KWerner Color Inspiration #53

I don't know about you, but cards with primary colors are not my forte. I think I need to spend more time in the toy aisle!

This card came together in my mind once I found the sentiment. It is one of the new images that Silhouette just released. I saw it and instantly knew it would be great paired with a giant heart. I kept my fingers that the sentiment would cut correctly the first time and I was so excited it did!

Now that I look at the card, it is very Wonder Woman- esque. The yellow ribbon is velvet and I love how it gives the card texture. I have been doing very simple and classic designs and colors lately, and while this card is still simple it is a lot more on the retro funk side of the scale. Hope you like it!~

Supplies:

Cardstock: Stampin Up

Pattered Paper: KI Memories

Ribbon: Fancy Pants (yellow), Basic Basic (Blue)

Die cut: Silhouette

Card Base: Die Cuts with a View

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #7

I spent all day outside weeding and planting. In the middle of the day my DH decided we needed to get dirt delivered, and 3 cu yards was on our driveway 2 hours later. I am sooo tired! But when I saw Dawn had posted another color challenge I felt the need to put something together.

Clean and simple. I used all PTI paper and ribbon for this card. It is interesting to me that the spring moss paper and spring moss ribbon look different when paired together. Can't wait to see what everyone else creates! I think I will hop around and look tomorrow it's time for bed (yes its only 9:15 on a Saturday night but I am beat!)

Supplies:

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink

Stamp: Papertrey Ink

Ribbon: Papertrey Ink

Ink: Stampin Up

Bling: Crystal Elements

A Roaring Good Day

Tonight I decided to play with the sketch on 2 Sketches 4 You. I found out about the sketch challenge from Amy's awesome blog. They have a fantastic contest coming up in June as well. I used another one of my new stamps from Paper Makeup Stamps. His name is Terry and he is adorable. I also bought the matching sentiment.

I colored Terry with my copics, another new obsession of mine. I have collected quite a few, so I may be okay for a bit. I just got my Papertrey order from the last release today, so look for cards from those toys next.

And where do I play with all my "toys"? I was fortunate enough to be able to finish the basement in our house and I was also fortunate enough to have a husband who let me take about 1/3 of it to create an awesome room. Then there was having a friend who has an awesome husband who is a contractor (so if you are in the Chicago suburbs and need any kind of work done in your house email me and I will send you Mark's email. He rocks!) My room was finished about a month before my son was born, so I am still working on decorating and I think organization will be a constant challenge. I tend to take out a bunch of supplies and create until the piles start to fall off my table. Then I put some stuff away and start over. I was going to wait until my room was "clean" or "finished" to post photos, but that will never happen. So you are seeing it in all its glory.

I have storage all throughout the room. The doors there hide a big pipe along the wall and also hold supplieds. And I am a bit obsessed with ribbon. It's pretty much everywhere.

I bought this chair so I could curl up and read magazines. Someone else usually is curled up there. Her name is Ginger. I swiped my husband's craftsman tool chest. He really didn't need it *grin*. The punches are on kitchen towel racks from IKEA (not my idea, my friend Tiffany saw it somewhere). The display shelf was Mark's idea. It lights up. I love it.

Long view of the room. That's an 8 foot table. And its covered. I think I could have a 20 foot table and it still would be covered. And yes those are paper racks you see. That's for some of my patterened paper collection. The 25 cubby shelf is also from IKEA and holds lots of fun stuff.

More paper storage and more fun stuff on this 9 hole cubby. Its from Target, and I got it about 7 years ago. The wood boxes are from IKEA but they are a pain to put together (I didn't put them together, but my hubby says they were a pain *grin*). There's my litttle cuttlebug on the floor. I love it. I hav a silhouette but I was sucked into getting the bug because of the cool embossing folders.

My table. The trimmer on the left is a Carl Trimmer that is from Sam's Club online. It cuts chipboard and up to 30 sheets of cardstock at once. It was my Valentine's day present last year.

So that's my room. It's my own little world and I love it.

Card Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps

Paper: Basic Gray

Cardstock: Stampin Up, Neenah

Ink: Memento

Ribbon: May Arts

Markers: Copics

Brad: Making Memories

Oh Baby!

I created this card for the Oh Baby call that CARDs magazine had for the October 2009 issue. Sadly it did not get selected. I still think it's a great card so I wanted to post it and see what you all thought of it!

It was actually really easy to create as well. The star paper has star cutouts and I cut the polka dot paper to fit so that it showed the zigzag on the left and the polka dots through the stars. Then I stitched around the border of the card. The elephant is a die cue and the letters are stickers! All products are from Making Memories.

Paper Makeup Stamps Challenge

My friend Randee introduced me to a great stamp company: Paper Makeup Stamps. They are the company that I got the cute monster stamps that I have been using. Then she directed me to their blog, which posts challenges every Monday. This week's challenge was to use Apple Green and Watermelon and pair it with White and/or Black. I thought that Bronto would be so cute for this card and he didn't disappoint. I am having so much fun with these stamps and hope you enjoy my creation!

