GIRLY it is!

Kristina Werner's Color Challenge #44!!!

I saw this Girly combination, and thought it was so sweet! It reminded me of a candy store with lots of Chocolate! So, I took out my Big Shot and decided to go for a "cookie" shaped card this time. I got to play with all of my new goodies! I just love the Sizzlits tag dies, and the new eyelet "lace" punch. A yummy little Chocolate Chip button was just the right topping. Feast your eyes.....new stamp sets coming out in April-there on the tag!! I love being a demo, and I love this company and all the fun coordinating stuff they come out with. This card was as sweet and simple! THanks for looking!


Supplies are all Stampin' Up!
Paper: Textured Chocolate Chip and Close to Cocoa, Whisper White
DSP-Bella Rose
Die Cuts-Big Shot, Sizzlits lots of Tags
Punch-Boho Blossoms, Eyelet
Stamps-Friends 24-7, Matchbox Messages
Button-latte
Ink-Close to Cocoa

Poppin' Pastel Petals!

Happy New Year! Time for another KWerner Color Inspiration Challenge. #36!

I used my new set, Bella Blossoms.



You cannot tell from the photo (my camera is visiting my in-laws) but that is Rose Red on the flower. I used the Poppin' Pastels technique, and then made it pop right through the cover sheet like a wild flower would. My signature style tends toward the shabby chic-and I do love flowers! Hope this New Year brings you lots of time for stamping and plenty of flowers!

Up close you can see the "dew" via Crystal Effects.

My sis-in-law did this challenge too-and she always remembers to mention me, so check out her card too at
Dragonfly Impressions.

KWerner Color Challenge #34

Yet another inspiring Challenge! This time she took a pic of my favorite yarn shop Purl SoHo.



I have dreamed many times of going in that eye candy shop and just playing with all the yarn! I used to teach knitting in my home every week for over a year. After having 2 more children, I do it less often. Every once in a while, though ,I do get the need to knit, and call all the girls for knit night.
Materials list:

• Cardstock-SU Soft Subtles
• Chipboard-SU
• Clear Button-SU with 3/4 " circle punch
• Top Note Die Cut SU/Big Shot
  
• Color-SU Watercolor Pencils Soft Subtles
• Buttons-FoofaLa(rarely use other than SU!-sorry)
• Pure Silk Yarn/Handknit
  

I saw CHOCOLATE!!!!

KWerner's Color Inspiration #23

So You get a 2 for 1.






The box is by Whoopsie Daisy-
She has a great tutorial-check it out! Oh, and Green "Starbucks" straw idea from Kari.

Okay, so this week-after looking at everyone's cards, all I could think of was Chocolate! A yummy box of chocolates-chocolate mini cards that is. Great gift. Details later! I'm so late! I know the pictures are fuzzy-but it's dark and my camera keeps washing them out! They really look like little wrapped chocolates. Yum.


Just had to add that the Box is made with 4 of the scallop envelope dies from the SU! Big Shot kit-in Bravo Burgundy. I lined the box with 4 white envelopes stamped with Chocolate Chips. The Stamp set is one of my favorite,
Like it a Latte. CS- Chocolate Chip, So Saffron and Whisper White. DSP- Pumpkin Pie from 07 Winter Mini (Boho Friend?). Color Challenge Ink Pads/Markers. Build-A-Brad Pewter (love!) and Curly Label Punch Bundle. Thanks for looking!

KWerner Color Challenge #22

A little daylight today meant I had to add a better picture! Can you see that the frame is floating?

Another Color Challenge! I thought with my good luck last week I would try again! These colors really presented a challenge for me. I didn't have all of them, so I substituted Chocolate Chip for the Baroque Burgundy, Purely Pomegranate for the Rose Red, and Pretty in Pink for the Regal Rose. Soft Sky as himself. I tried it with pastels first, second, and third. Then, I scrapped my original design and came up with this little number. I like it with the Chocolate Chip as the "frame". I just cut a piece of CS to card size, ran it through the Big Shot with the Top Note die, and used the outer remnant as my border. Purely Pomegranate stitched ribbon slipped through the slit punch, and a few dimensionals gave it some pop! Thanks for looking! P.S. ) I added the Pumpkin Pie leaves on the main flower as a literal interpretation from the challenge picture. I really liked the orange in there! Off to see what you all came up with!

I was in the Top 10!!!!!

I can't believe it!!! My card made it to the coveted Top 10 on Kristina Werner's Color Challenge # 21!!!! Wooooo Hoooooo!!! To make it even cooler-when I called my best friend/sis-in-law/downline (she's very special ok!) I had jumped up so fast I didn't see-her card won Top 10 too!!! Much screaming ensued(whispered screams because it was after midnight), laughing, and overall glee. I don't remember when I had so much fun. Making the card was fun-seeing it up there with hers just made my week! We will not soon forget taking that challenge together-and I am sure we'll be doing it again!
So, if you haven't submitted a card for a challenge yet, do it. This was my first time, and I was nervous having hundreds (literally) see my card in a close-up, but it was so worth it. Thank you to everyone who left such awesome comments. If you didn't get to do the challenge, but liked the colors-please leave me a link to your card so I can check it out.
I ended up really liking these strange colors together! I put my card up in my Color Q if you want to check that out-and maybe even get started saving your cards and Color Collections for future reference or sheer enjoyment! Thanks again everybody!

My first color challenge!

This is from Kristina Werner's Color Challenge #21.
The colors were different for me-so at first try my card came out sort of modern and edgy looking. I was holding the baby, trying to tape it up when a mishap became the new idea. That, coupled with my limited supplies brought this card into the sort of Shabby Chic look you see above. I really love how it turned out. I would never have chosen these colors together-but now they will be under favorites in my Color Q! Thanks for looking!

HOTT! OFF THE PRESS

Welcome to my new Stamping Page! I realized, as crafty as I am I needed more room for just stamping. So, I'm spreading my stamps out on the table, juicing up my ink pads and heating up my heat gun! I also love color-so I will be doing a daily color challenge using Stampin' Up!'s exclusive color collections as my guide. Expect to see cards, scrapbook pages, and plenty of 3D stamping ideas. Sometimes I have more time for my ideas than I do to actually realize them so I will be offering inspiration to those of you with crafters' block. Happy Stamping!