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Wednesday

So it's Penguin Day!

{ Mojo Monday #225 }
{ CAS-ual Fridays: Challenge CFC36 }
{ create: Square Card Challenge 01/19 }


Evening all! Hope your week is going well! I created a Clean and Simple card tonight. YAY! The photo is messed up because it is almost midnight here and I took the photo in my kitchen. Baaaaad. I made this card for my sweet friend Tara who invited two friends and I for Game Night last week. It was a night full of laughs, and of food and wine, poker and a game I never played before, Bananagrams? LOVED! Anyway, I wanted to give her this Thank You card for inviting us and having hosted such a fun night. I really needed some time with the girls!


{ The Design }

The Design: I used the Grand Calibur again. I had trouble with it the first time I used it. Tonight it was happy with me. I used my new EK Success Zig Zag punch. LOVE!!! My stamp is from (digging through the pile of mess on my desk....ah!) Studio G, and the butterflies are from a Hambly overlay.

{ My Inspiration }
I followed the Mojo Monday sketch very closely, with hardly any variation. I loved that the sketch had four slots. Each butterfly represents the four of us that night. CAS-ual Fridays wanted a clean and simple card using ONLY black and white, in honor of Penguin Day. Hee-Hee, too cute. Wish I had a penguin stamp!

Thanks for stopping by!!! Have to rush and link these up! I have like 9 minutes!!! See you again! And don't forget, it's CARDS Week at Color Combos Galore, so go play!

Happy Scrappin'!!!!
xoxo



Project List:
{ Just 4 You } Card:

Products:
  • American Crafts: Cardstock - White, Black
  • Hambly: High Tea Black Overlay
Other:
  • Etsy shop - cabochon
Stamps and Inks:
  • Stamps: Studio G - dollar stamp
  • Inks: Jenny Bowlin - "Fountain Pen"
Misc:

My Toolbox:

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Tuesday

CCG 216 ... A Shaped Cupcake Card

{ Color Combos Galore: Challenge #216 }
{ Card Patterns: Challenge #149 }
{ The Ribbon Reel: Challenge #20 }
{ DYSU Challenge: Challenge #55 }


Hello everyone! Did you all get snow? We did on Saturday, LOTS of it. The children made their igloos and I ended up getting sick. Feeling better today so I'm sharing my latest card.

It's CARDS, TAGS and OFF-THE-PAGE Week at CCG! Because it is National Pie Day (Jan 23), I decided this week's theme for Challenge #216 is "Sweets and Treats": Create a project using a sweet or treat image.



The colors are so yummy and the challenge was quite simple. I had so much fun creating my card!

{ The Design }
The Color Combo: I just love how happy these colors are. I used everything from "Ducks in a Row", an older October Afternoon release. Great thing about their products, it doesn't ever get old. Ever. I distributed a lot of the "Vanilla Ice Cream" color throughout the card. For the "Blue Sprinkles" color I used the Lullaby paper, sheer ribbon and buttons. I used the Sleep Tight PP, a Copic Marker, and twine for "Banana Cream Pie", and my "Pink Fondant" was their circle tag from the Label Sticker sheet and This Little Piggy paper used in the banner strips.

Janet Perafan-Babar | October Afternoon shaped cupcake card
Featuring products from October Afternoon

The Design: Okay, the way I made the cupcake template was very primitive. I downloaded and printed an image, cut it out, then traced it onto the PP, and cut again. I suppose it would be easier to have a die, but I don't have it. I decorated the filling with dimensional paint and yellow Stickles. The cupcake liner was passed through a crimper and I used a Dritz tool to create the faux stitches. See HERE for a tutorial I wrote at the old CCG site about faux stitching.

{ My Inspiration }

The Card Patterns challenge this week is shaped cards. I did not have a round card die or template so I decided to make the cupcake shape. I varied the design by creating a banner strip and circle tags for the lace strip design shown in the sketch. The Ribbon Reel Challenge required ribbon/lace/buttons/twine. A little hard to work in the lace, but check, check, check and check. The DYSU challenge wanted colorful mixed patterned papers. Check.

Totally fun!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and having a look!!! Hope you will pop over to Color Combos Galore as well as the other challenges I played. This Combo Challenge ends along with last week's Layouts, Mini-Albums and Off-the-Page Designer's Challenge on January 30th, 11:59pm USA/EST. Hope to see you there! Please visit each Designer's blog and see what they created for this gorgeous palette!


