Jun 28, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, Summer Mini 2011, UDI Color Challenge, Watercoloring |
Guess what? It’s Tuesday! And what else? Only 3 more days left to order from the 2010-2011 catalog. And what else? Only 4 more days until we can order from the new catalog! And what else? Only 15 days until I leave for convention!! And I have so much to do!
But since it is Tuesday it is a new Color Challenge at the Utah Diva’s site. Real Red, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Peach Parfait and Whisper White. A pretty summer beach towel is this weeks inspiration.
I’m really happy with the way this card turned out. I even wanted to use it for one of my classes this week – the only problem – I ran out of watercolor paper and the old paper that is on the last chance list is now sold out – so I have to wait until I can order from the new catalog and get the new watercolor paper – I think it is just the size that changed – it will be bigger pieces now. So instead it will be part of a future class.
How do you like it? It is very pretty in person. The base is Certainly Celery and stamped with the En Francias stamp set. Then a piece of Peach Parfait cut with the Big Shot and the Top Note die. I cut a scallop circle with the Big Shot out of Real Red card stock and then cut an Old Olive circle using my Circle Scissor – it is about 2-3/4. I stamped the flowers from the On the Grow stamp set in the Stampin’ Up! Summer mini catalog using StazOn Black ink onto Watercolor paper. I punched it out with the 2-1/2″ circle punch. I watercolored using my aquapainter – the leaves first in Certainly Celery and then add Old Olive in the shadows. The flowers are Peach Parfait and the centers are Real Red. The fun part is the jar – I covered it with Crystal Effects so it looks like real glass.
You do want to let that dry real good and don’t touch or you’ll end up with a fingerprint in it. Then I poked two holes and added the linen thread around the mouth of the jar. There is also Linen Thread wrapped around the card base. Yep – I like it!
Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. There you can see the creations from the entire design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Certainly Celery, Peach Parfait, Real Red, Old Olive, Watercolor paper
- Ink: Jet Black Stazon, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Peach Parfait, Real Red
- Stamp sets: En Francais, On the Grow
- Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note die, Scallop Circles #2 die, 2-1/2″ Circle punch, Circle Scissors & Glass Mat, Linen Thread, Crystal Effects, Paper Piercer
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Jun 21, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, Smooch Spritz techniques, UDI Color Challenge |
Hello Tuesday!
Are you ready for the weekly Utah Diva’s International Color Challenge? This week we have a pretty color combination. Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Rose Red and Pretty in Pink. Here is the inspiration picture that we had for this week.
If you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator it’s very likely you have been doing what I have been doing for the last week or so and that is looking at your new 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog. Yep – one of the many perks of being a demonstrator is that we get the catalog a bit early. While browsing the new catalog I found a really pretty project that I used as inspiration for my card today. And I love it! I think you will too –
Isn’t it pretty? The base is Crumb Cake and then a layer of Early Espresso. There is a strip of Pretty in Pink and a edge of Crumb Cake punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch. The whole card front is sprayed with the Vanilla Shimmer Mist spray. I put a line of Snail adhesive across the pink card stock and then rippled some Pretty in Pink Taffeta ribbon across it.
I die cut two butterflies using the Big Shot and the Beautiful Butterflies die. Stamped them with En Francias stamp in Crumb Cake and then the Rosemary image from Herb Expressions in Early Espresso. I used the Stampin’ Write markers – Rose Red and Crumb Cake to color the image and then the edges were sponged with Crumb Cake ink. I tied Linen Thread around the centers to create antenna. One is mounted on a Crumb Cake scallop circle that is a little crinkled and sponged. To finish there is a little flower punch – the bitty punch – two layers – crumpled and then a pearl in the center.
The whole card front is sprayed with the Vanilla Shimmer Mist spray. and also with the Color Spritzer and Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker. The greeting is a word window – stamped in Early Espresso, sponged and a little pearl added to one end. I hope you like it as much as I did.
Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. There you can see the creations from the entire design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Very Vanilla
- Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake and Rose Red Stampin’ Write marker
- Stamp sets: En Francais, Herb Expressions, Teeny Tiny Wishes
- Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies die, Scallop Trim Border punch, Word Window punch, Bitty Punch pack, Scallop Circle punch, Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Linen Thread, Basic Pearls, Vanilla Shimmer Mist, Color Spritzer, Stampin’ Sponge,
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Jun 14, 2011 | Baby, Big Shot, Cards, Retired List, UDI Color Challenge |
Wow! Did you visit during the Blog Hop this weekend? I hope you did and that you took the time to hop through – did you know that you went all the way to Australia and New Zealand on the blog hop!
Today we are back to the Utah Diva’s International Color Challenge. I hope you’ll visit the blog and see all the other designer projects too. It’s always interesting to see how different the projects are that we create with the same set of colors. We are on week #40 and the inspiration picture inspiration picture was a lovely bedding ensemble – there were just three colors for us this week – Early Espresso, Bashful Blue and Whisper White. I really wanted to add just one more color (Crumb Cake) but I didn’t – I followed the rules…
I looked again through my stack of retiring stamp sets to see what might inspire me with these colors. I came across one of the A La Carte stamps – Baby Steps – the cute stamp with the two elephants. When I was in school I collected elephants – so I always like things with elephants on them. I got this stamp set at the first of the year – but haven’t actually used it. And now it’s retiring so I thought I better hurry up and get some ink on it. It really is so cute and these colors this week would be perfect for a little baby boy card. So here is what I made –
Very simple and clean looking. The base is Early Espresso, the first layer is Bashful Blue that was embossed with Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. I wrapped some Early Espresso Satin Ribbon and tied it in a knot. I added two little tags (Jewelry Tag punch) one in white and one in blue – I stamped ‘baby’ from Tiny Tags and hand wrote ‘boy’ with a Stampin’ Write Marker.
I inked the Baby Steps stamp in Bashful Blue and then used the Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker to color over the “congratulations” and then stamped it on the Whisper White. I stamped the image again on another piece of Whisper White so that I could cut out the big elephant and pop it up on top of the first one. I used the marker to darken the eyes. Layer the white on Early Espresso and added it to the front of the card with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. I hope you like it!
Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. There you can see the creations from the entire design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Early Espresso, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
- Ink: Bashful Blue, Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker
- Stamp sets: Baby Steps, Tiny Tags
- Accessories: Jewelry Tag punch, Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Jun 7, 2011 | Baby Wipe, Cards, Masculine, Retired List, Techniques, UDI Color Challenge |
Hey guys! It’s Color Challenge Tuesday with the UDI girls. We are on week #39 and the inspiration picture was this exotic beach towel – don’t you just love the natural colors. I do! Sometimes I’m not excited about the colors that we have for our challenge but this week I thought it would be easy because I love to use the natural looking colors.
But much to my surprise I sat don’t with these four colors and couldn’t think of what to do with them. I was thinking something natural and floral like the inspiration picture but it just wasn’t’ coming together at all. So I pulled out my Last Chance Stamp set list and thought that I needed to use one of my sets that was on that list – give it a good farewell (I have a lot on that list so I better start now so I can get them all in before the end of June). Then I got a great idea and found the perfect thing to do with these colors. My stamp set of choice Extreme Skateboard – and what are these colors perfect for – camouflage! So here is my extreme skateboard camo card for this week’s color challenge.
The background is a really fun technique that I haven’t done in a while – it does get your fingers inky (at least mine end up that way) – so perhaps it would be worth it to wear some gloves to keep your fingers clean. First take a piece of Glossy White card stock and stamp your main image – the skateboarder – in Jet Black StazOn. Take a baby wipe and fold it up into quarters or so – then add drops of ink – I used the Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, and Always Artichoke – spread them a little apart. Then pick up the baby wipe and dab it on a piece of Glossy White card stock. Let it dry. I used two pieces for this card and all of it was done with just one baby wipe – I didn’t have to add any more ink so you could do multiple cards at a time. Now do watch out because the longer you wait the ink will bleed together on the baby wipe and depending on the colors you use will end up just looking muddy so don’t let it sit for too long before you use it.
To finish the card I distressed the edges of the layers and added some tearing and random staples trying to give it a rough look. I added the wide striped ribbon too – I maybe should have cut it or torn it or something. I hope you like it.
Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. There you can see the creations from the entire design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Old Olive, Basic Black, Glossy White
- Ink: JetBlack StazOn, Refills in Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Always Artichoke
- Stamp sets: Extreme Skateboard
- Accessories: Cutter Kit, Basic Black Striped ribbon
- Non- SU: staples, baby wipes
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
May 31, 2011 | Inspired by Nature, SU Buttons, SU Ribbon, UDI Color Challenge |
Happy Tuesday!
Here is this weeks color combo – Certainly Celery, Soft Suede, Peach Parfait and Pretty in Pink. Here is the inspiration picture:
Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. There you can see the creations from the entire design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along.
I originally started to work on something baby themed like the inspiration photo but it just wasn’t working out. Then I remember that I had cut and scored some boxes in Certainly Celery for a class (a long time ago) and didn’t use them because I cut them all the wrong size. I saved them thinking I could use them for a future project. I never did make another project so I decided since Certainly Celery was one of the colors in this weeks challenge I should pull out one of those cut boxes and work with it. That was exactly what I did – but I realized this picture doesn’t even look like a box it just looks like a card front – but it really is a tall skinny box.
I do like these colors together – they are very soft – I guess that’s why they were in a baby’s room. So the box is 6″ tall and 4″ wide and 1″ deep. The opening is at the top and you could fit pictures inside or some of the Stampin’ Up! embellishments – the Baker’s Twine fits nicely inside. The front panel is the Soft Suede and I stamped the stem from For All You Do and the grass from Inspired by Nature in Soft Suede ink across the bottom. Then I stamped the flowers and butterfly on Very Vanilla card stock in the remaining colors and cut them all out. The Certainly Celery flower used the Kissing Technique – I kissed the flower with the dots that were inked in Soft Suede. I added some Subtle brads and a button to the center of the larger flowers. And I pierced a butterfly trail. I tied some Certainly Celery Taffeta ribbon around the bottom and added a “4 you” tag from Tiny Tags.
That’s this weeks project – I supposed I could have made some cards to fit inside that match the front – but I didn’t so just imagine it instead…… Take a minute to visit the UDI site and play along with us this week.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Soft Suede, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla
- Ink: Soft Suede, Peach Parfait, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery
- Stamp sets: For All You Do, Inspired by Nature, Tiny Tags
- Accessories: Linen Thread, Subtles brads, Subtles buttons, Certainly Celery Taffeta Ribbon, Jewelry Tag punch, Paper Piercer, Stampin’ Dimensionals.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
May 24, 2011 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Masculine, UDI Color Challenge |
Oh my goodness – I knew I was forgetting something yesterday but couldn’t figure out what it was. It just hit me! I needed to write my blog post for today for the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge. Oops! I’m here now. So on to today’s challenge……
This weeks color combo was a more neutral muted combination of colors. While our inspiration picture was a purse with flowers I decided to go a different route – and ended up with something probably more suited for a boy. Here is the inspiration picture:
Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. There you can see the creations from the entire design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along.
And here is the card I created based on a sketch and card idea from a paper craft magazine.
It isn’t one of my favorites but it includes all the colors for this challenge. The base of the card is Soft Suede, then I have a layer of Basic Black. On each end of the black is a strip of Pear Pizzazz that was embossed with the Big Shot and the Square Lattice embossing folder – I also punched out a notch – I was sure I had them lined up because I punched them a the same time but it turns out I had one flipped the wrong way and I wasn’t quite in the center – although I did try to measure for the center. So I’m not really happy with it.
The Wish Big is from the Word Play stamp set that is on sale this month – so if you want this set make sure to buy it now. I stamped it on the black with Versa Mark ink and covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. In the two notched out areas I added White Jumbo brads and then on the brad I stamped with Jet Black stazon the little star from Itty Bitty Bits (I think that is what it is called – I need to double check). Then I punched large stars from Basic Gray, Pear Pizzazz, and So Saffron – two of each and they are stacked with dimensionals in between – so there is dimension to this card that you can’t see in this photo. It makes a good boy card and isn’t everyone always looking for boy cards?
So there you have it – my color challenge card for the week. Take a minute to visit the UDI site and play along with us this week.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Soft Suede, Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Gray, So Saffron, Whisper White
- Ink: VersaMark, Jet Black StazOn
- Stamp sets: Word Play, Itty Bitty Bits (I had it right)
- Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Jumbo Brads, Star Punch, 1/2″ circle punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
