Grateful Thanks - Colour Q and Paper Smooches Challenges

I have two cards to share tonight.  Two cards for two challenges. 

First up is a card I created for Colour Q challenge.  I used Stampin' Up inks to watercolor, which I don't do often.  But it works!  The color palette . . .

Here is my card . . .

And my sequins matched up pretty nicely too.  I love it when things come together.  

And then next up is a little something for Paper Smooches Challenge.  I've not participated in one for a while, and I started out creating a wreath using one of their stamps sets.  I was inspired by their inspiration photo . . .

But it went in a different direction, as you'll see below.  

I was inspired to cut pieces of my wreath with a circle punch, and then piece it all back together.  If you look closely, I did match up the pieces.  It's tough to tell . . . but I swear.  It was puzzle time for me.  

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Cheers! 

Supplies Used - Grateful Heart

Stamps:  Happy Scenes (Stampin' Up)

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Hello Honey, and Old Olive (Stampin' Up); Versamark; Black Embossing Powder (Ranger)

Paper:  Solar White (Neenah); Acetate (Graffix)

Accessories:  Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies (Stampin' Up); Autumn Harvest Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Supplies Used - Thanks Friend

Stamps:  Natural Beauties (Paper Smooches)

Ink: Glacier, Sweet Leaf, Bamboo, Poppy, Goldrush, Saddle and Buttercup (Close To My Heart)

Paper:  Desert Storm (Neenah)

Accessories:  Bronze Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); Circle Punch (Fiskars)

Warm & Cozy Merry Monday Wishes

Just a little something for Merry Monday . . .

Paper, ink, stamps, embossing powder and a little Wink of Stella.  

The embossed snowflakes on the mittens and on the card background provide a nice shine. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Supplies Used - Warm & Cozy Wishes

Stamps:  mittens2stamp and patterns4mittents (The Stamps of Life)

Ink: Blueberry, Seaglass, Candy, and Licorice (The Stamps of Life); Versamark

Paper: Seaglass and Powdered Sugar Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); Galaxy (Bazzill)

Accessories:  White Embossing Powder (Hero Arts)

Just Roll With It - The Card Concept 62

I am completely stepping outside of my comfort zone today for The Card Concept challenge.  I was inspired by the checked pattern and the plaids in the tablecloth in the photo (which is shown below with my supply list).  I knew I had some leftover supplies and I wanted to attempt a collage card using various elements that I've saved over time.  Most of these are leftover items from kits.  Cardstock from an old Simon Says Stamp kit, pattern paper and stickers from a collection I had purchased, and ribbon leftover from an album kit.  Here is my card . . .

In fact, it's so out of my comfort zone, that I think while collage was my intention, I might have stopped a bit shy.  The intent was there . . . I promise. 

The interesting thing is that aside from some inking on the edges, I didn't use any stamps on this card.  By the time I started layering and collaging items on my card, I didn't feel the need for any additional stamping. 

I love using up old supplies, and if you are a "saver" like me, I hope you find some time to use up some old items sometime soon.   

Supplies Used - Just Roll With It

Cardstock:  Simon Says Stamp

Pattern Paper:  Pebbles

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Ribbon:  May Arts

Other:  Stickers and Embellishments from Pebbles Harvest Collection, Liquid Glass (Close To My Heart)

Baby It's Cold Outside - Stamp Ink Paper Challenge

Finding time to create has really been a challenge for the last several months, so I'm really trying hard to schedule creative time. Some challenge cards seem in order, so this post is the first of what will hopefully be a few. It is for Stamp, Ink Paper Challenge which had a color challenge this week.  The colors . . .

And here is my card . . .

I love House Mouse stamps, and while they take some time and attention to color, the results are always adorable. I turned this one into a shaker card.  

To get my shades, I mixed distress inks of varying shades until I felt I had the color palette for the pool and copper colors . . . although clearly my copper doesn't have a shine to it.  I've rarely seen a mouse that had a shine . . . and thanks to my cat, Lucy, I've seen a few mice over the last few months as it gets colder here in New England.  They love to make their way in, and she loves to find them.  A few we've rescued from her grip and freed outdoors again.  But I think they make their way back in.  If I could put a knit hat our there for them and be assured they would end up as cute as this image in the card, I'd do it!

