Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #2

*** Edit: Wow, now that's a surprise! This very card below is in the Wednesday spotlight of October Afternoon :-) ***

Hi, this is just a quick post (let's throw in the words "due term paper"...) to enter Dawn's second color challenge. Have I ever mentioned, how much I love her color choices? ;o) This week it is brown, teal, moss and white. I made a baby card for a friend who is due around the Easter weekend. Cutting around the leaves of the little tree took me forever, but I think it was worth the effort. You could easily replace the little deer with a bunny (same stamp set) for an Easter card.

Supplies

Stamps: October Afternoon Detours stamp set

Ink: Colorbox chestnut and dune, Heyda teal, Ranger distress tea dye

Paper: Bazzil white cardstock, moss green from stash

Other: Marvy Uchida scalloped circle punch 2", stapler, scissors, eyelet setter, sticky foam squares, Stabilo Fineliner teal, clear piece of plastic string, corner rounder (for the tag)

Caardvarks challenge

Hi All, I made a quick little card to accompany a birthday present for a party tonight. I found my inspiration at Caardvarks - through the blog of Terri E., who made a pretty card based on this sketch for the PTI blog hop. This is the first time I am using a Caardvarks sketch for a card and I love it. A clean and simple layout sketch that leaves you with so many possibilities. Here is my take on it - my first ever window card:

Okay, that's all for now. I need to get ready for the party :-)

Dana

* Maybe, you want to check out Terri's blog for some inspiration and a special goodie *wink*, too.

Supplies

Stamps: PTI Friends 'til the End

Ink: Versacolor orchid, Versacolor white

Paper: kraft, own birthday text pattern, transparency

Other: Making Memories Paperie rouge flowers and button, cutter knife, off-white satin ribbon, white Ancor twine

Kristina's Color Inspiration # 47

I just spotted that Kristina's color inspiration for this week is up. I like the colors she has chosen today PLUS they are very similar to those of Dawn McVey's first challenge. I don't know about you, but my best ideas spring to my mind when the deadline is over and so I kind of had the chance to play along Dawn's challenge again ;-)


This weeks color's were chocolate chip, tangerine tango, whisper white and so safron and here is my card:





Have a good weekend, everyone!


Supplies
Stamps: PTI simply stationary, PTI damask designs
Ink: PTI summer sunrise, Colorbox chestnut
Paper: PTI stamper's select white, Making Memories Mocha, Pink Paislee vintage moon, Pink Paislee cutie pie, copy paper, bright yellow scraps from stash
Other: MM Slice (Basics 2), scissors, rhine stones, silver brad

Snow...

... so much for spring time: while it was snowing (!!) this morning, now the sun is shining bright. Feels like May when the sun comes in through the windows :-)

Mhm, I had a look at my card for Dawn McVeys first color inspiration again and suddently there was this idea for another card in my head. I even started watercoloring with some inks. Actually, I like this version so much better that I deleted the yesterday's challenge entry link. What's your opinion?

Supplies

Stamps: PTI Friends 'til the End

Ink: PTI summer sunrise, PTI melon berry, Versacolor orchid, Versacolor white

Paper: Atoz dark chocolate, PTI stamper's select white, Atoz orchid

Other: corner rounder, foam dots, pigment pen sepia, white transparent ribbon, clear embossing powder

Tack!

Second post today! I just couldn't think about a color challenge of Dawn without pulling out her gorgeous Damask Designs set. So her is my second card for today, it's for my Swedish teacher - of course in the Swedish national colors, bright blue and yellow :-)

Supplies

Stamps: PTI Damask Designs

Paper: Prism white

Ink: Heyda cyan

Other: scissors, pigment pen black, corner rounder, Depot yellow polka dot ribbon

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #1

I've been a little bit lazy the last couple of days and visited some of my favorite blogs to give me a jump-start for the upcoming week. My great find: the super-talented Dawn McVey has just started to host her own color challenges. The task was to use these yummy colors:

...and here is what I came up with:

I am sorry for the photo is a bit blurry, so I have a close up of the flower and the embossing to share, too:

Have a great week! Dana

Supplies

Stamps: PTI Simply Stationary

Ink: PTI summer sunrise, PTI melon berry, Versacolor orchid, Versacolor white, Ranger distress ink (tea dye)

Paper: dark yellow, pink, white scrap for the flower - all from stash (no particular brand)

Other: clear embossing powder, corner rounder, Faber Castel artist pen sepia, sewing machine/ thread, scissors, PTI vintage buttons white & cream mix, hemp twine

Stamp It! Week

Just sharing some links with you today...

