Kwerner Color Challenge # 51

Here is Kristina's color challenge # 51 too late to submit. :)

The colors were brown, rose, mustard, and white. I found this shape from a set of journaling pieces and traced it onto cardstock and created the mask and frame.

I masked and stamped the brown houndstooth and clear embossed it. I sponged the pink on using a mask.

I then stamped the brown flowers and colored them in using my colored pencils and watercolor pencils.

Add a few accents.. and done..

Products:

• Penny Black - Poppies
• Hero Arts - Houndstooth
• Versafine - Vintage Sepia
• Memento - Rose Bud
• Prismacolor
• General Kimberly Watercolor Pencils
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Hero Arts - Clear Design

Happy Mother's Day!

Suzz

Kwerner Challenge # 47

Kristina's Color Challenge this week: http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/?p=1122 contains colors I used earlier this week to make several cards. I actually felt like I was stuck in a rut using the orange, brown, yellow and white. :) So when I saw her colors it gave me a chuckle..

I went a different path with this card and tried to incorporate more white, different shape and look and feel from my earlier cards.

I am addicted to my new Cornish Heritage Farms stamp (lined paper). I also just purchased a grid paper stamp of theirs which I have been playing with as well and I love for a background effect.

Products:

• Cornish Heritage Farms - Lined Paper
• Hero Arts - Heart Winged Butterfly
• Stampabilities - Tapestry Pattern
• Hero Arts - Happy Birthday To You
• Memories - Honey
• Martha Stewart - Cornice Edger Punch
• Gems, Ribbon, Buttons - Unknown
• Versafine - Vintage Sepia
• Prisma Color Pencils

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

Window Cards...

The challenge on the Hero Arts Blog this week is window cards... I spent a little time today putting together a little book/card. This has 4 pages and the die cut was put through 3 of the pages to create 3 windows with acetate attached to the three pages. This gives you a window to the back of the card. This card was difficult to get a good picture of which wasn't helped by the gusts of wind we had today in addition to the clouds. :)

The middle and back of card looks like this:


Recipe:

1. Cut 2 rectangles from tan carsdtock 4" x 8". Score to form to mini cards 4" x 4"
2. Lay the 3 front pages centered on the diecut shape and cut out window.
3. Cut 3 pieces of transperancy 3 3/4" x 3 3/4".
4. Cut 3 pieces of tan cardstock 3 3/4" x 3 3/4". Cut out the center of the tan cardstock using the same diecut. This is to cover up the back of each page where the acetate is attached.
5. Stamp the front of the pages with wood grain using brown ink.
6. Attach the acetate to the pages.
7. Stamp the branches on each page using StazOn ink across the frame and acetate. (Tips: Start with Image on back and work forward by laying acetate over stamped image on back. This will help prevent too much overlap on images seen through acetate.)
8. Die-cut a white piece of cardstock in the same shape slightly larger for the back page.
9. Cut a piece of orange cardstock 3 3/4" x 3 3/4" to attach to the last page of the card.
10. Attach the two scored cards using glue dots.
11. Stamp owls and color and cut out to attach to the various pages on acetate.
12. Accent flowers on the stamped images with prima flowers.
13. Add color to stamped image using color pencils.

Products:

• Hero Arts - Sparkle Design - You Hoo Owls
• Hero Arts - Flower and Leaf Branch
• Hero Arts - Wood Finish
• StazOn - Timber Brown
• Versafine - Vintage Sepia
• Prima Flowers
• Primsa Color Pencils
• Nestabilities - Spellbinders Labels
• Gems

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

More Penny Black...

As you can see I have received a few Penny Black stamps recently and a few more are on thier way... This is one from a clear set "Thinking of You".. It reminded me of my Grandmother's kitchen. A little bunch of wildflowers stuffed into a glass jar.

The embossed background actually has a faint shade of blue and was sponged with the brown. The flowers were stamped in blue pigment ink and colored with my colored pencils. I sponged the edges of the circle with green dye ink.

Products:

• Penny Black Clear - Thinking of You, Sentiments
• Versafine - Majestic Blue
• Ranger Distress Inks - Peeled Paint, Broken China
• Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots
• K&Company Photo Corners
• Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circle Scallops, Oval Scallops
• Marvy Uchida Circle Punch
• Versafine - Olympia Green
• Prismacolor Pencils

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

Still taking down Christmas ornaments...

Okay I slacked a little yesterday and all the Christmas decorations did not make it down. I was making envelopes and a tag to go with some cards I made a long time ago. I spent some time yesterday designing the matching piece. Usually I don't do anything like this and it was kind of fun. (Can't share them unfortunately as they are being shipped off to hopefully be published).

I am posting a card I made a few days ago that I thought was fun.

Products:

• Hero Arts - White & Black Flower
• American Crafts - Ribbon
• Inkadinkado Humorous Birthday - Blog Candy from Ethel!
• Memento - New Sprout
• Versafine - Olympia Green
• Prismacolor

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

Kristina's Color Challenge # 37

Kristina's Challenge http://kwernerdesign.com/blog/2009/01/color-inspiration-37.html is from these pencils....

What wonderful colors... I decided to pull out some die cuts and layer different shapes. I started with circle card. This actually is 2 circles and I folded the back circle a little and attached it to the front to make a card. (A tip picked up from Lisa S) I then used several other shapes. The butterfly is stamped using pigment ink on vellum. The butterfly is embossed using Ranger Distress Embossing powder (Vintage Photo). I love it as it leaves a beautiful texture which actually emulates the texture on a butterflies wings.


Products:

• Floradoodles - Flowers (I love how realistic the texture is on these flowers.)
• Spellbinders - Scalloped Circles, Labels
• Bazzil Ribbon - (This was a deal 1.99 at Archivers for 15 yards)
• Inkadinkado - Butterfly Stamp
• Ranger Distress Embossing Powder - Vintage Photo
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• Prismacolor Color Pencils
• Gems - K&CO
• Making Memories - Letter Stickers

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz

Pink Elephants on Parade

There is something about pink elephants... I bought one of the new Hero Arts Sets with the elephants. I love pink elephants! Add some polka dots and you have very cute... This card was made to allow the pink elephants to parade across the hills. My sister also likes elephants so I will save this card for her.

I stamped the trees and grass using another Hero Arts stamp as a background. Everything else is stamped and cut out. For me that is an easy task when I am watching something on T.V. I think I was watching Christmas in Connecticut with Barbara Stanwyck... (I had tivo'ed it over the holidays and just got around to watchign it)

Products:

• Hero Arts - Clear Design Elephants
• Hero Arts - Sparkle - Love That
• Hero Arts - Three Designer Leaves
• Ranger Distress Inks - Shabby Shutters, Broken China
• Versacolor - Opera Pink
• Letters - Making Memories - Stickers
• Prismacolor - Colored Pencils

Thanks for stopping by..

Suzz