I've Got the "Summertime Blues"! #tgifc117

What a fun challenge this has been this week over at tgifchallenges.blogspot.com! The theme is "Summertime Blues" and the idea behind it is to use blue...any shade, as many shades as you want, etc...as long as there is some blue, you are good to go! (I don't think you had to stick with just blue, though, as long as there is at least a touch of blue in your card!)

I had this thought in my head about what I wanted to do. It turned out a little different than I was imagining, but I really like it! Take a look:

All supplies from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated:

Stamp sets: Beautiful You, Bunch of Blossoms

Inks: Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Pool Party, Archival Basic Black, Powder Pink, Crushed Curry

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Night of Navy

Accessories: Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack, Big Shot, Polka Dot Basics Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, Delicate White Doilies, Cookie Cutter Builder Punch, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Linen Thread, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Dimensionals, Blue Sharpie (not from SU!)

If you are wondering how I colored her dress, I used the Sponge Daubers. I tapped the dauber in the Pool Party ink pad and then colored 1/3 of the stamp. Then I did the same with the Marina Mist ink pad, and then the Night of Navy ink pad last, using a different sponge dauber in each color. I lightly over-lapped each color to help them blend a bit. Then I breathed onto the stamp to moisten the ink back up and and carefully stamped over the top of the outline of the lady. It turned out really cute, I think! I just used an Aqua Brush to add color to the hat (Pool Party), and her skin (Powder Pink).

Now you might be thinking, "Hmm, Stampin' Up! doesn't make blue rhinestones!" I used a blue Sharpie pen to color a couple of Rhinestone Basic Jewels to get a little bit of blue sparkle on my card!  And the little blue hearts? They came from the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. It has the cutest little heart on it!

Check out the other cards over at TGIF Challenge Blog, and join in on a challenge or two! Here is the inspiration starter from their blog this week:

Well, I hope you like my card this week! I had a lot of fun making it!

Thanks for stopping by,

Kathryn

Happy Halloween! (Cookie Cutter Halloween)

Happy Halloween everyone!

I love the Cookie Cutter Halloween stamp set from Stampin' Up! Such cute images for Halloween and Fall.

Here is my card for this fun-filled day. I used my Aqua Painter brush to color in the majority of the background using my Sweet Sugarplum ink pad, after I had stamped all the skeleton images using Jet Black StazOn ink. I felt the color was too flat, but I didn't want to add any more water to the paper because I didn't use watercolor paper, so I picked out some ink daubers and some other colors of ink, and carefully added some color on top of the watercolor portions of the background. I used Marina Mist, Pear Pizzaz, and Daffodil Delight. It came out just the way I wanted! Take a look:

 All supplies from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise specified:

Stamp Sets: Cookie Cutter Halloween, Suite Seasons

Inks: Jet Black StazOn, Sweet Sugarplum, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzaz, Daffodil Delight

Card Stock: Marina Mist, Sweet Sugarplum, Whisper White

Accessories: Silver Glimmer Paper, Big Shot, Layering Circles Framelits Dies, Aqua Painters, Sponge Daubers, Dimensionals

I love the tiny, little scallop border that you get when you layer two of the dies from the Layering Circles Framelits Dies set. Such a sweet, little detail!

I hope you have a fun Halloween today! See you soon!

Thanks for stopping by,
Kathryn

Moroccan Nights Lantern card - #tgifc59

Can you believe it?! Two posts in the same week?!! What is up with THAT!!!?

Okay, I have been feeling inspired by the Moroccan Nights stamp set. So many beautiful inspiration pieces on my inspiration board on Pinterest that I just had to make something else! I was inspired...but it did take me three tries to get my focal piece to where I liked it. I really like the Bokeh technique on it. The colors are much more brilliant in person. I was also inspired with the sketch challenge over at the TGIF Challenge blog, #tgifc59.

All supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:

Stamp sets: Moroccan Nights, Thoughtful Banners

Ink: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Whisper White Craft, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark Watermark Stamp Pad

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla, Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot, Large Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Sponge Daubers, Window Sheets, Circle Punches: 1/4", 1/2", 3/4", Metallics Sequin Assortment, Dimensionals, Simply Scored Scoring Board

Here is the sketch from TGIF Challenges:

Check out their blog, and leave some love for them in the form of comments. Better yet, play along if you can!

If you have any questions, or want to order any of the supplies I used, please leave a comment and I will get back to you as soon as I can!

Thanks for visiting!

Kathryn

"Another Thank You" Card

Back in July I attended Stampin' Up!'s North American convention. As always, it was amazing, and inspiring. One of the classes I attended was a panel of three successful demonstrators who showed us many wonderful projects and fun ideas. One of the demonstrators was Erica Cerwin, and I was so inspired by a project she shared. She had taken a piece of Stampin' Up! Window Sheet and had cut a "wave" from one side to the other. Kind of like a tilda "~", only bigger of course. Then you use your sponge dauber to rub your ink across the split window sheet opening. You move you window sheet up and align it so that you can make a new wave in a lighter color. I used some washi tape to hold it in place as I rubbed my dauber over my cardstock. Her cards were beautiful.

After convention was over and everyone was back home, I was sitting at my desk, cruising the internet for something to create. I came across a challenge that was from TGIFChallenges blog. It was a throw down challenge, but I had never done one before, so I did it wrong, and used supplies that were not part of the challenge. Since I had not done it correctly, I could not enter it into the challenge, but I still loved the card anyway. I was inspired by Erica to create these "waves" of color across the card front. It makes me think of ocean waves and a sunset. Erica did such a beautiful job, and I hope my card does her credit!

Here is my card:

All supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:

Stamp set: Another Thank You

Ink: Pool Party, Hello Honey, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories: Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper, Pearls Basic Jewels, Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon, Window Sheets, Sponge Daubers, Tomboy Mono Liquid Glue

I had some problems with my computer about a month ago and had to "erase and re-install" the operating system software. I lost some of my programs that I had used when I would create blog posts, so that is why I have not blogged recently, but I wanted to share this card with you anyway. I am still learning about the new software, but I will keep trying to understand and post for you.

Thanks for checking out my card!
Kathryn