper: SU!, Crate Paper Inc., The Paper Company

Accessories: Sizzix die, scallop border punch, Cuttlebug, SU! Copper cording

KWerner Challenge #53

I can't believe it's been a week already since the last post! We had family in for the long weekend which meant that I had to start preparing a couple days in advance. Which is another way of saying I had to pick up and store ALL of my stamp stuff!!

But, Oh my what a nice surprise to find out my last card made one of the top picks for KWerners color challenge round-up!! Thanks to everyone that left such nice comments, they are always so fun to read and very much appreciated :0)

So here's my card for this weeks color challenge, and a challenge it was! They are all such bold bright colors it was hard to figure out how to use them all without overpowering the card. I'm sure there are some great examples out there and I can't wait to peruse them all.

I decided to use the colors in small amounts and leave white as the main color. I just got this numbers embossing folder for my Cuttlebug and thought it would make a great b-day card. And I love this "Cheeky Trim" I got from Making Memories - too fun!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Recipe:

Stamps: SU!

Ink: Staz On Black

Paper: SU!

Accessories: Cuttlebug, embossing folder, Nestabilities, Making Memories trim

KWerner Challenge #52

When I saw KWerners color challenge yesterday, I wasn't too sure how I was going to put all of those colors together. But when I saw this adorable embelishment fro Paperbilities already in So Saffron with a More Mustard mane, I knew right away I was going to make a baby card and the Baja Breeze fit right in!!

I have been loving the Baja Breeze paper a lot this past week, so have many of the challenges out there! You can scroll through the last few posts to see other ways I've used it. I think this is probably one of the quickest cards I have ever made. I bet you I was done in 5-10 minutes tops! Gotta love it - now that's a record for me :0) Thanks for stopping by!!

Recipe:

Stamps: SU!

Ink: SU! White

Paper: SU!

Accessories: Paperbilities sticker, Michaels ribbon, Paper piercer

KWerner Challenge #51

Here is my submission for KWerners color challenge. It's been awhile, so it felt good to be able to play. The cupcake is a 4 part die cut from SU! After everything was punched out in the coordinating colors, I crimped the bottom half and embossed the top half of the cupcake to give it some dimension. Don't you think it looks like swirly frosting :0) ?? The sentiment is a rubon from SU! as well. I used a Sakura stardust glitter gel pen to color in the flames and sprinkles to give it some sparkle. Finally, the faux stitching is a sewing tracing wheel. It has a longer handle and is much easier to direct and use than the Cutter Bees.

Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe:

No stamps, No ink!!!

Paper: All SU!

Accessories: Cupcake die, RubOns- SU!, Cuttlebug embossing folder, crimper, ribbon- Walmart, sewing tracing wheel, Sakura stardust glitter pen

Kwerner Challenge#49

I had fun with this one! Loved the color combo. Pacific Point has got to be one of my favs. It's such a bright cheerful color. Limited stamping this time, but I had fun with the bold colors, geometric shapes and texture. Thanks for looking, Happy Easter!

Recipe:

Stamps: $1 bin at JoAnns

Accessories: Paper Studio button, Michael's ribbon, Circle Spellbinders, Cuttle bug Swiss Dots embossing folder, SU! Scalloped circle and circle punch, SU! hemp twine

KWerner Color Inspiration #48

EDTA: The Turtle was really bugging me. He looked to yellow. I created another one and this time used brown as the back layer. I think the green stands out better now. The rest of the card stayed as is :0)

This turtle looks really yellow in the picture, but it is actually Kiwi Kiss. I got this cute little die in the clearance section at Michael's. It is actually a Cuttle Kids die, but works perfectly fine in my bug :0) The tag is a SU! metal circle tag. I punched out a circle of Baja Breeze and adhered that to the top. The sentiment is stamped with Staz On brown ink right on to the "Green Stack" paper.