Happy Scrappin'!!!!
xoxo



Project List:
{ Happy Birthday } Cupcake Card:

Products:
  • October Afternoon: Ducks in a Row - Lullaby, Sleep Tight, This Little Piggy
October Afternoon: Ducks in a Row - Label Stickers Other:
  • American Crafts - White Cardstock
  • Martha Stewart - Die-Cut Lace Tags
  • Divine Twine - Lemon
Stamps and Inks:
Misc:
  • Punches: EK Success - 1" Square
  • paper crimper (Fiskars); deco-edge scissor (Provo Craft), Serrated Tracing Wheel (Dritz); ribbon; buttons; dimensional paint

My Toolbox:

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CCG 214...A Card and Sketch Challenge

{ Color Combos Galore: Challenge #214 }
{ CAS-ual Fridays: Challenge #34 }


Color Combos Galore Challenge #214 for CARDS and TAGS went up yesterday. Looks the same, but really, it's not! It's an extension of last week's colors but CARDS Week has a different Inspiration Photo and Designer's Challenge. This time the challenge requires you to use the Inspiration Photo as a "sketch" for your card or tag design. For this week's theme I decided to celebrate couple of non-traditional holidays:



Silly thing to celebrate, right? Didn't know that there was a National Bubble Bath Day or even a Bath Safety Month, too funny. Here is my card:


{ The Design }
The Color Combo: It's a lot of fun to come up with color names for the themes of the Inspiration Photos. I almost called one of the colors "Nude", LOL. For "Golden Candle Glow", I used Crate Paper's Traditions paper and gold glitter glue. The cardstock and sentiment tag is the "Porcelain Bathing Tub", the "Therapeutic Sea Salt" is the gray stamping ink and silver glitter glue and finally, "Scented Candles" was used in Crate Paper's Phrase Stickers, also in the twine and buttons.


Featuring products from the Crate Paper Portrait Collection

The Design: I wanted to try embossing vellum. This was the first time I used my Grand Calibur, I had some trouble because when I sandwiched the Cuttlebug folder and layered the plates as directed, it was not going through. If anyone can tell me how to do it right, please, I need to know! I used an owl stamp (a Studio G dollar stamp from Michaels) and then a gray UniBall sparkling pen to outline him and for the faux stitches. The circle tag is actually cut out of the inside of another tag from the Portrait Phrase Stickers.

{ My Inspiration }
This week at CCG, you are required to use the Inspiration Photo as a sketch, the Cas-ual Fridays Challenge required the use of chipboard. I also got mixed up with two other challenges that expired last week: Scrapbook Trends Create: blog challenge was using vellum, and the Shabby Tea Room wanted wings and colors - I didn't use their colors, but I was inspired by the owls and bedskirt.

I started dieting again. It's my first week. I am doing Weight Watchers. Last time I did it I lost 50 pounds in a little over 3 months. I am hoping to achieve that again, and not let myself go afterwards.

Wish me luck!

Well thanks for stopping by again!!! This CCG Challenge is running concurrently with last week's CCG #213, both will end on January 14th, 11:59pm USA/EST. Hope you will play along too! Please visit each Designer's blog and see what they created this week for this gorgeous palette!




Happy Scrappin'!!!!
xoxo



Project Supplies:
{Thinking of You } Card:

Products:
  • Crate Paper: Portrait - Traditions, Phrase Stickers, Borders
Other: Stamps and Inks: Misc:

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Monday

Paper Bag Mini-Album...and a CCG COMEBACK!!!

{ Color Combos Galore: Challenge #213 }
{ CAS-ual Fridays: Challenge 12/23}


No more Ning network.
Color Combos Galore is back on Blogger!!!
 

Hello and HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!! What is so great about new year's is that we can wipe the slates clean and start fresh. It is also the most opportune time to start something new, new chapters, new beginnings. I explained in depth why I made the decision to leave the Ning website on the new CCG challenge blog. It really came down to time and money. It's been over two years since I had the challenges up on Blogger. I am very excited about it, it will be a whole lot easier to maintain and will function much better. The first challenge is already up. Take a look-see...



