sharing some color...

Hey friends!!  Popping in with a couple of cards for some challenges:  ColourQ, Color Throwdown and CASology - birthday.   Today I got lots of fun new crafty stuff so I will also be entering the Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday:  new.    First up is my card for ColourQ.

For this card I used the Stampin Up! SAB (Sale-a-bration) set Lotus Blossom.  The flower was stamped using Cherry Cobbler, Rose Red and Calypso Coral.  The stem  and sentiment were stamped using Memento London Fog and then a few clear sequins were added.  I matted the piece with grey cardstock (I believe it is from Simon Says Stamp, but I don't know the name).  Super simple, but a design that I think will work very well for all kinds of cards.  Think this is the one I will add to the SSS Work It Wednesday.

This card is for CASology and Color Throwdown.  I used the Stampin Up! set Butterfly Basics.  It has a matching die set that I wanted to use for the card, but boo hoo... the dies are on back order!  Hopefully I will get them next week.  Butterfly Basics is a stamp set that makes my inky little heart very happy!  Lots of collage possibilities with this one.   The color combo at Color Throwdown is one that I would never dream up, but I think I made all the colors work nicely.  I used distress inks (Squeezed Lemonade, Crushed Olive, Peacock Feathers and Seedless Preserves).  After stamping everything I also finished this one with some clear sequins.

Thanks for stopping by...

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white, rustic white and kraft; SSS grey; Stamps:  Stampin Up!; Inks:  Stampin Up!, Memento and Distress Inks; Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins

Que-ing Up Some Colour...

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Hey there!!  Happy Friday!  Here with a quick post before I have to run off to work.  My card is for the current ColourQ challenge. ColourQ is one of my most favorite challenges, but I haven't participated lately because I haven't had the time and I haven't had the creativity.  After a few weeks off I decided to give it a go with this week's colors. 

I inked up my new acquired PTI set "Harvest Berries".  What a beautiful set!  I also got the matching dies.  I love how the PTI dies make it so easy to cut your cardstock and then stamp the image.  I am a bit puzzled by one die that Nichole included in the Harvest Berries die set though.  It is that little die that makes teeny tiny round holes... sorry, but I don't need a die that makes teeny tiny holes... I can do that with my teeny tiny hole punch!  Anyway... a pretty simple straightforward card design today, but I really like it!

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white; Gina K. black & brown; SU! wisteria wonder; Stamps:  PTI Harvest Berries; Dies: PTI; Ink:  SU! Pear Pizzaz; Gems:  Hero Arts

Simple Color....

Today, I'm still on my simplicity kick.  This time with color, though.  Again, I have two cards for two different color challenges, but both using several colors in common.  The first card is for ColourQ (#47), one of my favorite color challenges.  I haven't played along the last few weeks for various reasons.  The major one being I didn't have any of the new SU! colors.  I used the sketch from a challenge blog that I have yet to have a chance to participate in:  Pals Paper Arts, PPA57.   It was just what I need to finally get my card put together since I was really stumped as to how to use the striking color combo (Poppy Parade, More Mustard, Basic Grey & Bermuda Bay) put forth by Arielle (actually, that happens to me alot!).  For this card I used a new SU! set called Just Believe. 

My second card is also for a color challenge called Color Cue put forth by the very talented Dawn of WPlus9Design Studio.  Her colors this month:  Gold, Red, Aqua & White/Cream.  Now SU!'s Bermuda Bay could be taken for an aqua color, but because it tends more toward the green end, I went with SU!'s Tempting Turquoise because when I think "aqua" I think more of a blue color.  I also used Dawn's fantastic stamp set Woodgrain Silhouettes, one of my most favorite sets, and the current sketch from Clean & Simple, FTL105.  I probably should have stamped the leaf image a bit more off the cardstock to give it better balance....  Well, live and learn.

So, thanks for taking a peek... I hope you have a wonderful day!

(PS... there are no graphics for the color challenges or the sketch challenges because I didn't want a big, long post.  Appropriate links have been provided.)

Supplies:  ColourQ:  Cardstock:  PTI White; SU! Poppy Parade, Bermuda Bay; Stamps:  SU! Just Believe; Ink:  SU! More Mustard; Ancient Page Stone Grey; Memento Tuxedo Black; Rhinestones:  Kaiser Craft; Cuttlebug; SU! Lattice Square EF

Color Cue:  Cardstock:  PTI white; SU! Poppy Parade & Tempting Turquoise; Ink:  SU! More Mustard; Palette Cote' Azure; Memento Tuxedo Black, Stamps:  Woodgrain Silhouettes; Punch:  EK Success:  Bracket