Color Blocking: Part I

Hi, friends!  My friend, Leah, has a fabulous tutorial on color blocking HERE and even though the time to link up your creations is over, I wanted to share how I was inspired by this technique!  I made two cards that I will share with you but one at a time. :)

Here's the first card I made~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

Technostamper: Sketch Inspiration

Creative Card Crew: Spring

Loves Rubberstamps: Easter/Spring

I've used stamps from Inspired By Stamping, a doily by Wilton, pearls from Want 2 Scrap, a dry embossing folder by Sizzix, black ink by Memento, and all other supplies are by Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek at my creation!  I hope you take some time to craft today and that you join in the fun of these fabulous challenges!  HUGS and happy stamping! :)

Rainbow Colored Happiness

Hello and happy crafting wishes to you all! I have some fun, brightly colored cards that I have made these past few day!!! I usually go with a 2-3 color scheme for cardmaking, but this past week I've suddenly become obsessed with rainbow colors! Part of the reason is one of the challenges I'm submitting these cards to! :) I have THREE cards today, so keep on looking--don't give up for the butterflies--I saved the best for last!

The Dare to Color Challenge over at Wee Memories challenged us to use a MINIMUM of four colors on a card. EEK! This did not fit in with my 2-3 color scheme stamping agenda...but I LOVE IT now!!! So, thanks ladies for an awesome challenge! Here is my main submission for this challenge:


I love this card for four reasons: 1. It's bright and summery, 2. It was really quick and easy to do, 3. It helped me utilize one of my favorite forgotten stamp sets, and 4. It uses one of my new favorite techniques--color blocking! :) What do you think? I love it--I'll be making more of this one!

My second card for the Wee Memories challenge, and was intended for the CASual Friday challenge, 4"x9" CAS style card, before it was too late, also utilizes the same forgotten set...I need to get into my cabinets more often! ;D

Here it is:


I LOVE the sentiment, it's actually one of my absolute favorite quotes. Here it is closer up so you can actually read it:

I am also linking up with a NEW challenge I found: PCJ Challenge #16: Photo Inspiration! all the colors inspired me! :) Here is the photo inspiration that was given:


And, finally, here is the third and last card for today. I am submitting this one for Wee Memories and also for Make My Monday: Things With Wings (Butterflies or Dragonflies). This card turned out amazingly better than I imagined! I used colors that I normally do not use and black and white. Here it is:


This is yet another forgotten favorite stamp set. I LOVE this sentiment! Here is a close up of it so you can read the whole thing:

Isn't that wonderful?! And here is a better picture of the butterfly popped up:

Oh, how I love this card! I stamped the butterfly images using the baby wipe ink pad technique and used red, yellow, green and blue reinkers to create the palette. It worked marvelously when I accented everything with red!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope I've inspired you to create something new today! Happy creating!

Also linked, by request, to Passionately Artistic. Thanks so much for the invite!!!! :)

Apology/Workshop Projects

I must apologize for not blogging much this week. I have had some things come up in my life this week that have made it a bit hectic! BUT, it's been wonderful! One thing that made this week a little crazy was a stamping workshop I hosted tonight! The pictures are of the projects we made. The top ones are more magnetic bookmarks and the last one is the card we made. :) I hope this inspires you to create today! Happy stamping--I'll try to be back to my CRAFTY self soon! ;D