Sweet Indulgence....CCG #235

{ Color Combos Galore: Challenge #235 }
{ Unscripted Sketches: Sketch #204 }

Edited 4/7/13: My card made Top 3 at Unscripted Sketched and got Honorable Mention at Just Add Ink! So excited!!

Hello there! Hope your Easter was splendid and that you and your family had a wonderful day together. I think this was the quietest Easter for us as my little girl still had a bad cold, and I am still trying to get over mine. I managed to create a card last night. I tried to challenge myself and create it in 10 minutes, but it TOTALLY did not work out. I definitely need to plan a bit more. Well after much more than 10 minutes, this is what I made:





Color and Inspiration...




The CCG Designer's Challenge: I chose Inspiration Photo #1 - Focus On Technique: Dry Embossing. I was also inspired by Photo #1 mimic the arch frame by creating a scalloped edge. The trim inspired me to add dimensional paint and a circular element for the fountain.


Sketch Inspiration...
Sketch #204 @ Unscripted Sketches

The Sketch Interpretation
• For the "three horizontal blocks": I substituted them for banner strips. Or are they called flag strips?
• For the "title/greeting": I moved it down a notch
• The "bow/string": Because of the irregular shape of the scalloped edge, I found it difficult to add it in. I tried, but it wouldn't work for me. Being it was my first time playing with them, I was a little worried. But when I looked at the DT samples again, it really was okay to leave it out. WHEW!

I used My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Market 6x6 Pad and these Papertrey Ink goodies:



This CCG Color Combo Challenge has ended. Tune in later today for the next Reveal!

design influenced and inspired by:

{ Just Add Ink: Challenge 159 } Theme: "Just Add Bunny's"

{ Papercraft Star: Challenge 138 } Theme: "Easter"

{ Pattie's Creation Challenge: Challenge 64 } Theme: "Easter"

{ Daring Card Makers: Challenge } Theme: "Springing into Spring"

As always, thanks for stopping by and....
Happy Scrappin', Loves!

xoxo
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Moonlight Serenade....CCG #234

{ Color Combos Galore: Challenge #234 }
{ Cardabilities: Sketch #71 }

Edited 4/1/13: I'm a Featured Designer! Thanks Cardabilities for loving my card!

Hello friends! Squeezing this one in before the challenge closes,





Color and Inspiration...


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The CCG Designer's Challenge: I chose Inspiration Photo #3 - Focus On Technique: Inked Edges. I was also inspired by Photo #1 to use a circle die. Photo #2 inspired me to add the flower and the pearls prompted me to use dimensional dots around my circle element. Photo #3 inspired me to use metal and a bird image. I also dry embossed the die cut pieces, used a sentiment with a semi circle flourish and my paper has the word "Post" on it:

Photo #1

Photo #2

Photo #3

Sketch Inspiration...
Sketch #71 @ Cardabilities

The Sketch Interpretation
• For the "two vertical strips": My first strip is the Post Card paper. Then for the second strip, I grouped the pin, circle and sentiment label to create the illusion of one
• For the "two horizontal banner strips": I grouped them together and offset them
• The "matting": It looks like the dotted paper was layered over different paper, but actually it was cut from the same paper. I cut out the journal frame and added dimensional dots.

I used Prima's Botanical, Pixie Glen and Script papers and an Avon Rose Romantique flower. Also used these Simon Says Stamp! beauties:



The CCG Color Combo Challenge will close on the 31st. So I hope you get to play, for more inspiration from the rest of the team, hop on over to their blogs and see!

Ana Castro | Beck Beattie | Camille Robinson | Emilia van den Heuvel | Fi Kenward | Jinny Newlin | Kelly Holbrook | Meihsia Liu | Meredith MacRitchie | Trudi Harrison

As always, thanks for stopping by and....
Happy Scrappin', Loves!
xoxo


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Captivated by Coral....CCG #233

{ Color Combos Galore: Challenge #231 }
{ The Craft's Meow: February Sketch }

Mmmmm, last week's Color Combo Challenge. Couldn't play in time, but the colors were DEEEE-VINE!




Color and Inspiration...


