Rejoice, Rejoice, Rejoice!

The biweekly color challenge is up on the Blog at Color My Heart Color Dare. This is Challenge #581 and runs through Thursday evening, January 11, 2024. I love these colors together, choosing Rosy, Peach, and Lagoon plus a bit of silver metallic.  You may substitute colors that are a close match so I selected Melon Mambo, Blu-raspberry, and Petal Pink as substitutes for the original colors.

First, the front of the bright pink card base was embossed for texture. The silver die-cut band was added along with two hand-cut strips of blue-green paper. In addition, the poinsettias and leaves were die-cut. A circle was die-cut from vellum. The poinsettias were inked with a touch of bright pink ink. 

It seems there is almost always a lesson to be learned when crafting even if you're not a beginner. The sentiment, "Rejoice", was stamped three times on the vellum circle with Versamark ink and silver embossing powder. As I assembled the elements, I realized that the small sentiments on the vellum did not show up well against the bright card base, so I die-cut a smaller circle from peachy cardstock and colored it with a bit of ink. I inserted it behind the vellum so the sentiments were more visible. I also added five silver pearls. The inside of the card was lined with a panel of white cardstock and stamped with a silver embossed sentiment. A poinsettia was added for decoration.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to join us at the Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge Blog to read the guidelines. Our challenges are biweekly in duration and begin every Friday morning so there is always an active challenge in the works.

Happy New Year!

Melanie

Materials

Stamps: Honey Bee "Heart Be Light" (sentiments on front and inside)

Inks: Stampin' Up! Melon Mambo; Versamark

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Basic White, Melon Mambo, Petal Pink; Cardstock Warehouse Blu-raspberry

Paper: Stampin' Up! Vellum; Scrapbook.com "Holographic"

Dies: Kokorosa "Three Poinsettias", Spellbinders "Winter Borders", Hero Arts Infinity (circles)

EF: KWellam Christmas Snowfall

EP: Wow! Metallic Silver Super Fine Powder

Misc.: Pink Fresh "Matte Silver Pearls"

Celebrating You - Birthday

 

The weekly sketch challenge is up on the Blog at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. This is Challenge #556 and runs through Sunday evening, December 24, 2023. Although the inspiration for this card came from the sketch below, I elected to go with a birthday card, rather than one for the holidays.

Following the sketch, I cut and adhered the various elements to a panel of violet pearlescent cardstock. The circle was added using thin foam tape and I selected black gems because the flowers in the patterned paper have black centers. I added a little bit of hand embossing to the right edge of the violet paper. This is an old technique done with a stylus but my cardstock is heavyweight preventing the embossing from showing in the photo.

If you enjoy using sketches or have been wanting to try a sketch challenge, be sure to visit the AHSC #556 Blog. Although they have many Design Team members, they are not forthcoming with comments, which is disappointing, but I continue to play along because I enjoy the sketches.

It's time to explore other challenges and I have discovered If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #187. Their December challenge is to use gold and silver.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I enjoy reading your comments. Merry Christmas!

Melanie

Materials

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Basic White, Pretty in Pink; Paper Papers Pearlescent Satin (Violet)

Paper: Catherine Pooler "Paper Hearts" Collection; SBC "Holographic" 

Dies: Hero Arts Infinity (circles), Spellbinders "Winter Borders"

Sentiment Sticker: Pink Fresh "Celebrating You" (silver)

Misc.: CTMH thin foam tape; Spellbinders Fashion Jet gems

Rock & Roll

Join us at the Double Trouble Blog for "It's a You Day". Challenge #84 begins on Monday, May 17, running through Sunday evening, May 30, 2021. As usual, there are three "Things":

1. Trouble Maker's Thing 1 (required) is to create a project using patterned paper to create an any-occasion girly-girl project. Each time you add a "Thing" to your project, you earn another chance at our random draw.

2. Double Dare's Thing 2 (optional) is to link your card to the Stinkin' Inkers Challenge with a theme of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," which is currently underway through May 30, 2021.

3. Twisted Sister's Thing 3 (optional) is to include some bling, i.e., glitter, gems, sequins, ribbons, flowers, etc.

The Stinkin Inkers Challenge mentions making a card for a special lady or girl so this card is for my sister, who lives abroad. When my sister returns to the US this summer for a visit, I think this will be the scene with family and friends.

Onto a black card base, I adhered patterned glitter paper, followed by die-cut layers of black cardstock and pink and turquoise glitter paper. The image was stamped, colored with Copic markers, and fussy cut then added to the card. Finally, the die-cut sentiment was added. The inside of the card was lined with white cardstock and decorated with scraps of glitter paper.

We hope you'll join us for this "girly-girl" challenge. Be sure to visit the challenge blogs at DTC84 and Stinkin' Inkers to ensure your creation fits all the requirements. 

Materials

Stamp: Art Impressions "Girlfriends"

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Copic Alcohol Markers

Cardstock: Stampin Up! Whisper White & Basic Black

Glitter Paper: WRMK

Dies: Whimsy (wavy stitched squares) & Frantic Stamper (words)

Rainbow Birthday

There is a fun sketch just waiting for card makers at the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Blog. Challenge #506 is a biweekly challenge going live on Tuesday, May 11, and ending on Sunday, May 23, 2021. We have a new biweekly challenge every Tuesday so there is always an active sketch to use.

This sketch combined with the theme offers inspiration for any number of interpretations. The rainbow colors were my inspiration and I needed a birthday card for a colorful friend. I adhered a die-cut rectangle of patterned paper to a white card base. This paper depicts a misty blue sky. I created the remaining elements with a stamp, Copic markers, and two circle dies placing my color wheel with thin foam tape followed by the stamped zigzag circle, also added with thin foam tape. The sentiment was stamped, decorated, then placed as indicated by the sketch. Additional enamel hearts were added, which I know my recipient will enjoy. The inside was decorated with additional rainbow colors created with markers.

Show us your interpretation of this sketch by visiting our TSOT506 Blog!

Materials

Stamp: Stampin' Up! "Blossoms in Bloom" (sentiment) & Avery Elle "Time to Party" (candles)

Inks: Distress Oxide Blueprint Sketch & Scattered Straw; Copic Alcohol Markers

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White

Paper: Ella & Viv Paper Co. "Watercolor Paradise #1"

Dies: Whimsy (stitched circles), Lawn Fawn (zigzag rectangles & zigzag circles)

Misc.: Enamel hearts and thin foam tape from stash

Regal Power

The optional theme for the biweekly Challenge #473 at Try Stampin' on Tuesday is to use "Regal Colors" with the required sketch. This challenge runs from Tuesday, September 1, through Monday, September 14, 2020. Here is the sketch:

Using gold and jewel-tone cardstock along with gems and coordinating patterned paper translated to "Regal Power" in my mind. I layered the panels then added a few die-cut elements - a vellum shape, a pink flower, the small pink circle, and the gold butterfly. The gems were added in keeping with the sketch. The inside was lined with a panel of white cardstock and a small die-cut flower. 

If you like sketch challenges, this is the one for you! The challenges begin weekly and last for two weeks so there is always an open challenge to join. Click HERE for the TSOT Blog.

Materials

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Island Indigo, Melon Mambo, Gold, & Vellum

Paper: Stampin' Up! "Lily Impressions" Collection

Dies: All from RCD

Misc.: Gems from stash