I found a link to a fabulous chandelier on Kristina Werner's blog this afternoon...I was going to see some of the gorgeous cards entered into her weekly color challenge. But then I found her post about the chandelier. WOW!!!!!
And to top it off, her friend, Patty, who made this, is giving one of them away!!!!!
And she's giving away a set of .pdf instructions on how to make some of her fabulous designs as well!!!!
To try to win the .pdf instructions, click here and go to the Talk of the Town. The calendar is fabulous!
Click here, and go to the Talk of the Town for the chandelier! I can't tell you how gorgeous this chandelier is!
Leave a comment for either or both, and then put a link on your blog to her blog. WOW! How easy!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #32
One last post for today, I promise, lol!
Another fabulous color inspiration challenge has been posted at Kristina Werner's Design Blog. The colors are Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Whisper White and Sahara Sand or a metallic color. Since I don't have any Sahara Sand, and I really liked the idea of the metallic colors, I went that way.
I used the "faux metal" technique that was highlighted a few weeks ago at Splitcoast Stampers, and used some of my snowflake stamps to create the "metal" ornaments. The silver embossing powder was the perfect choice!
I'm not going to repeat any of the bad things I said while trying to get the layout just right, but I will say that I really, really love the final look!
I used several different stamp sets, all different companies. So I really mixed it up! The Riding Hood Red shows up brighter than it really is, and the contrast between the Very Vanilla and Whisper White wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Another fabulous color inspiration challenge has been posted at Kristina Werner's Design Blog. The colors are Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Whisper White and Sahara Sand or a metallic color. Since I don't have any Sahara Sand, and I really liked the idea of the metallic colors, I went that way.
I used the "faux metal" technique that was highlighted a few weeks ago at Splitcoast Stampers, and used some of my snowflake stamps to create the "metal" ornaments. The silver embossing powder was the perfect choice!
I'm not going to repeat any of the bad things I said while trying to get the layout just right, but I will say that I really, really love the final look!
I used several different stamp sets, all different companies. So I really mixed it up! The Riding Hood Red shows up brighter than it really is, and the contrast between the Very Vanilla and Whisper White wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
Holiday Cheer card details:Happy Holidays! And thanks for looking!
Stamps: Snow Burst (SU!), Winter Wonder & Ornamental Christmas (Verve)
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Whisper White (SU!)
Ink: Riding Hood Red (SU!)
Accessories: ribbon, silver & red tinsel embossing powder
Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #7
Another great Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge! And #7!!! Don't you just love these??? This week the movie chosen was A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving! This movie is a MUST in our home! Even though my girls are grown, they still watch it!
Problem --- no Charlie Brown stamps...what to do?
I follow a great blog, The Stampin' Academy. And a while ago, Angie posted a fun little video tutorial how to use your punches to create a little turkey! It was pretty easy, but small. So, I decided to use my BIGGER punches and make my own!
I used my giga scallop circle punch and a giga circle punch by Marvy, as well as a 2" circle punch by Fiskars. I cut a 2" square and cut it down to 1¾" for the hat, and used what I trimmed off to make the brim of the hat. I also used the boho blossoms punch from Stampin' Up! to create the feet and beak. And I found this pack of wiggle eyes at Dollar Tree, and aren't they cute!
I had so much fun figuring the turkey out --- and I'm going to make some more of the bigger version of the turkey for my dinner table Thursday. Maybe placecards?
Problem --- no Charlie Brown stamps...what to do?
I follow a great blog, The Stampin' Academy. And a while ago, Angie posted a fun little video tutorial how to use your punches to create a little turkey! It was pretty easy, but small. So, I decided to use my BIGGER punches and make my own!
I used my giga scallop circle punch and a giga circle punch by Marvy, as well as a 2" circle punch by Fiskars. I cut a 2" square and cut it down to 1¾" for the hat, and used what I trimmed off to make the brim of the hat. I also used the boho blossoms punch from Stampin' Up! to create the feet and beak. And I found this pack of wiggle eyes at Dollar Tree, and aren't they cute!
I had so much fun figuring the turkey out --- and I'm going to make some more of the bigger version of the turkey for my dinner table Thursday. Maybe placecards?
Give Thanks card details:I hope you like my card! And gobble gobble!
Stamps: Tall Oaks (Verve)
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Really Rust, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black (SU!)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Accessories: Giga Scallop Circle punch, Giga Circle punch (Marvy), 2" circle punch (Fiskars), Boho Blossoms pucnh (SU!), buttons, wiggle eyes
Cupcake Craft Challenge #15
I love the Cupcake Craft Challenge! Sometimes it's a color combo, sometime it's a sketch and other times, it's a theme. For the Cupcake Craft Challenge #15, the theme was "sweets and treats".
I used a fabulous sketch from Amy Celona from UStamp4Fun! She used some really great Stampin' Up paper -- blue! Very non-traditional!
But I just had received an order from Papertrey Ink and it had some really fabulous holiday paper in it. And I really wanted to play with it, so I used the sketch from UStamp4Fun with the paper!
It wasn't until I was completely done with the card that I realized I had really mixed up all the supplies I used, lol. But I really liked the way the card came out and I will be using the sketch again.
I used a fabulous sketch from Amy Celona from UStamp4Fun! She used some really great Stampin' Up paper -- blue! Very non-traditional!
But I just had received an order from Papertrey Ink and it had some really fabulous holiday paper in it. And I really wanted to play with it, so I used the sketch from UStamp4Fun with the paper!
It wasn't until I was completely done with the card that I realized I had really mixed up all the supplies I used, lol. But I really liked the way the card came out and I will be using the sketch again.
