Winterberry Throwdown

This week at the Color Throwdown, Amy Rysavy chose soft colors that remind me of visions of sugar plums and gumdrops, but the prettiest winter bouquets, too…blue, peach, and green…

 

I used The Greetery’s “Winterberry Bouquet” for my card…

Added a background made with the “Square Dance” stencils, some glittered “BotaniCuts: Juniper” branches and a sentiment from “Bright & Bubbly.” 

Now it’s your turn to create with this lovely color scheme. Upload your creation for a chance to be a randomly-selected guest designer at an upcoming challenge! Thanks so much for stopping by! 

I Saw…Cookies!

 I am so happy to get a chance to play along with the Ass You See It Challenge this week! The theme is Christmas and I was inspired by their lovely photo…

I created  a little baking scene with “Bake it Merry” from The Greetery!

I made a background with my favorite stencils called “Square Dance,” then added some Sizzix by Tim Holtz “Festive Gatherings” die cut greenery all around.

Come play along with this fun challenge! It always inspires me!

Holiday Blocks Throwdown

This week at the Color Throwdown, Wanda picked a really cool color scheme…dark green, yellow green, black, and white! 

I chose to to use some primitive images with a modern twist with Sizzix dies by Tim Holtz called “Holiday Blocks.”

 I cut out all of the pieces in each color and then just started moving them around on an A2 base like a puzzle. It was so fun! I wanted to add embellishments but nothing seemed quite right. I love how it kind of looks like a poster! The sentiment is from an older Amuse Studio set called “It’s a Wonderful Life.” 

Now it’s your turn! Upload your creation at the Color Throwdown blog for a chance to be a randomly-selected guest designer at an upcoming challenge.  We can’t wait to see what you make!

Pink Tree Throwdown

This week at the Color Throwdown Vickie chose some lovely fresh and modern colors…pink, green, and gray!

Of course, I’m already thinking Christmas! Out came the new Sizzix ‘Trim a Tree” from Tim Holtz!

I did a little switcheroo with my colors, and decorated my pink tree with The Greetery’s “Popcorn Garland” and made a light green background with the “Pine & Berry Backgtound” stamp! The sentiment from “Bright & Bubbly” is all glitzed up with Wow’s “Metallic Silver Sparkle” embossing powder. This tree is very Dr. Seuss to me 😂!

Upload your creations with this fun color scheme at the Color Throwdown blog for a chance to be the randomly-selected guest designer at an upcoming challenge. We can’t wait to see what you make! 

Santa Throwdown

The beautiful fall colors from Lynn’s inspiration photo at the Color Throwdown Challenge took a turn …and somehow had me thinking about Christmas…yellow gold, red, brown, and kraft! 

I used Tim Holtz’s Sizzix new “Santa Greetings Colorize” dies!

I made a woodgrain background with inked kraft paper, an old snowflake background embossed in white, paint streaks and splatters, and The Greetery’s “Herringbone Parquet” die. 

Will your card reflect fall’s lingering beauty or give a sneak peek of the coming holidays?! Upload your creation at the Color Throwdown blog for a chance to be the randomly-selected guest designer at an upcoming challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

All Wrapped Up Spanner Throwdown

This week at the Color Throwdown, Lori gave us some lovely colors to wrk with…green, rust, pink and yellow!

I recently learned about a fun card design called a “spanner.” It’s like a 3-layer card made from an A2 size. I added all kinds of products from The Greetery including “All Wrapped Up”…

The card front is shaped like an H with a piece that spans across the middle. You lift this piece to reveal a surprise, and the center part folds up to reveal the card back with sentiment! So much fun!

I also used the “Tartan Plaid Diagonal” stencils, a polka dot embossing folder, and retired “Polka Dot Basics” stamp set from Papertrey Ink!

Please join us at the Color Throwdown blog to play along for the chance to be the randomly-selected guest designer at an upcoming challenge! ❤️

Inspired By Ghosts!

 Playing along this week at the Inspired By Challenge! Just look at this adorable Halloween decor…

I just had to use my Stamper’s Anonymous Halloween “Mini Stencil Set 56”  with Ranger Ink’s Distress Grit Paste in “Glow” but how?!….

Hahaha! I didn’t have ghost images or dies big enough for these spooky eyes, but the Papertrey Ink “Bright Night” set was perfect for making glowing lanterns! I embossed them with white powder on black cardstock so they would be ghostly! So if you run out of candles (or batteries) on Halloween night, capture a glowing-eyed monster or critter to light up the path as you Trick or Treat! 👻