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Photo #1

Photo #2

Photo #3

Photo #4

The CCG Designer's Challenge: From the four photos, I chose Inspiration Photo #1 - Focus On Accents: Cabochons. In addition to that, I chose the Prima journaling card and TCM stamps because they had flourishes and scrolls in them (prompt: More Inspiration Ideas). I started the card by using a fancy punch around the border (prompt: Inspiration Photo #4/More Inspiration Ideas). I thought of recreating the ruffled flowers (Inspiration Photo #3) using my scallop punches and painting the edges white. With a chalk pencil, I shaded the flower petals to achieve a more coral color. The sentiment is also from the stamp set, and was inked in a coral color, chalked for a softer tone, and dotted with a paper pen.

Sketch Inspiration...
February Sketch @ The Craft's Meow

The Sketch Interpretation
• First, I rotated the sketch, and mirrored it
• For the "two banner strips", I used two double-ended banner strips and tilted it
• Replaced the "ribbon" with a handmade flower

Pretty straight forward sketch. You'd think the design would be quick. NOT. I'm too indecisive and fiddle around way too much. I used Prima Songbird (thanks, Fi, for thinking of that range), then a quick flip through my 6x6 pads to find Bazzill Wayfarer with these colors in them. Playing along with the Tuesday Throwdown theme of Thinking of You and the TCM sketch, I chose their stamp set:
Sent with Love

This CCG Color Combo Challenge is over, but I would love for you to stop by to Kelly Holbrook's and Jinny Newlin's blog. Get a closer look at their designs with this Color Combo!

As always, thanks for stopping by and....
Happy Scrappin', Loves!
xoxo

design influenced and inspired by:

{ Tuesday Throwdown: Challenge 136 } Theme: "You're on My Mind"

Project Supplies:

{ Loving Thoughts of You } Card: Finished Size: 5 x 6¾

Materials:

• Bazzill Cardstock - Adobe [3-327]; Kraft [9-960]; Cream Puff [8-804]
• Bazzill "Wayfarer" 6x6 Pad - Sightseer/Excursionist, Rambler/Gadabout papers
• Prima "Songbird" - Lineage, Collage papers

Stamps, Dies & Inks:

• Stamps: The Craft's Meow - "Sent with Love"
• Inks: Memento - "Rich Cocoa"; Adirondack "Mountain Rose"
• Paint: Viva Decor Paper Pen - "Apricot" ; Adirondack "Snow Cap"
• Chalks: General's Pastel Chalk - "Pink"; "Lt Flesh"

Other:

• Ingvilde Bolme - Distressing Tool
• Martha Stewart - Cherish border punch
• EK Success - ¾", 1¼" scallop punch ; 1½" square punch
• Provo Craft - Edge scissors [34-0034]
• Etsy - Cabochon

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Tantalizing Teal....CCG #231

{ Color Combos Galore: Challenge #231 }
{ Mojo Monday: Challenge 279 }

The new Color Combo Challenge went up, here is what we have going on this week:




So here is my project based on this sketch...
Mojo Monday 279 Contest @ Mojo Monday

The Sketch Interpretation
• For the "square background", I used a doily die and tucked in a journal card inside the kraft envelope. 
• I added visual dimension by layering a banner over the "rectangle strip". 
• The two hearts, smaller doily, love sentiment is my "oval frame" space.
• I added the "vertical strip" and placed two wooden heart veneers over it as the "embellishment".

The CCG Designer's Challenge: From the four photos, I chose Inspiration Photo #4 - Focus On Theme: Hearts. I also drew in the doily and the polka dot pattern from the pillow. I selected elements from the kit that emphasized the word LOVE (Inspiration Photo #2/More Inspiration Ideas)  and used wood veneers (Inspiration Photo #1/Focus On). I also had a BINGO moment when I saw that the journal card had the air mail strip around it. Kinda mimics the straw pattern, don't it? That was a total accident, but what a coincidence! We're only supposed to do one challenge prompt, but it is so fun to draw in and use so much inspiration from these pics!

Jillibean Soup's January Card Kitchen Kit was perfect for these colors and love theme.