Hope you find some time to create today!

Supplies Used - Baby It's Cold Outside

Stamps:  Snow Cap Nap (House Mouse Designs by Stampendous)

Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine), Various shades of blue and brown distress inks (Ranger); Acetate (Graffix)

Paper:  Solar White (Neenah); scraps of cardstock and pattern paper from my stash

Accessories:  Bring on the Cake Dies (Sugar Pea Designs from Stamp of Approval by Catherine Pooler); Snowflake Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); Iridescent Confetti (Martha Stewart); Clear Embossing Powder (Ranger)

A Year of Card Techniques - November

Our year of hopping is almost through, if you've not gotte n the chance to hop and comment each month, click on the links below to take you to the posts.

January - Emboss Resist Technique

February - Ink Layering Techniques

March - Inlaid Die-cutting

April - Shaker Cards

May - Spinner Cards

June - Step Cards

July - Watercolor Cards

August - Baby Wipe Technique

September - Mixed Media

October - Black Magic or Joseph's Coat

November - 

Remember to comment on each blog, each month to be entered into the prize drawing.

Each comment on the 12 hops throughout the year will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Blitsy.com or Stampin' Up gift certificate (Winner's Choice).

Now on with the projects.

This month it's all about the see through stuff...vellum and acetate.  I have three projects for you today . . . One with vellum and two with acetate.  First up is the vellum card.   

 The secret to this card is to stamp with Versamark and emboss with white ink.  Once it had cooled down, I flipped the image over and colored the back side with Copic markers.  However, any marker would do for this technique.  When you flip it back over, the white embossing just pops, and you have the color behind, so no smearing.  

Next I  have two shaker cards for you below.  One is a bit more simple than the other.  What do you need for great shaker cards . . . dies that provide a window, something shake (sequins, beads, glitter or small cardstock pieces) and a piece of acetate.  In this case, I used pattern paper to create my design. 

Such a simple card. My die cut images are on top of the acetate, which is a different use because you get that great shadow effect in the background. 

And then a Holiday card with a full window shaker.   

In this one, the focal point is the watercolor image in the window, which was obviously a bit more work than just using that pattern paper.  I adore House Mouse Stamps, so this card makes me melt. 

 

We really love feedback, so please leave a comment on each of the blogs in today's hop. Your hop destinations are:

Theresa  -  http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com/

Debbie  - http://pawstoscrap.blogspot.com/

Lisa  - http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com/

Kim  - http://katydidcards.com/

Jearise  -http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

Sharon  - http://piece-ofheart.blogspot.com/

Claudia  - http://www.claudiahenderson.blogspot.com/

Thanks for hopping! 

Hope you find some time to be creative.  

Supplies Used - Thinking of You

Stamps:  Roses Cover-a-card (Impression Obsession) and Thinking of You (Altenew)

Ink: Versamark, Copic Markers, Hero Arts Black

Paper:  Vellum (Bazzill), Solar White (Neenah), Licorice (The Stamps of Life)

Accessories:  White Embossing Powder (Ranger) and Stitched Borders 4 Dies (Pretty Pink Posh)

 

Supplies Used - Sunshine Shaker

Stamps:  Sending Sunshine (W-Plus 9)

Ink:  Versamark

Paper:  Chocolate (Bazzill), Solar White (Neenah), Pattern Paper (DCWV) 

Accessories:  Marigold and Sparking Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh) , Orange Nail Art Hearts, White Embossing Powder (Ranger) and Sunshine Layers (W-Plus 9)

Supplies Used - Be Merry

Stamps:  Light Wrap (House Mouse Designs by Stampendous); lights4Christmas (The Stamps of Life)

Ink: Black Onyx (Versafine); Ranger Distress Inks for Watercoloring

Paper:  Bee Watercolor Paper; Solar White Cardstock (Neenah); Green Cardstock from Papertrey Ink

Accessories:  Diamond Stickles, Acetate, Sparking Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh);  Birthday Journal Card Die (Sugar Pea Designs)*

*Stamp of Approval Young at Heart Collection