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps, Hero Arts
Paper: Stampin Up
Ribbon: Making Memories
Buttons: Foof-a-loof
Ink: Memento

KWerner Color Challenge #52

My first impression of the colors for the color inspiration challenge was "Oh no - FIVE colors"! I sometimes struggle when I get too many colors going on, and so I really took my time and just let the creativity flow. I pulled out the papers, perused my stamp collection, and put some of my stash away that had buried my desk.

I settled on using my Papertrey Ink "Life" stamp set. I also knew I wanted to use the So Saffron ribbon from this past Sale-a- bration. The clincher came when I found a 12 x 12 sheet of Sahara Sand in an old Simply Scrapping kit. I thought I only had the ink - talk about limitations! I matted the main image with Baja Breeze, it is a lot more apparent IRL. In the end I was happy with what I created, which is my goal any time I sit down to make a card. Hope you enjoy it too! Off to see what you all have created!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Stampin Up

Stamps: Papertrey Ink - Life

Ink: Stampin Up

Ribbon: Stampin Up

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge Week 6

I was so surprised when I checked Dawn McVey's Blog tonight and saw that there was another Color Challenge posted! These colors are so fun and so I dove right in. I came up with two cards that are only slightly varied from each other.

I couldn't decide which I liked better so I did what every cardmaker who stamps at home does....I padded upstairs and asked my hubby which he liked the best. He never just placates me with an "They are both great honey", he takes time to look at each card, selects which he prefers, and then describes to me why he likes one card over the other. I love that about him!

He preferred the card above. He said that he liked that the white was the focal point of the card (it is embossed with the cuttlebug leaves folder) and that the colors were just accents. He also liked the bow.

I was still torn because I really, really liked the aqua mist background on the card below...so I posted them both. Hope you enjoy! Off to hop around and look at everyone else's entries!

Edited: I added two more photos I took outside. I think the embossing shows up better.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink

Ribbon: Papertrey Ink

Stamp: Paper Makeup Stamps

Ink: Memento

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug

Meet Dreck

I made this card a few nights ago, but didn't get around to posting it until today. I have fallen in love with the Monsters from Paper Makeup Stamps. This little fella's name is Dreck. He kind of reminds me of a little boy running around in footie pajamas.

I colored him with copics and used a Sakura glitter pen to highlight the spots. I ran some vellum through my Cuttlebug embossing folder to add texture.

Supplies:
Stamps: Dreck (Paper Makeup Stamps), Sentiment (PTI)
Cardstock: Stampin Up, DCWV
Ribbon: Dots and Dashes
Ink: Memento
Markers: Copics

Vintage Baby

I just love the 3D stickers from K and Company. I used the airplane in this post and decided to pair the tricycle with the sentiment stamp from Cloud 9 Designs. It made me giggle to think of my little guy tearing it up on a tricycle. I used the Tim Holtz distressing tool on the cardstock and paper, that tool is perfect for this sort of thing. I am not a big vintage card maker, but many of my cards have been leaning that way lately.

While I was in the mood, I made another baby card using some paper that I hadn't put away yet. The block alphabet is Karen Foster and it is from many years ago. I paired it with some plaid chatterbox that just seemed to go perfectly! Love the Heidi Swapp clear stamps as well!

Hope you like them!

Supplies:

Born to be Wild
Cardstock: PTI

Patterened Paper: Fancy Pants

Ribbon: May Arts

Stamp: Cloud 9 Designs

Ink: SU Basic Gray

Sticker: K and Company

Other: Thread

Baby
Cardstock: PTI, Archiver's

Patterned Paper: Karen Foster, Chatterbox

Ribbon: PTI

Stamp: Heidi Swapp

Ink: Distress Ink

Other: Thread

May Card Exchange Roundup

You aren't seeing double...above is the card that I posted yesterday. I wanted to post it again in the round up! See this post for the details on my card. Below is what my wonderful friends have come up with. The theme was to use vellum or acetate on your card. I think everyone did a great job!

Chris' Card

Alyson's Card

Joan's Card

Susi's Card

Teresa's Card

Tiffany's Card (see more of her creations here)

Randee will be posting her card later on her blog.

May Card Exchange - My Card!

Where does time go? It seems just last week I was posting the April Card exchange. This month's challenge was to use acetate or vellum. I had found a super deal on cardstock at Tuesday Morning (a discount store in the Midwest). I got 20 sheets of this American Crafts patterned paper for $1.99 so that is where I started. All of the cutting for this card was done using my Silhouette, I love the new weld function! I welded two circles together and then added an opening to the front. The flower is another Silhouette shape.

I was able to adhere the acetate using a quickie glue pen. Ths card came together quickly and I am very happy with the result; hope you like it as well! I can't wait to see what my friends have come up with!