So we are celebrating New Year's Day with a "Resolutions Challenge" and the colors are DEEEEE-VINE!!! The Inspiration Board has slightly changed (I just LOVE the new design with the stacked photo, digital washi tape and new details section). You know I had originally designed the Board to look like a file folder. Sort of something you either pull or put away in your inspiration "files". I originally got the idea from the way I personally work on projects, with a challenge task sheet on my desk with ideas and notes, colors and sketches tacked on. Really fun, so I definitely kept that. The big change is in the scheduling of the challenges.
Aha! Drumroll, please....

Challenges will be posted on the 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd each month

One Color Combo posted every TWO WEEKS, twice each month, alternating layouts and cards each single week, using a different Inspiration Photo and Designer Challenge for each.
for example, EVERY MONTH ON....

- the 1st: Combo A - Layouts, tags, mini albums, off the page projects (this will run for two weeks)
- the 8th: Combo A - Cards week (same combo, different Inspiration Photo and Designer Challenge, for cards)
Both Combo A Challenges will close at the end of cards week (the 14th)

- the 15th: Combo B - Layouts week (same as above)
- the 22nd: Combo B - Cards week (same as above)
Both Combo B Challenges will close at the end of Cards week (the 28th)


So for Layouts Week, I created a Mini-Album. Here are some closeups:
 
Closeup #1: a) Brown paper bag folded in half. b) For the banner tips, I used a square punch and punched the end of the strip diagonally to get perfect banner ends (TIP ALERT!!).
Closeup #2: a) Butterfly pins created with quilting pins, a punch and hot glue. b) Accordion flowers with snipped creases.

The Color Combo: The damask and houndstooth print from the MME Forever Classified paper as well as the inked doilie and brad was my "Burst of Champagne" color. "A Clean Slate" was distributed all throughout, including the pearl brad. The gray Stickles and twine was my "Silver Bells", and the punched edge MME Favorite Party paper was my "Hope n' Taupe". The black and kraft were my neutral freebie colors.


{ The Design }
Janet Perafan-Babar || paper bag mini album holder
Featuring products from My Mind's Eye

The Design: I started with a paper bag, deco-scissored the edge and Stickled it. I cut a square from the MME Favorite Party paper and punched the edge. I cut another square from the MME Forever Classifieds paper and layered on top. The scrolly label was cut out from the same paper. I used a makeup sponge to stamp the golden yellow on the doily, and added glitter around the inner edge. I then cut a one inch strip from the MME Princess Pintuck paper and created two accordion flowers from it. Here is where I stuck on the two MME Gertie brads. I dug deep into my stash for those rub-ons (and how old are they?) to create my little title banner. Hot glued the butterflies to pins, wrapped twine around, a few more touches of Stickles and was done.

{ My Inspiration }
While searching for a challenge to accompany the Resolutions Challenge, I went through my feeds and came across this challenge over at the CAS-ual Fridays blog. Okay, this was totally fun! LOVED the idea of using a brown paper package. I immediately thought I could house all of my resolutions in it. PERFECT! Though in the end, with all the glitter and gold, it doesn't look so simple and casual, but it was really simple to make and super-quick too!

Now only if I can scrap this quick from now on! Wouldn't that be great!

Thanks for stopping by!!! You still have plenty of time to complete the CCG Challenge, it's for Layouts, Mini-Albums and Off-the-Page Projects only and it ends on January 14th, 11:59pm USA/EST. Hope you will play along too! Please visit each Designer's blog and see what they created for this gorgeous palette!




Happy Scrappin'!!!!
xoxo



Project List:
{ Resolutions 2012 } Mini Album/Altered Bag:

Products:
  • My Mind's Eye: Lost & Found 2 Sunshine - "Forever" Classified
  • My Mind's Eye: Lost & Found 2 Blush - "Favorite" Party; "Princess" Pintuck
  • My Mind's Eye: Stella & Rose Gertie - "Delightful" Decorative Brads
Other:
  • Letter Stickers: Making Memories "resolutions"; Mustard Moon "2012"
  • Accents: W R Memory Keepers - Baker's Twine: Neutrals
Stamps and Inks:
Misc:
  • Punches: Martha Stewart - Deco Flowers; Royal Butterfly; EK Success - 1" Square
  • pin (Dritz); deco-scissor (Provo Craft); 4" doilie; brown paper bag

My Toolbox:

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