The Flower Challenge #104 - Be Inspired by the Colors

Hello friends and welcome to a new challenge here at The Flower Challenge.  We have a fun challenge this month using an inspiration photo that we'd like you to use the colors from on your flower cards.

I see lots of oranges, corals & peaches, and then all kinds of shades of turquoise in this photo and here's what I came up with using these colors...

 I used a new stencil and die from PFS called Petal Perfection and ink blended with mostly Gina K inks in the corals and turquoise family.  I love the die for these stenciled florals as it doesn't leave a white border around the flowers and leaves like most dies do...it cuts them right to the edge on your inking.  

I die cut an oval (Gina K's ML #9) from my top layer and then lightly stenciled the background using Gina K's Brick Wall stencil with residual ink left on my orange/coral blending brush.  I attached this layer to a top folding white card base and then arranged my stenciled blooms in the oval cut out.  My sentiment strip was embossed in white on black using Gina K's All At Once Greetings stamps and dies.  Pretty simple, but I love the way it turned out!

The DT has some gorgeous cards to share with you and inspire you to use these challenge colors, and you can find them all right HERE.  This challenge is open till Friday, July 25th @ 5:00PM.  We can't wait to see YOU in the gallery!!

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!

Freshly Made Sketches #693

Hello friends.  Playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge where DT member Amy has a FUN sketch for us to follow this week.

My first thought was birthday candles, and I have a set of candle dies from Memory Box (Tall Birthday Candles) that I've had for many years but never used!  Gasp...I know, I know, time to get crackin'!!  I made a set of 2 cards that are very generic and can be used for kids or adults, male or female. Here's the first one...

I started by stamping my background using The Greetery's Ticker Tape Background Stamp in Pacific Point ink (SU!) and then die cut using the largest Crimped Frame Die (also The Greetery).  Next I used the candle dies and scraps of colored cs and arranged them over the background and then used the smallest Crimped Frame Die to stamp my sentiment (The Greetery's Sentiment Suite: Birthday) and adhered with foam tape on the 2 ends.

I finished by adding a Pacific Point layer of cs and top folding card base to my stamped panel and then added a few Disco Ball sequins (Gina K) and some Glossy Accents to the candle flames.

Here's the red version (Real Red ink & cs by SU!) which I made the same as the blue version except that I placed the candles in a more wonky layout to make it a bit different.  

And here they are both together, and I'm tickled to have a few more birthday cards to add to my stash that will work for just about anyone (I tend to make so many floral cards that don't really work for kids and guys)!

Lots of inspiration from the talented DT to get you inspired to play along and you can find it all right HERE.  This challenge is open till Monday, July 7th @ 3:00PM.

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!

Color Hues #113 - RED & WHITE

Hello friends.  Happy July and hoping you're all having a great Summer so far?!!  It's time for a new challenge here at Color Hues, and our sweet hostess Tracey has chosen the color pairing of RED & WHITE.  

My first thought was to do something patriotic in honor of July 4th, but I am so far behind on my Christmas card stash that I thought these colors would be perfect and help me get crackin' again!  So here's my very simple Christmas card...

I started by embossing in gold Taylored Expressions Seasonal Sprig and then coloring in the berries with my Copics (R24, R37, & R39).  Next I used WOS on all the leaves and IRL this card really sparkles and shines between the embossing and the WOS.  The sentiment was embossed in gold also and is one of the many sentiments that come with this Seasonal Sprig stamp set.  

To finish off this card I added a frame (PTI's Pierced Frames Dies) in Cherry Cobbler and also added a few Cherry Cobbler enamel dots.  

The DT and our Special GD Kim have a lot of wonderful inspiration for you that you can find right HERE, so check it out and play along with us.  We can't wait to see the gallery flooded with RED & WHITE creations!  Remember that this is a Color Hues challenge, so different shades of red & white are fine and neutrals also.  And just FYI...green is NOT a neutral!  This challenge is open till Monday, July 14th @ 9:00AM.  

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!