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: American Crafts

Cardstock: Stampin Up Kiwi Kiss

Stamps: Hero Arts

Ink: Memento

SFYTT and Cardvaarks Challenges

When I saw tonight's SFYTT I was a bit puzzled as to what I would do with the circle in the center. Once I settled on my sentiment from the Simple Thoughts - Boy Stamp set pairing it with a cute sticker from K and Co seemed obvious!

This card also fits the Cardvaarks challenge for this week to use a verse or quote! Love that!

Hope you like my submission!

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Base DCWV, Plaid Daisy D's

Cardstock: Wausau (White), Navy (Archiver's)

Felt Ribbon: Stampin Up

Stamp: Cloud Nine

Sticker: K and Company

Ink: Memento and Distress Ink

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #5

This is my first time participating in the Raspberry Suite Color Challenge. I have been following all of the other ones, but something always came up that prevented me from playing. Not this time! I had bought this Doodlebug paper a couple months ago; I loved that it was flocked and bright pink! When I saw the colors that Dawn selected I immediately thought of this paper. The bow is tied with bias tape. I love the fabric look, but hate to fuss with ironing seams so bias tape was totally the way to go.

I love the way the bow came out. Sometimes I fuss with them for what seems like an eternity. This bow prety much ties itself. A die cut tag made with my silhouette and stamped with a sentiment from Hero Arts completes the card! Oh, and I put pop dots under the white layer to give the card a little lift. Hope you like it!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Basic Gray (SU), White (Wausau)

Patterned Paper: Doodlebug Designs

Bias Tape: from my sewing stash, probably from JoAnn's

Stamp: Hero Arts

Ink: Going Gray (SU)

KWerner Challenge #51

These colors were so fun! I took my inspiration from the toy in the bottom left corner of the picture. I have seen this brown circle design on everything from toys to blankets. Retro graphics are so hot lately. I paired my trendy brown circles (I used a 1 1/8" SU punch to punch them) with a small mustard colored rubon and a sentiment rubon. I used a layer of acetate so that the rubons would go on smoothly. The rubon was from a pack that I got recently from Archiver's for $1.99 (See the two other cards I made with them here and here.) Clean, simple, and inexpensive - love that! Thanks for looking!

Supplies:
Carstock: Neenah (White), Archiver's (Brown)

Ribbon: American Crafts

Rubons: Fancy Pants (Image), Scenic Route

Acetate: Staples

Awards and Recognition

This post is a Thank You to Tiffany for giving me the Lemonade Stand Award for being a blogger who shows great attitude and gratitude.

Here are some wonderful women who have left great comments on my blog! Their blogs are terrific as well, so be sure to stop by!

Amy Tsuruta
Kelly Lunceford
Winter Wonderland
travelingmama
Amy Lingenfelser
Rochelle Gould



The rules of the award (To pick up the Lemonade Stand Award):
- Comment on this blog.- Cut and paste the award logo and use it in your own blog.
- Nominate 5 to 10 blogs you feel show great attitude and gratitude.
- Link to your nominees within your blog post.
- Comment on their blogs to let them know they've received the award.
- Link back to the person who gave you the award to show your appreciation.



Now How about a card? Another quickie card using the Rubons from fancy pants. Love them!


Supplies:
Cardstock: Archiver's
Rubon: Fancy Pants
Stamp: Hero Arts
Ink: Memento
Ribbon: May Arts

Make Your Own Happiness

Sometimes in Life you have to go out and make your own happiness, it doesn't come to you. This rubon was one on a whole sheet of fabulousness, and it was only $1.99 at Archiver's! Love that. I was feeling sassy and pair it with the spring moss ribbon instead of my go to brown.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzil, Archivers
Rubon: Fancy Pants
Stamp: Hero Arts
Ink: Memento
Ribbon: Spring Moss
Acetate: Staples

SFYTT and Papertrey Spring Inspiration

It was a wonderful day at my house. We went to the park (mid 60s and sunny), got a new bed (upgrade to King size WooHOO!), and then went for pictures (we are a bit late on the 1 year old photos of Jack, but we got them done). So tonight I was thinking of Spring and the Papertrey Spring Fling Challenge. I loved the quilt that Pine selected and thought the paper from the Everyday Blessing collection worked perfectly with the theme and my day. Then when I saw the layout the Jen had at SFYTT it all came together.

I sewed a lot on this card. I always feel very inspired by the vintage designs that Kelly Lunceford produces, so I tried to channel her a bit. Sewing on cards is not difficult (for those who have never attempted it) and I am always amzed at how it kicks my cards up a notch. I loved the pairing of the coffee cup from Warm Happiness with the sentiment from a Hero Arts set, it really brought home how wonderful today had been. Remember to find joy everyday!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Archiver's

Pattered Paper: Papertrey Ink

Ink: Stampin Up (Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand)

Stamps: Warm Happiness (Papertrey Ink), sentiments (Hero Arts)
Ribbon: American Crafts

Other: Thread