Guesting at Color Throwdown

What am I doing posting this early on a Wednesday morning?

Well I'm here as the guest over at Color Throwdown!

I won their challenge with this card and was asked to be their Guest Star Stamper for this week's post.

Here is my card for your inspiration.

I've used the colours from this week's swatch plus some kraft card for the base and frame.

The stamp set used is a cute new one from MFT called Piles of Fun, that I picked up after my last Copic class up in Warrington, I couldn't resist the cute woodland creatures.

I stamped each of the coloured elements with black Memento ink before using Copics to colour, then fussy cut them.

My frame was cut from kraft with an MFT frame die and some outline leaves from the set were stamped in the centre with Peanut Brittle Memento. They were much darker when stamped originally but even with two inkings, they don't show up that much against the kraft but it adds a little added texture to the background.

The little mouse was glued flat and the barrel and leaves popped up on pads, as was the frame, once I'd stamped the greeting from the set. I think the mouse looks like he's blowing a kiss of thanks!

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Trees and/or leaves and/or Autumn

You are Freakin' Awesome

Morning all.

It's time for a new challenge over at Cardz4Guyz. As the witching season is almost upon us we've gone all spooky on you! However if you don't make those sort of cards, then we have an alternative for you.

SPOOKY or USE ORANGE

Here's my take on the 'Spooky' theme.

All it is is a panel of card wrapped with torn paper inked with Old Paper DI, a couple of red googly eyes and some fangs dipped in Nuovo red Crystal drops popped up over a panel of kraft card! The sentiment, embossed with white EP on the kraft base is from Create a Smile.

Simples.
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Clean and Simple

Thelma and Louise

Evening all.
Is it really October already? It must be because it's time for a brand new challenge at HLS CAS.
Here's my take on this month's theme.

Did you guess correctly?
When I saw the theme I thought of this fun image from Stamping Bella, Thelma and Louise.
I didn't use the sentiments that came with the image but one that came free with a stamp set in a magazine a couple of years ago, works perfectly I think. The card would be the perfect card to celebrate a gap year or just to say good luck in a new situation such as a new job or going to university.

After stamping and colouring it with Copics, I used a scalloped, pierced, stitched edge die to create a little bit of interest but still keeping it CAS, and popped the panel up on pads on an A5 card base.
Simples, no frills, just lots of white space.
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CAS or FAF
Never have been a girl for frills and fuss, bit of a tomboy at heart. It took me awhile to discover the CAS style, didn't have the confidence to leave off the embellishments when I first started making. Now you wont find many if any embellishments on my cards, I'm def a no frills kinda gal!

DT inspiration over at Uniko

Good morning peeps, it's my turn to inspire you over at Uniko.
For this post I took my inspiration from a couple of challenges out there. I often use challenges to fire up the mojo and after first seeing the colours at Color Throwdown, I knew my palette, then when I saw the photo at ATSM, I knew I should get my English Country Garden set out!

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Inchie panel trees

Good morning folks.
The sunny weather of last week is a thing of memory, as autumn takes a grip.
At least we managed to finish the hay, although it was only large bales and not the small square ones we would have liked but still days however warm are not conducive to proper hay making. Better to get something though than loose the whole crop, which was a possibility.
Anyway its time for a new challenge at Cardz4Guyz where our theme this time is -

TREES or LEAVES or BOTH

The trees are showing a little colour, mainly berries it has to be said, but it wont be long before the fireworks really start. I love the colours of autumn but not necessarily the chilly weather that comes with it.

I was thinking of something that to do that would satisfy the theme and remembered that CAS Mix up were featuring inchies in their challenge, so off I went and produced this.

I used a Creative Expression rubber stamp that I had success with last year here. Initially I was trying to find another image to use but loved the trio of trees so used it with a slightly different technique.
The stamping was done similarly to last years, using Zig Markers and small ink pads to add colour to my stamp then spritzing it with water and then stamping. To get more detail, I added some stamping without spritzing and also added some freehand trunks and branches with a fine water colour brush.
Each of my inchies, made from Mixed Media paper, were popped up on brown fun foam then added to a kraft card back panel, leaving a slight gap between each one. A simple stamped greeting from Uniko on a MFT die cut banner completes. The kraft panel was added to a 51/4" square card.

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My choices - Inking with markers, watercolouring, blending with brush, spritzing, funky foam

     
Trees and Leaves