Playing with ColourQ

You know how some days everything comes so easy and then some days they don't?  Well, the past couple of days have been don'ts for me!  I have had lots of false starts and now have several pieces on my table that just didn't look like I thought they should!  That UFO box just keeps growing!

I wanted to do a card for the ColourQ challenge which is to use So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Soft Sky, Black & White.  Do you know that as much as I love yellow, I had trouble using 2 shades!

This is the best I could come up with.

The Soft Sky was an InColor a few years ago.  Fortunately I had a few pieces of the textured cardstock left.  I love this color! Wish SU had made it one of their core colors!

I inked the flowers with markers, using Daffodil Delight on the outside and So Saffron on the middle one.  Then I used the markers to color the flowers a bit after I stamped them. Some black seed beads filled the flower centers and I adhered them with Crystal Effects.

The design piece measures 1 3/8" x 3 7/8".  The Daffodil Delight mat is 1/8" larger. Soft Sky piece is 4" X 5 1/4", the black mat 1/8" larger.  Base card is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Eastern Blooms, Three Little Words
Ink:  Black StazOn, So Saffron & Daffodil Delight Markers
Paper:  Whisper White, Soft Sky, Daffodil Delight
Accessories:  Black Satin Ribbon, Black Seed Beads

Enjoy,
Bonnie

Poppy & Silver

The color challenge at SCS yesterday was to use Poppy Red, White and Silver or Gray.

Since all my Valentine stuff was out, I opted to use these colors to make another Valentine.

The hearts were stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed with silver.  The scalloped hearts behind were cut with the Scalloped Heart of Hearts embosslit from Brushed silver.

The sentiment is also embossed with silver.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Punch Potpourri (Level 1 Hostess gift), Teeny, Tiny Wishes
Ink:  VersaMark
Paper:  Whisper White, Brushed Silver, Poppy Parade
Accessories:  Big Shot, Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit, Square Lattice EF, Full Heart & Pinking Hearts Border & Word Window Punches

Enjoy,
Bonnie

CASEing Marisa Again

Here is another card that I CASEd  from Marisa's (whitewatermama) gallery on SCS.  This is the card I chose this time.

I flipped the card and kept the black scroll from Baroque Motifs.  I embossed mine because I wanted it to really stand out.

I chose hearts instead of butterflies because I need some Valentines.  I chose red ribbon instead of the black, rhinestones instead of pearls and a different sentiment.

I can also drop this off at the SUO challenge 9 to Bring on the Bling.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Baroque Motifs, Well Scripted
Ink:  VersaMark
Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories:  Black EP, Real Red Satin Ribbon, Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Heart to Heart Punch, Basic Rhinestones

Enjoy,
Bonnie

Occasions Mini 2011

The Occasions Mini 2011 is live today!  If you're not interested in information about the catalog, scroll down to see the card.

You can see the catalog here or email me with your snail mail address and I will send you one.

This is a card from my favorite set, Nature Walk.  When I saw this set, I knew I just had to have it.  This bird really caught my eye.

I thought this was perfect for a One Layer card.  I used the Naturals White cardstock, since it has more body.  The Robin is stamped with Soft Suede and I used the Blender Pen to blend the ink a bit.  Then I used some Watercolor Pencils, blended with the Blender Pen, to color his underside.  The sentiment is stamped with Chocolate Chip and my new Curly Cute sentiment set.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Nature Walk, Curly Cute
Ink:  Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Naturals White
Accessories:  Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen

I can't wait to play some more with this set!  I love all the images.  There's more great things in this catalog too.  I'm glad we can order from it for a few months.  It will take that long to get through my wish list!

Enjoy,
Bonnie

Elements of Kissing

Yesterday I had a few spare minutes and looked on SCS at the Featured Stamper Challenge.  This week's stamper is  Marisa, aka whiterockmama.

I took a look at her gallery and stayed for about an hour! What a talented lady!  I printed off 6 of my favorites cards that I would like to CASE. 

I spent so much time oohing and aahing over her cards that I didn't have time to make anything!

Then when I checked out the CAS100 challenge on SCS this morning and saw that we were challenged to use the "kissing" technique, I knew which of Marisa's cards I was going to CASE.  You can see it here.  I kept the 3 hearts but inked them and used the dotted texture behind them. I changed the color and used a different border punch and Cherry Cobbler instead of Real Red.  I also used the pearls on the hearts instead of the bottom of the card.  I think this card will make it through the mail.

To do the "kissing" technique you ink a solid stamp in a dark color.  Then you lay a patterned stamp on top of it.  It removes the ink leaving a pattern.  (There's a link to a tutorial at the challenge site on SCS.)

I used the solid heart from I {Heart} Hearts and inked it with Cherry Cobbler.  Then I laid the scroll stamp from the Elements of Style set on top to remove the ink and stamped it on Whisper White.  I clear embossed the hearts before cutting them out to give them a silky look.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  I {Heart} Hearts, Elements of Style
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, VersaMark
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Accessories:  Clear EP, Scallop Trim Border Stamp, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Basic Pearls

If you get a chance, check out Marisa's gallery on SCS and her blog Rosemary Reflections.

Enjoy,
Bonnie