Kristina's Color Inspiration #55

Ok, so this is my 3rd post ... I also got my CPS and Raspberry Suite Color Challenges posted today ... I promise not to post anything else until tomorrow, which is the monthly PTI Blog Hop as well! :-) This week, Kristina got this great print off a coworker's skirt. I decided to play around with pattern creation using the Guidelines II set. I like that it is sort of retro but also kind of modern. Here's my card:
Here's a closer view of the sentiment. (Sorry for the bad photo - been playing with the manual settings on my camera - unsuccessfully I might add!) Anyway, I added some twill ribbon in the closest match I had, PTI Summer Sunrise.
Thanks for stopping by to check out my card! Have a great Wednesday! :-)

Supplies Used:
Stamps: PTI Guidelines 2, Everyday Classics
Ink: SU! Basic Gray, Really Rust, More Mustard
Card Stock: PTI Vintage Cream; SU! Really Rust
Accessories: PTI Summer Sunrise twill
Tools/Other: Paper trimmer, scissors, corner rounder punch, Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape

Color Inspiration #54

Happy Friday! It feels like the weekend to me since today was the first day of summer vacation for me and husband also took the day off. We enjoyed a movie and late lunch and then I got to play around in my office! Here's my take on Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge #54. I started with a 4.25" square card base - I did distress the edges a bit. I ripped some card stock circles and folded them all up to make some rumply flowers and used the same process to make the leaves. I added some teal dots with a Copic marker - kind of reminded me of the orchid I saw at Home Depot today. A little button, ribbon and a happy birthday sentiment and there you have it.

Thanks for dropping by! :-)

Supplies Used:
Card stock: PTI Spring Rain, New Leaf, Stampers Select White; SU! Tangerine Tango
Ink: Ink It Up in Turquoise; Copics BG49, BG09
Stamps: PTI Faux Ribbon
Accessories: SU! Fresh Snow ribbon and button, DMC floss
Other: Paper trimmer, Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, Heidi Swapp Edge Distresser tool, scissors

Kristina's Color Challenge #53

Happy Wednesday! I finally got a chance to play along with Kristina's Color Challenge this week. Whew - this was a challenge. I usually use some type of pink in my cards! LOL

Anyway, earlier this week I posted a card where I created a chevron pattern. I loved it and wanted to try it in black & white. I made my patterned paper and then punched it out into circles. The yellow seemed overwhelming in large pieces, so I kept it under control with a small bordering circle. I also used my Scor-Pal to create a grid in the background (actually this was to cover up a crease that was in my paper - shhhhh!) and I really like the result.
Overall, I am pleased with how this turned out - a little different from my usual style - more graphic or something - but definitely fun.

Thanks for dropping by!

Supplies Used:
Card stock: PTI Stampers Select White, True Black; SU! Pacific Point, YoYo Yellow
Stamps: PTI Faux Ribbon
Ink: Palette Noir Black
Accessories: American Crafts letter stickers; PTI Pure Poppy saddle stitch ribbon
Other: Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, 1-3/8 and 1-1/2 circle punches, paper trimmer, scissors

Combined Sketch Card

Happy Friday! My husband had the day off today so we (I mean, he) got some flowers planted - some pretty zinnias and a new pot of geraniums. I took a break this evening to make a card for a few sketches. This card combines Kristina's Color Inspiration #49 and 2 Sketches 4 You #23. I really love the fabric that Kristina had for the color inspiration - in fact, I recently bought some. It's actually a navy background in real life, but I liked using the black in the challenge. I had a whale of a time trying to get this sketch together - mostly what to do about that strip along the side. I tried ribbon but settled on a scallop edge peeking out the side. I can't stop making these cute 4-1/4" square cards. I promise to try some regular A2 sizes soon! LOL Here's my card ...
I made all my own patterned paper for this one ... using PTI Polka Dot Basics and also Faux Ribbon. Fun! I love making my own patterned paper. Details on my supplies are below. I have to run out - we are off to celebrate a good friend's birthday!

Supplies Used:
Card Stock: SU Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red; PTI Stampers Select White, True Black
Stamps: PTI Polka Dot Basics, Faux Ribbon
Ink: Palette Noir Black, New Canvas
Ribbon: Offray (craft store), hemp twine
Button: PTI Vintage button Hibiscus Burst
Tools: Scor-Pal, sticky tape, SU Scallop Edge punch, Spellbinders Nesting Flower dies, paper trimmer

Kristina's Color Inspiration #48

Time for another Color Inspiration Challenge from Kristina! She challenged us to use Chocolate Chip, White, Baja Breeze, and Kiwi Kiss. I decided to break out the Anniversary set from PTI called Everyday Classics for the cupcake. I think it turned out pretty cute - minus the big bow it could be appropriate as a "dude" card. LOL
I will be back tomorrow with some more challenge cards! Don't forget to comment on my Blog Candy post from yesterday.

Supplies Used:
Card stock: SU! Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze; PTI Stampers Select White
Ink: PTI Dark Chocolate, Spring Rain
Stamps: PTI Polka Dot Basics, Everyday Classics
Other: ribbon from craft store, Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, paper trimmer

Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge #47

Made it through another Monday! :-) It wasn't too bad - the weather was really nice today and the tulips are getting ready to bloom! I can't wait!