If the CCG colors look scrumptious and the challenges sound like fun, come play along. The challenges are running the whole month and will close on Feb 28. But first, if you haven't already, hop on over to Kelly Holbrook's and Jinny Newlin's blog. Get a closer look at their designs with this Color Combo!

As always, thanks for stopping by and....
Happy Scrappin', Loves!
xoxo

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design influenced and inspired by:

{ Just Add Ink: Challenge 152 } Just Add Hearts
{ Daring Card Makers: Love is in the Air } Love is in the Air
{ Papercraft Star: Challenge #131 } LOVE Theme

Hearts

Love

Love

Project Supplies:

{ L is for Love } Card: Finished Size: 4½ x 6

From: Jillibean Soup's Card Kitchen, Jan 2013 kit

• Bo Bunny "Love Letters" - Notes, Flutter, Banner, Journal papers
• Jillibean Soup "Soup Staples II" - Red, Turquoise Salt papers
• Maya Road Kraft Envelopes - Red Polka Dot
• Studio Calico Wood Veneer - Hearts & Arrows
• Jillibean Soup Twine - Gray/lt Pink

From my stash:

• Dies: Cheery Lynn Designs - Nautical Wheeler Doily
• Punches: Jenni Bowlin That’s Amore Large Squeeze Punch

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Fifty Shades of Gray....CCG #230

{ Color Combos Galore: Challenge #230 }
{ Sketchbook365: February Challenge }
{ Get Sketchy: Challenge #MFT109 }
{ CASE Study: Challenge #126 }

Hello Blogland! Long time no see. For the past six months or so, can't even remember, I have lived life sans internet and tv. WOW! That was CRAZY. Now that I am back online, I am going straight to the challenges at CCG. Oh boy, have I MISSED these Color Combos. I still have a LOT of catching up to do, but the first challenge is up

So, with much time to think, I thought of different ways to approach our Color and Inspiration Boards. Seems like I am always trying to come up with something different. I have to. Gotta keep CCG apart from the rest. Soooooo, here it is. Not one, but FOUR Inspiration Photos and and FOUR Designer's Challenges to choose from. I am also listing 16 different Inspiration Prompts to jump start the challenge for you. Do you know of any color challenge sites that have that option? Bring on the inspiration, baby!!!

Here are the projects I made for it. A digital page based on this sketch...


Feburary 2013 Sketch Challenge @ Scrap365. 

So this was my translation: I kept the photo strip and 5th photo placement. The top rounded corner is my blank space created by the chevron I traced and cut from the pattern. The embellished area on the right was moved up and the title area on the left is where I placed the Bingo card, flair and twine, plus moved the title slightly to the right. The lower left blank space turned into the word art area and I just realized I omitted the scallop edge from the photo strip. But even with those changes, I think it compares to the sketch nicely? Or is that just my biased opinion? Well, I'm happy.

I chose to use Inspiration Photo #1 and chose a "LOVE" word art. I also added a tiny banner taken from both Inspiration Photos #2 and #3.

Supplies: You can find all the digital FREEBIES that I used HERE. There are some that are no longer available, so I did not link them. I will credit them when I link up all the create the full supply list for my projects.

Ok, so next is the card... On here I played with the My Favorite Things Get Sketchy card sketch. Yummo!!!!



I wasn't sure which way I was going to lay the sketch. Then once I went through all my dies, I pulled out the Layered Label die and decided to flip the sketch. For the Color Combo Challenge, I chose to use Inspiration Photo #1 again and used the My Mind's Eye paper with the "LOVE" word art. I also grabbed the tiny heart Photo #1.



Here is another card...




Super fun using that Layered Heart Border die! So pretty. I took the FOCUS ON: Technique Designer's Challenge from Inspiration Photo #4 and tried my hand at double stamping. First I stamped with the light gray, then restamped slightly higher with the rose ink. It was fun to try this!


Thanks so much for visiting me today, I will be back to add my supply list and links to the freebies I used on my digital page. Hope your day is beautiful!

Happy Scrappin'!!!!
xoxo

stamps, dies & inks:

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