Hi there. I'm so glad you stopped by!
Even though I struggled to find the right shade of blue, I ended up with
several cards for my stash.
This month Nancy picked our colors. She chose....
A sweet friend recently sent me a box of cardmaking goodies and this sweet stamp
was in there. I was so excited. It had been on my wishlist for quite a while.
I stamped it with Memento Toffee Crunch on Betterpress paper and used my
Zigs and waterbrush to color it. The snow sparkles with Wink of Stella. I'm not
sure why the camera saw grey. Some chunky Frantage was heated from the back
for some snowfall.
A twofer for today.....
There were also some embossing folders in that box. You know how much I love
embossing folders! I still haven't tried them all out. It's fun to have that to look
forward to! This one embossed a strip and I had this circle aperture sitting
on the table that worked good to show off the embossing. I used blending
brushes to color the embossing. The dragonfly was all done and waiting for
a place to land. I like having a variety of sympathy cards in my stash.
Now let's go and see what my talented friends and our
fantastic Guest Designer Michele have done to inspire you.
I hope you'll create a card using Dusty Blue & Brown and add it to the gallery at
Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on September 14th.
The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge and the overall
winner will have the opportunity to be a future Guest Designer.
Most importantly, just have fun!
Edited to add that I'll add this to CAS Christmas - Woodland Creatures.
Thanks Loll.
Card Recipe (card 1)
Stamps: Snow Happy (CC), Christmas Sentiments (PB)
Ink: Memento Toffee Crunch, Soft Suede (SU)
Paper: Betterpress Porcelain, Kraft, Neenah Solar White
Other: Zigs (Oatmeal, Beige, Lt. Brown, Grey Brown, Gray Tint, Blue Gray), White Posca Pen, Chunky Frantage, Wink of Stella, Double Frames die (PB), Linen Thread (SU)
Card Recipe (card 2)
Stamps: Bouquet of Thanks (MFT)
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar (SU), Spring Rain (PTI), VersaMark
Paper: Primitive White (PTI), Neenah Solar White, Kraft
Other: Dragonfly (MB), White, Blue & Silver EP, Floral Centerpiece EF (SSS)
Enjoy!
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Your sweet and thoughtful comments warm my heart!
Bonnie, that is one of my very favorite images from CCC! Aren't they just the most precious? You've colored them perfectly - that dusty blue was a little hard to find around here, too!
ReplyDeleteI DO know how much you like embossing because I love them so much, too! That little hitchhiker landed on a beauty!
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A beautiful color combination, and you found the perfect shade for the blue. I think you perfectly matched the scene to these colors. You painted both the animals and the snow-covered space so beautifully. This is a fantastic winter card, my dear Bonnie. And the second sympathy card... those daisies look beautiful combined with the brown of the craft paper. A perfect sympathy card.
ReplyDeletehugs,
BożenA xx
Beautiful colors for a challenge, and you've made two wonderful cards with them. I adore both of these, Bonnie -- plus that stamp is a mighty wonderful gift!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are so beautifully done, Bonnie! A sweet friend of mine gifted me that stamp set, too, and I have yet to color it, but it's slated for this Christmas. I'd better get crackin'! You probably know how much I'm hooked on embossing folders as well, and this one is especially lovely with those pretty blue flowers highlighted by the aperture. The dragonfly is a gentle touch and altogether it's a perfect sympathy card.
ReplyDeleteBonnie both of these are so beautiful, I absolutely love the dear, it's so serene and with the fabulous snowflakes and spots and the bet sentiment! Your second card is gorgeous, the dragonfly and flower are so elegant looking! Well done!
ReplyDeleteThat is just the sweetest image, Bonnie, and you really brought it to life with your wonderful Zig coloring. You framed it beautifully too. The flowers are delightful peeking through the circle. Two fantastic ways to use the challenge colors, my friend.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a lovely image on the first card and it works really well with those colours. nice cool wintry feel with some warmth supplied by the animals. The colours work well on your second card too xx
ReplyDeleteA beautiful duo of cards, Bonnie. I'm especially smitten with your winter scene; so sweet and heart warming to see the friendship shared by these two gentle creatives.
ReplyDeletehugs~carol
Such sweet cards, I love the soft colours and beautiful designs and layouts
ReplyDeleteThat deer & bunny image is so sweet and colored beautifully. Love the way you framed them. The second card is beautiful with the embossing and the dragonfly fit right in. Can't wait to see your other embossing folder designs.
ReplyDeleteTwo fabulous cards,Bonnie! You should link that sweet CCC pair up over at CAS Christmas for my woodland critters theme!
ReplyDeleteI love that image - it's got such sweetness in it. Wonderful job framing it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful use of the colours on each very lovely card. x
ReplyDeleteI have this deer and bunny stamp too Bonnie, but mine never turned out this BEAUTIFUL!! Absolutely love how you've colored the whole scene...it's STUNNING!! Love the PB frame too! Your 2nd card is just as pretty and I love the little dragonfly too! Two awesome cards for this color challenge my friend...you nailed it!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteOh my word Bonnie. Card #1 is the sweetest card I have ever seen! Love it, love it! And the colors are wonderful - sweet scene - soft colors.
ReplyDeleteSandy xx
Well, look at that, Bonnie! We used the same stamp for the challenge! Lovely coloring, pretty edged framing with the twine bow and sweet sentiment! Thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas: Woodland Animals! Julia xx
ReplyDeleteI thought I commented ... sorry about that. Your beautiful deer is so precious and I love all those dots that remind me of the deer here in Western Canada. You've created such a lovely scene Bonnie. Thanks so much for joining us at CAS Christmas! xx
ReplyDeleteThink I found a blue that qualifies as dusty, so just have to get my card done. I love that sweet image and your coloring, Bonnie! The embossed sympathy card is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet friend to gift that darling stamp and others to you. Both cards are just so pretty! That deer stamp is precious! Thanks for going above and beyond with a twofer with my colors.
ReplyDeleteHow lucky to have a friend gift you those wonderful goodies. The sweet little deer looks fab framed like this. The frantage trick worked well too. :)
ReplyDeleteTwo beauties, Bonnie - what a blessing to have been given such a wonderful bundle of goodies!
ReplyDeleteI love your sympathy card 0 that is exquisite. I need to increase my stash of those!
Blessings
Maxine
Awesome twofers! These Christmas card is so sweet and perfect for the colour duo.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty winter scene Bonnie with that cute deer and rabbit, and the scalloped frame is so lovely, and your colouring is too. The second has such super embossed
ReplyDeleteflowers coloured beautifully,
and I love the design with the wonderful dragonfly hovering over them..a perfect sympathy card. x
with the stitched aperture and the sweet
This is just the sweetest Bonnie!! So perfectly colored and precious. Love that frame too. We actually saw two deer across the street the other day....something you rarely saw in FL.
ReplyDeleteThat stamp has been one of my perennial favorites and I'm so happy for you to have finally obtained it (what a wonderful friend!). Your water coloring with zigs is always beautiful, Bonnie and your delicate touch is perfect for this beautiful card!
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