Merry and Bright card details:I hope you like my card! And thanks for looking!
Stamps: Cause for Celebration (SU!), Ornamental Christmas (Verve)
Patterned Paper: Holiday Vintage Prints (PTI)
Cardstock: Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, Kraft (PTI)
Ink: Real Red, Always Artichoke, More Mustard (SU!)
Accessories: ribbon
Our Creative Corner & Paper Craft Planet Challenges
One day, ya'll are gonna get so tired of all my challenge cards! LOL!
If you haven't joined the Paper Craft Planet group, you should. There are tons of great stamp companies, stampers and scrappers that belong to it! You can even tailor your interests to a single stamp company! Really kewl!
This is a great sketch from Our Creative Corner! And I got the color combination from Paper Craft Planet! Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral and Riding Hood Red, FABULOUS!
The Cameo Coral really threw me, that's a hard color to work with. I used a piece of very old Stampin' Up patterned vellum that had a swirl of the coral (or so it looked to me). And if you look closely, Mia added a few touches of the color around the trees, which after I "fixed" it, looked ok.
Again, I apologize for the slightly dark pictures, it's too windy to take pictures outside and I can't find the proper lighting in my house.
If you haven't joined the Paper Craft Planet group, you should. There are tons of great stamp companies, stampers and scrappers that belong to it! You can even tailor your interests to a single stamp company! Really kewl!
This is a great sketch from Our Creative Corner! And I got the color combination from Paper Craft Planet! Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral and Riding Hood Red, FABULOUS!
The Cameo Coral really threw me, that's a hard color to work with. I used a piece of very old Stampin' Up patterned vellum that had a swirl of the coral (or so it looked to me). And if you look closely, Mia added a few touches of the color around the trees, which after I "fixed" it, looked ok.
Again, I apologize for the slightly dark pictures, it's too windy to take pictures outside and I can't find the proper lighting in my house.
Happy Holidays card details:I hope you like my card! And thanks for looking!
Stamps: Lovely As a Tree (SU!)
Paper: vellum, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral and Riding Hood Red (SU!)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral (SU!)
Accessories: ribbon
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #13
A couple of weeks ago, I found a new blog challenge at Kaboodle Doodles. I don't have any of their products but one day I will, lol.
This week's challenge is to create a card that is not a traditional looking card. They want shapes!!! So I decided to use a template that I found a while back. My friend, Susan, asked me to make baby shower invitations for her neice's shower... she's having a girl! So I'm trying this out! I found this fabulous template at Stampington & Co.
I printed the template directly on the cardstock, which was an issue. The black edge showed and I spent an hour carefully trimming it away. Very time consuming.
I stamped and embossed the skirt, sleeves and hem of the dress. I realized AFTER I did all that that I should have cut some patterned paper and overlaid the template, but of course, I do everything the hard way.
I had to work hard to get good pictures of the hem of the pinafore, and none of them are great. We're a little windy today, so I couldn't go outside to take a picture. But when I was done with the card, it reminded me of many of the little dresses my 3 girls wore when they were little...good memories!
This week's challenge is to create a card that is not a traditional looking card. They want shapes!!! So I decided to use a template that I found a while back. My friend, Susan, asked me to make baby shower invitations for her neice's shower... she's having a girl! So I'm trying this out! I found this fabulous template at Stampington & Co.
I printed the template directly on the cardstock, which was an issue. The black edge showed and I spent an hour carefully trimming it away. Very time consuming.
I stamped and embossed the skirt, sleeves and hem of the dress. I realized AFTER I did all that that I should have cut some patterned paper and overlaid the template, but of course, I do everything the hard way.
I had to work hard to get good pictures of the hem of the pinafore, and none of them are great. We're a little windy today, so I couldn't go outside to take a picture. But when I was done with the card, it reminded me of many of the little dresses my 3 girls wore when they were little...good memories!
Baby Shower card details:I am taking constructive criticism. Please tell me what you think!
Stamps: Figures of Speech (SU!)
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette (SU!)
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: ribbon, embossing powder
Monday, November 24, 2008
Sketch Saturday/Jewelry Inspiration
I've been trying to create different sized cards lately...small 3x3, square 4x4 and other sizes. Not every card needs to be the standard 4¼x5½. How many cards do you buy that are the same size???
So in a not so great attempt at a 4x4, I used the sketch that Sketch Saturday issued in their challenge on Saturday.
And as usual, I was thrilled when Stacey's Stamping Stage put out her latest Jewelry Inspiration Challenge! I love how she uses the colors from pieces of gorgeous jewelry as her inspiration!!!
I'm going to admit that I'm not crazy about my card. I think I made it too small for either the colors or the sketch. I'm not really sure why. Constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated!
I think the card looks "crowded". What do you think?
So in a not so great attempt at a 4x4, I used the sketch that Sketch Saturday issued in their challenge on Saturday.
And as usual, I was thrilled when Stacey's Stamping Stage put out her latest Jewelry Inspiration Challenge! I love how she uses the colors from pieces of gorgeous jewelry as her inspiration!!!
I'm going to admit that I'm not crazy about my card. I think I made it too small for either the colors or the sketch. I'm not really sure why. Constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated!
I think the card looks "crowded". What do you think?
Friend to Friend card details:I am taking constructive criticism. Please tell me what you think!
Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes (SU!)
Patterned Paper: DSP - unknown (SU!)
Ink: Versamark, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss (SU!)
Accessories: flowers (Prima), buttons, embossing powder, scallop circle punch (SU!)
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