Clear Blue Skies for Santa CARD, cQc#166

Wow, was I excited to see these colors ... my favs all kinds of BLUES!  Check out the colourq challenge #166.  The Royal Court Design Team with their "LOVE" ly color palette: Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Midnight Muse and Cool Caribbean-retired (a color SU should bring back!).

The photograph below is from my 2010  Winter Storm Watch for Santa CARD   

Winter Storm Watch for Santa CARD 2010 re-visited!

 

I colored the pearls using a Stampin' Write marker Tempting Turquoise.

 Weather forcast for Clear "Blue" Skies for Santa ... Happy Holidays!

All supplies Stampin' Up! ... unless noted.

Recipe ...

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Chrismas Lodge, Wandering Words-retired
Ink:  Cool Caribbean (retired but I think SU should bring back), Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Midnight Muse and Tempting Turquoise Stampin' Write Marker (marker used for coloring the pearls "easy")
Paper:  Whisper White, Midnight Muse
Accessories: Whisper White 5/8" Ribbon Organza, Jewel Basic Adhesive Pearls (I colored them), Jewel Basic Rhinestones, Stampin' Glitter Dazzling Diamonds, Post-It note for masking, Sponge and Brayer, Dimensionals
Techniques:  Brayer Sky, Masking, Sponging
Card Size: Square


*1/15/2013 Update ... Yippee I was chosen as a colourQ Courtiers winner!
http://colourq.blogspot.com/2013/01/colourq-challenge-166-winner-crowned.html
Enjoy!

Doily Vintage Holiday Card, cQc#113

Hello!

After having a wonderful Disneyland Holiday with my kids I found out during my vacation I won the last color challenge over at the fabulous colourQChallenge design team and was Crowned the Queen title!  Thank you Arielle and her Royal Court Design Team.  What a magical surprise.                                                

This weeks color challenge is creating a project with beautiful blues.

Stamps Recipe:  SU Hello Doily, Lovely as a Tree, Delicate Doilies, Christmas Punch-Retired

Paper:  Shimmery White, Marina Mist, Sahara Sand,
Ink:  Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Sahara Sand, Night of Navy
Accessories:  Big Shot Textured Impressions Vintage Wallpaper Folder, Extra Large Oval Punch, Sponge, Dimensionals, Jewel Adhesive Pearls, Stampin Spots

Enjoy!

Embossed Lovely as a Tree, PP#64

Here is my nature "plant" card creation for the Clean and Simple (CAS) Paper Players Challenge #64.  To me it's not the best photo but I wanted to show off the effect of the embossing of the lovely trees and sentiment.  This is a easy, quick but elegant looking card to make.  I’ll be featuring this card for an upcoming Holiday workshop Make ‘n Take.  Stampin’ Up's! Lovely as a Tree stamp set is a must have for all artists.   

This card never goes out of style.  I CASed it w/slight changes by my upline Brenda Keenan from her 2006 version:    http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/376566?&sorttime=all&sortby=v&way=desc&si=bkeenan256

Link to 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog page 14

Stamp Recipe: Lovely as a Tree #115026, Christmas Greetings #115448

Paper:  Shimmery White, Brushed Silver

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  Silver Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Satin 5/8" Whisper White Ribbon

Enjoy!

Winter Storm Watch For Santa, CCCC 57

My creation for Stacey Schafer's Stamping Stage Curtain Color Call Challenge Act 57. To be honest I was a little intimidated by this color combo but once I got rolling with the sponging you just never know what will appear. I had a Holiday/Winter/Vintage theme in mind and was anxious to use my favorite SU stamp set Lovely as a Tree. I started out first by masking the moon along with shading with Temping Turquoise around the circle post it note as your mask. Sponging all around in a circular motion adding Basic Gray for a dark cloudy, glazed effect. Using a torn posted note to create depth for my hills. The back ground trees were stamped off, than stamped on with Chocolate Chip. Sprinkled a few adhesive pearls through out the sky. My goal was to get a “Brrr” style effect. I'm please with the outcome and I'd would be very thankful to be selected for the "Lead" Curtain Call Challenge (giggle).

Stamps Recipe: Lovely as a Tree, Wandering Words

Ink: WW, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Gray, Chocolate Chip, Canjun Craze Marker

Paper: WW, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Adhesive Pearls, sponge, 5/8” Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, post it note for mask, 1-3/4” circle punch, dimensionals, Jewel Basic Pearls, Jewel Basic Rhinestone

Technique: Sponging and Masking

Card Size: Square 5x5

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Thanks for stopping by Happy Holidays!

Snow in the Spring time from California

Happy Birthday Matt! I'd made this card for my sons 26th B-day. He LOVES the snow and we're still having snow in California.

Michelle Zindorf has inspired me so MUCH I'm CASing her card just a bit, by adding the snow twill ribbon, paper etc:

Stamp Recipe: SU Extreme Snowboard, Lovely As A Tree Paper: SU WW, Brocade Blue
Ink: Stazon Black, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Brayer, Sponge, Snow twill ribbon and Post it notes Technique: Brayer sky

Enjoy!

Christmas in July! SSSC24

Christmas in July, well that's what I think when July 1st comes around. Jumped in and participated in Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #24. I must admit this was a tuff sketch and my brain hurts trying to come up with something since Sunday and must have gazed at this sketch for hours (really). The trees are embossed applying VersaMark first then by inking Rich Razzelberry and Old Olive. My attempt was trying to get a old vintage Christmas Holiday feel.

Recipe: SU Lovely as a Tree (a must have), SU retired French Script BG and Papertrey Ink: Snowfall-sentiment
Paper: Rich Razzelberry In-Color, Very Vanilla, Creamy Caramel, Old Olive
Ink: VersaMark, Rich Razzelberry In-Color, Creamy Caramel, Old Olive, Tim Holtz Tea Dye
Accessories: Cuttlebug A-2 Swirls, Hero Arts Pearl, organdy old olive ribbon, ivory satin feather ribbon, Marvy punches. oval punch, dimensionals, clear embossing powder, sponge, water spritzer
Technique: Embossing, crunching, tone on tone

Enjoy!