Orange and Autumn's Graffiti

I've got a couple of cards for you today.  The first one is a reminder about the Mixed Media Card Challenge, which has a theme of Black and Orange with an option of glitter.  I'm entering it into the following challenges:

Virginia's View - All Things Coloured

and Colour Me... Monochromatic

Just Us Girls - Stencilling

and Simon Says World Cardmaking Day

My second card is my design piece over at A Sprinkle of Imagination.  Pop on over to the blog for details on how I made the card.

I'm entering this into Time Out - Inspired by Words "Autumn ... the year's last, loveliest smile",

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Autumn

and Simon Says Work It Wednesday - use a stamp

Celebrating With Colour Me....!

I'm helping the team at Colour Me....! to celebrate their one year anniversary.  I was lucky enough to be a guest designer in June this year, and I'm delighted to have been asked back for this special event.

I've chosen the colours from Challenge #43.  The background panel was already made and lying in my stash, and it just so happened to have two of the colours, black and cantaloupe, so it just remained to make a dark cherry ice cream sundae!

The stamps are from the STAMPlorations Sugar Rush set.

Pop on over to the Colour Me....! blog to see the fabulous inspiration from the team and other guest designers, and join in the celebrations!

Medallion Birthday

This gorgeous embossing folder and medallion stamp set came free with a magazine the other week, so I had a play with it today.  I inked up the folder with Pick(l)ed Raspberry and Mustard Seed Distress Inks, spritzed and took a print, then stamped the medallion on gold card using Versafine Onyx Black.  The sentiment is from STAMPlorations.

I've used the colours from Colour Me...! - I love this combination.  I seem to have got over my allergy to pink ;)

I'm also entering it into Simon Says Monday Challenge, Summer.  These colours are just so summery!

Colour Me...! Guest Designer Week 4

It's my last week as guest designer with Colour Me...!  :(  Here are this week's colours:

I watercoloured some images from Neat & Tangled's Just For You set and stamped the sentiment in Versafine Onyx Black, then added a few splatters (of course!).  I'm entering this into Little Tangles Watercolour,

and Less is More where the theme is also Watercolour.

Thanks so much for having me as Guest Designer at Colour Me...! girls, I've really enjoyed it :)

Colour Me Guest Designer - Week 3

I'm back for week 3 of my guest designer stint at Colour Me...!  Here are this week's yummy colours:

I inked up the raised side of an embossing folder with Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick and Evergreen Bough, spritzed with water and pressed my card onto the folder to get a print.  Trimmed it to an angle, adhered it to the card and added my latest craze, doodle stitching.

I'm entering this into Simon Says Monday Challenge Anything Goes.

Come on over to Colour Me...! and join in the fun!

The folder is Dream by Couture Creations
The stamps are from STAMPlorations Sentiment Builders: Happy

Colour Me...! Guest Designer Week 2

Today is my second guest design spot at Colour Me...!  and I'd like to thank the lovely ladies at Colour Me...! for their warm welcome :)

This week's colours are Marina Mist and Pear Pizzazz plus a neutral.  I sponged some Broken China and Shabby Shutters Distress Inks (my nearest equivalents to Marina Mist and Pear Pizzazz) on two pieces of spare card a stamped one with Indigo Blu Vintage Flourish and the other with Indigo Blu Script Background then tore them into little pieces and overlapped them in the centre of the card.  I sponged a Penny Black Blush Bashful die cut and added it over the pieces.  I'm not a scrapbooker but I do like the layouts where there's lots of white space and it's all happening in the middle of the layout, and that's what inspired this card.

Hope you'll come over and join in the fun at Colour Me...!

Colour Me... Guest Designer!

I have the honour and pleasure of being guest designer at Colour Me...! for the month of June, woohoo!  This week's colour challenge is monochromatic, using Coastal Cabana and neutrals.

I used Evergreen Bough Distress Ink to create a stencil print background, and stamped the male image (Dylusions) onto spare card and sloshed some diluted ink on it, and cut it out roughly to keep in with the loose colouring.  The chevrons are from STAMPlorations Vignette: Chevron and Arrows and the sentiment is from Neat & Tangled Everyday Labels.

Pop on over to the Colour Me... blog to see what the Design Team have created and I hope you'll join in!

One Layer Flowers

I've been sloshing Distress Inks around again, this time on a one layer card.  I'm trying to use colour combinations that I wouldn't think to use (or that I think wouldn't work together) and I'm getting some surprisingly nice results.  For this card I used Shaded Lilac, Faded Jeans, Pine Needles and Forest Moss.  I start with a very wet brush loaded with Shaded Lilac, then without cleaning the brush,  I pick up some of Faded Jeans.  When it's half-dry, I drop in a bit more of the Faded Jeans.  Then I did the same with the leaves: Pine Needles first, then Forest Moss (that was the surprising bit, I didn't think those two colours would work together but I like the effect).

I'm entering this into the new One Layer Simplicity Challenge - Fabulous Flowers;

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

And Colour Me... Creative - use up to 5 colours of your choice.

Happy Birthday, Cornelia!

Last Saturday was STAMPlorations teamie Cornelia's birthday, but as she's been away on hols this week, team leader/big boss/owner of STAMPlorations Shery is organising a little surprise birthday party for her on her return today.

I've used some of the new stamps from STAMPlorations (what else?) which will be available to buy in May.  Click here for a sneak peek.  We'll be having a little blog hop where you'll have a chance of winning - make sure you follow the STAMPlorations blog to get all the latest details.

I've been sloshing inks around again, and I've used the colour scheme from Colour Me:

I'm also entering it into Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Clean and Simple:

Masterboard Card

Quick post before tea.  I made a masterboard inspired by Jo Firth Young's masterboard on Paper Artsy's blog.  I used a piece of A5 (European) and stamped some JOFY stamps all over in Versafine Onyx Black, then used Tattered Rose, Bundled Sage and Ripe Persimmon Distress Inks to watercolour splodges on and around the images.  Then I chopped the piece to the size I wanted.

Before the Ripe Persimmon highlights were added

I'm entering this into Paper Artsy's weekly challenge

And Colour Me Subtle

Okey dokey, off out to enjoy dining al fresco while this gorgeous weather lasts!   Hope your weather is as nice as mine :)

Orange Butterflies

I wasn't expecting to be back again today but I've just seen the deadline for Colour Me which is fast running out.  Yesterday I made a card for a challenge and missed the deadline, and I didn't want to repeat that today.  So you've got me twice.

I'm also entering it into CAS(E) This Sketch:

And Time Out Challenges where the inspiration is Home Sweet Home:

ETA: the stamps are from STAMPlorations:
Butterflies from Vignette: Artful Flutters 

Banner from Vignette: Retro Mod Shapes 

Sentiment from Patchwork Frenzy: Graphic Squares

Say It With Feathers

Not quite sure what's going on with my camera today but it's not playing pretty, even with perfectly good daylight, sorry about that.

This first card is for CAS(E) This Sketch, and I just had to use my STAMPlorations Vignette Eclectic Florals set for the cute little jar.  I was tempted to use the flowers but thought I'd see what feathers would look like in the jars.  The feathers are from the Vignette Trendy Feathers set.

I've used the colour scheme from Colour Me...! although they don't look quite so subtle after all my messing editing.

After I'd made the first card, I made this one to fit (sort of!) the current STAMPlorations Sketch Challenge.  There's still time to enter that and the monthly challenge (stamps and stitches).

It's a one layer card so I'm entering it into One Layer Simplicity's challenge, Can You Repeat That?  Actually, both cards are eligible as they are both one layer and feature repeat stamping, so you get a two-fer for coming to look!