1. Have you checked out one of the latest Fancy Pants collection "On a Whimsy"? Yummy!! I've fallen in love with that paper collection and hope it will quickly find the way into one of my favorite scrap stores.
2. Paper Craft's Magazine's creative editor Cath Evaldson has some great giveaways and card inspiration over at her blog to celebrate the Stamp It! Week. 
   
3. Do you love all things vintage? Mel has scanned in some pages of a vintage dictionary and offers it as a pdf for printout. She has also some great tutorials (e.g. on how to tea dye paper yourself), templates and handy tips.

Have a great and sunny day!

I`ve just spotted...

... some traces of spring today and just wanted to share some pictures with you. Actually, I turned them into a spring-y postcard. Hope you like it!

Ok, I'll take a walk to enjoy a bit more of the sunny wheather outside :-)

More 30est birthdays to come...

Hello everyone,

I liked that colorful paper flower from Wednesday so much, so I made another card in that style but a version much cleaner (no crackle paint and such). I just recently discovered the Crafty Creations Challenge and their current challenge theme is "flowers", so I thought I'd participate :-) Here's my entry:

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies

Ink: ColorBox Chalk (alabaster)

Paper: 120 g paper from stash, white copy paper (for the Happy Birthday line)

Other: printer, MM Slice (Basics 2 card), rotary paper trimmer, Marvy Uchida scalloped circle 3", rhine stone, cuttlebug folder (swiss dots) with rolling pin

Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #45

I guess, I got a color flash lately - maybe because I cannot wait for the sun of spring to flood my room early in the mornings. However, it was time to calm a bit down from the color overload and this week's challenge (black, grey, white) over at kwernerdesign was right up my alley. This was Kristina's inspiration: 

... and here's my simple monochromatic card for the challenge: 

This was a tough one! ...my finger's were itching to add some pink or yellow or turquoise or... ;o) Up to now, I don't know for what particular occasion the card will be. So, I will probably add a suitable little sentiment later. 

Have a nice and sunny weekend!

Supplies

Ink: PTI True Black (for the little dot behind the flower)

Paper: white card stock, grey (actually from a Marc O'Polo catalogue), black/white "text pattern" (last university calender)

Others: MM Slice (Basics 2), white ribbon, bling brad

Wednesday, Wednesday...

I don't know what this is about weekdays... On Monday I thought it could already be Friday and now as we're getting closer to the weekend my thoughts go like "oh my,... half the week has gone with nothing finished..." ... but a card :-)

On Saturday, I will meet with some friends I bearly saw the last couple of month for the one or the other reason (when you think about it, you never no why, right?). One of the guys' girl friend turned 30 some days ago and we want to bring something along. She works for a flower boutique and so I couldn't resist to put a little paper flower together :-) The inside reads "Life is a piece of white paper. The colors are in yourself. Paint it colorful and bright." I thought it matches perfectly with the shabby chic style.

Have a good day today!

Supplies

Stamps: PTI Damask Designs, PTI Polka Dot Basics, PTI Friends 'til the End

Ink: PTI new leaf, PTI lavender moon, Ranger Distress Ink (tea dye), Ranger crackle paint (mustard seed), Colorbox chalk (alabaster)

Paper: from stash (all 110g), old printed excerpt (Wally Lamb)

Other: MM slice (basics 2), sewing machine/ thread, rotary paper trimmer, small silver brad, glue

So glad we're friends

Today, I want to share a card with you I made for a good friend of mine. We were having a girl's night out at the weekend and I just wanted to send her a little card (again 4" by 4") to say thank you for the time and fun we had together.

Supplies

Stamps: October Afternoon Detours, PTI Friends 'til the End, ruler (yes, really! for the stems)

Ink: Colorbox chalk alabaster (sponging), Versacolor white, Versacolor orchid, PTI lavender moon, PTI melon berry, PTI summer sunrise, PTI new leaf

Paper: kraft

Other: scissors, glue, rhine stones

CPS #105

March is here, but spring seems so very far judging from the look out of my window *sigh** Hope you can enjoy some nice wheather out there! On to my interpretation of the new CPS sketch! The little card (4" x 4") is for a dear colleague who turns 50 next week. Wohoo, how I love this tiny flower button :-)) 

Thanks for looking!

Supplies

Stamps: PTI Damask Designs

Ink: PTI true black, PTI lavender moon

Paper: kraft, white card stock

Other: MM Slice (basics 1), eyelet tool, PTI vintage buttons, white satin ribbon, 3-D foam, bone folder