I finally had enough time to get to Kristina's Color Inspiration challenge - down to the wire here to submit it for the round up! This card is full of supplies from different companies, but I like the end result. I added to polka dots at the last second and I think it helps to make the white card base not quite so stark. I like it. Hope you do too!My blog anniversary is on Tuesday! Be on the lookout for some blog candy! :-)

Supplies Used:
Card stock: PTI White, Bazzil (yellow from an assorted pack), SU! Tangerine Tango
Ink: PTI Dark Chocolate
Stamps: Sentiment from PTI Everyday Classics, Botanical from Unity March KOTM, PTI Polka Dot Basics
Ribbon: SU! Chocolate Chip
Tools/Supplies: Scor-Pal, paper trimmer, Scor-Tape

Kristina's Color Inspiration #45

Happy Friday y'all! I am soooo glad it is Friday - this has been a really long week between paperwork, lesson plans, booking flights for our trip to California, and a job fair! Whew! I finally got to make a card!

I love Black and White. I especially love it with color. But good ole Kristina said no to the color this week with her Color Inspiration Challenge. She asked us to use black, white, and grey. So, here's my card ...
What do you think? I think its super cute ... I think it be even cuter in pink and green! LOL Anyway ... The paper is from a little paper pack from Target by Making Memories. The rest is all just plain ole card stock. See the list below for the details.

Have a great night everyone!

Supplies:
Card stock: PTI True Black, SU! Basic Grey
Designer Paper: Making Memories
Ink: SU! Whisper White Craft ink
Ribbon: Offray
Stamps: PTI Friends Til the End
Other: Paper trimmer, Scor-Pal, sticky tape, and SU! scallop edge punch

Kristina's Color Inspiration #40

Here's my 3rd post for today. I have had a wonderful afternoon/evening of stamping! :-)

This is Kristina's color inspiration for this week. Well, I am not sure that I am totally in love with how this came out ... it was better in my head. But I do love the color combo and will try it out again in the future - but I am not sure if that will be before the challenge ends! :-)

Colors for this challenge - Taken with Teal, So Saffron, More Mustard, White, and Old Olive.

Supplies Used: Stamps - PTI Faux Ribbon, Garden of Life, & Mixed Messages; CS - PTI White, Lemon Tart, SU Old Olive; Ink - Teal from the craft store and SU Old Olive and More Mustard; Ribbon from Taylored Expressions.

Kristina's Color Inspiration # 38

Here's another Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge entry. I am posting late because (a) Internet Explorer wouldn't let me upload photos to blogger so I had to download Mozilla and (b) I realized while I was trying to post that I used the wrong color pink and red! Oh geez.

Anyway, I made the background by stamping PTI's Polka Dot Basics on the pink. I then used a Sakura glitter pen to add a little sparkle to each dot. The flowers were stamped, cut out, outlined with the glitter pen and popped up on foam dots. I used some Basic Grey buttons to add a little something.

You can see the glitter better in the close up folder. I really like how this turned out. I just hate I used the wrong shades of pink & red! Oh well. It is still really cute to me!


If you have the day off like me, enjoy it! :-)

Kristina's Color Inspiration #37

Happy Saturday! I made it through the first week back to work after the holiday break. It was a really busy week, so it went by pretty quickly. Today we are headed to our friends' house to celebrate their son's 3rd birthday. I decided to use Kristina's color inspiration challenge for this week as the jumping off point. Here's her color scheme for the challenge ...And here's my interpretation. What do you think?

I created the striped paper with Papertrey's Faux Ribbon set and the polka dot paper with the Polka Dot Basics set. The zig zag strip is from Bazzill paper's Just the Edge cardstock strips. And the Happy Birthday image is from SU! Alphabet Soup. I like that it is kind of funky but still really simple. Well ... off to the par-tay!

Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge #36

Happy New Year everyone! I finally got to play Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge ... I have been too busy in previous weeks to sit down and make something while also meeting the deadline! :-) Here's the photo for inspiration.

Now, here's the version that I came up with. I had some fabric that was kind of similar to the one in the photo and I decided to use it like an applique in one of my sewing projects. I wanted a white border around it, so I did sew it on some white cardstock and then cut it out again before adhering it to the paper.

The color is a little off in this photo - the pink paper is a little paler in real life than it looks. This card is pretty simple, but I like how it turned out. What do you think?!

Supplies: Cardstock - SU! & PTI; Border strip - Bazzill Just the Edge; Ribbon - PTI; Image & Ink - PTI.

2 for 1 Sketch Card

Here's the card I made for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #56. I used the layout except changed the sentiment square into a rectangle.

The color scheme is from Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge #21. I am too late to submit it for her top 10 drawing, but wanted to give it a whirl anyway. Really love this color combo. In fact, made another card with it that I will share in a later post!

Supplies: Stamps - SU! Friendly Flowers (dots), Upsy Daisy (sentiment); Paper - PTI White, SU! Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, and Rose Red; Ink - SU! Old Olive; Ribbon - American Crafts.

kwernerdersign color challenge

Every week, I look at the color challenge and think about trying it out. I finally did this week. Kristina posted this inspiration for the color challenge:

And, ta da! ... here's what I came up with ....

Whatcha think?

Materials used: SU! Green Galore, Basic Black CS; SU! Slit Punch, DP is from Making Memories and American Crafts; Chipboard letters are Heidi Swapp; Ribbon is from the craft store