Recipe:

Stamps: Cloud 9

Paper: Su! Cardstock, DCWV "Green Stack"

Accessories: SU! Button & twine, Basic Basic ribbon, Su! silver metal circle tag

Kwerner Challenge #46

My submission for this weeks color inspiration challenge. The colors reminded me of Mary Englebreits whimsical creations. She always likes to use black and other bold bright colors. I used that idea to come up with this design of bright flowers and a cute little blue bird. I wanted each flower to be a little bit different in both color and make-up.

All of the images were punched out of the specified colors (and patterend paper) with the SU! Sizzlet dies and a circle punch. I had a BUNCH of leftover pieces so I tried to do something with the inside as well. I always spend so much time working on the outside, that I forget to do anything with the inside. I think this card turned out really cute. TFL!!

Recipe:

All supplies SU!

KWerner #45 - Bin Full of Baggies

I have this bin full of baggies that contain leftover precut papers and embellishments from past swap cards and make-n-takes. You would think this would be a perfect way to create a nice card quickly. NOPE! None of the baggies have a sample card in them! Being almost 40, my mind is deteriorating at a rapid pace and I can't remember what the intended layout was . . . for any of them!

Anywhoo . . . I saw this baggie and thought the colors fit perfectly with this weeks Kwerner color challenge. "AHA!", I thought "A quick card I can pull together because every thing is pre-cut!!" . . .ummm not so :0) I think this is/was the layout of the card . . . MSG's (my swap girls), am I missing anything? I can't remember if there was some other embelishment or not. UUggghhh!

Recipe:
Stamp: Michaels $1 bin - Kolette Hull
Papers: SU!, Too Good
Accessories: Michael's ribbon, Paper Studio bling

Butterfly Bling

The colors for this weeks KWerner color challenge remind me of V-day and chocolates, so I tried to stay away from that. I just received a bag of heavenly goodness from an SU! workshop so I had to play with my new "Toys" - specifically the mat pack, a paper piercing tool, and the Classy Brass template that coordinates with the Priceless stamp set. So here's my take on this week's challenge -

It's hard to tell, but I stamped the butterflies on Whisper White cardstock with Pretty in Pink and Close to Cocoa inks and then dry embossed them with the Classy Brass template. I also used the guide holes on the template to paper pierce the antennae of the butterflies. I stamped the swirlys in chocolate chip ink on Close to Cocoa cardstock and then used a white gel pen to highlight the dots on the swirls. Finally, I added some bling to my butterflies, the card, and even one little teeny tiny one on the sentiment.

Recipe:

All supplies except gemstones (Paper Studio) are Stampin' Up!

Got Soup?

I finally got through the busy week and weekend and got a chance to stamp last night! So here is my contribution for Kwerners challenge. I liked the colors this week and used them to put this card together. The stamp is one of my loved but not very inky Anna Wight Whipper Snapper stamps. I want this to be a get well card with the saying, "Got Soup?" but the image is pretty large and the saying didn't fit well on the front of the card.

Recipe:

Stamp: Chicken Trio - Whipper Snapper

Paper: DSP and Cardstock - SU!

Accessories: Buttons - SU!, Ribbon- Michaels, Scallop edge punch - SU!

Technique: Faux stitching

K Werner Color Challenge #42

I am a color virgin. This is my first attempt at KWerner's color inspiration weekly challenge. Mission: create a card using the colors listed above. Some of my friends participate regularly and suggested I give it a try. I must admit these colors wouldn't have been my first choice. I immediately thought "fall", but using them in smaller doses worked well and almost has a spring feel to it.

This card was inspired by a friend who recently spilled the beans that she was expecting! Yay! I love babies, and I'm so happy for her. I thought this saying by Inkadinkado Kathy Davis Expressions fit nicely with Mrs. Prego's belly :0)

Thanks for looking.

Recipe:

Stamps: Michaels $1 Bin, Inkadinkado Expressions

Paper: Bazzil Cardstock, DCWV embossed square note cards

Accessories: Paper flower - Oriental Trading, Ribbon-Michaels, Buttons- Paper Studio